[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37445-37446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12824]


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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: Application for Federal 
Certificate of Age (WH-14). 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 August 29, 2005.

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: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 201 et 
seq., section 3(l) provides, in part, that an employer may protect 
against unwitting employment of ``oppressive child labor,'' as defined 
in section 3(l), by having on file a certificate issued pursuant to 
Department of Labor (DOL) regulations certifying that the named person 
meets the FLSA minimum age requirements for employment. FLSA section 
11(c) requires that all employers covered by the Act make, keep, and 
preserve records of wages, hours, and other conditions and practices of 
employment with respect to their employees. The employer is to maintain 
the records for such period of time and make such reports as prescribed 
by regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor. Form WH-14 is the 
application employers submit to obtain Federal Certificates of Age to 
protect themselves against unwitting child labor violations of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act. This information collection is currently approved 
for use through January 31, 2006.
    II. Review Focus: The Department of Labor 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 submissions of responses.
    III. Current Actions: The Department of Labor seeks an extension of 
approval of the information collection to protect employers from 
unwitting violation of the minimum age standards of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Application for Federal Certificate of Age.
    OMB Number: 1215-0083.
    Agency Number: WH-14.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; farms; State, local, or tribal government.
    Total Respondents: 10.
    Total Annual Responses: 10.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.

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    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $4.00.
    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: June 23, 2005.
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. 05-12824 Filed 6-28-05; 8:45 am]
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