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obtain comments from the public and 

affected agencies. Comments are 

encouraged and will be accepted for 

‘‘sixty days’’ until June 4, 2007. This 

process is conducted in accordance with 

5 CFR 1320.10. 

If you have comments especially on 

the estimated public burden or 

associated response time, suggestions, 

or need a copy of the proposed 

information collection instrument with 

instructions or additional information, 

please contact Janet Chiancone, (202) 

353–9258, Office of Juvenile Justice and 

Delinquency Prevention, Office of 

Justice Programs, U.S. Department of 

Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20531. 

Request written comments and 

suggestions from the public and affected 

agencies concerning the proposed 

collection of information are 

encouraged. Your comments should 

address one or more of the following 

four points: 

—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 agencies 

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. 

Overview of this information 

collection: 

(1) Type of information collection: 

Extension of a currently approved 

collection. 

(2) The title of the form/collection: 

Juvenile Residential Facility Census. 

(3) The agency form number, if any, 

and the applicable component of the 

Department sponsoring the collection: 

The form number is CJ–15, Office of 

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 

Prevention, United States Department of 

Justice. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Federal Government, 

State, Local or Tribal. 

Other: Not-for-profit institutions; 

business or other for-profit. This 

collection will gather information 

necessary to routinely monitor the types 

of facilities into which the juvenile 

justice system places young persons and 

the services available in these facilities. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond/reply: It is estimated that 3,500 

respondents will complete a 2-hour 

questionnaire. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The total hour burden to 

complete the nominations is 7,000 

annual burden hours. 

If additional information is required 

contact: Lynn Bryant, Department 

Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning 

Staff, Justice Management Division, 

Department of Justice, Patrick Henry 

Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: March 28, 2007. 

Lynn Bryant, 

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, 

Department of Justice. 

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BILLING CODE 4410–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

[Secretary’s Order 3–2007 ] 

Delegation of Authority and 

Assignment of Responsibility to the 

Assistant Secretary for Employment 

and Training 

1. Purpose and Scope. The purpose of 

this Secretary’s Order is to delegate and 

assign to the Assistant Secretary for 

Employment and Training (ASET) the 

authorities and responsibilities of the 

Secretary of Labor for organizing, 

implementing, and putting into 

operation employment and training 

policies, programs, and activities. 

2. Authority and Directives Affected. 

A. Authorities. This Order is issued 

under 5 U.S.C. 301 (Departmental 

Regulations); 29 U.S.C. 551 

(Establishment of the Department; 

Secretary; Seal); Reorganization Plan 

No. 6 of 1950 (U.S.C. Appendix 1). 

B. Directives Affected. Secretary’s 

Orders 4–75 (Manpower Programs), 2–

79 (Targeted Jobs Tax Credit), 3–81 

(Trade Act of 1974), and 2–85 (Job 

Training Partnership Act) are hereby 

superseded and cancelled by this Order. 

All Secretary’s Orders and other DOL 

documents (including policies and 

guidance) which reference Secretary’s 

Orders 4–75, 2–79 and 2–85, and the 

delegation of authority and assignment 

of responsibility of the ASET under 

Secretary’s Order 3–81, are deemed to 

refer to this Order instead. 

3. Background. This Order, which 

repeals and supersedes Secretary’s 

Orders 4–75, 2–79, 3–81, and 2–85, 

constitutes the primary Secretary’s 

Order for the Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA). This Order 

consolidates all of the authority 

delegated and the responsibilities 

assigned for the employment and 

training policies, programs, and 

activities of ETA to the ASET. The 

ASET is responsible for overseeing and 

managing a budget that funds the 

nation’s publicly-funded workforce 

investment system. This system 

contributes to the more efficient 

functioning of the U.S. labor market by 

providing a wide array of employment 

and training services to employers, job 

seekers, and youth, including job 

training, employment services, labor 

market information, and income 

maintenance services. The ASET 

manages the agency responsible for 

carrying out these responsibilities. 

4. Delegation of Authority and 

Assignment of Responsibilities. 

