Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Employer-Provided Survey Attestations To Accompany H-2B Prevailing Wage Determination Request Based on a Non-OES Survey, 66577 [2015-27566]

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• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 209 (Thursday, October 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 66577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27566]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Employer-Provided Survey Attestations To 
Accompany H-2B Prevailing Wage Determination Request Based on a Non-OES 
Survey

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On October 30, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit 
the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Employer-Provided Survey 
Attestations to Accompany H-2B Prevailing Wage Determination Request 
Based on a Non-OES Survey,'' to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Public comments on 
the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before November 30, 2015.

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 free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201510-1205-006 (this link will only become active 
on October 31, 2015) or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-
693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by 
email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
ETA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance 
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by 
email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for 
the Employer-Provided Survey Attestations to Accompany H-2B Prevailing 
Wage Determination Request Based on a Non-OES Survey information 
collection. This ICR supports ETA regulations regarding the use of wage 
surveys in the H-2B labor certification program. The regulations at 20 
CFR 655.10(b)(4) require an employer to submit Form ETA-9165 to answer 
questions about any private wage survey submitted to obtain a 
prevailing wage determination. Immigration and Nationality Act sections 
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) and 214(c) authorize this information collection. 
See 8 U.S.C. 1011(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) and 1184(c).
    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 that 
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1205-0516.
    OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) 
years without renewal, and the current approval for this collection is 
scheduled to expire on October 31, 2015. The DOL seeks to extend PRA 
authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years. 
The DOL notes that existing information collection requirements 
submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they 
undergo review. For additional substantive information about this ICR, 
see the related notice published in the Federal Register on July 16, 
2015 (80 FR 42124).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section by November 30, 2015. In order to help ensure 
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 
1205-0516. 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: Employer-Provided Survey Attestations to 
Accompany H-2B Prevailing Wage Determination Request Based on a Non-OES 
Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0516.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits, 
farms, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 556.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 556.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 348 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $211,884.

    Dated: October 25, 2015.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-27566 Filed 10-28-15; 8:45 am]
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