Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 231 / Tuesday, December 1, 2020 / Notices 77259 

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 

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-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. 

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 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: 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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