80 FR 22743 - Comment Request for Information Collection for Guam Military Base Realignment Contractor Recruitment Standards, Extension With Revisions
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 78 (April 23, 2015)
Employment and Training Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 78 (April 23, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-09480 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 78 (Thursday, April 23, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 22743] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-09480] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Comment Request for Information Collection for Guam Military Base Realignment Contractor Recruitment Standards, Extension With Revisions AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department), 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 [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)] (PRA). The PRA helps ensure that respondents can provide requested data in the desired format with minimal reporting burden (time and financial resources), collection instruments are clearly understood and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the extension of the collection of data for the Guam Military Base Realignment Contractor Recruitment Standards, which expires on September 30, 2015. DATES: Submit written comments to the office listed in the addresses section below on or before June 22, 2015. ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Pamela Frugoli, Office of Workforce Investment, Room C4526, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Telephone number: 202-693-3643 (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: 202-693-3015, email: [email protected]. To obtain a copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR, please contact the person listed above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Military Construction Authorization Act, as amended by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, prohibits contractors engaged in construction projects related to the realignment of U.S. military forces from Okinawa to Guam from hiring workers holding H-2B visas under the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b), unless the Governor of Guam (Governor), in consultation with the Secretary of Labor (Secretary), certifies that: (1) There is an insufficient number of U.S. workers that are able, willing, qualified, and available to perform the work; and (2) that the employment of workers holding H-2B visas will not have an adverse effect on either the wages or the working conditions of workers in Guam. In order to allow the Governor to make this certification, the NDAA requires contractors to recruit workers in the U.S., including in Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, according to the terms of a recruitment plan developed and approved by the Secretary. This recruitment plan was published as a set of Contractor Recruitment Standards in the Federal Register on January 8, 2013 (78 FR 1256) and is available at: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/01/08/2013-00114/guam-military-base-realignment-contractor-recruitment-standards. Under the NDAA, no Guam base realignment construction project work may be performed by a person holding an H-2B visa under the Immigration and Nationality Act until the contractor complies with the Department's Contractor Recruitment Standards and the Governor of Guam issues a certification of that compliance. II. Review Focus The Department is particularly interested in comments which: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: Extension without revisions. Title: Guam Military Base Realignment Contractor Recruitment Standards. OMB Number: 1205-0484. Affected Public: Private sector businesses or other for-profits. Estimated Total Annual Respondents: 5. Estimated Total Annual Responses: 110. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 330. Estimated Total Annual Other Costs Burden: 0. We will summarize and/or include in the request for OMB approval of the ICR, the comments received in response to this comment request; they will also become a matter of public record. Portia Wu, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor. [FR Doc. 2015-09480 Filed 4-22-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P
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career pathways systems are capitalizing with minimal reporting burden (time 1256) and is available at: https://
on the flexibility that the career and financial resources), collection www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/
pathways model provides to use instruments are clearly understood and 01/08/2013-00114/guam-military-base-
innovative service delivery strategies. the impact of collection requirements on realignment-contractor-recruitment-
Grantees will use their award to support respondents can be properly assessed. standards. Under the NDAA, no Guam
job-driven approaches in their pre- Currently, ETA is soliciting comments base realignment construction project
existing career pathway systems and concerning the extension of the work may be performed by a person
programs to equip individuals with collection of data for the Guam Military holding an H–2B visa under the
disabilities with the skills, Base Realignment Contractor Immigration and Nationality Act until
competencies, and credentials necessary Recruitment Standards, which expires the contractor complies with the
to help them obtain in-demand jobs, on September 30, 2015. Department’s Contractor Recruitment
increase earnings, and advance their DATES: Submit written comments to the Standards and the Governor of Guam
careers. office listed in the addresses section issues a certification of that compliance.
