Industrial Relations Promotion Project, Phase II in Vietnam, 55947-55948 [2011-23029]

Download as PDF 55947 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 175 / Friday, September 9, 2011 / Notices used for WOTC national office program performance management and outcome reporting. (2) The ‘‘Individual Characteristics Form—Work Opportunity Tax Credit’’ (ICF), ETA Form 9061 is a form required to be used, without modification, by all employers or their representatives. The purpose of the ICF is to expedite certification processing by enabling the individual for whom a certification is requested to be identified with a specific target group and to match the ICF with IRS form 8850. (3) The ‘‘Conditional Certification—Work Opportunity Tax Credit,’’ ETA Form 9062 is a required form that must be used, without modification, by all SWAs, participating agencies and programs to which the SWAs may delegate responsibility for Conditional Certification authority. The Conditional Certification form establishes that the named individual has been tentatively determined eligible as a member of the WOTC targeted group indicated, and therefore hiring this person may lead to an employer Certification under the WOTC program. (4) The ‘‘Employer Certification—Work Opportunity Tax Credit,’’ ETA Form 9063 is an optional form. The form provides the employer with a record of the results of the SWA’s eligibility determination on the employer’s certification request. In accordance with Public Law 104–188, this form can only be issued by a State Employment Security Agency (now SWA) created under the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933, as amended, or a Designated Local Agency (DLA). SWAs that opt to design and use a state-specific employer certification form must ensure the state-specific form contains all of the information that appears on the optional ETA form. This form can only be issued by the SWA or DLA. (5) The ‘‘Agency Declaration of Verification Results—Work Opportunity Tax Credit,’’ ETA Form 9065 is an optional ETA form for internal SWA use in recording the results of verification activities conducted by the SWA. If the SWA elects to use an alternative form to record verification results, the alternative form must contain ALL of the information that appears in the optional form. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Pub. L. 111–5), created the following two target groups: (1) Unemployed Veterans and (2) Disconnected Youth. The legislative authority for these two groups expired on December 31, 2010. Current revisions to the reporting and administrative/processing forms include removal of the two expired ARRA groups and related instructions. II. Review Focus The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments which: • Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the Total respondents Requirement 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 submissions of responses. III. Current Actions Type of Review: Extension Request, Without Substantive Revisions, of a Currently Approved Collection. Title: Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program. OMB Number: 1205–0371. Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies; the business sector and the target group members. Form(s): ETA Form 9058; ETA Forms 9061–9063; and 9065. Annual Frequency: ETA Form 9058, quarterly; ETA Forms 9061–9063 and 9065, on occasion. Estimated Time per Respondent: Annual response Frequency Average response time in hours Annual burden hours 52 990,000 Quarterly ........................................... On occasion ..................................... 208 990,000 1.00 .33 208 326,700 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 On occasion ..................................... On occasion ..................................... On occasion ..................................... Quarterly ........................................... Annually ............................................ Annually—Per Year .......................... Annually—Per Year .......................... 990,000 40 440,000 208 52 52 52 .33 .33 .33 1.00 931 8.00 1.00 326,700 13 145,200 208 48,412 416 52 Total ........................................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Form 9058—Report 1 ....................... Employer/Job-seeker Complete Form 9061. Form 9061 processed by SWAs ....... Form 9062 ......................................... Form 9063 ......................................... Form 9065 ......................................... Record Keeping ................................ States’ Plans ..................................... States’ Modified Plans ...................... 990,416 ........................................................... 2,420,612 ........................ 847,909 Total Burden Hours: 847,909. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0. Total Burden Cost (operating/ maintaining): 0. Total Annual Burden Cost for Respondents: 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. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:58 Sep 08, 2011 Jkt 223001 Signed at Washington, DC, the 31st day of August 2011. Jane Oates, Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration. [FR Doc. 2011–23115 Filed 9–8–11; 8:45 am] Office of the Secretary Industrial Relations Promotion Project, Phase II in Vietnam Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice of intent to award sole source (Cooperative Agreement). AGENCY: BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P PO 00000 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor SUMMARY: Frm 00081 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09SEN1.SGM 09SEN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 55948 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 175 / Friday, September 9, 2011 / Notices Affairs (ILAB), intends to award a sole source award to DAI/Nathan Group LLC (DAI) for the purpose of implementing a program to strengthen compliance with international labor standards in Vietnam, focusing specifically on improving labor administration, freedom of association, collective bargaining and dispute resolution. Total Estimated Value of the Grant/ Agreement Action: $1,500,000. Anticipated Length of Agreement: Two (2) years (9/30/2011 to 9/30/2013). Grant Authority: Department of Labor Manual Series (DLMS)-2, Chapter 830(g)(3): The Recipient, DAI, has unique qualifications to perform the type of activity to be funded.. DAI, through its Industrial Relations Promotion Project (IRRP), is the only organization that has the