Request for Comments for Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (“CAFTA-DR”) Report
| Published date | 20 August 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 51494 |
| Record Number | 2020-17889 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Labor Department |
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Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: August 17, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Notice of a Change in Status of the
Extended Benefit (EB) Program for
Connecticut and Minnesota
AGENCY
: Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION
: Notice.
This notice announces a change in
benefit period eligibility under the EB
program for Connecticut and Minnesota.
The following changes have occurred
since the publication of the last notice
regarding the States’ EB status:
Based on the data released by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics on July 17, 2020, the
seasonally-adjusted total unemployment
rates for Connecticut and Minnesota rose to
exceed the 8.0% threshold necessary to
trigger ‘‘on’’ to a high unemployment period
in EB. The payable period for these states
under the high unemployment period begins
August 2, 2020, and eligibility for claimants
has been extended from up to 13 weeks of
potential duration to up to 20 weeks of
potential duration in the EB program.
The trigger notice covering state
eligibility for the EB program can be
found at: http://ows.doleta.gov/
unemploy/claims_arch.as.
Information for Claimants
The duration of benefits payable in
the EB program, and the terms and
conditions on which they are payable,
are governed by the Federal-State
Extended Unemployment Compensation
Act of 1970, as amended, and the
operating instructions issued to the
states by the U.S. Department of Labor.
In the case of a state beginning an EB
period, the State Workforce Agency will
furnish a written notice of potential
entitlement to each individual who has
exhausted all rights to regular benefits
and is potentially eligible for EB (20
CFR 615.13 (c) (1)).
Persons who believe they may be
entitled to EB, or who wish to inquire
about their rights under the program,
should contact their State Workforce
Agency.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: U.S.
Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration, Office of
Unemployment Insurance Room S–
4524, Attn: Thomas Stengle, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693–
2991 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by email: Stengle.Thomas@dol.gov.
Signed in Washington, DC.
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
[Agency Docket Number DOL–2020–0005]
Request for Comments for Dominican
Republic-Central America-United
States Free Trade Agreement
(‘‘CAFTA–DR’’) Report
AGENCY
: Bureau of International Labor
Affairs, United States Department of
Labor and Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION
: Request for comments from the
public.
SUMMARY
: This notice is a request for
comments from the public to assist the
Secretary of Labor and the United States
Trade Representative in preparing a
report on labor capacity-building efforts
under Chapter 16 (‘‘the Labor Chapter’’)
and Annex 16.5 of the Dominican
Republic-Central America-United States
Free Trade Agreement (‘‘CAFTA–DR’’).
Comments are also welcomed on efforts
made by the CAFTA–DR countries to
implement the labor obligations under
the Labor Chapter and the
recommendations contained in a paper
entitled, ‘‘The Labor Dimension in
Central America and the Dominican
Republic—Building on Progress:
Strengthening Compliance and
Enhancing Capacity’’ (the ‘‘White
Paper’’). This report is required under
the Dominican Republic-Central
America-United States Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act
(CAFTA–DR Implementation Act). The
reporting function and the
responsibility for soliciting public
comments required under this Act were
assigned to the Secretary of Labor in
consultation with the United States
Trade Representative (USTR). The
upcoming report will consolidate
reporting periods to cover January 1,
2016, through February 29, 2020. Public
comments received in response to the
November 21, 2017, Federal Register
Notice soliciting input on labor
capacity-building efforts under the
CAFTA–DR will be taken under
consideration for this upcoming report.
DATES
: Written comments are due no
later than 5 p.m. (ET) September 21,
2020.
ADDRESSES
: Public comments should be
submitted electronically to
www.regulations.gov, the Federal e-
rulemaking portal. Comments may also
be submitted by postal or electronic
mail to Giorleny Altamirano Rayo,
Advisor, Office of Trade and Labor
Affairs, Bureau of International Labor
Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Room S–
5006, Washington, DC 20210,
Rayo.Giorleny.D@DOL.gov. Comments
that are mailed must be received by the
date indicated for consideration. Also,
please note that due to security
concerns, postal delivery in
Washington, DC, may be delayed.
