[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 28839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13123]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 15, 2003.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) 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 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation, contact 
Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or E-mail: 
[email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Employment Standards 
Administration, 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).
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Employment Under Special Certificate of Apprentices, 
Messengers, and Learners (including Student Learners).
    OMB Number: 1215-0192.
    Frequency: On occasion and Annually.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or 
households; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Annual Responses: 400.
    Average Response Time: 30 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 200.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $160.
    Description: Employers are required by the Department of Labor to 
submit an application for authorization to employ apprentices, 
messengers, and learners at subminimum wages under the provisions of 
section 14(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Required applications 
and records are reviewed by the Department of Labor to determine 
whether statutory and regulatory requirements for the employment of 
apprentices, messengers, and learners have been met.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-13123 Filed 5-23-03; 8:45 am]
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