[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 44 (Friday, March 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 10477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4953]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 25, 2004.
    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 
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 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.
    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.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Labor Conditions Application and Requirements for Employers 
Using Nonimmigrants on H-1B Visas.
    OMB Number: 1205-0310.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or 
households; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; and State, 
Local, or Tribal govt.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping; Reporting.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 70,000.
    Annual Responses: 284,800.
    Total Burden: 280,025.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The application form and other requirements in these 
regulations for employers seeking to use H-1B nonimmigrants in 
specialty occupations and as fashion models will permit the Department 
to meet its statutory responsibilities for program administration, 
management and oversight.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-4953 Filed 3-4-04; 8:45 am]
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