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HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: November
13, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email
Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@
hud.gov or telephone 202–402–3400.
This is not a toll-free number. Persons
with hearing or speech impairments
may access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
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SUMMARY:
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Application for Healthy Homes and
Lead Hazard Control Grant Programs
and Quality Assurance Plans.
OMB Approval Number: 2539–0015.
Type of Request: Renewal with some
changes due to program changes.
Form Numbers: SF 424, SF 424,
HUD–424CBW, HUD–27061, HUD–
2880, HUD–2991, HUD–96008, HUD–
96011, SF–LLL, HUD–96012, HUD–
96013, HUD–96014, HUD–96015.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use:
Applications for lead-based paint
hazard control, lead hazard reduction
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demonstration, healthy homes
productions, healthy homes technical
studies, and lead technical studies
grants, and quality assurance plans for
those technical studies grants.
Respondents: Cities, States and
municipalities, universities, private
companies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
250.
Estimated Number of Responses: 250.
Frequency of Response: Annual.
Average Hours per Response: 60.
Total Estimated Burdens: 15,000
hours, $607,500.
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) 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;
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond; including through
the use of appropriate automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: September 6, 2017.
Matthew Ammon,
Director, Office of Lead Hazard Control and
Healthy Homes.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Evaluation
of the American Apprenticeship
Initiative
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of Information
Collection; request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to
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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). 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
is properly assessed.
Currently, the Department of Labor is
soliciting comments concerning the
collection of data on the Evaluation of
the American Apprenticeship Initiative.
A copy of the proposed Information
Collection Request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
below in the addressee section of this
notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before
November 13, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@
dol.gov; Mail or Courier: Janet Javar,
Chief Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S–2312, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit
one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must
include the agency name and OMB
Control Number identified above for
this information collection. Because we
continue to experience delays in
receiving mail in the Washington, DC
area, commenters are strongly
encouraged to transmit their comments
electronically via email or to submit
them by mail early. Comments,
including any personal information
provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janet Javar by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The American
Apprenticeship Initiative awarded
funds to 46 grantees to support the
expansion of quality and innovative
apprenticeship training programs. The
Department of Labor is sponsoring an
evaluation of this initiative that
includes the following four components:
1. An implementation study to
describe how grant programs develop,
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operate and mature. It will examine the
context in which the programs operate,
the target group and recruitment
strategies, employer perceptions of
apprenticeship, partnerships, and
training strategies.
2. An outcomes study to examine inprogram and post-program outcomes of
apprentices, particularly around
employment, earnings, wages, and
employment retention, as well as preintervention and post-intervention
certification and credential attainment.
Particular attention will be given to
outcomes for underrepresented
populations in apprenticeship.
3. A return on investment study to
estimate the benefits and costs of
apprenticeship to employers.
4. A demonstration study to examine
which recruitment methods and
marketing strategies most successfully
encourage employers to offer
apprenticeships.
This Federal Register Notice provides
the opportunity to comment on
proposed data collection instruments
that will be used in the evaluation:
• Site visits. To support the
implementation study, site visits will
document the program context, program
organization and staffing, the
components of apprenticeship
programs, and other relevant aspects of
apprenticeship programs. During the
visits, site teams will interview key
grantee administrators, program staff,
employers, training providers, and other
key stakeholders using discussion
guides.
• Grantee survey. To support the
implementation study, an on-line
survey will be administered to all 46
grantees for the purpose of
systematically documenting program
operations and the type of services
provided across the study sites.
• Demonstration management
information system (MIS). To support
the demonstration study, the MIS will
collect information on grantees’
marketing and outreach activities to
employers.
A future information collection
request will include an employer survey
and participant survey.
II. Desired Focus of Comments:
Currently, the Department of Labor is
soliciting comments concerning the
above data collection for the Evaluation
of the American Apprenticeship
Initiative. DOL is particularly interested
in comments that do the following:
• 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.
• 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—
for example, permitting electronic
submission of responses.
III. Current Actions: At this time, the
Department of Labor is requesting
clearance for the implementation study
site visits, grantee survey, and
demonstration management information
system (MIS).
Type of Review: New information
collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290–0NEW.
Affected Public: American
Apprenticeship Initiative grantee staff
and grantee partners involved in
providing apprenticeship-related
services through the grant.
ESTIMATED TOTAL BURDEN HOURS
Total
number
respondents
Instrument
Interview Protocol—Grant Director ..........
Interview Protocol—Grantee staff ............
Interview Protocol—Community College
Leadership ............................................
