80 FR 36853 - Comment Request for Information Collection for the National Agricultural Workers Survey: Extension With Revisions (OMB 1205-0453)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 123 (June 26, 2015)

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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 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 information collection request (ICR) to continue administering the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS), with new questions on education and training, digital literacy, housing, and health. Proposed changes also include question deletions and modifications. Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the contact shown in the ADDRESSES section. Comments must be written to receive consideration, and they will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the final information collection request (ICR). In order to help ensure appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB CONTROL NUMBER 1205-0453.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Comment Request for Information Collection for the National 
Agricultural Workers Survey: Extension With Revisions (OMB 1205-0453)

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

ACTION: Notice.

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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 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 information 
collection request (ICR) to continue administering the National 
Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS), with new questions on education and 
training, digital literacy, housing, and health. Proposed changes also 
include question deletions and modifications.
    Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the 
contact shown in the ADDRESSES section. Comments must be written to 
receive consideration, and they will be summarized and included in the 
request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the final 
information collection request (ICR). In order to help ensure 
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB CONTROL NUMBER 
1205-0453.

DATES: Submit written comments to the office listed in the addresses 
section below on or before August 25, 2015.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free by 
contacting Mr. Daniel Carroll, Office of Policy Development and 
Research, Room N-5641, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. 
Telephone number: 202-693-2795 (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: 202-693-2766. Email: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Wayne Gordon, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The NAWS is an employment-based, annual survey of the demographic, 
employment, and health characteristics of hired crop farm workers, 
including workers brought to farms by labor intermediaries. The survey 
began in 1988. Each year, between 1,500 and 3,500 workers are randomly 
chosen for an interview. Interviews are conducted three times per year 
to account for the seasonality of agricultural employment. Several 
Federal agencies utilize the NAWS to collect information on the 
population of hired crop farm workers.
    ETA is seeking approval to add new questions to the NAWS on farm 
workers' participation in education and training programs, access to 
and use of digital information devices, utilization of acute, 
preventive, and dental health care, location of living quarters in 
relation to production agriculture, and type of housing. Proposed 
changes also include: (1) Temporarily discontinuing questions on 
occupational injuries, musculoskeletal problems, and potential exposure 
to pesticides, all of which were administered for two years and have 
fulfilled the current information needs of the sponsoring Federal 
agencies; (2) deleting 17 other questions that either had too few 
responses to be useful for analysis, will be redundant with the 
addition of proposed questions, or are no longer valid; and (3) 
modifying the stem and/or response options of six questions to make 
them more useful.

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

    [ssquf] Agency: DOL-ETA.
    [ssquf] Type of Review: Extension with Changes.
    [ssquf] Title of Collection: National Agricultural Workers Survey.
    [ssquf] Form: Primary Questionnaire.
    [ssquf] OMB Control Number: 1205-0453.
    [ssquf] Affected Public: Individuals, Farms.
    [ssquf] Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,216.
    [ssquf] Frequency: Annual.
    [ssquf] Total Estimated Annual Responses: 7,890.
    [ssquf] Estimated Average Time per Response: 60 minutes.
    [ssquf] Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,927 hours.
    [ssquf] Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
    We will summarize and/or include in the request for OMB approval of 
the ICR, the comments received in response

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to this comment request; they will also become a matter of public 
record.

Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
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other forms of information technology, request (ICR) to continue administering relation to production agriculture, and
e.g., permitting electronic submissions the National Agricultural Workers type of housing. Proposed changes also
of responses. Survey (NAWS), with new questions on include: (1) Temporarily discontinuing
education and training, digital literacy, questions on occupational injuries,
III. Current Actions
housing, and health. Proposed changes musculoskeletal problems, and potential
Type of Review: Extension with also include question deletions and exposure to pesticides, all of which
revision. modifications. were administered for two years and
Title: Applications, Grants and Interested parties are encouraged to have fulfilled the current information
Administration of STC Provisions. provide comments to the contact shown needs of the sponsoring Federal
OMB Number: 1205–0499. in the ADDRESSES section. Comments agencies; (2) deleting 17 other questions
Affected Public: State Workforce must be written to receive that either had too few responses to be
Agencies. consideration, and they will be useful for analysis, will be redundant
Estimated Total Annual Respondents: summarized and included in the request with the addition of proposed questions,
17. for Office of Management and Budget
Annual Frequency: Quarterly. or are no longer valid; and (3) modifying
Estimated Total Annual Responses: (OMB) approval of the final information the stem and/or response options of six
68. collection request (ICR). In order to help questions to make them more useful.
Average Time per Response: 1 hour. ensure appropriate consideration,
comments should mention OMB II. Review Focus
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 68. CONTROL NUMBER 1205–0453. The Department is particularly
Total Annual Burden Cost for DATES: Submit written comments to the interested in comments which:
Respondents: $0. office listed in the addresses section • Evaluate whether the proposed
We will summarize and/or include in below on or before August 25, 2015. collection of information is necessary
the request for OMB approval of the ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with for the proper performance of the
ICR, the comments received in response applicable supporting documentation; functions of the agency, including
to this comment request; they will also including a description of the likely whether the information will have
become a matter of public record. respondents, proposed frequency of practical utility;
Signed: response, and estimated total burden • Evaluate the accuracy of the
Portia Wu, may be obtained free by contacting Mr. agency’s estimate of the burden of the
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Daniel Carroll, Office of Policy proposed collection of information,
Training, Labor. Development and Research, Room N– including the validity of the
[FR Doc. 2015–15735 Filed 6–25–15; 8:45 am] 5641, Employment and Training methodology and assumptions used;
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Administration, U.S. Department of • Enhance the quality, utility, and
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., clarity of the information to be
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone collected; and
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR number: 202–693–2795 (this is not a • Minimize the burden of the
toll-free number). Individuals with collection of information on those who
Employment and Training hearing or speech impairments may are to respond, including through the
Administration access the telephone number above via use of appropriate automated,
TTY by calling the toll-free Federal electronic, mechanical, or other
Comment Request for Information Information Relay Service at 1–877– technological collection techniques or
Collection for the National Agricultural 889–5627 (TTY/TDD). Fax: 202–693– other forms of information technology,
Workers Survey: Extension With 2766. Email: carroll.daniel.j@dol.gov. e.g., permitting electronic submissions
Revisions (OMB 1205–0453) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. of responses.
AGENCY: Employment and Training Wayne Gordon, gordon.wayne@dol.gov.
III. Current Actions
Administration (ETA), Labor. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ACTION: Notice. D Agency: DOL–ETA.
I. Background D Type of Review: Extension with
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor The NAWS is an employment-based, Changes.
(Department), as part of its continuing annual survey of the demographic, D Title of Collection: National
effort to reduce paperwork and employment, and health characteristics Agricultural Workers Survey.
respondent burden, conducts a of hired crop farm workers, including D Form: Primary Questionnaire.
preclearance consultation program to workers brought to farms by labor D OMB Control Number: 1205–0453.
provide the public and Federal agencies intermediaries. The survey began in D Affected Public: Individuals, Farms.
with an opportunity to comment on 1988. Each year, between 1,500 and
D Estimated Number of Respondents:
proposed and/or continuing collections 3,500 workers are randomly chosen for
7,216.
of information in accordance with the an interview. Interviews are conducted
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [44 three times per year to account for the D Frequency: Annual.
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)] (PRA). The PRA seasonality of agricultural employment. D Total Estimated Annual Responses:
helps ensure that respondents can Several Federal agencies utilize the 7,890.
provide requested data in the desired NAWS to collect information on the D Estimated Average Time per
format with minimal reporting burden population of hired crop farm workers. Response: 60 minutes.
D Estimated Total Annual Burden
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(time and financial resources), ETA is seeking approval to add new
collection instruments are clearly questions to the NAWS on farm Hours: 3,927 hours.
understood and the impact of collection workers’ participation in education and D Total Estimated Annual Other Cost
requirements on respondents can be training programs, access to and use of Burden: $0.
properly assessed. digital information devices, utilization We will summarize and/or include in
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments of acute, preventive, and dental health the request for OMB approval of the
concerning the information collection care, location of living quarters in ICR, the comments received in response

