Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form ETA-232A Agricultural Interview Form Form and Instruction	Modified
Form ETA-232 Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report Form and Instruction	Modified
ETA Form 232 Supporting Statement Final 07-25-13.doc Supporting Statement A	2013-07-26

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
207932	Ad Hoc Employment Practice Surveys, SWA Reports to OFLC	New
207927	Ad Hoc Employment Practice Surveys, SWAs	New
207925	Ad Hoc Employment Practice Surveys, Employers	New
207924	Prevailing Practice Surveys, SWAs	New
207216	Prevailing Practice Surveys, Employers	New
193069	Agricultural Interview Form Form and Instruction	Modified
12939	Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1205-0017	ICR Reference No: 201305-1205-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201206-1205-002
Agency/Subagency: DOL/ETA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/26/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/31/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2016	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2013
Responses	26,708	0	39,405
Time Burden (Hours)	16,002	0	16,301
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration needs prevailing wage rates in order to determine the appropriate rate agricultural employers should pay foreign and domestic farmworkers. The State Workforce Agencies are charged with collecting the data from agricultural employers. The wage rates cover agricultural (crop and livestock) and logging jobs. Domestic migrant and local seasonal as well as foreign H-2A farmworkers are hired for these jobs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC 49 et seq Name of Law: Wagner-Peyser Act as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 32460	05/30/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 46373	07/31/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 7

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report	ETA-232	Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report
Agricultural Interview Form	ETA-232A	Wage Survey Interview Record
Ad Hoc Employment Practice Surveys, SWA Reports to OFLC
Ad Hoc Employment Practice Surveys, Employers
Prevailing Practice Surveys, SWAs
Ad Hoc Employment Practice Surveys, SWAs
Prevailing Practice Surveys, Employers

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	26,708	39,405	0	11,500	-24,197	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,002	16,301	0	5,750	-6,049	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Department has seen a decrease in the number of surveys performed by the SWAs over the years; therefore, the number of responses for the ETA Form 232A has decreased by 24,197 from 38,805 to 14,608. The Department is also shifting part of the burden from OMB Control Number 1205-0457 to this one for the burden of collecting prevailing practice information. This will add additional responses to this ICR of 12,450 and additional burden hours of 6,225 burden hours. Thus, overall responses are decreasing by 11,747, while the hourly burden is increasing by 176.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $184,250

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 07/31/2013

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