This ICR supports Department of Labor
and Department of Homeland Security regulations that contain
information collections under the H-2B labor certification
program.
Under this consolidated ICR,
OMB Control 1205-0509, the Department estimates the total burden
for the ICR and its components to be 3 hours and 45 minutes. This
estimated burden for the consolidated ICR includes the burden
previously under OMB Control Number 1205-0516. The changes in
burden include changes to the Form ETA-9142B, Application for
Temporary Employment Certification to improve the collection and
reduce duplicative information and changes to the Form ETA-9142B
Appendix B, Employer Assurances and Obligations to clarify employer
assurances and obligations as a condition of receiving temporary
labor certification. Also included are the addition of the
following Form ETA-9142B appendices to standardize the collection
of existing H-2B collection requirements: Appendix A: Additional
Place(s) of Employment and Wage Information, which will require
employers to disclose on a single application multiple worksites
and wage offers within an area of intended employment; Appendix C:
Foreign Labor Recruiter Information, which will require employers
to identify the name(s) and location(s) of all persons or agents
involved in recruiting H-2B workers for the applicable job
opportunity; and Appendix D: Job Contractor: Employer-Client
Information, which will require employers operating as job
contractors to disclose the name and contact information of their
employer-client(s). While OMB approval under the PRA is not
required, the Department notes its intention to eliminate the
issuance of “paper-based” labor certification documents by creating
a single-page Form ETA-9142B, Final Determination: H-2B Temporary
Labor Certification Approval that will be issued to employers via
electronic mail. The Department will issue this document to
employers granted temporary labor certification under the H-2B
program.
$16,332,591
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Walter Parker 202 693-2778
parker.walter@dol.gov
No
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.