[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33418-33419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13368]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

June 7, 2004.
    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 ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
contacting the Department of Labor (DOL). 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:
     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;
     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;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     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.

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    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: 29 CFR Part 825, The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.
    OMB Number: 1215-0181.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Third party disclosure.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; Federal Government; and 
State, local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 6,657,000.
    Annual Responses: 15,057,750.
    Average Response Time: Varies from 1 minute to for an employee to 
notify an employer of the need for leave to 20 minutes for an employee 
to obtain a medical certification.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,370,103.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), 
Public Law 103-3, 107 Stat. 6, 29 U.S.C. 2601, requires private sector 
employers of 50 or more employees and public agencies to provide up to 
12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave during any 12-month period to 
``eligible'' employees for certain family and medical reasons. Records 
are required so that DOL can determine employer compliance with FMLA.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 
Act Forms .
    OMB Number: 1215-0197.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Reporting and Recordkeeping.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 50,019.

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                                    Estimated     Average
                                    number of     response      Annual
               Form                   annual        time        burden
                                    responses     (hours)       hours
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EE-1.............................        5,163         0.28        1,463
EE-2.............................        7,485         0.35        2,620
EE-3.............................       11,840         1.00       11,840
EE-4.............................        2,960         0.50        1,480
EE-5a............................        2,368         0.50        1,184
EE-7.............................       11,840         0.25        2,960
EE-7a............................        1,500         0.25          375
EE-8.............................        1,554         0.08          130
EE-9.............................        1,303         0.08          109
EE-20............................        4,006         0.08          334
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    Total:.......................       50,019  ...........       22,495
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    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $12,742.
    Description: The information collected by these forms is used by 
DOL to determine eligibility for compensation under the Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, as 
amended, 42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq. The information, with the medical 
evidence and other supporting documentation, is used to determine 
whether or not the claimant is entitled to compensation under the 
Program.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-13368 Filed 6-14-04; 8:45 am]
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