[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 183 (Monday, September 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 59330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20726]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; United 
States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Web-based Hotline

AGENCY: Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), United States 
Department of Labor (DOL).

ACTION: Notice of information collections and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
DOL is soliciting public comments regarding this ILAB-sponsored 
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval.

DATES: Comments pertaining to this information collection are due on or 
before November 20, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Electronic submission: You may submit comments and 
attachments electronically at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
online instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail submission: 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room S-5315, Washington, 
DC 2020. Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the DOL, including whether the information will have practical utility; 
(2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely manner; 
(3) the accuracy of the DOL's estimates of the burden and cost of the 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, utility and 
clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chad Salitan by telephone at 202-693-
4882 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 29, 2020, the President signed 
H.R. 5430--United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act 
(the Act).\1\ Section 711 of the Act prescribes the establishment of an 
Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement (ILC) and 
Section 717 charges the ILC with establishing a ``web-based hotline'' 
monitored by the DOL. The hotline serves as an electronic portal to 
collect ``confidential information'' or ``whistleblower tips'' 
regarding labor issues among USMCA countries directly from interested 
parties, including Mexican workers.
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    \1\ United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act, 
Public Law 116-113 (2020). https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5430/text.
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    This information collection is subject to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (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 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 seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an Information Collection Review 
cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes 
that currently approved information collection requirements submitted 
to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo 
review.
    Agency: DOL-ILAB.
    Title of Collection: USMCA Web-based Hotline.
    OMB Control Number: 1225-0NEW.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,300.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 2,400.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,400 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $ 0.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

    Dated: September 4, 2020.
Grant B. Lebens,
Chief of Staff, Bureau of International Labor Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020-20726 Filed 9-18-20; 8:45 am]
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