80 FR 38234 - Comment Request for Information Collection for the American Apprenticeship Initiative Grants, New Collection

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 127 (July 2, 2015)

Page Range		38234-38235
FR Document		2015-16320

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 entailed by the American Apprenticeship Initiative Grants, which are designed to support grantees in providing education, training, and job placement assistance through registered apprenticeships in occupations and/or industries that have high-growth potential for which employers are using H-1B visas to hire foreign workers, and the related activities necessary to support such education, training, and placement activities.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Comment Request for Information Collection for the American 
Apprenticeship Initiative Grants, New Collection

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 entailed by the American Apprenticeship Initiative Grants, which 
are designed to support grantees in providing education, training, and 
job placement assistance through registered apprenticeships in 
occupations and/or industries that have high-growth potential for which 
employers are using H-1B visas to hire foreign workers, and the related 
activities necessary to support such education, training, and placement 
activities.

DATES: Submit written comments to the office listed in the addresses 
section below on or before August 31, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to John V. Ladd, Administrator, Office 
of Apprenticeship, Room N-5311, Employment and Training Administration, 
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20210. Telephone number: 202-693-2796 (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: 
[email protected]. To obtain a copy of the proposed information 
collection request (ICR), please contact the person listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Employment and Training Administration requires grantees to 
submit Quarterly Progress Reports on enrolled apprentices in Registered 
Apprenticeship programs and/or pre-apprenticeship program participants, 
along with a narrative summary of the partnership progress and 
implementation measures identified by the grantee in the project work 
plan. These reports help ETA gauge the effects of the AAI grants, 
identify grantees and programs that could serve as useful models, and 
target technical assistance appropriately. The reports can also be used 
to inform future evaluations.

 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;

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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 submissions of responses.

III. Current Actions

    Type of Review: New collection.
    Title: American Apprenticeship Initiative Grants.
    OMB Number: 1205--0NEW.
    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: 6,625.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 8,500.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 12,310.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: 0.
    We will summarize and respond to the comments received when we 
request OMB approval of this information collection. The comments 
themselves will also become a matter of public record.

Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
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Call Centers (including District of other forms of information technology, Apprenticeship Initiative Grants, which
Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin e.g., permitting electronic submissions are designed to support grantees in
Islands), accomplished by an analysis of of responses. providing education, training, and job
study findings by Coffey Consulting, placement assistance through registered
III. Current Actions
LLC, contractor to ETA. The analysis apprenticeships in occupations and/or
report will be based on the telephone Type of Review: New collection. industries that have high-growth
interviews conducted with the States. Title: Unemployment Insurance Call potential for which employers are using
DATES: Submit written comments to the Center Final Assessment Guide. H–1B visas to hire foreign workers, and
office listed in the addresses section OMB Number: 1205–0NEW. the related activities necessary to
below on or before August 31, 2015. Affected Public: State Workforce support such education, training, and
Agencies. placement activities.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Estimated Total Annual Respondents:
Jeffery B. Haluska, Office of DATES: Submit written comments to the
53.
Unemployment Insurance, Room Annual Frequency: Once. office listed in the addresses section
S–4524, Employment and Training Estimate Total Annual Responses: 53. below on or before August 31, 2015.
Administration, U.S. Department of Average Time per Response: 150 ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., minutes. John V. Ladd, Administrator, Office of
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone Estimated Total Annual Burden Apprenticeship, Room N–5311,
number: 202–693–2992 (this is not a Hours: 132.5 hours. Employment and Training
toll-free number). Individuals with Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Administration, U.S. Department of
hearing or speech impairments may Burden: $0. Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
access the telephone number above via We will summarize and/or include in Washington, DC 20210. Telephone
TTY by calling the toll-free Federal the request for OMB approval of the number: 202–693–2796 (this is not a
Information Relay Service at 1–877– ICR, the comments received in response toll-free number). Individuals with
889–5627 (TTY/TDD). Email: to this comment request; they will also hearing or speech impairments may
Haluska.Jeffery.B@dol.gov. To obtain a become a matter of public record. access the telephone number above via
copy of the proposed information TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
collection request (ICR), please contact Portia Wu,
Information Relay Service at 1–877–
the person listed above. Assistant Secretary for Employment and
889–5627 (TTY/TDD). Fax: 202–693–
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Training, Labor.
3799. Email: ladd.john@dol.gov. To
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I. Background obtain a copy of the proposed
BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P
information collection request (ICR),
The UI Call Center Final Assessment please contact the person listed above.
Guide will be used to conduct and
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
collect information via individual
telephone interviews with each of the I. Background
53 States, through the assistance of the Employment and Training
Department’s contractor, Coffey Administration The Employment and Training
Consulting, LLC. The assessment will Administration requires grantees to
Comment Request for Information submit Quarterly Progress Reports on
collect information to help in the Collection for the American
development of an analysis and report enrolled apprentices in Registered
Apprenticeship Initiative Grants, New Apprenticeship programs and/or pre-
on how States use call center operations Collection
in support of their UI programs and to apprenticeship program participants,
identify successful practices that can be AGENCY: Employment and Training along with a narrative summary of the
shared with all States. Administration (ETA), Labor. partnership progress and
implementation measures identified by
ACTION: Notice.
II. Review Focus the grantee in the project work plan.
The Department is particularly SUMMARY: The Department of Labor These reports help ETA gauge the
interested in comments which: (Department), as part of its continuing effects of the AAI grants, identify
• Evaluate whether the proposed effort to reduce paperwork and grantees and programs that could serve
collection of information is necessary respondent burden, conducts a as useful models, and target technical
for the proper performance of the preclearance consultation program to assistance appropriately. The reports
functions of the agency, including provide the public and Federal agencies can also be used to inform future
whether the information will have with an opportunity to comment on evaluations.
practical utility; proposed and/or continuing collections II. Review Focus
• evaluate the accuracy of the of information in accordance with the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [44 The Department is particularly
proposed collection of information, U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)] (PRA). The PRA interested in comments which:
including the validity of the helps ensure that respondents can • Evaluate whether the proposed
methodology and assumptions used; provide requested data in the desired collection of information is necessary
• enhance the quality, utility, and format with minimal reporting burden for the proper performance of the
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clarity of the information to be (time and financial resources), functions of the agency, including
collected; and collection instruments are clearly whether the information will have
• minimize the burden of the understood, and the impact of collection practical utility;
collection of information on those who requirements on respondents can be • evaluate the accuracy of the
are to respond, including through the properly assessed. agency’s estimate of the burden of the
use of appropriate automated, Currently, ETA is soliciting comments proposed collection of information,
electronic, mechanical, or other concerning the collection of data including the validity of the
technological collection techniques or entailed by the American methodology and assumptions used;

