Domestic agricultural in-season wage survey forms

TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 24-03

June 14, 2004

TO: ALL STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS; ALL STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES; ALL ONE-STOP CAREER CENTER SYSTEM LEADS

FROM: EMILY STOVER DeROCCO, Assistant Secretary

SUBJECT: Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report Forms ETA 232 and ETA 232A

1. Purpose. To announce the extension of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of information collection for the Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report, Forms ETA 232 and ETA 232A, and the Narrative Plan for conducting the wage survey.

2. Reference. 20 CFR 653, ET Handbook No. 385 (Pages I-111 through I-143).

3. Background. Pursuant to the Wagner-Peyser Act, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) established regulations at 20 CFR 653.500 covering the processing of agricultural intrastate and interstate job orders. Section 653.501 provides that wages offered by employers must not be less than the prevailing wage or the applicable Federal of State minimum wage, whichever is higher. Each year, involved State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) provide ETA Regional Offices with Narrative Plans for conducting agricultural prevailing wage surveys. The Narrative Plan identifies the crop or livestock activity and the areas to be covered, sampling procedures to be used and any special information required by the Regional Office. Surveys are conducted on an annual basis, depending on such factors as employers’ utilization of the intrastate and interstate clearance system, and the number of seasonal farmworkers employed in a specific crop or livestock activity. Survey information provided by an employer is recorded on Form ETA 232A, and the complete summary of obtained information is recorded on Form ETA 232 which is used for determining the prevailing wage rate.

Procedures for this process are in ET Handbook No. 385, Pages I-111 through I-143.

4. OMB Approval. OMB has approved the information collection for these reports according to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, under OMB Approval No. 1205-0017, expiration date April 30, 2007.

5. Action Required. SWAs are requested to provide the above information and copies of attached forms to appropriate staff. Copies of the forms can be downloaded from ETA’s Web-site at:

http://atlas.doleta.gov/foreign/form.asp

6. Inquiries. Direct questions to the appropriate Regional Office.

7. Attachments. Forms ETA 232 and ETA 232A

Attachment: Forms ETA 232 and ETA 232A (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2004/TEGL24-03_AttachI.pdf)

ETA 232 — Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report (September 1990)

US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. OMB Approval No. 1205-0017. Expires: 04/30/07.

Wage Reporting Area Name; State; Number; Survey Period Beginning and Ending; Date of Finding.

1. Prevailing Wage Rate Findings: (a) All Workers; (b) Instate; (c) Interstate (Including Contract P.R.).

2. Estimated Number of Employers and Employees in Crop Activity: (a) Employers; (b) Contract Foreign Workers; (c) TOTAL Domestic Hired Workers, with counts for (1) Instate (Local and Intrastate), (2) Interstate (Excl. Cont. P.R.), and (3) Contract Puerto Rican.

3. Employer Contacted: (a) Number; (b) Percent of Total in Crop Activity.

4. Number of Domestic Hired Workers in Sample, by Rate:

Persons are not required to respond to this collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Respondents obligations to reply to these reporting requirements are voluntary (20 CFR 653.000 and 20 CFR 655). Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 11 hrs. per response, including the time for reviewing instruction, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workforce Security, Room C-4318, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210 (Paperwork Reduction 1205-0017).

5. Productivity and Average Earnings of Piece Rate Workers:

6. Comments (Use an attachment if more space is needed): (a) Variables affecting rates; (b) Prevailing wage rate(s) previous season; (c) Other.

Signature; Title; Date.

ETA 232A — Wage Survey Interview Record (September 1990)

US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. OMB Approval No. 1205-0017. Expires: 04/30/07.

1. Area; 2. Crop; 3. Date; 4. Time; 5. Active Acreage of Total Production; 6. Percent Completed; 7. Method of Contact; 8. Name of Employer; 9. Address (No., St., City, State, ZIP Code); 10. No. of Foreign Workers; 11. Interviewer; 12. Local Office Address.

Part I. Number of Domestic Hired Workers in Crop Activity by Rate:

Part II. Productivity and Average Hourly Earnings of Piece Rate Workers:

Part III. Variable Affecting Rates, Crop Conditions, or Other Explanatory and Pertinent Information.

Name of Person Interviewed; Position; Date.

Persons are not required to respond to this collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Respondents obligations to reply to these reporting requirements are voluntary (20 CFR 653.000 and 20 CFR 655). Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 11 hrs. per response, including the time for reviewing instruction, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the

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