[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 32 (Thursday, February 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8130-8131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3966]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; State Alien Labor Certification Activity
Report
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
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 to the collection of
information to the State Alien Labor Certification Activity Report. A
copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section
of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before April 19, 1999.
The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments
which:
Evaluate whether the proposed information collection 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 collections
techniques or other forms of information, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
ADDRESSES: Comments and questions regarding the collection of
information on Form ETA 9037, State Alien Labor Certification Activity
Report, should be directed to James Norris, Chief, Division of Foreign
Labor Certifications, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room N-4456, Washington, D.C. 20210 ((202) 219-5263 (this
is not a toll-free number)).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Alien labor certification programs administered by the Employment
and Training Administration (ETA) of the Department of Labor (DOL or
Department) require State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) to
initially process applications for per permanent and temporary labor
certifications filed by U.S. employers on behalf of alien workers
seeking to be employed in the U.S. SESAs are also responsible for
issuing prevailing wage determinations, reviewing employer-provided
wage surveys or other source data, conducting
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housing inspections of facilities offered to migrant and seasonal
workers, and conducting and monitoring recruitment activities seeking
qualified U.S. workers for the jobs employers are attempting to fill
with foreign workers. The SESAs perform these functions under a
reimbursable grant that is awarded annually. The information pertaining
to these functions is collected on the Form ETA 9037 and will be used
by Departmental staff to manage alien labor certification programs in
the SESAs. The Department will be able to monitor the number of
applications that the State has received, processed, and forwarded to
ETA Regional offices, and the number of prevailing wage determinations
issued to employers under the permanent and temporary labor
certification programs, as well as the H-1B program for nonimmigrant
professionals in specialty occupations. The information on workload
will be used for formulating budget estimates for both state and
Federal workloads, and for monitoring a State's performance against the
Grant Statement of Work and Work Plan. Without such information, the
budget workload figures will be estimates and the allocation of funding
to the SESAs will not reflect the true workload in a State.
II. Current Actions
In order for the Department to met its statutory responsibilities
under the INA there is a need for an extension of an existing
collection of information pertaining to.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection
without change.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
Title: State Alien Labor Certification Activity Report.
OMB Number: 1205-0319.
Affected Public: Federal and State governments.
Form: Form ETA 9037.
Total Respondents: 54.
Frequency of Response: Semi-annually.
Total Responses: 108.
Average Burden Hours per Response: 2.
Estimate Total Annual 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.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of February, 1999.
John R. Beverly, III,
Director, U.S. Employment Service.
[FR Doc. 99-3966 Filed 2-17-99; 8:45 am]
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