DOL/ESA-37

SYSTEM NAME:

MSPA Public Central Registry Records File.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

None.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Wage and Hour National Office (NO), Regional Offices (RO) and District Offices (DO), see the Appendix for addresses.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Holders of Farm Labor Contractor and Farm Labor Contractor Employee Certificates of Registration.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Records which contain the name, address, certificate of registration number, authorization to transport, house, or drive (if any), and effective and expiration dates of holders of Farm Labor Contractor and Farm Labor Contractor Employee Certificates of Registration.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 301; Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, as amended (MSPA), 29 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

PURPOSE(S):

To maintain a record of holders of Farm Labor Contractor and Farm Labor Contractor Employee Certificates of Registration.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

In addition to the routine uses listed in the General Prefatory Statement to this document, a public central registry of all persons issued certificates of registration is maintained by name and address which is available to anyone, upon request, as required by the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA), as amended (Section 402). Alternatively, section 500.170 of 29 CFR Part 500 provides that requests for registry information may be made by telephone by calling a toll-free number (listed). This registry is the source for providing that information.

DISCLOSURE OF CONSUMER REPORT AGENCIES:

Not applicable.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Original records are stored in the Wage and Hour Regional Offices. These records are also maintained in an electronic file Database in the DOL NO.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Records are retrieved by name, Social Security Number (or Employer Identification Number), or Farm Labor Contractor Registration Number.

SAFEGUARDS:

Only authorized personnel have access by use of passwords to information stored on the database.

Original records are securely stored in Wage and Hour Regional Offices.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

1. Electronic records are updated on a real-time basis. Expired certificate records are electronically archived daily. Data tapes are retained for 25 years.

2. Printed information generated by the certificates program and retained in a Wage-Hour office will be disposed of 5 years after the date of last certificate action.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:

Individuals wishing to make inquiries regarding this system should contact the system manager, or the regional office that services the state in which they are located (see list of the regional office addresses in the Appendix.).

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals wishing to request access to these records should contact the appropriate regional office listed in the Appendix.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

Individuals wishing to contest or amend any records should direct their request to the appropriate regional office listed in the Appendix. Such inquiries should include the full name of the requester and the date and amount of assessment.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Farm labor contractor and farm labor contractor employee applications and certificates of registration.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:

None