[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 126 (Monday, July 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30909-30910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13846]


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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: On June 30, 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit 
the Employment & Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Application for Alien Employment 
Certification,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval for continued use, without change, in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the 
ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before August 2, 2017.

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=201706-1205-003 (this link will only become active 
on July 1, 2017) or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email 
at [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail 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: 202-395-5806 (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 N-1301, 200 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

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

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for 
the Application for Alien Employment Certification information 
collection that helps the ETA 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). INA sections 212, 214, and 218 
authorize this information collection. See 8 U.S.C. 1184(c), 1188, 
1182(5)(A).
    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.
    OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) 
years without renewal, and the current approval for this collection is 
scheduled to expire on June 30, 2017. The DOL seeks to extend

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PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) more 
years, without any change to existing requirements. 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 April 24, 2017 (82 FR 18929).
    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 thirty (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: 6,695.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 6,695.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 12,103 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: June 27, 2017.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-13846 Filed 6-30-17; 8:45 am]
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