[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 174 (Friday, September 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47182-47183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22802]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance; Proposed Information
Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations;
ETA 9018
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 Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed revised collection of the Business
Confidential Data Request. A copy of the ICR is attached to this
notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before November 5, 1996. The Department
of Labor 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
submissions of responses.
ADDRESSES: Russell T. Kile, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance,
Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room
C-4318, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20210. (202)
219-5555 (This is not a toll free number), FAX (202) 219-5753.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance is required under the
Trade Act of 1974 to conduct investigations to determine whether
increased imports have contributed importantly to actual or threatened
decreases in employment at firms whose workers have petitioned for
trade adjustment assistance benefits. The ``Oil and Gas Drilling and
Exploration Oilfield Services'' Business Confidential Data Request is
designed to provide information on which determinations are based.
II. Current Actions
The Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance has made no substantial
revisions to its existing data collection requirements. Various changes
in data gathering processes have occurred including increased use of
computerized data bases and the use of simplified forms transmitted by
fax.
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Oil and Gas Drilling and Exploration Oilfield Services.
OMB Number: 1205-0272.
Agency Number: ETA 9018.
Recordkeeping: None.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Total Respondents: 75 per year.
Frequency: On occasion (as needed).
Average Time per Response: 3 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 225 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $4,021.
Comments submitted in response to this request 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: August 29, 1996.
Russel T. Kile,
Acting Program Manager, Policy and Reemployment Services, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance.
Business Confidential
Department of Labor, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Oil and Gas
Industry
Exploration, Drilling, Oilfield Services
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Subject Firm-----------------------------------------------------------
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1. Organization
Describe the corporate structure of your firm, including the
parent company, if any, and affiliates: ________________________
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2. Operations
a. What percentage of your operations are directed primarily
toward: Oil? ____ Gas? ____ Other? ____
b. Check the activities performed by your firm's workers:
____ Wireline logging
____ Laying pipe
____ Inspecting pipe
____ Tool fishing
____ Cementing
____ Acidizing
____ Penetrating
____ Seismic data analysis
____ Installing mud
____ Mixing mud
____ Installing chemicals
____ Fracturing
____ Testing
____ Workovers
c. If not listed in (b), describe other work performed by your
firm's workers, such as pre-drilling or post-drilling activities:
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3. Revenues and Employment
Report revenues for the two full year periods identified below,
and the most recent year-to-date period compared with the same
period in the previous year.
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Revenues
Period ---------------------------- Employment
Crude oil Natural gas
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1994.......................... __________ __________ __________
1995...................... __________ __________ __________
January through June:
1995...................... ............ ............ ............
1996...................... ............ ............ ............
Data reported above are for this operation ____ or corporate ____
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Business Confidential
4. Customers
a. Please list your major customers:
Customer and address:
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b. Is there any corporate affiliation between your firm and any
of your customers? Yes ____ No ____ If yes, please explain:
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[FR Doc. 96-22802 Filed 9-5-96; 8:45 am]
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