82 FR 46531 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Guam Military Base Realignment Contractor Recruitment Standards
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 192 (October 5, 2017)
Employment and Training Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 192 (October 5, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-21395 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 192 (Thursday, October 5, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 46531-46533] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-21395] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Guam Military Base Realignment Contractor Recruitment Standards ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning the following, proposed changes to the information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Guam Military Base Realignment Contractor Recruitment Standards.'' 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 December 4, 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 is included at the end of this notice and may be obtained free by contacting Michael DeMale by telephone at 202-693-3948 TTY 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, Office of Workforce Investment, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room C-4516, Washington, DC 20210; by email: [email protected]; or by Fax 202-693-3015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michael DeMale by telephone at 202-693-3948 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected]. 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 [[Page 46532]] collection requirements can be properly assessed. Section 2834(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub. L. 111-84, enacted October 28, 2009) amended Section 2824(c) of the Military Construction Authorization Act (Pub. L. 110-417, Division B) by adding a new subsection (6). This provision prohibits contractors engaged in construction projects related to the realignment of U.S. military forces from Okinawa to Guam from hiring non-U.S. workers 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, and qualified to perform the work; and (2) that the employment of non-U.S. workers will not have an adverse effect on either the wages or the working conditions of U.S. construction 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. That recruitment plan has been reproduced in full in Section I below (``Contractor Recruitment Standards''). The Department has developed the Contractor Recruitment Standards in full consultation with, and with the approval of, the Guam Department of Labor (GDOL). Although the Department has developed the recruitment standards, it has assigned oversight of the Contractor Recruitment Standards and the NDAA-required consultation with the Governor to GDOL through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department and GDOL, effective November 22, 2011 (the MOU can be found on the RegInfo.gov Web site listed at the end of this Federal Register Notice). 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 the certification noted above. 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 1205-0484. 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. Guam Military Base Realignment Contractor Recruitment Standards: Guam military base realignment contractors must take the following actions to recruit U.S. workers. 1. At least 60 days before the start date of workers under a base realignment contract, contractors must: a. Submit a job posting via a completed Job Order (Guam Form GES 514) in person at the Guam Employment Service office, which is open Monday through Friday (except holidays) 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 710 Marine Corps Drive, Suite 301, Bell Tower Plaza, Hagatna (for assistance please call (671) 475-7000). The job posting must be posted on the GDOL Job Bank for at least 21 consecutive days; b. Submit a job posting with the state workforce agency's Internet job boards for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands at https://marianaslabor.net/employer.asp, and the National Labor Exchange available to all states at https://us.jobs/national-labor-exchange.asp. c. Post a help wanted ad in the local newspaper for American Samoa and have a notice posted in the American Samoa Human Resources agency office. For assistance with these tasks, please see the American Samoa Human Resource agency contacts listed at www.jobbankinfo.org. For contractors needing assistance with job postings, additional contact information and a link to the required Guam form GES 514 are listed at www.jobbankinfo.org. d. Where the occupation or industry is customarily unionized, contact the local union in Guam as well as the national offices of national unions who represent workers in the industry stating: i. The existence of the job posting on the National Labor Exchange in compliance with these Contractor Recruitment Standards; ii. Job post opening and closing dates; iii. Direction to interested applicants on how to apply; iv. That the job opportunity is with an ``Open Shop'' as Guam is a `Right-to-Work' jurisdiction. 