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reproduction cost) payable to the United 

States Treasury. 

Patricia McKenna, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00539 Filed 1–12–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Registration and Equal Employment 

Opportunity in Apprenticeship 

Programs 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor’s 

(DOL) Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA) is soliciting 

comments concerning a proposed 

revision for the authority to conduct the 

information collection request (ICR) 

titled, ‘‘Registration and Equal 

Employment Opportunity in 

Apprenticeship Programs.’’ 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 

15, 2021. 

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 

Stephanie Arku by telephone at 202– 

693–3965 (this is not a toll-free 

number), TTY 1–877–889–5627 (this is 

not a toll-free number), or by email at 

OA-ICRs@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 

Apprenticeship, Room C–5321, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20210; by email: OA-ICRs@dol.gov; 

or by fax 202–693–3799. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Arku by telephone at 202– 

693–3965 (this is not a toll-free number) 

or by email at OA-ICRs@dol.gov. 

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

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 Office of 

Management and Budget (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. 

ETA is requesting approval of a 

revision to a currently approved ICR 

pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 

Act. The National Apprenticeship Act 

(NAA) of 1937 (29 U.S.C. 50) authorizes 

this information collection. If approved, 

this ICR will enable ETA to refine its 

data collection concerning the 

registration of apprenticeship programs 

and apprentices with DOL/ETA’s Office 

of Apprenticeship and recognized State 

Apprenticeship Agencies, properly 

assess the types of sponsors that are 

seeking to register an apprenticeship 

program and the level of growth in 

apprenticeship, collect the data 

necessary to calculate national 

registered apprenticeship program and 

apprentice totals, and implement the 

requirements of the Veterans 

Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity 

Reform (VALOR) Act (Pub. L. 115–89). 

This ICR will also continue to enable 

ETA to collect data from registered 

apprenticeship programs relating to 

equal employment opportunity, and 

from applicants and/or apprentices, 

who file a discrimination complaint. 

Under the NAA, the Secretary of Labor 

(Secretary) is charged with the 

establishment of labor standards 

designed to safeguard the welfare of 

apprentices and promote apprenticeship 

opportunity. The NAA also authorizes 

the Secretary to ‘‘publish information 

relating to existing and proposed labor 

standards of apprenticeship.’’ 

ETA seeks a revision of this ICR to 

include the following: a change to the 

ICR title from ‘‘Title 29 CFR Part 29— 

Labor Standards for the Registration of 

Apprenticeship Programs’’ to the 

‘‘Registration and Equal Employment 

Opportunity in Apprenticeship 

Programs’’ to accurately reflect the 

collection of information contained in 

this revised ICR; modifications to ETA 

Form 671 (Program Registration and 

Apprenticeship Agreement); the 

addition (with minor modifications) of 

the information collection requirements 

currently approved under OMB Control 

Number 1205–0224 (titled ‘‘Equal 

Employment Opportunity in 

Apprenticeship Training’’), including 

ETA Form 9039 (Complaint Form— 

Equal Employment Opportunity in 

Apprenticeship Programs); and the 

addition of an information collection 

instrument pertaining to state program 

and apprentice registration (ETA Form 

9186). ETA Forms 671 and 9039 are 

currently set to expire on March 31, 

2023. 

Overall adjustments to ETA Form 671 

(Program Registration and 

Apprenticeship Agreement) include 

nonsubstantive textual and formatting 

edits to enhance clarity, technical 

corrections to reflect that 29 CFR part 

29, subpart A, now governs the 

operation of registered apprenticeship 

programs, and the streamlining of fields 

that are no longer relevant or in use. The 

notable changes specific to ETA Form 

671, Section I (Program Registration) 

include the addition of a subsection 

where a sponsor must attest to the 

assurances required under section 

2(b)(1) of the Support for Veterans in 

Effective Apprenticeships Act of 2019 

(Pub. L. 116–134) with respect to Title 

38 educational assistance; the addition 

of a field where a sponsor must disclose 

the principal place of business (i.e., the 

location of the sponsor’s headquarters) 

in connection with section 2(b)(3) of 

Public Law 116–134 and section 2(c)(1) 

of Public Law 115–89; the addition of a 

field where a sponsor must indicate its 

willingness to be placed on the Eligible 

Training Provider List with respect to 

section 122 of the Workforce Innovation 

and Opportunity Act (Pub. L. 113–128); 

and the addition of multiple fields (e.g., 

ratio of apprentices to journeyworkers, 

on-the-job learning/training plan, and 

minimum program requirements) and a 

subsection (i.e., selection procedures) 

where a sponsor must disclose critical 

information that will inform the content 

of its apprenticeship program standards. 

