[Federal Register: October 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 211)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

 
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

October 24, 2008.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of 
the following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35). A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation; including among other things a description of the likely 
respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden 
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Mary Beth Smith-
Toomey on 202-693-4223 (this is not a toll-free number)/e-mail: DOL_
PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the 
Department of Labor--ETA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-6974 (these 
are not toll-free numbers), E-mail: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov within 
30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register. In 
order to ensure the appropriate consideration, comments should 
reference the OMB Control Number (see below).
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
     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,

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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: Employment Training Administration.
    Type of Review: Revision of an existing OMB Control Number.
    Title of Collection: Title 29 CFR Part 29--Labor Standards for the 
Registration of Apprenticeship Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0223.
    Agency Form Number: ETA-671.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--Business or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 248,728.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 26,757.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.
    Description: Title 29 CFR part 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 the 
registration of an apprenticeship. The Form ETA 671 collects the 
information necessary for the Department to enforce the safeguards set 
forth in the aforementioned Standard. The Form consists of two 
sections: Section I records the sponsor's information and Section II is 
for the apprentice's information. For additional information, see 
related notice published at Volume 73 FR 36903 on June 30, 2008.

Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-25902 Filed 10-29-08; 8:45 am]

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