Comment Request for Information Collection for Labor Standards for the Registration of Apprenticeship Programs, Extension With Minor Definition Addition, 70567-70568 [2014-27971]
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(OMB) for review and approval for
continued use, without change, in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq. Public comments on the
ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before December 26, 2014.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained free of charge from the
RegInfo.gov Web site at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201405-1235-003
(this link will only become active on the
day following publication of this notice)
or by contacting Michel Smyth by
telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202–
693–8064, (these are not toll-free
numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
by mail or courier to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–WHD,
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202–
395–5806 (this is not a toll-free
number); or by email: OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters
are encouraged, but not required, to
send a courtesy copy of any comments
by mail or courier to the U.S.
Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Attn:
Departmental Information Compliance
Management Program, Room N1301,
200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at
202–693–4129, TTY 202–693–8064,
(these are not toll-free numbers) or by
email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
This ICR
seeks to extend PRA authority for the
information collection requirements
codified in regulations 29 CFR 547.1(b)
and 549.1(b) related to bona fide thrift
or savings plans and bona fide profitsharing plans or trusts. The information
collection requirements apply to
employers claiming the overtime
exemption available under Fair Labor
Standards Act section 7(e)(3)(b), 29
U.S.C. 207(e)(3)(b). Specifically, in
calculating an employee’s regular rate of
pay, an employer need not include
contributions made to a bona fide thrift
or savings plan or a bona fide profit-
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sharing plan or trust—as defined in
regulations 29 CFR parts 547 and 549.
An employer is required to
communicate, or to make available to its
employees, the terms of the bona fide
thrift, savings, or profit-sharing plan or
trust and to retain certain records. Fair
Labor Standards Act sections 7(e)(3)(b)
and 11(c) authorize this information
collection. See 29 U.S.C. 207(e)(3)(b)
and 211(c).
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless it is
approved by the OMB under the PRA
and displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL
obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under Control
Number 1235–0013.
OMB authorization for an ICR cannot
be for more than three (3) years without
renewal, and the current approval for
this collection is scheduled to expire on
January 31, 2015. The DOL seeks to
extend PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3) more
years, without any change to existing
requirements. The DOL notes that
existing information collection
requirements submitted to the OMB
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
June 9, 2014 (79 FR 33003).
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section within thirty (30) days of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments
should mention OMB Control Number
1235–0013. The OMB is particularly
interested in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
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• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Agency: DOL–WHD.
Title of Collection: Requirements of a
Bona Fide Thrift or Savings Plan and
Requirements of a Bona Fide ProfitSharing Plan or Trust.
OMB Control Number: 1235–0013.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
businesses or other for-profits, farms,
and not-for-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 523,500.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
291 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Dated: November 20, 2014.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Comment Request for Information
Collection for Labor Standards for the
Registration of Apprenticeship
Programs, Extension With Minor
Definition Addition
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(Department), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to
provide the public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing collections
of information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)] (PRA). The PRA
helps ensure that respondents can
provide requested data in the desired
format with minimal reporting burden
(time and financial resources),
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed.
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments
concerning the collection of data in
SUMMARY:
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accordance with Title 20 CFR part 29,
the Labor Standards for Apprenticeship
Programs Registration, currently
expiring April 30, 2015.
DATES: Submit written comments to the
office listed in the addresses section
below on or before January 26, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Michael Qualter, Chief, Division of
Program Administration and
Management Services, Office of
Apprenticeship, Room N–5311,
Employment and Training
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone
number: 202- 693–3812 (this is not a
toll-free number). Individuals with
hearing or speech impairments may
access the telephone number above via
TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–877–
889–5627 (TTY/TDD). Fax: 202–693–
3799. Email: qualter.michael@dol.gov.
To obtain a copy of the proposed
information collection request (ICR),
please contact the person listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The National Apprenticeship Act of
1937, Section 50 (29 U.S.C. 50),
authorizes and directs the Secretary of
Labor ‘‘to formulate and promote the
furtherance of labor standards necessary
to safeguard the welfare of apprentices,
to extend the application of such
standards by encouraging the inclusion
thereof in contracts of apprenticeship, to
bring together employers and labor for
the formulation of programs of
apprenticeship, to cooperate with State
agencies engaged in the formulation and
promotion of standards of
apprenticeship, and to cooperate with
the Secretary of Education in
accordance with Section 17 of Title 20.’’
Section 50a of the Act authorizes the
Secretary of Labor to ‘‘publish
information relating to existing and
proposed labor standards of
apprenticeship,’’ and to ‘‘appoint
national advisory committees . . .’’ (29
U.S.C. 50a). The form approved by the
Office of Management and Budget used
to collect labor standards information is
ETA 617, Program Registration, Section
I, and Apprentice Registration, Section
II. Both sections of ETA 671 are
available electronically to facilitate the
registration of programs and
apprentices. ETA is requesting a regular
three-year extension with a minor
change to the current information
collection. The proposed change to ETA
671 is under Program Definitions and/
or Instructions, Part A, 7b. In the
instructions, the definition of Direct
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Entry has been modified to include preapprenticeship training programs that
meet the requirements outlined in
Training and Employment Notice 13–
12: ‘‘Defining a Quality PreApprenticeship Program.’’
