[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28625-28626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11628]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Comment Request for Information Collection for the Agricultural
and Food Processing Clearance Order, ETA Form 790, Extension With
Revisions, and the Agricultural and Food Processing Clearance
Memorandum, ETA Form 795, Extension Without Revisions
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the 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 [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps 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, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the extension of
the expiration date (November 30, 2012) for ETA Forms 790 and 795 to
November 30, 2015, and revisions made to ETA Form 790, with respect to
the collection of information on the recruitment of agricultural
workers. In situations where an adequate supply of workers does not
exist locally, agricultural employers must use the Agricultural and
Food Processing Clearance Order, ETA Form 790, to list the job opening
with the State Workforce Agency (SWA) for recruiting temporary
agricultural workers. The Agricultural and Food Processing Clearance
Memorandum, ETA Form 795, is used by SWAs to extend job orders beyond
their jurisdictions, give notice of action on a clearance order,
request additional information, amend the order, report results, and
accept or reject the extended job order. No changes were made to the
ETA Form 795.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before July 16, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to: Amy Young, Office of Workforce
Investment, Room C-4510, Employment and Training Administration, Office
of Workforce Investment, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room C-4510,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone number: 202-693-2758 (this is not a
toll-free number). Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may
access the telephone number above via TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD). Fax:
202-693-3015. Email: [email protected]. A copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR) can be obtained by sending an email to
[email protected], subject line: ETA Form 790/795 ICR copy.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments regarding the extension of
the expiration date for the Agricultural and Food Processing Clearance
Order Form (ETA Form 790) with changes and for the Agricultural and
Food Processing Clearance Memorandum (ETA Form 795) without changes.
The Agricultural and Food Processing Clearance Order, ETA Form 790,
is used by agricultural employers to list the job opening with the
State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) for recruiting temporary agricultural
workers in situations where an adequate supply of workers does not
exist locally. The Agricultural and Food Processing Clearance
Memorandum, ETA Form 795, is used by SWAs to extend job orders beyond
their jurisdictions, give notice of action on a clearance order,
request additional information, amend the order, report results, and
accept or reject the extended job order.
Agricultural and Food Processing Clearance Order--ETA Form 790,
With Changes. The changes made to ETA Form 790 are intended to
streamline the information in the Form for specificity and
clarification relating to the type of job offer information that is
required from agricultural employers. These changes include adjustments
to the box sizes, Spanish translations of information contained in the
Form, rearranging and rewording information requested for specificity,
and adding an Intrastate and Interstate Clearance Order Assurance
statement for employers' signature.
II. Review Focus
The Department 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 with revisions for ETA Form 790 and
extension without revisions for ETA Form 795.
Title: Agricultural and Food Processing Clearance Order, ETA Form
790, and Agricultural and Food Processing Clearance Memorandum, ETA
Form 795.
OMB Number: 1205-0134.
Affected Public: Agricultural employers, SWAs, agricultural
workers.
Form(s): ETA 790 and ETA 795.
Total Annual Respondents: 9,356.
Annual Frequency: Occasional.
Total Annual Responses: 9,356 (8,356 responses for ETA 790 and
1,000 responses for ETA 795).
Average Time per Response: 60 minutes for ETA 790 and 15 minutes
for ETA 795.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,606 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Cost for Respondents: $289,592.
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Average time
Data collection activity Number of Frequency Total per response Burden hours
respondents responses (minutes)
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ETA Form 790.................. 8,356 Occasionally.... 8,356 60 8,356
ETA Form 795.................. 1,000 Occasionally.... 1,000 15 250
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Total..................... 9,356 Occasionally.... 9,356 75 8,606
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The calculations are based on a normal biweekly work week, as most
jobs are 8 hours a day for 10 days bi-weekly. There are 26 bi-weeks in
a year. Therefore, 8 hours x 10 days x 26 bi-weeks = 2,080 hours worked
in a year. Also the calculations are based on the average median salary
of a state worker of $69,992 per year, and the estimated hours expended
in completing and processing ETA Form 790 and ETA Form 795
respectively, providing the grand total of burden cost reflected above.
The burden is estimated to be 60 minutes for Form 790 and 15
minutes for Form 795:
[ssquf] ETA 790--8,356 multiplied by 60 minutes = 501,360 divided
by 60 = 8,356;
[ssquf] ETA 795--1,000 multiplied by 15 minutes = 15,000 divided by
60 = 250;
[ssquf] The average median salary of a state works is $69,992
divided by 2,080 hours = $33.65 P/Hr.;
[ssquf] The annual hours of 8,606 multiplied by the hourly rate of
$33.65 = $289,592 total annual burden cost.
The estimate above is based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics data
provided in the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) at
www.bls.gov. In calculating the cost of completing and processing of
the forms, the hourly rate of $33.65 per hour was used.
Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the ICR;
they will also become a matter of public record.
Dated: Signed in Washington, DC, on this 8th day of May 2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-11628 Filed 5-14-12; 8:45 am]
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