[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12952-12953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05450]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Comment Request for the Extension With No Revisions of the 
Information Collection for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Reserve 
Funding Request Form (OMB Control Number 1205-0275)

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 ETA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed 
extension, with no revisions, of data collections using the ETA Form 
9117, Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Reserve Funding Request Form 
(OMB Control Number 1205-0275). The current expiration date is May 31, 
2016.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before May 10, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Frankie Russell, 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: 202-693-2738 (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: 

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I. Background

    The administration of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended by the 
Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2015 (TAAEA 2015), is the 
responsibility of the Secretary of Labor. Through agreements (Governor-
Secretary Agreements) established with states, states serve as agents 
of the Department in making payments to workers who have lost their 
jobs as a result of foreign trade and are certified eligible for the 
TAA Program. Section 241 of the Trade Act provides that: ``the 
Secretary shall from time to time certify to the Secretary of the 
Treasury for payment to each cooperating state the sums necessary to 
enable such State as agents of the United States to make payments 
provided for by this chapter.''
    As such, states may request reserve funds before the Final 
Distribution to cover the costs of Training, Job Search Allowances and 
Relocation Allowances, Employment and Case Management Services and 
State Administration of these benefits. Reserve funds will be 
distributed to states in accordance with 20 CFR 618.920 on an as-needed 
basis in response to reserve fund requests to provide monies to those 
states that experience large, unexpected layoffs or otherwise have 
training needs that are not met by their initial allocation. These 
funds must be requested using the Form ETA-9117 (OMB No. 1205-0275).

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: 1205-0275.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Businesses, State, 
Local or Tribal Governments.
    Form(s): ETA 9117, Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Reserve 
Funding Request Form (1205-0275).
    Total Annual Respondents: 25.
    Annual Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Annual Responses: 25.
    Average Time per Response: 2 Hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 50.
    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.

Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2016-05450 Filed 3-10-16; 8:45 am]
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