Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report

OMB Control No: 1205-0017	ICR Reference No: 201912-1205-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201607-1205-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/ETA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 03/03/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/31/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2020
Responses	14,326	0	27,658
Time Burden (Hours)	8,963	0	16,477
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration needs prevailing wage rates in order to determine the appropriate rate agricultural employers should pay foreign and domestic farmworkers. The State Workforce Agencies are charged with collecting the data from agricultural employers. The wage rates cover agricultural (crop and livestock) and logging jobs. Domestic migrant and local seasonal as well as foreign H-2A farmworkers are hired for these jobs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC 49 et seq Name of Law: Wagner-Peyser Act as amended    US Code: 8 USC 1188 sec. 218 Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 65189	11/26/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 5040	01/28/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title Form No. Form Name Wage Survey Interview Record ETA-232A Wage Survey Interview Record Ad Hoc Employment Practice Surveys, Employers Ad Hoc Employment Practice Surveys, SWA Reports to OFLC Ad Hoc Employment Practice Surveys, SWAs Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report ETA-232 Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report Prevailing Practice Surveys, Employers Prevailing Practice Surveys, SWAs

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	14,326	27,658	0	0	-13,332	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	8,963	16,477	0	0	-7,514	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The annual burden hours have decreased by an estimated 7,514 hours (from 16,477 to 8,963) due to a reduction in the estimated number of surveys that have been submitted to OFLC, for the past three years. OFLC has not requested ad hoc surveys from SWAs and employers in the past three years.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $198,562

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Maya Kelley 202 693-2805 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 01/31/2020

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