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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Attestation for Employers Seeking To
Employ H–2B Nonimmigrant Workers
Notice of availability; request
for comments.

ACTION:

The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Employment
and Training Administration (ETA)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 6, 2021.
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:
Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202–
693–8538, or by email at DOL_PRA_
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request supports
the Temporary Rule: Exercise of TimeLimited Authority to Increase the Fiscal
Year 2021 Numerical Limitation for the
H–2B Temporary Nonagricultural
Worker Program and Portability
Flexibility for H–2B Workers Seeking to
Change Employers, promulgated by the
Department of Labor and the
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(DHS). The regulatory requirements are
codified at 8 CFR part 214 and 20 CFR
part 655. The ICR originally included a
form, Attestation for Employers Seeking
to Employ H–2B Nonimmigrant Workers
under Section 105 of Division O of the
Further Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2021, Form ETA–9142–B–CAA–4
(Form ETA–9142–B–CAA–4). The Form
ETA–9142–B–CAA–4 is no longer in use
as the supplemental cap was reached on
August 13, 2021, as announced by DHS
on August 19, 2021; thus employers no
longer need to complete the attestation
for submission to DHS. As a result, the
only remaining requirement for
participating H–2B employers is to
comply with record keeping
requirements. For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on May 25, 2021 (86 FR 28198).
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–ETA.
Title of Collection: Attestation for
Employers Seeking to Employ H–2B
Nonimmigrant Workers.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0547.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
Businesses or other for-profits and notfor-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 3,558.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 3,558.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
890 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: October 29, 2021.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; National
Compensation 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 6, 2021.
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:
Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202–
693–8538, or by email at DOL_PRA_
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Compensation Survey (NCS) is
an ongoing survey of earnings and
benefits among private firms, State, and
local government. Data from the NCS
program include estimates of wages
covering broad groups of related
occupations, and data that directly links
benefit plan costs with detailed plan
provisions. BLS is seeking approval to
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response on survey estimates and
ensure a sufficient number of units are
collected to calculate the Employment
Cost Index. The new sample size would
only take effect upon OMB approval.
For additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
June 11, 2020 (85 FR 35667).
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 authorization for this information
collection under OMB Control Number
1220–0164. The current approval is
scheduled to expire on May 31, 2024.
Agency: DOL–BLS.
Title of Collection: National
Compensation Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1220–0164.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit and not-for-profit institutions;
State, local, and tribal government.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 16,995.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 45,270.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
36,114 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: November 1, 2021.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Evaluation
of the Pathway Home Grant Program,
New Collection
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of Information
Collection; request for comment.

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The Department of Labor
(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, conducts a preclearance
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general public and federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95). This program helps to ensure
that requested data can be provided in
the desired format, reporting burden
(time and financial resources) is
minimized, collection instruments are
clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirements on respondents
is properly assessed. Currently, the
Department of Labor is soliciting
comments concerning the collection of
data for the Evaluation of the Pathway
Home Grant Program. A copy of the
proposed Information Collection
Request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the
addressee section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before
January 3, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: [email protected];
Mail or Courier: Jessica Lohmann, Chief
Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S–2312, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit
one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must
include the agency name and OMB
Control Number identified above for
this information collection. Comments,
including any personal information
provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Lohmann by email at
[email protected] or by
phone at (202) 693–5087.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Chief Evaluation
Office (CEO) of the U.S. Department of
Labor (DOL) intends to conduct an
evaluation of the DOL-funded Pathway
Home grant program, which aims to
improve the ability of people in the
justice system to find meaningful
employment and avoid recidivism. The
goal of this four-year evaluation is to
build knowledge about the
implementation of the Pathway Home
grants and their effectiveness in
improving employment and recidivism
outcomes for adults reentering the
community after incarceration.
The overall study has two
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services, partnerships, and participant
characteristics; and (2) an impact
evaluation to examine the effectiveness
of the Pathway Home grants on
participants’ outcomes, such as
credential attainment, employment and
earnings, and ongoing criminal justice
involvement. DOL will submit
additional ICRs for future data
collection requests for this study.
This Federal Register Notice provides
the opportunity to comment on the
following proposed data collection
instruments that the evaluation will use:
1. Baseline survey of study
participants. Survey of 2,500 impact
study participants to collect basic
demographic information.
2. Survey of grant administrators.
Survey of approximately 67 grant
administrators to collect program
information.
3. Survey of correctional facility
administrators. Survey of approximately
128 correctional facility partner
administrators to collect information
about correctional facility
characteristics.
4. Semi-structured interview guides
for program and partner administrators
and frontline staff. Site visits to up to
16 Pathway Home grantee or subgrantee
sites. These visits will last three days
each. During these site visits, we will
conduct one-on-one or small-group,
semi-structured interviews with grant
program administrators, partner
administrators, and frontline staff.
5. Focus group guide for pre-release
program participants. In-person focus
group discussions with approximately 8
pre-release participants from each of
approximately 16 sites.
6. Semi-structured interview guide for
post-release program participants. Inperson and telephone semi-structured
interviews with approximately 8 postrelease participants from each of
approximately 16 sites
II. Desired Focus of Comments:
Currently, DOL is soliciting comments
on the above data collection for the
Pathway Home grant program. DOL is
particularly interested in comments that
do the following:
Æ Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have
practical utility;
Æ Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
burden estimate of the proposed information
collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions;
Æ Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
Æ Minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond,
including through the use of appropriate
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