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This solicitation is for the third year

of the 5-year grant program authorized

by the Act.

Interested State and local

governments should call the National

Criminal Justice Reference Service

(NCJRS) at 1–800–851–3420 to obtain a

copy of ‘‘Solicitation for the Forensic

DNA Laboratory Improvement Program,

Phase 3’’ (refer to document no.

SL000238).

The solicitation is available

electronically via the NCJRS Bulletin

Board, which can be accessed via the

Internet. Telnet to ncjrsbbs.ncjrs.org, or

gopher to ncjrs.org:71. For World Wide

Web access, connect to the NCJRS

Justice Information Center at http://

www.ncjrs.org/fedgrant.htm#nij.

Those without Internet access can dial

the NCJRS Bulletin Board via modem:

dial 301–738–8895. Set the modem at

9600 baud, 8–N–1.

Jeremy Travis,

Director, National Institute of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97–25516 Filed 9–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Emergency

Review; Comment Request

September 23, 1997.

The Department of Labor has

submitted the following (see below)

information collection request (ICR),

utilizing emergency review procedures,

to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and clearance in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44

U.S.C. 3506). OMB approval has been

requested by October 3, 1997. A copy of

the ICR, with applicable supporting

documentation, may be obtained by

calling the Department of Labor

Departmental Clearance Officer, Theresa

M. O’Malley, at (202) 219–5095 ext. 143.

Comments and questions about the

ICR listed below should be forwarded to

the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, ATTN: OMB Desk Officer for

the Employment and Training

Administration, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10235, Washington,

D.C. 20503 (202) 395–7316. The Office

of Management and Budget is

particularly interested in comments

which:

• Evaulate 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: Employment and Training

Administration.

Title: Indian and Native American

Welfare-to-Work Programs.

Frequency: Annual (Plan submission).

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Number of Respondents: 150.

Total of Responses: 150.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 6

hours.

Total Burden Hours: 900.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

None.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintaining): $3,000,000.00 per year

(program administrative costs).

Description: This ICR concerns the

submission of applications and plans by

Federally-recognized tribes and Alaska

Native entities (or consortia thereof)

eligible to receive funding under the

Indian and Native American Welfare-toWork (INA W2W) program. These

instructions include a pre-application

process for those tribes which do not

operate a tribal Temporary Assistance

for Needy Families (TANF) program or

a Native Employment Works (NEW)

program, as established by Public Law

104–193 (the Personal Responsibility

and Work Opportunity Reconciliation

Act of 1996, commonly called the

‘‘Welfare Reform Act’’). These nonTANF or NEW tribes must qualify as

INA W2W grantees under the

‘‘substantial services’’ criteria

established by the Department in

accordance with the provisions of

section 412(a)(3)(B)(ii) of the Social

Security Act, as amended by section

5001(c) of Public Law 105–33 (the

Balanced Budget Act of 1997). Once

determined to have met the ‘‘substantial

services’’ criteria, applicants must

submit a plan containing a Standard

Form (SF) 424, the basic information on

service area, plans for providing client

services, preliminary funding and

expenditure estimates, and standard

assurances and forms common to most

Federal funds recipients. This

emergency clearance is necessary to

enable the Department to implement the

INA W2W program as close to the

legislatively-mandated beginning date of

October 1, 1997 (Fiscal Year 1998) as

possible, as authorized by Public Law

105–33. Also, quick implementation of

the INA W2W program is desirable

because many TANF recipients are

reaching the exhaustion of their

benefits, due to the time limits for

receiving those benefits imposed by

Public Law 104–193 (the ‘‘Welfare

Reform Act’’).

Theresa M. O’Malley,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–25624 Filed 9–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as

part of kits 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 proposed instrument for

collection monitoring data for the

Summer Youth Employment Program.

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.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

addressee section below on or before

November 25, 1997.

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
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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

clarify of the information to be

collected; and

• Minimize the burden of the

collection of information of 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.

ADDRESSES: James Wiggins, U.S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210;

Telephone (202) 219–7533 ext. 164 (this

is not a toll-free number); internet

address—wigginsj@doleta.gov; fax

number (202) 219–7190.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Under the Job Training Partnership

Act Program, title IIB, the Department of

Labor has established the Summer

Youth Employment and Training

Program to: (1) Enhance the basic

education skills of youth; (2) encourage

school completion or enrollment in

supplementary or alternative school

programs; provide eligible youth with

exposure to the world of work; and (3)

enhance the citizenship skills of youth.

The Department of Labor is responsible

for overseeing these programs. In order

to carry out that responsibility, the

Department has drafted a proposal to

revise the current monitoring format

and will continue using the current

reporting instrument.

II. Current Actions

As result of obtaining input from

employers and program operators and

the convening of a workgroup to

minimize reporting burdens, ETA will

develop a new collection instrument to

determine whether or not the GPRA

goals are being achieved. This

information will permit the Department

to fulfill requests from the U.S.

Congress, the Administration, the media

and the public.

Type of Review: New.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration, U.S. Department of

Labor.

Title: Summer Youth Employment

and Training Program.

OMB Number: 1205–XXXX.

Recordkeeping: Retention for three

years.

Affected Public: States.

Cite/Reference/Form/etc: Summer

reporting (Planning estimates, Midsummer, Final) and regional monitoring.

Total Respondents: 56.

Frequency: Other (Before the start of

the summer program—Planning

estimates, Mid summer, End of Summer

report and annual monitoring).

Total Responses: 56.

Average Time per Response: 2 hours.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 448.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintaining): $6,720.

Comments submitted in response to

this comment request 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: September 22, 1997.

Charles L. Atkinson,

Deputy Administrator, Office of Job Training

Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–25622 Filed 9–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics

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 Bureau

of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting

comments concerning the proposed new

collection of the ‘‘Construction Industry

Benefits Test.’’ A copy of the proposed

information collection request (ICR) can

be obtained by contacting the individual

listed below in the addressee section of

this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

addressee section below on or before

November 25, 1997. The Bureau of

Labor Statistics 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.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Karin G.

Kurz, BLS Clearance Officer, Division of

Management Systems, Bureau of Labor

Statistics, Room 3255, 2 Massachusetts

Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20212.

Ms. Kurz can be reached on 202–606–

7628 (this is not a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The Employment Standards

Administration (ESA) has determined

that research should be conducted into

alternative ways of collecting

information for Davis-Bacon Act

purposes. As a result, ESA’s Wage and

Hour Division (WHD) wishes to evaluate

the usefulness of BLS data in the DavisBacon wage determination process.

The Davis-Bacon Act

The Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a)

requires that workers employed on

federal construction contracts valued in

excess of $2,000 be paid wages and

fringe benefits that, at a minimum, have

been determined by the Secretary of

Labor to be prevailing for corresponding

classes of workers employed on projects

similar in character to the contract work

in the area where the construction takes

place. The prevailing wage is defined by

Department of Labor regulations as the

wage paid to more than 50 percent of

the workers in the job classification on

similar projects in the area during the

period in question. If the majority of

those employed in the classification are

not paid the same wage, the prevailing

wage is determined by calculating the

average of the wages paid. In cases

where the majority of workers in a

classification are represented by a union