[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 242 (Thursday, December 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78768-78769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31656]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Comment Request for the Extension With No 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, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting 
comments concerning the proposed extension, with no 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 March 31, 2016.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before February 16, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Susan Worden, 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

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number: 202-963-3560 (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 and 
the Governor of each state to accept petitions for certification of 
eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance. The petitions may be 
filed by a group of workers, their certified or recognized union or 
duly authorized representative, employers of such workers, one-stop 
operators or one-stop partners. 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 Petiton 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 of Labor to issue a determination for groups of 
workers as to their eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment 
Assistance (TAA). After reviewing all of the information obtained for 
each petition for Trade Adjustment Assistance 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 
Data 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 no 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: 6,916.
    Annual Frequency: Once.
    Total Annual Responses: 85,675.
    Average Time per Response: 2.22 Hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 18,642.
    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 OMB approval of the ICR; 
they will also become a matter of public record.

Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
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