30486 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 109 / Wednesday, June 6, 2001 / Notices

public and affected agencies. Comments

are encouraged and will be accepted for

sixty days until August 6, 2001.

Written comments and suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

concerning the proposed collection of

information should address one or more

of the following four points:

(1) 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;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies estimate of the burden of

the proposed collection of

information, including the validity

of the methodology and

assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) 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.

Overview of this information

collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection:

Extension of a currently approved

collection.

Title of the Form/Collection:

Application for Stay of Deportation or

Removal.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form I–246. Detention and

Deportation, Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Individuals or

Households. This form is used by the

Immigration and Naturalization Service

to determine the eligibility of an

applicant for stay of deportation or

removal.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 10,000 responses at 30 minutes

(.50 hours) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 5,000 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact

Richard A. Sloan 202–514–3291,

Director, Policy Directives and

Instructions Branch, Immigration and

Naturalization Service, U.S. Department

of Justice, Room 4034, 425 I Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20536. Additionally,

comments and/or suggestions regarding

the item(s) contained in this notice,

especially regarding the estimated

public burden and associated response

time may also be directed to Mr.

Richard A. Sloan.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Suite 1220, National Place

Building, Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: May 31, 2001.

Richard A. Sloan,

Department Clearance Officer, Department of

Justice; Immigration and Naturalization

Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information

Collection Under Review; Notice to

Student or Exchange Visitor.

The Department of Justice,

Immigration and Naturalization Service

has submitted the following information

collection request for review and

clearance in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The

proposed information collection is

published to obtain comments from the

public and affected agencies. Comments

are encouraged and will be accepted for

sixty days until August 6, 2001.

Written comments and suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

concerning the proposed collection of

information should address one or more

of the following four points:

(1) 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;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) 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.

Overview of this information

collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection:

Revision of currently approved

collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

Notice to Student or Exchange Visitor.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form I–515. Adjudications

Division, Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Individuals or

households. This form will be used to

notify students or exchange visitors

admitted to the United States as

nonimmigrants that they have been

admitted without required forms and

that they have 30 days to present the

required forms and themselves to the

appropriate office for correct processing.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 3,000 responses at 5 minutes

(.083 hours) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 249 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact

Richard A. Sloan 202–514–3291,

Director, Policy Directives and

Instructions Branch, Immigration and

Naturalization Service, U.S. Department

of Justice, Room 4034, 425 I Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20536. Additionally,

comments and/or suggestions regarding

the item(s) contained in this notice,

especially regarding the estimated

public burden and associated response

time may also be directed to Richard A.

Sloan.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Suite 1220, National Place

Building, Washington, DC 20530.

Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 109 / Wednesday, June 6, 2001 / Notices 30487

Dated: May 31, 2001.

Richard A. Sloan,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice, Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

United States Employment Service &

America’s Labor Market Information

System; ET Handbook No. 406 (ETA

9002 Data Preparation Handbook), and

Vets 200 Report and Specifications;

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. Currently, we are

soliciting comments concerning the

proposed revisions to the collection of

the ETA 9002 and VETS 200 Reports in

accordance with the ET Handbook 406

(ETA 9002 Data Preparation Handbook),

and the VETS 200 Specifications,

respectively. 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’s section below on or before

August 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Gay

Gilbert, Chief, Division of United States

Employment Service & ALMIS, U.S.

Department of Labor, Office of Career

Transition Assistance, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Room C–4514,

Washington, DC 20210, telephone: 202–

693–3428 (this is not a toll-free number)

facsimile: 202–693–2874 (this is not a

toll-free number), e-mail:

ggilbert@doleta.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background:

The ET Handbook No. 406 (ETA 9002

Data Preparation Handbook) provides

instructions for completing the ETA

9002 Reports. The ETA 9002 Reports

collect information on the activities

administered by the public labor

exchange in each State and on the

outcomes attributable to these activities.

The VETS 200 Report and

Specifications collect information on

the labor exchange activities provided to

veterans by Disabled Veterans’ Outreach

Program (DVOP) specialists and Local

Veterans’ Employment Representatives

(LVER’s) within the public labor

exchange in each State. We are revising

the ET Handbook No. 406 (ETA 9002

Data Preparation Handbook) and VETS

200 Report and Specifications to reflect

current federal reporting requirements

and to provide for the reporting of

performance outcome information

derived using the labor exchange

performance measures.

In 2000, we initiated the development

of a labor exchange performance

measurement system which would

consist of three elements: (1) labor

exchange performance measures, (2)

data collection and reporting

procedures, and (3) procedures for

establishing expected levels of

performance. A Federal-State

workgroup consisting of representatives

from the Employment and Training

Administration (ETA), fifteen State

agencies, the National Association of

State Workforce Agencies (NASWA),

and the Veterans’ Employment and

Training Service (VETS) met three times

during 2000 to develop the framework

of a labor exchange performance

measurement system.

On August 14, 2000, we published

proposed labor exchange performance

measures in the Federal Register (65 FR

49708, et seq.). Based on consideration

of comments received, we have

established four performance measures

for the public labor exchange, as

published in the Federal Register on

May 31, 2001.

At the third of its meetings, the labor

exchange performance measurement

system workgroup recommended

revisions to the reporting requirements

for the public labor exchange. We have

revised the ET Handbook No. 406 (ETA

9002 Data Preparation Handbook) to

allow for the reporting of performance

outcome information derived from the

labor exchange performance measures,

based on consideration of the

workgroup’s recommendations and to

reflect current Federal reporting

requirements.

Services provided by DVOPs and

LVERs to veterans as part of the public

labor exchange are reported on the

VETS 200 Report—distinct from the

ETA 9002 Reports. The VETS 200

Report and Specifications are revised to

account for current Federal reporting

requirements and to allow for reporting

on services provided by DVOP and

LVER staff. The VETS 200 Report and

Specifications mirror and are

compatible with those for the ETA 9002

Reports. Both the ET Handbook No. 406

and the VETS 200 Report and

Specifications are available at

www.workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/

news/news.asp or by contacting the

office listed in the addressee section of

this notice.

Information is collected on the ETA

9002 and VETS 200 Reports under the

following authority:

A. Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 3(a), 29

U.S.C. 49b(a)

The Secretary shall assist in

coordinating the State public

employment services throughout the

country and in increasing their

usefulness by developing and

prescribing minimum standards of

efficiency, assisting them in meeting

problems peculiar to their localities,

promoting uniformity in their

administrative and statistical

procedures, furnishing and publishing

information as to opportunities for

employment and other information of

value in the operation of the system,

and maintaining a system for clearing

labor between the States.

B. Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 3(c)(2), 29

U.S.C. 49b(c)

The Secretary shall—

(2) assist in the development of

continuous improvement models for

such nationwide system that ensure

private sector satisfaction with the

system and meet the demands of job

seekers relating to the system.

C. Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 7(b), 29

U.S.C. 49f(b)

Ten percent of the sums allotted to

each State pursuant to section 49e of

this title shall be reserved for use in

accordance with this subsection by the

Governor of each such State to

provide—

(1) performance incentives for public

employment service offices and

programs, consistent with performance

standards established by the Secretary,

taking into account direct or indirect

placements (including those resulting

from self-directed job search or group

job search activities assisted by such

offices or programs), wages on entered