80_FR_74368 80 FR 74140 - Comment Request for Information Collection for Reporting and Performance Standards System for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Programs, Extension With Revision

80 FR 74140 - Comment Request for Information Collection for Reporting and Performance Standards System for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Programs, Extension With Revision

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 228 (November 27, 2015)

Page Range74140-74141
FR Document2015-30175

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 collect data about The National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP), which provides employment and training services as well as housing assistance to disadvantaged migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs) and their dependents. Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the contact shown in the ADDRESS section. Comments must be written to receive consideration, and they will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval of the final ICR. In order to help ensure appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control No. 1205-0425.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 228 (Friday, November 27, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 228 (Friday, November 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74140-74141]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30175]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Comment Request for Information Collection for Reporting and 
Performance Standards System for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker 
Programs, Extension With Revision

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 collect data about The National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP), 
which provides employment and training services as well as housing 
assistance to disadvantaged migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs) 
and their dependents.
    Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the 
contact shown in the ADDRESS section. Comments must be written to 
receive consideration, and they will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval of the final ICR. In order to help ensure 
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control No. 
1205-0425.

DATES: Submit written comments to Gregory Scheib at the office listed 
in the address section below on or before January 26, 2016.

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 Gregory Scheib, Workforce Analyst for the National 
Farmworker Jobs Program, at [email protected], or by mail to Gregory Scheib, 
Room C-4510, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Telephone 
number: 202-693-2791 (this is not a toll-free number). Fax: 202-693-
3015. 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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    This grant program seeks to counter the impact of the chronic 
unemployment and underemployment experienced by MSFWs who depend 
primarily on jobs in agricultural labor. NFJP grant funds are awarded 
to community-based organizations and public agencies through a biennial 
grant competition.
    NFJP grantees are required to submit a Program Planning Summary 
report (ETA Form 9094), a Program Status Summary report (ETA Form 
9095), a Housing Assistance report (ETA Form 9164), a quarterly file of 
individual records on all participants who exit the program (Workforce 
Investment Act Standardized Participant Record (WIASPR), and a grant 
plan narrative. These reporting requirements encompass a minimum level 
of information collection that is necessary to hold grantees 
appropriately accountable for the Federal funds they receive, assess 
progress against a set of common performance measures, and allows the 
Department to fulfill its oversight and management responsibilities. 
ETA proposes eliminating the Budget Information Summary Form, ETA 9093, 
currently submitted by grantees as part of annual program plan updates. 
ETA believes the information collected on this form is not essential to 
monitor grantee expenditures; moreover, information on prior year funds 
exists on ETA 9130 (OMB Control No. 1205-0461), a form already required 
for grantees. Discontinuation of this form will reduce the total 
estimated annual reporting burden on each NFJP grantees by 15 hours per 
year.

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 response.

III. Current Actions

     Agency: DOL-ETA.
     Type of Review: extension with change.
     Title of Collection: Reporting and Performance Standards 
System for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Programs.
     Forms: ETA 9094, 9095, and 9165 (housing assistance).

