[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1411-1412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-576]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration


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

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 of the information 
collection of the Alien Labor Certification Activity Report, Form ETA 
9037.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request can be 
obtained by contacting the employee listed below in the contact section 
of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before March 19, 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 collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

ADDRESSES: Flora T. Richardson, U.S. Employment Service, Employment and 
Training Administration, Department of Labor, Room N-4456, 200 
Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20210, 

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202-219-5263 (this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Alien Labor Certification Program operates under regulations at 
20 CFR 655 and 656. The Alien Certification Program, as administered by 
the Department of Labor, requires the State employment security 
agencies (SESAs) to initially process applications for alien 
certifications filed by U.S. employers on behalf of alien workers 
wishing to enter the U.S. for permanent employment and certain 
temporary employment purposes, conduct wage surveys, provide wage 
information to U.S. employers wishing to employ foreign workers, 
conduct housing inspections of facilities employers offer to migrant 
and seasonal workers, and recruit for qualified U.S. workers for 
employers applying for alien certification. The SESAs perform these 
functions under a reimbursable grant that is awarded annually. The data 
from this report provides important program information about SESA 
workload in a number of immigration programs and provides ETA with more 
timely management information. The data is used for program monitoring 
and evaluation and for future distribution of alien certification 
funds.

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)] of an extension to an existing 
collection of information previously approved and assigned OMB Control 
No. 1205-0015. There is no change in burden.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
    Title: Alien Labor Certification Activity Report.
    OMB Number: 1205-0015.
    Frequency: Semi-Annually.
    Affected Public: Regional, State or local governments.
    Number of Respondents: 54.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 2 hours per response.
    Total Estimated Cost: No Cost to Respondent.
    Total Burden Hours: 216.
    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: December 15, 1995.
John M. Robinson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-576 Filed 1-18-96; 8:45 am]
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