[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41018-41019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17324]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 2, 2003.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection 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 (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 (ESA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202-395-7316 / (this is not a toll-free number), 
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.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Applications to Employ Homeworkers Piece Rate Measurements, 
Homeworker Handbooks.
    OMB Number: 1215-0013.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or 
households; and Not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.

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    Type of Response: Recordkeeping; Reporting; and Third party 
disclosure.
    Total Respondents: 4,650.

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                                                                                      Average
 Information collection requirement            Form No.               Annual       response time   Annual burden
                                                                     responses        (hours)          hours
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Application to Employ Homeworkers...  WH-46                                   25          0.50                13
Homeworker Handbooks................  WH-75                               18,400          0.50             9,200
Piece Rate Measurement..............  N/A                                    150          1.00               150
Recordkeeping \1\...................  N/A                                 18,550          0.0083             154
                                                                 ----------------                ---------------
    Total...........................  ..........................          18,575  ..............           9,517
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\1\ Not included in total responses.

    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $10.00.
    Description: These reporting and recordkeeping requirements for 
employers and employees in industries employing homeworkers are 
necessary to insure employees are paid in compliance with the Fair 
Labor Standards Act.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Rehabilitation Maintenance Certificate.
    OMB Number: 1215-0161.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Frequency: Every four weeks.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Number of Respondents: 1,300.
    Number of Annual Responses: 15,600.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,605.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The OWCP-17 serves as a bill submitted by the program 
participant or OWCP, requesting reimbursement of expenses incurred due 
to participation in an approved rehabilitation effort for the preceding 
four week period or fraction thereof.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-17324 Filed 7-8-03; 8:45 am]
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