Interview Protocol—Community College
Instructors .............................................
Interview Protocol—Employer Partners ...
Interview Protocol—Workforce Development partners .......................................
Interview Protocol—CFBOs, Social Service Partners ..........................................
Interview Protocol—Union Representatives ......................................................
Grantee Survey ........................................
MIS Data Entry—Grantee Supervisor .....
MIS Data Entry—Grantee Staff ...............
Total ..................................................
Annual
number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden time
per response
(hours)
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Estimated
total burden
(hours)
10
20
3.33
6.67
2
2
2
1
13.33
13.33
40
40
10
3.33
2
1
6.67
20
20
20
6.67
6.67
2
2
1
1
13.33
13.33
40
40
20
6.67
2
1
13.33
40
10
3.33
2
1
6.67
20
10
* 41
200
800
3.33
13.67
66.67
266.67
2
1
2
6
1
4
.25
.25
6.67
54.67
33.33
400
20
164
100
1200
........................
........................
........................
........................
574.66
1724
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Comments submitted in response to
this request will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: August 31, 2017.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028]
MET Laboratories, Inc.: Grant of
Expansion of Recognition and Update
to the NRTL Program’s List of
Appropriate Test Standards
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces its final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for MET
Laboratories, Inc., as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
Additionally, OSHA announces its final
decision to add two new test standards
to the NRTL Program’s List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
DATES: The expansion of the scope of
recognition becomes effective on
September 13, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
Communications, U.S. Department of
Labor, telephone: (202) 693–1999;
email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
General and technical information:
Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director,
Office of Technical Programs and
Coordination Activities, Directorate of
Technical Support and Emergency
Management, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, telephone: (202) 693–2110;
email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA’s
Web page includes information about
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SUMMARY:
the NRTL Program (see https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the
expansion of the scope of recognition of
MET Laboratories, Inc. (MET) as a
NRTL. MET’s expansion covers the
addition of three test standards to its
scope of recognition.
OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies
that the organization meets the
requirements specified by 29 CFR
1910.7. Recognition is an
acknowledgment that the organization
can perform independent safety testing
and certification of the specific products
covered within its scope of recognition
and is not a delegation or grant of
government authority. As a result of
recognition, employers may use
products properly approved by the
NRTL to meet OSHA standards that
require testing and certification of the
products.
The Agency processes applications by
a NRTL for initial recognition, or for
expansion or renewal of this
recognition, following requirements in
Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This
appendix requires that the Agency
publish two notices in the Federal
Register in processing an application. In
the first notice, OSHA announces the
application and provides its preliminary
finding and, in the second notice, the
Agency provides its final decision on
the application. These notices set forth
the NRTL’s scope of recognition or
modifications of that scope. OSHA
maintains an informational Web page
for each NRTL that details its scope of
recognition. These pages are available
from the Agency’s Web site at: https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html.
MET submitted three applications,
dated October 15, 2015 (OSHA–2006–
0028–0031), March 2, 2016 (OSHA–
2006–0028–0032), and March 18, 2016
(OSHA–2006–0028–0033), to expand its
recognition to include three additional
test standards, including two test
standards to be added to the NRTL
Program’s List of Appropriate Test
Standards. OSHA staff performed a
detailed analysis of the application
packets and reviewed other pertinent
information. OSHA did not perform any
on-site reviews in relation to these
applications.
OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing MET’s expansion
applications in the Federal Register on
June 1, 2017 (82 FR 25338). The Agency
requested comments by June 16, 2017,
but it received no comments in response
to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding
with this final notice to grant expansion
of MET’s scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all
public documents pertaining to MET’s
application, go to: www.regulations.gov
or contact the Docket Office,
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–3508, Washington, DC 20210.
Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028 contains
all materials in the record concerning
MET’s recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined MET’s
expansion applications, its capability to
meet the requirements of the test
standards, and other pertinent
information. Based on its review of this
evidence, OSHA finds that MET meets
the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for
expansion of its recognition, subject to
the limitation and conditions listed
below. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding
with this final notice to grant MET’s
scope of recognition. OSHA limits the
expansion of MET’s recognition to
testing and certification of products for
demonstration of conformance to the
test standards listed in Table 1 below.
Additionally, Table 2, below, lists the
test standards new to the NRTL
Program’s List of Appropriate Test
Standards. The Agency evaluated the
standards to (1) verify they represent
product categories for which OSHA
requires certification by a NRTL, (2)
verify the documents represent end
products and not components, and (3)
verify the documents define safety test
specifications (not installation or
operational performance specifications).
