Comment request for Information Collection for Quick Turnaround Surveys of All Statutes and Programs for Which the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is Responsible (Extension with Revisions), 48464-48466 [2013-19120]
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Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
October 7, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
to William L. Carlson, Ph.D.,
Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor
Certification, Room C–4312,
Employment & Training Administration,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Telephone number: 202–
693–3010 (this is not a toll-free
number). Individuals with hearing or
speech impairments may access the
telephone number above via TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Information
Relay Service at 1–877–889–5627 (TTY/
TDD). Fax: 202–693–2768. Email:
ETA.OFLC.Forms@dol.gov subject line:
ETA 9033 and ETA 9033A. A copy of
the proposed information collection
request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the office listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
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I. Background
The information collection is required
by section 258 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1288)
and 20 CFR part 655 Subpart F. The INA
generally prohibits the performance of
longshore work by foreign crewmembers
in U.S. ports. 8 U.S.C. 1288(a). However,
the INA contains an exception to this
general prohibition where the use of
foreign crewmembers is permitted by an
applicable collective bargaining
agreement or otherwise is a prevailing
practice at the U.S. port. 8 U.S.C.
1288(c)(1). Under the prevailing practice
exception, before any employer may use
foreign crewmembers to perform
longshore activities in U.S. ports, it
must submit an attestation to the
Secretary of Labor containing the
elements required by the INA. 8 U.S.C.
1288(c)(1)(B). The INA further requires
that the Secretary of Labor make
available for public examination in
Washington, DC a list of employers that
have filed attestations and for each of
these employers, a copy of the
employer’s attestation, and
accompanying documentation received
by the Secretary. 8 U.S.C. 1288(c)(4).
Similarly, the INA permits foreign
crewmembers to perform longshore
work in the State of Alaska if the
employer complies with certain
attestation requirements. 8 U.S.C.
1288(d).
The information is being collected to
ensure compliance with the INA’s
requirements that employers must make
certain attestations as a condition
precedent to the employer’s use of
foreign crewmembers to perform
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longshore activities in the U.S. The
attestations required by section 258 are
collected by the Secretary of Labor
through his or her designee, the
Employment & Training Administration,
on Form ETA 9033, Attestation by
Employers Using Alien Crewmembers
for Longshore Activities in U.S. Ports
(OMB Control Number 1205–0309) and
Form ETA 9033A, Attestation by
Employers Using Alien Crewmembers
for Longshore Activities in the State of
Alaska (currently under OMB Control
Number 1205–0352).
Previously, the Department of Labor
(Department) accounted for the hourly
burdens for each of these information
collections under two different OMB
control numbers—1205–0309 and 1205–
0352. The Department is proposing to
merge the two OMB control numbers
into one (1205–0309) for purposes of
efficiency and clarity for both the
Federal Government and the public and
discontinuing the other (1205–0352).
The revisions to the forms are
designed to collect better information
for contacting the employer and/or
agent such as email. They are also
meant to make the form easier to read
and complete, and provide more
thorough instructions.
II. Review Focus
The Department 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 submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions
In order to meet its statutory
responsibilities under the INA, the
Department needs to revise, extend, and
merge two existing collections of
information used by employers wishing
to employ alien crewmembers to do
longshore work in U.S. ports under
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either the prevailing practice exception
or the Alaska exception.
Type of Review: extension with
revisions.
Title: Form ETA 9033, Attestation by
Employers Using Alien Crewmembers
for Longshore Activities in U.S. Ports
and Form ETA 9033A, Attestation by
Employers Using Alien Crewmembers
for Longshore Activities in the State of
Alaska.
OMB Number: 1205–0309 and 1205–
0352.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Form(s): ETA–9033 and ETA–9033A.
Total Annual Respondents: 7.
Annual Frequency: 1.
Total Annual Responses: 7.
Average Time per Response: 3 hours
15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 23.
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 OMB approval of the ICR;
they will also become a matter of public
record.
Dated: July 31, 2013.
Eric Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training, Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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Administration
Comment request for Information
Collection for Quick Turnaround
Surveys of All Statutes and Programs
for Which the Employment and
Training Administration (ETA) is
Responsible (Extension with
Revisions)
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the 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 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). This program helps to
ensure that requested data can be
provided in the desired format,
SUMMARY:
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reporting burden (time and financial
resources) is minimized, collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
the impact of the collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed.
