[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51612-51613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20565]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On August 29, 2014, the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit 
the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) revision titled, ``Application for Permanent 
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 September 29, 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=201408-1205-003 (this link will only become 
active on August 30, 2014) or by contacting Michel Smyth 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 approval under the PRA for a 
revision to the Application for Permanent Employment Certification, 
Form ETA-9089, information collection. The form is used in DOL's 
employment-based immigration program by employers to request permission 
to bring foreign workers to the United States as immigrants and in the 
Department of Homeland Security's National Interest Waiver program by 
individuals applying for a waiver of the job offer requirement if the 
waiver is deemed to be in the national interest. This information 
collection has been classified as a revision, because of minor 
clarifications to some of the data respondents are to provide. 
Immigration and Nationality Act sections 203(b)(2), 203(b)(3), and 
212(a)(5)(A) authorize this information collection. See 8 U.S.C. 
1153(b)(2), 1153(b)(3), 1182(a)(5)(A). See also regulations 20 CFR 656 
and 8 CFR 204.5.
    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 1205-0451. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on August 31, 2014; however, the DOL notes 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. For additional substantive 
information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the 
Federal Register on May 5, 2014 (79 FR 25621).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section by September 29, 2014. In order to help ensure 
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 
1205-0451. The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary

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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 Permanent Employment 
Certification.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0451.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments; and Private Sector--businesses or other for-
profits, farms, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 73,400.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 295,472.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 227,687 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $467,000.

    Dated: August 22, 2014.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-20565 Filed 8-28-14; 8:45 am]
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