Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Agricultural Clearance Order
| Published date | 15 March 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 9561 |
| Record Number | 2019-04807 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Employment And Training Administration,Labor Department |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 51 (Friday, March 15, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 51 (Friday, March 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 9561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04807]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Agricultural Clearance Order
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed
authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled,
``Agricultural Clearance Order.'' This comment request is part of
continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by
May 14, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically at [email protected] or via postal mail, commercial
delivery, or hand delivery. A copy of this ICR with applicable
supporting documentation, including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total
burden, may be obtained free by contacting Juan M. Regalado by
telephone at 415-625-7904 (this is not a toll-free number), TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-877-889-
5627 (TTY/TDD) (this is a toll-free number), or by email at
[email protected].
Submit written comments about or requests for a copy of this ICR by
mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workforce
Investment, Room C-4510, Employment and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210,
by email at [email protected], or by Fax 202-693-3981.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Juan M. Regalado by telephone
at 415-625-7904 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as part of continuing efforts to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public and Federal agencies an
opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of
information before submitting them to the OMB for final approval. This
program helps to ensure requested data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirements can be properly assessed.
In accordance with the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)] (PRA), DOL continues its efforts to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden. The Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (WIOA) Final Rule section containing information
collection approved under this control number is found at: 20 CFR 653
Subpart F--Agricultural Recruitment System for U.S. Workers (ARS).
Under this ICR, ETA is proposing a new Agricultural Clearance Order
Form, ETA Form 790B, which will be attached to the Agricultural
Clearance Order Form, ETA Form 790 (currently undergoing public
comment--see OMB Control Number 1205-0466). Only employers who are
submitting clearance orders requesting U.S. workers for temporary
agricultural jobs will fill out the ETA Form 790B.
Although ETA Form 790 is undergoing public comment, ETA is
including the estimated burden to the public for the completion of ETA
Form 790 in addition to the estimated burden for the ETA Form 790B,
because employers would fill out both forms.
This ICR requests a change of responses per year, from 9,356 to
1,800, because most of the 790s and 790As are completed by employers
participating in the H-2A program; the responses to those forms are
covered under OMB Approval package #1205-0466.
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 it is approved by OMB under the PRA 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 Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and
1320.6.
Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the
contact shown in the ADDRESSES section. Comments must be written to
receive consideration, and they will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval of the final ICR. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number
1205-0134.
Submitted comments will also be a matter of public record for this
ICR and posted on the internet, without redaction. DOL encourages
commenters not to include personally identifiable information,
confidential business data, or other sensitive statements/information
in any comments.
DOL is particularly interested in comments that:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Agency: DOL-ETA.
Type of Review: Extension without changes.
Title of Collection: Agricultural Clearance Order.
Form: ETA Form 790, and ETA Form 790B.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0134.
Affected Public: Agricultural employers, State Workforce Agency,
Agricultural workers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 900 for ETA Form 790, and 900 for
ETA Form 790B.
Frequency: Occasional.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 900 for ETA Form 790, and 900 for
ETA form ETA Form 790B.
Estimated Average: Time per Response: 20 minutes for ETA Form 790,
and 100 minutes for ETA Form 790B.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,150 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
Molly E. Conway,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
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