Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; High-Wage Components of the Labor Value Content Requirements Under the USMCA, 77259 [2020-26396]

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• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 231 (Tuesday, December 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 77259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26396]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; High-Wage Components of the Labor Value 
Content Requirements Under the USMCA

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Wage and Hour 
Division (WHD)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public 
comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before December 31, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely 
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and 
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony May by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 210(b) of the 
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act, the U.S. 
Department of Labor issued regulations necessary to administer the 
high-wage components of the labor value content requirements as set 
forth in section 202A of that Act (85 FR 39782, July 1, 2020). The Act 
implements the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Section 
202A of the Act, codified at 19 U.S.C. 4532, in part implements Article 
7 of the Automotive Appendix of the USMCA. The USMCA establishes labor 
value content (LVC) requirements for passenger vehicles, light trucks, 
and heavy trucks, pursuant to which an importer can only obtain 
preferential tariff treatment for a covered vehicle if the covered 
vehicle meets certain high-wage component requirements. The Act 
requires importers who claim preferential tariff treatment under the 
USMCA for goods imported into the United States from a USMCA Country, 
and vehicle producers whose goods are the subject of a claim for 
preferential tariff treatment under the USMCA, to make, keep, and, 
pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary, render 
for examination and inspection records and supporting documents related 
to the LVC requirements. See 19 U.S.C. 1508(b)(4). The Act further 
grants the Secretary authority during the course of a verification to 
request any records relating to wages, hours, job responsibilities, or 
any other information in any plant or facility relied on by a producer 
of covered vehicles to demonstrate that the production of those 
vehicles meets the high-wage components of the LVC requirements. See 19 
U.S.C. 4532(e)(4)(B). The Act grants authority to the Secretary to 
issue regulations. For additional substantive information about this 
ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on July 
10, 2020 (85 FR 41627).
    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 the OMB 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 that does not display a valid 
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
    DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
    Agency: DOL-WHD.
    Title of Collection: High-Wage Components of the Labor Value 
Content Requirements under the USMCA.
    OMB Control Number: 1235-0032.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,455.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 5,796,460.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 205,911 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

    Dated: November 24, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020-26396 Filed 11-30-20; 8:45 am]
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