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his or her information. Comments
submitted through https://
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 James Rude (202–693–
4806) to arrange for an alternative
method of submission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
James Rude, Office of Trade and Labor
Affairs, Bureau of International Labor
Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Room S–
5303, Washington, DC 20210. Email:
Rude.James@DOL.Gov, Telephone: (202)
693–4806.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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1. Background Information
During the legislative approval
process for the CAFTA–DR, the
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. Appropriations
were made available from FY 2005
through 2013 to support labor capacity
building efforts in CAFTA–DR
countries. For more information, see the
full text of the CAFTA–DR at https://
www.ustr.gov/trade-agreements/freetrade-agreements/cafta-dr-dominicanrepublic-central-america-fta/final-text
and the ‘‘White Paper’’ at https://
www.sice.oas.org/labor/
White%20Paper_e.pdf.
In addition, in December 2006, the
U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL)
published its procedural guidelines for
the receipt and review of submissions
under U.S. Free Trade Agreements,
including the CAFTA–DR (71 FR 76691
Dec. 21, 2006). Subsequently, pursuant
to CAFTA–DR Article 16.4.2, in
November 2008, the United States and
CAFTA–DR partner countries held the
first Labor Affairs Council meeting in
San Salvador, El Salvador. Since the
CAFTA–DR came into force, USDOL’s
Office of Trade and Labor Affairs
(OTLA) has received and accepted three
submissions under the labor chapter of
the CAFTA–DR. OTLA issued a public
report in January 2009 on its review of
a submission regarding Guatemala and
another in September 2013 regarding
the Dominican Republic. Another
submission regarding Honduras is
currently in the review process with the
public report expected in 2014.
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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 capacitybuilding 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 USDOL 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. (EDT) October 27, 2014. The
Department of Labor encourages
commenters to make on-line
submissions using the
www.regulations.gov Web site. When
entering this site, enter docket number
DOL 2014–0005 on the home page 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
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www.regulations.gov Web site, please
consult the resources provided on the
Web site by clicking on ‘‘How to Use
This Site’’ (found on the left side of the
home page)).
The www.regulations.gov Web site
allows users to provide comments by
filling in a ‘‘Type Comment field,’’ or by
attaching a document using an ‘‘Upload
File’’ field. The USDOL 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, USDOL strongly urges
submitters to file comments through the
www.regulations.gov Web site.
Comments will be placed in the
docket and open to public inspection.
Comments may be viewed on the
www.regulations.gov Web site by
entering the relevant docket number in
the search field on the home page.
Signed at Washington, DC, the 16 day of
October 2014.
Carol Pier,
Deputy Undersecretary for International
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection, Comment
Request
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that 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
SUMMARY:
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requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed revision of the
‘‘Local Area Unemployment Statistics
(LAUS) Program’’. A copy of the
proposed information collection request
(ICR) can be obtained by contacting the
individual listed below in the Addresses
section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
Addresses section of this notice on or
before December 29, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol
Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
of Management Systems, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
Massachusetts Avenue NE.,
Washington, DC 20212. Written
comments also may be transmitted by
fax to 202–691–5111 (this is not a toll
free number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, at
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See Addresses section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The BLS has been charged by
Congress (29 U.S.C. 1 and 2) with the
responsibility of collecting and
publishing monthly information on
employment, the average wage received,
and the hours worked by area and
industry. The process for developing
residency-based employment and
unemployment estimates is a
cooperative Federal-State program
which uses employment and
unemployment inputs available in State
Workforce Agencies.
The labor force estimates developed
and issued in this program are used for
economic analysis and as a tool in the
implementation of Federal economic
policy in such areas as employment and
economic development under the
Workforce Investment Act and the
Public Works and Economic
Development Act, among others.
The estimates also are used in
economic analysis by public agencies
and private industry, and for State and
area funding allocations and eligibility
determinations according to legal and
administrative requirements.
Implementation of current policy and
legislative authorities could not be
accomplished without collection of the
data.
