[Federal Register: June 8, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 109)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; Petition Form
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, 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.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed below on
or before August 8, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Tim Sullivan, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration, Room C-5311, 200 Constitution Avenue, Phone:
202-693-3708, Fax: 202.693.3584, E-mail sullivan.timothy@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Section 221 (a) of title II, chapter 2 of the Trade Act of 1974,
as amended by the Trade Act of 2002, authorizes the Secretary of Labor
and the Governor of each state to accept petitions for certification of
eligibility to apply for trade adjustment assistance. The petitions may
be filed by a group of workers, their certified or recognized union or
duly authorized representative, employers of such workers, local One-
Stop Career Center operators or partners. ETA Form 9042a, Petition for
Trade Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance, and its Spanish translation, ETA Form 9042a-1, Solicitud De
Asistencia Para Ajuste (TAA)y Asistencia Alterna Para Ajuste (ATAA),
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establish a format that may be used for filing such petitions. Section
246 of the Trade Act requires that the Secretary provide petitioners
with an opportunity to apply for ATAA at the time the petition is
filed. In addition, this version will be used for the purpose of online
filing, as well as submission by fax and mail.
II. Review Focus
Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed revision of the Petition for Trade
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
(formerly Petition for Trade Adjustment Assistance), and is
particularly interested in comments which:
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;
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;
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
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 submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Petition for Trade Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance, ETA 9042a.
OMB Number: 1205-0342.
Record Keeping: Respondent is expected to maintain data which
support requested data for three years.
Affected Public: Individuals or households/Business or other for-
profit/Not-for-profit institutions/Farms/Federal Government/State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Burden: 4,100 Responses x 20 minutes = 1,367 hours.
Total Respondents: 4,100.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Total Responses: 4,100.
Average Time Per Response: 20 Minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,367.
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (Operating/Maintaining): $0.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: June 2, 2005.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 05-11373 Filed 6-7-05; 8:45 am]
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