80 FR 12039 - Comment Request for Information Collection for Form ETA-9127, Foreign Labor Certification Quarterly Activity Report; Revision

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 43 (March 5, 2015)

The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the 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 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program helps 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 (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning the collection of data about Form ETA- 9127, Foreign Labor Certification Quarterly Activity Report (OMB Control Number 1205-0457), which expires May 31, 2015. The Form ETA- 9127 solicits information from State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) who are recipients of foreign labor certification grants about program-related activities performed by SWA staff in accordance with the specific fiscal year annual plans. These activities include reviewing and transmitting H-2A and H-2B job orders, conducting H-2A prevailing wage and prevailing practice surveys, and performing H-2A related housing inspections of facilities offered to agricultural workers.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[OMB Control Number 1205-0457]


Comment Request for Information Collection for Form ETA-9127, 
Foreign Labor Certification Quarterly Activity Report; Revision

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a 
preclearance consultation program to provide the 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 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program helps 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 (ETA) is 
soliciting comments concerning the collection of data about Form ETA-
9127, Foreign Labor Certification Quarterly Activity Report (OMB 
Control Number 1205-0457), which expires May 31, 2015. The Form ETA-
9127 solicits information from State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) who are 
recipients of foreign labor certification grants about program-related 
activities performed by SWA staff in accordance with the specific 
fiscal year annual plans. These activities include reviewing and 
transmitting H-2A and H-2B job orders, conducting H-2A prevailing wage 
and prevailing practice surveys, and performing H-2A related housing 
inspections of facilities offered to agricultural workers.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section below on or before May 4, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Brian Pasternak, National 
Director of Temporary Programs, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, 
Room C-4312, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Telephone 
number: 202-693-3010 (this is not a toll-free number). Individuals with 
hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone number above via 
TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-
877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD). Fax: 202-693-2768. Email: 
[email protected] subject line: ETA-9127. A copy of the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) can be obtained free of charge by 
contacting the office listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Under the foreign labor certification programs administered by ETA, 
SWAs are funded through annually reimbursable grants to conduct certain 
activities that support the processing of applications for temporary 
labor certification filed by U.S. employers in order to hire foreign 
workers in the H-2B or H-2A visa categories to perform agricultural or 
nonagricultural services or labor. Under the grant agreements, SWAs 
must review and transmit through the intrastate and interstate systems 
job orders submitted by employers in order to recruit U.S. workers 
prior to filling the job openings with foreign workers.
    In order to effectively monitor the administration of foreign labor 
certification activities by the SWAs, the Department requires the SWAs 
to report their workloads related to these activities on a quarterly 
basis. This collection of information is conducted through Form ETA-
9127, Foreign Labor Certification Quarterly Activity Report. This 
report is critical for ensuring accountability and for future program 
management, including budget and workload management. ETA intends to 
revise the information collection by clarifying the ETA-9127 
instructions and making minor changes to the PRA disclosure on the 
form.

II. Review Focus

    DOL is particularly interested in comments that:
     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 submissions of responses.

III. Current Actions

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Form ETA-9127, Foreign Labor Certification Quarterly 
Activity Report.
    OMB Number: 1205-0457.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal governments.
    Form(s): ETA-9127.
    Total Annual Respondents: 54.
    Annual Frequency: Quarterly.
    Total Annual Responses: 216.
    Average Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 432.
    Total Annual Burden Cost for Respondents: $9,910.
    Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be 
summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the ICR; 
they will also become a matter of public record. Commenters are 
encouraged not to submit sensitive information (e.g., confidential 
business information or personally identifiable information such as a 
social security number).

Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
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