[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58895-58896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29568]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Employment Standards Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed extension collection of Form WH-201
MIS, Application for Authority for an Institution of Higher Learning to
Employ its Full-Time Students at Subminimum Wages Under Regulations
Part 519.
A copy of the proposed information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section
of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before January 22, 1997. The Department
of Labor is particularly interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
ADDRESSEE: Mr. Rich Elman, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave., N.W., Room S-3201, Washington, D.C. 20210, telephone (202) 219-
6375 (this is not a toll-free number), fax 202-219-6592.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 14(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act requires the
Secretary of Labor to provide certificates authorizing the employment
of full-time students at subminimum wages in institutions of higher
education to the extent necessary in order to prevent curtailment of
opportunities for employment. The WH-201 MIS is used by employers to
obtain authorization, pursuant to section 14(b) of the FLSA, to pay
full-time students at a wage rate lower than the statutory Federal
minimum wage (currently $4.75 an hour). The form is prepared and signed
by the employer or an authorized representative of the employer.
II. Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks extension approval to collect this
information to carry out its responsibility to make a determination
whether to grant or deny subminimum wage authority to the applicant. If
the information was not collected, employers would not have a mechanism
to apply for permission to pay full-time students at subminimum wages
and job opportunities for full-time students would be reduced.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
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Title: Application for Authority for an Institution of Higher
Learning to Employ its Full-Time Students at Subminimum Wages Under
Regulations Part 519.
OMB Number: 1215-0080.
Agency Number: WH-201 MIS.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or
households.
Total Respondents: 50.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Responses: 50.
Average Time Per Response for Reporting: 15 to 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 15.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $17.50.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: November 14, 1996.
Cecily A. Rayburn,
Director, Division of Financial Management, Office of Management,
Administration and Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-29568 Filed 11-18-96; 8:45 am]
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