Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Foreign Labor Certification Quarterly Activity Report, 32140 [2012-13109]

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• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 32140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13109]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Foreign Labor Certification Quarterly Activity 
Report

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On May 31, 2012 the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit the 
Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) revision titled, ``Foreign Labor Certification 
Quarterly Activity Report,'' to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 2, 2012.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the 
RegInfo.gov Web site, https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, on the 
day following publication of this notice or by contacting Michel Smyth 
by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or 
sending an email to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-ETA, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-6929/Fax: 202-395-6881 (these 
are not toll-free numbers), email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Foreign Labor Certification Quarterly 
Activity Report, Form ETA-9127, is used to collect information from a 
State Workforce Agency (SWA) on activities performed under a Foreign 
(Alien) Labor Certification reimbursable grant and provides a sound 
basis for program management, including budget, workload management, 
and monitoring for compliance with the grant. A new information 
collection component has been added to this ICR, to account for the 
surveys conducted by the SWAs to collect information about prevailing 
employment practices in agriculture.
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays 
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any 
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if the 
collection of information does not display a valid OMB Control Number. 
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this 
information collection under OMB Control Number 1205-0457. The current 
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2012; however, it should 
be noted that existing information collection requirements submitted to 
the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. 
New provisions would only take effect after OMB approves them. For 
additional information, see the related notice published in the Federal 
Register on March 27, 2012 (77 FR 18267).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number 1205-0457. 
The OMB 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 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 submission of responses.
    Agency: DOL-ETA.
    Title of Collection: Foreign Labor Certification Quarterly Activity 
Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0457.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments and Private 
Sector--Farms.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,054.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 11,716.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 6,170.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: May 24, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-13109 Filed 5-30-12; 8:45 a.m.]
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