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proposed information collection 

instrument with instructions or 

additional information, please contact 

Dave Neely, Department of Justice, 

Office of Community Oriented Policing 

Services, 145 N St NE, Washington, DC 

20530, telephone: (202) 514–8553 email: 

david.neely2@usdoj.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written 

comments and suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies concerning 

the proposed collection of information 

are encouraged. Your comments should 

address one or more of the following 

four points: 

—Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Bureau of Justice 

Statistics, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

—Evaluate whether and if so how the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected can be 

enhanced; and 

—Minimize the burden of the collection 

of information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms 

of information technology, e.g., 

permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Abstract: Under the Violent Crime 

and Control Act of 1994, the U.S. 

Department of Justice would request 

grant application information from state, 

local and tribal law enforcement 

agencies to properly award grant funds 

to advance public safety through 

community policing. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

1. Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

collection. 

2. Title of the Form/Collection: COPS 

Application Package. 

3. The agency form number, if any, 

and the applicable component of the 

Department sponsoring the collection: 

Application Attachment to SF–424, 

COPS. DOJ. 

4. Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as the 

obligation to respond: Affected Public: 

Law Enforcement Agencies. The 

obligation to respond is required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

5. An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: The estimated total number of 

respondents is 5,000. The time per 

response is 11 hours to review and 

complete the application. 

6. An estimate of the total annual 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: An estimated 55,000 total 

annual burden hours are associated with 

this collection. 

7. An estimate of the total annual cost 

burden associated with the collection, if 

applicable: $0. 

Activity Number of 

respondents Frequency Total annual responses 

Time per 

response 

Total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

COPS Application Package .............. 5,000 1/annually ......................................... 5,000 11 55,000 

If additional information is required 

contact: Darwin Arceo, Department 

Clearance Officer, United States 

Department of Justice, Justice 

Management Division, Policy and 

Planning Staff, Two Constitution 

Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218, 

Washington, DC. 

Dated: February 7, 2024. 

Darwin Arceo, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities, Trade Adjustment 

Assistance Administrative Collection 

of States; Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor’s 

(DOL) Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA) is soliciting 

comments concerning a proposed 

extension for the authority to conduct 

the information collection request (ICR) 

titled, ‘‘Trade Adjustment Assistance 

Administrative Collection of States 

(TAAACS).’’ This comment request is 

part of continuing Departmental efforts 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

written comments received by April 15, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation, 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden, 

may be obtained free by contacting 

Timothy Theberge by telephone at 202– 

693–3401 (this is not a toll-free 

number). 

Submit written comments about, or 

requests for a copy of this ICR by mail 

or courier to the U.S. Department of 

Labor, Employment and Training 

Administration, Office of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Room N– 

5428, Washington, DC 20210; by email: 

taa.reports@dol.gov; or by fax 202–693– 

3584. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Timothy Theberge by telephone at 202– 

693–3401 (this is not a toll-free number) 

or by email at theberge.timothy@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as 

part of continuing efforts to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information 

before submitting them to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for final 

approval. This program helps to ensure 

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 can be properly assessed. 

The Office of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance (OTAA) is seeking to extend 

without change the Trade Adjustment 

Assistance Administrative Collection of 

States (TAAACS) to continue to collect 

discrete data on how State Workforce 

Agencies (SWAs) organize the Trade 

Adjustment Assistance for Workers 

(TAA) Program across eight (8) distinct 

categories. This data allows OTAA to 

analyze which practices are best 

supporting TAA participants, identify 


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1H–2A employers must provide workers engaged 

in herding or the production of livestock on the 

range meals or food to prepare meals without 

charge or deposit charge. See 20 CFR 655.210(e). 

areas where more technical assistance is 

needed, and determine opportunities for 

greater program integration. Section 

239(c) of Title II, Chapter 2 of the Trade 

Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2271 

et seq.), authorizes this information 

collection. 

