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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; HighWage Components of the Labor Value
Content Requirements Under the
USMCA
Notice of availability; request
for comments.

ACTION:

The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Wage and Hour
Division (WHD)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before December 31, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) if the
information will be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(5) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony May by telephone at 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with section 210(b) of the
United States-Mexico-Canada
Agreement Implementation Act, the
U.S. Department of Labor issued
regulations necessary to administer the
high-wage components of the labor
value content requirements as set forth
in section 202A of that Act (85 FR
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implements the United States-MexicoCanada Agreement (USMCA). Section
202A of the Act, codified at 19 U.S.C.
4532, in part implements Article 7 of
the Automotive Appendix of the
USMCA. The USMCA establishes labor
value content (LVC) requirements for
passenger vehicles, light trucks, and
heavy trucks, pursuant to which an
importer can only obtain preferential
tariff treatment for a covered vehicle if
the covered vehicle meets certain highwage component requirements. The Act
requires importers who claim
preferential tariff treatment under the
USMCA for goods imported into the
United States from a USMCA Country,
and vehicle producers whose goods are
the subject of a claim for preferential
tariff treatment under the USMCA, to
make, keep, and, pursuant to rules and
regulations promulgated by the
Secretary, render for examination and
inspection records and supporting
documents related to the LVC
requirements. See 19 U.S.C. 1508(b)(4).
The Act further grants the Secretary
authority during the course of a
verification to request any records
relating to wages, hours, job
responsibilities, or any other
information in any plant or facility
relied on by a producer of covered
vehicles to demonstrate that the
production of those vehicles meets the
high-wage components of the LVC
requirements. See 19 U.S.C.
4532(e)(4)(B). The Act grants authority
to the Secretary to issue regulations. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
July 10, 2020 (85 FR 41627).
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOL notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL–WHD.

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Title of Collection: High-Wage
Components of the Labor Value Content
Requirements under the USMCA.
OMB Control Number: 1235–0032.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 9,455.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 5,796,460.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
205,911 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Dated: November 24, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Annual
Refiling Survey
Notice of availability; request
for comments.

ACTION:

The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before December 31, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) if the
information will be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4)
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ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(5) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony May by telephone at 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Quarterly Census of Employment and
Wages (QCEW) program is a federal/
state cooperative effort which compiles
monthly employment data, quarterly
wages data, and business identification
information from employers subject to
state Unemployment Insurance (UI)
laws. These data are collected from state
Quarterly Contribution Reports (QCRs)
submitted to State Workforce Agencies
(SWAs). The states send micro-level
employment and wages data,
supplemented with the names,
addresses, and business identification
information of these employers, to the
BLS. The state data are used to create
the BLS sampling frame, known as the
longitudinal QCEW data. To ensure the
continued accuracy of these data, the
information supplied by employers
must be periodically verified and
updated. For this purpose, the Annual
Refiling Survey (ARS) is used in
conjunction with the UI tax reporting
system in each state. The information
collected by the ARS is used to review
the existing industry code assigned to
each establishment as well as the
physical location of the business
establishment. As a result, changes in
the industrial and geographical
compositions of our economy are
captured in a timely manner and
reflected in the BLS statistical programs.
The ARS also asks employers to identify
new locations in the state. If these
employers meet QCEW program
reporting criteria, then a Multiple
Worksite Report (MWR) is sent to the
employer requesting employment and
wages for each worksite each quarter.
Thus, the ARS is also used to identify
new potential MWR-eligible employers.
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for a revision
to the ARS. Once every three years, the
SWAs survey employers that are
covered by the state’s UI laws to ensure
that state records correctly reflect the
business activities and locations of
those employers. States survey
approximately one-third of their
businesses each year and largely take
care of the entire universe of covered
businesses over a three-year cycle. The
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establishments is based on the ninedigit Federal Employer Identification
Number of the respondent. BLS
constantly pursues a growing number of
automated reporting options to reduce
employer burden and costs and to take
advantage of more efficient methods and
procedures. Even given such actions,
mailing remains an important part of the
survey. The BLS developed a one-page
letter rather than mailing forms for ARS
solicitation. This letter explains the
purpose of the ARS and provides
respondents with a unique Web ID and
password. Respondents are directed to
the BLS online web collection system to
verify or to update their geographic and
industry information. Additionally, BLS
staff review selected, large multiworksite national employers rather than
surveying these employers with
traditional ARS forms. This central
review reduces postage costs incurred
by the states in sending letters or forms.
It also reduces respondent burden, as
the selected employers do not have to
return forms either. BLS continues to
use a private contractor to handle
various administrative aspects of the
survey to reduce the costs associated
with the ARS. This initiative is called
the Centralized Annual Refiling Survey
(CARS). Under CARS, BLS effectively
utilizes the commercial advantages
related to printing and mailing large
volumes of survey letters. Finally, BLS
continues to make use of email
addresses collected from the ARS and
from the state Unemployment Insurance
agencies for solicitation purposes. Use
of email for solicitation reduces the
overall cost of data collection. BLS will
also continue to make use of email
solicitation of small establishments that
had been excluded from the ARS for
budgetary reasons. Since collection
costs for email solicitation are minimal,
these respondents can continue to be
added back to the ARS at little cost to
the government. For additional
substantive information about this ICR,
see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on August 24, 2020 (85
FR 52158).
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.

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DOL seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOL notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL–BLS.
Title of Collection: Annual Refiling
Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1220–0032.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits institutions; farms; not-forprofit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 1,098,000.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 1,098,000.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
116,750 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Dated: November 24, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
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NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING
COMMISSION
Notice of Final Adoption of and
Effective Date; Federal Environment
Element, Section G of the
Comprehensive Plan for the National
Capital
National Capital Planning
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of final adoption of and
effective date.
AGENCY:

The National Capital Planning
Commission (NCPC) adopted the
Federal Environment Element, Section
G of the Comprehensive Plan for the
National Capital: Federal Elements on
November 5, 2020. The Element
establishes policies in Section G to
preserve and replace trees that are
impacted by development on federal
land so they contribute to the
sustainability of the National Capital
Region’s environment. The National
Capital Region includes the District of
Columbia; Montgomery and Prince
George’s Counties in Maryland;
Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince
William Counties in Virginia; and all
cities within the boundaries of these
counties. Section G of the Element
provides the policy framework for
Commission actions on plans and
projects subject to Commission review.

SUMMARY:

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