[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57456-57457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28171]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public 
Comment and Recommendations; Quarterly Determinations, Allowance 
Activities and Employability Services Under The Trade Act; and Training 
Waivers Issued and Revoked

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, reporting 
forms 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 
reinstatement of the collection of the Quarterly Determinations, 
Allowance Activities and Employability Services Under The Trade Act, 
Form ETA 563; and Training Waivers Issued and Revoked, Form ETA 9027.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request can be 
obtained by 

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contacting the employee listed below in the contact section of this 
notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before January 16, 
1996. Written comments should 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 automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.

ADDRESSES: Russell T. Kile, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, 
Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, Room C-
4318, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210, 202-219-5555 
(this is not a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I: Background

    The Trade Act of 1974, Section 236(d), as amended, requires the 
President to submit an annual report to the Congress on the trade 
agreements program which includes information on trade adjustment 
assistance for workers. The information from this collection of 
information is used by the Secretary of Labor to report to Congress 
quarterly regarding the amount of funds expended to provide training. 
Key workload data on the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and the 
North American Free Trade Agreement--Transitional Adjustment Assistance 
(NAFTA) programs is needed to measure program performance and to 
allocate program and administrative funds to State agencies 
administering the trade programs for the Secretary.
    The Trade Act of 1974, (Pub. L. 93-618), Section 231(c)(3), as 
amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act (OTCA) of 1988, 
requires the Secretary to report to the Congress annually, the number 
of training waivers issued and revoked. NAFTA legislation does not 
provide for the waiver of training. The Department has determined that 
it is important to ascertain not only the number of waivers issued, but 
the reasons why such waiver were issued following the guidelines 
provided by the Congress. Further, the Department determined that such 
information should be collected quarterly to assess the adequacy of the 
regulations and operating instructions issued to the State Agencies 
acting as an Agent of the United States when administering the Trade 
Act provisions.

II: Current Actions

    This is a request for OMB approval under [the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)] for a reinstatement of collection 
of information previously approved and assigned OMB Control No. 1205-
0016. There is no change in burden.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement without change.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
    Title: Quarterly Determinations, Allowance Activities and 
Employability Service Under The Trade Act; and Training Waivers Issued 
and Revoked.
    OMB Number: 1205-0016.
    Frequently: Quarterly.
    Affected Public: State or Local Government.
    Number of Respondents: ETA-563 = Estimated 17,100; ETA-9027 = 
Estimated 52.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: ETA-563 = 12 minutes per response; 
ETA-9027=15 minutes per response.
    Total Estimated Cost: $46,380.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,472.
    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 become a 
matter of public record.

    Dated: November 11, 1995.
Russell T. Kile,
Acting Program Manager, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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