[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 9813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5262]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 27, 1997.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
each individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be 
obtained by calling the Department of Labor, Departmental Clearance 
Officer, Teresa M. O'Malley ((202) 219-5096 ext. 143). Individuals who 
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY/TDD) may call (202) 
219-4720 between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through 
Friday.
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM, ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, 
PWBA, or VETS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, 
DC 20503 ((202) 395-7316), within 30 days from the date of this 
publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB 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;
    * 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 
submission of responses.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Application for Authority for an Institution of Higher 
Learning to Employ its Full-Time Students at Subminimum Wages Under 
Regulations at 29 CFR Part 519.
    OMB Number: 1215-0080 (extension).
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 to 30 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 15.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $17.50.
    Description: The Form WH-201 is completed by an employer, in order 
to obtain authorization, pursuant to section 14(b) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act to pay full-time students at a wage rate lower than the 
statutory Federal minimum wage. If this 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.

    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Title: Consumer Expenditure Surveys.
    OMB Number: 1220-0050 (revision).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.

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                                                                          Number of                             
                Form No.                            Frequency            respondents   Average time per response
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Quarterly..............................  Quarterly.....................        6,438  363.60 min.               
Diary..................................  Two Consecutive Weekly Reports        5,489  286.20 min.               
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    Total Burden House: 65,107.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: The Consumer Expenditure Surveys are used to gather 
information on expenditures, income, and other related subjects. These 
data are used to periodically update the National Consumer Price Index. 
The data are collected from a national probability sample of households 
designed to represent the total civilian non-institutional population.
Theresa M. O'Malley,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-5262 Filed 3-3-97; 8:45 am]
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