The reports and manual covered by
this request are integral parts of the
LAUS program insofar as they ensure
and measure the timeliness, quality,
consistency, and adherence to program
directions of the LAUS estimates and
related research.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for a revision
of the information collection request
that makes up the LAUS program. All
aspects of the information collection are
conducted electronically. All data are
entered directly into BLS-provided
systems.
The BLS, as part of its responsibility
to develop concepts and methods by
which States prepare estimates under
the LAUS program, developed a manual
for use by the States. The manual
explains the conceptual framework for
the State and area estimates of
employment and unemployment,
specifies the procedures to be used,
Total respondents
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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 continues to
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.
• 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 submissions
of responses.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Local Area Unemployment
Statistics (LAUS) Program.
OMB Number: 1220–0017.
Affected Public: State governments.
Total responses
52 respondents with 7403 reporting units.
52 ..........................................
6 ............................................
52 ..........................................
13
11
1
1
572
6
52
Totals .............................
...............................................
..............................
96,869
Average time per
response
(hours)
96,239
LAUS 8 .................................
LAUS 15 ...............................
LAUS 16 ...............................
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LAUS 3040 ...........................
Frequency
provides input information, and
discusses the theoretical and empirical
basis for each procedure. This manual is
updated on a regular schedule. The
LAUS program will implement a major
program redesign in January 2015. The
Redesign was announced in the Federal
Register on September 10, 2014 (79 FR
53787).
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
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information collection request; they also
will become a matter of public record.
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2
1
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Estimated total
burden
(hours)
144,358.5
572
12
52
144,994.5
Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day
of October 2014.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection, Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to
ensure that 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
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requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. The Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed
revision of the ``Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Program''.
A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the Addresses
section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
Addresses section of this notice on or before December 29, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080,
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20212. Written comments also
may be transmitted by fax to 202-691-5111 (this is not a toll free
number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, at
202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See Addresses section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The BLS has been charged by Congress (29 U.S.C. 1 and 2) with the
responsibility of collecting and publishing monthly information on
employment, the average wage received, and the hours worked by area and
industry. The process for developing residency-based employment and
unemployment estimates is a cooperative Federal-State program which
uses employment and unemployment inputs available in State Workforce
Agencies.
The labor force estimates developed and issued in this program are
used for economic analysis and as a tool in the implementation of
Federal economic policy in such areas as employment and economic
development under the Workforce Investment Act and the Public Works and
Economic Development Act, among others.
The estimates also are used in economic analysis by public agencies
and private industry, and for State and area funding allocations and
eligibility determinations according to legal and administrative
requirements. Implementation of current policy and legislative
authorities could not be accomplished without collection of the data.
The reports and manual covered by this request are integral parts
of the LAUS program insofar as they ensure and measure the timeliness,
quality, consistency, and adherence to program directions of the LAUS
estimates and related research.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for a
revision of the information collection request that makes up the LAUS
program. All aspects of the information collection are conducted
electronically. All data are entered directly into BLS-provided
systems.
The BLS, as part of its responsibility to develop concepts and
methods by which States prepare estimates under the LAUS program,
developed a manual for use by the States. The manual explains the
conceptual framework for the State and area estimates of employment and
unemployment, specifies the procedures to be used, provides input
information, and discusses the theoretical and empirical basis for each
procedure. This manual is updated on a regular schedule. The LAUS
program will implement a major program redesign in January 2015. The
Redesign was announced in the Federal Register on September 10, 2014
(79 FR 53787).
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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 continues to 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.
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 submissions of responses.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Program.
OMB Number: 1220-0017.
Affected Public: State governments.
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Average time per Estimated total
Total respondents Frequency Total responses response (hours) burden (hours)
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LAUS 3040................................... 52 respondents with 7403 13 96,239 1.5 144,358.5
reporting units.
LAUS 8...................................... 52............................ 11 572 1 572
LAUS 15..................................... 6............................. 1 6 2 12
LAUS 16..................................... 52............................ 1 52 1 52
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Totals.................................. .............................. ................. 96,869 ................. 144,994.5
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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they also will become a
matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day of October 2014.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2014-25490 Filed 10-27-14; 8:45 am]
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