[Federal Register: June 8, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 111)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 30, 2001.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
each individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be 
obtained by contacting the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation 
contact Darris King at (202) 693-4129 or E-Mail King-Darrin@dol.gov.
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ETA, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 ((202) 395-7316), within 30 
days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB 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 submission of responses.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
    Title: NAFTA Customer Survey Data Request.
    OMB Number: 1205-0337.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 1,050.
    Number of Annual Responses: 1,050.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours.

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    Total Burden Hours: 2,100.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The information collected on the form ETA-9044 is 
required for the Secretary of Labor to make determinations of 
eligibility for petitioning workers to apply for transition adjustment 
assistance in accordance with Subchapter D of the North American Free 
Trade Agreement Implementation Act amending the Trade Act of 1974.

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
    Title: NAFTA Confidential Data Request.
    OMB Number: 1205-0339.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Number of Annual Responses: 1,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 3 hours to complete the form ETA 9043 
and 4.5 hours for Governors to conduct a State review.
    Total Burden Hours: 7,500.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: Subchapter D of the North American Free Trade 
Agreement Implementation Act amends the Trade Act of 1974 by requiring 
business confidential data in order to make timely determination as to 
whether imports have contributed to worker separations. The form ETA 
9043 is used by workers to apply for NAFTA Adjustment Assistance.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-14426 Filed 6-7-01; 8:45 am]
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