[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 32 (Thursday, February 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8130-8131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3966]


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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 to 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 April 19, 1999.
    The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments 
which:
     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;
     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 collections 
techniques or other forms of information, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.

ADDRESSES: Comments and questions regarding the collection of 
information on Form ETA 9037, State Alien Labor Certification Activity 
Report, should be directed to James Norris, Chief, Division of Foreign 
Labor Certifications, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Room N-4456, Washington, D.C. 20210 ((202) 219-5263 (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 per 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

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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. Current Actions

    In order for the Department to met its statutory responsibilities 
under the INA there is a need for an extension of an existing 
collection of information pertaining to.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection 
without change.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
    Title: State Alien Labor Certification Activity Report.
    OMB Number: 1205-0319.
    Affected Public: Federal and State governments.
    Form: Form ETA 9037.
    Total Respondents: 54.
    Frequency of Response: Semi-annually.
    Total Responses: 108.
    Average Burden Hours per Response: 2.
    Estimate Total Annual 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.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of February, 1999.
John R. Beverly, III,
Director, U.S. Employment Service.
[FR Doc. 99-3966 Filed 2-17-99; 8:45 am]
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