Forms ETA 652, 655 and 682 are used to
obtain information for screening and enrollment purposes to
determine eligibility for the Job Corp program in accordance with
the requirements of the Workforce Investment Act. They concern
questions of economic criteria and past behavior problems as well
as questions needed to certify an applicant's arrangements for care
of a dependent child(ren) while the applicant is in Job
Corps.
There were no program changes;
however, there has been a reduction in the number of applicants.
The Department has also reconsidered its approach in counting the
number of responses provided by each respondent and concluded that,
while all forms may be filed at the same time, each form should be
considered a separate response. These adjustments to the number of
responses (from 92,122 to 179,723) do not affect burden time or
other costs, except to the extent that there are fewer respondents.
Also, the previous submission inadvertently included the estimated
opportunity costs to participants for filling out forms as a
Federal cost.
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.