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Signed at Washington, DC, this 11th day of
August, 2005.
Ivan L. Strasfeld,
Director, Office of Exemption Determinations,
Employee Benefits Security Administration,
Department of Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Proposed Information Collection
Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations;
Labor Condition Application for
Nonimmigrant Workers
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a preclearance 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)(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
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), Office of
National Programs is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
extension of the collection for ETA form
9035—Labor Condition Application for
Nonimmigrant Workers. A copy of the
proposed Information Collection
Request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the
addressee section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee’s section below on or before
October 24, 2005.
ADDRESSES: William L. Carlson, Chief,
Division of Foreign Labor Certification,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room C–
4312, Washington, DC 20210. Mr.
Carlson may be reached at (202) 693–
3010; this is not a toll-free number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregory Wilson, Program Analyst,
Division of Foreign Labor Certification,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room C–
PO 00000
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4312, Washington, DC 20210. Mr.
Wilson may also be reached at (202)
693–3010; this is not a toll-free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Immigration and Naturalization
Act (INA) requires that before any
foreign worker may be admitted or
otherwise provided status as an H–1B,
H–1B1, or E–3 nonimmigrant the
prospective employer must have filed
with the Department of Labor
(Department) a Labor Condition
Application (LCA). Employers must
state on the LCA that they will offer
prevailing wages and working
conditions, that there is not a strike or
lockout in the course of a labor dispute
in the occupational classification at the
place of employment, and that they
have provided notice of filing in
conspicuous locations at the place of
employment. Further, the employer
must make certain documentation
available for public examination. The
Department’s review of each LCA filed
is limited by law solely to a review for
completeness or ‘‘obvious
inaccuracies.’’ Complaints may be filed
with the Department alleging a violation
of the LCA process. If reasonable cause
is found to believe a violation has been
committed, the Department will
conduct an investigation and, if
appropriate, assess penalties. The INA
places a limit on the number of foreign
workers who can be admitted to the
United States on H–1B, H–1B1, or E–3
visas. The INA generally limits H–1B
workers to a maximum of a six-year
duration of stay under H–1B status,
although extensions are permitted for
certain foreign workers on whose behalf
a labor certification or employmentbased immigrant petition has been
pending for 365 days or more. The INA
requires that the Department make
available for public examination in
Washington, DC, a list of employers
which have filed LCAs.
II. Review Focus
Currently, the Department is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
extension of the collection for ETA form
9035—Labor Condition Application for
Nonimmigrant Workers. The
Department is particularly interested in
comments which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection 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
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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, e.g.,
permitting electronic submissions of
responses.
A copy of the proposed ICR can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
above in the addressee section of this
notice.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Extension with
change.
Agency: Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
Title: Labor Condition Application for
Nonimmigrant Workers.
OMB Number: 1205–0310.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit institutions; Federal
government; State, local, or tribal
government.
Form: ETA 9035.
Total Respondents: 200,000.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Total Responses: 325,200.
Average Burden Hours per Response:
45 minutes.
Estimate Total Annual Burden Hours:
279,170.
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
ICR; they will also become a matter of
public record.
Dated: August 17, 2005.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and
Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 05–16691 Filed 8–22–05; 8:45 am]
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‘‘National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Foreign National
Management System.’’ This system of
records is to document, track, manage,
analyze, and/or report on foreign access
to NASA resources. Routine uses of this
system of records will be to determine
eligibility of foreign nationals, and U.S.
citizens representing foreign entities, to
access NASA facilities and resources.
The records in this system of records are
intended for the sole use of the U.S.
Government and its contractors who
support U.S. Government operations,
policies, laws and regulations.
DATES: Submit comments 60 calendar
days from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Patti F. Stockman, Privacy
Act Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546–
0001, (202) 358–4787.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patti
F. Stockman, Privacy Act Officer, Office
of the Chief Information Officer,
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Headquarters,
Washington, DC 20546–0001, (202) 358–
4787.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
publication is in accordance with the
Privacy Act requirement that agencies
publish each system of records in the
Federal Register. Pursuant to Section
208 of the E-Government Act of 2002,
NASA has conducted a Privacy Impact
Assessment (PIA). A copy of the PIA can
be obtained by contacting the NASA
Privacy Act Officer at the address listed
above. Authorization as an Information
Collection under the Paperwork
Reduction Act is being sought from
OMB and will be noticed as a separate
submission.
NASA 10 FNMS
SYSTEM NAME:
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Foreign National
Management System.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
None.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
[Notice 05–129]
Privacy Act of 1974; Privacy Act
System of Records
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act system of
records.
