[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2946-2947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1176]


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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

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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: Vehicle 
Mechanical Inspection Report for Transportation Subject to Department 
of Transportation Requirements (WH-514); Vehicle Mechanical Inspection 
Report for Transportation Subject to Department of Labor Safety 
Standards (WH-514a). 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 March 22, 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, e-mail [email protected]. Please 
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or e-
mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

I. Background

    Section 401 of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker 
Protection Act (MSPA) requires that farm labor contractor, agricultural 
employers, or agricultural associations who use any vehicle to 
transport a migrant or seasonal agricultural worker, ensure that such 
vehicle conforms to vehicle State safety standards prescribed by MSPA 
and other applicable Federal and State safety standards. The use of 
forms WH-514 and WH-514a enable an applicant to verify to the 
Department or appropriate State agency that the vehicles used to 
transport such workers meet these safety standards. The WH-514 is used 
to verify that Department of Transportation safety standards are set 
for all vehicles other than passenger automobiles or station wagons, 
and the WH-514a is used to verify that Department of Labor safety 
standards are met for all vehicles including passenger automobiles or 
station wagons. This information collection is currently approved for 
use through July 31, 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 verify that farm labor contractors, 
agricultural employers, and agricultural associations have complied 
with the applicable safety standards.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Vehicle Mechanical Inspection Report for Transportation 
Subject to Department of Transportation Requirements (WH-514); Vehicle 
Mechanical Inspection Report for Transportation Subject to Department 
of Labor Safety Standards (WH-514a).
    OMB Number: 1215-0036.
    Agency Number: WH-514 and WH-514a.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit; Farms.
    Total Respondents: 1,020.
    Total Responses: 3,060.
    Average Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 255.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $140,760.
    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: January 14, 2004.
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. 04-1176 Filed 1-20-04; 8:45 am]
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