82 FR 13139 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Petition for Classifying Labor Surplus Areas
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 45 (March 9, 2017)
Employment and Training Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 45 (March 9, 2017)
| Page Range | 13139-13140 | |
| FR Document | 2017-04686 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 45 (Thursday, March 9, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 13139-13140] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-04686] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Petition for Classifying Labor Surplus Areas ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Petition for Classifying Labor Surplus Areas.'' This comment request is part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by May 8, 2017. 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 Samuel Wright by telephone at 202-693-2879, TTY 1-877-889- 5627, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected]. Submit written comments about, or requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Investment, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20210; by email: [email protected]; or by Fax 202-693-3015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Donald Haughton by telephone at 202-693-2784 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected]. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL, as part of continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information before submitting them to the OMB for final approval. This program helps to ensure 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 can be properly assessed. Under Executive Orders 12073 and 10582, and 20 CFR parts 651 and 654, the Secretary of Labor is required to classify LSAs and disseminate this information for the use of all Federal agencies. This information is used by Federal agencies for various purposes including procurement decisions, food stamp waiver decisions, certain small business loan decisions, as well as other purposes determined by the agencies. The LSA list is issued annually, effective October 1 of each year, utilizing data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Areas meeting the criteria are classified as LSAs. Department regulations specify that the Department can add other areas to the annual LSA listing under the exceptional circumstance criteria. Such additions are based on information contained in petitions submitted by the state workforce agencies (SWAs) to ETA's national office. These petitions contain specific economic information about an area to provide ample justification for adding the area to the LSA listing under the exceptional circumstances criteria. The petitions submitted by the SWAs concern various aspects of unemployment and the economic condition for a specific area in order to provide justification for [[Page 13140]] adding the area to the LSA list under the exceptional circumstances criteria. Under these criteria, an area may be determined eligible for classification as a LSA if it is experiencing a high rate of unemployment which is not temporary or seasonal and which was not adequately reflected in the unemployment data for the two-year reference period. Instructions designed to assist SWAs in the preparation of such petitions are currently contained on the ETA Web site: http://www.doleta.gov/programs/lsa.cfm. This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an information collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 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 OMB approval of the final ICR. In order to help ensure appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB control number 1205-0207. Submitted comments will also be a matter of public record for this ICR and posted on the Internet, without redaction. The DOL encourages commenters not to include personally identifiable information, confidential business data, or other sensitive statements/information in any comments. The 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 submission of responses. Agency: DOL-ETA. Type of Review: Extension without changes. Title of Collection: Petition for Classifying Labor Surplus Areas. Form: Not applicable. OMB Control Number: 1205-0207. Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies. Estimated Number of Respondents: 3. Frequency: Annually. Total Estimated Annual Responses: 3. Estimated Average Time per Response: 3 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0. Byron Zuidema, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration. [FR Doc. 2017-04686 Filed 3-8-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P
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only for the remainder of that term. Mail, express delivery, hand delivery, 693–2879, TTY 1–877–889–5627, (these
Members of the WIAC will serve on a messenger, or courier service: Submit are not toll-free numbers) or by email at
voluntary and generally uncompensated one copy of the nominations and wright.samuel.e@dol.gov.
basis, but will be reimbursed for travel supporting materials to the following Submit written comments about, or
expenses to attend WIAC meetings, address: Workforce Information requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail
including per diem in lieu of Advisory Council Nominations, Office or courier to the U.S. Department of
subsistence, as authorized by the of Workforce Investment, U.S. Labor, Employment and Training
Federal travel regulations. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Administration, Office of Workforce
Ave. NW., Room C–4526, Washington, Investment, 200 Constitution Ave. NW.,
III. Nominations Process Washington, DC 20210; by email:
DC 20210. Deliveries by hand, express
To fill the vacancy for the state LMI mail, messenger, and courier service are wright.samuel.e@dol.gov; or by Fax
director category, which is type (ii) accepted by the Office of Workforce 202–693–3015.
listed in the section above, section Investment during the hours of 9:00 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
15(d)(2)(B) requires nominations may a.m.–5:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, Contact Donald Haughton by telephone
only be received from State workforce Monday through Friday. Due to at 202–693–2784 (this is not a toll-free
and labor market information directors. security-related procedures, number) or by email at
If you would like to nominate a state submissions by regular mail may haughton.donald.w@dol.gov.
