Proposed Collection; Comment Request [12/16/2003]
Volume 68, Number 241, Page 70038-70039
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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 collection: Employment Information
Forms (WH-3 and WH-3 Spanish). 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 February 17, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Ms. 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, Email bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 11(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 201
et. seq., provides that the Secretary of Labor 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 Contract Act,
the Davis-Bacon Act, the Consumer Credit Protection Act, the Employee
Polygraph Protection Act, the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker
Protection Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 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. This information collection is
currently approved for use through June 30, 2004.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments
which:
[sbull] 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;
[sbull] 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;
[sbull] Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
[sbull] 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
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, business or
other for profit; not-for-profit institutions; Federal
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government; State, local or tribal government.
Total Respondents: 35,000.
Total Responses: 35,000.
Time per Response: 20 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 11,667.
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: December 10, 2003.
Bruce Bohanon,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-30969 Filed 12-15-03; 8:45 am]
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