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###### Department of Labor

###### Office of the Secretary

# ACTION:

Notice of availability; request for comments.

# SUMMARY:

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                         *DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.*

# 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 39782, July 1, 2020). The Act implements the United States-Mexico-Canada 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 high-wage 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.                

*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. 

[FR Doc. 2020-26396 Filed 11-30-20; 8:45 am]

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