[Federal Register: July 2, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 128)]
[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 Extension of the Approval of Information collection 
Requirements

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, 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 proposal to extend OMB approval of the 
information collection: Application for Federal Certificate of Age 
Regulations 29 CFR Part 570, Subpart B (WH-14). 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 September 2, 2008.

ADDRESSES: 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: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) section 3(l), 29 
U.S.C. 203(l), provides, in part, that an employer may protect against 
unwitting employment of ``oppressive child labor,'' as defined in 
section 3(l), by having on file an unexpired certificate issued 
pursuant to Department of Labor regulations certifying that the named 
person meets the FLSA minimum age requirements for employment. FLSA 
section 11(c) requires all employers covered by the FLSA to make, keep, 
and preserve records of employees and of wages, hours, and other 
conditions and practices of employment. A FLSA covered employer must 
maintain the records for such period of time and make such reports as 
prescribed by regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor. Form WH-14 
is the application employers submit to obtain Federal Certificates of 
Age to protect themselves against unwitting child labor violations of 
the Fair Labor Standards Act. This information collection is currently 
approved for use through December 31, 2008.
    II. Review Focus: The Department of Labor 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 submissions of responses.
    III. Current Actions: The Department of Labor seeks approval for 
the extension of this currently approved information collection in 
order to protect employers form unwitting violation of the minimum age 
standards of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Application for Federal Certificate of Age.
    OMB Number: 1215-0083.
    Agency Number: WH-14, Affected Public: Business or not for-profit, 
Not-for-profit institution, Farms, and State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Total Respondents: 10.
    Total Annual Responses: 10.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Reporting: 1.67
    Recordkeeping: .083
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1.75.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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 Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the

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information collection request; they will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Dated: June 26, 2008.
Hazel M. Bell,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, 
Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration 
and Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
 [FR Doc. E8-14978 Filed 7-1-08; 8:45 am]

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