[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11678-11679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3250]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

March 2, 2005.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) 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 
this 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].

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    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: Employment Under Special Certificate of Apprentices, 
Messengers and Learners (including Student Learners).
    OMB Number: 1215-0192.
    Form Numbers: WH-205 and WH-209.
    Frequency: On occasion and Annually.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or 
households; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 929.
    Number of Annual Responses: 929.
    Estimated Average Response Time: 30 minutes for Form WH-205 and 20 
minutes for Form WH-209.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 465.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $390.
    Description: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) 14(a) requires that 
the Secretary of Labor, to the extent necessary to prevent curtailment 
of employment opportunities, provide by regulations or orders for the 
employment of categories of workers who, under special certificates, 
may be paid less than the statutory minimum wage. This section also 
authorizes the Secretary to set limitations on such employment as to 
time, number, proportion and length of service. These workers include 
apprentices, messengers and learners, including student-learners and 
student-workers. Regulations found at 29 CFR Part 520 contain the 
provisions that implement the FLSA 14(a) requirements. Form WH-205 is 
the application an employer uses to obtain a certificate to employ 
student-learners at wages lower than the general federal minimum wage. 
Form WH-209 is the application an employer uses to request a 
certificate authorizing the employer to employ learners and/or 
messengers at subminimum wage rates. There is no application form that 
employers complete to obtain authority from DOL to employ apprentices 
at subminimum wages.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-3250 Filed 3-7-06; 8:45 am]
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