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telecommunications device for the deaf

(TTY/TDD) may call (202) 219–4720

between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern

time, Monday–Friday.

Comments should be sent to Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM,

ES, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, PWBA, or

VETS, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10325, Washington, DC

20503 ((202) 395–7316), within 30 days

from the date of this publication in the

Federal Register.

The OMB is particularly interested in

comments which:

• Evaulate 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

response.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration.

Title: Planning Guidance and

Instructions for Submission of Annual

State Plans for FY 1999 Welfare-to-Work

Formula Grants.

OMB Number: 1205–NEW.

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Number of Respondents: 54.

Total Responses: 54.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10

hours.

Total Burden Hours: 540 hours.

Total annualized capital/startup

costs: –0–.

Total annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): –0–.

Description: The Balanced Budget Act

of 1997, signed by the President on

August 5, 1997, authorizes the

Department of Labor to provide Welfareto-Work (WtW) grants to States and

local communities to provide

transitional employment assistance to

move Temporary Assistance for Needy

Families (TANF) recipients with

significant employment barriers into

unsubsidized jobs providing long-term

employment opportunities. WtW funds

will be provided through formula grants

to States, grants to Indian tribes and

competitive grants to public and private

entities. This planning guidance

addresses the requirements necessary

for States’ plans to received the formula

grant funds in fiscal year 1999. Separate

guidance will be issued for both the

grants to Indian tribes and the

competitive grants.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration.

Title: Welfare-to-Work Competitive

Grants: Solicitation for Grant

Applications.

OMB Number: 1205–0387.

Form Number: ETA 9070.

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal

Government, Not-for-profit institutions,

Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 600.

Total Responses: 600.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 20

hours.

Total Burden Hours: 12,000.

Total annualized capital/startup

costs: –0–

Total annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): 480,000.

Description: The Balanced Budget Act

of 1997 authorized the Department of

Labor to provide Welfare-to-Work

(WtW) grants which include both

formula grants to States and localities,

and competitive grants local

communities. These grants are intended

to help support achievement of the

welfare reform goals within the Personal

Responsibility and Work Reconciliation

Act (PRWORA) of 1996. Under the WtW

grants programs, approximately 25% of

funds not allocated by the formula

grants (to States and localities) will be

awarded directly to the local

governments, Private Industry Councils

(PICs), political subdivisions and

private entities. Those private entities

who apply must submit an application

in conjunction with the applicable PIC

or political subdivision and in

consultation with the Governor.

ETA Form 9070, to be submitted by

all applications for WtW competitive

grant funds, provides a one-page

synopsis of each project, including

organizational type, contact

information, service area and

characteristics, areas of special interest

to the Department that will be addressed

by the proposed project, and proposed

outcomes.

Todd R. Owen,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–13623 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;

Attestations by Employers Using Alien

Crewmembers for Longshore Activities

at Locations in the State of Alaska

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

Attestation by Employers Using Alien

Crewmembers to Perform Longshore

Work at Locations in the State of Alaska.

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

July 20, 1998.

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
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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