[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 199 (Monday, October 17, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60372-60373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20667]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

October 11, 2005.
    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 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.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Notice of Controversion of Right to Compensation.
    OMB Number: 1215-0023.
    Form Number: LS-207.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 750.
    Annual Responses: 15,750.
    Average Response Time: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 3,938.
    Total Annualized Capital/startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $7,011.00.
    Description: The Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' 
Compensation administers the Longshore and Harbor Worker's Compensation 
Act. This Act provides benefits to workers injured in maritime 
employment on the navigable waters of the United States or in an 
adjoining area customarily used by an employer in loading, unloading, 
repairing or building a vessel. Pursuant to sections 914(d) of the Act, 
and 20 CFR 702.251, if an employer controverts the right to 
compensation he/she shall file with the district director in the 
affected compensation district on or before the fourteenth day after 
he/she has knowledge of the alleged injury or death, a notice, in 
accordance with a form prescribed by the Secretary, stating that the 
right to compensation is controverted. Form LS-207 is used for this 
purpose. Form LS-207 is used by insurance carriers and self-insured 
employers to controvert claims under the Longshore Act.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Agreement and Undertaking.
    OMB Number: 1215-0034.
    Form Number: OWCP-1.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 300.
    Annual Responses: 300.
    Average Response Time: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 75.
    Total Annualized Capital/startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $120.00.
    Description: Coal Mine operators and Longshore companies desiring 
to be self-insurers are required by law (30 U.S.C. 933 BL and 33 U.S.C. 
932 LS) to produce security in terms of an indemnity bond, security 
deposit, or for Black Lung only, a letter of credit or 501(c)(21) 
trust. Once a company's application to become self-insured is reviewed 
by the Division of Coal Mine Workers; Compensation or by the Division 
of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation and it is determined the 
company is potentially eligible, an amount of security is determined to 
guarantee the payment of benefits required by the Act.
    The OWCP-1 form is executed by the self-insurer who agrees to abide 
by the Department's rules and authorizes the Secretary, in the event of 
default, to file suit to secure payment from a bond underwriter or in 
the case of a Federal Reserve account, to sell the securities for the 
same purpose. A company cannot be authorized to self-insure until this 
requirement is met. Regulations establishing this requirement are at 20 
CFR 726.110 for Coal Mine/Black Lung and 20 CFR 703.304 for Longshore.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Application for Federal Certificate of Age.
    OMB Number: 1215-0083.
    Form Number: WH-14.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Reporting and Recordkeeping.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; farms; and State, tribal, or local government.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Annual Responses: 10.
    Average Response Time: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 2.
    Total Annualized Capital/startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: 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 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

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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.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-20667 Filed 10-14-05; 8:45 am]
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