[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 33522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15952]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 16, 1999.
    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, Ira Mills ({202} 219-5096 ext. 143) or E-Mail to Mills-
I[email protected].
    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;
     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 submission of responses.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Regulations, 29 CFR Part 825, the Family and Medical Leave 
Act of 1993.
    OMB Number: 1215-0181.
    Frequency: Recordkeeping, Reporting on occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; not-for-profit institutions; farms; State, Local or Tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 3.9 million.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 minute to 10 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 645,625.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) 
requires private sector employers of 50 or more employees, and public 
agencies, to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to 
``eligible'' employees for certain family and medical reasons. Records 
are required to be kept so that the Department of Labor can determine 
employer compliance with FMLA.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-15952 Filed 6-22-99; 8:45 am]
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