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments
concerning the collection of data about
quick turnaround surveys for statutes
and programs for which ETA is
responsible. Authorization for this
process will expire in November 2013.
To obtain a copy of the proposed
information collection request (ICR),
please contact the office listed below in
the addresses section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
October 7, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
to U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Policy
Development and Research, Attention:
Richard Muller, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room N–5641,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone
number: (202) 693–3680 (this is not a
toll-free number). Fax: (202) 693–2766.
Email: muller.richard@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Muller, Employment and
Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room N–5637,
Washington, DC 20210; (202) 693–3680
(this is not a toll-free number); email:
Muller.Richard@dol.gov; fax: (202) 693–
2766 (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
ETA is soliciting comments regarding
an extension of a current Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
clearance for a series of quick
turnaround surveys in which data will
be collected from State workforce
agencies, local workforce investment
areas, and other entities involved in
employment and training and related
programs. The surveys will focus on a
variety of issues concerning a broad
spectrum of programs administered by
ETA including the governance,
administration, funding, service design,
and delivery structure of workforce
programs authorized by the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (WIA).
ETA has a continuing need for
information on the operation of all of its
programs and is seeking another
extension of the clearance for
conducting a series of 8 to 20 separate
surveys over the next 3 years. Each
survey will be short (typically 10–30
questions) and, depending on the nature
of the survey, may be administered to
state workforce agencies, local
workforce boards, American Job
Centers, employment service offices, or
other entities involved in employment
and training or related activities. Each
survey will be designed on an ad hoc
basis and will focus on topics of
pressing policy interest. Examples of
broad topic areas include:
• Local management information
system developments
• New processes and procedures
• Services to different target groups
• Integration and coordination with
other programs
• Local workforce investment board
membership and training
ETA needs quick turnaround surveys
for a number of reasons. The most
pressing reason concerns the need to
understand key operational issues in
light of changes in focus deriving from
the Administration’s policy priorities.
ETA needs timely informaion that
identifies the scope and magnitude of
various practices or problems, to fulfill
its obligations to develop high quality
policy, administrative guidance,
regulations, and technical assistance.
ETA will request data in the quick
turnaround surveys that are not
otherwise available. Other research and
evaluation efforts, including case
studies or long-range evaluations, either
cover only a limited number of sites or
take many years for data to be gathered
and analyzed. Administrative
information and data are too limited.
The Five-Year Workforce Investment
Plans, developed by States and local
areas, are too general in nature to meet
ETA’s specific informational needs.
Quarterly or annual data reported by
States and local areas do not provide
information on key operational practices
and issues. Thus, ETA has no
alternative mechanism for collecting
precise information that both identifies
the scope and magnitude of emerging
issues and provides the information on
a quick turnaround basis.
ETA will make every effort to
coordinate the quick turnaround
surveys with other research it is
conducting, in order to ease the burden
Sample size
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on local and State respondents, to avoid
duplication, and to fully explore how
interim data and information from each
study can be used to inform other
studies. Information from the quick
turnaround surveys will complement
but not duplicate other ETA reporting
requirements or evaluation studies.
II. Review Focus
The Department is particularly
interested in comments which:
• 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 submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions:
Type of Review: Extension with
changes.
Title: Quick Turnaround Surveys of
all statutes and programs for which ETA
is responsible.
OMB Number: 1205–0436.
Affected Public: State and local
workforce agencies and workforce
investment boards, and Employment
and Training-related partner program
agencies at the State and local levels.
Total Respondents: Varies by survey,
from 54 to 250 (or, occasionally, more)
respondents per survey, for up to 20
surveys. The calculations in the
Summary Burden chart below are based
on an upper limit of 250 respondents;
however, it is understood that an
occasional survey may exceed that
upper limit by no more than 370
respondents. That total number of 620 is
derived from adding together the total
number of State and local workforce
investment boards.
Aggregate burden hours per
survey
(hours)
Estimated
number of surveys
9
8
1
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burden hours
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Sample size
Upper-Bound ............................................
