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use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collections techniques or

other forms of information, e.g.,

permitting electronic submissions of

responses.

ADDRESSES: Comments and questions

regarding the collection of information

on Form ETA 9033–A, Attestation by

Employers Using Alien Crewmembers

for Longshore Activities in the State of

Alaska, should be directed to James

Norris, Chief, Division of Foreign Labor

Certifications, U.S. Department of Labor,

200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room

N–4456, Washington, DC 20210 ((202)

219–5263 (this is not a toll-free

number)).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. 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 an Alaska

exception to the general prohibition on

the performance of longshore work by

alien crewmembers in U.S. ports. Under

the Alaska exception, before any

employer may use alien crewmembers

to perform longshore work in the State

of Alaska, 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. 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 at locations in the

State of Alaska.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection without

change.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration, Labor.

Title: Attestations by Employers Using

Alien Crewmembers for Longshore

Activities at Locations in the State of

Alaska.

OMB Number: 1205–0352.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit.

Form: Form ETA 9033–A.

Total Respondents: 350.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Total Response: 350.

Average Burden Hours Per Response:

3.

Estimate Total Annual Burden Hours:

1,050.

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 be become a matter of public

record.

Signed at Washington DC this 15th day of

May, 1998.

John R. Beverly, III,

Director, U.S. Employment Service.

[FR Doc. 98–13619 Filed 5–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Proposed Information Collection

Request Submitted for Public

Comment and Recommendations:

Labor Condition Applications and

Requirements for Employers Using

Nonimmigrants on H–1B Visas in

Specialty Occupations and as Fashion

Models

AGENCY: Employment and Training

Administration, Labor.

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. Currently, the

Employment and Training

Administration is soliciting comments

concerning the proposed extension to

the collection of information on the

Labor Condition Application for H–1B

nonimmigrants. A copy of the proposed

information collection request (ICR) can

be obtained by contacting the office

listed below in the ADDRESSE section of

this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

ADDRESSE section below on or before

July 20, 1998.

The Department of Labor is

particularly interested in comments

which:

fi 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;

fi 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;

fi Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

fi 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.

ADDRESSES: Comments and questions

regarding the collection of information

on Form ETA 9035, Labor Condition

Application for H–1B Nonimmigrants,

should be directed to James Norris,

Chief, Division of Foreign Labor

Certifications, U.S. Department of Labor,

200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room

N–4456, Washington, D.C. 20210 ((202)

219–5263 (this is not a toll-free

number)).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The Immigration and Naturalization

Act (INA) requires that before any alien

may be admitted or otherwise provided

status as an H–1B nonimmigrant, the

prospective employer must have filed

with the Department a labor condition

application stating that they will offer

prevailing wages and working

conditions, that there is not a strike or

lockout in the course of a labor dispute

in the occupational classification at the

place of employment, and that they

have provided notice of such filing to

the bargaining representative or, if there

is none, by positing notice of filing in

conspicuous locations at the place of

employment. Further, the employer

must make certain documentation

available for public examination.

Complaints may be filed with the

Department alleging a violation of the

labor condition application process. If

reasonable cause is found to believe a

violation has been committed, the

Department will conduct an

investigation and, if appropriate, assess

penalties. The INA places a limit of
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65,000 per year on the number of aliens

who can be admitted to the U.S. on H–

1B visas and further limits these

workers to a maximum of six years

duration of stay under H–1B status.

The INA requires that the Department

make available for public examination

in Washington, DC, a list of employers

which have filed labor condition

applications.

II. 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

H–1B nonimmigrants in specialty

occupations or as fashion models of

distinguished merit and ability. There is

an increase in burden due to a sustained

increase in the number of labor

condition applications filed by

employers each year.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection without

change.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration, Labor.

Title: Labor Condition Applications

and Requirements for Employers Using

Nonimmigrants on H–1B Visas in

Specialty Occupations and as Fashion

Models.

OMB Number: 1205–0310.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit; not-for-profit institutions;

Federal government; State, Local or

Tribal government.

Form: Form ETA 9035.

Total Respondents: 250,000.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Total Responses: 250,050.

Average Burden Hours Per Response:

1.25.

Estimate Total Annual Burden Hours:

250,050.

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 be become a matter of public

record.

Signed at Washington D.C. this 15th day of

May, 1998.

John R. Beverly III,

Director, U.S. Employment Service.

[FR Doc. 98–13620 Filed 5–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Proposed Information Collection

Request Submitted for Public

Comment and Recommendations;

Escape and Evacuation Plan

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.

Currently, the Mine Safety and Health

Administration (MSHA) is soliciting

comments concerning the proposed

extension of the information collection

related to the Escape and Evacuation.

MSHA is particularly interested in

comments which:

* 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 submissions

of responses.

A copy of the proposed information

collection request can be obtained by

contacting the employee listed below in

the For Further Information Contact

section of this notice.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

July 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to

Patricia W. Silvey, Director, Office of

Standards, Regulations, and Variances,

4015 Wilson Boulevard, Room 627,

Arlington, VA 22203–1984. Commenters

are encouraged to send their comments

on a computer disk, or via E-mail to

psilvey@msha.gov, along with an

original printed copy. Ms. Silvey can be

reached at (703) 235–1910 (voice) or

(703) 235–5551 (facsimile).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Theresa M. O’Malley, Program Analysis

Officer, Office of Program Evaluation

and Information Resources, U.S.

Department of Labor, Mine Safety and

Health Administration, Room 719, 4015

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA

22203–1984. Ms. O’Malley can be

reached at tomalley@msha.gov (Internet

E-mail), (703) 235–1470 (voice), or (703)

235–1563 (facsimile).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Title 30, CFR § 57.11053 requires the

development of an escape and

evacuation plan specifically addressing

the unique conditions of each

underground metal and nonmetal mine.

Section 57.11053 also requires that

revisions be made as mining progresses.

The plan must be available to the

inspector and conspicuously posted for

the benefit of affected miners. The plan

is required to be reviewed jointly by the

operator and MSHA once every 6

months.

II. Current Actions

An accurate, up-to-date plan is vital to

the safety of the miners and rescue

personnel in the event of an emergency.

The plans are monitored by MSHA to

ensure that plans are updated as mining

progresses and that the escape routes are

still effective.

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: Mine Safety and Health

Administration.

Title: 30 CFR § 57.11053, Escape and

Evacuation Plans.

OMB Number: 1219–0046.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions.

Cite/Reference/Form/etc: 30 CFR

§ 57.11053.

Estimated Total Burden Cost:

$233,280.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

$0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintaining): $2,430.

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.