Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form ETA-232A Wage Survey Interview Record Form and Instruction	Modified
Form ETA-232 Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report Form and Instruction	Modified
1205-0017 Supporting Statement_FINAL 9.19.16.docx Supporting Statement A	2016-09-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
207932	Ad Hoc Employment Practice Surveys, SWA Reports to OFLC	Modified
207927	Ad Hoc Employment Practice Surveys, SWAs	Modified
207925	Ad Hoc Employment Practice Surveys, Employers	Modified
207924	Prevailing Practice Surveys, SWAs	Modified
207216	Prevailing Practice Surveys, Employers	Modified
193069	Wage Survey Interview Record 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: 201607-1205-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201305-1205-002
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: 01/23/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/26/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2017
Responses	27,658	0	26,708
Time Burden (Hours)	16,477	0	16,002
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
   US Code: 8 USC 1188 sec. 218 Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
  

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:
	81 FR 27175	05/05/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 66091	09/26/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

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

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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	27,658	26,708	0	0	950	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,477	16,002	0	0	475	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The burden hours have slightly increased by 475 hours (from 16,002 to 16,477) due to new assumptions made by the Department on how ad hoc surveys are collected.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $185,266

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: 09/26/2016

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