[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 118 (Monday, June 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38003-38004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15374]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 13, 2000.
    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. To obtain documentation 
for BLS, ETA, PWBA, and OASAM contact Karin Kurz ((202) 219-5096 ext. 
159 or by E-mail to [email protected]). To obtain documentation for 
ESA, MSHA, OSHA, and VETS contact Darrin King ((202) 219-5096 ext. 151 
or by E-Mail to King [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), on or before July 19, 2000.
    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: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
    Title: Identification of Independent Contractors.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    OMB Number: 1219-0043.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,687.
    Number of Annual Responses: 1,687.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 4 minutes as a result of a 
citation to 8 minutes for a contractor to file a request.
    Total Burden Hours: 191 hours.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $368.
    Description: Provides that independent contractors may

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voluntarily obtain a permanent MSHA identification number by submitting 
to MSHA their trade name and business address, a telephone number, an 
estimate of the annual hours worked by the contractor on mine property 
for the previous calendar year, and the address of record for the 
service of documents upon the contractor.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration (ESA).
    Title: Employment Under Special Certificates for Apprentices, 
Messengers, and Learners.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    OMB Number: 1215-0192.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; individuals or 
households; not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.

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                                                 Number of    Estimated
             Form No.               Number of      annual      time per
                                   respondents   responses     response
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WH-209...........................            1            0           20
WH-205...........................          650          650           30
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    Total Burden Hours: 325 hours (rounded).
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $234.
    Description: Employers are required by the Department of Labor to 
submit an application for authorization to employ messengers and 
learners at subminimum wages under the provisions of section 14(a) of 
the Fair Labor Standards Act. Applications and records required to be 
kept are reviewed by the Department of Labor to determine whether 
statutory and regulatory requirements for the employment of messengers, 
apprentices and learners have been met.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-15374 Filed 6-1-00; 8:45 am]
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