Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP), 15713-15714 [2021-06041]

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• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15713-15714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06041]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP)

AGENCY: Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), United States 
Department of Labor (DOL).

ACTION: Notice of information collections and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
DOL is soliciting public comments regarding this ODEP-sponsored 
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval.

DATES: Comments pertaining to this information collection are due on or 
before May 24, 2021.

ADDRESSES: 
    Electronic submission: You may submit comments and attachments 
electronically at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail submission: 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room S-5315, Washington, 
DC 2020.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the DOL, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) if 
the information will be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) the 
accuracy of the DOL's estimates of the burden and cost of the 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, utility and 
clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Rosenblum by telephone at 202-
693-7840 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The WRP is a recruitment and referral 
program that connects students with disabilities to an opportunity for 
employment. Through participating colleges and universities, WRP 
creates a database for Federal and select private-sector employers 
nationwide to find highly motivated college students and recent 
graduates with disabilities who are eager to demonstrate their 
abilities in the workplace through summer or permanent jobs. Candidates 
represent all majors, and range from college freshmen to graduate 
students and law students. Information from these candidates is 
compiled in a searchable database that is available through this 
website to Federal Human Resources Specialists, Equal Employment 
Opportunity Specialists, and other Federal employees and hiring 
officials in Federal agencies.
    Every year, WRP staff approach more than 300 colleges and 
universities to participate in the WRP recruitment process for the 
year. WRP School Coordinators at these schools conduct outreach to 
their eligible students and encourage them to apply to participate in 
the WRP. School Coordinators must be college staff and are usually from 
the career or disability services office. Candidates that are approved 
by the School Coordinators and completed the application by the 
deadline are given the opportunity to have an elective informational 
interview with a trained volunteer WRP Recruiter from a Federal agency.
    To be eligible to register, candidates must be current, full-time, 
degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate students with a disability, or 
have graduated within two and a half years of the release of the 
database each December. Candidates must be U.S. citizens, must be 
attending or have graduated from a U.S. accredited college or 
university, and be eligible under the Schedule A Hiring Authority for 
persons with disabilities. Candidates must also be approved by a WRP 
School Coordinator to apply to WRP and participate in an interview.
    Candidates are not interviewing for specific positions at specific 
agencies. They have the opportunity to have an elective informational 
interview with a Federal recruiter to learn about Federal service and 
discuss their career path. Candidates are not placed into jobs; they 
are simply applying to be part of a database of postsecondary students 
and recent graduates with disabilities that is made available to 
Federal employers

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directly and to the private sector through a contractor. Employers will 
then reach out to candidates directly if they are interested in 
interviewing or hiring them for a specific position. Candidates should 
be aware that WRP is not a guarantee of employment and not everyone who 
participates in WRP is contacted by employers.
    This information collection is subject to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (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 the OMB approves it 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 OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 
1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
    The DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an Information Collection Review 
cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes 
that currently approved information collection requirements submitted 
to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo 
review.
    Agency: DOL-ODEP.
    Title of Collection: Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP).
    OMB Control Number: 1230-0NEW.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Total Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 2,500.
    Total Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 2,500.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,500 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

   Estimated Hours of Burden to Participant Data Collection--Years 1-3
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                                                   Number of     Hours/
                     Study                        respondents   response
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Year 1.........................................         2,500          1
Year 2.........................................         2,500          1
Year 3.........................................         2,500          1
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                                                  Respondents     Burden
                                                                   hours
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Three-year Total...............................         7,500      7,500
Three-year Average.............................         2,500      2,500
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    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).

    Dated: March 10, 2021.
Jennifer Sheehy,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy.
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