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• enhance the quality, utility, and Dated: June 30, 2015. information that provides useful
clarity of the information to be Katherine Ward, insights on people’s opinions of NEH
collected; and Executive Assistant to the Vice President for programs, events, publications, products
• minimize the burden of the Legal Affairs and General Counsel. and other services NEH provides to the
collection of information on those who [FR Doc. 2015–16449 Filed 6–30–15; 11:15 am] public. This qualitative feedback will:
are to respond, including through the BILLING CODE 7050–01–P • Provide NEH with insights into
use of appropriate automated, customer or stakeholder perceptions,
electronic, mechanical, or other experiences and expectations,
technological collection techniques or NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE • Provide NEH with an early warning
other forms of information technology, ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES of issues with service, and
e.g., permitting electronic submissions • Focus agency attention on areas
of responses. National Endowment for the where communication, training or
Humanities changes in operations might improve
III. Current Actions delivery of NEH products or services.
Proposed Collection; Comment NEH will solicit feedback in areas
Type of Review: New collection.
Request; Generic Clearance for the such as: timeliness, appropriateness,
Title: American Apprenticeship Collection of Qualitative Feedback on accuracy of information, courtesy,
Initiative Grants. Agency Service Delivery efficiency of service delivery, and
OMB Number: 1205—0NEW. resolution of issues with service
Affected Public: Individuals/ AGENCY: National Endowment for the delivery. NEH will use the responses to
households, state/local/tribal Humanities, National Foundation on the plan and to improve the quality of
governments, Federal government, Arts and the Humanities. service and programs offered to the
private sector (businesses or other for- ACTION: Notice and request for public.
profits, and, not-for-profit institutions). comments. NEH will submit a customer survey or
Estimated Total Annual Respondents: SUMMARY: In accordance with the other information collection for
6,625. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the approval under this generic clearance
Estimated Total Annual Responses: National Endowment for the Humanities only if it meets the following
8,500. (NEH) is soliciting public comments on conditions:
• The collection is voluntary;
Estimated Total Annual Burden a new information collection, the
• The collection is low-burden for
Hours: 12,310. ‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of
respondents (based on considerations of
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
total burden hours, total number of
Burden: 0. Delivery.’’ This generic clearance will
respondents, or burden-hours per
We will summarize and respond to fast-track the process for NEH to seek
respondent) and is low-cost for both the
the comments received when we request feedback, through surveys and similar
respondents and the Federal
OMB approval of this information feedback instruments, from the public
Government;
collection. The comments themselves on NEH services and programs. NEH • The collection is non-controversial;
will also become a matter of public seeks comments from all interested • The collection solicits opinions
record. individuals and organizations, and only from respondents who have
intends to submit this generic clearance experience with the program or may
Portia Wu, request to the Office of Management and have experience with the program in the
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Budget (OMB) for approval. near future;
Training, Labor. DATES: Please submit comments on this • The collection only asks for
[FR Doc. 2015–16320 Filed 7–1–15; 8:45 am] generic clearance request to NEH on or personally identifiable information (PII)
BILLING CODE 4510–FR–P before August 31, 2015. to the extent necessary, and NEH will
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments to not retain the PII without the
Mr. Michael McDonald, General respondent’s express consent;
Counsel at gencounsel@neh.gov or by • The collection does not result in
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION mail to 400 7th Street SW., 4th Floor, any new system of records containing
Washington, DC 20506. privacy information; and
Sunshine Act Meeting • The collection does not ask
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Change Notice Title: Generic Clearance for the questions of a sensitive nature, such as
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on sexual behavior and attitudes, religious
FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS Agency Service Delivery. beliefs, and other matters that are
ANNOUNCEMENT: 80 FR 37311. Type of Request: New. commonly considered private.
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF Abstract: NEH is proposing a new For every customer survey or other
THE MEETING: The Finance Committee information collection—in the form of a information collection under this
will meet telephonically on July 9, 2015 generic clearance—that will allow NEH generic clearance, NEH will use the
at 4 p.m., EDT. to receive fast-track approval from OMB information gathered internally only for
when NEH wishes to seek feedback from general service improvement and
CHANGES IN THE MEETING: The Finance the public about NEH events and program management purposes and
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Committee will meet telephonically on programs. With this generic clearance does not intend to release the
July 9, 2015 at 5 p.m., EDT. NEH will be able to garner qualitative information outside of the agency. NEH
CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: customer and stakeholder feedback in will not gather information for the
Katherine Ward, Executive Assistant to an efficient, timely manner, in purpose of substantially informing
the Vice President & General Counsel, at accordance with the Administration’s influential policy decisions. NEH will
(202) 295–1500. Questions may be sent commitment to improving service only gather data in a way designed to
by electronic mail to FR_NOTICE_ delivery by Federal agencies to the yield qualitative information, not
QUESTIONS@lsc.gov. public. By qualitative feedback we mean statistically reliable results or results

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80 FR 38234 - Comment Request for Information Collection for the American Apprenticeship Initiative Grants, New Collection

DEPARTMENT OF LABOREmployment and Training Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 127 (July 2, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration