[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 36 (Thursday, February 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11561-11562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03912]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Wage and Hour Division


Notice of Approved Agency Information Collection; Information 
Collection: High-Wage Components of the Labor Value Content 
Requirements Under USMCA

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the Wage 
and Hour Division (WHD) is providing notice to the public that the WHD 
sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``High-Wage 
Components of the Labor Value Content Requirements under USMCA,'' has 
been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). WHD is 
notifying the public that the information collection has been extended 
effective immediately through January 31, 2024.

DATES: OMB approval of the extension of this information collection is 
effective immediately with an expiration date of January 31, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Waterman, Division of 
Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretations, Wage and Hour, U.S. 
Department of Labor, Room S-3502, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-0406 (this is not a toll-
free number), or send an email to [email protected]. Copies of 
this notice may be obtained in alternative formats (Large Print, 
Braille, Audio Tape or Disc), upon request, by calling (202) 693-0023 
(not a toll-free number). TTY/TDD callers may dial toll-free (877) 889-
5627 to obtain information or request materials in alternative formats.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Labor submitted an 
emergency processing request for

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approval of a proposed information collection titled High-Wage 
Components of the Labor Value Content Requirements under USMCA (OMB 
Control Number 1235-0032), in conjunction with an Interim Final Rule 
(IFR). The IFR was published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2020 
(85 FR 39782) and invited public comment on all aspects of the rule, 
including the PRA. On July 2, 2020, OMB approved the Department's 
emergency processing request and assigned OMB control number 1235-0032 
to this collection and an expiration date of January 31, 2021.
    Following receipt of OMB's Notice of Action, the Department 
published a notice in the Federal Register on July 10, 2020, proposing 
to extend the collection and invited public comment on the information 
collection (85 FR 41627). A few comments were received related to the 
Department's recordkeeping requirements. The Department addressed the 
comments in the supporting statement and submitted the proposal to 
extend the collection to OMB for review. OMB authorization for an ICR 
cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal, and the 
approval for this collection was scheduled to expire on January 31, 
2021. As a result, the Department submitted the information collection 
to OMB seeking to extend PRA authorization for the information 
collection for three (3) years. The Department provided notice of the 
submission of the information collection to OMB in the Federal Register 
on December 1, 2020 (85 FR 77259).
    On January 28, 2021, OMB issued a Notice of Action approving the 
extension of this information collection under OMB Control Number 1235-
0032. Section (k) of 5 CFR 1320.11, ``Clearance of Collections of 
Information in Proposed Rules'' states, ``After receipt of notification 
of OMB's approval, instruction to make a substantive or material change 
to, disapproval of a collection of information, or failure to act, the 
agency shall publish a notice in the Federal Register to inform the 
public of OMB's decision.'' This notice fulfills the Department's 
obligation to notify the public of OMB's approval of the information 
collection request.

    Dated: February 16, 2021.
Amy DeBisschop,
Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation.
[FR Doc. 2021-03912 Filed 2-24-21; 8:45 am]
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