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permitted to appear in person or by 

counsel. 

The Commission transmitted its 

determination in these investigations to 

the Secretary of Commerce on March 11, 

2009. The views of the Commission are 

contained in USITC Publication 4064 

(March 2009), entitled Welded Stainless 

Steel Pressure Pipe from China: 

Investigation Nos. 701–TA–454 and 

731–TA–1144 (Final). 

Issued: March 11, 2009. 

By order of the Commission. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E9–5720 Filed 3–16–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Disability Employment Policy 

[OMB Number 1230–0003] 

Notice of Extension of Approved Data 

Collection 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, conducts a pre-clearance 

consultation process 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 

process helps ensure that requested data 

can be provided in the desired format, 

reporting burdens are minimized, 

collection instruments are clearly 

understood, and the impact of collection 

requirements on respondents can be 

properly assessed. Currently the Office 

of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) 

is soliciting comments concerning an 

already approved data collection for the 

following Employer Assistance Referral 

Network (EARN) forms: EARN Provider 

Enrollment Form; EARN Employer 

Enrollment Form; EARN Employer and 

Provider Surveys. A copy of the 

approved information collection request 

(ICR) can be obtained by contacting the 

office listed below in the address 

section of this notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office shown in the 

address section below on or before May 

18, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Richard Horne, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Office of Disability 

Employment Policy, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Suite S–1303, 

Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: 

(202) 693–7880. This is not a toll-free 

number. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Horne, telephone: (202) 693– 

7880, e-mail: horne.richard@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Employer Assistance Referral 

Network (EARN) is a nationwide service 

designed to provide employers with a 

technical, educational, and 

informational resource to simplify and 

encourage the hiring of qualified 

workers. Historically, disability 

programs required employers to do 

much of the work in the finding and 

hiring of people with disabilities. The 

Office of Disability Employment Policy 

(ODEP) of the Department of Labor has 

designed EARN to alleviate these 

barriers and do much of the work for the 

employer. 

EARN is a service from the Office of 

Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) of 

the Department of Labor. This referral 

service links employers with providers 

who refer appropriate candidates with 

disabilities. The service is provided by 

means of a nationwide toll-free Call 

Center. 

EARN is a service of the Office of 

Disability Employment Policy which 

was established pursuant to section 

1(a)(1) of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2001 (Pub. L. 106– 

554) H.R. 5656, see Title I, 

‘‘Departmental Management’’) 29 U.S.C. 

551 et seq.; 5 U.S.C. 301; and Executive 

Order 13187, ‘‘The President’s Disability 

Employment Partnership Board 

(PDEPB)’’ (January 10, 2001). 

This service and the data collection 

component is authorized pursuant to 

Public Law 106–554 which direct the 

Office of Disability Policy to provide 

initiatives such as EARN to ‘‘further the 

objective of eliminating employment 

barriers to the training and employment 

of people with disabilities’’. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

The Department is particularly 

interested in comments which: 

• Evaluate whether the 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 

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. 

III. Current Action 

This extended ICR covers four forms: 

EARN Provider Enrollment Form, EARN 

Employer Enrollment Form, EARN 

Employer Survey and EARN Provider 

Survey. The enrollment forms 

(Employer Enrollment and Provider 

Enrollment) will be used to enroll 

provider and employers who wish to 

participate and use this service. The 

surveys (Employer Survey and Provider 

Survey) will collect quantitative data on 

participants’ levels of satisfaction with 

individual service elements and their 

satisfaction with the service as a whole. 

The surveys will also solicit free-text 

comments from participants regarding 

the service. 

Agency: Office of Disability 

Employment Policy. 

Titles: EARN Provider Enrollment 

Form, EARN Employer Enrollment 

Form, EARN Employer Survey, EARN 

Provider Survey. 

OMB Number: 1230–0003. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; 

farms; Federal Government; and State, 

Local, or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 13,500. 

