[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 51 (Friday, March 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13922-13923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5059]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Collection for ETA-9118 Non Production Questionnaire; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing 
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to 
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, 
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, 
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of 
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. 
Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting 
comments concerning ETA-9118 Non Production Questionnaire.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be 
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the ADDRESSES section 
of this notice or by accessing: http://www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section below on or before May 13, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Susan Worden, Employment and 
Training Administration, Office of National Response, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Susan Worden. Telephone 
number: 202-693-3517 (this is not a toll-free number). Fax: 202-693-
3585. E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Sections 222, 223 and 249 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, 
require the Secretary of Labor to issue a determination for groups of 
workers as to their eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment 
Assistance (TAA). After reviewing all of the information obtained for 
each petition for trade adjustment assistance filed with the 
Department, a determination is issued as to whether the statutory 
criteria for certification are met.
    The information collected in ETA Form 9118 is used by the Secretary 
to specifically determine whether petitioning worker groups that 
perform a service are related to production of articles. If worker 
groups are related to production of articles, the form will request 
contact information so that sufficient article production and sales 
data may be collected from the appropriate contact to assess whether 
the production that service workers support is adversely affected by 
trade, and to adequately assess whether the group eligibility 
requirements detailed in Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended, have been met.

II. Review Focus

    The Department of Labor 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 submissions of responses.

III. Current Actions

    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Non Production Questionnaire.
    OMB Number: 1205-0447.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households/business or other for-
profit/not-for-profit institutions/farms/Federal Government/State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Burden: 550 Responses x 3.5 hours = 1,925 hours.
    Total Respondents: 550.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Responses: 550.
    Average Time per Response: 3.5 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,925.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a 
matter of public record.


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    Dated: March 7, 2008.
Erin FitzGerald,
Acting Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Employment 
and Training Administration.
 [FR Doc. E8-5059 Filed 3-13-08; 8:45 am]
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