[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75833-75834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7576]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

December 13, 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 Final Payment or Suspension of Compensation 
Benefits.
    OMB Number: 1215-0024.
    Form Number: LS-208.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Annual Responses: 22,722.
    Average Response Time: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 5,681.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $16,140.00.
    Description: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs 
administers the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. The 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 employee in loading, unloading, repairing, or 
building a vessel. Under section 914(g) of the Longshore Act, the 
employer or its insurance carrier must file a report of the 
compensation paid to a claimant at the time final payment is made. The 
Act requires that the form must be filed within 16 days of the final 
payment of compensation with the District Director in the compensation 
district in which the injury occurred. Form LS-208 requests information 
regarding the beginning and ending dates of compensation payments, 
compensation rates, reason payments were terminated and types and 
amounts of compensation payments.

    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.

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    Title: Work Experience and Career Exploration Programs (29 CFR Part 
570.35a).
    OMB Number: 1215-0121.
    Form Number: None.
    Frequency: Biannually.
    Type of Response: Reporting; Recordkeeping; and Third party 
disclosure.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households and State, Local, or 
Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 14,014.
    Annual Responses: 14,014.
    Average Response Time: 2 hours for state application; 1 hour for 
written training agreement; and one-half minute to file a record.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 14,145.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 201 et 
seq., section (3)(l) establishes a minimum age of 16 years for most 
nonagricultural employment but allows the employment of 14- and 15 year 
olds in occupations other than manufacturing and mining, if the 
Secretary of Labor determines such employment is confined to (1) 
periods that will not interfere with the minor's schooling and (2) 
conditions that will not interfere with the minor's health and well-
being. FLSA section 11(c) requires all employers covered by the FLSA to 
make, keep and preserve records of their employees' wages, hours and 
other conditions and practices of employment. Regulations issued by the 
Secretary of Labor prescribe the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements for these records. Subpart C of Regulations, 29 CFR part 
570, Child Labor Regulations, Orders and Statements of Interpretation, 
sets forth the employment standards for 14- and 15-year olds (CL Reg. 
3). Regulations 29 CFR 570.35a contains the requirements describing the 
criteria for use, occupations permitted and conditions of employment 
that allow employment of 14- and 15-year olds-pursuant to a school-
supervised and school administered Work Experience and Career 
Exploration Program (WECEP)--under the conditions CL Reg. 3 otherwise 
prohibits. In order to utilize the CL Reg. 3 WECEP provisions, 
regulations 29 CFR 570.35(b)(2) requires a state educational agency to 
file an application for approval of a state WECEP program as one not 
interfering with schooling or with the health and well-being of the 
minors involved. Regulations 29 CFR 570.35a(b)(3)(vi) requires 
preparation of a written training agreement for each student 
participating in a WECEP and that such agreement be signed by the 
teacher, coordinator, employer and student. The regulation also 
requires the student's parent or guardian to sign or otherwise consent 
to the agreement, in order for it to be valid. Regulations 29 CFR 
570.35a(b)(4)(ii) requires state education agencies to keep a record of 
the names and addresses of each school enrolling WECEP students and the 
number of enrollees in each unit. The state or local educational agency 
office must keep a copy of the written training agreement for each 
student participating in the program and maintain these records for 3 
years from the date of enrollment in the program.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E5-7576 Filed 12-20-05; 8:45 am]
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