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reflect the most recent data. This
category is dependent upon the number
of decisions the states issued during the
prior calendar year, and varies from year
to year. The ETA 9054 report has been
revised to correct a typographical error
in Section A. The third time lapse
category reads 45–60 (days), but should
read 46–60 (days). The BTQ program
collects information and analyzes data.
The BTQ data measure the timeliness
and quality of states’ administrative
actions and administrative decisions
related to unemployment insurance
benefit payments. Sections 303(a)(1) and
(a)(6) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 503(a)(1) and 503(a)(6)) authorize
this information collection.
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.
Interested parties are encouraged to
provide comments to the contact shown
in the ADDRESSES section. Comments
must be written to receive
consideration, and they will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval of the final ICR. In
order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should
mention OMB control number 1205–
0359.
Submitted comments will also be a
matter of public record for this ICR and
posted on the internet, without
redaction. DOL encourages commenters
not to include personally identifiable
information, confidential business data,
or other sensitive statements/
information in any comments.
DOL 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
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• 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.
Type of Review: Revision.
Title of Collection: Benefits
Timeliness and Quality Review System.
Forms: ETA–9050, ETA–9051, ETA–
9052, ETA–9054, ETA–9055, ETA–9056,
ETA–9057.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0359.
Affected Public: State Workforce
Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
53.
Frequency: Monthly and Quarterly.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
27,556.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 64 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 37,012 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training.
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BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Petition
for Classifying Labor Surplus Areas
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor’s
(DOL’s), Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) is soliciting
comments concerning a proposed
extension for the authority to conduct
the information collection request (ICR)
titled, ‘‘Petition for Classifying Labor
Surplus Areas.’’ This comment request
is part of continuing Departmental
efforts to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA).
SUMMARY:
Consideration will be given to all
written comments received by February
10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation,
including a description of the likely
DATES:
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respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden,
may be obtained free by contacting
Donald Haughton by telephone at 202–
693–2784, TTY 1–877–889–5627 (this is
not a toll-free number), or by email at
Haughton.Donald.W@dol.gov.
Submit written comments about, or
requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail
or courier to the U.S. Department of
Labor, Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Workforce
Investment, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room C–4510, Washington DC,
20210; by email: Haughton.Donald.W@
dol.gov; or by Fax 202–693–3015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald Haughton by telephone at 202–
693–2784 (this is not a toll-free number)
or by email at Haughton.Donald.W@
dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as
part of continuing efforts to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies an opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information
before submitting them to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for final
approval. This program helps to ensure
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 can be properly assessed.
Under Executive Orders 12073 and
10582, and 20 CFR parts 651 and 654,
the Secretary of Labor is required to
classify Labor Surplus Areas (LSAs) and
disseminate this information for the use
of all Federal agencies. This information
is used by Federal agencies for various
purposes including procurement
decisions, waiver decisions for the
Supplemental Nutritional Assistance
Program, certain small business loan
decisions, as well as other purposes
determined by the agencies. The LSA
list is issued annually, effective October
1 of each year, utilizing data from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics. Areas
meeting the criteria are classified as
LSAs.
Department regulations specify that
the Department can add other areas to
the annual LSA listing under the
exceptional circumstance criteria. Such
additions are based on information
contained in petitions submitted by the
state workforce agencies (SWAs) to
ETA. These petitions contain specific
economic information about an area to
provide ample justification for adding
the area to the LSA listing under the
exceptional circumstances criteria. The
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petitions submitted by the SWAs
concern various aspects of
unemployment and the economic
condition for a specific area in order to
provide justification for adding the area
to the LSA list under the exceptional
circumstances criteria. Under these
criteria, an area may be determined
eligible for classification as a LSA if it
is experiencing a high rate of
unemployment which is not temporary
or seasonal and which was not
adequately reflected in the
unemployment data for the two-year
reference period. Instructions designed
to assist SWAs in the preparation of
such petitions are currently contained
on the ETA website: https://
www.doleta.gov/programs/lsa.cfm.
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.
Interested parties are encouraged to
provide comments to the contact shown
in the ADDRESSES section. Comments
must be written to receive
consideration, and they will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval of the final ICR. In
order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should
mention Classifying Labor Surplus
Areas (LSA), OMB control number
1205–0207.