LMI director for appointment to the experience significant delays. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
WIAC, please submit, to one of the Facsimile: The Department will not SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL,
addresses listed below, the following accept nominations submitted by fax. as part of continuing efforts to reduce
information: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: paperwork and respondent burden,
• A copy of the nominee’s Steve Rietzke, Division of National conducts a pre-clearance consultation
biographical information and resume; Programs, Tools, and Technical program to provide the general public
• A cover letter that provides your Assistance, Office of Workforce and Federal agencies an opportunity to
reason(s) for nominating the individual, Investment (address above); (202) 693– comment on proposed and/or
the constituency area that they 3912; or use the email address for the continuing collections of information
represent (as outlined above in the WIAC, WIAC@dol.gov. before submitting them to the OMB for
WIAC membership identification final approval. This program helps to
Byron Zuidema,
discussion), and their particular ensure requested data can be provided
expertise for contributing to the national Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training Administration, Labor. in the desired format, reporting burden
policy discussion on: (1) The evaluation (time and financial resources) is
and improvement of the nationwide [FR Doc. 2017–04685 Filed 3–8–17; 8:45 am]
minimized, collection instruments are
workforce and labor market information BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P
clearly understood, and the impact of
system and statewide systems that collection requirements can be properly
comprise the nationwide system, and (2) assessed.
how the Department and the States will DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Under Executive Orders 12073 and
cooperate in the management of those Employment and Training 10582, and 20 CFR parts 651 and 654,
systems, including programs that Administration the Secretary of Labor is required to
produce employment-related statistics classify LSAs and disseminate this
and State and local workforce and labor Agency Information Collection information for the use of all Federal
market information; and Activities; Comment Request; Petition agencies. This information is used by
• Contact information for the for Classifying Labor Surplus Areas Federal agencies for various purposes
nominee (name, title, business address, including procurement decisions, food
business phone, fax number, and ACTION: Notice. stamp waiver decisions, certain small
business email address). business loan decisions, as well as other
In addition, the cover letter must state SUMMARY: The Department of Labor
(DOL), Employment and Training purposes determined by the agencies.
that the nomination is being made in The LSA list is issued annually,
response to this Federal Register Notice Administration (ETA) is soliciting
comments concerning a proposed effective October 1 of each year,
and that the nominee (if nominating utilizing data from the Bureau of Labor
someone other than oneself) has agreed extension for the authority to conduct
the information collection request (ICR) Statistics. Areas meeting the criteria are
to be nominated and is willing to serve classified as LSAs.
on the WIAC until March 25, 2019. titled, ‘‘Petition for Classifying Labor
Surplus Areas.’’ This comment request Department regulations specify that
Nominations for individuals to serve the Department can add other areas to
on the WIAC must be submitted is part of continuing Departmental
efforts to reduce paperwork and the annual LSA listing under the
(postmarked, if sending by mail; exceptional circumstance criteria. Such
submitted electronically; or received, if respondent burden in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 additions are based on information
hand delivered) by April 10, 2017. contained in petitions submitted by the
(PRA).
ADDRESSES: You may submit state workforce agencies (SWAs) to
nominations and supporting materials DATES: Consideration will be given to all ETA’s national office. These petitions
described in this Federal Register written comments received by May 8, contain specific economic information
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Notice by any one of the following 2017. about an area to provide ample
methods: ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with justification for adding the area to the
Electronically: Submit nominations, applicable supporting documentation; LSA listing under the exceptional
including attachments, by email using including a description of the likely circumstances criteria. The petitions
the following address: WIAC@dol.gov respondents, proposed frequency of submitted by the SWAs concern various
(use subject line ‘‘Nomination— response, and estimated total burden aspects of unemployment and the
Workforce Information Advisory may be obtained free by contacting economic condition for a specific area
Council’’). Samuel Wright by telephone at 202– in order to provide justification for
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adding the area to the LSA list under the electronic, mechanical, or other (this link will only become active on the
exceptional circumstances criteria. technological collection techniques or day following publication of this notice)
Under these criteria, an area may be other forms of information technology, or by contacting Michel Smyth by
determined eligible for classification as e.g., permitting electronic submission of telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202–
a LSA if it is experiencing a high rate responses. 693–8064, (these are not toll-free
of unemployment which is not Agency: DOL–ETA. numbers) or by email at
temporary or seasonal and which was Type of Review: Extension without DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
not adequately reflected in the changes. Submit comments about this request
unemployment data for the two-year Title of Collection: Petition for by mail or courier to the Office of
reference period. Instructions designed Classifying Labor Surplus Areas. Information and Regulatory Affairs,
to assist SWAs in the preparation of Form: Not applicable. Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–
such petitions are currently contained OMB Control Number: 1205–0207. MSHA, Office of Management and
on the ETA Web site: http:// Affected Public: State Workforce Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street
www.doleta.gov/programs/lsa.cfm. Agencies. NW., Washington, DC 20503; by Fax:
This information collection is subject Estimated Number of Respondents: 3. 202–395–5806 (this is not a toll-free
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally Frequency: Annually. number); or by email:
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection Total Estimated Annual Responses: 3. OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
of information, and the public is Estimated Average Time per Commenters are encouraged, but not
generally not required to respond to an Response: 3 hours. required, to send a courtesy copy of any
information collection, unless it is Estimated Total Annual Burden comments by mail or courier to the U.S.
