[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 121 (Friday, June 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 29140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13425]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Attestation for Employers Seeking To Employ H-
2B Nonimmigrant Workers Under Section 543 of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2017

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employment and 
Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request 
(ICR) titled, ``Attestation for Employers Seeking to Employ H-2B 
Nonimmigrant Workers Under Section 543 of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2017,'' to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before July 23, 2018.

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 website at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201802-1205-001 (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: 202-395-5806 (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 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].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for 
revisions to the Attestation for Employers Seeking to Employ H-2B 
Nonimmigrant Workers Under Section 543 of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2017 information collection. As set forth in the 
Temporary Rule, Exercise of Time-Limited Authority to Increase the 
Fiscal Year 2017 Numerical Limitation for the H-2B Temporary 
Nonagricultural Worker Program, employers seeking authorization to 
employ workers under a time-limited authority were required to complete 
and submit Form ETA-9142-B-CAA. See 82 FR 32987 (July 19, 2017) The 
authority to issue any new visas under the 2017 Act has expired, and 
employers are no longer permitted to submit the form; however, an 
employer must still retain records to support its attestation. This ICR 
revises the collection to remove the filing provisions while retaining 
the recordkeeping requirements. Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 
section 543 authorizes this information collection. See Public Law 115-
31 section 543.
    This proposed 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 if the collection of information does not display a valid 
Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For additional 
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice 
published in the Federal Register on December 21, 2017 (82 FR 60629).
    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 1205-0530. 
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: Attestation for Employers Seeking to Employ H-
2B Nonimmigrant Workers Under Section 543 of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2017.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0530.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits, 
not-for-profit institutions, farms.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,298.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 2,298.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,298 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $104,674.

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

Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-13425 Filed 6-21-18; 8:45 am]
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