82 FR 12851 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; American Apprenticeship Initiative Grants

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 43 (March 7, 2017)

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) proposal titled, ``American Apprenticeship Initiative Grants,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public comments on the ICR are invited.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12851-12852]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04368]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; American Apprenticeship Initiative Grants

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employment and 
Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request 
(ICR) proposal titled, ``American Apprenticeship Initiative Grants,'' 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval 
for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. 
Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before April 6, 2017.

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 http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201509-1205-007 (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 (this is not a toll-free 
number) or by email at [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
OSHA, 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: [email protected]. 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: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064 (these are not a toll-free numbers) or 
by email at [email protected].

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks PRA authority for the 
American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) Grants information collection. 
The ETA 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. American 
Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 as Amended 
section 414(c)(7) authorizes this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 
3224a(7).
    This proposed 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 if the

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collection of information does not display a valid Control Number. See 
5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For additional information, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on July 2, 2015 (80 FR 38234).
    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 ICR Reference Number 201509-
1205-007. 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;
     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-ETA.
    Title of Collection: American Apprenticeship Initiative Grants.
    OMB ICR Reference Number: 201509-1205-007.
    Affected Public: Individuals our Households; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments; and Private Sector--not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,046.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 12,184.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 12,680 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: March 1, 2017.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-04368 Filed 3-6-17; 8:45 am]
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