Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Review by the

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

February 2, 1995.

The Department of Labor has submitted the following public

information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act

(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) of 1980, as amended (P.L. 96-511). Copies may be

obtained by calling the Department of Labor Departmental Clearance

Officer, Kenneth A. Mills ((202) 219-5095). Comments and questions

about the ICRs listed below should be directed to Mr. Mills, Office of

Information Resources Management Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-1301, Washington, DC 20210. Comments

should also be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for (BLS/DM/ESA/ETA/OAW/MSHA/OSHA/PWBA/

VETS), Office of Managment and Budget, Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503

((202) 395-7316).

Type of Review: Extension

Agency: Employment and Training Administration

Title: Work Application/Job Order Recordkeeping

OMB Number: 1205-0001

Frequency: On occasion

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments

Number of Respondents: 52

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 8 hours

Total Burden Hours: 416

Description: The work application is a recordkeeping requirement used

to monitor State public employment service local offices regarding

individuals seeking assistance in finding employment or employability

development services. It is used to collect information such as

application identification, qualifications, work experience and desired

pay. It also includes services provided to the application, such as job

development, referral to supportive services. Each State is required to

retain basic documents for one year under 20 CFR 652.8(d)(5) which

includes the information on work applications and job orders.

Type of Review: Revision

Agency: Employment and Training Administration [[Page 7586]]

Title: ETA Data Validation Handbook No. 361

OMB Number: 1205-0055

Frequency: Annually

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments

Number of Respondents: 53

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 132 hours

Total Burden Hours: 6,996

Description: The Unemployment Insurance (UI) program is a mandatory

benefit entitlement program administered by the States. The Secretary

has the responsibility under Title II of the SSA to provide funds

necessary for ``proper and efficient'' administration of State UI laws.

Data provided to the Unemployment Insurance Service must be credible

for use in the distribution of administrative funds as well as

triggering the Extended Benefits Program and as economic indicators as

well as general information for operating the program. Validation

attempts to ensure the accuracy and compatibility of reported data.

Type of Review: Extension

Agency: Employment and Training Administration

Title: Attestation by Employers for Off-Campus work Authorization for

F-1 Students

OMB Number: 1205-0315

Agency Form Number: ETA 9034

Frequency: On occasion

Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, Local or Tribal

Governments; Business or other for-profit; Federal Government; Not-for-

profit institutions

Number of Respondents: 2,500

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 hour 15 minutes

Total Burden Hours: 3,216

Description: The information provided on this form by employers seeking

to use aliens admitted as students on F-1 visas in off-campus work will

permit the Department of Labor to meet Federal responsibilities for

program administration, management and oversight.

Type of Review: Extension

Agency: Employment and Training Administration

Title: Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Handbook Program

Operating Forms

OMB Number: 1205-0051

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Average time per

Form No. Respondents Frequency response

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ETA 81.............................................. 11,000 Once 20 minutes.

ETA 81A............................................. 3,800 Once 15 minutes.

ETA 82.............................................. 11,000 Once 15 minutes.

ETA 83.............................................. 11,000 Six 15 minutes.

ETA 84.............................................. 235 Once 30 minutes.

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Affected Public: Individuals or households

Total Burden Hours: 23,983

Description: Public Law 100-707 (Sections 410 and 423) provides for

benefit assistance to ``any individual unemployed as a result of a

major disaster.'' The forms in Chapters III and VII of the DUA Handbook

are used by State agencies in connection with the provision of this

benefit assistance, unemployment, compensation claims and financial

management.

Type of Review: Reinstatement

Agency: Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management,

Directorate of Civil Rights

Title: Compliance Information Report (29 CFR Part 31, Title VI),

Nondiscrimination--Disabled (29 CFR Part 32, Section 504),

Nondiscrimination--Job Training Partnership Act (29 CFR Part 34,

Section 167)

OMB Number: 1225-0046

Frequency: On occasion

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments; Not-for-profit

institutions

Number of Respondents: 11 respondents; 5,381 recordkeepers

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 24 hours reporting; 30.04 hours

recordkeeping

Total Burden Hours: 161,926

Description: The Directorate of Civil Rights has been delegated

responsibility for enforcing equal opportunity and nondiscrimination

laws pertaining to programs and activities that benefit from Department

of Labor financial assistance. To ensure that services are provided

equitably, various equal opportunity regulatory provisions require

grantees to collect, maintain and report beneficiary characteristics

data.

Type of Review: Reinstatement

Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Title: Course Evaluation

OMB Number: 1218-0173

Agency Form Number: OSHA 49

Frequency: On occasion

Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-

profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; State, Local

or Tribal Government

Number of Respondents: 10,000

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10 minutes

Total Burden Hours: 1,667

Description: The OSHA Form 49 Course Evaluation form is used to collect

feedback from students completing OSHA Training Institute/Education

Center courses. Students evaluate course content, training environment,

training aids, quality of course materials, and the effectiveness of

laboratories, workshops and field trips. Data is used to assess if

training objectives/goals are being achieved.

Type of Review: Extension

Agency: Employment Standards Administration

Title: Application for a Farm Labor Contractor Employee

OMB Number: 1215-0037

Agency Number: WH-512-MIS

Frequency: On occasion

Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-

profit; Farms

Number of Respondents: 2,200

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30 minutes

Total Burden Hours: 1,100

Description: The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection

Act provides that no individual may perform farm labor contracting

activities without a certificate of registration.

The form WH-512-MIS is an application form which provides the

Department of Labor with information necessary to issue a certificate

specifying that the farm labor contracting activities are authorized.

Type of Review: Extension

Agency: Employment Standards Administration

Title: Claim for Compensation by Dependents Information Reports

OMB Number: 1215-0155 [[Page 7587]]

Agency Number: CA-5; CA-5b; CA-1031; CA-1074; CA-1085; CA-1093; CA-

1615; CA-1617; CA-1618

Affected Public: Individuals or households

Frequency: On occasion

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Average time per

Form Respondents respondent

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CA-5.................................. 235 90 minutes.

CA-5b................................. 70 90 minutes.

CA-1615............................... 120 30 minutes.

CA-1617............................... 600 30 minutes.

CA-1085............................... 450 45 minutes.

CA-1031............................... 1,700 15 minutes.

CA-1074............................... 70 60 minutes.

CA-1093............................... 50 30 minutes.

CA-1618............................... 320 30 minutes.

Total Burden Hours................ 1,835

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Description: These forms request information from survivors of a

deceased Federal employee which verify dependent status when making a

claim for benefits and on a periodic basis in accepted claims. Some of

the forms are used to obtain information on claimed dependents in

disability cases. The agency uses this information to ensure that

survivor benefits are paid to the correct person(s) and in the correct

amount.

Kenneth A. Mills,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

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