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

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Emergency

Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

October 17, 1996.

The Department of Labor has submitted the following (see below)

emergency processing public information collection request (ICR) to the

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

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(Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval has been requested

by November 8, 1996. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting

documentation, may be obtained by calling the Department of Labor

Acting Departmental Clearance Officer, Theresa M. O'Malley ((202) 219-

5095).

Comments and questions about the ICR listed below should be

forwarded to Office Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk

Officer for the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training

Administration, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503 ((202) 395-7316).

The Office of Management and Budget 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 response.

Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

Title: Reporting requirements pursuant to Baker v. Reich.

OMB Number: Not available.

Frequency: A one-time interim report and a quarterly report for six

quarters.

Affected Public: State or local government.

Number of Respondents: 40.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: One-time report=1 hour; quarterly

report=2 minutes per NAFTA-TAA petition.

Total Burden Hours: 208.

Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): None.

Total Burden Cost (Operating/Maintaining): None.

Description: This emergency clearance is needed in order to comply

with a Federal Court Order issued on September 9, 1996, regarding

individual eligibility determinations for Trade Readjustment Allowance

(TRA) benefits under the North American Free Trade Agreement--

Transitional Adjustment Assistance (NAFTA-TAA) program. The data to be

collected comply with the United States District Court for the District

of Columbia's preliminary approval of, pending a final hearing, a

settlement of Baker v. Reich between the Department of Labor and the

United Auto Workers Union (UAW).

The Court Order requires the Department to report to the UAW on the

States' implementation of the settlement. To comply with the Order,

States must provide to the Department by January 3, 1997, either by

phone, E-mail, or in writing, a one-time, interim summary by NAFTA-TAA

petition number, of the number of workers notified of the proposed

settlement and the number of workers who have contacted the State

agency for eligibility determinations.

The Court Order also requires that beginning with the quarterly

reporting period ending December 31, 1996, the States will provide the

Department with quarterly written reports by petition number on: the

number of people requesting determination of entitlement; the number of

people determined entitled to benefits; and the number of people

receiving TRA first payments under this settlement. The States are

required to continue to report the data on a quarterly basis for five

more quarters.

Theresa M. O'Malley,

Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 96-27152 Filed 10-22-96; 8:45 am]

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