[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 76985-76986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31525]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards Administration; Wage and Hour Division

29 CFR Part 500


Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection

AGENCY: Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, 
Labor.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this document is to change the Public Registry 
toll-free telephone number listed in Sec.  500.170 of regulations, 29 
CFR part 500.

DATES: This rule is effective on December 16, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Ziegler, Team Leader, Farm Labor 
Team, Office of Enforcement Policy, Wage and Hour Division, Employment

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Standards Administration, U.S. Department Labor, Telephone (202) 693-
0700. This is not a toll free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule imposes no reporting or recordkeeping requirements on the 
public.

II. Background

    Section 500.170 of regulations, 29 CFR part 500 requires the 
Administrator to establish a Central Public Registry of all persons 
issued a Certificate of Registration or a Farm Labor Contractor 
Employee Certificate. Information contained within the registry is made 
available upon request, either via the mail or by telephone. The toll-
free number to call for obtaining information from the central public 
registry was formerly 1-800-800-0235. The Department of Labor's change 
in phone service has resulted in a new toll-free number for all public 
inquiries. The new number is 1-866-4US-WAGE (1-866-487-9243).

A. Summary of Rule

    Section 500.170 of Regulations, 29 CFR part 500 is amended to 
provide for a new toll-free telephone number for obtaining information 
contained in the Central Public Registry. The new number is 1-866-4US-
WAGE (1-866-487-9243).

B. Executive Order 12866

    Because this rule merely changes the applicable toll-free telephone 
number for obtaining registry information, it is limited to agency 
organization and management matters and is, therefore, not subject to 
the requirements of Executive Order 12866. See Sec. 3(d)(3) of E.O. 
12866.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    Because no notice of proposed rulemaking is required for the rule 
under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3), the requirements of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act, Public Law 96-354, 94 Stat. 1165, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. 
pertaining to regulatory flexibility analysis, do not apply to this 
rule. See 5 U.S.C 601(2). The rule simply changes an applicable 
telephone number and will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities.

D. Administrative Procedure Act

    This regulation relates to internal agency practice or management 
or organization and is procedural in nature. Accordingly, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. Sec. Sec.  553(a)(2) and 553 (b)(3)(A), the requirements for 
prior notice and public comment do not apply to this rule.
    The Secretary also for good cause finds, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
553(d)(3), that this rule should take effect immediately because it is 
merely a technical procedural change in an applicable toll-free 
telephone number which does not affect any substantive rights.

E. Document Preparation

    This document was prepared under the direction and control of Tammy 
D. McCutchen, Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Employment 
Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.

List of Subjects in 29 CFR Part 500

    Administrative practice and procedure, Agricultural, Aliens, 
Carpools, Farmer, Farm labor contractor, Housing standards, 
Immigration, Insurance, Investigation, Labor, Manpower training 
programs, Migrant labor, Motor carriers, Motor vehicle safety, 
Occupational safety and health, Penalties, Reporting requirements, 
Safety, Seasonal agricultural workers, Transportation, Wages.

    For the reasons set forth above, 29 CFR part 500 is amended as set 
forth below.

    Signed at Washington, DC on this 10th day of December, 2002.
Tammy D. McCutchen,
Administrator, Wage and Hour Division.

PART 500--MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION

    1. The authority citation for part 500 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Pub. L. 97-470, 96 Stat. 2583 (29 U.S.C. 1801-1872); 
Secretary's Order No. 4-2001, 66 FR 29656.

    2. Section 500.170 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  500.170  Establishment of registry.

    The Administrator shall establish a central public registry of all 
persons issued a Certificate of Registration or a Farm Labor Contractor 
Employee Certificate. The central public registry shall be available at 
the Regional Offices of the Wage and Hour Division and its National 
Office in Washington, DC. Information filed therein shall be made 
available upon request. Requests for information contained in the 
registry may also be directed by mail to the Administrator, Wage and 
Hour Division. Attn: MSPA, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC 
20210. Alternatively, requests for registry information may be made by 
telephone by calling 1-866-4US-WAGE (1-866-487-9243), a toll-free 
number, during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in your time zone, Monday 
through Friday.

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