[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 166 (Friday, August 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51846-51847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21725]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Office of the Secretary; Submission for OMB Emergency Review; 
Comment Request

August 21, 2000.
    The Department of Labor has submitted the following (see below) 
information collection request (ICR), utilizing emergency review 
procedures, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 
L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval has been requested by 
September 12. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation, may be obtained by calling the Department of Labor 
Departmental Clearance Officer, Ira L. Mills ((202) 219-5095, extension 
129). Comments and questions about the ICR listed below should be 
forwarded to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: 
OMB Desk Officer for the ETA, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
    The Office of Management and Budget 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,

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e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration and the Employment 
Standards Administration
    Title: Attestations by Facilities Employing H-1C Nonimmigrant 
Aliens as Registered Nurses
    OMB Number: 1205-ONew
    Frequency: On Occasion
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government
    Number of Respondents: 16
    Total Annual Responses: 143
    Total Burden Hours: 68
    Total Burden Cost: (capital/startup: $0
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0
    Description: The Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999 
creates a temporary visa program for nonimmigrant aliens to work as 
registered nurses. This information collection contains recordkeeping 
and reporting requirements for those facilities seeking to hire 
nonresident alien nurses under the program, and information 
requirements for those persons wishing to file a complaint that a 
facility has failed to meet the statutory requirements of the Act.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-21725 Filed 8-24-00; 8:45 am]
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