Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 216 / Tuesday, November 7, 2000 / Notices 66775

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Proposed Information Collection

Request Submitted for Public

Comment and Recommendations;

Attestations by Employers Using Alien

Crewmembers for Longshore Activities

in U.S. Ports

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as

part of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden

conducts as preclearance consultation

program to provide the 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), 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). 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 can be

properly assessed.

Currently, the Employment and

Training Administration is soliciting

comments concerning the proposed

extension to the collection of

information on the Attestation by

Employers Using Alien Crewmembers

for Longshore Activities in U.S. Ports. 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 8, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments and questions

regarding the collection of information

on Form ETA 9033, Attestation by

Employers Using Alien Crewmembers

for Longshore Activities in U.S. Ports,

should be directed to Dale M. Ziegler,

Chief, Division of Foreign Labor

Certifications, U.S. Department of Labor,

200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room

C–4318, Washington, D.C. 20210; (202)

693–3010 (this is not a toll-free

number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Background

The information collection is required

due to amendments to section 258 of the

Immigration and Nationality Act (8

U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) (INA). The

amendments created a prevailing

practice exception to the general

prohibition on the performance of

longshore work by alien crewmembers

in U.S. ports. Under the prevailing

practice exception, before any employer

may use alien crewmembers to perform

longshore activities in U.S. ports, it

must submit an attestation to ETA

containing the elements prescribed by

the INA.

The INA further requires that the

Department make available for public

examination in Washington, DC, a list of

employers which have filed attestations,

and for each such employer, a copy of

the employer’s attestation and

accompanying documentation it has

received.

II. Review Focus

The Department of Labor is

particularly interested in comments

which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

information collection 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 collections techniques or

other forms of information, e.g.,

permitting electronic submissions of

responses.

III. Current Actions

In order for the Department to meet its

statutory responsibilities under the INA

there is a need for an extension of an

existing collection of information

pertaining to employers’ seeking to use

alien crewmembers to perform

longshore activities in U.S. ports.

Because the prevailing practice

exception remains in the Statute, ETA is

requesting a one-hour marker as a place

holder for this collection of information.

ETA has not received any attestations

under the prevailing practice exception

within the last two years. An

information collection request will be

submitted to increase the burden should

activities recommence.

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration.

Title: Attestations by Employers Using

Alien Crewmembers for Longshore

Activities in U.S. Ports.

OMB Number: 1205–0309.

Agency Number: Form ETA 9033.

Recordkeeping: Annually.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit.

Total Responses: 1.

Average Time Per Response: 4 hours.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintaining): $100 per response.

Comment Language: Comments

submitted in response to this notice will

be summarized and/or included in the

request for Office of Management and

Budget approval of the information

collection request; they will also

become a matter of public record.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of

November 2000.

Grace A. Kilbane,

Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.

[FR Doc. 00–28513 Filed 11–6–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Federal-State Unemployment

Compensation Program: Certifications

For 2000 Under The Federal

Unemployment Tax Act

On October 31, 2000, the Secretary of

Labor signed the annual certifications

under the Federal Unemployment Tax

Act, 26 U.S.C. 3301 et seq., thereby

enabling employers who make

contributions to State unemployment

funds to obtain certain credits against

their liability for the Federal

unemployment tax. By letter of the same

date the certifications were transmitted

to the Secretary of the Treasury. The

letter and certifications are printed

below.

Dated: November 1, 2000.

Raymond L. Bramucci,

Assistant Secretary of Labor.

Secretary of Labor

Washington

October 31, 2000.

The Honorable Lawrence H. Summers,

Secretary of the Treasury,

Washington, DC 20220,

Dear Secretary Summers: Transmitted

herewith are an original and one copy of the

certifications of the States and their

unemployment compensation laws for the

12-month period ending on October 31, 2000.

One is required with respect to the normal

Federal unemployment tax credit by Section

3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986

(IRC), and the other is required with respect

to the additional tax credit by Section 3303

of the IRC. Both certifications list all 53

jurisdictions.

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Sincerely,

Alexis M. Herman.

Enclosures.

Certification of States to the Secretary of

the Treasury, Pursuant to Section 3304

of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986

In accordance with the provisions of

Section 3304(c) of the Internal Revenue

Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3304(c)), I

hereby certify the following named

States to the Secretary of the Treasury

for the 12-month period ending on

October 31, 2000, in regard to the

unemployment compensation laws of

those States which heretofore have been

approved under the Federal

Unemployment Tax Act:

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Lousiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Virgin Islands

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

This certification is for the maximum

normal credit allowable under Section

3302(a) of the Code.

Signed at Washington, DC, on October 31,

2000.

Alexis M. Herman,

Secretary of Labor.

Certification of State Unemployment

Compensation Laws to the Secretary of

the Treasury Pursuant To Section

3303(b)(1) of The Internal Revenue Code

of 1986

In accordance with the provisions of

paragraph (1) of Section 3303(b) of the

Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26

U.S.C. 3303(b)(1)), I hereby certify the

unemployment compensation laws of

the following named States, which

heretofore have been certified pursuant

to paragraph (3) of Section 3303(b) of

the Code, to the Secretary of the

Treasury for the 12-month period

ending on October 31, 2000:

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Dalaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Virgin Islands

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

This certification is for the maximum

additional credit allowable under

Section 3302(b) of the Code.

Signed at Washington, DC, on October 31,

2000.

Alexis M. Herman,

Secretary of Labor.

[FR Doc. 00–28512 Filed 11–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as

part of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden,

conducts a preclearance consultation

program to provide the 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) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c) (2)(A). 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 can be

properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor

Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments

concerning the proposed reinstatement

of the Work Schedules Supplement to

the Current Population Survey (CPS), to

be conducted in May 2001. A copy of

the proposed information collection

request (ICR) can be obtained by

contacting the individual listed below

in the Addresses section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

Addresses section of this notice on or

before January 8, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Ausie B.

Grigg, Jr., BLS Clearance Officer,

Division of Management Systems,

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 3255,

2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE,

Washington, DC 20212, telephone

number 202–691–7628 (this is not a toll

free number).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ausie B. Grigg, Jr., BLS Clearance

Officer, telephone number 202–691–

7628. (See Addresses section.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: