Comment Request for Information Collection for Form ETA 9033, Attestation by Employers Using Alien Crewmembers for Longshore Activities in U.S. Ports and Form ETA 9033-A, Attestation by Employers Using Alien Crewmembers for Longshore Activities in the State of Alaska; Extension With Revisions, 48463-48464 [2013-19121]
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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 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.
As all of the ARRA HGEI grants will
no longer be active once the current
OMB-approved collection no. 1205–
0478 expires on November 30, 2013,
ETA is soliciting comments concerning
the collection of data for the active
Green Jobs Innovation Fund (GJIF)
grants.
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 Sarah Sunderlin, Division of Strategic
Investments, Room C4526, Employment
and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone number: 202–693–2963 (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–
3890. Email: green.jobs@dol.gov. A copy
of the proposed information collection
request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the office listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (The
Recovery Act) was signed into law by
President Obama on February 17, 2009.
Funding directed to the Department of
Labor from the Recovery Act provided
$750 million for a program of
competitive grants for worker training
and placement in high growth and
emerging industries, which included
$500 million in funding for energy
efficiency and renewable energy, often
referred to as ‘‘green jobs.’’ In the FY
2010 budget, approximately $40 million
in grant funds were authorized by the
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of
1998, Title I, Subtitle D, Section 171(d),
Public Law 105–220 for GJIF. With
grants funded through GJIF, the
Department is emphasizing two key
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workforce strategies that move
participants along green career
pathways by: (1) Forging linkages
between Registered Apprenticeship and
pre-apprenticeship programs, and/or (2)
integrating the delivery of technical and
basic skills training through
community-based partnerships.
It is critical to record the impact of all
these resources, current information on
participants in these grants, and the
services provided to them. ETA received
initial approval for this information
collection in June, 2010. The ARRA
HGEI grants will all end by November
30, 2013, but to ensure that it can
continue to obtain comprehensive
information on participants served by
and services provided with Federal
resources, ETA proposes an extension
with no revisions of the existing OMBapproved information collection set
#1205–0478 for GJIF grantees.
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 no
revisions.
Title: American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA), High Growth
and Emerging Industries (HGEI) Grants.
OMB Number: 1205–0478.
Affected Public: GJIF Grantees only.
All ARRA HEGI grants will have ended
prior to the expiration of the current
OMB-approved ICR.
Form(s): ETA–9153.
Total Annual Respondents: 6.
Annual Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Annual Responses: 24.
Average Time per Response: 16
Hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 384 Hours.
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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 M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training, Labor.
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Comment Request for Information
Collection for Form ETA 9033,
Attestation by Employers Using Alien
Crewmembers for Longshore Activities
in U.S. Ports and Form ETA 9033–A,
Attestation by Employers Using Alien
Crewmembers for Longshore Activities
in the State of Alaska; Extension With
Revisions
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(Department), 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 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, ETA is soliciting comments
concerning the collection of data about
Form ETA 9033 Attestation by
Employers Using Alien Crewmembers
for Longshore Activities in U.S. Ports
(OMB Control Number 1205–0309),
which expires October 31, 2013, 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), which expires
October 31, 2014. These forms are used
by employers to request permission to
use foreign crewmen at U.S. Ports for
longshore work.
SUMMARY:
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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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Collection for Quick Turnaround
Surveys of All Statutes and Programs
for Which the Employment and
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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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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Comment Request for Information Collection for Form ETA 9033,
Attestation by Employers Using Alien Crewmembers for Longshore
Activities in U.S. Ports and Form ETA 9033-A, Attestation by Employers
Using Alien Crewmembers for Longshore Activities in the State of
Alaska; Extension With Revisions
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department), 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 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, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the collection of
data about Form ETA 9033 Attestation by Employers Using Alien
Crewmembers for Longshore Activities in U.S. Ports (OMB Control Number
1205-0309), which expires October 31, 2013, 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), which expires October 31, 2014. These forms are used by
employers to request permission to use foreign crewmen at U.S. Ports
for longshore work.
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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 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:
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 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 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 for-profits.
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.
[FR Doc. 2013-19121 Filed 8-7-13; 8:45 am]
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