[Federal Register: July 2, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 128)]
[Notices]
[Page 37986-37987]
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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