(a) Based upon, among other things, the regional enforcement
strategies submitted under Sec. 42.6, the National Committee shall
develop an annual coordination plan concerning farm labor-related
responsibilities of the Department, including migrant housing
inspections, the referral of complaints, enforcement action on
violations of federal or State employment-related laws subject to the
jurisdiction of DOL, or regulations administered by DOL or appropriate
State agencies, and assistance to stranded migrant farmworkers.
(b) The coordination plan shall describe the present program
responsibilities of ESA for enforcement in the farm labor area of the
Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Farm Labor Contractor Registration
Act. The plan shall include a statistical summary of
the prior-year complaints under, and alleged violations of, FLSA and
FLCRA as recorded in the logs of the ESA Wage and Hour Regional and Area
Offices, and shall set forth general goals and objectives for FLSA and
FLCRA enforcement activities for the following year as established by
ESA.
(c) The coordination plan shall describe the present program
responsibilities of OSHA for protecting the safety and health of migrant
farmworkers. The plan shall include a statistical summary of prior-year
complaints under, and alleged violations of, OSHA recorded in the logs
of the OSHA State and area offices, and shall provide general goals for
OSHA enforcement activities for the following year as established by
OSHA.
(d) The plan shall include a review of the procedures developed by
ETA to handle emergency situations, such as the stranding or
displacement of migrants, and shall provide general goals for USES
activities for the following year.