Proposed Collection; Comment Request [06/29/2005]
Volume 70, Number 124, Page 37445-37446
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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: Application for Federal
Certificate of Age (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 August 29, 2005.
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, 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), 29 U.S.C. 201 et
seq., section 3(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 a certificate issued pursuant to
Department of Labor (DOL) regulations certifying that the named person
meets the FLSA minimum age requirements for employment. FLSA section
11(c) requires that all employers covered by the Act make, keep, and
preserve records of wages, hours, and other conditions and practices of
employment with respect to their employees. The employer is to 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 January 31, 2006.
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 an extension of
approval of the information collection to protect employers from
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 other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions; farms; State, local, or tribal government.
Total Respondents: 10.
Total Annual Responses: 10.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
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Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $4.00.
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: June 23, 2005.
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. 05-12824 Filed 6-28-05; 8:45 am]
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