Proposed Collection; Comment Request [Notices] [02/26/2001]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request [02/26/2001]
Volume 66, Number 38, Page 11602-11603
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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 proposed extension collection of the following
information collections: (1) Medical Travel Refund Request (CM-957);
and (2) Employment Information Form (WH-3 and WH-3(Spanish)). Copies of
the proposed information collection requests can be obtained by
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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 27, 2001.
ADDRESSEES: Ms. Patricia A. Forkel, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0339 (this is not a toll-free number), fax (202) 693-1451.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Medical Travel Refund Request (CM-957)
I. Background
The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the
Federal Black Lung Benefits Act (FBLBA). When a coal miner files an
application for black lung benefits under the Act, the miner is
scheduled for medical determination testing. The Black Lung Trust Fund
is required to pay for this determination testing and associated travel
costs. The CM-957 is used by the miner to record travel expenses
incurred while traveling to and from the testing facility.
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 the extension of approval for this
information collection in order to identify and reimburse miners for
out-of-pocket medical travel expenses associated with black lung
related medical testing.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Medical Travel Refund Request.
OMB Number: 1215-0054.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other
for-profit institutions; Not-for-profit institutions.
Total Respondents: 6,000.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Responses: 6,000.
Average Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,000.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $2,890.
Employment Information Form (WH-3 and WH-3(Spanish))
I. Background
Section 11(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 USC 201 et. seq.,
provides that the Secretary of Labor may investigate and gather data
regarding the wages, hours, and other conditions and practices of
employment in any industry subject to the Act. Similar provisions are
also contained in the Public Contracts Act, The Service Contracts Act,
the Davis-Bacon Act, the Consumer Credit Protection Act, the Migrant
and Seasonal Agricultural Workers' Protection Act, and the Family and
Medical Leave Act, all of which are enforced by the Wage and Hour
Division of the U.S. Department of Labor. The Form WH-3 is an optional
form used by complainants and others to provide information about
alleged violations of the labor standards provisions of the Acts cited
above. The form is provided in both English and Spanish versions.
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 the extension of approval of this
information collection in order to carry out its responsibility to meet
the statutory requirements to investigate alleged violations of the
various labor standards laws enforced by the Wage and Hour Division.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Employment Information Form.
OMB Number: 1215-0001.
Agency Number: WH-3 and WH-3 (Spanish).
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Farms, Businesses or
other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal government;
State, local or Tribal government.
Total Respondents: 39,000.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Responses: 39,000.
Average Time per Response: 20 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 13,000.
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 information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: February 16, 2001.
Margaret J. Sherrill,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
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