97-22387. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44721-44722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22387]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 19, 1997.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
calling the Department of Labor, Departmental Clearance Officer, 
Theresa M. O'Malley ([phone] ext. 143) or by E-Mail to OMalley-
[e-mail]. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for 
the deaf (TTY/TDD) may call [phone] between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 
p.m. Eastern time, Monday-Friday.
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Employment Standards 
Administration, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503 ([phone]), on or before September 22, 1997.
    The OMB 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

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     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 submission of responses.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Application for Certificate to Employ Homeworkers and the 
Homeworker Handbook.
    OMB Number: 1215-0013 (extension).
    Agency Number: WH-46, WH-75.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 14,175.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30 minutes each (WH-46 and WH-75).
    Total Burden Hours: 28,916.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $13.30.
    Description: An employer must file an application, Form WH-46, to 
obtain a certificate to be permitted to employ homeworkers in the 
restricted industries (knitted outwear, women's apparel, jewelry 
manufacturing, gloves and mittens, button and buckle manufacturing, 
handkerchief manufacturing and embroideries). It provides a means of 
identifying employers of homeworkers. Employers must obtain a separate 
handbook, WH-75, for each of their employed homeworkers for 
recordkeeping purposes to ensure employer obligations to obtain 
accurate hours worked in order to pay homeworkers in compliance with 
the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Theresa M. O'Malley,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-22387 Filed 8-21-97; 8:45 am]
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