[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 13974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5743]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 28, 2001.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation contact Darrin 
King at (202) 693-4129 or E-Mail [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ETA, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 ((202) 395-7316), on or before 
April 9, 2001.
    The OMB 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 submission of responses.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
    Title: Attestations by Facilities Temporarily Employing H-1C 
Nonimmigrant Aliens as Registered Nurses.
    OMB Number: 1205-0415.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 14.
    Number of Annual Responses: 172.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from an estimated 15 minutes to 
provide a notification of registered nurses to 1.25 hours to submit a 
notice of strike/lockout or layoff (the time required to complete the 
ETA Form 9081 is estimated at 1 hour).
    Total Burden Hours: 68.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $57.
    Description: The ETA Form 9081 and the recordkeeping requirements 
required by 20 CFR Part 655, Subparts L and M are necessary for 
employers seeking to hire H-1C nonimmigrant nurses for certain 
facilities located in areas with severe health professional shortages. 
These reporting and recordkeeping requirements allow employers and the 
Department to comply with the requirements of the Nursing Relief for 
Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-5743 Filed 3-7-01; 8:45 am]
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