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     OMB Control Number: 1205-0425.
     Affected Public: State, local, and tribal governments.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 69.
     Frequency: quarterly.
     Total Estimated Annual Responses: 29,897.
     Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 73,279 hours.
     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 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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74140 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 228 / Friday, November 27, 2015 / Notices The following determinations because the petitions are the subject of filed earlier covering the same terminating investigations were issued ongoing investigations under petitions petitioners. TA–W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 90,121 ......... Symantec Corporation .................................................................................. Springfield, OR.. I hereby certify that the farmworkers (MSFWs) and their encompass a minimum level of aforementioned determinations were dependents. information collection that is necessary issued during the period of October 9, Interested parties are encouraged to to hold grantees appropriately 2015 through October 23, 2015. These provide comments to the contact shown accountable for the Federal funds they determinations are available on the in the ADDRESS section. Comments receive, assess progress against a set of Department’s Web site www.tradeact/ must be written to receive common performance measures, and taa/taa_search_form.cfm under the consideration, and they will be allows the Department to fulfill its searchable listing of determinations or summarized and included in the request oversight and management by calling the Office of Trade for OMB approval of the final ICR. In responsibilities. ETA proposes Adjustment Assistance toll free at 888– order to help ensure appropriate eliminating the Budget Information 365–6822. consideration, comments should Summary Form, ETA 9093, currently Signed at Washington DC this 27th day of mention OMB Control No. 1205–0425. submitted by grantees as part of annual October 2015. DATES: Submit written comments to program plan updates. ETA believes the Jessica R. Webster Gregory Scheib at the office listed in the information collected on this form is not Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment address section below on or before essential to monitor grantee Assistance. January 26, 2016. expenditures; moreover, information on [FR Doc. 2015–30174 Filed 11–25–15; 8:45 am] ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with prior year funds exists on ETA 9130 applicable supporting documentation; (OMB Control No. 1205–0461), a form BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P including a description of the likely already required for grantees. respondents, proposed frequency of Discontinuation of this form will reduce DEPARTMENT OF LABOR response, and estimated total burden the total estimated annual reporting may be obtained free by contacting burden on each NFJP grantees by 15 Employment and Training Gregory Scheib, Workforce Analyst for hours per year. Administration the National Farmworker Jobs Program, II. Review Focus at NFJP@dol.gov, or by mail to Gregory Comment Request for Information Scheib, Room C–4510, Employment and The Department is particularly Collection for Reporting and Training Administration, U.S. interested in comments which: Performance Standards System for • Evaluate whether the proposed Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker collection of information is necessary Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Programs, Extension With Revision for the proper performance of the Telephone number: 202–693–2791 (this functions of the agency, including AGENCY: Employment and Training is not a toll-free number). Fax: 202–693– whether the information will have Administration (ETA), Labor. 3015. Individuals with hearing or practical utility; ACTION: Notice. speech impairments may access the • Evaluate the accuracy of the telephone number above via TTY by agency’s estimate of the burden of the SUMMARY: The Department of Labor calling the toll-free Federal Information proposed collection of information, (Department), as part of its continuing Relay Service at 1–877–889–5627 (TTY/ including the validity of the effort to reduce paperwork and TDD). methodology and assumptions used; respondent burden, conducts a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: • Enhance the quality, utility, and preclearance consultation program to clarity of the information to be provide the public and Federal agencies I. Background collected; and with an opportunity to comment on This grant program seeks to counter • Minimize the burden of the proposed and/or continuing collections the impact of the chronic collection of information on those who of information in accordance with the unemployment and underemployment are to respond, including through the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [44 experienced by MSFWs who depend use of appropriate automated, U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)] (PRA). The PRA primarily on jobs in agricultural labor. electronic, mechanical, or other helps ensure that respondents can NFJP grant funds are awarded to technological collection techniques or provide requested data in the desired community-based organizations and other forms of information technology, format with minimal reporting burden public agencies through a biennial grant e.g., permitting electronic submissions (time and financial resources), competition. of response. collection instruments are clearly NFJP grantees are required to submit understood and the impact of collection a Program Planning Summary report III. Current Actions requirements on respondents can be (ETA Form 9094), a Program Status • Agency: DOL–ETA. • Type of Review: extension with mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES properly assessed. Currently, ETA is Summary report (ETA Form 9095), a soliciting comments concerning the Housing Assistance report (ETA Form change. information collection request (ICR) to 9164), a quarterly file of individual • Title of Collection: Reporting and collect data about The National records on all participants who exit the Performance Standards System for Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP), which program (Workforce Investment Act Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker provides employment and training Standardized Participant Record Programs. services as well as housing assistance to (WIASPR), and a grant plan narrative. • Forms: ETA 9094, 9095, and 9165 disadvantaged migrant and seasonal These reporting requirements (housing assistance). VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:01 Nov 25, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27NON1.SGM 27NON1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 228 / Friday, November 27, 2015 / Notices 74141 • OMB Control Number: 1205–0425. (C) imports of articles directly production or sales of the workers’ firm; • Affected Public: State, local, and incorporating one or more component or tribal governments. parts produced outside the United (B) a loss of business by the workers’ • Estimated Number of Respondents: States that are like or directly firm with the firm described in 69. competitive with imports of articles paragraph (2) contributed importantly to • Frequency: quarterly. incorporating one or more component the workers’ separation or threat of • Total Estimated Annual Responses: parts produced by such firm have separation. 