A. The Assistant Secretary for 

Employment and Training is hereby 

delegated authority and assigned 

responsibility for carrying out the 

standards, policies, programs, and 

activities of the Department of Labor, 

including grant making and contract 

procurement activities in accordance 

with existing governmental and 

Departmental regulations, relating to 

workforce development activities such 

as employment services, benefit 

assistance, and training, including those 

functions to be performed by the 

Secretary of Labor under the designated 

provisions of the following statutes, 

except as provided in paragraph 5 of 

this Order. 

(1) American Competitiveness and 

Workforce Improvement Act, Section 

414(c), Public Law 105–277, as 

amended by Division J, Section 428, 

Public Law 108–447, 29 U.S.C. 2916a. 

(2) Appalachian Regional 

Development Act of 1965, as amended, 

40 U.S.C. 14101 et seq. 

(3) Federal Unemployment Tax Act, 

as amended, 26 U.S.C. 3301–3311, 

including the Federal-State Extended 

Unemployment Compensation Act of 

1970, as amended, 26 U.S.C. 3304 note. 

(4) Health Coverage Tax Credit, 

section 31 of the Internal Revenue Code 

of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 31. 

(5) Immigration and Nationality Act of 

1952, as amended, 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. 

and related laws, subject to (i) 

Secretary’s Order 4–2001 which remains 

in effect, which in relevant part, 


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delegates authority and assigns 

responsibility to the Assistant Secretary 

for Employment Standards for the 

enforcement of alien labor certification, 

attestation, and labor condition 

application programs, and (ii) 

Secretary’s Order 18–2006 which 

remains in effect, which in relevant 

part, delegates authority and assigns 

responsibility to the Deputy 

Undersecretary for International Affairs 

for assisting the Secretary of Homeland 

Security in the preparation of 

immigration reports and assisting in the 

coordination of information on 

immigration and migration policy 

within the Department and coordinating 

the Department’s participation in 

international forums on discussions of 

migration and immigration. 

(6) Intergovernmental Cooperation 

Act of 1968, as amended, 31 U.S.C. 6501 

et seq. 

(7) National Apprenticeship Act 

(Fitzgerald Act), as amended, 29 U.S.C. 

50 et seq. 

(8) Older Americans Act of 1965, as 

amended, 42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq. 

(9) Public Works Acceleration Act, 

Public Law 87–658, 42 U.S.C. 2641 et 

seq. 

(10) Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 

amended, 29 U.S.C. 795. 

(11) Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act, as 

amended, sections 410 and 423, 42 

U.S.C. 5177 and 5189a.; Executive Order 

12381, ‘‘Delegation of Emergency 

Management Functions’’ (September 8, 

1982), which delegates the authority of 

the President to exercise powers of the 

President with respect to Federal 

disaster assistance to the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency; 

‘‘Delegation of Authority to the 

Department of Labor,’’ from the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency to 

provide Federal disaster assistance 

(January 30, 1986). 

(12) Rural Development Act of 1972, 

as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1932(d)(4). 

(13) Small Business Act, as amended, 

15 U.S.C. 644(n). 

(14) Social Security Act of 1935, as 

amended, Title III-Grants to States for 

Unemployment Compensation 

Administration, 42 U.S.C. 501–504; 

Title IX-Unemployment Security 

Administration Financing, 42 U.S.C. 

1101–1110; Title XI, Section 1137- 

Income and Eligibility Verification 

System, 42 U.S.C. 1320b-7; Title XIIAdvances to State Unemployment 

Funds, 42 U.S.C. 1321–1324. 

(15) Trade Act of 1974, as amended, 

19 U.S.C. 2101–2321 and 2395; North 

American Free Trade Agreement 

Transitional Adjustment Assistance 

Program (NAFTA-TAA), Public Law 

103–182, Title V, 19 U.S.C. 2331, 

repealed by section 123(c) of the Trade 

Reform Act of 2002, Public Law 107–

210, except with respect to workers 

eligible for NAFTA-TAA under 

petitions filed before November 4, 2002. 

(16) Unemployment Compensation for 

Federal Civilian Employees Program, 5 

U.S.C. 8501–8509; and Unemployment 

Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers 

Program, 5 U.S.C. 8521–8525. 

(17) Vietnam Era Veterans’

Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as 

amended, 38 U.S.C. 3689, 3694, 4106, 

4107(c), 4110, and 4212(a)(2)(B) and (C). 

