Proposed Collection; Comment Request [Notices] [02/19/2002]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request [02/19/2002]
Volume 67, Number 33, Page 7400-7401
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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 following information collections: (1)
Application for Authority to Employ Full-Time Students at Subminimum
Wages in Retail or Service Establishments or Agriculture (WH-200 and
WH-202); (2) Rehabilitation Plan and Award (OWCP-16); and (3) Notice of
Recurrence of Disability and Claim for Continuance of Pay/Compensation
(CA-2A).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below within April 22, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Patricia A. Forkel, U. S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., N.W., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0339 (this is not a toll-free number), fax (202) 693-1451, e-
mail pforkel@fenix2.dol-esa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Applications for Authority To Employ Full-Time Students at
Subminimum Wages in Retail or Service Establishments or Agriculture
I. Background
The Fair Labor Standards Act Sections 14(b)(1) and 14(b)(2) require
the Secretary of Labor to provide certificates authorizing the
employment of full-time students at 85% of the applicable minimum wage
in retail or service establishments and in agriculture, to the extent
necessary in order to prevent curtailment of opportunities for
employment. Sections 519.3, 519.4, and 519.6 of Regulations 29 CFR part
519, set forth the application requirements and terms and conditions
for employment of full-time students at subminimum wages. The WH-200
and WH-202 are voluntary use forms which are prepared and signed by an
authorized representative of the employer to employ full-time students
at subminimum wages.
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 this information
collection in order to grant employer requests to employ students at
subminimum wages. The WH-200 is currently approved for use through July
31, 2002. This form has been revised for this information collection
request, and it to be used by employers requesting to employ more than
six full-time students at subminimum wages. The WH-202 is a new form
which provides a simplified application for employers applying for
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authorization to employ up to six full-time students at subminimum
wages throughout the employer's enterprise on any given day. This
application requests less information than currently required on the
WH-200.
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Titles:Application for Authority to Employ Full-Time Students at
Subminimum Wages in Retail or Service Establishments or Agriculture
Under Regulations 29 CFR part 519 (WH-200); Application for Authority
to Employ Six or More Full-Time Students at Subminimum Wages in Retail
or Service Establishments or Agriculture Under Regulations 29 CFR part
519 (WH-202).
OMB Number: 1215-0032.
Agency Number: WH-200; WH-202.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other
for-profit; Not for-profit institutions; Farms.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Respondents/Responses: 350.
Time per Response: 10-30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 69.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $129.50.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
Rehabilitation Plan and Award (OWCP-16).
I. Background
The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) and the Federal
Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). Section 8104(a) of the FECA and
Section 39 (c)(2) of the LHWCA provide that eligible injured workers
are to be furnished vocational rehabilitation services. The form OWCP-
16 serves as a plan for rehabilitation services, submitted by the
injured worker and the vocational rehabilitation counselor, and OWCP's
award of payment. The signatures of the interested parties document
their collective approval of the plan. The form summarizes the nature
and costs of the vocational rehabilitation program for a prompt
decision on funding by OWCP.
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.
I. Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks the extension of approval of this
information collection request in order to carry out its responsibility
to provide vocational rehabilitation services to eligible workers
currently unemployed because of disability.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Rehabilitation Plan and Award.
OMB Number: 1215-0067.
Agency Number: OWCP-16.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Respondents/Responses: 7,000.
Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,500.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
Total Burden Cost (operation/maintenance): 0.
Notice of Recurrence of Disability and Claim for Continuance of
Pay/Compensation (CA-2A)
I. Background
The Office of Federal Workers' Compensation Programs administers
the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (5 USC 8101, et. seq.), which
provides for the continuation of pay or compensation for work-related
injury or disease resulting from Federal employment. Information on the
CA-2A is obtained from claimants with previously accepted injuries who
claim a recurrence of disability, and from their supervisors.
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 for approval of this
information collection in order to determine if a claimant has suffered
a recurrence of a disability related to an accepted injury, and if, so,
appropriate benefits payable.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Notice of Recurrence of Disability and Claim for Continuance
of Pay/Compensation.
OMB Number: 1215-0167.
Agency Number: CA-2A.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: Once per recurrence.
Total Respondents/Responses: 550.
Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 275.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $203.00.
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 12, 2002.
Margaret J. Sherrill,
Chief, Branch of Management, Review, and Internal Control, Chief,
Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration
and Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-3926 Filed 2-15-02; 8:45 am]
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