ETA
Federal Register Notice ETA
Federal Register Notice
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Collection of Job Corps Health Questionnaire Comment
Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the general 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 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to
ensure that 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 on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Job Corps is soliciting comments concerning the proposed
revision of the Health Questionnaire, Form ETA 6-53, a copy of which is
attached to this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed; in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before June 5, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Barbara J. Grove, RN, National Nursing Director, Job Corps,
room N 4507, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210, 202-
219-5556, ext. 121 (this is not a toll-free number), 202-219-5183
(fax).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Job Corps program is described in its enabling legislation
under Public Law 105-220, Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Section 145
establishes standards and procedures for obtaining data from each
applicant relating to their needs. The Department of Labor's regulation
at 20 CFR 670.410 further details the recruitment and screening of
applicants.
Individuals who wish to enroll in the Job Corps program, must first
be determined to be eligible and selected
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for enrollment. This process is carried out by admissions agencies,
including state employment services, contracted to recruit young people
for the Job Corps program. The admission process ensures that
applicants meet all the admission criteria as defined in the Policy and
Requirement Handbook (PRH) Chapter 1, Outreach and Admissions, October
1998.
Nonmedical personnel in the admission's office (admission
counselors) conduct the admission interview and complete the required
application forms. The ETA 6-53 is completed on all applicants that
have been determined to be eligible and selected for the Job Corps
Program.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments
which:
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
<bullet> 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 or responses.
III. Current Actions
After the applicant has been determined to be eligible and then
selected for the Job Corps Program, the applicant is assigned to a
center. After being assigned to a center, the ETA 6-53 is completed on
all applicants. If additional health information is needed from
previous health care providers, this information is collected and the
admission packet in its entirety, is sent to the center of assignment.
When the application is received on center, it is reviewed; and if
there are health related issues, the application is forwarded to the
center's health services. After reviewing the application, if it is
felt that the applicant's health needs can not be met on center, the
folder is sent to the Regional Office for review. The folder is then
reviewed by the Regional Health Consultant and a recommendation is made
to the Regional Director. The Regional Director makes the final
determination regarding enrollment of the applicant. If the application
is denied, the applicant will be referred to other state and/or local
agencies.
Experience throughout the Job Corps indicates that the Health
Questionnaire is an excellent guide in identifying current and
potential applicant health needs. Its use results in considerable
savings of time, by both center health staff and regional health
consultants and staff, and of money, by reducing high medical program
costs due to medical separations.
Revisions of the ETA 6-53 have been made to reflect the Workforce
Investment Act, and to be more sensitive to applicants with health
needs.
Type of Review: Reinstatement with Change.
Agency: Employment and Training Agency.
Title: Job Corps Health Questionnaire, ETA 6-53.
OMB Number: 1205-0033.
Agency Number: ETA 653.
Recordkeeping: The applicant is not required to retain the records;
admission counselors or contractor's main offices are required to
retain records of applicants who are enrolled in the program for three
years from the date of application.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: The form would be completed on each applicant.
Total Responses: 93,000.
Average Time for Responses: It takes approximately 5 minutes to
complete the form. (It may take longer for some applicants.)
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 7750. [93,000 (number of
applications) <divide> 12 ( number of applications that can be
completed in an hour) = 7750].
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
Total Burden Cost: (operating/maintaining): Operating and
maintenance services associated with these forms are contracted yearly
by the Federal Government with outreach and admissions contractors,
according to designated recruiting areas. This is one of the many
functions the contractors perform for which precise costs cannot be
identified. Based on the past experience of recruitment contractors,
however, the annual cost for contractor staff and related cost is
estimated to be about $771,750. An additional cost of $11,974 is added
for the applicant's time, making the total $783,724. For the
approximately 70 percent of the Job Corps applicants who have never
worked, no value is determined. For the remaining 30 percent of
applicants who have been in the work force previously for any length of
time, whether full-time or less, the current minimum wage of $5.15 is
used to determine the value of the applicant time.
Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the information collection request: they will also
become a matter of public record.
Dated: March 31, 2000.
Jackie Roberts,
Acting Deputy Director, Job Corps.
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