ESA
Proposed Rules
Updating Regulations Issued Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
[ 8/22/2008]
[ PDF]
FR Doc E8-19475
[Federal Register: August 22, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 164)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 49621-49622]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Wage and Hour Division
29 CFR Parts 4, 531, 553, 778, 779, 780, 785, 786, and 790
RIN 1215-AB13
Updating Regulations Issued Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
AGENCY: Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Extension of comment period on proposed regulations.
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SUMMARY: This document extends the period for filing written comments
for an additional 15 days on proposed revisions to regulations issued
under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) and the Portal-to-
Portal Act of 1947 (Portal Act) that have become out of date because of
subsequent legislation or court decisions. The Department of Labor is
taking this action in order to provide interested parties additional
time to submit comments.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 26, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 1215-AB13, by
either one of the following methods:
Electronic comments, through the federal eRulemaking
Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments.
Mail: Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-3502, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Instructions: Please submit one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must include the agency name and
Regulatory Information Number (RIN) identified above for this
rulemaking. Comments received will be posted to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
Because we continue to experience delays in receiving mail in the
Washington, DC, area, commenters are strongly encouraged to transmit
their comments electronically via the federal eRulemaking Portal at
http://www.regulations.gov or to submit them
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by mail early. For additional information on submitting comments and
the rulemaking process, see the ``Public Participation'' heading of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to the federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard M. Brennan, Director, Office
of Interpretations and Regulatory Analysis, Wage and Hour Division,
Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-
3506, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone:
(202) 693-0051 (this is not a toll-free number). Copies of this notice
may be obtained in alternative formats (Large Print, Braille, Audio
Tape or Disc), upon request, by calling (202) 693-0023 (not a toll-free
number). TTY/TDD callers may dial toll-free (877) 889-5627 to obtain
information or request materials in alternative formats.
Questions of interpretation and/or enforcement of regulations
issued by this agency or referenced in this notice may be directed to
the nearest Wage and Hour Division (WHD) District Office. Locate the
nearest office by calling our toll-free help line at (866) 4USWAGE
((866) 487-9243) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. in your local time zone, or
log onto the WHD's Web site for a nationwide listing of Wage and Hour
District and Area Offices at: http://www.dol.gov/esa/contacts/whd/
america2.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Electronic Access and Filing Comments
Public Participation: This notice is available through the Federal
Register and the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. You may also
access this notice via the WHD home page at http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/
regulations/FLSA2008.htm. To comment electronically on federal
rulemakings, go to the federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov, which will allow you to find, review, and submit
comments on federal documents that are open for comment and published
in the Federal Register. Please identify all comments submitted in
electronic form by the RIN docket number (1215-AB13). Because of delays
in receiving mail in the Washington, DC, area, commenters should
transmit their comments electronically via the federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, or submit them by mail early to
ensure timely receipt prior to the close of the comment period. Submit
one copy of your comments by only one method.
II. Request for Comment
In the Federal Register of July 28, 2008 (73 FR 43654), the
Department of Labor published a notice of proposed rulemaking
requesting public comments on proposed revisions to update existing
outdated regulatory provisions under the FLSA and the Portal Act. The
proposed revisions are intended to conform the regulations to FLSA
amendments passed in 1974, 1977, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and
2007, a Portal Act amendment passed in 1996, and to several
authoritative federal appellate court rulings that have invalidated
portions of the existing regulations. Interested parties were requested
to submit comments on or before September 11, 2008.
The Department has received requests to extend the period for
filing public comments from representatives of the following
organizations: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial
Organizations; National Employment Lawyers Association; National
Employment Law Project; International Association of Fire Fighters;
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO;
and Service Employees International Union CTW, CLC. Because of the
interest that has been expressed in this matter, the Department has
decided to extend the period for submitting public comments for 15
additional days, to September 26, 2008.
Signed at Washington, DC this 18th day of August 2008.
Victoria A. Lipnic,
Assistant Secretary, Employment Standards Administration.
Alexander J. Passantino,
Acting Administrator, Wage and Hour Division.
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