[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43732-43733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20668]
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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 of two information
collections: the OWCP-1, Agreement and Undertaking (Office of Workers'
Compensation Programs); and the WH-201 MIS, Application for Authority
for an Institution of Higher Education to Employ its Full-Time Students
at Subminimum Wages Under Regulations 29 CFR Part 519 (Wage and Hour).
A copy of the proposed information collection requests 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 October 15, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Patricia A. Forkel, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0339 (this is not a toll-free number), fax (202) 693-1451.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agreement and Undertaking
I. Background
The OWCP-1, Agreement and Undertaking, is a joint use form
(Longshore and Black Lung Programs) completed by employers to provide
the Secretary of Labor with authorization to sell securities or to
bring suit under indemnity bonds deposited by the self-insured
employers in the event there is a default in the payment of benefits.
II. Review Focus
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.
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III. Current Actions
The Department of Labor is seeking an extension of authority to
collect this information in order to carry out its responsibility to
insure that the correct amount of negotiable securities are deposited
or an indemnity bond is purchased and that, in case of default, OWCP
can exercise their authority to utilize the securities or bond to meet
the company's financial responsibility for coal mine or longshore
benefits.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Agreement and Undertaking.
OMB Number: 1215-0034.
Agency Number: OWCP-1.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
Total Respondents: 300.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Responses: 300.
Average Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 75.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
Application for Authority for an Institution of Higher Education to
Employ Its Full-Time Students at Subminimum Wages Under Regulations
29 CFR Part 519
I. Background
Section 14(b)(3) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) authorizes
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. This section also sets
limits on such employment and protects the full-time employment
opportunities of other workers. The WH-201-MIS is used by employers
seeking such authorization.
II. Review Focus
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.
III. Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks the extension of approval to collect
this information in order to make a determination whether to grant or
deny subminimum wage authority to the applicant.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Application for Authority for an Institution of Higher
Education to Employ Its Full-Time Students at Subminimum Wages Under
Regulations 29 CFR Part 519.
OMB Number: 1215-0080.
Agency Number: WH-201-MIS.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Individuals or
households.
Total Respondents: 15.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Responses: 15.
Average Time per Response: 15 to 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 5.
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: August 5, 1999.
Margaret J. Sherrill,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of
Financial Management Office of Management, Administration and Planning
Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-20668 Filed 8-10-99; 8:45 am]
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