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.
table that charts list comparision
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