[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70038-70039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30969]


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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 is soliciting 
comments concerning the proposed collection: Employment Information 
Forms (WH-3 and WH-3 Spanish). A copy of the proposed information 
collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed 
below in the addresses section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before February 17, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 
(202) 693-0418, fax (202) 693-1451, Email [email protected]. Please 
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or Email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Section 11(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 201 
et. seq., provides that the Secretary of Labor investigate and gather 
data regarding the wages, hours, and other conditions and practices of 
employment in any industry subject to the Act. Similar provisions are 
also contained in the Public Contracts Act, the Service Contract Act, 
the Davis-Bacon Act, the Consumer Credit Protection Act, the Employee 
Polygraph Protection Act, the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker 
Protection Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, all of 
which are enforced by the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department 
of Labor. The Form WH-3 is an optional form used by complainants and 
others to provide information about alleged violations of the labor 
standards provisions of the Acts cited above. The form is provided in 
both English and Spanish versions. This information collection is 
currently approved for use through June 30, 2004.

II. Review Focus

    The Department of Labor 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 submissions of responses.

III. Current Actions

    The Department of Labor seeks approval for the extension of this 
information collection in order to carry out its responsibility to meet 
the statutory requirements to investigate alleged violations of the 
various labor standards laws enforced by the Wage and Hour Division.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Employment Information Form.
    OMB Number: 1215-0001.
    Agency Number: WH-3 and WH-3 Spanish.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; farms, business or 
other for profit; not-for-profit institutions; Federal

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government; State, local or tribal government.
    Total Respondents: 35,000.
    Total Responses: 35,000.
    Time per Response: 20 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 11,667.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
    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: December 10, 2003.
Bruce Bohanon,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of 
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and 
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-30969 Filed 12-15-03; 8:45 am]
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