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In addition, Gainesville rehabilitation 

would take years to complete. 

The Job Corps program retains robust 

capacity in Florida, a state where there 

are three other centers, including the 

Jacksonville Job Corps Center 

approximately 70 miles from the 

Gainesville campus. None of the three 

Job Corps centers in Florida are 

operating at capacity; all have the ability 

to accept additional students. 

Collectively these centers have the 

capacity to absorb the area’s demand. By 

consolidating the operation of the Job 

Corps program at the three remaining 

Florida centers, the state will retain the 

ability to adequately serve at-risk youth 

with greater operational and 

administrative efficiencies. In addition, 

through demonstration project authority 

in section 156(a) of WIOA, DOL plans 

to expand opportunities to serve Job 

Corps eligible youth through a 

partnership with the Florida 

Department of Military Affairs (Florida 

National Guard). 

In order to provide functional, safe, 

and secure campuses for as many 

students as possible given the limited 

resources available, DOL has 

determined students in Florida and 

across the country will be better served 

if Job Corps’ construction and repair 

budget—and the time, personnel, and 

effort required to administer the use of 

these funds—is allotted across the entire 

system to improve the conditions of as 

many centers and as many students as 

possible as opposed to investing the 

necessary resources in Gainesville. 

B. Barranquitas Job Corps Center 

The Barranquitas Job Corps Center has 

14 buildings on 12 acres of land in a 

rural area approximately 40 miles south 

of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The center has 

been inactive since Hurricane Maria 

damaged it in September 2017. All three 

centers in Puerto Rico were damaged by 

the hurricane; Barranquitas sustained 

the greatest amount of damage. 

Barranquitas has numerous physical 

deficiencies that existed prior to the 

hurricane and many caused by 

Hurricane Maria. Prior to the hurricane, 

multiple center deficiencies were under 

contract for repair, including roof leaks 

in eight of the 14 buildings, and 

replacement of all of the windows in the 

gymnasium, many of which were no 

longer keeping the elements out. The 

hurricane exacerbated these roof issues 

and caused significant interior water 

damage. Further, the hurricane caused 

significant erosion along the north 

boundary of the property, leading to a 

destabilized slope that resulted in 

foundation damage to the emergency 

generator facility. If the slope is not 

repaired and stabilized, future storms 

could cause additional erosion under 

the foundation of the facilities used for 

academic and vocational training. The 

total estimated cost to address the preexisting facility issues and repair the 

hurricane damage at Barranquitas is $19 

million. 

Job Corps can continue to serve at-risk 

youth in Puerto Rico by consolidating 

operations at two of Puerto Rico’s three 

centers. Puerto Rico’s Ramey Job Corps 

Center sustained the least damage from 

Hurricane Maria. Job Corps re-opened 

the center in May 2018. All of the trades 

formerly offered by both the Arecibo Job 

Corps Center, also in Puerto Rico, and 

the Barranquitas Job Corps Center are 

now offered at Ramey. There were 249 

students at the Ramey Job Corps Center 

at the time of the hurricane; however, 

after assessing available space, the 

planned number of students was 

increased to 470 to accommodate as 

many students as possible. Further, Job 

Corps initiated the rehabilitation of the 

Arecibo Job Corps Center in June 2018. 

The center is scheduled to reopen by 

February 2020, with an increased 

capacity of 201 students. When Arecibo 

reopens, Job Corps will have the 

capacity to serve the same number of 

students on the island as it had prior to 

Hurricane Maria. Merging the 

operations of three centers into two 

centers will increase the efficiency of 

the administration and operation of the 

Job Corps program in Puerto Rico, 

leading to reduced costs and better 

service for the students on the island. 

Given the other two Job Corps centers 

in Puerto Rico can successfully serve 

the same number of students previously 

served by all three centers, it is a more 

prudent long-term approach to invest 

available construction and rehabilitation 

resources in two Job Corps centers 

rather than divide the resources among 

three centers. 

IV. Request for Public Comments 

After studying (1) the needs of the 

centers against those of the program 

overall; (2) the effort needed to provide 

and maintain a high-quality, safe, and 

productive living and learning 

environment; and (3) whether that effort 

is likely to ultimately produce an 

outcome that contributes to the 

program’s overall strength and integrity, 

the Department has concluded that 

restarting operations at the Gainesville 

and Barranquitas Job Corps Centers is 

not in the best interest serving at-risk 

youth as well as the program as a whole. 

After completing this evaluation, the 

Department then applied the relevant 

additional considerations as amended in 

the September 2017 FRN and discussed 

above in Section II.B and determined 

that these considerations did not 

preclude actions proposed as to the 

Gainesville or Barranquitas Job Corps 

Centers. 

