Employment and Training Administration 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Comment Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection: Labor Condition Application and Instructions for H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 Nonimmigrants; Forms ETA 9035, ETA 9035E and ETA 9035CP and WHD Nonimmigrant Worker Information Form WH-4, OMB Control No. 1205-0310
The Department of Labor (Department), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, is conducting a pre-clearance consultation to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on the continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). The Department undertakes this consultation 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. Through this notice, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning the extension of the approval for the information collection, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1205-0310, containing Form ETA 9035Labor Condition Application for Nonimmigrant Workers; Form ETA 9035ELabor Condition Application for Nonimmigrants (electronic version); Form ETA 9035CPGeneral Instructions for the 9035 & 9035E; Form ETA 9035CP Appendix IMapping of 3-Digit DOT Codes to SOC/O*NET Job Titles; Form ETA 9035CP Appendix IISample of Acceptable Wage Survey Sources; and Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Form WH-4Nonimmigrant Worker Information Form, which expire on January 31, 2012. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section of this notice.
Announcement of Updated Funding Availability for H-1B Technical Skills Training Grants
On May 3, 2011, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the availability of $240 million for the H-1B Technical Skills Training Grants to be awarded through a competitive process in SGA/DFA PY 10-13. Through this notice, ETA clarifies existing language in Section II.A of the Solicitation for Grant Application (SGA).
Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers (MSFWs) Monitoring Report and One-Stop Career Center Complaint/Referral Record: Comments
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 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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. Currently, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the expiration date without revision for ETA Form 5148, Services to Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers Report, and an extension with revision for ETA Form 8429, One-Stop Career Center Complaint/ Referral Record, to March 1, 2015. The changes incorporated to ETA Form 8429 include the following: (1) In Part I, of item 8, increased the space provided for description of complaint, (2) in Part II, of items 2 and 3, added the word ``Job Service,'' and (3) Part II, item 9 at the bottom added ``Complaint resolved? [squ] Yes [squ] NoIf ``No,'' explain.'' The current Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Information Collection Request (ICR) authorization number 1205-0039 expires on February 29, 2012. A copy of the proposed ICR can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section of this notice or by accessing: https://www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/ OMBControlNumber.cfm.
Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program; Postponement of Effective Date; Impact on Prevailing Wage Determinations
The Department of Labor (Department) recently postponed the effective date of the Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non- agricultural Employment H-2B Program Final Rule, January 19, 2011 (the Wage Rule), to November 30, 2011, due to pending legal challenges, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act. This document provides guidance to the employers who have received supplemental wage determinations based on the new prevailing wage methodology set forth in the Wage Rule, as to the prevailing wages that would apply before and after the new effective date of November 30, 2011.
Comment Request for Information Collection; Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration; Extension With Revisions
The Department of Labor (Department), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance 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 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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. Currently, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning the collection of data about Title 20 CFR part 29, Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration with an expiration date of January 31, 2012. A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addresses section of this notice.
Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program; Postponement of Effective Date
The Department of Labor (Department) is postponing the effective date of the Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non- Agricultural Employment H-2B Program; Final Rule, 76 FR 3452, Jan. 19, 2011, (the Wage Rule). The Wage Rule revised the methodology by which we calculate the prevailing wages to be paid to H-2B workers and United States (U.S.) workers recruited in connection with a temporary labor certification for use in petitioning the Department of Homeland Security to employ a nonimmigrant worker in H-2B status. The effective date of the Wage Rule was set at January 1, 2012. However, the Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program; Amendment of Effective Date; Final Rule, 76 FR 45667, August 1, 2011 revised the effective date to September 30, 2011. Due to pending legal challenges, we are postponing the effective date of the Wage Rule to November 30, 2011, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 705.
Extension Request for Collection of Baseline Information for Green Jobs and Health Care Impact Evaluation of ARRA-Funded Grants
The Department of Labor (Department or DOL), 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 (PRA) [44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)(A)]. The 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 the collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning the continued collection of baseline data to support the evaluation of the impact of the Green Jobs and Health Care American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA or Recovery Act)-funded training grants. The present OMB approval expires January 31, 2011. This information collection follows an emergency review that was conducted in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR 1320.13. The submission for OMB emergency review was approved on July 18, 2011. A copy of this ICR can be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
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