Note: Secretary’s Order 4–2001 remains 

in effect, which in part, delegates 

authority and assigns responsibility to 

the Assistant Secretary for Employment 

Standards for affirmative action 

provisions of the Vietnam Era Veterans’

Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, 

including 38 U.S.C. 4212(a)(1), 

4212(a)(2)(A), and 4212(b)(2004) and 38 

U.S.C. 4212(a) and (b) (2002). Subject to 

the above delegation to ETA, Secretary’s 

Order 3–2004 remains in effect, which 

in part, delegates authority and assigns 

responsibility to the Assistant Secretary 

of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and 

Training for administering the Federal 

Contractor Veteran’s Employment 

Report (VETS–100), 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) 

and determining compliance pursuant 

to 20 CFR 1001.130 regarding Federal 

contractor priority of employment 

referral and employment listings under 

38 U.S.C. 4212(a)(2)(B) and (C). 

(18) Vocational Education Act of 

1963, as amended, the Carl D. Perkins 

Vocational and Applied Technology 

Act, 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq. 

(19) Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended, 

29 U.S.C. 49 et seq. 

(20) Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit, 

section 51A of the Internal Revenue 

code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 51A. 

(21) Work Opportunity Tax Credit, 

section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code 

of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 51. 

(22) Worker Adjustment and 

Retraining Notification Act, as 

amended, 29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq. 

(23) Workforce Investment Act of 

1998, title I and title V, Public Law 105–

220, 29 U.S.C. 2801–2945, 20 U.S.C. 

9271–9276 except for title I, subtitle D 

section 168 which pertains to the 

Veterans’ Workforce Investment 

Program, 29 U.S.C. 2913, and title I, 

subtitle C which pertains to the Job 

Corps program, 29 U.S.C. 2881–2901. 

(24) Executive Order 10582, 

‘‘Prescribing Uniform Procedures for 

Certain Determinations under the Buy 

American Act’’ (December 17, 1954), as 

amended by Executive Order 11051, 

‘‘Prescribing Responsibilities of the 

Office of Emergency Planning in the 

Executive Office of the President’’

(September 27, 1962), and Executive 

Order 12148, ‘‘Federal Emergency 

Management’’ (July 20, 1979). 

(25) Executive Order 12656, 

‘‘Assignment of Emergency 

Preparedness Responsibilities’’

(November 18, 1988). 

(26) Executive Order 12789, 

‘‘Delegation of Reporting Functions 

under the Immigration Reform and 

Control Act of 1986’’ (February 10, 

1992), as amended by Executive Order 

13286, ‘‘Amendment of Executive 

Orders, and Other Actions, in 

Connection With the Transfer of Certain 

Functions to the Secretary of Homeland 

Security’’ (February 28, 2003). 

(27) Executive Order 12073, ‘‘Federal 

Procurement in Labor Surplus Areas’’

(August 16, 1978). 

(28) Executive Order 13198, ‘‘Agency 

Responsibilities With Respect to FaithBased and Community Initiatives’’

(January 29, 2001). 

(29) Executive Order 13279, ‘‘Equal 

Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based 

and Community Organizations’’

(December 12, 2002). 

(30) Such additional Federal Acts, 

Executive Orders, or regulations that 

may assign to the Secretary or the 

Department duties and responsibilities 

relating to workforce development 

activities including employment 

services, benefit assistance and training, 

similar to those listed under 

subparagraphs (1)–(29) of this 

paragraph, including, but not limited to, 

the extension of unemployment 

compensation provided under Federal 

law. 

B. The Assistant Secretary for 

Employment and Training is delegated 

authority for making organizational 

changes in accordance with policies 

established by the Secretary. 

C. The Assistant Secretary for 

Employment and Training is also 

delegated the authority and assigned 

responsibility to carry out departmental 

liaison and committee representative 

duties as provided in the relevant 

authorities listed in paragraph 4(A) 

above, except as provided in paragraph 

5 of this Order. 

D. The Solicitor of Labor is delegated 

authority and assigned responsibility for 

providing legal advice and assistance to 

officials of the Department relating to 

the administration of this Order and the 

statutory provisions, regulations, and 

Executive Orders listed above. 