recognized authority and capacity to fulfill the intent of the IRRP Phase II in Vietnam. DAI/IRRP has worked closely with the Government of Vietnam and worker and employer organizations. Given the complexity of building working relationships and trust with Vietnamese counterparts, DAI has made great strides on that front and, as a result, is uniquely positioned to be an effective implementing partner, particularly in building labor inspectorate capacity. DAI/IRRP is the only organization that can continue these efforts without interruption in support of the implementation of Vietnam’s new legislation and consistent with USG trade and Labor Dialogue-related efforts. The Project will continue to work in coordination with other USAID funded DAI projects in Vietnam. DAI’s Support for Trade Acceleration Project (STAR Plus) supports the Government of Vietnam’s efforts to implement trade and investment reform to attract investment and promote private sector growth and has worked with the Ministry of Justice on law and judicial reform. DAI’s Vietnam Competitiveness Initiative Phase II Project (VNCI) works with STAR Plus and the Government of Vietnam to improve government administration, reduce the regulatory burden on the private sector, and generate new employment. In Phase I, IRRP has engaged in a number of activities that directly support Phase II objectives. The US embassy provided a letter in support of continued funding of DAI/IRRP based, on part, on the importance of the objectives and DAI/ IRRP unique qualifications to achieve them. Recipient Involvement: DAI will: • Strengthen the effectiveness of Vietnam’s labor administration, with a focus on the labor inspection system, its VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:58 Sep 08, 2011 Jkt 223001 management, regulations, data collection, training, research and related areas. • Promote collective bargaining and the prevention and resolution of collective disputes and sound industrial relations by developing approaches in cooperation with trade unions/worker organizations, employers and MOLISA. • Help develop dispute resolution systems in new legislation for interestbased and rights-based disputes. • Strengthen capacity in worker organizations to organize and effectively represent workers in the private sector. Key Dates: This notice will remain open for approximately three days from posting in the Federal Register. The Cooperative Agreement is projected for award on or before September 30, 2011. Submission Information: This funding announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is only to provide public notice of The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Brenda J. White, Grant Officer. E-mail address: white.brenda.j@dol.gov. All inquiries should make reference to the USDOL Industrial Relations Promotion Project, Phase II in Vietnam. Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of August, 2011. Brenda J. White, Grant Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–23029 Filed 9–8–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–28–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Advisory Committee on Veterans’ Employment, Training and Employer Outreach (ACVETEO): Meeting Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, Labor. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the Advisory Committee on Veterans’ Employment, Training and Employer Outreach (ACVETEO). The ACVETEO will discuss Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Services’ (VETS) core programs and new initiatives regarding efforts that assist veterans seeking employment and raise employer awareness as to the advantages of hiring veterans. There will be an opportunity for persons or organizations to address the committee. Any individual or organization that SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 wishes to do so should contact Mr. Gregory Green (202) 693–4734. Time constraints may limit the number of outside participants/presentations. Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order to attend the meeting (i.e., interpreting services, assistive listening devices, and/or materials in alternative format) should notify the Advisory Committee no later than Wednesday, September 21, 2011 by contacting Mr. Gregory Green (202) 693–4734. Requests made after this date will be reviewed, but availability of the requested accommodations cannot be guaranteed. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. This notice also describes the functions of the Advisory Committee. Notice of this meeting is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This document is intended to notify the general public. Date and Time: Thursday, September 29, 2011, beginning at 10 a.m. and ending at approximately 4 p.m. (E.S.T.). ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Labor, Room S–2508, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. ID is required to enter the building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Nancy L. Hogan, Designated Federal Official, Advisory Committee on Veterans’ Employment, Training and Employer Outreach, (202) 693–4700, or Mr. Gregory Green (202) 693–4734. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACVETEO is a Congressionally mandated advisory committee authorized under Title 38, U.S. Code, Section 4110 and subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, as amended. The ACVETEO is responsible for: assessing employment and training needs of veterans; determining the extent to which the programs and activities of the U.S. Department of Labor meet these needs; assisting to conduct outreach to employers seeking to hire veterans; making recommendations to the Secretary, through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training (VETS), with respect to outreach activities and employment and training needs of Veterans; and carrying out such other activities necessary to make required reports and recommendations. The ACVETEO meets at least quarterly. Signed in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of September, 2011. Joseph C. Juarez, Acting, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Veterans’ Employment and Training Service. 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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 175 (Friday, September 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55947-55948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23029]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Industrial Relations Promotion Project, Phase II in Vietnam

AGENCY: Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of 
Labor.

ACTION: Notice of intent to award sole source (Cooperative Agreement).

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International 
Labor

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Affairs (ILAB), intends to award a sole source award to DAI/Nathan 
Group LLC (DAI) for the purpose of implementing a program to strengthen 
compliance with international labor standards in Vietnam, focusing 
specifically on improving labor administration, freedom of association, 
collective bargaining and dispute resolution.
    Total Estimated Value of the Grant/Agreement Action: $1,500,000.
    Anticipated Length of Agreement: Two (2) years (9/30/2011 to 9/30/
2013).
    Grant Authority: Department of Labor Manual Series (DLMS)-2, 
Chapter 830(g)(3): The Recipient, DAI, has unique qualifications to 
perform the type of activity to be funded.. DAI, through its Industrial 
Relations Promotion Project (IRRP), is the only organization that has 
the recognized authority and capacity to fulfill the intent of the IRRP 
Phase II in Vietnam. DAI/IRRP has worked closely with the Government of 
Vietnam and worker and employer organizations. Given the complexity of 
building working relationships and trust with Vietnamese counterparts, 
DAI has made great strides on that front and, as a result, is uniquely 
positioned to be an effective implementing partner, particularly in 
building labor inspectorate capacity. DAI/IRRP is the only organization 
that can continue these efforts without interruption in support of the 
implementation of Vietnam's new legislation and consistent with USG 
trade and Labor Dialogue-related efforts. The Project will continue to 
work in coordination with other USAID funded DAI projects in Vietnam. 
DAI's Support for Trade Acceleration Project (STAR Plus) supports the 
Government of Vietnam's efforts to implement trade and investment 
reform to attract investment and promote private sector growth and has 
worked with the Ministry of Justice on law and judicial reform. DAI's 
Vietnam Competitiveness Initiative Phase II Project (VNCI) works with 
STAR Plus and the Government of Vietnam to improve government 
administration, reduce the regulatory burden on the private sector, and 
generate new employment. In Phase I, IRRP has engaged in a number of 
activities that directly support Phase II objectives. The US embassy 
provided a letter in support of continued funding of DAI/IRRP based, on 
part, on the importance of the objectives and DAI/IRRP unique 
qualifications to achieve them.
    Recipient Involvement:
    DAI will:
     Strengthen the effectiveness of Vietnam's labor 
administration, with a focus on the labor inspection system, its 
management, regulations, data collection, training, research and 
related areas.
     Promote collective bargaining and the prevention and 
resolution of collective disputes and sound industrial relations by 
developing approaches in cooperation with trade unions/worker 
organizations, employers and MOLISA.
     Help develop dispute resolution systems in new legislation 
for interest-based and rights-based disputes.
     Strengthen capacity in worker organizations to organize 
and effectively represent workers in the private sector.
    Key Dates: This notice will remain open for approximately three 
days from posting in the Federal Register. The Cooperative Agreement is 
projected for award on or before September 30, 2011.
    Submission Information: This funding announcement is not a request 
for applications. This announcement is only to provide public notice of 
The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor 
Affairs intention to fund the following project activities without full 
and open competition.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Brenda J. White, Grant Officer. E-
mail address: white.brenda.j@dol.gov. All inquiries should make 
reference to the USDOL Industrial Relations Promotion Project, Phase II 
in Vietnam.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of August, 2011.
Brenda J. White,
Grant Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-23029 Filed 9-8-11; 8:45 am]
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