Notice2023-01141
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
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Published
January 23, 2023
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Labor DepartmentEmployment and Training Administration
Abstract
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).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4031-4032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01141]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
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
March 24, 2023.
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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fdb59c889a95899293d3b992939c9199d3aabd999291d39a928b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eea68f9b89869a8180c0aa81808f828ac0b9ae8a8182c0898198">[email protected]</span></a>.
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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e7af8692808f938889c9a38889868b83c9b0a783888bc9808891"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="feb69f8b99968a9190d0ba91909f929ad0a9be9a9192d0999188">[email protected]</span></a>; 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#155d7460727d617a7b3b517a7b7479713b4255717a793b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="db93baaebcb3afb4b5f59fb4b5bab7bff58c9bbfb4b7f5bcb4ad">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
(LSA) 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
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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 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: <a href="https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/lsa">https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/lsa</a>.
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:
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
<bullet> 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).
Brent Parton,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2023-01141 Filed 1-20-23; 8:45 am]
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