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OMB Control No: 1205-0451	ICR Reference No: 202509-1205-009
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202309-1205-005
Agency/Subagency: DOL/ETA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Permanent Employment Certification
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/26/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/22/2025
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2029	36 Months From Approved
Responses	954,186	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	342,449	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	69,330	0	0

Abstract: The application form and other information requirements are necessary to the collection of information from U.S. employers wishing to sponsor foreign labor for permanent residency through the Labor Certification process. The information collected is used by the Secretary of Labor to make the necessary certification in compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act as amended.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1153(b)(3) Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
US Code: 8 USC 1182(a)(5) Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 29890	07/07/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 59874	12/22/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Permanent Employment Certification	ETA-9089, ETA-9089, ETA-9089, ETA-9089, ETA-9089, ETA-9089	, , , , ,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	954,186	279,063	675,123
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	342,449	108,153	234,296
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	69,330	-62,820	132,150

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The estimated burden hours and associated costs have changed due to updated projections based on more recent programmatic experience and now implemented processing efficiencies due to technology improvements, as well as adjustments to anticipated annual application volumes. The answer provided to A.12 provides more information regarding this burden. ETA recognizes the significant increase in annual responses and burden hours. These changes are due to a number of factors, including: (1) being able to rely on actual figures for respondents and responses to the Form ETA-9089, its appendices, and related burdens, rather than making a good faith estimate that was necessary for the previous ICR, in which ETA changed its forms to create new appendices, etc.; (2) greatly increased overall filing volumes for PERM applications since the previous ICR, which has seen baseline Form ETA-9089 applications rise over 38.6% over the previous ICR, and accordingly, has led to much larger increases in overall responses (35.13% increase) for all related downstream PERM requirements; (3) lower figures than previously estimated for USCIS-related figures, due to USCIS being able to provide more accurate and complete data, for Form ETA-9089 applications filed directly with USCIS; and (4) a marginal decrease in the total cost of time of 2.87%.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $12,883,902

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. Yes

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. Yes

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? No

Agency Contact: Patrice Gibson 202 693-0158 gibson.patrice.a@dol.gov

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