2. Each job posting must be posted for no less than 21 consecutive days and include, at a minimum, the following information: a. The contractor's name and appropriate contact information for applicants to inquire about the job opportunity, or to send applications and/or resumes directly to the employer; b. The geographic area of employment, with enough specificity to apprise applicants of any travel requirements as well as where applicants will likely have to reside to perform the services or labor; c. A statement indicating whether the employer will pay for the worker's transportation to Guam; d. A statement indicating whether daily transportation to and from the worksite(s) will be provided by the employer; e. A description of the job opportunity with sufficient information to apprise U.S. workers of the services or labor to be performed, including the duties, the minimum education and experience requirements, the work hours and days, [[Page 46533]] and the anticipated start and end dates of the job opportunity; f. If the employer makes On-the-Job Training (OJT) available, include a statement that it will be provided to the worker; g. A statement indicating whether overtime will be available to the worker and the wage offer for working any overtime hours; h. The wage offer, and the benefits, if any, offered; i. A statement that the position is temporary; j. The total number of job openings the employer intends to fill; and k. If the employer provides the worker with the option of board, lodging, or other facilities, including fringe benefits, or intends to assist workers to securing such lodging, a statement disclosing the provision and cost of the board, lodging, or other facilities, including fringe benefits or assistance offered. 3. During the 28-day recruitment period, which begins on the earliest job posting date, contractors must interview all qualified and available Guam and U.S. construction workers who have applied for the employment opportunity. 4. After the close of the recruitment period, and no later than 30 days before the start date of workers under a contract, the contractor must provide a report including the following information via email to GDOL at [email protected], documenting its efforts to recruit U.S. workers from the U.S. and all U.S. territories. a. Indicate all the recruitment approaches used to recruit workers, including an identification of the Internet job banks where the postings occurred, the occupation or trade, a description of wages and other terms and conditions of employment, the dates of each posting, and the job order or requisition number; b. A copy of each job posting; c. How each job posting and response was handled, including: i. The number of job applications received; ii. The name of each applicant; iii. The position applied for; iv. The final employment determination for each applicant or job candidate; and v. For each U.S. job applicant not hired, a description of the specific, lawful, job-related reason for rejecting the applicant for employment, which includes a comparison of the job applicant's skills and experience against the terms listed in the original job posting. Contractors may provide much of this information in the form of a table or spreadsheet, so that instead of a narrative style the contractor need only check an appropriate box or provide a phrase, number or date (e.g., to indicate whether an individual reported for an interview or not, or lacked specific qualifications). Burden Agency: DOL-ETA. Type of Review: Revision. Title of Collection: Guam Military Base Realignment Contractor Recruitment Standards. Form: GES 514. OMB Control Number: 1205-0484. Affected Public: Private sector. Estimated Number of Respondents: 25. Frequency: Once. Total Estimated Annual Responses: 999. Estimated Average Time per Response: 20 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 117 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). Byron Zuidema, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training. [FR Doc. 2017-21395 Filed 10-4-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P
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and workforce and economic may submit requests for DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
development decision making and accommodations by mailing them to the
policy; and (3) advising the Secretary on person and address indicated in the FOR Employment and Training
how the workforce and labor market FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section Administration
information system can best support by the date indicated in the DATES
workforce development, planning, and section or transmitting them as email Agency Information Collection
program development. Additional attachments in PDF format to the email Activities; Comment Request; Guam
information is available at Military Base Realignment Contractor
address indicated in the FOR FURTHER
www.doleta.gov/wioa/wiac/. Recruitment Standards
INFORMATION CONTACT section with the
Purpose: The WIAC is currently in the subject line ‘‘November WIAC Meeting ACTION: Notice.
process of identifying and reviewing Accommodations’’ by the date indicated
issues and aspects of the WLMI system in the DATES section. Please include a SUMMARY: The Department of Labor
and statewide systems that comprise the specific description of the (DOL), Employment and Training
nationwide system and how the accommodations requested and phone Administration (ETA) is soliciting
Department and the States will number or email address where you comments concerning the following,
cooperate in the management of those may be contacted if additional proposed changes to the information
systems. As part of this process, the information is needed to meet your collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Guam
Advisory Council meets to gather request. Military Base Realignment Contractor
information and to engage in Recruitment Standards.’’ This comment
deliberative and planning activities to Public statements: Organizations or request is part of continuing
facilitate the development and provision members of the public wishing to Departmental efforts to reduce
of its recommendations to the Secretary submit written statements may do so by paperwork and respondent burden in
in a timely manner. mailing them to the person and address accordance with the Paperwork
Agenda: Beginning at 8:30 a.m. on indicated in the FOR FURTHER Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
November 1, 2017, the Advisory INFORMATION CONTACT section by the
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
Council will briefly review the minutes date indicated in the DATES section or written comments received by
of the previous meeting held on June 21 transmitting them as email attachments December 4, 2017.
