[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 18 (Monday, January 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4918-4919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1417]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

January 23, 2008.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of 
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; including among other things a description of the likely 
respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden 
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Darrin King on 202-
693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number)/e-mail: [email protected].
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Katherine Astrich, OMB Desk 
Officer for the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 
202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-6974 (these are not toll-free numbers), e-
mail: [email protected] within 30 days from the date of this 
publication in the Federal Register. In order to ensure the appropriate 
consideration, comments should reference the OMB Control Number (see 
below).
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the

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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 without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Petition for Classifying Labor Surplus Areas.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0207.
    Form Number: None.
    Affected Public: State Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3.
    Estimated Total Annual Costs Burden: $0.
    Description: Under Executive Orders 12073 and 10582, and DOL's 
regulations at 20 CFR parts 651 and 654, the Secretary of Labor is 
required to classify Labor Surplus Areas (LSAs) and disseminate this 
information for the use of all Federal agencies. This information is 
used by Federal agencies as well as State and Local governments for 
various purposes including procurement decisions, food stamp waiver 
decisions, certain small business loan decisions, as well as other 
purposes determined by the agencies.
    DOL's regulations specify that the Department can add areas to the 
annual LSA listing under the exceptional circumstance criteria. Such 
additions are based upon information contained in petitions submitted 
by the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) to DOL. These petitions contain 
specific economic information about an area in order to provide ample 
justification for adding the area to the LSA listing under the 
exceptional circumstances criteria. For additional information, see 
related notice published at 72 FR 58899 on October 17, 2007.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-1417 Filed 1-25-08; 8:45 am]
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