Labor Condition Application for H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 Nonimmigrants and the Nonimmigrant Worker Information Form
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
09/28/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2021
635,520
694,215
834,305
898,212
94,880
906,960
The application form and other information collection instruments are to be used by employers seeking to use non-immigrants (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) in specialty occupations and as fashion models or by those who want to report violations and will permit the Department to meet its statutory responsibilities for program administration, management, and oversight.
The Department projects that the annual burden for LCA information collections will decrease from 898,212 burden hours to 834,305 burden hours. The Department makes this projection based on recent filings of H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 requests received since the implementation of the current form. (See the response to A12 for details.) The number of LCA responses decreased from 569,260 to 543,085, which may be partly attributable to improvements to the LCA form to collect more worksite locations on a single form. As a result of the decrease in the estimated number of burden hours from 898,212 to 834,305, there is likewise a resulting decrease in the estimated total respondent costs from $74,353,989 to $70,824,150.
The Department has made a couple non-substantive changes to the Form ETA-9035/9035E Public Burden Statement. The room number for the Departmentâs mailing address has been changed and the Public Burden Statement has been moved from the form to the form instructions.
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:
(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;
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.