250
Total Burden Cost for capital and
startup: $0.
Total Burden Cost for operation and
maintenance: $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this ICR will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request; they will also become a matter
of public record.
Dated: July 26, 2013.
Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Employment and
Training Administration.
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Comcast Cable, West Division
Customer Care, Morgan Hill, California;
Notice of Negative Determination on
Reconsideration
On January 31, 2013, the Department
of Labor issued an Affirmative
Determination Regarding Application
for Reconsideration for the workers and
former workers of Comcast Cable, West
Division Customer Care, Morgan Hill,
California (subject firm). The
Department’s Notice was published in
the Federal Register on February 15,
2013 (78 FR 11226). The subject worker
group supplies call center services,
including sales and technical assistance.
Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c),
reconsideration may be granted under
the following circumstances: (1) If it
appears on the basis of facts not
previously considered that the
determination complained of was
erroneous;
(2) If it appears that the determination
complained of was based on a mistake
in the determination of facts not
previously considered; or
(3) If in the opinion of the Certifying
Officer, a misinterpretation of facts or of
the law justified reconsideration of the
decision.
The initial investigation resulted in a
negative determination based on no
shift in services and no company
imports of services like or directly
competitive services with those
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Average time
per question
(minutes)
Number of
questions
30
Aggregate burden hours per
survey
(hours)
Estimated
number of surveys
375
20
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supplied by the workers at the subject
firm.
The request for reconsideration
alleges that the subject firm had shifted
the supply of like or directly
competitive services to a location in
Mexico and that the subject worker
group had supplied services like or
directly competitive with the services
supplied by the workers employed at
two other Comcast Cable locations who
were eligible to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance (TA–W–82,140
and TA–W–82,025).
Information obtained by the subject
firm by the Department during the
reconsideration investigation confirmed
that neither a shift in the supply of
services like or directly competitive
with those supplied by the subject
worker group to a foreign country by the
subject firm nor increased imports of
services like or directly competitive
with those supplied by the subject
worker group contributed importantly to
subject worker group separations.
Further, the services supplied by
workers covered by TA–W–82,140 and
TA–W–82,025 are related to repairs
whereas the services supplied by the
subject worker group during the
relevant period are related to sales. In
addition, the services formerly supplied
by the subject worker group are being
supplied by other domestic Comcast
cable facilities.
Therefore, the Department determines
that 29 CFR 90.18(c) has not been met.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that
the requirements of Section 222 of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. 2272, have not been met
and, therefore, affirm the denial of the
petition for group eligibility of Comcast
Cable, West Division Customer Care,
Morgan Hill, California, to apply for
adjustment assistance, in accordance
with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C.
2273.
Signed in Washington, DC on this 9th day
of July, 2013.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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7,500
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–82,287]
Hewlett Packard Conway, Arkansas;
Notice of Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated in response
to a Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)
petition filed on December 21, 2012 by
the State of Arkansas on behalf of
workers and former workers of Hewlett
Packard, Conway, Arkansas. On January
25, 2013, the Department issued a
Notice of Termination of Investigation
because the State of Arkansas withdrew
its petition in order for a petition
covering a larger worker group (which
included workers and former workers at
the Conway, Arkansas facility) to be
filed. Because the later-filed petition
was withdrawn, however, the
Department is re-opening the
investigation of TA–W–82,287 and will
issue a determination accordingly.
