96-6486. Proposed Collection; Comment Request  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 19, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 11226-11227]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-6486]
    
    
    
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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 the proposed extension collection of the 
    Application for a Certificate to Employ Learners at Subminimum Wages.
        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 May 21, 1996. 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;
    
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        * 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: Ms. Patricia A. Forkel, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
    Constitution Ave. NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 
    (202) 219-7601 (this is not a toll-free number), fax 202-219-6592.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
    I. Background
    
        The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provides, in part, that the 
    Secretary of labor, to the extent possible in order to prevent 
    curtailment of opportunities for employment, shall provide for the 
    employment of learners at subminimum wage rates. The Act also 
    authorizes the Secretary to set limitations on such employment as to 
    time, number, proportion and length of service. The Application for a 
    Certificate to Employ Learners at Subminimum Wages (Form WH-209) is the 
    application form completed by the employer in order to obtain such 
    authorization for up to one year.
    
    II. Current Actions
    
        The Department of labor seeks the extension of approval to collect 
    this information in order to provide the basis for granting 
    certification for an employer to employ learners at subminimum wage 
    rate under the FLSA.
        Type of Review: Extension.
        Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
        Title: Application for a Certificate to Employ Learners at 
    Subminimum Wages.
        OMB Number: 1215-0012.
        Agency Number: WH-209.
        Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Individuals or 
    households; Not-for-Profit Institutions; Farms; State, Local or Tribal 
    Government.
        Total Respondents: 2
        Frequency: Annually.
        Total Responses: 2.
        Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
        Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1.
        Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
        Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.64.
        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: March 12, 1996.
    Cecily A. Rayburn,
    Director, Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, 
    Administration and Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
    [FR Doc. 96-6486 Filed 3-18-96; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4510-27-M
    
    

Document Information

Published:
03/19/1996
Department:
Employment Standards Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
96-6486
Dates:
Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
Pages:
11226-11227 (2 pages)
PDF File:
96-6486.pdf