[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 81 (Monday, April 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 22417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10338]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 22, 2003.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information colleciton 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, 
contact Darrin King on (202) 693-4129 or E-Mail: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ESA, 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:
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    [sbull] 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 (ESA).
    Title: Request for Earnings Information.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Number: 1215-0112.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 1,600.
    Annual Responses: 1,600.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 400.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The Form LS-426 gathers information regarding an 
employee's average weekly wage. This information is needed for 
determination of compensation benefits in accordance with Section 10 of 
the Longshore and Harbors Workers' Compensation Act.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration (ESA).
    Title: The Remedial Education Provisions of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Number: 1215-0175.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 15,000.
    Annual Responses: 30,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 minute per week for 10 weeks (10 
minutes per employee).
    Total Burden Hours: 5,000.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The recordkeeping requirements for employers utilizing 
the partial overtime for remedial education are necessary to ensure 
employees are paid in compliance with the remedial education provisions 
of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-10338 Filed 4-25-03; 8:45 am]
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