Based on this evaluation, OSHA finds
that they are appropriate test standards
and has added these standards to the
NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate
Test Standards.
TABLE 1—LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN MET’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
Test standard title
UL 2108 .................................................................
UL 61010–2–91* ....................................................
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Standard for Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of the American Apprenticeship
Initiative
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), 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). 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 is properly assessed.
Currently, the Department of Labor is soliciting comments
concerning the collection of data on the Evaluation of the American
Apprenticeship Initiative. A copy of the proposed Information
Collection Request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office
listed below in the addressee section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before November 13, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following
methods:
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov; Mail or Courier: Janet Javar,
Chief Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-2312,
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Instructions: Please
submit one copy of your comments by only one method. All submissions
received must include the agency name and OMB Control Number identified
above for this information collection. Because we continue to
experience delays in receiving mail in the Washington, DC area,
commenters are strongly encouraged to transmit their comments
electronically via email or to submit them by mail early. Comments,
including any personal information provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized and/or included in the request for
OMB approval of the information collection request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Javar by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The American Apprenticeship Initiative awarded funds
to 46 grantees to support the expansion of quality and innovative
apprenticeship training programs. The Department of Labor is sponsoring
an evaluation of this initiative that includes the following four
components:
1. An implementation study to describe how grant programs develop,
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operate and mature. It will examine the context in which the programs
operate, the target group and recruitment strategies, employer
perceptions of apprenticeship, partnerships, and training strategies.
2. An outcomes study to examine in-program and post-program
outcomes of apprentices, particularly around employment, earnings,
wages, and employment retention, as well as pre-intervention and post-
intervention certification and credential attainment. Particular
attention will be given to outcomes for underrepresented populations in
apprenticeship.
3. A return on investment study to estimate the benefits and costs
of apprenticeship to employers.
4. A demonstration study to examine which recruitment methods and
marketing strategies most successfully encourage employers to offer
apprenticeships.
This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on
proposed data collection instruments that will be used in the
evaluation:
Site visits. To support the implementation study, site
visits will document the program context, program organization and
staffing, the components of apprenticeship programs, and other relevant
aspects of apprenticeship programs. During the visits, site teams will
interview key grantee administrators, program staff, employers,
training providers, and other key stakeholders using discussion guides.
Grantee survey. To support the implementation study, an
on-line survey will be administered to all 46 grantees for the purpose
of systematically documenting program operations and the type of
services provided across the study sites.
Demonstration management information system (MIS). To
support the demonstration study, the MIS will collect information on
grantees' marketing and outreach activities to employers.
A future information collection request will include an employer
survey and participant survey.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, the Department of Labor
is soliciting comments concerning the above data collection for the
Evaluation of the American Apprenticeship Initiative. DOL is
particularly interested in comments that do the following:
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.
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--for example,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
III. Current Actions: At this time, the Department of Labor is
requesting clearance for the implementation study site visits, grantee
survey, and demonstration management information system (MIS).
Type of Review: New information collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290-0NEW.
Affected Public: American Apprenticeship Initiative grantee staff
and grantee partners involved in providing apprenticeship-related
services through the grant.
Estimated Total Burden Hours
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Average
Total number Annual number Number of burden time Annual Estimated
Instrument respondents of responses per per response estimated total burden
respondents respondent (hours) burden (hours)
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Interview Protocol--Grant Director...................... 10 3.33 2 2 13.33 40
Interview Protocol--Grantee staff....................... 20 6.67 2 1 13.33 40
Interview Protocol--Community College Leadership........ 10 3.33 2 1 6.67 20
Interview Protocol--Community College Instructors....... 20 6.67 2 1 13.33 40
Interview Protocol--Employer Partners................... 20 6.67 2 1 13.33 40
Interview Protocol--Workforce Development partners...... 20 6.67 2 1 13.33 40
Interview Protocol--CFBOs, Social Service Partners...... 10 3.33 2 1 6.67 20
Interview Protocol--Union Representatives............... 10 3.33 2 1 6.67 20
Grantee Survey.......................................... * 41 13.67 1 4 54.67 164
MIS Data Entry--Grantee Supervisor...................... 200 66.67 2 .25 33.33 100
MIS Data Entry--Grantee Staff........................... 800 266.67 6 .25 400 1200
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Total............................................... .............. .............. .............. .............. 574.66 1724
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* 46 grantees with an estimated 90% response rate.
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Comments submitted in response to this request will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: August 31, 2017.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2017-19423 Filed 9-12-17; 8:45 am]
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