96-17374. Submission for OMB Emergency Review, Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 9, 1996)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Emergency Review, Comment Request

July 1, 1996.
    The Department of Labor has submitted the following (see below) 
information collection request (ICR), utilizing emergency review 
procedures, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 
104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval has been requested by July 
10, 1996. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, 
may be obtained by calling the Department of Labor Acting Departmental 
Clearance Officer, Theresa M. O'Malley ([phone]).
    Comments and questions about the ICR listed below should be 
forwarded to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: 
OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 ([phone]).
    The Office of Management and Budget 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 
technique or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submissions of responses.

    Agency: Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs.
    Title: International Child Labor Study Company Questionnaire.
    OMB Number: 1225-Onew.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: Business or other profit.
    Number of Respondents: 48.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 5 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 240.
    Total Burden Cost (Capital/startup): 0.
    Description: The Department of Labor (DOL) requires the requested 
information in order to complete a Congressionally-mandated report on 
international child labor (pursuant to the 1996 Omnibus Appropriations 
Act, P.L. 104-134). Congress has requested that DOL's report include an 
examination of the top 20 importers of garments, their contractors and 
subcontractors, and their codes of conduct and those of their 
contractors and subcontractors regarding the use of exploitative child 
labor in the production of goods imported to the United States. DOL 
requests that the top U.S. retailers and manufacturers furnish 
information regarding their garment imports and codes of conduct in 
order to fulfill the Congressional mandate. DOL has requested an 
emergency review so as to be able to provide Congress with the 
completed study by September 30, 1996.
Theresa M. O'Malley,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-17374 Filed 7-8-96; 8:45 am]
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