The Department now requests public 

comments on its proposals associated 

with the Gainesville and Barranquitas 

Job Corps centers. 

V. The Process Under the Workforce 

Innovation and Opportunity Act 

(WIOA) 

The Department’s process will follow 

the requirements of section 159(j) of the 

WIOA, which include the following: 

• Announcing the proposed decision 

concerning a particular center in 

advance to the general public through 

publication in the Federal Register or 

other appropriate means; 

• Establishing a reasonable comment 

period, not to exceed 30 days, for 

interested individuals to submit written 

comments to the Secretary; and 

• Notifying the Member of Congress 

who represents the district in which the 

center is located within a reasonable 

period in advance of any final decision 

concerning the status of the center. 

This Notice serves as the public 

announcement of the proposals 

associated with the Gainesville Job 

Corps Center and the Barranquitas Job 

Corps Center. The Department is 

providing a 30-day period—the 

maximum amount of time allowed for 

comment under WIOA sec. 159(j)—for 

interested individuals to submit written 

comments on the proposed decision. 

The Department will announce its final 

decision following the conclusion of the 

comment period. 

Molly E. Conway, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment 

and Training. 

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Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Required Elements for Submission of 

the Unified or Combined State Plan 

and Plan Modifications Under the 

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

Act 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor’s 

(DOL’s), Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA) is soliciting 

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extension for the authority to conduct 

the information collection request (ICR) 

titled, ‘‘Required Elements for 

Submission of the Unified or Combined 

State Plan and Plan Modifications under 

the Workforce Innovation and 

Opportunity Act.’’ This comment 

request is part of continuing 

Departmental efforts to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

written comments received by March 4, 

2019. 

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 by contacting Sean 

Fox by telephone at 202–693–2946, TTY 

1–877–889–5627 (these are not toll-free 

numbers), or by email at fox.sean@

dol.gov. Submit written comments 

about, or requests for a copy of, this ICR 

by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor, Employment and 

Training Administration, Office of 

Workforce Investment, 200 Constitution 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210; by 

email: WIOA.PLAN@dol.gov or by Fax at 

202–693–3817. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sean Fox by telephone 202.693.2946 

(this is not a toll-free number) or by 

email at fox.sean@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as 

part of continuing efforts to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information 

before submitting them to the OMB for 

final approval. This program helps to 

ensure 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 can be properly 

assessed. 

This ICR collects the required 

information for the submission of WIOA 

State Plans and Modifications. The 

information covered includes the State’s 

strategic focus for its public workforce 

system and then several key items for 

operationalizing the strategic goals. 

Information in the WIOA State Plan 

includes an overview of the State’s 

governance structure, resources, 

programs, career pathways, and sector 

strategy initiatives. The ICR also 

includes assurances that the WIOA 

program in the State is compliant with 

statutory and regulatory requirements. 

In February 2016, OMB approved the 

Information Collection Request (ICR), 

OMB control number 1205–0522, that 

allows the Department of Labor and 

Department of Education (the 

Departments) to collect State Plans 

required by the Workforce Innovation 

and Opportunity Act (WIOA). OMB 

granted approval for the ICR through 

September of 2019. U.S.C. 3101 (The 

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

Act) authorizes this information 

collection. 

This 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 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 that does not display a 

valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 

1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

provide comments to the contact shown 

in the ADDRESSES section. Comments 

must be written to receive 

consideration, and they will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval of the final ICR. In 

order to help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

mention OMB control number 1205– 

0522. 

Submitted comments will also be a 

matter of public record for this ICR and 

posted on the internet, without 

redaction. DOL encourages commenters 

not to include personally identifiable 

information, confidential business data, 

or other sensitive statements/ 

information in any comments. 

DOL 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. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

Changes. 

Title of Collection: Required Elements 

for Submission of the Unified or 

Combined State Plan and Plan 

Modifications under the Workforce 

Innovation and Opportunity Act. 

Form: None. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0522. 

Affected Public: State and local 

workforce development board members, 

chief local elected officials, job-seekers, 

and employers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

38. For the last version of this ICR, we 

listed 38 respondents. In this extension 

request, we retain the calculation for 38 

respondents. 

Frequency: Every 2 years (an initial 

Plan and 2-year modification as 

needed). 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

38. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: 214 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 8,136 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Cost 

Burden: $388,819. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). 

Molly E. Conway, 

Acting Assistant Secretary. 

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Licenses and Combined Licenses 

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Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is publishing this 

regular biweekly notice. The Act 

requires the Commission to publish 

notice of any amendments issued, or 

proposed to be issued, and grants the 

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