[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19812-19813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10423]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Emergency Review, Comment Request

April 16, 1997.
    The Department of Labor has submitted the following (see below) 
information collection request (ICR), utilizing emergency review 
procedures, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 
104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval has been requested by April 
25, 1997. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, 
may be obtained by calling the Department of Labor Department Clearance 
Officer, Theresa M. O'Malley ((202)-219-5096, ext. 143).
    Comments and questions about the ICR listed below should be 
forwarded to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: 
OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 ((202) 395-7316). The Office 
of Management and Budget 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.

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    Agency: Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs.
    Title: International Child Labor Study Company Questionnaires.
    OMB Number: 1225-0 new.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: Business or other profit.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 3 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 150.
    Total Burden Cost (Capital/startup): 0.
    Total Burden Cost (Operating and maintenance): 0.
    Description: The Department of Labor (DOL) requires the requested 
information in order to complete a Congressionally-mandated report on 
international child labor (pursuant to the 1997 Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies 
Appropriation Bill, P.L. 104-134). Congress has requested that DOL's 
report include an analysis of efforts by importers to eliminate 
exploitative child labor in sectors where exploitative child labor is a 
problem, including through codes of conduct or labeling systems. The 
industries to be reviewed, hand-knotted carpets, soccer balls, leather 
footwear, and tea, are based on products identified in earlier DOL 
child labor reports. In order to fulfill the Congressional mandate, DOL 
requests that U.S. importers of these goods furnish information 
regarding any programs in which they participate to eliminate child 
labor in these industries, particularly labeling efforts to inform 
consumers that no child labor is used in the production of these 
products. DOL has requested an emergency review in order to complete 
the study by July 15, 1997.
Theresa M. O'Malley,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-10423 Filed 4-22-97; 8:45 am]
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