[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 192 (Friday, October 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57486-57487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25107]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 22, 2003.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) 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 on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or e-Mail: 
[email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Employment and Training 
Administration (ETA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202-395-7316; this is not a toll-free number), 
within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    [sbull] Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary

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for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    [sbull] 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.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Application for Alien Employment Certification.
    OMB Number: 1205-0015.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; Federal Government; and 
State, local, or tribal government.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 111,200.

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                                                                                      Average
                           Requirement                               Number of     response time     Estimated
                                                                     responses        (hours)      burden hours
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Form 750 Parts A and B..........................................         100,000             2.8         280,000
H-2A Applications (Form 750 Part A Only)........................           4,200               1           4,200
H-2B Applications (Form 750 Part A Only)........................           7,000             1.4           9,800
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    Totals:.....................................................         111,200  ..............         294,000
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    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: Under section 212(a)(5)(A) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(A)), certain aliens may not obtain 
a visa for entrance into the United States in order to engage in 
permanent employment unless the Secretary of Labor has first certified 
to the Secretary of State and to the Attorney General that: (1) There 
are not sufficient U.S. workers who are able, willing, qualified and 
available at the time of application for a visa and admission into the 
U.S. and at the place where the alien is to perform the work; and (2) 
the employment of the alien will not adversely affect the wages and 
working conditions of U.S. workers similarly employed. Form ETA 750, 
parts A and B, is the application form submitted by employers that 
forms the basis for a determination as to whether the Secretary shall 
provide such a certification. Form ETA 750, part A, is also utilized to 
collect information that permits the Department to meet Federal 
responsibilities for administering two nonimmigrant programs: The H-2A 
and H-2B temporary labor certification programs. The H-2A temporary 
agricultural program establishes a means for agricultural employers who 
anticipate a shortage of domestic workers to bring nonimmigrant aliens 
to the U.S. to perform agricultural labor or services of a temporary or 
seasonal nature. The H-2B program establishes a means for employers to 
bring nonimmigrant aliens to the U.S. to perform nonagricultural work 
of a temporary or seasonal nature.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-25107 Filed 10-2-03; 8:45 am]
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