Notice2024-10228
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; National Agricultural Workers Survey
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Published
May 10, 2024
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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 revision for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, "National Agricultural Workers Survey." 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 92 (Friday, May 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40507-40508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10228]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
National Agricultural Workers Survey
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
revision for the authority to conduct the information collection
request (ICR) titled, ``National Agricultural Workers Survey.'' 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
July 9, 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 Mr. Daniel Carroll by telephone at 202-693-2795 (this is not
a toll-free number) or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#43202231312c2f2f6d27222d2a262f6d2903272c2f6d242c35"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b6d5d7c4c4d9dada98d2d7d8dfd3da98dcf6d2d9da98d1d9c0">[email protected]</span></a>. For
persons with a hearing or speech disability who need assistance to use
the telephone system, please dial 711 to access telecommunications
relay services.
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 Policy Development and Research,
Room N-5641, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210; by email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a3c0c2d1d1cccfcf8dc7c2cdcac6cf8dc9e3c7cccf8dc4ccd5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="04676576766b68682a60656a6d61682a6e44606b682a636b72">[email protected]</span></a>; or by Fax 202-693-2766.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Wayne Gordon by telephone at 202-
693-3179 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#97f0f8e5f3f8f9b9e0f6eef9f2d7f3f8fbb9f0f8e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6f08001d0b000141180e16010a2f0b000341080019">[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.
The National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) is an employment-
based, annual survey of the demographic, employment, and health
characteristics of hired crop workers, including those who employers
hire indirectly through labor contractors. The survey began in 1988. It
is distinct from other farm labor information sources, such as the
United States Department of Agriculture's Farm Labor Survey, in that it
collects information directly from crop workers. Each year the NAWS
contractor interviews between 1,500 and 3,500 crop workers. The
contractor interviews crop workers
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three times per year to account for the seasonality of agricultural
employment. ETA uses NAWS data to estimate each state's share of crop
workers who are eligible for employment and training services through
ETA's National Farmworker Jobs Program. Other Federal agencies
similarly use the survey's data to estimate the number and
characteristics of crop workers and their dependents who qualify to
participate in or receive services from various migrant and seasonal
farmworker programs. The United States Department of Agriculture
periodically uses NAWS data, along with other data, to estimate changes
in agricultural productivity.
ETA is seeking approval to modify a currently approved collection.
This request is to include H-2A crop workers in the survey population,
combine separate questions on race and ethnicity into one question, in
conformance with the new OMB Standard for race and ethnicity, and add
new questions to the survey on foodborne illness, heat illness, and
precision agriculture.
In reference to the job site, questions on foodborne illness will
gather information on:
<bullet> Food safety training and practices
<bullet> Use and type of food storage vessels
<bullet> Provision of toilets and hand-cleaning facilities
<bullet> Occurrence of discharge in the field/open air
Questions on heat-related illness will gather information on:
<bullet> The prevalence and incidence of heat stress
<bullet> The prevalence of reporting severe symptoms to the employer
<bullet> Heat stress interventions at the job site
<bullet> Employer provision of heat-related safety training
<bullet> Employer provision of an acclimatization period during
extremely high temperatures
A question on precision agriculture will ask about the types of
technology that crop workers use or interact with at the work site
while performing agricultural tasks (e.g., GPS-enabled devices,
internet-enabled devices, task automation).
The Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended (29 U.S.C. 49f(d) and 49l-2(a))
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. To receive consideration, you
must provide written comments, which DOL will summarize and include in
the request for OMB approval of the final ICR. To help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control No.
1205-0453.
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: Revision.
Title of Collection: National Agricultural Workers Survey.
Form: Primary Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0453.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Private Sector.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,594.
Frequency: Annual.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 3,594.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 41 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,289 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
Jos[eacute] Javier Rodr[iacute]guez,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2024-10228 Filed 5-9-24; 8:45 am]
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