Notice2024-02892
Agency Information Collection Activities, Trade Adjustment Assistance Administrative Collection of States; Comment Request
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Published
February 13, 2024
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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, "Trade Adjustment Assistance Administrative Collection of States (TAAACS)." 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 89, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10100-10101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02892]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities, Trade Adjustment
Assistance Administrative Collection of States; Comment Request
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, ``Trade Adjustment Assistance Administrative
Collection of States (TAAACS).'' 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
April 15, 2024.
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 Timothy Theberge by telephone at 202-693-3401 (this is not a
toll-free number).
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 Trade Adjustment Assistance, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-5428, Washington, DC 20210; by email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#89fde8e8a7fbecf9e6fbfdfac9ede6e5a7eee6ff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="453124246b3720352a37313605212a296b222a33">[email protected]</span></a>; or by fax 202-693-3584.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Theberge by telephone at 202-
693-3401 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e6928e838483948183c8928f8b89928e9fa682898ac8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b7f636e696e796c6e257f6266647f63724b6f6467256c647d">[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.
The Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance (OTAA) is seeking to
extend without change the Trade Adjustment Assistance Administrative
Collection of States (TAAACS) to continue to collect discrete data on
how State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) organize the Trade Adjustment
Assistance for Workers (TAA) Program across eight (8) distinct
categories. This data allows OTAA to analyze which practices are best
supporting TAA participants, identify
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areas where more technical assistance is needed, and determine
opportunities for greater program integration. Section 239(c) of Title
II, Chapter 2 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2271 et
seq.), authorizes this information collection.
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 No.
1205-0540.
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: Extention Without Changes.
Title of Collection: Trade Adjustment Assistance Administrative
Collection of States (TAAACS).
Form: TAA State Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0540.
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 52.
Frequency: Annual.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 52.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 260 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Brent Parton,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training,
Labor.
[FR Doc. 2024-02892 Filed 2-12-24; 8:45 am]
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