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to this comment request; they will also ‘‘All workers of Simpson Lumber Company additional information obtained during
become a matter of public record. LLC, John’s Prairie Operations Division, the reconsideration investigation, the
Shelton, Washington (TA–W–82,797) and Department of Labor determines that the
Portia Wu, Simpson Lumber Company LLC, Sawmill
and Mill #5, including on-site leased workers workers are eligible to apply for
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training, Labor. of Express Employment Services, Shelton, adjustment assistance under chapter 2
[FR Doc. 2015–15730 Filed 6–25–15; 8:45 am] Washington (TA–W–82,797A), who became of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as
totally or partially separated from amended, and are also eligible to apply
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employment on or after June 7, 2012 through for alternative trade adjustment
June 21, 2015, and all workers in the two assistance under section 246 of the
groups threatened with total or partial
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR separation from employment on June 21,
Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
2013 through June 21, 2015 are eligible to Conclusion
Employment and Training apply for adjustment assistance under
Administration Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are After careful review of the additional
[TA–W–82,797; TA–W–82,797A] also eligible to apply for alternative trade facts obtained on reconsideration, I
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
determine that workers of Honeywell
Simpson Lumber Company LLC, the Trade Act of 1974.’’
Aerospace, a subsidiary of Honeywell
John’s Prairie Operations Division, Signed in Washington, DC, this 15th day of International, including on-site leased
Shelton, Washington; Simpson May, 2015
workers from CorTech, PDS Tech,
Lumber Company LLC, Sawmill and Michael W. Jaffe,
Donatech Corporation, Comforce,
Mill #5, Including On-Site Leased Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Collabera, Engineering Technical Group
Workers of Express Employment Assistance.
GS, Adecco, and Aerotek, Moorestown,
Services, Shelton, Washington; [FR Doc. 2015–15732 Filed 6–25–15; 8:45 am]
New Jersey, who were engaged in
Amended Certification Regarding BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P
employment related to the production of
Eligibility To Apply for Worker
electromechanical avionics assemblies,
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR meet the worker group certification
Trade Adjustment Assistance
criteria under section 222(a) of the Act,
In accordance with section 223 of the Employment and Training 19 U.S.C. 2272(a). In accordance with
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), and Administration section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2273,
section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 I make the following certification:
U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the [TA–W–85,689]
‘‘All workers of Honeywell Aerospace, a
Department of Labor issued a Honeywell Aerospace a Subsidiary of subsidiary of Honeywell International,
Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Honeywell International Including On- including on-site leased workers from
Worker Adjustment Assistance and Site Leased Workers From CorTech, CorTech, PDS Tech, Donatech Corporation,
Alternative Trade Adjustment PDS Tech, Donatech Corporation, Comforce, Collabera, Engineering Technical
Assistance on June 21, 2013 applicable Comforce, Collabera, Engineering Group GS, Adecco, and Aerotek,
to workers and former workers of Technical Group GS, Adecco, and Moorestown, New Jersey who became totally
Simpson Lumber Company LLC, John’s Aerotek Moorestown, New Jersey; or partially separated from employment on or
Prairie Operations Division, Shelton, Notice of Revised Determination on after December 3, 2013, through December
Washington. Workers of the subject firm Reconsideration 30, 2016, and all workers in the group
are engaged in activities related to the threatened with total or partial separation
production of softwood dimensional On March 26, 2015, the Department of from employment on December 3, 2013
lumber. Labor issued an Affirmative through December 30, 2016, are eligible to
The intent of the Department’s Determination Regarding Application apply for adjustment assistance under
certification is to include all workers at for Reconsideration for the workers and Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974,
the subject firm who were adversely former workers of Honeywell as amended, and are also eligible to apply for
affected by increased imports of Aerospace, a subsidiary of Honeywell alternative trade adjustment assistance under
softwood dimensional lumber. International, including on-site leased Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
The Department has determined that workers from CorTech, PDS Tech, amended.’’
Sawmill and Mill #5 (located at 100 Donatech Corporation, Comforce,
Signed in Washington, DC, this 19th day of
North Front Street and 3851 West Collabera, Engineering Technical Group
May, 2015.
Martine Road, respectively) operated in GS, Adecco, and Aerotek, Moorestown,
conjunction with the John’s Prairie New Jersey (hereafter referred to as Michael W. Jaffe,
Operations Division, and that the either ‘‘Honeywell Aerospace’’ or Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
workers groups are impacted by ‘‘subject firm’’). The Notice of Assistance.
increased imports of articles like or Determination was published in the [FR Doc. 2015–15731 Filed 6–25–15; 8:45 am]
directly competitive with the softwood Federal Register on April 27, 2015 (80 BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P
dimensional lumber produced at the FR 23294).
subject firm. To support the request for
Based on these findings, the reconsideration, the petitioner supplied
Department is amending this additional information regarding the
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certification to include workers of transferability of the subject workers’
Simpson Lumber Company LLC, skills to supplement that which was
Sawmill and Mill #5, Shelton, gathered for alternative trade adjustment
Washington. assistance during the initial
The amended notice applicable to investigation.
TA–W–82,797 is hereby issued as Based on a careful review of
follows: previously-submitted information and

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Contact		Mr. Wayne Gordon, [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 36853

80 FR 36853 - Comment Request for Information Collection for the National Agricultural Workers Survey: Extension With Revisions (OMB 1205-0453)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOREmployment and Training Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 123 (June 26, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration