[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 76 (Monday, April 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22159-22160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08997]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Application for Alien Employment Certification

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employment and 
Training Administration (ETA)

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sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, 
``Application for Alien Employment Certification,'' 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.). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before May 21, 2014.

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=201312-1205-0006 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are 
not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier 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; by Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance 
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or sending an 
email to [email protected].

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


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks OMB approval under the PRA 
for revisions to the Application for Alien Employment Certification 
information collection that helps the DOL to meet its statutory 
responsibilities for program administration, management, and oversight 
under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA). INA section 
212(a)(5)(A)(iii) deals specifically with professional athletes coming 
to the U.S.A. on a permanent basis as immigrants, and Form ETA-750, 
part A is used to collect information that permits the DOL to meet 
Federal responsibilities for such entry. Form ETA-750, part B provides 
detailed information about an alien's education and work history and is 
used by the DOL to collect information about the professional athlete 
on whose behalf an application for permanent labor certification is 
filed. The Department of Homeland Security also uses part B for foreign 
workers applying for the National Interest Waiver of the job offer 
requirement under INA section 203(b)(2)(B)(i). This use is required 
under is also required 8 CFR 204.5(k)(4)(ii).
    This information collection has been classified as a revision, 
because Form ETA-9142B is now used to obtain information needed to 
issue an H-2B visa to a professional athlete seeking temporary non-
immigrant admission into the U.S.A. The DOL has previously used Form 
ETA-750 part A to collect information for labor certification for 
athletes seeking either temporary or permanent admission. The DOL 
obtains PRA authority for Form ETA-9142B under Control Number 1205-
0509, and this ICR will merely conclude the transfer of the burden from 
one Control Number to another.
    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 1205-0015. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on April 30, 2014; however, the DOL notes that existing 
information collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a 
month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For additional 
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice 
published in the Federal Register on January 3, 2014 (79 FR 407).
    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 1205-0015. 
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     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 submission of responses.
    Agency: DOL-ETA.
    Title of Collection: Application for Alien Employment 
Certification.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0015.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits 
and not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,033.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 2,033.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 3,692 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: April 15, 2014.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-08997 Filed 4-18-14; 8:45 am]
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