II. Review Focus
The Department is particularly
interested in comments which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Extension with minor
addition to definition section.
Title: Labor Standards for the
Registration of Apprenticeship
Programs.
OMB Number: 1205–0223.
Affected Public: individuals/
households, state/local/tribal
governments, Federal government,
private sector (businesses or other forprofits, and, not-for-profit institutions)
Estimated Total Annual Respondents:
141,779.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
141,779.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 14,775.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: 0.
We will summarize and include in the
request for OMB approval of the ICR,
the comments received in response to
this comment request; they will also
become a matter of public record.
Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training, Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Comment Request Information
Collection for OMB 1205–0164, ETA
204, Experience Rating Report;
Extension Without Revision
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed.
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed extension,
without change, of the Experience
Rating Report, Form ETA 204.
DATES: Submit written comments to the
office listed in the addressee section
below on or before January 26, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Edward M. Dullaghan, U.S. Department
of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration, Office of
Unemployment Insurance, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Frances
Perkins Bldg. Room S–4524,
Washington, DC 20210, telephone
number (202) 693–2927 (this is not a
toll-free number). Individuals with
hearing or speech impairments may
access the telephone number above via
TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–877–
889–5627 (TTY/TDD). Email:
dullaghan.edward@dol.gov. To obtain a
copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR), please contact
the person above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
The data submitted annually on the
ETA 204 report enables the Employment
and Training Administration to project
revenues for the Unemployment
Insurance (UI) program on a state-bystate basis and to measure the variations
in assigned contribution rates which
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Comment Request for Information Collection for Labor Standards
for the Registration of Apprenticeship Programs, Extension With Minor
Definition Addition
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the public and Federal
agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)] (PRA). The PRA helps ensure that
respondents can provide requested data in the desired format with
minimal reporting burden (time and financial resources), collection
instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the collection of
data in
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accordance with Title 20 CFR part 29, the Labor Standards for
Apprenticeship Programs Registration, currently expiring April 30,
2015.
DATES: Submit written comments to the office listed in the addresses
section below on or before January 26, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Michael Qualter, Chief, Division of
Program Administration and Management Services, Office of
Apprenticeship, Room N-5311, Employment and Training Administration,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20210. Telephone number: 202- 693-3812 (this is not a toll-free
number). Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the
telephone number above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at 1-877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD). Fax: 202-693-
3799. Email: qualter.michael@dol.gov. To obtain a copy of the proposed
information collection request (ICR), please contact the person listed
above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The National Apprenticeship Act of 1937, Section 50 (29 U.S.C. 50),
authorizes and directs the Secretary of Labor ``to formulate and
promote the furtherance of labor standards necessary to safeguard the
welfare of apprentices, to extend the application of such standards by
encouraging the inclusion thereof in contracts of apprenticeship, to
bring together employers and labor for the formulation of programs of
apprenticeship, to cooperate with State agencies engaged in the
formulation and promotion of standards of apprenticeship, and to
cooperate with the Secretary of Education in accordance with Section 17
of Title 20.'' Section 50a of the Act authorizes the Secretary of Labor
to ``publish information relating to existing and proposed labor
standards of apprenticeship,'' and to ``appoint national advisory
committees . . .'' (29 U.S.C. 50a). The form approved by the Office of
Management and Budget used to collect labor standards information is
ETA 617, Program Registration, Section I, and Apprentice Registration,
Section II. Both sections of ETA 671 are available electronically to
facilitate the registration of programs and apprentices. ETA is
requesting a regular three-year extension with a minor change to the
current information collection. The proposed change to ETA 671 is under
Program Definitions and/or Instructions, Part A, 7b. In the
instructions, the definition of Direct Entry has been modified to
include pre-apprenticeship training programs that meet the requirements
outlined in Training and Employment Notice 13-12: ``Defining a Quality
Pre-Apprenticeship Program.''
II. Review Focus
The Department is particularly interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Extension with minor addition to definition
section.
Title: Labor Standards for the Registration of Apprenticeship
Programs.
OMB Number: 1205-0223.
Affected Public: individuals/households, state/local/tribal
governments, Federal government, private sector (businesses or other
for-profits, and, not-for-profit institutions)
Estimated Total Annual Respondents: 141,779.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 141,779.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14,775.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: 0.
We will summarize and include in the request for OMB approval of
the ICR, the comments received in response to this comment request;
they will also become a matter of public record.
Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
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