[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54929-54930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21867]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Comment Request for the Extension With Minor Revisions of the 
Information Collection for Petition and Investigative Data Collection 
Requirements for the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended (OMB Control Number 
1205-0342)

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Department of 
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 proposed 
extension, with minor revisions, of data collections using the ETA 
9042A, Petition for Trade Adjustment Assistance (1205-0342), its 
Spanish translation ETA 9042a (1205-0342), and its On-Line version ETA 
9042A-1 (1205-0342); ETA 9043a, Business Data Request--Article (1205-
0342); ETA 9043b, Business Data Request--Service (1205-0342); ETA 
8562a, Business Customer Survey (1205-0342); ETA 8562a, Business 
Customer Survey (1205-0342); ETA 85622a-1, Business Second Tier 
Customer Survey (1205-0342); ETA-8562b, Business Bid Survey (1205-
0342); and ETA 9118, Business Information Request (1205-0342). The 
current expiration date is January 31, 2013.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before November 5, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Caroline Hertel, Office of Trade 
Adjustment Assistance, Room N-5428, Employment and Training 
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone number: 202-963-3236 (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: 
202-693-3584. Email: [email protected]. A copy of the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the 
office listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    Section 221(a) of Title II, Chapter 2 of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended by the Trade Act of 2002, authorizes the Secretary of Labor 
(Secretary) and the governor of each state to accept petitions for 
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance 
(TAA). The petitions may be filed by a group of workers, their 
certified or recognized union or duly authorized representative 
including the employers of such workers and American Job Centers, 
sometimes known locally as One-Stop Career Centers or by a different 
name. ETA Form 9042A, Petition for Trade Adjustment Assistance and 
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, its Spanish translation, ETA 
Form 9042A, Solicitud De Asistencia Para Ajuste, and the On-Line 
Petition for Trade Adjustment Assistance, ETA Form 9042A-1 establish a 
format that may be used for filing such petitions.
    Sections 222, 223 and 249 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, 
require the Secretary to issue a determination for groups of workers as 
to their eligibility to apply for TAA. After reviewing all of the 
information obtained for each petition for TAA filed with the 
Department, a determination is issued as to whether the statutory 
criteria for certification are met. The information collected in ETA 
Form 9043a, Business Data Request--Article, ETA Form 9043b, Business 
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Request--Service, ETA Form 9118, Business Information Request, ETA Form 
8562a, Business Customer Survey, ETA form 85622a-1, Business Second 
Tier Customer Survey, ETA form 8562b, Business Bid Survey, will be used 
by the Secretary to determine to what extent, if any, increased imports 
or shifts in either service or production have impacted the petitioning 
worker group.

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 minor revisions.
    Title: Investigative Data Collections for the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended
    OMB Number: 1205-0342
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Businesses, State, 
Local or Tribal Governments.
    Form(s):
     ETA 9042A, Petition for Trade Adjustment Assistance (1205-
0342), its Spanish translation ETA 9042a (1205-0342), and its On-Line 
version ETA 9042A-1 (1205-0342);
     ETA 9043a, Business Data Request--Article (1205-0342);
     ETA 9043b, Business Data Request--Service (1205-0342);
     ETA 8562a, Business Customer Survey (1205-0342);
     ETA 85622a-1, Business Second Tier Customer Survey (1205-
0342);
     ETA-8562b, Business Bid Survey (1205-0342); and
     ETA 9118, Business Information Request (1205-0342).
    Total Annual Respondents: 6,756.
    Annual Frequency: Once.
    Total Annual Responses: 8,355.
    Average Time per Response: 2.18 Hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 17,882.
    Total Annual Burden Cost for Respondents: $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be 
summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and 
Budget approval of the ICR; they will also become a matter of public 
record.

     Signed in Washington, DC, on this 29th day of August, 2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
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