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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
April 24, 2018 (83 FR 17855).
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 thirty (30) days of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments
should mention OMB Control Number
1235–0016. 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–WHD.
Title of Collection: Application for a
Farm Labor Contractor or Farm Labor
Contractor Employee Certificate of
Registration.
OMB Control Number: 1235–0016.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
businesses or other for-profits, farms,
and not-for-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 15,026.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 23,196.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
9,334 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $462,680.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: November 26, 2018.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; H–2A
Sheepherder Recordkeeping
Requirement
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL or Department) is submitting the
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) sponsored
information collection request (ICR)
titled, ‘‘H–2A Sheepherder
Recordkeeping Requirement,’’ to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval for
continued use, without change, in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public
comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: OMB will consider all written
comments that the agency receives on or
before January 2, 2019.
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 website at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201811-1205-002
(this link will only become active on the
day following publication of this notice)
or by contacting Michel Smyth by
telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202–
693–8064, (these are not toll-free
numbers) or sending an email to DOL_
PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
by mail 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:
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not
toll-free numbers) or sending an email
to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
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This ICR
seeks to extend PRA authority for the
H–2A Sheepherder Recordkeeping
Requirement information collection.
Under the foreign labor certification
programs administered by ETA, the
H–2A temporary labor certification
program enables employers to bring
nonimmigrant foreign workers to the
U.S. to perform agricultural work of a
temporary or seasonal nature as defined
in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a). The
H–2A program also permits employers
to employ foreign sheepherders and
goatherders and those working in openrange production of livestock.
In order to meet its statutory
responsibilities under the Immigration
and Nationality Act, the Department
must request information from
employers seeking to hire and import
foreign labor. The Department uses the
information collected to determine
whether employers engaging in sheep
herding, goat herding, or open-range
production of livestock have met their
obligations under Federal law. This ICR
pertains to program obligations for
employers seeking to hire foreign
temporary agricultural workers for job
opportunities in herding or production
of livestock on the open range. Among
the issues addressed through this ICR
are timekeeping requirements of
employers. In order to determine
eligibility for the program based on the
amount of work performed on the range,
this ICR requires employers to note
whether employees spend days on the
ranch or on the range. This ICR also
requires employers to record the reason
for the worker’s absence where the
employer chooses to prorate the
required wage.
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 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. DOL obtains OMB
approval for this information collection
under Control Number 1205–0519. The
current approval is scheduled to expire
on November 30, 2018; however, DOL
notes that existing information
collection requirements submitted to
OMB receive a month-to-month
extension while they undergo review.
New requirements would only take
effect upon OMB approval. For
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
August 23, 2018 (83 FR 42697).
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 thirty (30) days of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments
should mention OMB Control Number
1205–0519. 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: H–2A Sheepherder
Recordkeeping Requirement.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0519.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
Farms.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 654.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 34,008.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
3,401 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: November 26, 2018.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library
Services
Submission for OMB Review,
Comment Request, Proposed
Collection Requests: Community
Catalyst Initiative (CCI): The Roles of
Libraries and Museums as Enablers of
Community Vitality and Co-Creators of
Positive Community Change Program
Cohort Evaluation
Institute of Museum and
Library Services, National Foundation
on the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review,
comment request.
AGENCY:
The Institute of Museum and
Library Services announces the
following information collection has
been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This
program helps to 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. By this notice, IMLS
is soliciting comments concerning a
proposed cohort evaluation project
related to the ‘‘Community Catalyst
Initiative: Roles of Libraries and
Museums as Enablers of Community
Vitality and Co-Creators of Positive
Community Change’’ grant program and
document processes related to
community engagement, partnerships,
and associated outcomes for the benefit
of the museum and library fields.
A copy of the proposed information
collection request can be obtained by
contacting the individual listed below
in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
DATES: Comments must be submitted to
the office listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section below on
or before December 31, 2018.
OMB is particularly interested in
comments that help the agency to:
• 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;
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• 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).
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for
Education, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, (202) 395–7316.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Sandra Webb, Director of Grant Policy
and Management, Institute of Museum
and Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza
North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC
20024–2135. Dr. Webb can be reached
by Telephone: 202–653–4718 Fax: 202–
653–4608, or by email at swebb@
imls.gov, or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for
persons with hearing difficulty at 202–
653–4614.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Institute of Museum and Library
Services is the primary source of federal
support for the nation’s libraries and
museums. We advance, support, and
empower America’s museums, libraries,
and related organizations through grant
making, research, and policy
development. Our vision is a nation
where museums and libraries work
together to work together to transform
the lives of individuals and
communities. To learn more, visit
www.imls.gov.
II. Current Actions
IMLS plays an essential role in
ensuring that the public dollars invested
in museums and libraries benefit the
communities they serve. To remain vital
to the communities they serve,
museums and libraries are increasingly
expected to contribute to community
wellbeing through activities that
promote community assets and address
community needs. Making such
contributions, however, requires
knowledge and skills for community
engagement that are not typically part of
educational programs that prepare
people for professions in these
institutions. In addition, organizational
structures and processes in museums
and libraries are not typically set up to
support and facilitate such engagement.
In recognition of this capacitybuilding opportunity, IMLS designed
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; H-2A Sheepherder Recordkeeping Requirement
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL or Department) is submitting the
Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled, ``H-2A Sheepherder Recordkeeping
Requirement,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and approval for continued use, without change, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: OMB will consider all written comments that the agency receives
on or before January 2, 2019.
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 website at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201811-1205-002 (this link will only become active
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are
not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to [email protected].
Submit comments about this request by mail 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: [email protected]. 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: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or sending an
email to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for
the H-2A Sheepherder Recordkeeping Requirement information collection.
Under the foreign labor certification programs administered by ETA, the
H-2A temporary labor certification program enables employers to bring
nonimmigrant foreign workers to the U.S. to perform agricultural work
of a temporary or seasonal nature as defined in 8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a). The H-2A program also permits employers to
employ foreign sheepherders and goatherders and those working in open-
range production of livestock.
In order to meet its statutory responsibilities under the
Immigration and Nationality Act, the Department must request
information from employers seeking to hire and import foreign labor.
The Department uses the information collected to determine whether
employers engaging in sheep herding, goat herding, or open-range
production of livestock have met their obligations under Federal law.
This ICR pertains to program obligations for employers seeking to hire
foreign temporary agricultural workers for job opportunities in herding
or production of livestock on the open range. Among the issues
addressed through this ICR are timekeeping requirements of employers.
In order to determine eligibility for the program based on the amount
of work performed on the range, this ICR requires employers to note
whether employees spend days on the ranch or on the range. This ICR
also requires employers to record the reason for the worker's absence
where the employer chooses to prorate the required wage.
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 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. DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection under
Control Number 1205-0519. The current approval is scheduled to expire
on November 30, 2018; however, DOL notes that existing information
collection requirements submitted to OMB receive a month-to-month
extension while they undergo review. New requirements would only take
effect upon OMB approval. For
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additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related
notice published in the Federal Register on August 23, 2018 (83 FR
42697).
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 thirty (30) days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1205-0519.
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: H-2A Sheepherder Recordkeeping Requirement.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0519.
Affected Public: Private Sector--Farms.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 654.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 34,008.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 3,401 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: November 26, 2018.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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