In ETA Form 671, Section II 

(Apprentice Agreement and 

Registration), ETA has modified the 

veteran status category in connection 

with Public Law 116–134 to enable 

registered apprenticeship programs to 

better service veterans; updated the sex, 

ethnicity, race, and veteran status 

categories to include an additional field 

for apprentices who elect not to disclose 

this information; slightly adjusted the 

education level category to align with 

the educational attainment categories 

for which the U.S. Government 

compiles workforce data by race, 

national origin, and sex; and aligned the 

overall content in the apprenticeship 

agreement with the various regulatory 

requirements specified in DOL’s 

apprenticeship regulations under 29 

CFR 29.7. ETA has not made any 

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adjustments to ETA Form 671, Section 

II (Voluntary Disability Disclosure). 

ETA has added the information 

collection requirements that are 

currently approved under OMB Control 

Number 1205–0224 to this ICR in an 

effort to consolidate all information 

collection requirements pertaining to 

the registration of apprenticeship 

programs and apprentices into a single 

ICR. The adjustments to ETA Form 9039 

(Complaint Form—Equal Employment 

Opportunity in Apprenticeship 

Programs) include minor, 

nonsubstantive textual edits, and 

technical corrections indicating that the 

regulatory requirements governing 

registered apprenticeship programs are 

now contained in 29 CFR part 29, 

subpart A. ETA will submit a request to 

discontinue the ICR approved under 

OMB Control Number 1205–0224 once 

approval is granted by OMB on this ICR. 

ETA has also added a new 

information collection instrument, ETA 

Form 9186 (State Apprenticeship 

Agency (SAA) Self-Assessment Report 

for Program Data and Apprentice 

Demographics), to this ICR. If approved, 

this form will be completed by the 

SAAs that currently do not use DOL/ 

ETA’s Registered Apprenticeship 

Partners Information Database System 

(RAPIDS) to administer Registered 

Apprenticeship in their respective state/ 

territory. This collection will enable 

ETA to calculate more precisely the 

total number of registered 

apprenticeship programs and 

apprentices on a nationwide basis. 

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– 

0223. 

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: REVISION. 

Title of Collection: Registration and 

Equal Employment Opportunity in 

Apprenticeship Programs. 

Forms: ETA Form 671, ETA Form 

9039, and ETA Form 9186. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0223. 

Affected Public: Individuals/ 

households, state/local/tribal 

governments, Federal government, 

private sector (businesses or other forprofits, and, not-for-profit institutions). 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

651,093. 

Frequency: Varies. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

957,452. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: Varies. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 521,964 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Cost 

Burden: $0. 

John Pallasch, 

Assistant Secretary for Employment and 

Training. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00503 Filed 1–12–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2013–0017] 

QAI Laboratories, Ltd. Applications for 

Expansion of Recognition 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA 

announces the final decision to expand 

the scope of recognition for QAI 

Laboratories, Ltd., (QAI) as a Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). 

DATES: The expansion of the scope of 

recognition becomes effective on 

January 13, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information regarding this notice is 

available from the following sources: 

Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank 

Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of 

Communications, U.S. Department of 

Labor, telephone: (202) 693–1999; 

email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. 

General and technical information: 

Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director, 

Office of Technical Programs and 

Coordination Activities, Directorate of 

Technical Support and Emergency 

Management, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, U.S. Department 

of Labor, phone: (202) 693–2110 or 

email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of Final Decision 

OSHA hereby gives notice of the 

expansion of the scope of recognition 

for QAI to cover the addition of twentyone test standards to the NRTL scope of 

recognition. 

OSHA’s recognition of a NRTL 

signifies that the organization meets the 

requirements specified in 29 CFR 

1910.7. Recognition is an 

acknowledgment that the organization 

can perform independent safety testing 

and certification of the specific products 

covered within the scope of recognition. 

Each NRTL’s scope of recognition 

includes (1) the type of products the 

NRTL may test, with each type specified 

by the applicable test standard; and (2) 

the recognized site(s) that has/have the 

technical capability to perform the 

product-testing and productcertification activities for test standards 

within the NRTL’s scope. Recognition is 

not a delegation or grant of government 

authority; however, recognition enables 

employers to use products approved by 

the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that 

require product testing and certification.