[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19895-19896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5771]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

April 12, 2006.
    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 email: [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: Application to Employ Homeworkers Piece Rate Measurements, 
Homeworker Handbooks.
    OMB Number: 1215-0013.
    Form Numbers: WH-46 and WH-75.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or 
households; and Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 377,531.

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                                                                                      Average
                    Collection of information                         Annual       response time   Annual burden
                                                                     responses        (hours)          hours
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Form WH-46......................................................              25            0.50              13
Form WH-75......................................................       1,208,020            0.50         604,010
Recordkeeping
    Piece-rate measurements.....................................             150            1.01             152
    Homeworker Handbooks*.......................................       1,208,020            0.01          10,067
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        Total...................................................       1,208,195  ..............        614,241
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* Not counted in total as separate responses.

    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $10.50.
    Description: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) section 11(d), 29 
U.S.C. 211(d), authorizes the Secretary of Labor to regulate, restrict, 
or prohibit industrial homework as necessary to prevent evasion of the 
minimum wage requirements of the Act. The reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements for employers and employees in industries employing 
homeworkers are necessary

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to insure employees are paid in compliance with FLSA.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-5771 Filed 4-17-06; 8:45 am]
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