5. Reservation of Authority. 

A. No delegation of authority or 

assignment of responsibility under this 

Order will be deemed to affect the 

Secretary’s authority to continue to 


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exercise or further delegate such 

authority or responsibility. 

B. The submission of reports and 

recommendations to the President and 

Congress concerning the administration 

of the statutory provisions and 

Executive Orders listed above is 

reserved to the Secretary. 

C. Nothing in this Order shall limit or 

modify the delegation of authority and 

assignment of responsibility to the 

Administrative Review Board by 

Secretary’s Order 1–2002 (September 

24, 2002). 

D. Nothing in this Order shall limit or 

modify the provision of any other Order, 

including Secretary’s Order 04–2006 

(February 21, 2006), Office of the 

Inspector General, except as expressly 

provided. 

E. The Secretary reserves the 

authority to enter into and terminate an 

agreement with any state or state agency 

to act as an agent of the United States 

under section 239(a) of the Trade Act of 

1974, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 2311(a), in 

the administration of the Trade 

Adjustment Assistance and NAFTATransitional Adjustment Assistance 

programs; under 5 U.S.C. 8502 in the 

administration of the Unemployment 

Compensation for Federal Employees 

and Unemployment Compensation for 

Ex-servicemembers programs; under 

section 410(a) of the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5177(a) in the 

administration of the Disaster 

Unemployment Assistance program; as 

well as under any federal program 

providing for the extension of 

unemployment compensation. 

6. Redelegation of Authority. The 

Assistant Secretary for Employment and 

Training may further redelegate, unless 

otherwise prohibited, the authority and 

responsibilities herein delegated by this 

Order. 

7. Effective Date. This Order is 

effective immediately. 

Dated: March 28, 2007. 

Elaine L. Chao, 

Secretary of Labor. 

[FR Doc. E7–6135 Filed 4–2–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–23–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden 

conducts a pre-clearance 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 Job Corps Enrollee 

Allotment Determination. A copy of the 

proposed information collection request 

(ICR) can be obtained by contacting the 

office listed below in the addressee 

section of this notice or at this Web site: 

http://www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/ 

OMBControlNumber.cfm 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

addressee section below on or before 

June 4, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Chris 

Conboy, Office of Job Corps, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210. 

Phone (202) 693–3093 (this is not a tollfree number), fax (202) 693–2767 or email Conboy.chris@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Job Corps program, as authorized 

by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) 

of 1998, is designed to serve low-income 

young women and men, 16 through 24, 

who are in need of additional career 

technical, educational and social skills 

training, and other support services in 

order to gain meaningful employment, 

return to school or enter the Armed 

Forces. Job Corps is operated by the 

Department of Labor through a 

nationwide network of 122 Job Corps 

centers. The program is primarily a 

residential program operating 24 hours 

per day, 7 days per week, with nonresident enrollees limited by legislation 

to 20 percent of national enrollment. 

These centers presently accommodate 

more than 60,000 students. To ensure 

that the centers are filled with youth 

who are low-income as well as capable 

of and committed to doing the work 

necessary to achieve the benefits of Job 

Corps, certain eligibility requirements 

have been established by the legislation. 

The purpose of this collection is to 

gather information about a student’s 

training and subsequent placement in a 

job, higher education or the military. It 

is used to evaluate overall program 

effectiveness. This form is critical to the 

program’s effectiveness evaluation 

process. It is the only form which 

documents a student’s post-center 

status. This form is completed by either 

the Job Corps center records staff or a 

career transition specialist for each 

student. 

II. Review Focus 

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. 

III. Current Actions 

Type of Review: Extension of 

Currently Approved Collection. 

Agency: Employment and Training 

Administration. 

Title: Job Corps Placement and 

Assistance Record. 

OMB Number: 1205–0035. 

Agency Number: ETA–678. 

Recordkeeping: The student is not 

required to retain records; career 

transition specialist or contractor main 

offices are required to retain records of 

students who separate from the program 

for three years from the date of 

separation. 

Frequency: on occasion. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Total Respondents: 48,318. 

Average Time per Response: 7.43 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 5,979 

hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $0. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this comment request will be 


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