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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Registration and Equal Employment
Opportunity in Apprenticeship
Programs
ACTION:

Notice.

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.
SUMMARY:

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

DOL, as
part of continuing efforts to reduce
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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

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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
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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
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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2013–0017]

QAI Laboratories, Ltd. Applications for
Expansion of Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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:
SUMMARY:

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.

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