The complete FOA and any below on or before June 22, 2015.
subsequent FOA amendments in II. Review Focus
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
connection with this solicitation are The Department is particularly
Pamela Frugoli, Office of Workforce
described in further detail on ETA’s interested in comments which:
Investment, Room C4526, Employment
Web site at http://www.doleta.gov/
and Training Administration, U.S. • Evaluate whether the proposed
grants/ or on http://www.grants.gov. The collection of information is necessary
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Web sites provide application for the proper performance of the
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
information, eligibility requirements, functions of the agency, including
Telephone number: 202–693–3643 (This
review and selection procedures, and whether the information will have
is not a toll-free number). Individuals
other program requirements governing practical utility;
with hearing or speech impairments
this solicitation.
may access the telephone number above • evaluate the accuracy of the
DATES: The closing date for receipt of via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal agency’s estimate of the burden of the
applications under this announcement Information Relay Service at 1–877– proposed collection of information,
is June 11, 2015. Applications must be 889–5627 (TTY/TDD). Fax: 202–693– including the validity of the
received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. 3015, email: Frugoli.pam@dol.gov. To methodology and assumptions used;
Eastern Time. • enhance the quality, utility, and
obtain a copy of the proposed
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cam clarity of the information to be
information collection request (ICR,
Nguyen, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., collected; and
please contact the person listed above.
Room N–4716, Washington, DC 20210; • minimize the burden of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Telephone: 202–693–2838. collection of information on those who
I. Background are to respond, including through the
Signed April 17, 2015 in Washington, DC
use of appropriate automated,
Donna Kelly, The Military Construction
electronic, mechanical, or other
Grant Officer, Employment and Training Authorization Act, as amended by the
technological collection techniques or
Administration. National Defense Authorization Act for
other forms of information technology,
[FR Doc. 2015–09407 Filed 4–22–15; 8:45 am] Fiscal Year 2010, prohibits contractors
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
engaged in construction projects related
BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P of responses.
to the realignment of U.S. military
forces from Okinawa to Guam from III. Current Actions
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR hiring workers holding H–2B visas Type of Review: Extension without
under the Immigration and Nationality revisions.
Employment and Training Act, 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b), Title: Guam Military Base
Administration unless the Governor of Guam Realignment Contractor Recruitment
(Governor), in consultation with the Standards.
Comment Request for Information Secretary of Labor (Secretary), certifies
Collection for Guam Military Base OMB Number: 1205–0484.
that: (1) There is an insufficient number Affected Public: Private sector
Realignment Contractor Recruitment of U.S. workers that are able, willing,
Standards, Extension With Revisions businesses or other for-profits.
qualified, and available to perform the Estimated Total Annual Respondents:
AGENCY: Employment and Training work; and (2) that the employment of 5.
Administration (ETA), Labor. workers holding H–2B visas will not Estimated Total Annual Responses:
ACTION: Notice. have an adverse effect on either the 110.
wages or the working conditions of Estimated Total Annual Burden
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor workers in Guam. Hours: 330.
(Department), as part of its continuing In order to allow the Governor to Estimated Total Annual Other Costs
effort to reduce paperwork and make this certification, the NDAA Burden: 0.
respondent burden conducts a requires contractors to recruit workers We will summarize and/or include in
preclearance consultation program to in the U.S., including in Guam, the the request for OMB approval of the
provide the general public and Federal Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana ICR, the comments received in response
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agencies with an opportunity to Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. to this comment request; they will also
comment on proposed and/or Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, become a matter of public record.
continuing collections of information in according to the terms of a recruitment
accordance with the Paperwork plan developed and approved by the Portia Wu,
Reduction Act of 1995 [44 U.S.C. Secretary. This recruitment plan was Assistant Secretary for Employment and
3506(c)(2)(A)] (PRA). The PRA helps published as a set of Contractor Training, Labor.
ensure that respondents can provide Recruitment Standards in the Federal [FR Doc. 2015–09480 Filed 4–22–15; 8:45 am]
requested data in the desired format Register on January 8, 2013 (78 FR BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P
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