[Federal Register: January 31, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 20)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards Administration

 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The DOL, 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 collection: Fair Labor 
Standards Act Recordkeeping Requirements. A copy of the proposed 
information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office 
listed below in the addresses section of this Notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before April 2, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 
(202) 693-0418, fax (202) 693-1451, e-mail bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please 
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or e-
mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 201, et seq., sets 
the Federal minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth 
employment standards of most general application. See 29 U.S.C. 206-
207; 211-212. FLSA requirements apply to employers of employees engaged 
in interstate commerce or in the production of goods for interstate 
commerce and of employees in certain enterprises, including employees 
of a public agency; however, the FLSA contains exemptions that apply to 
employees in certain types of employment. See, 29 U.S.C. 213, et al. 
The DOL has promulgated Regulations 29 CFR part 516 to establish the 
basic FLSA recordkeeping requirements. The DOL has also issued specific 
sections of Regulations 29 CFR parts 505, 519, 520, 525, 530, 548, 551, 
552, 553, and 570 to supplement the part 516 requirements and to 
provide for the maintenance of records relating to various FLSA 
exemptions and special provisions.
    This information collection is currently approved for use through 
August 31, 2007.

II. Review Focus

    The DOL is particularly interested in comments that:
     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;

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     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 DOL seeks approval for the extension of this information 
collection in order to carry out its responsibility to enforce the 
provisions of the FLSA.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Fair Labor Standards Act Recordkeeping Requirements.
    OMB Number: 1215-0017.
    Affected Public: Business of other for-profit; Individuals or 
households; Farms; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; 
State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: Weekly.
    Annual Respondents: 8,864,534.
    Annual Responses: 11,177,669.
    Average Time per Recordkeeping: 5 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 988,108.
    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 OMB approval of the information 
collection request; they will also become a matter of public record.

Ruben Wiley,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of 
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and 
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-1486 Filed 1-30-07; 8:45 am]

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