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Patricia A. Brink,
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Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Proposed Information Collection
Request of the Resource Justification
Model; Comment Request
Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust
Division.
[FR Doc. 07–3418 Filed 7–12–07; 8:45 am]
AGENCY:
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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)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that required
data can be provided in the desired
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Southwest Research
Institute: Clean Diesel IV
Notice is hereby given that, on May
14, 2007, pursuant to section 6(a) of the
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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) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
extension of collection of information
through the Resource Justification
Model (RJM). The data collected within
the RJM state submissions are used as
input to the process of distributing
unemployment insurance (UI) program
appropriated funds among the states
and inform ETA of the funding
requirements states are anticipating.
A copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR) can be obtained
by contacting the office listed below in
the ADDRESSES section of this notice or
by accessing: https://www.doleta.gov/
OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
September 11, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Lauren
C. Harrel, Room S4231, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210,
(202) 693–2992 (this is not a toll-free
number). E-mail address is
harrel.lauren@dol.gov and fax number is
(202) 693–2874.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lauren C. Harrel, Room S4231, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210, (202) 693–2992 (this is not a
toll-free number). E-mail address is
harrel.lauren@dol.gov and fax number is
(202) 693–2874.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The collection of
actual UI administrative cost data from
states’ accounting records and projected
expenditures for upcoming years is
accomplished through the RJM data
collection instrument. The data
collected consists of the actual, most
recently completed fiscal year’s program
expenditures and hours broken out by
functional activity and three years of
projected expenditures. The actual cost
data informs ETA’s administrative
funding allocation model so that state
UI program administration funds are
allocated as equitably as possible among
states.
ETA is proposing to revise the RJM
data collection instrument in an effort to
streamline the data entry process and to
eliminate the collection of unnecessary
data. Specifically, the modifications to
the RJM include: (1) Adding a
dropdown box to allocate personal
service/personnel benefits (PS/PB) and
non personal services (NPS) to
applicable categories in the Crosswalk
worksheet, (2) no longer requiring states
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to submit projected inflation rates for
NPS or salaries and benefits (rather, a
formula will inflate the prior year’s data
by 3 percent per year, and states will
have the option to override the formula),
and (3) requiring states to submit only
two years of projected expenditures
rather than three years.
II. Desired Focus of Comments:
Currently, the Department of Labor is
soliciting comments concerning the
proposed extension of the RJM data
collection. Comments are requested to:
• 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
information collection on those who are
to respond, including 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.
A copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR) can be obtained
by contacting the office listed above in
the addressee section of this notice.
Total
respondents
Form/activity
53
53
53
53
Totals .........................................
........................
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
There are no capital or start-up costs for
RJM.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the information
collection request; they will also
become a matter of public record.
Dated: July 9, 2007.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
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Employment and Training
Administration
Procedures for H–2B Temporary Labor
Certification in Non-Agricultural
Occupations
Employment & Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice, also published as
Training and Employment Guidance
Letter (TEGL) 21–06, Change 1 (https://
wdr.doleta.gov/directives/
corr_doc.cfm?docn=2456), modifies
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Annually
Annually
Annually
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Burden
(hours)
53
53
53
53
108
4
3
8
5,724
212
159
424
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212
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6,519
certain procedures under TEGL 21–06
for State Workforce Agencies and ETA
National Processing Centers to process
H–2B labor certification applications.
H–2B visas are for temporary
employment in non-agricultural
occupations.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. References
Immigration and Nationality Act
(INA) sec. 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b), 20 Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 652
and 655; 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6); and
Training and Employment Guidance
Letter (TEGL) 21–06: Procedures for H–
2B Temporary Labor Certification in
Non-Agricultural Occupations.
The H–2B non-immigrant visa
program permits employers to hire
foreign workers to come temporarily to
the United States and perform
temporary non-agricultural services or
labor on a one-time, seasonal, peakload,
or intermittent basis. The H–2B visa
classification requires the Secretary of
Homeland Security to consult with
appropriate agencies before admitting
H–2B non-immigrants. Homeland
Security regulations require the
intending employer first to apply for a
temporary labor certification from the
Secretary of Labor advising the
Department of Homeland Security’s
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Average time
per response
(hours)
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II. Background
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Total
responses
Frequency
Crosswalk ..........................................
ACCT SUM .......................................
RJM 1–6 ............................................
Narrative ............................................
III. Current Actions:
Type of Review: Minor Revisions and
Extension for Approved Information
Collection.
