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[Federal Register: January 10, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 7)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

 
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public 
Comment and Recommendations; State Alien Labor Certification Activity 
Report

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance 
consultation program to provide the general 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 (PRA95), 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). This program helps to 
ensure that 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 on respondents can be properly assessed. 
Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting 
comments concerning the proposed extension to the collection of 
information on the State Alien Labor Certification Activity Report. A 
copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be 
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section 
of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee section below on or before March 12, 2001.

ADDRESSES:  Comments and questions regarding the collection of 
information on Form ETA 9037, State Alien Labor Certification Activity 
Report, should be directed to Dale M. Ziegler, Chief, Division of 
Foreign Labor Certifications, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room C-4318, Washington, DC 20210 ((202) 693-
3010 (this is not a toll-free number)).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Alien labor certification programs administered by the Employment 
and Training Administration (ETA) of the Department of Labor (DOL or 
Department) require State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) to 
initially process applications for permanent and temporary labor 
certifications filed by U.S. employers on behalf of alien workers 
seeking to be employed in the U.S. SESAs are also responsible for 
issuing prevailing wage determinations, reviewing employer-provided 
wage surveys or other source data, conducting housing inspections of 
facilities offered to migrant and seasonal workers, and conducting and 
monitoring recruitment activities seeking qualified U.S. workers for 
the jobs employers are attempting to fill with foreign workers. The 
SESAs perform these functions under a reimbursable grant that is 
awarded annually. The information pertaining to these functions is 
collected on the Form ETA 9037 and will be used by Departmental staff 
to manage alien labor certification programs in the SESAs. The 
Department will be able to monitor the number of applications that the 
State has received, processed, and forwarded to ETA Regional offices, 
and the number of prevailing wage determinations issued to employers 
under the permanent and temporary labor certification programs, as well 
as the H-1B program for nonimmigrant professionals in specialty 
occupations. The information on workload will be used for formulating 
budget estimates for both State and Federal workloads, and for 
monitoring a State's performance against the Grant Statement of Work 
and Work Plan. Without such information, the budget workload figures 
will be estimates and the allocation of funding to the SESAs will not 
reflect the true workload in a State.

II. Review Focus

    The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments 
which:
    <bullet> Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    <bullet> 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 collections 
techniques or other forms of information, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.

III. Current Actions

    In order for the Department to meet its statutory responsibilities 
under the INA there is a need for an extension of an existing 
collection of information pertaining to the State Alien Labor 
Certification Activity Report.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: State Alien Labor Certification Activity Report.
    OMB Number: 1205-0319.
    Agency Number: Form ETA 9037.
    Recordkeeping: Semi-Annually.
    Affected Public: State governments.
    Total Responses: 108.
    Average Time Per Response: 2 hours.

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    Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): 0.
    Total Burden Cost (Operating/Maintaining): $50 per response.
    Comment Language: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of 
Management and Budget approval of the information collection request; 
they will also be become a matter of public record.

    Signed at Washington D.C. this 22nd day of December 2000.
Grace A. Kilbane,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
[FR Doc. 01-727 Filed 1-9-01; 8:45 am]
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