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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 101 (Friday, May 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31581-31582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12427]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Registered Apprenticeship College Consortium

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, ``Registered Apprenticeship College 
Consortium,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 24, 2013.

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, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 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 sending an email to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-ETA, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20503, Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free number), email: 
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks OMB approval for the 
information collection requirements related to the Registered 
Apprenticeship College Consortium (RACC) to facilitate awarding a 
registered apprenticeship completion certificate towards college 
credit. RACC post-secondary educational institution members agree to 
accept apprentice graduates from member registered apprenticeship 
sponsors with the approximate amount of credit towards college that has 
been designated by a third party evaluator. This consortium is based on 
the Service Members Opportunities Colleges Consortium supported by the 
Department of Defense. The information collection includes three 
application forms to join the consortium; there would be three types of 
membership and separate applications for each type of member.
    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 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 that 
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 January 11, 2013 (78 FR 2443).
    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 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 121301-
1205-001. 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: Registered Apprenticeship College Consortium.
    OMB ICR Reference Number: 121301-1205-001.
    Affected Public: Federal Government; State, Local, and Tribal 
Governments; and Private Sector--businesses or other

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for-profits and not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 161.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 657.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 122.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: May 7, 2013.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-12427 Filed 5-23-13; 8:45 am]
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