[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 140 (Friday, July 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43902-43903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15683]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Trade Adjustment Assistance Program Reserve 
Funding Request

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employment 
and Training Administration (ETA)-sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval 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 the agency 
receives on or before August 22, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department, 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 agency'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: Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202-
693-8538, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 236(a)(2)(D) of the Trade Act of 
1974, as amended (Act), requires the Secretary to establish procedures 
for the distribution of funds remaining after the initial distribution 
under Section 236(a)(2)(B)(i). Section 241 of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended, requires the Secretary of Labor to certify to the Secretary of 
the Treasury amounts necessary for each cooperating state to provide 
services and make payments under the Act. As such, states may request 
reserve funds to cover the costs of training, job search allowances and 
relocation allowances, employment and case management services, and 
state administration of these benefits before DOL issues the final 
distribution of state allocations. Reserve funds are distributed to 
states in accordance with 20 CFR 618.920 on an as-needed basis in 
response to requests to provide monies to those states that experience 
large, unexpected layoffs, or otherwise have financial needs that are 
not met by their initial allocation. These funds are requested using 
the Form ETA-9117. For additional substantive information about this 
ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on April 
28, 2022 (87 FR 25305).

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    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 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.
    DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
    Agency: DOL-ETA.
    Title of Collection: Trade Adjustment Assistance Program Reserve 
Funding Request.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0275.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 25.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 50 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

    Dated: July 15, 2022.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2022-15683 Filed 7-21-22; 8:45 am]
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