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 it is 

approved by OMB under the PRA 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 Control Number. See 5 CFR 

1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

provide comments to the contact shown 

in the ADDRESSES section. Comments 

must be written to receive 

consideration, and they will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval of the final ICR. In 

order to help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

mention OMB Control No. 1205–0540. 

Submitted comments will also be a 

matter of public record for this ICR and 

posted on the internet, without 

redaction. DOL encourages commenters 

not to include personally identifiable 

information, confidential business data, 

or other sensitive statements/ 

information in any comments. 

DOL is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

(e.g., permitting electronic submission 

of responses). 

Agency: DOL–ETA. 

Type of Review: Extention Without 

Changes. 

Title of Collection: Trade Adjustment 

Assistance Administrative Collection of 

States (TAAACS). 

Form: TAA State Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0540. 

Affected Public: State, Local, and 

Tribal Governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

52. 

Frequency: Annual. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

52. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: 5 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 260 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Cost 

Burden: $0. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). 

Brent Parton, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Employment and Training, Labor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Labor Certification Process for the 

Temporary Employment of H–2A and 

H–2B Foreign Workers in the United 

States: Annual Update to Allowable 

Monetary Charges for Agricultural 

Workers’ Meals and for Travel 

Subsistence Reimbursement, 

Including Lodging 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Employment and 

Training Administration (ETA) of the 

Department of Labor (DOL) is issuing 

this notice to announce the annual 

updates to allowable monetary charges 

employers of H–2A workers, in 

occupations other than herding or 

production of livestock on the range, 

may charge workers when the employer 

provides three meals per day. This 

notice also announces the maximum 

travel subsistence meal reimbursement a 

worker with receipts may claim under 

the H–2A and H–2B programs. Finally, 

this notice includes a reminder 

regarding employers’ obligations with 

respect to overnight lodging costs as 

part of required subsistence. 

DATES: These allowable charges become 

effective February 13, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Pasternak, Administrator, Office 

of Foreign Labor Certification, 

Employment and Training 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Room N–5311, Washington, DC 20210, 

telephone (202) 693–8200 (this is not a 

toll-free number). Individuals with 

hearing or speech impairments may 

access the telephone numbers above via 

TTY/TDD by calling the toll-free Federal 

Information Relay Service at 1 (877) 

889–5627. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services of 

the Department of Homeland Security 

will not approve an employer’s petition 

for the admission of H–2A or H–2B 

nonimmigrant temporary workers in the 

U.S. unless the petitioner has received 

an H–2A or H–2B labor certification 

from DOL. The labor certification 

provides that: (1) there are not sufficient 

U.S. workers who are able, willing, and 

qualified and who will be available at 

the time and place needed to perform 

the labor or services involved in the 

petition; and (2) the employment of the 

foreign worker(s) in such labor or 

services will not adversely affect the 

wages and working conditions of 

workers in the U.S. similarly employed. 

See 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) and 

(b), 1184(c)(1), and 1188(a); 8 CFR 

214.2(h)(5) and (6); 20 CFR 655.1(a) and 

655.100. 

Allowable Meal Charge 

H–2A agricultural employers who are 

employing workers in occupations other 

than herding or production of livestock 

on the range must offer and provide 

workers three meals per day or free and 

convenient cooking facilities.1 See 20 

CFR 655.122(g). Where the employer 

provides the meals, the job offer must 

state the charge, if any, to the worker for 

such meals. See id. The amount of meal 

charges is governed by 20 CFR 655.173. 

By regulation, DOL has established 

the methodology for determining the 

maximum amount that H–2A 

agricultural employers may charge 

workers for providing them with three 

meals per day. See 20 CFR 655.173(a). 

This methodology allows for annual 

adjustments of the previous year’s 

maximum allowable charge based on 

the updated Consumer Price Index for 

All Urban Consumers for Food (CPI–U 

for Food), not seasonally adjusted. See 

id. The maximum amount employers 

may charge workers for providing meals 

is adjusted annually by the 12-month 

percentage change in the CPI–U for 

Food for the prior year (i.e., between 

December of the year just concluded 

and December of the prior year). See id. 


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