[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 17 (Friday, January 26, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 3775-3776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-353]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards Administration

Wage and Hour Division

29 CFR Part 825


Request for Information on the Family and Medical Leave Act of 
1993; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, 
Department of Labor.

ACTION: Request for Information from the Public; extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: This notice extends the period for comments to be submitted on 
the request for information (``RFI'') published on December 1, 2006 (71 
FR 69504) related to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (the 
``FMLA'' or the ``Act''). That request for information invites the 
public to provide information to the Department of Labor 
(``Department'') to assist in its consideration and review of the 
Department's administration of the Act and the implementing 
regulations. The

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Department has received inquiries regarding the possibility of 
extending the comment period, particularly since the RFI was published 
in December and part of the comment period fell over the holidays. The 
comment period, which was to expire on February 2, 2007, is hereby 
extended 14 days to February 16, 2007 at 5 p.m. (EST).

DATES: Public comments should be received by no later than 5 p.m. EST, 
February 16, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Address all written submissions to Richard M. Brennan, 
Senior Regulatory Officer, Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards 
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-3502, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Because we continue to experience 
delays in receiving mail in the Washington, DC area, individuals are 
encouraged to submit any information by mail early, or to transmit them 
electronically through the link to www.regulations.gov. You may also 
submit comments of 20 pages or less by Fax machine to (202) 693-1432, 
which is not a toll-free number, or by e-mail to: [email protected]. 
Duplicate comments submitted by more than one method are not necessary 
as they will be counted as one comment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard M. Brennan, Senior Regulatory 
Officer, Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, 
U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-3502, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-0066 (this is not a toll 
free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of December 1, 2006 
(71 FR 69504), the Department published a request for information from 
the public to assist the Department in its consideration and review of 
the administration of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and the 
implementing regulations.
    Interested persons were invited to submit comments on or before 
February 2, 2007. The Department has received inquiries regarding the 
possibility of extending the comment period, particularly since the RFI 
was published in December and part of the comment period fell over the 
holidays. The comment period, which was to expire on February 2, 2007, 
is hereby extended 14 days to February 16, 2007 at 5 p.m. (EST).
    The complete request for information remains available on the 
Department's Web site at http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmlacomments.htm. 
Anyone who is unable to access this information on the Internet can 
obtain a copy by contacting Richard M. Brennan, Senior Regulatory 
Officer, Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, 
U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-3502, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210, or (202) 693-0066 (this is not a toll-free 
number). Individuals with hearing impairments may call 1-877-889-5627 
(TTY/TDD).

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 24th day of January, 2007.
Victoria A. Lipnic,
Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards.

Paul DeCamp,
Administrator, Wage and Hour Division.
[FR Doc. 07-353 Filed 1-25-07; 8:45 am]
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