approved by the OMB under the PRA Hours: 9 hours. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of
and displays a currently valid OMB Total Estimated Annual Other Cost the Chief Information Officer, Attn:
Control Number. In addition, Burden: $0. Departmental Information Compliance
notwithstanding any other provisions of Byron Zuidema, Management Program, Room N1301,
law, no person shall generally be subject Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
to penalty for failing to comply with a Training Administration. Washington, DC 20210; or by email:
collection of information that does not [FR Doc. 2017–04686 Filed 3–8–17; 8:45 am] DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
display a valid Control Number. See 5 BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at
Interested parties are encouraged to 202–693–4129, TTY 202–693–8064,
provide comments to the contact shown DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (these are not toll-free numbers) or by
in the ADDRESSES section. Comments email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
must be written to receive Office of the Secretary
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR
consideration, and they will be
Agency Information Collection seeks to extend PRA authority for the
summarized and included in the request
Activities; Submission for OMB Application for Waiver of Surface
for OMB approval of the final ICR. In
Review; Comment Request; Sanitary Facilities Requirements
order to help ensure appropriate
Application for Waiver of Surface (Pertaining to Coal Mines) information
consideration, comments should
Sanitary Facilities Requirements collection requirements codified in
mention OMB control number 1205–
(Pertaining to Coal Mines) regulations 30 CFR 71.403, 71.404,
0207.
Submitted comments will also be a 75.1712–4, and 75.1712–5. MSHA
matter of public record for this ICR and ACTION: Notice. regulations require a covered coal mine
posted on the Internet, without operator to provide bathing facilities,
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor clothing change rooms, and sanitary
redaction. The DOL encourages (DOL) is submitting the Mine Safety and
commenters not to include personally flush toilet facilities in a location that is
Health Administration (MSHA) convenient for use of the miners. See
identifiable information, confidential sponsored information collection
business data, or other sensitive CFR 71.400 through 71.402 and
request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Application for 75.1712–1 through .1712–3. The
statements/information in any Waiver of Surface Sanitary Facilities
comments. regulations allow an operator that is
Requirements (Pertaining to Coal unable to meet any or all of the
The DOL is particularly interested in Mines),’’ to the Office of Management
comments that: requirements to apply for a waiver. See
and Budget (OMB) for review and 30 CFR 71.403, 71.404, 75.1712–4, and
• Evaluate whether the proposed
approval for continued use, without 75.1712–5. The coal mine operator files
collection of information is necessary
change, in accordance with the the application with the MSHA District
for the proper performance of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Manager for the district in which the
functions of the agency, including
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are mine is located. The application must
whether the information will have
invited. contain the name and address of the
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the DATES: The OMB will consider all mine operator, name and location of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the written comments that agency receives mine, and a detailed statement of the
proposed collection of information, on or before April 10, 2017. grounds on which the waiver is
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with requested. At the same time the
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including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; applicable supporting documentation; application is sent to the MSHA District
• Enhance the quality, utility, and including a description of the likely Manager, the operator must forward a
clarity of the information to be respondents, proposed frequency of copy to the appropriate Regional
collected; and response, and estimated total burden Program Director, National Institute for
• Minimize the burden of the may be obtained free of charge from the Occupational Safety and Health, and a
collection of information on those who RegInfo.gov Web site at http:// post copy showing the addresses of the
are to respond, including through the www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ appropriate District Manager and
use of appropriate automated, PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201702-1219-001 Regional Program Director for at least
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| FR Citation | 82 FR 13139 |
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