[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1411-1412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-576]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; Alien Labor Certification Activity Report
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 Employment and Training Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed extension of the information
collection of the Alien Labor Certification Activity Report, Form ETA
9037.
A copy of the proposed information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the employee listed below in the contact section
of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before March 19, 1996.
Written comments should 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 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.
ADDRESSES: Flora T. Richardson, U.S. Employment Service, Employment and
Training Administration, Department of Labor, Room N-4456, 200
Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20210,
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202-219-5263 (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Alien Labor Certification Program operates under regulations at
20 CFR 655 and 656. The Alien Certification Program, as administered by
the Department of Labor, requires the State employment security
agencies (SESAs) to initially process applications for alien
certifications filed by U.S. employers on behalf of alien workers
wishing to enter the U.S. for permanent employment and certain
temporary employment purposes, conduct wage surveys, provide wage
information to U.S. employers wishing to employ foreign workers,
conduct housing inspections of facilities employers offer to migrant
and seasonal workers, and recruit for qualified U.S. workers for
employers applying for alien certification. The SESAs perform these
functions under a reimbursable grant that is awarded annually. The data
from this report provides important program information about SESA
workload in a number of immigration programs and provides ETA with more
timely management information. The data is used for program monitoring
and evaluation and for future distribution of alien certification
funds.
II. Current Actions
This is a request for OMB approval under [the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)] of an extension to an existing
collection of information previously approved and assigned OMB Control
No. 1205-0015. There is no change in burden.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
Title: Alien Labor Certification Activity Report.
OMB Number: 1205-0015.
Frequency: Semi-Annually.
Affected Public: Regional, State or local governments.
Number of Respondents: 54.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 2 hours per response.
Total Estimated Cost: No Cost to Respondent.
Total Burden Hours: 216.
Comments submitted in response to this notice 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: December 15, 1995.
John M. Robinson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-576 Filed 1-18-96; 8:45 am]
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