[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7400-7401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3926]


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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 following information collections: (1) 
Application for Authority to Employ Full-Time Students at Subminimum 
Wages in Retail or Service Establishments or Agriculture (WH-200 and 
WH-202); (2) Rehabilitation Plan and Award (OWCP-16); and (3) Notice of 
Recurrence of Disability and Claim for Continuance of Pay/Compensation 
(CA-2A).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below within April 22, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Patricia A. Forkel, U. S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave., N.W., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 
(202) 693-0339 (this is not a toll-free number), fax (202) 693-1451, e-
mail esa.gov">[email protected]esa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applications for Authority To Employ Full-Time Students at 
Subminimum Wages in Retail or Service Establishments or Agriculture

I. Background

    The Fair Labor Standards Act Sections 14(b)(1) and 14(b)(2) require 
the Secretary of Labor to provide certificates authorizing the 
employment of full-time students at 85% of the applicable minimum wage 
in retail or service establishments and in agriculture, to the extent 
necessary in order to prevent curtailment of opportunities for 
employment. Sections 519.3, 519.4, and 519.6 of Regulations 29 CFR part 
519, set forth the application requirements and terms and conditions 
for employment of full-time students at subminimum wages. The WH-200 
and WH-202 are voluntary use forms which are prepared and signed by an 
authorized representative of the employer to employ full-time students 
at subminimum wages.

II. Review Focus

    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.

III. Current Actions

    The Department of Labor seeks approval for this information 
collection in order to grant employer requests to employ students at 
subminimum wages. The WH-200 is currently approved for use through July 
31, 2002. This form has been revised for this information collection 
request, and it to be used by employers requesting to employ more than 
six full-time students at subminimum wages. The WH-202 is a new form 
which provides a simplified application for employers applying for

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authorization to employ up to six full-time students at subminimum 
wages throughout the employer's enterprise on any given day. This 
application requests less information than currently required on the 
WH-200.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Titles:Application for Authority to Employ Full-Time Students at 
Subminimum Wages in Retail or Service Establishments or Agriculture 
Under Regulations 29 CFR part 519 (WH-200); Application for Authority 
to Employ Six or More Full-Time Students at Subminimum Wages in Retail 
or Service Establishments or Agriculture Under Regulations 29 CFR part 
519 (WH-202).
    OMB Number: 1215-0032.
    Agency Number: WH-200; WH-202.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other 
for-profit; Not for-profit institutions; Farms.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Total Respondents/Responses: 350.
    Time per Response: 10-30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 69.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $129.50.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.

Rehabilitation Plan and Award (OWCP-16).

I. Background

    The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the 
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) and the Federal 
Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). Section 8104(a) of the FECA and 
Section 39 (c)(2) of the LHWCA provide that eligible injured workers 
are to be furnished vocational rehabilitation services. The form OWCP-
16 serves as a plan for rehabilitation services, submitted by the 
injured worker and the vocational rehabilitation counselor, and OWCP's 
award of payment. The signatures of the interested parties document 
their collective approval of the plan. The form summarizes the nature 
and costs of the vocational rehabilitation program for a prompt 
decision on funding by OWCP.

II. Review Focus

    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.

I. Current Actions

    The Department of Labor seeks the extension of approval of this 
information collection request in order to carry out its responsibility 
to provide vocational rehabilitation services to eligible workers 
currently unemployed because of disability.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Rehabilitation Plan and Award.
    OMB Number: 1215-0067.
    Agency Number: OWCP-16.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Respondents/Responses: 7,000.
    Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,500.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
    Total Burden Cost (operation/maintenance): 0.

Notice of Recurrence of Disability and Claim for Continuance of 
Pay/Compensation (CA-2A)

I. Background

    The Office of Federal Workers' Compensation Programs administers 
the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (5 USC 8101, et. seq.), which 
provides for the continuation of pay or compensation for work-related 
injury or disease resulting from Federal employment. Information on the 
CA-2A is obtained from claimants with previously accepted injuries who 
claim a recurrence of disability, and from their supervisors.

II. Review Focus

    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.

III. Current Actions

    The Department of Labor seeks the extension for approval of this 
information collection in order to determine if a claimant has suffered 
a recurrence of a disability related to an accepted injury, and if, so, 
appropriate benefits payable.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Notice of Recurrence of Disability and Claim for Continuance 
of Pay/Compensation.
    OMB Number: 1215-0167.
    Agency Number: CA-2A.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Once per recurrence.
    Total Respondents/Responses: 550.
    Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 275.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $203.00.
    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 12, 2002.
Margaret J. Sherrill,
Chief, Branch of Management, Review, and Internal Control, Chief, 
Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration 
and Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
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