The centralized data system is located
at the Extranet Security Portals Group,
1225 Clark Street, Suite 1103, Arlington,
VA 22202.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration proposes to
establish a system of records titled
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Lawful Permanent Residents seeking
access to NASA facilities, resources,
laboratories, contractor sites, Federally
Funded Research and Development
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Centers or NASA sponsored events for
unclassified purposes to include
employees of NASA or NASA
contractors; prospective NASA or NASA
contractor employees; employees of
other U.S. Government agencies or their
contractors of universities, of companies
(professional or service staff), or of other
institutions; foreign students at U.S.
institutions; officials or other persons
employed by foreign governments or
other foreign institutions who may or
may not be involved in cooperation
with NASA under international
agreements; permanent resident aliens;
foreign media representatives; and
representatives or agents of foreign
national governments seeking access to
NASA facilities, to include high-level
protocol visits; or international
relations.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Records in this system include
information about the individuals
seeking access to NASA resources.
Information about an individual may
include, but is not limited to: name,
home address, place of birth and
citizenship, U.S. visitor/travel
document numbers, employment
information, Tax Identification Numbers
(Social Security Number), and reason
and length of proposed NASA access.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
Section 304(a) of the National
Aeronautics and Space Act, codified at
42 U.S.C. § 2455; Federal Property
Management Regulation, 41 CFR Ch.
101; 14 CFR parts 1203 through 1203b;
14 CFR 1213; 15 CFR 744; 22 CFR 62;
22 CFR 120–130; 40 U.S.C. 1441, and 44
U.S.C. 3101, and Executive Order 9397.
PURPOSE(S):
Records are maintained and used by
NASA to document, track, manage,
analyze, and/or report on foreign visit
and assignment access to NASA
facilities including Headquarters, Field
Offices, National Laboratories, Federally
Funded Research and Development
Centers, Contractor Sites, components
facilities (NASA Management Office,
Wallops Flight Facility, White Sands
Test Facility, White Sands Complex,
Independent Validation & Verification
Facility, Michoud Assembly Center,
Moffett Federal Airfield, Goldstone
Deep Space Communications Complex,
Goddard Institute for Space Studies,
National Scientific Balloon Facility,
Plum Brook Station).
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES
1. A record from this system may be
disclosed to authorized contractors who
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; Labor Condition Application for
Nonimmigrant Workers
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 preclearance
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)(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 requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of
National Programs is soliciting comments concerning the proposed
extension of the collection for ETA form 9035--Labor Condition
Application for Nonimmigrant Workers. A copy of the proposed
Information Collection Request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the
office listed below in the addressee section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee's section below on or before October 24, 2005.
ADDRESSES: William L. Carlson, Chief, Division of Foreign Labor
Certification, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Room C-4312, Washington, DC 20210. Mr. Carlson may be reached at (202)
693-3010; this is not a toll-free number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Wilson, Program Analyst,
Division of Foreign Labor Certification, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room C-4312, Washington, DC 20210. Mr. Wilson
may also be reached at (202) 693-3010; this is not a toll-free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) requires that before
any foreign worker may be admitted or otherwise provided status as an
H-1B, H-1B1, or E-3 nonimmigrant the prospective employer must have
filed with the Department of Labor (Department) a Labor Condition
Application (LCA). Employers must state on the LCA that they will offer
prevailing wages and working conditions, that there is not a strike or
lockout in the course of a labor dispute in the occupational
classification at the place of employment, and that they have provided
notice of filing in conspicuous locations at the place of employment.
Further, the employer must make certain documentation available for
public examination. The Department's review of each LCA filed is
limited by law solely to a review for completeness or ``obvious
inaccuracies.'' Complaints may be filed with the Department alleging a
violation of the LCA process. If reasonable cause is found to believe a
violation has been committed, the Department will conduct an
investigation and, if appropriate, assess penalties. The INA places a
limit on the number of foreign workers who can be admitted to the
United States on H-1B, H-1B1, or E-3 visas. The INA generally limits H-
1B workers to a maximum of a six-year duration of stay under H-1B
status, although extensions are permitted for certain foreign workers
on whose behalf a labor certification or employment-based immigrant
petition has been pending for 365 days or more. The INA requires that
the Department make available for public examination in Washington, DC,
a list of employers which have filed LCAs.
II. Review Focus
Currently, the Department is soliciting comments concerning the
proposed extension of the collection for ETA form 9035--Labor Condition
Application for Nonimmigrant Workers. The Department is particularly
interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed information collection 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
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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, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
A copy of the proposed ICR can be obtained by contacting the office
listed above in the addressee section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Extension with change.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
Title: Labor Condition Application for Nonimmigrant Workers.
OMB Number: 1205-0310.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions;
Federal government; State, local, or tribal government.
Form: ETA 9035.
Total Respondents: 200,000.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Total Responses: 325,200.
Average Burden Hours per Response: 45 minutes.
Estimate Total Annual Burden Hours: 279,170.
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 ICR; they will also become a matter of public record.
Dated: August 17, 2005.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-16691 Filed 8-22-05; 8:45 am]
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