Approved. DOL
agrees to meet the following terms: 1) OMB commends ETA for having
the AIMS Y2K compliant for the BAT system and expects that the new
oracle-based MIS system that is scheduled to be in place 18 months
from this clearance will be Y2K compliant prior to its
implementation; 2) BAT will work closely with SAC States, the
Federal Committee on Apprenticeship (if it is rechartered), and
other stakeholders in the development of the AIMS successor system.
The new MIS system should be designed to include participation by
SAC States to the maximum extent possible. BAT will report to OMB
on these efforts within 1 year of this clearance (or 5/99); 3) The
new MIS system referred to above will allow the collection of data
linkages to STW and STA, consistent with ETA FY 1999 performance
goals; 4) ETA is commended for their development of a BAT Home
Page. This should be considered the first step towards
implementation of universal electronic reporting in the Registered
Apprenticeship program. 5) In the next submission of this
paperwork, ETA will finalize any GPRA related revisions to Q9 on
the Form ETA 671. In conjunction with these revisions, ETA, in
order to improve the quality of data obtained, will provide
respondents with clear instructions on completing this item; 6) ETA
will continue its work with the National Skill Standards Board
(NSSB) on the development of standards. ETA will continue their
efforts to disseminate NSSB project reports and other pertinent
information on standards to the field and SAC states. ETA will
explore the possibility of using the BAT Home Page as a
dissemination vehicle; 7) With the September budget submission, ETA
will submit to OMB a brief descritpion of BAT's GPRA performance
goals and how the data generated by the new system will measure
progress against those goals. This report will include an analysis
of the quality of existing data for use as GPRA baselines, and the
results of the data validation effort currently underway; 8) In the
next submission of this paperwork, ETA will incorporate use of the
new race categories as outlined in the October 30, 1997 Federal
Register; 9) ETA will revise the form in order to place the Social
Security Number warning in a more prominent place; 10) ETA will
consider collecting information on employment retention and
earnings gains among registered apprentices who complete the
program and reach journeyworker status. This information could be
collected through a sample survey, administrative records, or
through an evaluation of the registered apprenticeship program. ETA
will report to OMB on its progress in this effort by 5/99.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
02/29/2000
02/29/2000
05/31/1998
158,957
0
181,879
32,630
0
38,697
0
0
0
Title 29 CFR 29 sets forth labor
standards to safeguard the welfare of apprentices and to extend the
application of such standards by prescribing policies and
procedures concerning registration of apprenticeship.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Labor Standards for the Registration of Apprenticeship Programs -- Title 29 CFR Part 29