Submitted comments will also be a
matter of public record for this ICR and
posted on the internet, without
redaction. The DOL encourages
commenters not to include personally
identifiable information, confidential
business data, or other sensitive
statements/information in any
comments.
The DOL 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;
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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).
Agency: DOL–ETA.
Type of Review: Extension without
changes.
Title of Collection: Petition for
Classifying Labor Surplus Areas.
Form: N/A.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0207.
Affected Public: State Workforce
Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 3.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 3 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 9 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Construction Compliance Check
Letters Office of the Secretary
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) Office of Federal Compliance
Programs (OFCCP) is submitting the
sponsored information collection
request (ICR) proposal titled,
‘‘Construction Compliance Check
Letters,’’ to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval for use in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995. Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before January 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
SUMMARY:
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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=201910-1250-002
(this link will only become active on the
day following publication of this notice)
or by contacting Frederick Licari by
telephone at 202–693–8073, TTY 202–
693–8064, (this is not a toll-free
number) or by email at 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–OFCCP, 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:
Frederick Licari by telephone at 202–
693–8073, TTY 202–693–8064, (these
are not toll-free numbers) or by email at
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR
seeks PRA authority for the
Construction Compliance Check Letters
information collection. OFCCP will
conduct compliance checks of
construction contractors. The
compliance check is an investigative
method to help contractors comply with
OFCCP’s Affirmative Action Program
(AAP) and recordkeeping requirements.
An annual AAP is fundamental to
maintaining an active system capable of
providing ongoing equal employment
opportunity through affirmative action
and ensuring nondiscrimination.
This proposed 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 the
OMB, under the PRA, approves it 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
Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a)
and 1320.6. For additional information,
see the related notice published in the
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Petition for Classifying Labor Surplus Areas
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL's), Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed
extension for the authority to conduct the information collection
request (ICR) titled, ``Petition for Classifying Labor Surplus Areas.''
This comment request is part of continuing Departmental efforts to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by
February 10, 2020.
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 by
contacting Donald Haughton by telephone at 202-693-2784, TTY 1-877-889-
5627 (this is not a toll-free number), or by email at
[email protected].
Submit written comments about, or requests for a copy of, this ICR
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration, Office of Workforce Investment, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Room C-4510, Washington DC, 20210; by email:
[email protected]; or by Fax 202-693-3015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Haughton by telephone at 202-
693-2784 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as part of continuing efforts to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public and Federal agencies an
opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of
information before submitting them to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for final approval. This program helps to ensure 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 can be properly
assessed.
Under Executive Orders 12073 and 10582, and 20 CFR parts 651 and
654, the Secretary of Labor is required to classify Labor Surplus Areas
(LSAs) and disseminate this information for the use of all Federal
agencies. This information is used by Federal agencies for various
purposes including procurement decisions, waiver decisions for the
Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, certain small business
loan decisions, as well as other purposes determined by the agencies.
The LSA list is issued annually, effective October 1 of each year,
utilizing data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Areas meeting the
criteria are classified as LSAs.
Department regulations specify that the Department can add other
areas to the annual LSA listing under the exceptional circumstance
criteria. Such additions are based on information contained in
petitions submitted by the state workforce agencies (SWAs) to ETA.
These petitions contain specific economic information about an area to
provide ample justification for adding the area to the LSA listing
under the exceptional circumstances criteria. The
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petitions submitted by the SWAs concern various aspects of unemployment
and the economic condition for a specific area in order to provide
justification for adding the area to the LSA list under the exceptional
circumstances criteria. Under these criteria, an area may be determined
eligible for classification as a LSA if it is experiencing a high rate
of unemployment which is not temporary or seasonal and which was not
adequately reflected in the unemployment data for the two-year
reference period. Instructions designed to assist SWAs in the
preparation of such petitions are currently contained on the ETA
website: https://www.doleta.gov/programs/lsa.cfm.
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.
Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the
contact shown in the ADDRESSES section. Comments must be written to
receive consideration, and they will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval of the final ICR. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments should mention Classifying Labor
Surplus Areas (LSA), OMB control number 1205-0207.
Submitted comments will also be a matter of public record for this
ICR and posted on the internet, without redaction. The DOL encourages
commenters not to include personally identifiable information,
confidential business data, or other sensitive statements/information
in any comments.
The DOL 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.
Type of Review: Extension without changes.
Title of Collection: Petition for Classifying Labor Surplus Areas.
Form: N/A.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0207.
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 3.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 3 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
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