[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8862-8863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4468]



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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 the proposed extension of three information 
collections. Two information collections are conducted by the Office of 
Workers' Compensation Programs, and one is conducted by the Wage and 
Hour Division. The collections are: (1) Report of Changes That May 
Affect Your Black Lung Benefits, CM-929; (2) Rehabilitation Plan and 
Award, OWCP-16; and (3) Application for Authority to Employ Full-Time 
Students at Subminimum Wages in Retail or Service Establishments or 
Agriculture, WH-200 MIS. A copy of the proposed information collection 
requests 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 April 26, 1999. 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.

ADDRESSEES: Contact Ms. Patricia Forkel at the U. S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC. 
20210, telephone (202) 693-0339. The Fax number is (202) 693-1451. 
(These are not toll-free numbers.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Report of Changes That May Affect Your Black Lung Benefits, CM-929

I. Background

    When a miner or beneficiary is found eligible for benefits by the 
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of Coal Mine 
Workers' Compensation, the beneficiary is requested to report certain 
changes that may affect benefits. The CM-929 is sent to all Black Lung 
Trust Fund beneficiaries and contains information specific to each 
beneficiary. The beneficiary reviews the information, and either 
certifies that it is correct, or provides updated information.

II. Current Actions

    The Department of Labor (DOL) seeks approval of the extension of 
this information collection in order to ascertain that information 
affecting black lung benefits is accurate and up to date, thus reducing 
the potential for overpayments and underpayments to beneficiaries.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title(s): Report of Changes That May Affect Your Black Lung 
Benefits.
    OMB Number: 1215-0084.
    Agency Number(s): CM-929.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Respondents: 30,000.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Total Responses: 30,000.
    Average Time per Response: 5 to 8 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,650.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating and maintenance): $0.

Rehabilitation Plan and Award

I. Background

    The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the 
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LSHWCA) and the Federal 
Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). Both of these Acts provide for 
rehabilitation services to eligible injured workers. This form (OWCP-
16) is used to document the plan for rehabilitation services submitted 
to OWCP by the injured worker and the rehabilitation counselor, and is 
used by OWCP to award payment from funds provided for rehabilitation. 
The form summarizes the nature and costs of the rehabilitation program 
for a prompt decision on funding by OWCP. The signature of both parties 
on the form document their collective approval of the plan.

II. Current Actions

     The Department of Labor seeks the extension of approval to collect 
this information in order to carry out its responsibility to provide 
and fund rehabilitation for injured workers.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title(s): Rehabilitation Plan and Award.
    OMB Number: 1215-0067.
    Agency Number(s): OWCP-16.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Total Respondents: 7,000.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Responses: 7,000.
    Average time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3,500.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating and maintenance): $0.

Application for Authority To Employ Full-Time Students at 
Subminimum Wages in Retail or Service Establishments or 
Agriculture, WH-200-MIS

I. Background

    Sections 14(b)(1) and 14(b)(2) of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
require the Secretary of Labor to provide certificates authorizing the 
employment of full-time students at 85 percent of the applicable 
minimum wage in retail or service establishments or in agriculture, to 
prevent curtailment of opportunities for employment. The implementing 
regulations set forth the terms and conditions for employment for such 
students. These provisions set limits on such employment and prescribe 
safeguards to protect full-time students so employed and full-time 
employment opportunities of other employees. The WH-200-MIS is a 
voluntary use application form prepared and signed

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by an authorized representative of an employer applying for 
authorization to employ full-time students at subminimum wages. The 
application process allows the Wage and Hour Division to determine 
whether to grant or deny subminimum wage authority to the applicant.

II. Current Actions

    The Department of Labor is seeking an extension of this information 
collection in order to carry out its responsibility to assess an 
applicant establishment's general compliance with FLSA and to insure 
that employers do not exceed their allowances for employing full-time 
students at subminimum wages.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title(s): Application for Authority to Employ Full-Time Students at 
Subminimum Wages in Retail or Service Establishments or Agriculture.
    OMB Number: 1215-0032.
    Agency Numbers: WH-200 MIS.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions; Farms.
    Total Respondents: 2,000.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Total Responses: 2,000.
    Average Time per Response: 10 to 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 400.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating and maintenance): $700.00.
    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: February 17, 1999.
Margaret J. Sherrill,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of 
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and 
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-4468 Filed 2-22-99; 8:45 am]
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