[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41183-41185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19989]
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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 requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed extension of the collection of
information regarding registered apprenticeship programs under Title 29
CFR Part 29 (Labor Standards for the Registration of Apprenticeship
Programs) and Title 29 CFR Part 30 (Equal Employment Opportunity in
Apprenticeship and Training).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before October 7, 1996.
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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 asked 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., NW., Room N4649, Washington, DC 20210.
INTERNET Address: swoopeadoleta.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. The Employment and Training Administration is also
soliciting comment on the utility and potential burdens of collecting
information on employment and earnings outcomes of completed
apprentices.
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.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Title 29 CFR Part 29, Labor Standards for the Registration
of Apprenticeship Programs and Title 29 CFR Part 30 and Equal
Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship and Training.
OMB Numbers: 1205-0223 for 29 CFR Part 29; 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 5 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................................ 105,000 1-time.............................. 105,000 \1/4\ hour................... 26,250
Sec. 29.6................................ 99,000 1-time.............................. 99,000 \1/12\ hour.................. 8,250
Sec. 29.5................................ 5,700 1-time.............................. 5,700 2 hours...................... 11,400
Sec. 29.7................................ 40 1-time.............................. 40 \1/12\ hour.................. 3.32
Sec. 29.12............................... 30 1-time.............................. ........... ............................. ...........
Sec. 29.13............................... .............. .................................... ........... ............................. ...........
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Total.............................. .............. .................................... 209,740 ............................. 45,903
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Summary of Burden for 30 CFR Part 29
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Sec. 30.3................................ 4,950 1-time.............................. 4,950 \1/2\ hour................... 2,475
Sec. 30.4................................ 550 1-time.............................. 550 1 hour....................... 550
Sec. 30.5................................ 5,000 1-time/applicant.................... 5,000 \1/2\ hour................... 2,500
Sec. 30.6................................ 50 1-time.............................. 50 5 hours...................... 250
Sec. 30.8................................ 44,000 1-time.............................. 44,000 1 minute..................... 733
Sec. 30.8................................ 30 1-time/program...................... 22,000 5 minutes.................... 1,833
Sec. 30.11............................... 44,000 1-time.............................. 44,000 Hand-out..................... ...........
ETA 9039................................. 30 1-time.............................. 30 \1/2\ hour................... 15
Sec. 30.15............................... 30 1-time.............................. Completed ............................. ...........
Sec. 30.19............................... 30 varies.............................. ........... ............................. ...........
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Total.............................. .............. .................................... 120,530 ............................. 8,356
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Estimated Total Burden Cost: The cost of the burden to respondents
related to 29 CFR Part 29 is $688,545 ($15.00 per hour x 45,903
hrs.). The cost of the burden to respondents related to 29 CFR Part 30
is $125,340 ($15.00 per hr. x 8,356 hrs.).
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: July 31, 1996.
Ronald E. Putz,
Deputy Director, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.
[FR Doc. 96-19989 Filed 8-6-96; 8:45 am]
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