[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 67856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32674]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public 
Comment and Recommendations; Reporting Requirements Pursuant to Baker 
v. Reich

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 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 extension of the information collection of the Reporting 
Requirements for Baker v. Reich, ETA 563a.
    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 February 24, 
1997. 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 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 Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210, 202-219-
5555 (this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    This information is needed in order to comply with a Federal Court 
Order issued on September 9, 1996, regarding individual eligibility 
determinations for Trade Readjustment Allowance (TRA) benefits under 
the North American Free Trade Agreement-Transitional Adjustment 
Assistance (NAFTA-TAA) program. The data to be collected comply with 
the United States District Court for the District of Columbia's 
preliminary approval of, pending a final hearing, a settlement of Baker 
v. Reich between the Department of Labor and the United Auto Workers 
Union (UAW). The Court Order requires the Department to report to the 
UAW on the States' implementation of the settlement and beginning with 
the quarterly reporting period ending December 31, 1996, the States 
will provide the Department with quarterly written reports by petition 
number on: the number of people requesting determination of 
entitlement; the number of people determined entitled to benefits; and 
the number of people receiving TRA first payments under this 
settlement. The States are required to continue to report the data on a 
quarterly basis for five more quarters.

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 an extension of collection of 
information currently approved and assigned OMB Control No. 1205-0372. 
There is a reduction of 40 burden hours from the previously approved 
data collection, because the one-time interim report on the 
implementation of the settlement, also approved under OMB Control No. 
1205-0372, is no longer required.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
    Title: Reporting requirements pursuant to Baker v. Reich.
    OMB Number: 1205-0372.
    Frequency: Quarterly report for six quarters.
    Affected Public: State or local government.
    Number of Respondents: 40.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 2 minutes per NAFTA-TAA petition.
    Total Burden Hours: 168.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): None.
    Total Estimated Cost: $800.
    Total Burden Hours: 40.
    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 18, 1996.
Russell T. Kile,
Acting Program Manager, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 96-32674 Filed 12-23-96; 8:45 am]
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