[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5040-5041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01426]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL or Department) is submitting the 
Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage 
Report,'' 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 February 27, 2020.

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=201912-1205-005 (this link will become active only 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-693-8073, 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 N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-
693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064 (these are not toll-free numbers), or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for 
the ``Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report'' information 
collection. The Department's ETA needs prevailing wage rates in order 
to determine the appropriate rate agricultural employers should pay 
foreign and domestic farmworkers. The State Workforce Agencies are 
charged with collecting the data from agricultural employers. The wage 
rates cover agricultural (crop and livestock) and logging jobs. 
Domestic migrant and local seasonal as well as foreign H-2A farmworkers 
are hired for these jobs. 20 CFR 653.500, 653.501(c)(2)(i), 655.120 and 
655.122.(l) authorize this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 
49b(a). 8 U.S.C. 1188; 29 U.S.C. 49(f); Section 218.
    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 the OMB under the PRA approves it 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 OMB control number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under OMB control number 1205-0017.
    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 January 31, 2020. DOL seeks to extend PRA 
authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years, 
without any change to existing requirements. DOL notes that existing 
information collection requirements submitted to OMB receive a month-
to-month extension while they undergo review. For additional 
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice 
published in the Federal Register on November 26, 2019 (84 FR 65189).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to 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 1205-0017. 
OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the

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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: Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0017.
    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments; Private 
Sector: Farms.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 13,776.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 14,326.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 8,963 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

    Dated: January 22, 2020.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-01426 Filed 1-27-20; 8:45 am]
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