[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46373-46374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18363]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On July 31, 2013, the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit 
the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) revision titled, ``Domestic Agricultural In-
Season Wage Report,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 30, 2013.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201305-1205-002 (this link will only become active 
on August 1, 2013) or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-
693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or sending an email to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-ETA, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20503, Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free number), email: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected].

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ETA needs prevailing wage rate 
information in order to determine the appropriate minimum wage an 
agricultural employer utilizing the H-2A program, allowing temporary 
employment of alien agricultural and logging workers in the United 
States, must pay to foreign and domestic farmworkers. State Workforce 
Agencies are charged with collecting the data from agricultural 
employers and submitting reports to the ETA. The wage rates cover crop 
and livestock as well as logging activities. Domestic migrant and local 
seasonal as well as foreign H-2A farmworkers are hired for these jobs.
    This ICR has been classified as a revision, because the Agency 
seeks OMB approval to streamline the information collection process by 
removing outdated questions on Forms ETA-232 and ETA-232A. In addition, 
the Agency seeks approval to move the instructions on how to respond 
and calculate a prevailing wage determination from ETA Handbook 385 
into the instructions for the forms to make them easier to find. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on May 30, 2013 (78 FR 32460).
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays 
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any 
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that 
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1205-0017. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on July 31, 2013; however, it should be noted that existing 
information collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a 
month-to-month extension while they undergo review. New requirements 
would only take effect upon OMB approval.
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1205-0017. 
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     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: DOL-ETA.
    Title of Collection: Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0017.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--farms--and State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 24,662.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 26,708.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 16,002.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: July 25, 2013.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-18363 Filed 7-30-13; 8:45 am]
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