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.
The marginal increase in time burden from 16,158 hours to the 18,424 hours currently requested is due to the fact that ETA assigned one minute to the time it takes to complete Form ETA-652 (rather than the half minute, or thirty seconds, approved previously in ROCIS). Thus the total for the three forms, as an annualized estimate, is now 12 minutes instead of 11 minutes and 30 seconds.
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.