29,897. increased; • Estimated Total Annual Burden In order for an affirmative (D) imports of articles like or directly determination to be made for adversely Hours: 73,279 hours. competitive with articles which are affected workers in firms identified by • Total Estimated Annual Other Cost produced directly using services the International Trade Commission and Burden: $0. We will summarize and/or include in supplied by such firm, have increased; a certification issued regarding the request for OMB approval of the and eligibility to apply for worker ICR, the comments received in response (4) the increase in imports contributed adjustment assistance, each of the group to this comment request; they will also importantly to such workers’ separation eligibility requirements of section 222(e) become a matter of public record. or threat of separation and to the decline of the Act must be met. in the sales or production of such firm; (1) the workers’ firm is publicly Portia Wu, or identified by name by the International Assistant Secretary for Employment and II. Section 222(a)(2)(B) all of the Trade Commission as a member of a Training, Labor. following must be satisfied: domestic industry in an investigation [FR Doc. 2015–30175 Filed 11–25–15; 8:45 am] (1) A significant number or proportion resulting in— BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P of the workers in such workers’ firm (A) an affirmative determination of have become totally or partially serious injury or threat thereof under separated, or are threatened to become section 202(b)(1); DEPARTMENT OF LABOR totally or partially separated; (B) an affirmative determination of (2) One of the following must be market disruption or threat thereof Employment and Training satisfied: under section 421(b)(1); or Administration (A) There has been a shift by the (C) an affirmative final determination Notice of Determinations Regarding workers’ firm to a foreign country in the of material injury or threat thereof under Eligibility To Apply for Worker production of articles or supply of section 705(b)(1)(A) or 735(b)(1)(A) of Adjustment Assistance services like or directly competitive the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. with those produced/supplied by the In accordance with section 223 of the 1671d(b)(1)(A) and 1673d(b)(1)(A)); workers’ firm; Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 (2) the petition is filed during the 1- (B) there has been an acquisition from U.S.C. 2273) the Department of Labor year period beginning on the date on a foreign country by the workers’ firm herein presents summaries of which— of articles/services that are like or determinations regarding eligibility to directly competitive with those (A) a summary of the report submitted apply for trade adjustment assistance for produced/supplied by the workers’ firm; to the President by the International workers by (TA–W) number issued and Trade Commission under section during the period of October 26, 2015 (3) the shift/acquisition contributed 202(f)(1) with respect to the affirmative through November 6, 2015. importantly to the workers’ separation determination described in paragraph In order for an affirmative (1)(A) is published in the Federal or threat of separation. determination to be made for workers of Register under section 202(f)(3); or In order for an affirmative a primary firm and a certification issued (B) notice of an affirmative determination to be made for adversely regarding eligibility to apply for worker determination described in affected secondary workers of a firm and adjustment assistance, each of the group subparagraph (1) is published in the a certification issued regarding eligibility requirements of Section Federal Register; and eligibility to apply for worker 222(a) of the Act must be met. (3) the workers have become totally or I. Under section 222(a)(2)(A), the adjustment assistance, each of the group eligibility requirements of section 222(b) partially separated from the workers’ following must be satisfied: firm within— (1) A significant number or proportion of the Act must be met. (1) a significant number or proportion (A) the 1-year period described in of the workers in such workers’ firm of the workers in the workers’ firm have paragraph (2); or have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become become totally or partially separated, or (B) not withstanding section 223(b)(1), totally or partially separated; are threatened to become totally or the 1- year period preceding the 1-year (2) the sales or production, or both, of partially separated; period described in paragraph (2). such firm have decreased absolutely; (2) the workers’ firm is a Supplier or Affirmative Determinations For Worker and Downstream Producer to a firm that Adjustment Assistance (3) One of the following must be employed a group of workers who satisfied: received a certification of eligibility The following certifications have been (A) Imports of articles or services like under section 222(a) of the Act, and issued. The date following the company name and location of each mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES or directly competitive with articles such supply or production is related to produced or services supplied by such the article or service that was the basis determination references the impact firm have increased; for such certification; and date for all workers of such (B) imports of articles like or directly (3) either— determination. competitive with articles into which one (A) the workers’ firm is a supplier and The following certifications have been or more component parts produced by the component parts it supplied to the issued. The requirements of section such firm are directly incorporated, firm described in paragraph (2) 222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) of the have increased; accounted for at least 20 percent of the Trade Act have been met. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:01 Nov 25, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27NON1.SGM 27NON1


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ActionNotice.
DatesSubmit written comments to Gregory Scheib at the office listed
FR Citation80 FR 74140 
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