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. This information collection, ETA 671, has two sections: the first records the sponsor's information and the second is for the apprentice's information, filled out by the sponsor based on employment records. The submission is reviewed and signed by the state agency/ Office of Apprenticeship. The information is collected on a one-time basis.
US Code:
29 USC 50
Name of Law: The National Apprenticeship Act
The annual burden for this information collection increased from 22,158 hours to 32,399 hours resulting in an increase of 10,241 hours over ETAâs previous estimate, which OMB approved until January 31, 2020. The burden hours have increased due to an increase in the total number of responses (i.e., apprentice and program counts). The number of responses has increased by 212,210 (from 239,720 to 451,930). This increase in burden hours provides a more precise assessment of the time it takes sponsors to develop program standards.
The revisions to the information collection consists of (1) minor edits for clarity; (2) an update to the Office of Apprenticeship's room number; (3) an update to the education level categories in Section II so that it more closely aligns with the educational categories the U.S. Census uses to obtain information; (4) an update to the field in Part B, 10a from âpre-apprenticeship hourly wageâ to âprior hourly wageâ to ensure that the earnings of a participant prior to beginning an apprenticeship is captured regardless of whether he or she participated in a pre-apprenticeship program; (5) deletion of the designation of a name and address of the Sponsor designee to receive complaints as optional; (6) and an update to the citation in Section II (Voluntary Disability Disclosure) to reflect the requirement that sponsors must invite apprentices and applicants to voluntarily self-identify whether or not they have a disability as required under part 30.
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.
Form ETA 671 Record Keeping - Program Registration, Section I
1205-0223 Supporting Statement final.doc 021820.docx
Record Keeping - Program Registration, Section I