[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 55042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19359]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Application for Prevailing Wage Determination

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 October 11, 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: The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 
as amended, assigns responsibilities to the Secretary of Labor 
(Secretary) relating to the entry and employment of certain categories 
of immigrant and nonimmigrant foreign workers under the PERM, H-2B, H-
1B, H-1B1, and E-3 programs. The INA requires the Secretary to certify 
that the employment of foreign workers under certain visa 
classifications will not adversely affect the wages and working 
conditions of similarly employed workers in the United States. To 
render this certification, the Secretary determines the prevailing wage 
for the occupational classification and area of intended employment and 
ensures the employer offers a wage to the foreign worker that equals at 
least the prevailing wage. The Department uses Forms ETA-9141 and ETA-
9165 to collect information necessary to determine the prevailing wage 
for the applicable occupation and area of intended employment. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on June 14, 2022 (87 FR 
35999).
    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: Application for Prevailing Wage Determination.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0508.
    Affected Public: Private Sector-- Businesses or other for-profits, 
not-for-profit institutions, and farms.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 102,418.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 331,339.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 148,629 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $213,953.

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

     Dated: September 1, 2022.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2022-19359 Filed 9-7-22; 8:45 am]
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