[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58895-58896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29568]


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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 
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. 
Currently, the Employment Standards Administration is soliciting 
comments concerning the proposed extension collection of Form WH-201 
MIS, Application for Authority for an Institution of Higher Learning to 
Employ its Full-Time Students at Subminimum Wages Under Regulations 
Part 519.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request can be 
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section 
of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee section below on or before January 22, 1997. 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.

ADDRESSEE: Mr. Rich Elman, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Ave., N.W., Room S-3201, Washington, D.C. 20210, telephone (202) 219-
6375 (this is not a toll-free number), fax 202-219-6592.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Section 14(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act requires the 
Secretary of Labor to provide certificates authorizing the employment 
of full-time students at subminimum wages in institutions of higher 
education to the extent necessary in order to prevent curtailment of 
opportunities for employment. The WH-201 MIS is used by employers to 
obtain authorization, pursuant to section 14(b) of the FLSA, to pay 
full-time students at a wage rate lower than the statutory Federal 
minimum wage (currently $4.75 an hour). The form is prepared and signed 
by the employer or an authorized representative of the employer.

II. Current Actions

    The Department of Labor seeks extension approval to collect this 
information to carry out its responsibility to make a determination 
whether to grant or deny subminimum wage authority to the applicant. If 
the information was not collected, employers would not have a mechanism 
to apply for permission to pay full-time students at subminimum wages 
and job opportunities for full-time students would be reduced.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.

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    Title: Application for Authority for an Institution of Higher 
Learning to Employ its Full-Time Students at Subminimum Wages Under 
Regulations Part 519.
    OMB Number: 1215-0080.
    Agency Number: WH-201 MIS.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or 
households.
    Total Respondents: 50.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Total Responses: 50.
    Average Time Per Response for Reporting: 15 to 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 15.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $17.50.
    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: November 14, 1996.
Cecily A. Rayburn,
Director, Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, 
Administration and Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-29568 Filed 11-18-96; 8:45 am]
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