Notice2023-07430
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Agricultural Recruitment System Forms Affecting Migratory Farm Workers
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Published
April 10, 2023
Issuing agencies
Labor DepartmentEmployment and Training Administration
Abstract
The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, Agricultural Recruitment System Forms Affecting Migratory Farm Workers." 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 68 (Monday, April 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21209-21210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07430]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Agricultural Recruitment System Forms Affecting Migratory Farm Workers
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed
extension for the authority to conduct the information collection
request (ICR) titled, Agricultural Recruitment System Forms Affecting
Migratory Farm Workers.'' 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
June 9, 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 Laura Tramontana by telephone at 202- 693-0383 (this is not
a toll-free number), TTY 1-877-889-5627 (this is not a toll-free
number), or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#145a595554707b783a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="044a494544606b682a636b72">[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, Room C 4510,
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; by email: 202-693-
0383; or by fax: 202-693-3890.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Tramontana by telephone at 202-
693-0383 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#68262529280c0704460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88c6c5c9c8ece7e4a6efe7fe">[email protected]</span></a>.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(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.
State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) are required by Federal regulations
at 20 CFR 653.500 to participate in the intrastate and interstate
clearance system for the orderly recruitment and movement of
agricultural workers. Regulations 653.501(a),(b),(c) and (d) enumerate
the contents of these orders. The Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) created the Agricultural Clearance Order (Form
ETA-790) for the recruitment of workers beyond the local commuting area
(20 CFR 653.501). Per 29 CFR 95.53(b), the record retention for Form
ETA-790 is three years from the date of submission of the final
expenditure report as authorized by DOL.
Under this ICR, ETA is proposing to renew the current Agricultural
Clearance Order Form ETA-790 and the Agricultural Clearance Order Form
ETA-790B, without changes. Employers and SWAs use these forms to
process non-criteria clearance orders, which are not placed in
connection with the H-2A visa program. Employers seeking to use non-
criteria clearance orders to recruit U.S. workers to perform farmwork
on a temporary, less than year-round basis must: (1) complete Form ETA-
790; (2) complete Form ETA-790B; and (3) submit both forms to the SWA.
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
1205-0134.
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:
<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: Agricultural Recruitment System Forms
Affecting Migratory Farm Workers.
Form: ETA-790 and ETA-790B.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0134.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households; State, Local, and
Tribal Governments; Private Sector.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 852.
Frequency: Varies.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 852.
Estimated Average Time per Response: Varies.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,981.84 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.00.
Brent Parton,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2023-07430 Filed 4-7-23; 8:45 am]
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