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the Secretary of Labor containing the
elements prescribed by the INA and the
regulations or, in limited circumstances,
where a foreign national without an
employer sponsor may apply for a NIW
with DHS.
DOL is proposing to use the proposed
Form ETA–9089, Application for
Permanent Employment Certification
(OMB Control Number 1205–0451), and
its appendices to adjudicate permanent
(PERM) employment certification
applications for foreign workers filed by
employers seeking to employ
individuals on a permanent basis. An
employer seeking a PERM employment
certification to employ a foreign worker
must submit the proposed form to DOL,
including all required appendices. Once
submitted, DOL will determine whether
the employer adequately sought
available and willing U.S. workers
qualified for the opportunity as required
under the regulations and whether U.S.
workers who applied were rejected for
lawful, job-related reasons. 20 CFR
656.24. If the DOL Certifying Officer’s
Final Determination denies certification
of the application, the regulations
provide the employer with the ability to
request reconsideration of the decision
or appeal the denial. 20 CFR 656.24 and
656.26. DOL will also use the
information collected through the
proposed form and Appendix A to
adjudicate PERM applications for
professional athletes and coaches that
currently apply using Forms ETA–750A
and ETA–750B under OMB Control
Number 1205–0515, Workforce
Innovation Funds Grants Reporting and
Recordkeeping Requirements.
DHS will also use Form ETA–9089 for
the Job Offer Requirement of the NIW
process, which exempts foreign workers
from the job offer requirement if their
expertise is in the national interest of
the U.S. In addition, under 20 CFR
656.15, employers of foreign workers
who are in occupations that meet DOL
regulatory requirements for being
designated as ‘‘Schedule A—Shortage
Occupations’’ must apply for an
employment certification using Form
ETA–9089 and submit an uncertified
form directly to DHS. Similarly, under
20 CFR 656.16, employers of foreign
workers who are sheepherders must
apply for an employment certification
using Form ETA–9089 and submit an
uncertified form directly to DHS. When
Form ETA–9089 is submitted to DHS
directly, DHS will use the form to
analyze the foreign worker’s background
and experience for NIWs, Schedule A
occupations, and sheepherders.
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
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of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection unless OMB,
under the PRA, approves it and the
collection tool 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 OMB 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–
0451.
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
• 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 of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection.
Title of Collection: Form ETA–9089,
Application for Permanent Employment
Certification.
Forms: ETA–9089, Application for
Permanent Employment Certification;
ETA–9089—Final Determination:
Permanent Employment Certification
Approval; ETA–9089—Appendix A;
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ETA–9089—Appendix B; ETA–9089—
Appendix C; ETA–9089—Appendix D.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0451.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households; Private Sector (businesses
or other for profits); Not-for-profit
Institutions; Government, State, Local
and Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents: 80,495.6.
Frequency: Varies by form.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 675,122.5.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: Varies by form.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 234,231.93.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $132,150.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities;
Comment Request
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general 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. This
program helps to ensure that the
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. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed revision of the
‘‘Report on Current Employment
Statistics.’’ 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: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
before September 18, 2020.
SUMMARY:
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Send comments to Carol
Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
of Management Systems, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington,
DC 20212. Written comments also may
be transmitted by email to BLS_PRA_
Public@bls.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Background
The Current Employment Statistics
(CES) program provides current
monthly statistics on employment,
hours, and earnings, by industry and
geography. CES estimates are among the
most visible and widely-used Principal
Federal Economic Indicators (PFEIs).
CES data are also among the timeliest of
the PFEIs, with their release each month
by the BLS in the Employment
Situation, typically on the first Friday of
each month. The statistics are
fundamental inputs in economic
decision processes at all levels of
government, private enterprise, and
organized labor.
The CES monthly estimates of
employment, hours, and earnings are
based on a sample of U.S.
nonagricultural establishments.
Information is derived from
approximately 295,000 reports (from a
sample of 150,000 employers with State
Unemployment Insurance (UI) accounts
comprised of 697,000 individual
worksites), as of April 2020. Each
month, firms report their employment,
payroll, and hours on forms identified
as the BLS–790. The sample is collected
under a probability-based design. Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands collect an
additional 8,500 reports.
A list of all form types currently used
appears in the table below. Respondents
receive variations of the basic collection
forms, depending on their industry.
The CES program is a voluntary
program under Federal statute.
