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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Comment Request for Information 

Collection for Pre-Apprenticeship— 

Pathways to Success, New Collection 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(Department), as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, conducts a 

preclearance consultation program to 

provide the 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 [44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)] (PRA). The PRA 

helps ensure that respondents can 

provide requested data in the desired 

format with minimal reporting burden 

(time and financial resources), that 

collection instruments are clearly 

understood, and that the impact of 

collection requirements on respondents 

can be properly assessed. 

Currently, ETA is soliciting comments 

concerning the collection of data about 

quality pre-apprenticeship programs 

that prepare qualified entrants for 

registered apprenticeships and 

contribute to the development of a 

diverse and skilled workforce. 

DATES: Submit written comments to the 

office listed in the addresses section 

below on or before January 26, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

to John V. Ladd, Administrator, Office 

of Apprenticeship, Room N–5311, 

Employment and Training 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210. Telephone 

number: 202–693–2796 (this is not a 

toll-free number). Fax: 202–693–3799. 

Email: ladd.john@dol.gov. A copy of the 

proposed information collection request 

(ICR) can be obtained by contacting the 

office listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

V. Ladd, Administrator, Office of 

Apprenticeship, Room N–5311, 

Employment and Training 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210. Telephone 

number: 202–693–2796 (this is not a 

toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Through a variety of approaches, preapprenticeship programs can be adapted 

to meet the needs of differing 

populations being trained, the various 

employers and sponsors they serve, and 

the specific opportunities available in 

the local labor market. The development 

of an online database of quality preapprenticeship programs will provide a 

valuable tool for job seekers, Registered 

Apprenticeship program sponsors, and 

America’s Job Center front line staff. A 

dedicated database will provide a way 

for job seekers and Registered 

Apprenticeship programs to access preapprenticeship programs that meet the 

requirements outlined in Training and 

Employment Notice (TEN) 13–12: 

‘‘Defining a Quality Pre-Apprenticeship 

Program and Related Tools and 

Resources.’’ In 2009, ETA consulted 

with stakeholders and partners, 

including through several in-person 

listening sessions with labor, employers 

and the public and through webinars 

targeted at workforce development 

partners. In addition, ETA engaged the 

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 

Apprenticeship (ACA) to develop 

recommendations that resulted in the 

development of TEN 13–12. The 

development and implementation of a 

‘‘pre-apprenticeship pathways to 

success’’ database will enable ETA to 

identify pre-apprenticeship programs 

that meet the ‘‘quality preapprenticeship’’ definition and the 

quality framework criteria. Even more 

importantly, a national database of preapprenticeship programs will facilitate 

connections between pre-apprenticeship 

program participants and registered 

apprenticeship program sponsors, 

resulting in expanded opportunities. 

This voluntary data collection will be 

accomplished using an online form. The 

public seeking information about preapprenticeship programs would go to a 

map on a Web site, choose a state, and 

view information about the location of 

pre-apprenticeship programs, including 

general descriptions of the services and 

training they provide. 

II. Review Focus 

The Department is particularly 

interested in comments which: 

• Address 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; 

• address the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden that would be 

imposed by the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

• address ways in which ETA can 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

• address ways in which ETA can 

minimize the burden of the information 

collection on respondents, such as 

through the use of automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

III. Current Actions 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Title: Pre-Apprenticeship—Pathways 

to Success. 

OMB Number: 1205–0NEW. 

Affected Public: Private sector 

(businesses or other for-profits and notfor-profit institutions). 

Estimated Total Annual Respondents: 

100. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

100. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 16.7 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $69. 

We will summarize and/or include in 

the request for OMB approval of the 

ICR, the comments received in response 

to this comment request. In addition, 

those comments will become part of the 

public record. 

Portia Wu, 

Assistant Secretary for Employment and 

Training, Labor. 

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