Therefore, in order to ensure that
comments receive full consideration,
the Department encourages the public to
submit comments via the internet as
indicated above. Please submit only one
copy of your comments by only one
method. Also, please be advised that
comments received will become a
matter of public record and will be
posted without change to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. The
Department cautions commenters not to
include personal information, such as
Social Security Numbers, personal
addresses, telephone numbers, and
email addresses in their comments as
such information will become viewable
by the public on the http://
www.regulations.gov website. It is each
commenter’s responsibility to safeguard
his or her information. Comments
submitted through http://
www.regulations.gov will not include
the commenter’s email address unless
the commenter chooses to include that
information as part of his or her
comment. If you are unable to provide
submissions by either of these means,
please contact Giorleny Altamirano
Rayo (202–693–4868) to arrange for an
alternative method of submission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Giorleny Altamirano Rayo, Advisor,
Office of Trade and Labor Affairs,
Bureau of International Labor Affairs,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Room S–
5006, Washington, DC 20210. Email:
Rayo.Giorleny.D@DOL.gov, Telephone:
202–693–4868.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
1. Background Information
During the legislative approval
process for the CAFTA–DR, the
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Administration and the Congress
reached an understanding on the need
to support labor capacity-building
efforts linked to recommendations
identified in the ‘‘White Paper’’ of the
Working Group of the Vice Ministers
Responsible for Trade and Labor in the
countries of Central America and the
Dominican Republic. CAFTA–DR-
specific trade capacity-building funds
were appropriated through fiscal year
2010 and subsequently, the Bureau of
International Labor Affairs used its own
appropriation to support technical
assistance projects in CAFTA–DR
partner countries through fiscal year
2020. For more information, see the full
text of the CAFTA–DR at https://
ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-
agreements/cafta-dr-dominican-
republic-central-america-fta/final-text
and the ‘‘White Paper’’ at http://
www.sice.oas.org/labor/
White%20Paper_e.pdf.
Under section 403(a) of the CAFTA–
DR Implementation Act, 19 U.S.C.
4111(a), the President must report
biennially to the Congress on the
progress made by the CAFTA–DR
countries in implementing the labor
obligations and the labor capacity-
building provisions found in the Labor
Chapter and in Annex 16.5, and in
implementing the recommendations
contained in the ‘‘White Paper.’’ Section
403(a)(4) requires that the President
establish a mechanism to solicit public
comments on the matters described in
section 403(a)(3)(D) of the CAFTA–DR
Implementation Act, 19 U.S.C.
4111(a)(4) (listed below in 2).
By Proclamation, the President
delegated the reporting function and the
responsibility for soliciting public
comments under section 403(a) of the
CAFTA–DR Implementation Act, 19
U.S.C. 4111(a), to the Secretary of Labor,
in consultation with the USTR
(Proclamation No. 8272, 73 FR 38,297
(June 30, 2008)). This notice serves to
request public comments as required by
this section.
2. The Department of Labor Is Seeking
Comments on the Following Topics as
Required Under Section 403(a)(3)(D) of
the CAFTA–DR Implementation Act
a. Capacity-building efforts by the
United States government envisaged by
Article 16.5 of the CAFTA–DR Labor
Chapter and Annex 16.5;
b. Efforts by the United States
government to facilitate full
implementation of the ‘‘White Paper’’
recommendations; and
c. Efforts made by the CAFTA–DR
countries to comply with Article 16.5 of
the Labor Chapter and Annex 16.5 and
to fully implement the ‘‘White Paper’’
recommendations, including progress
made by the CAFTA–DR countries in
affording to workers internationally
recognized worker rights through
improved capacity.
3. Requirements for Submission
Persons submitting comments must
do so in English and must make the
following note on the first page of their
submissions: ‘‘Comments regarding the
CAFTA–DR Implementation Act.’’ In
order to be assured consideration,
comments should be submitted by 5
p.m. (ET), September 21, 2020. The
Department of Labor encourages
commenters to make on-line
submissions using the
www.regulations.gov website. When
entering this site, enter ‘‘Request for
Comments on Labor Capacity-Building
Efforts Under the Dominican Republic-
Central America-United States Free
Trade Agreement’’ on the home page
search bar and click ‘‘search.’’ The site
will provide a search-results page listing
all documents associated with this
docket. Find a reference to this notice
and click on the link entitled ‘‘Comment
Now.’’ (For further information on using
the www.regulations.gov website, please
consult the resources provided on the
website by clicking on ‘‘How to Use
This Site’’ (found on the bottom of the
home page under ‘‘Help’’).) The
www.regulations.gov website allows
users to provide comments by filling in
a ‘‘Type Comment field,’’ or by
attaching a document using an ‘‘Upload
File’’ field. The Department prefers that
uploaded submissions be in Microsoft
Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). If
the submission is in an application
other than those two, please indicate the
name of the application in the ‘‘Type
Comment’’ field.
Please do not attach separate cover
letters to electronic submissions; rather,
include any information that might
appear in a cover letter in the
submission itself. Similarly, to the
extent possible, please include any
exhibits, annexes, or other attachments
in the same file as the submission itself
and not as separate files.
As noted, the Department strongly
urges submitters to file comments
through the www.regulations.gov
website.
Comments will be open to public
inspection. Comments may be viewed
on the www.regulations.gov website.
Authority: The authority for this notice is
granted by the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and the Executive
Order No. 13889 of September 27, 2019.
Grant B. Lebens,
Chief of Staff, Bureau of International Labor
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Application for Alien Employment
Certification
ACTION
: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
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 agency receives
on or before September 21, 2020.
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
:
Crystal Rennie by telephone at (202)
693–0456, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
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