[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 248 (Monday, December 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67662-67663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33679]


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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 four information collections: (1) Claim for 
Reimbursement-Assisted Reemployment, CA-2231; (2) Vehicle Mechanical 
Inspection Report for Transportation Subject to Department of 
Transportation Requirements, WH-514, and Vehicle Mechanical Inspection 
Report for Transportation Subject to Department of Labor Safety 
Standards, WH-514a; (3) Records to be Kept by Employers (Fair Labor 
Standards Act); (4) Certification by School Official, CM-981. Copies of 
the proposed information collection requests 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 March 5, 1998. 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.

ADDRESSES: Contact Ms. Patricia Forkel at the U.S. Department of Labor, 
200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room S-3201, Washington, D.C. 20210, 
telephone (202) 219-7601. The Fax number is (202) 219-6592. (These are 
not toll-free numbers.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the 
Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). The Act provides vocational 
rehabilitation services to eligible injured Federal employees which are 
paid from the Employees' Compensation Fund. Authority has been granted 
to provide amounts from the fund to reimburse the employer for a 
portion of the salary of reemployed disabled Federal workers. The 
information collected on the Form CA-2231 is used to facilitate prompt 
reimbursement to certain employers who employ such workers.

II. Current Actions

    The Department of Labor (DOL) seeks extension of approval to 
collect information necessary to ensure timely and accurate payments to 
eligible employers for reimbursement claims.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Claim for Reimbursement--Assisted Reemployment.
    OMB Number: 1215-0178.
    Agency Numbers: CA-2231.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Total Respondents: 180.
    Frequency: Quarterly.

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    Total Responses: 720.
    Average Time Per Response for Reporting: \1/2\ hour.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 360.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $230.40.

I. Background

    Section 401 of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker 
Protection Act (MSPA) requires that farm labor contractors, 
agricultural employers, or agricultural associations who use any 
vehicle to transport a migrant or seasonal agricultural worker, ensure 
that such vehicle conforms to vehicle safety standards prescribed by 
MSPA and other applicable Federal and State safety standards. The use 
of the forms WH-514 and the 514a enable an applicant to verify to the 
Department of Labor or appropriate State agency that the vehicles used 
to transport such workers meet these safety standards. The WH-514 is 
used to verify that Department of Transportation safety standards are 
met for all vehicles other than passenger automobiles or station 
wagons, and the WH-514a is used to verify that Department of Labor 
safety standards are met for all vehicles including passenger 
automobiles or station wagons.

II. Current Actions

    The Department of Labor (DOL) seeks extension of approval to 
collect this information in order to verify that farm labor 
contractors, agricultural employers, and agricultural associations have 
complied with applicable safety standards.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Vehicle Mechanical Inspection Report for Transportation 
Subject to DOT Requirements and Vehicle Mechanical Inspection Report 
for Transportation Subject to DOL Safety Standards Request for 
Employment Information.
    OMB Number: 1215-0036.
    Agency Numbers: WH-514, WH-514a.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit; Farms.
    Total Respondents: 1,050.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Responses: 3,150.
    Average Time Per Response: 45 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,363.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): 0.

I. Background

    The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets minimum wage, overtime 
pay, child labor and recordkeeping standards for employees engaged in 
interstate commerce or in the production of goods for interstate 
commerce and to employees in certain enterprises. The Fair Labor 
Standards Act requires that all employers covered by the Act make, keep 
and preserve records of employees and of wages, hours and other 
conditions and practices of employment.

Current Actions

    The Department of Labor seeks extension of approval to collect this 
information in order to carry out its responsibility to enforce the 
provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
    Type of Review:: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Records to be Kept by Employers (Fair Labor Standards Act).
    OMB Number: 1215-0017.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Farms; Businesses or 
other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; 
State, Local or Tribal government.
    Total Recordkeepers: 3.7 million.
    Frequency: Weekly.
    Average Time Per Recordkeeper: 1 hour.
    Total Recordkeeping Hours: 819,231.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): 0.

Background

    In order to be a dependent who is eligible for black lung benefits, 
a child aged 18 to 23 must be a full-time student as described in the 
Black Lung Benefits Act. The form CM-981 is used to verify full-time 
student status.

Current Actions

    The Department of Labor seeks the extension of approval to collect 
this information in order to determine continued eligibility of a 
claimant for benefits.
    Type of Review:: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Certification by School Official.
    OMB Number: 1215-0061.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government; Business or 
other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Respondents: 1,000.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Total Responses: 1,000.
    Average Time Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Total Hours: 150.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): 0.
    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: December 19, 1997.
Cecily A. Rayburn,
Director, Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, 
Administration and Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-33679 Filed 12-24-97; 8:45 am]
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