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)
Employment and Training Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 43 (March 5, 2015)
| Page Range | 12039-12039 | |
| FR Document | 2015-05116 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 12039] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-05116] [[Page 12039]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [FR Doc. 2015-05116 Filed 3-4-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-FP-P
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR speech impairments may access the electronic, mechanical, or other
telephone number above via TTY by technological collection techniques or
Employment and Training calling the toll-free Federal Information other forms of information technology,
Administration Relay Service at 1–877–889–5627 (TTY/ e.g., permitting electronic submissions
TDD). Fax: 202–693–2768. Email: of responses.
[OMB Control Number 1205–0457]
ETA.OFLC.Forms@dol.gov subject line:
ETA–9127. A copy of the proposed III. Current Actions
Comment Request for Information
Collection for Form ETA–9127, Foreign information collection request (ICR) can Type of Review: Revision.
be obtained free of charge by contacting Title: Form ETA–9127, Foreign Labor
Labor Certification Quarterly Activity
the office listed above. Certification Quarterly Activity Report.
Report; Revision
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Number: 1205–0457.
AGENCY: Employment and Training Affected Public: State, local or tribal
Administration (ETA), Labor. I. Background governments.
ACTION: Notice. Under the foreign labor certification Form(s): ETA–9127.
programs administered by ETA, SWAs Total Annual Respondents: 54.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor are funded through annually Annual Frequency: Quarterly.
(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to reimbursable grants to conduct certain Total Annual Responses: 216.
reduce paperwork and respondent activities that support the processing of Average Time per Response: 2 hours.
burden, conducts a preclearance applications for temporary labor Estimated Total Annual Burden
consultation program to provide the certification filed by U.S. employers in Hours: 432.
Total Annual Burden Cost for
public and Federal agencies with an order to hire foreign workers in the
Respondents: $9,910.
opportunity to comment on proposed H–2B or H–2A visa categories to
Comments submitted in response to
and/or continuing collections of perform agricultural or nonagricultural
this comment request will be
information in accordance with the services or labor. Under the grant
summarized and/or included in the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 agreements, SWAs must review and
request for OMB approval of the ICR;
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program transmit through the intrastate and
they will also become a matter of public
helps ensure that requested data can be interstate systems job orders submitted
record. Commenters are encouraged not
provided in the desired format, by employers in order to recruit U.S.
to submit sensitive information (e.g.,
reporting burden (time and financial workers prior to filling the job openings
confidential business information or
resources) is minimized, collection with foreign workers.
In order to effectively monitor the personally identifiable information such
instruments are clearly understood, and
administration of foreign labor as a social security number).
the impact of collection requirements on
respondents can be properly assessed. certification activities by the SWAs, the Portia Wu,
Currently, the Employment and Department requires the SWAs to report Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training Administration (ETA) is their workloads related to these Training, Labor.
soliciting comments concerning the activities on a quarterly basis. This [FR Doc. 2015–05116 Filed 3–4–15; 8:45 am]
collection of data about Form ETA– collection of information is conducted BILLING CODE 4510–FP–P
9127, Foreign Labor Certification through Form ETA–9127, Foreign Labor
Quarterly Activity Report (OMB Control Certification Quarterly Activity Report.
Number 1205–0457), which expires May This report is critical for ensuring DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
31, 2015. The Form ETA–9127 solicits accountability and for future program
information from State Workforce management, including budget and Office of the Secretary
Agencies (SWAs) who are recipients of workload management. ETA intends to
foreign labor certification grants about revise the information collection by Agency Information Collection
program-related activities performed by clarifying the ETA–9127 instructions Activities; Submission for OMB
SWA staff in accordance with the and making minor changes to the PRA Review; Comment Request; Job
specific fiscal year annual plans. These disclosure on the form. Innovation and Accelerator Challenge
activities include reviewing and Grants Evaluation
II. Review Focus
transmitting H–2A and H–2B job orders, ACTION: Notice.
conducting H–2A prevailing wage and DOL is particularly interested in
prevailing practice surveys, and comments that: SUMMARY: The Department of Labor
performing H–2A related housing • Evaluate whether the proposed (DOL) is submitting the Employment
inspections of facilities offered to collection of information is necessary and Training Administration (ETA)
agricultural workers. for the proper performance of the sponsored information collection
functions of the agency, including request (ICR) proposal titled, ‘‘Job
DATES: Written comments must be
whether the information will have Innovation and Accelerator Challenge
submitted to the office listed in the practical utility;
ADDRESSES section below on or before Grants Evaluation,’’ to the Office of
• evaluate the accuracy of the
May 4, 2015. Management and Budget (OMB) for
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments review and approval for use in
proposed collection of information,
to Brian Pasternak, National Director of accordance with the Paperwork
including the validity of the
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
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Temporary Programs, Office of Foreign methodology and assumptions used;
Labor Certification, Room C–4312, • enhance the quality, utility, and 3501 et seq.). Public comments on the
Employment & Training Administration, clarity of the information to be ICR are invited.
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 collected; and DATES: The OMB will consider all
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, • minimize the burden of the written comments that agency receives
DC 20210. Telephone number: 202– collection of information on those who on or before April 6, 2015.
693–3010 (this is not a toll-free are to respond, including through the ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
number). Individuals with hearing or use of appropriate automated, applicable supporting documentation;
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