[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61830-61832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30360]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Labor Standards for the Registration of Apprenticeship Programs--
Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship and Training; Comment
Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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
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requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the
Employment and Training Administration is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed revision of the collection of the information
regarding registered apprenticeship programs under Title 29 CFR part 29
(Labor Standards for the Registration of Apprenticeship Programs) and
the extension of the collection of the information under CFR part 30
(Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship and Training).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before January 20, 1998.
The Department of Labor 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.
ADDRESSES: Anthony Swoope, Director, Bureau of Apprenticeship and
Training, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Room 4649, Washington, DC 20210;
E-mail Internet address: Swoope@doleta.gov; Telephone number: (202)
219-5921 (this is not a toll-free number); Fax number: (202)219-
5011(this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The National Apprenticeship Act of 1937 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 Office of Education under the
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare * * *. ``Section 2 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).
Title 29 CFR part 29 sets forth labor standards to safeguard the
welfare of apprentices, and to extend the application of such standards
by prescribing policies and procedures concerning registration, for
certain Federal purposes, of acceptable apprenticeship programs with
the U.S Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration,
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. These labor standards, policies
and procedures cover the registration, cancellation, and deregistration
of apprenticeship programs and of apprenticeship agreements; the
recognition of a State agency as the appropriate agency for registering
local apprenticeship programs for certain Federal purposes; and matters
relating thereto.
Title 29 CFR part 30 sets forth policies and procedures to promote
equality of opportunity in apprenticeship programs registered with the
U.S. Department of Labor and recognized State apprenticeship agencies.
These policies and procedures apply to recruitment and selection of
apprentices, and to all conditions of employment and training during
apprenticeship. The procedures provide for review of apprenticeship
programs, for registering apprenticeship programs, for processing
complaints, and for deregistering noncomplying apprenticeship programs.
This part also provides policies and procedures for continuation or
withdrawal of recognition of State agencies which register
apprenticeship programs for Federal purposes.
II. Current Actions
Recordkeeping and data collection activities regarding registered
apprenticeship are by-products of the registration system.
Organizations which apply for apprenticeship sponsorship enter into an
agreement with the Federal Government or cognizant State government to
operate their proposed programs consistent with 29 CFR parts 29 and 30.
Apprenticeship sponsors are not required to file reports regarding
their apprentices other than individual registration and update
information as an apprentice moves through their program. As requested
by the Office of Management and Budget, a revision is being made to the
Apprenticeship Agreement Form, ETA 671, to include a statement
regarding the voluntary disclosure of the social security number by the
apprentice. Also, as requested by the Solicitor's Office of the U.S.
Department of Labor, another revision to the form includes a statement
informing the apprentice that the information contained on the
Apprenticeship Agreement Form, is included in the Apprenticeship
Management System. The information on this form is protected in
accordance with the Privacy Act.
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Title 29 CFR part 29, Labor Standards for the Registration
of Apprenticeship Programs.
OMB Number: 1205-0223 for 29 CFR part 29.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Title 29 CFR part 30, Equal Employment Opportunity in
Apprenticeship and Training.
OMB Number: 1205-0224 for 29 CFR part 30.
Recordkeeping: Apprenticeship sponsors are required to keep
accurate records on the qualifications of each applicant pertaining to
determination of compliance with these regulations. Records must be
retained, where appropriate, regarding affirmative action plans and
evidence that qualification standards have been validated. State
Apprenticeship Councils are also obligated to keep adequate records
pertaining to determination of compliance with these regulations. All
of the above records are required to be maintained for five years. If
this information was not required, there would be no documentation that
the apprenticeship programs were being operated in a nondiscriminatory
manner. Many apprenticeship programs are 4 years or more in duration;
therefore, it is important to maintain the records for at least 5
years.
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Total Total
Section respondents Frequency responses Average time per response Burden
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Summary of Burden for 29 CFR Part 29
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Sec. 29.3............................. 94,041 1-time.............................. 94,041 \1/4\ hour................ 23,510
Sec. 29.6............................. 62,940 1-time.............................. 62,940 \1/12\ hour............... 5,245
Sec. 29.5............................. 1,906 1-time.............................. 3,600 2 hours................... 3,812
Sec. 29.7............................. 40 1-time.............................. 40 \1/12\ hour............... 3
Sec. 29.12............................ 30 1-time.............................. 30 2 hours................... 60
Sec. 29.13............................ .............. .................................... .............. .......................... ..............
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Total............................. .............. .................................... 160,651 .......................... 32,630
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Summary of Burden for 30 CFR Part 29
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Sec. 30.3............................. 1,024 1-time.............................. 1,024 \1/2\ hour................ 512
Sec. 30.4............................. 247 1-time.............................. 247 1 hour.................... 247
Sec. 30.5............................. 3,662 1-time/applicant.................... 3,662 \1/2\ hour................ 1,1834
Sec. 30.6............................. 50 1-time.............................. 50 5 hours................... 250
Sec. 30.8............................. 35,848 1-time.............................. 35,848 1 minute.................. 597
Sec. 30.8............................. 30 1-time/program...................... 17,924 5 minutes................. 1,494
Sec. 30.11............................ 35,848 1-time.............................. 35,848 Hand-out.................. ..............
ETA 9039.............................. 50 1-time.............................. 50 \1/2\ hour................ 25
Sec. 30.15............................ 30 1-time.............................. (\1\) .......................... ..............
Sec. 30.19............................ 30 varies.............................. .............. .......................... ..............
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Total............................. .............. .................................... 94,653 .......................... 4,959
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\1\ Completed.
Comments submitted in response to this notice 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: November 14, 1997.
Anthony Swoope,
Director, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.
[FR Doc. 97-30360 Filed 11-18-97; 8:45 am]
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