[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 72897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20045]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Extension of 
Information Collection; United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) 
Web-Based Hotline

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Bureau of 
International Labor Affairs (ILAB)-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 November 5, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 60 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 60-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samantha Tate by telephone at 202-693-
4920, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection is necessary as 
DOL is required by the USMCA Implementation Act to establish and 
monitor a web-based hotline as an information collection system. This 
USMCA web-based hotline serves as an electronic portal to collect and 
receive confidential information regarding labor issues among USMCA 
countries directly from interested parties, including Mexican workers.
    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 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.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: DOL-ILAB.
    Title of Collection: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) 
Web-based Hotline.
    OMB Number: 1255-0001.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 2,317.
    Number of Responses: 2,317.
    Annual Burden Hours: 555 hours.
    Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $0.

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

Thea Mei Lee,
Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs, U.S. Department of 
Labor/Bureau of International Labor Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-20045 Filed 9-5-24; 8:45 am]
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