Agency: Employment and Training
Administration.
Title: Resource Justification Model.
OMB Number: 1205–0430.
Affected Public: State Government.
Cite/Reference/Form/etc: Social
Security Act, Section 303(a)(b).
Total Respondents: 53 State
Workforce Agencies.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Responses: 212.
Average Time per Response: 30.75
hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,519.
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United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) as to
whether qualified U.S. workers are
available and whether the alien’s
employment will adversely affect the
wages and working conditions of
similarly employed U.S. workers, or a
notice that such certification cannot be
made, prior to filing an H–2B visa
petition with USCIS.
On April 4, 2007, the Department
issued TEGL 21–06, which updated
procedures for State Workforce
Agencies (SWAs) and ETA National
Processing Centers (NPCs) to use in the
processing of temporary labor
certification applications under the H–
2B program. The Department then held
two public briefing sessions in Chicago
and Atlanta on May 1 and May 4, 2007,
respectively, to inform employers and
other stakeholders of the updated
processing guidance contained in TEGL
21–06. Employers and other
stakeholders who attended those public
briefing sessions raised important
questions and concerns with regard to
the effective implementation of TEGL
21–06 by the SWAs and NPCs. The
purpose of this document is to outline
certain modifications to TEGL 21–06 as
a formal response to issues raised
during the public briefing sessions and
improve the processing of H–2B
applications by the SWAs and NPCs.
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[FR Doc No: E7-13554]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Information Collection Request of the Resource
Justification Model; Comment Request
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, DOL.
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)(2)(A)]. This program helps to
ensure that required 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) is
soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of collection of
information through the Resource Justification Model (RJM). The data
collected within the RJM state submissions are used as input to the
process of distributing unemployment insurance (UI) program
appropriated funds among the states and inform ETA of the funding
requirements states are anticipating.
A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the Addresses section
of this notice or by accessing: https://www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/
OMBControlNumber.cfm.
DATES: Submit comments on or before September 11, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Lauren C. Harrel, Room S4231, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, (202) 693-2992 (this is
not a toll-free number). E-mail address is harrel.lauren@dol.gov and
fax number is (202) 693-2874.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren C. Harrel, Room S4231, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, (202) 693-2992 (this is
not a toll-free number). E-mail address is harrel.lauren@dol.gov and
fax number is (202) 693-2874.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The collection of actual UI administrative cost data
from states' accounting records and projected expenditures for upcoming
years is accomplished through the RJM data collection instrument. The
data collected consists of the actual, most recently completed fiscal
year's program expenditures and hours broken out by functional activity
and three years of projected expenditures. The actual cost data informs
ETA's administrative funding allocation model so that state UI program
administration funds are allocated as equitably as possible among
states.
ETA is proposing to revise the RJM data collection instrument in an
effort to streamline the data entry process and to eliminate the
collection of unnecessary data. Specifically, the modifications to the
RJM include: (1) Adding a dropdown box to allocate personal service/
personnel benefits (PS/PB) and non personal services (NPS) to
applicable categories in the Crosswalk worksheet, (2) no longer
requiring states
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to submit projected inflation rates for NPS or salaries and benefits
(rather, a formula will inflate the prior year's data by 3 percent per
year, and states will have the option to override the formula), and (3)
requiring states to submit only two years of projected expenditures
rather than three years.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, the Department of Labor
is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the RJM
data collection. Comments are requested to:
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 information collection on those
who are to respond, including 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.
A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office listed above in the addressee section
of this notice.
III. Current Actions:
Type of Review: Minor Revisions and Extension for Approved
Information Collection.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Resource Justification Model.
OMB Number: 1205-0430.
Affected Public: State Government.
Cite/Reference/Form/etc: Social Security Act, Section 303(a)(b).
Total Respondents: 53 State Workforce Agencies.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Responses: 212.
Average Time per Response: 30.75 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,519.
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Average time
Form/activity Total Frequency Total per response Burden
respondents responses (hours) (hours)
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Crosswalk..................... 53 Annually........ 53 108 5,724
ACCT SUM...................... 53 Annually........ 53 4 212
RJM 1-6....................... 53 Annually........ 53 3 159
Narrative..................... 53 Annually........ 53 8 424
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Totals.................... .............. ................ 212 .............. 6,519
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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): There are no capital or start-
up costs for RJM.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the information collection request; they will also
become a matter of public record.
Dated: July 9, 2007.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
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