[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38918-38919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09974]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Trade Adjustment Assistance Administrative 
Collection of States (TAAACS)

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 June 7, 2024.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Howell by telephone at 202-
693-6782, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Information Collection Request (ICR) is 
being submitted for the Department to collect data on state practices 
pursuant to the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program under section 
239(c) of title II, chapter 2 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 
U.S.C. 2271 et seq.). There is currently no comprehensive collection of 
information regarding the organization and practices of State Workforce 
Agencies (SWAs) regarding how the TAA Program is administered.
    The submissions will be used by Employment and Training 
Administration (ETA) staff to collect information regarding SWA 
administration and operations of the TAA Program only to evaluate best 
practices. Failure to collect this information would prevent the 
Department from identifying the most effective mechanisms for 
increasing program efficiency. For additional substantive information 
about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal 
Register on February 13, 2024 (89 FR 10100).
    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) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) 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.
    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

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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 Administrative 
Collection of States (TAAACS).
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0540.
    Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 52.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 52.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 312 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2024-09974 Filed 5-7-24; 8:45 am]
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