and 22, 2017. The Advisory Council in PDF format to the email address
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
will host discussions with LMI experts indicated in the FOR FURTHER
applicable supporting documentation;
and representatives from the INFORMATION CONTACT section with the
including a description of the likely
Employment and Training subject line ‘‘November WIAC Meeting respondents, proposed frequency of
Administration and the Bureau of Labor Public Statements’’ by the date response, and estimated total burden is
Statistics. WIAC will review indicated in the DATES section. included at the end of this notice and
recommendations for the two-year plan Submitters may include their name and may be obtained free by contacting
proposed by each sub-committee and contact information in a cover letter for Michael DeMale by telephone at 202–
facilitate further discussion. The mailed statements or in the body of the 693–3948 TTY 877–889–5627, (these are
meeting will end for the day 4:30 p.m. email for statements transmitted
The meeting will resume at 8:30 a.m. not toll-free numbers) or by email at
electronically. Relevant statements demale.michael.b@dol.gov.
on November 2, 2017. The second day received before the date indicated in the
will continue the previous day’s Submit written comments about, or
DATES section will be included in the requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail
discussions. The WIAC chair will open record of the meeting. No deletions,
the floor for public comment at 1:00 or courier to the U.S. Department of
modifications, or redactions will be Labor, Office of Workforce Investment,
p.m. on November 2, 2017. However, made to statements received, as they are
the precise schedule of events is subject Employment and Training
public records. Please do not include Administration, U.S. Department of
to change and an up-to-date agenda will personally identifiable information (PII)
be available on WIAC’s Web page (see Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
in your public statement. Room C–4516, Washington, DC 20210;
URL below) prior to the meeting. The
second day will conclude with a Requests to Address the Advisory by email: demale.michael.b@dol.gov; or
discussion of next steps, including Council: Members of the public or by Fax 202–693–3015.
action items and planning for the next representatives of organizations wishing FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
meeting of the Advisory Council. The to address the Advisory Council should Contact Michael DeMale by telephone at
meeting will adjourn at 4:30 p.m. forward their requests to the contact 202–693–3948 (this is not a toll-free
The full agenda for the meeting, and indicated in the FOR FURTHER number) or by email at
changes or updates to the agenda, will INFORMATION CONTACT section, or contact demale.michael.b@dol.gov.
be posted on the WIAC’s Web page, the same by phone, by the date SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL,
www.doleta.gov/wioa/wiac/. indicated in the DATES section. Oral as part of continuing efforts to reduce
Attending the meeting: BLS is located presentations will be limited to 10 paperwork and respondent burden,
in the Postal Square Building, the minutes, time permitting, and shall conducts a pre-clearance consultation
building that also houses the U.S. Postal proceed at the discretion of the Council program to provide the general public
Museum, at 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE., chair. Individuals with disabilities, or and Federal agencies an opportunity to
Washington, DC. You must have a others, who need special comment on proposed and/or
picture ID to be admitted to the BLS accommodations, should indicate their continuing collections of information
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offices at Postal Square Building, and needs along with their request. before submitting them to the OMB for
you must enter through the Visitors’ final approval. This program helps to
Entrance. The BLS Visitors’ Entrance is Byron Zuidema, ensure requested data can be provided
on First Street NE., mid-block, across Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment in the desired format, reporting burden
from Union Station. Members of the and Training Administration. (time and financial resources) is
public who require reasonable [FR Doc. 2017–21397 Filed 10–4–17; 8:45 am] minimized, collection instruments are
accommodations to attend the meeting BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P clearly understood, and the impact of
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and the anticipated start and end dates Contractors may provide much of this for records schedules in which agencies
of the job opportunity; information in the form of a table or propose to destroy records they no
f. If the employer makes On-the-Job spreadsheet, so that instead of a longer need to conduct agency business.
Training (OJT) available, include a narrative style the contractor need only NARA invites public comments on such
statement that it will be provided to the check an appropriate box or provide a records schedules.
worker; phrase, number or date (e.g., to indicate DATES: NARA must receive requests for
g. A statement indicating whether whether an individual reported for an copies in writing by November 6, 2017.
