[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 148 (Friday, August 1, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 41428-41429] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-20347] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Proposed Information Retention Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Job Orders and Work Applications AGENCY: 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 retention of information in accordance with the [[Page 41429]] Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PA) (44 U.S. 3506(c)(2)(A). Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting comments concerning the request for extension of OMB approval on continuing recordkeeping requirements for Job Orders and Work Applications. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the employee listed below in the contact section of this notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before September 30, 1997. Written comments should evaluate whether the proposed recordkeeping requirement is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility, and evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed recordkeeping requirements. ADDRESSES: Pearl Wah, U.S. Employment Service, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, Room N-4470, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, 202-219-5185 (This is not a toll- free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background States collect basic labor exchange information, using a system of their choice. The exact information to be collected is determined by the State. It is information that is essential to the operation of the labor exchange job placement service and normally collected as part of Job Matching. At a minimum, information to be collected is that which enables the State to comply with regulations under 20 CFR; Part 652, and the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended. The requirement to retain information under 20 CFR 652.8(d)(5) is: ``Each State shall retain basic documents for the minimum period specified below: (i). Work application: one year (ii). Job order: one year.'' II. Current Actions This is a request for OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) of an extension to previously approved recordkeeping requirement assigned OMB Control No. 1205-0001. There is no change in burden. Type of Review: Extension. Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Labor. Title: Work Application/Job Order Recordkeeping. ORB Number: 1205-0001. Frequency: Recordkeeping. Affected Public: State governments. Number of Respondents: 52. Estimated Cost Per Respondent: No cost to respondent. Estimated Burden Hours: 208. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hours Total Items States per year (hours) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Worker Application........................ 52 4 208 Job Order................................. 52 4 208 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (52 States include Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia) 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: July 26, 1997. John R. Beverly, III, Director, U.S. Employment Service. [FR Doc. 97-20347 Filed 7-31-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-M