[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 248 (Monday, December 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67662-67663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33679]
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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 of
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Employment Standards Administration is soliciting
comments concerning four information collections: (1) Claim for
Reimbursement-Assisted Reemployment, CA-2231; (2) Vehicle Mechanical
Inspection Report for Transportation Subject to Department of
Transportation Requirements, WH-514, and Vehicle Mechanical Inspection
Report for Transportation Subject to Department of Labor Safety
Standards, WH-514a; (3) Records to be Kept by Employers (Fair Labor
Standards Act); (4) Certification by School Official, CM-981. Copies of
the proposed information collection requests can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before March 5, 1998. 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.
ADDRESSES: Contact Ms. Patricia Forkel at the U.S. Department of Labor,
200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room S-3201, Washington, D.C. 20210,
telephone (202) 219-7601. The Fax number is (202) 219-6592. (These are
not toll-free numbers.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the
Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). The Act provides vocational
rehabilitation services to eligible injured Federal employees which are
paid from the Employees' Compensation Fund. Authority has been granted
to provide amounts from the fund to reimburse the employer for a
portion of the salary of reemployed disabled Federal workers. The
information collected on the Form CA-2231 is used to facilitate prompt
reimbursement to certain employers who employ such workers.
II. Current Actions
The Department of Labor (DOL) seeks extension of approval to
collect information necessary to ensure timely and accurate payments to
eligible employers for reimbursement claims.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Claim for Reimbursement--Assisted Reemployment.
OMB Number: 1215-0178.
Agency Numbers: CA-2231.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Total Respondents: 180.
Frequency: Quarterly.
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Total Responses: 720.
Average Time Per Response for Reporting: \1/2\ hour.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 360.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $230.40.
I. Background
Section 401 of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker
Protection Act (MSPA) requires that farm labor contractors,
agricultural employers, or agricultural associations who use any
vehicle to transport a migrant or seasonal agricultural worker, ensure
that such vehicle conforms to vehicle safety standards prescribed by
MSPA and other applicable Federal and State safety standards. The use
of the forms WH-514 and the 514a enable an applicant to verify to the
Department of Labor or appropriate State agency that the vehicles used
to transport such workers meet these safety standards. The WH-514 is
used to verify that Department of Transportation safety standards are
met for all vehicles other than passenger automobiles or station
wagons, and the WH-514a is used to verify that Department of Labor
safety standards are met for all vehicles including passenger
automobiles or station wagons.
II. Current Actions
The Department of Labor (DOL) seeks extension of approval to
collect this information in order to verify that farm labor
contractors, agricultural employers, and agricultural associations have
complied with applicable safety standards.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Vehicle Mechanical Inspection Report for Transportation
Subject to DOT Requirements and Vehicle Mechanical Inspection Report
for Transportation Subject to DOL Safety Standards Request for
Employment Information.
OMB Number: 1215-0036.
Agency Numbers: WH-514, WH-514a.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit; Farms.
Total Respondents: 1,050.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Responses: 3,150.
Average Time Per Response: 45 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,363.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): 0.
I. Background
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets minimum wage, overtime
pay, child labor and recordkeeping standards for employees engaged in
interstate commerce or in the production of goods for interstate
commerce and to employees in certain enterprises. The Fair Labor
Standards Act requires that all employers covered by the Act make, keep
and preserve records of employees and of wages, hours and other
conditions and practices of employment.
Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks extension of approval to collect this
information in order to carry out its responsibility to enforce the
provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Type of Review:: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Records to be Kept by Employers (Fair Labor Standards Act).
OMB Number: 1215-0017.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Farms; Businesses or
other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government;
State, Local or Tribal government.
Total Recordkeepers: 3.7 million.
Frequency: Weekly.
Average Time Per Recordkeeper: 1 hour.
Total Recordkeeping Hours: 819,231.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): 0.
Background
In order to be a dependent who is eligible for black lung benefits,
a child aged 18 to 23 must be a full-time student as described in the
Black Lung Benefits Act. The form CM-981 is used to verify full-time
student status.
Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks the extension of approval to collect
this information in order to determine continued eligibility of a
claimant for benefits.
Type of Review:: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Certification by School Official.
OMB Number: 1215-0061.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government; Business or
other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions.
Total Respondents: 1,000.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Responses: 1,000.
Average Time Per Response: 10 minutes.
Total Hours: 150.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): 0.
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: December 19, 1997.
Cecily A. Rayburn,
Director, Division of Financial Management, Office of Management,
Administration and Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-33679 Filed 12-24-97; 8:45 am]
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