[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53026-53027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20609]


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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, Wage and Hour 
Division, is soliciting comments concerning the proposed collection 
``Application for Federal Certificate of Age''(WH-14).'' A copy of the 
proposed information collection request 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 October 15, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Patricia A. Forkel, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 
(202) 693-0339, fax (202) 693-1451, e-mail esa.gov">[email protected]esa.gov. 
Please use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or 
e-mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Section 3(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provides, in 
part, that an employer may protect against unwitting employment of 
``oppressive child labor'' [as defined in section 3(1)], by having on 
file a certificate issued pursuant to Department of Labor (DOL) 
regulations certifying that the named person meets the FLSA minimum 
wage requirements for employment. Section 11(c) of the FLSA requires 
that all employers covered by the Act make, keep, and preserve records 
of wages, hours, and other conditions and practices of employment with 
respect to their employees. Regulations 29 CFR part 570, subpart B, set 
forth the requirements for obtaining certifications of age. State age, 
employment or working certificates which substantially meet the Federal 
regulatory requirements for certificates of age are an acceptable 
alternative to obtaining a Federal Certificate of Age. Form WH-14 is 
the application which is to be completed by the youth and prospective 
employer to obtain a Federal Certificate of Age in those States where 
no State certificates are issued or State certificates do not meet the 
Federal regulatory requirements. This information collection is 
currently approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for use 
through January 2003.

II. Review Focus

    The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments 
which:

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    * 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 an extension of approval of the 
information collection to protect employers from unwitting violation of 
the minimum age standards of the Fair Labor Standards Act. There is no 
change to the form or method of collection.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Application for Federal Certificate of Age.
    OMB Number: 1215-0083.
    Agency Number: WH-14.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; individuals or 
households; not-for-profit institutions; farms; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Total Respondents: 10.
    Total Responses: 10.
    Burden Hours per Response(Reporting): 10 minutes.
    Burden Hours Per Response: (Recordkeeping): \1/2\ minute.
    Total Burden Hours: (Reporting and Recordkeeping): 2.
    Total Burden Cost: (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost: (operation/maintenance): $4.00.
    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: August 8, 2002.
Margaret J. Sherrill,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, , Division of 
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and 
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
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