[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 686-688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-155]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 23, 2003.
    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 
each ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
contacting the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation, contact 
Ira Mills on 202-693-4122 (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

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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 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: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Job Corps Application Data.
    OMB Number: 1205-0025.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, Local, or Tribal 
Government; Business or other for-profit; and Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Type of Response: Reporting and Recordkeeping.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 102,833.
    Annual Responses: 107,719.

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                                              Number of
                   Form                      respondents           Average response time           Burden hours
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Job Corps Application--ETA 652...........         102,833  10 minutes...........................          17,139
Statement from Court--ETA 655............         102,833  1 minute.............................           1,714
Child Care Certification--ETA 682........           4,886  30 seconds...........................              41
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    Total................................  ..............  .....................................          18,894
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    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: Data previously collected on the following Job Corps 
application forms are now being collected from data input screens that 
electronically transmit data to a Center Information System (CIS). Job 
Corps has continued to collect application data because it was 
necessary to the application process that youth receiving training on 
Job Corps centers be eligible for the benefits provided.
    Job Corps has now implemented electronic collection of data during 
the Job Corps application process and the changes required by the 
Workforce Investment Act have been incorporated in the collection. We 
request that the following data used in the application process be 
extended under OMB 1205-0025:
    ETA 652, Job Corps Data Sheet,
    ETA 655, Statement from Court or Other Agency, and ETA 682, Child 
Care Certification.
    The automation of these forms will result in a reduction in 
paperwork burden hours and a streamlined electronic application.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP).
    OMB Number: 1205-0040.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions and State, Local, or 
Tribal Government.
    Type of Response: Reporting and Third party disclosure.
    Frequency: Quarterly and Annually.

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                                                                                      Average
   Collection of information       Number of        Frequency         Annual       response time   Annual burden
                                  respondents                        responses        (hours)          hours
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Quarterly Program Report, ETA-              69  Quarterly.......             276               8           2,208
 5140.
Equitable Distribution Report,              56  Annually........              56              12             672
 ETA-8705.
Poster........................              69  On occasion.....              69             0.0               0
Financial Status Report, SF-                69  Quarterly and                345            0.50             172
 269.                                            Final.
Grant Planning and                          69  Annually........              69              40           2,760
 Application, Application for
 Federal Domestic Assistance,
 SF-424, SF-424A/B.
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    Total.....................  ..............  ................             815  ..............           5,812
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    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: This collection of program and financial information 
continues to be needed to assure that the requirements of Title V of 
the Older Americans Act are met. The extension of these forms will 
allow coverage while the new reporting system and performance measures 
are developed.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Investigative Data Collection Requirements for the Trade Act 
of 1974 as amended by the Trade Act of 2002.
    OMB Number: 1205-0342.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; and State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 4,100.
    Annual Responses: 4,100.

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                                                                                      Average
                     Information collection                          Number of     response time   Burden hours
                                                                    respondents       (hours)
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ETA 9042a--Petition.............................................           4,100            0.33           1,367
ETA 9042a--State Review.........................................           4,100            0.08             342
ETA 9043a.......................................................           4,100            3.50          14,350
ETA 8562a.......................................................           6,560            1.78          11,677
ETA 9018........................................................              75            3.00             225
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    Total.......................................................  ..............  ..............          27,961
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    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: ETA Form 9042a, Petition for Trade Adjustment 
Assistance, and its Spanish translation, ETA Form 9042a-1, Solicitud De 
Asistencia Para Ajuste, establish a format that may be used for 
petitioning for a certification of eligibility to apply for worker 
adjustment assistance. The form is necessary to ensure an orderly 
application process and timely processing of petitions in accordance 
with section 221(a) of Title II, Chapter 2 of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended by the Trade Act of 2002. The ETA 9043a Business Confidential 
Data Request, ETA 8562a Customer Survey, and ETA 9018 Oil and Gas 
Drilling and Exploration Oilfield Services are undertaken in accordance 
with sections 222, 223 and 249 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended by 
the Trade Act of 2002, which require the Secretary of Labor to certify 
groups of workers as eligible to apply for worker trade adjustment 
assistance.
    The Department is requesting to consolidate multiple collections of 
information under one OMB control number (OMB No. 1205-0342). The 
collections of information, forms and currently assigned OMB control 
numbers are listed below:

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         Collection title                   Form              OMB No.
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Investigative Data Collection       ETA 9042a...........       1205-0342
 Requirements for the Trade Act of
 1974 as amended by the Trade Act
 of 2002 (Formerly, Petition for
 Trade Adjustment Assistance).
Business Confidential Data Request  ETA 9043a...........       1205-0339
 and NAFTA Transitional Adjustment
 Assistance Confidential Data
 Request.
Customer Survey and TAA Customer    ETA 8562a...........       1205-0190
 Survey.
Oil and Gas Drilling and            ETA 9018............       1205-0272
 Exploration Oilfield Services.
Request for Determination of        N/A.................       1205-0442
 Eligibility to Apply for the
 Alternative Trade Adjustment
 Assistance for Older Workers.
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Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-155 Filed 1-5-04; 8:45 am]
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