[Federal Register: April 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 74)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
April 12, 2006.
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
contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number)
or email: king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Employment Standards
Administration (ESA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll-free number),
within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal
Register.
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
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.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Title: Application to Employ Homeworkers Piece Rate Measurements,
Homeworker Handbooks.
OMB Number: 1215-0013.
Form Numbers: WH-46 and WH-75.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Reporting.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or
households; and Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 377,531.
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Average
Collection of information Annual response time Annual burden
responses (hours) hours
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Form WH-46...................................................... 25 0.50 13
Form WH-75...................................................... 1,208,020 0.50 604,010
Recordkeeping
Piece-rate measurements..................................... 150 1.01 152
Homeworker Handbooks*....................................... 1,208,020 0.01 10,067
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Total................................................... 1,208,195 .............. 614,241
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* Not counted in total as separate responses.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $10.50.
Description: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) section 11(d), 29
U.S.C. 211(d), authorizes the Secretary of Labor to regulate, restrict,
or prohibit industrial homework as necessary to prevent evasion of the
minimum wage requirements of the Act. The reporting and recordkeeping
requirements for employers and employees in industries employing
homeworkers are necessary
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to insure employees are paid in compliance with FLSA.
Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-5771 Filed 4-17-06; 8:45 am]
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