Reporting to the State agencies is
voluntary in all but three States (New
Mexico, Oregon, and South Carolina),
Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. To
our knowledge, the States that do have
mandatory reporting rarely exercise
their authority. The collection form’s
confidentiality statement cites the
Confidential Information Protection and
Statistical Efficiency Act and mentions
the State mandatory reporting authority.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the Report
on Current Employment Statistics.
Automated data collection methods
are now used for most of the CES
sample. Approximately 150,000 reports
are received through Electronic Data
Interchange. Web data collection
accounts for 65,000 reports. Computer
Assisted Telephone Interviewing is used
to collect 65,000. Touchtone Data Entry
is used for 6,000 reports.
The balance of the sample is collected
through other methods including
Industry
Minutes per
report
Reports
submission of transcripts, emails, fax,
and other special arrangements.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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.
• 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.
Title of Collection: Report on Current
Employment Statistics.
OMB Number: 1220–0011.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: State or local
governments; Businesses or other for
profit; Non-profit institutions.
Frequency of
response
Annual
responses
Annual burden
hours
A—Mining and Logging .......................................................
B—Construction ...................................................................
C—Manufacturing ................................................................
E—Service Providing Industries ..........................................
G—Public Administration .....................................................
S—Education & Health Services .........................................
1,091
10,963
9,580
189,875
65,168
18,771
10
10
10
10
6
6
12
12
12
12
12
12
13,092
131,556
114,960
2,278,500
782,016
225,252
2,182
21,926
19,160
379,750
78,202
22,525
Total ..............................................................................
295,448
........................
........................
3,545,376
523,745
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they also
will become a matter of public record.
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2020.
Eric P. Molina,
Acting Chief, Division of Management
Systems.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program to provide the general 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. This program helps to ensure that the 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. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed revision of the ``Report on Current
Employment Statistics.'' 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: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or before September 18, 2020.
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ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080,
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20212. Written comments also
may be transmitted by email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Current Employment Statistics (CES) program provides current
monthly statistics on employment, hours, and earnings, by industry and
geography. CES estimates are among the most visible and widely-used
Principal Federal Economic Indicators (PFEIs). CES data are also among
the timeliest of the PFEIs, with their release each month by the BLS in
the Employment Situation, typically on the first Friday of each month.
The statistics are fundamental inputs in economic decision processes at
all levels of government, private enterprise, and organized labor.
The CES monthly estimates of employment, hours, and earnings are
based on a sample of U.S. nonagricultural establishments. Information
is derived from approximately 295,000 reports (from a sample of 150,000
employers with State Unemployment Insurance (UI) accounts comprised of
697,000 individual worksites), as of April 2020. Each month, firms
report their employment, payroll, and hours on forms identified as the
BLS-790. The sample is collected under a probability-based design.
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands collect an additional 8,500 reports.
A list of all form types currently used appears in the table below.
Respondents receive variations of the basic collection forms, depending
on their industry.
The CES program is a voluntary program under Federal statute.
Reporting to the State agencies is voluntary in all but three States
(New Mexico, Oregon, and South Carolina), Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands. To our knowledge, the States that do have mandatory reporting
rarely exercise their authority. The collection form's confidentiality
statement cites the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act and mentions the State mandatory reporting authority.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
Report on Current Employment Statistics.
Automated data collection methods are now used for most of the CES
sample. Approximately 150,000 reports are received through Electronic
Data Interchange. Web data collection accounts for 65,000 reports.
Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing is used to collect 65,000.
Touchtone Data Entry is used for 6,000 reports.
The balance of the sample is collected through other methods
including submission of transcripts, emails, fax, and other special
arrangements.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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.
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.
Title of Collection: Report on Current Employment Statistics.
OMB Number: 1220-0011.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: State or local governments; Businesses or other
for profit; Non-profit institutions.
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Minutes per Frequency of Annual Annual burden
Industry Reports report response responses hours
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A--Mining and Logging........... 1,091 10 12 13,092 2,182
B--Construction................. 10,963 10 12 131,556 21,926
C--Manufacturing................ 9,580 10 12 114,960 19,160
E--Service Providing Industries. 189,875 10 12 2,278,500 379,750
G--Public Administration........ 65,168 6 12 782,016 78,202
S--Education & Health Services.. 18,771 6 12 225,252 22,525
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Total....................... 295,448 .............. .............. 3,545,376 523,745
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Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they also will become a
matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, on July 13, 2020.
Eric P. Molina,
Acting Chief, Division of Management Systems.
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