overtime will be available to the worker interview or not, or lacked specific Once NARA finishes appraising the
and the wage offer for working any qualifications). records, we will send you a copy of the
overtime hours; schedule you requested. We usually
h. The wage offer, and the benefits, if Burden
prepare appraisal memoranda that
any, offered; Agency: DOL–ETA. contain additional information
i. A statement that the position is Type of Review: Revision. concerning the records covered by a
temporary; Title of Collection: Guam Military proposed schedule. You may also
j. The total number of job openings Base Realignment Contractor request these. If you do, we will also
the employer intends to fill; and Recruitment Standards. provide them once we have completed
k. If the employer provides the worker Form: GES 514. the appraisal. You have 30 days after we
with the option of board, lodging, or OMB Control Number: 1205–0484. send to you these requested documents
other facilities, including fringe Affected Public: Private sector.
in which to submit comments.
benefits, or intends to assist workers to Estimated Number of Respondents:
25. ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of
securing such lodging, a statement
disclosing the provision and cost of the Frequency: Once. any records schedule identified in this
board, lodging, or other facilities, Total Estimated Annual Responses: notice by contacting Records Appraisal
including fringe benefits or assistance 999. and Agency Assistance (ACRA) using
offered. Estimated Average Time per one of the following means:
Response: 20 minutes. Mail: NARA (ACRA); 8601 Adelphi
3. During the 28-day recruitment
Estimated Total Annual Burden Road; College Park, MD 20740–6001.
period, which begins on the earliest job
Hours: 117 hours. Email: request.schedule@nara.gov.
posting date, contractors must interview FAX: 301–837–3698.
all qualified and available Guam and Total Estimated Annual Other Cost
You must cite the control number,
U.S. construction workers who have Burden: $0.
which appears in parentheses after the
applied for the employment Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). name of the agency that submitted the
opportunity. schedule, and a mailing address. If you
4. After the close of the recruitment Byron Zuidema,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment would like an appraisal report, please
period, and no later than 30 days before include that in your request.
the start date of workers under a and Training.
[FR Doc. 2017–21395 Filed 10–4–17; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
contract, the contractor must provide a
Margaret Hawkins, Director, by mail at
report including the following BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P
Records Appraisal and Agency
information via email to GDOL at
Assistance (ACRA); National Archives
ndaa.recruitment@dol.guam.gov,
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS and Records Administration; 8601
documenting its efforts to recruit U.S.
ADMINISTRATION Adelphi Road; College Park, MD 20740–
workers from the U.S. and all U.S.
6001, by phone at 301–837–1799, or by
territories. [NARA–2017–068]
a. Indicate all the recruitment email at request.schedule@nara.gov.
approaches used to recruit workers, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NARA
Records Schedules; Availability and
including an identification of the publishes notice in the Federal Register
Request for Comments
Internet job banks where the postings for records schedules they no longer
occurred, the occupation or trade, a AGENCY: National Archives and Records need to conduct agency business. NARA
description of wages and other terms Administration (NARA). invites public comments on such
and conditions of employment, the ACTION: Notice of availability of records schedules, as required by 44
dates of each posting, and the job order proposed records schedules; request for U.S.C. 3303a(a).
or requisition number; comments Each year, Federal agencies create
b. A copy of each job posting; billions of records on paper, film,
c. How each job posting and response SUMMARY: The National Archives and magnetic tape, and other media. To
was handled, including: Records Administration (NARA) control this accumulation, agency
i. The number of job applications publishes notice at least once monthly records managers prepare schedules
received; of certain Federal agency requests for proposing records retention periods and
ii. The name of each applicant; records disposition authority (records submit these schedules for NARA’s
iii. The position applied for; schedules). Once approved by NARA, approval. These schedules provide for
iv. The final employment records schedules provide mandatory timely transfer into the National
determination for each applicant or job instructions on what happens to records Archives of historically valuable records
candidate; and when agencies no longer need them for and authorize the agency to dispose of
v. For each U.S. job applicant not current Government business. The all other records after the agency no
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hired, a description of the specific, records schedules authorize agencies to longer needs them to conduct its
lawful, job-related reason for rejecting preserve records of continuing value in business. Some schedules are
the applicant for employment, which the National Archives of the United comprehensive and cover all the records
includes a comparison of the job States and to destroy, after a specified of an agency or one of its major
applicant’s skills and experience against period, records lacking administrative, subdivisions. Most schedules, however,
the terms listed in the original job legal, research, or other value. NARA cover records of only one office or
posting. publishes notice in the Federal Register program or a few series of records. Many
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