Form 

Estimated number 

of annual 

responses 

Average response 

time (hours) 

Estimated burden 

hours 

EARN Provider Enrollment Form ................................................................................................................ 6,000 0.33 1,980 

EARN Employer Enrollment Form .............................................................................................................. 7,500 0.33 2,475 

EARN Employer Survey .............................................................................................................................. 300 0.33 99 

EARN Provider Survey ............................................................................................................................... 300 0.33 99 

Total ..................................................................................................................................................... 14,100 .............................. 4,653 


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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $0. 

Description: These surveys are 

designed to collect data from service 

providers and employers. For each 

provider, we will collect Point of 

Contact (POC) information and 

information about the types of clients 

the provider serves. We also request 

information about the size of the 

provider organization, whether a fee is 

charged for placement services, and 

employer references. For each employer, 

we will collect information about the 

number of employees, geographic 

location, industry, specific jobs offered, 

and Point of Contact (POC) information. 

The Employer Survey and Provider 

Survey will collect quantitative data on 

participants’ levels of satisfaction with 

individual service elements and their 

satisfaction with the service as a whole. 

The surveys will also solicit free-text 

comments from participants regarding 

the service. We will present survey data 

in the aggregate for all Employers and 

Providers. We will combine survey data 

with system-generated data reports 

containing demographic data for the 

sample groups as well as performance 

data for the Call Center. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 11th day of 

March 2009. 

John R. Davey, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–5688 Filed 3–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request on the ETA 5159, Claims and 

Payment Activities; Comment Request 

for Extension Without Change 

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 collection 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. 

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 or by 

accessing: http://www.doleta.gov/ 

OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

addressee section below on or before 

May 18, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Scott 

Gibbons, U.S. Department of Labor, 

Employment and Training 

Administration, Office of Workforce 

Security, 200 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Frances Perkins Bldg. Room S– 

4531, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 

number (202)–693–3308 (this is not a 

toll-free number) or by e-mail: 

gibbons.scott@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The ETA 5159 report contains 

information on claims activities 

including the number of initial claims, 

first payments, weeks claimed, weeks 

compensated, benefit payments and 

final payments. 

These data are used in budgetary and 

administrative planning, program 

evaluation, actuarial and program 

research, and reports to Congress and 

the public. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

Currently, the Employment and 

Training Administration is soliciting 

comments concerning the proposed 

extension of the ETA 5159, Claims and 

Payment Activites report. Comments are 

requested to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary to 

describe claims and payment activities, 

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 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. 

III. Current Actions 

This is a request for OMB approval 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) for 

continuing an existing collection of 

information previously approved and 

assigned OMB Control No. 1205–0010. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Employment and Training 

Administration 

Title: Claims and Payment Activities. 

OMB Number: 1205–0010. 

Agency Number: ETA 5159. 

Affected Public: State Government. 

Cite/Reference/Form/etc: ETA 5159. 

Total Respondents: 53. 

Frequency: Monthly. 

Total Responses: 636. 

Average Time per Response: 2 hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1272 

hours per year. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $0. 

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. 

Dated: March 11, 2009. 

Cheryl Atkinson, 

Administrator, Office of Workforce Security. 

[FR Doc. E9–5673 Filed 3–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Veterans’ Employment and Training 

The Advisory Committee on Veterans’ 

Employment, Training and Employer 

Outreach (ACVETEO); Notice of 

Cancellation of Open Meeting 

The quarterly the Advisory 

Committee on Veterans’ Employment, 

Training and Employer Outreach 

(ACVETEO) meeting scheduled for 

Friday, March 20, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. 

to 3:30 p.m., at the Omni Hotel, 401 

Chestnut Street, second floor meeting 

room, Philadelphia, PA, has been 

postponed until further notice. 

Signed in Washington, DC, this 11th day of 

March 2009. 

John M. McWilliam, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Veterans’ 

Employment and Training Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–5659 Filed 3–16–09; 8:45 am] 

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