Signed in Washington, DC this 9th day of
July, 2013.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2013–19187 Filed 8–7–13; 8:45 am]
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Hewlett Packard Company, Printing &
Personal System Americas Division,
Marketing Services, Houston, Texas;
Notice of Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated in response
to a Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)
petition filed on December 27, 2012 by
the State of Texas on behalf of workers
and former workers of Hewlett Packard
Company, Printing & Personal System
Americas Division, Marketing Services,
Houston, Texas. On January 25, 2013,
the Department issued a Notice of
Termination of Investigation because
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Comment request for Information Collection for Quick Turnaround
Surveys of All Statutes and Programs for Which the Employment and
Training Administration (ETA) is Responsible (Extension with Revisions)
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
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 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 (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program helps to ensure that requested data
can be provided in the desired format,
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reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of the
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the collection of
data about quick turnaround surveys for statutes and programs for which
ETA is responsible. Authorization for this process will expire in
November 2013. To obtain a copy of the proposed information collection
request (ICR), please contact the office listed below in the addresses
section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before October 7, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training Administration, Office of Policy Development
and Research, Attention: Richard Muller, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N-5641, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone number: (202) 693-3680
(this is not a toll-free number). Fax: (202) 693-2766. Email:
muller.richard@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Muller, Employment and
Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room N-5637, Washington, DC 20210; (202) 693-3680 (this is
not a toll-free number); email: Muller.Richard@dol.gov; fax: (202) 693-
2766 (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
ETA is soliciting comments regarding an extension of a current
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance for a series of quick
turnaround surveys in which data will be collected from State workforce
agencies, local workforce investment areas, and other entities involved
in employment and training and related programs. The surveys will focus
on a variety of issues concerning a broad spectrum of programs
administered by ETA including the governance, administration, funding,
service design, and delivery structure of workforce programs authorized
by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA).
ETA has a continuing need for information on the operation of all
of its programs and is seeking another extension of the clearance for
conducting a series of 8 to 20 separate surveys over the next 3 years.
Each survey will be short (typically 10-30 questions) and, depending on
the nature of the survey, may be administered to state workforce
agencies, local workforce boards, American Job Centers, employment
service offices, or other entities involved in employment and training
or related activities. Each survey will be designed on an ad hoc basis
and will focus on topics of pressing policy interest. Examples of broad
topic areas include:
Local management information system developments
New processes and procedures
Services to different target groups
Integration and coordination with other programs
Local workforce investment board membership and training
ETA needs quick turnaround surveys for a number of reasons. The
most pressing reason concerns the need to understand key operational
issues in light of changes in focus deriving from the Administration's
policy priorities. ETA needs timely informaion that identifies the
scope and magnitude of various practices or problems, to fulfill its
obligations to develop high quality policy, administrative guidance,
regulations, and technical assistance.
ETA will request data in the quick turnaround surveys that are not
otherwise available. Other research and evaluation efforts, including
case studies or long-range evaluations, either cover only a limited
number of sites or take many years for data to be gathered and
analyzed. Administrative information and data are too limited. The
Five-Year Workforce Investment Plans, developed by States and local
areas, are too general in nature to meet ETA's specific informational
needs. Quarterly or annual data reported by States and local areas do
not provide information on key operational practices and issues. Thus,
ETA has no alternative mechanism for collecting precise information
that both identifies the scope and magnitude of emerging issues and
provides the information on a quick turnaround basis.
ETA will make every effort to coordinate the quick turnaround
surveys with other research it is conducting, in order to ease the
burden on local and State respondents, to avoid duplication, and to
fully explore how interim data and information from each study can be
used to inform other studies. Information from the quick turnaround
surveys will complement but not duplicate other ETA reporting
requirements or evaluation studies.
II. Review Focus
The Department is particularly interested in comments which:
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 submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions:
Type of Review: Extension with changes.
Title: Quick Turnaround Surveys of all statutes and programs for
which ETA is responsible.
OMB Number: 1205-0436.
Affected Public: State and local workforce agencies and workforce
investment boards, and Employment and Training-related partner program
agencies at the State and local levels.
Total Respondents: Varies by survey, from 54 to 250 (or,
occasionally, more) respondents per survey, for up to 20 surveys. The
calculations in the Summary Burden chart below are based on an upper
limit of 250 respondents; however, it is understood that an occasional
survey may exceed that upper limit by no more than 370 respondents.
That total number of 620 is derived from adding together the total
number of State and local workforce investment boards.
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Aggregate
Number of Average time burden hours Estimated Total annual
Sample size questions per question per survey number of burden hours
(minutes) (hours) surveys
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Lower-Bound............................................. 54 10 1 9 8 72
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Upper-Bound............................................. 250 30 3 375 20 7,500
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Total Burden Cost for capital and startup: $0.
Total Burden Cost for operation and maintenance: $0.
Comments submitted in response to this ICR will be summarized and/
or included in the request for OMB approval of the information
collection request; they will also become a matter of public record.
Dated: July 26, 2013.
Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-19120 Filed 8-7-13; 8:45 am]
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