Federal Register #2026-21164

DOL seeks comments on the Job Corps Health Questionnaire information collection

The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking public comment on continued authorization of the Job Corps Health Questionnaire information collection. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA); the request is under review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). - Collection: Job Corps applicants provide health-status information using form ETA 653 during an interview with an admissions counselor. - Estimated annual burden: 32,458 respondents and 32,458 responses, totaling 6,492 hours; no annual other costs are estimated. - Requested feedback: Whether the collection is necessary and useful, whether the burden and cost estimates are accurate, how to improve the information’s quality and clarity, and how to reduce respondent burden. - Authorization requested: Three years. This is an information-collection review, not a procurement for products or services. - OEMs and vendors: None identified.

Description

The Department of Labor is submitting the Employment and Training Administration-sponsored Job Corps Health Questionnaire information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The collection obtains information about Job Corps applicants’ health status through ETA 653 during an admissions counselor interview. The notice invites public comments on the need for the collection, estimated burden and costs, ways to improve the collection, and ways to reduce respondent burden. Comments are due by November 16, 2026.

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