[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 55 (Thursday, March 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 13531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5235]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards Administration


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing 
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to 
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, 
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, 
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of 
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. 
Currently, the Employment Standards Administration is soliciting 
comments concerning the proposed collection: Waiver of Child Labor 
Provisions for Agricultural Employment of 10 and 11 Year Old Minors in 
Hand Harvesting of Short Season Crops--29 CFR Part 575. A copy of the 
proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting 
the office listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this Notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section below on or before May 21, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 
(202) 693-0418, fax (202) 693-1451, e-mail [email protected]. Please 
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or e-
mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) section 13(c)(4), 29 U.S.C. 
213(c)(4), authorizes the Secretary of Labor to grant a waiver of child 
labor provisions of the FLSA for the agricultural employment of 10 and 
11 year old minors in the hand harvesting of short season crops if 
specific requirements and conditions are met. The Act also requires all 
employers covered by the FLSA to make, keep and preserve records of 
employees and of wages, hours, and other conditions and practices of 
employment. This information collection is currently approved for use 
through August 31, 2007.

II. Review Focus

    The Department of Labor 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 submissions of responses.

III. Current Actions

    The Department of Labor seeks approval for the extension of this 
information collection in order to determine whether the statutory 
requirements and conditions for granting a requested exemption have 
been met.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Waiver of Child Labor Provisions for Agricultural Employment 
of 10 and 11 Year Old Minors in Hand Harvesting of Short Season Crops--
29 CFR Part 575.
    OMB Number: 1215-0120.
    Affected Public: Farms; Individual or Households.
    Total Respondents: 1.
    Total Responses: 1.
    Average Time per Response: 4 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a 
matter of public record.

    Dated: March 15, 2007.
Ruben Wiley,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of 
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and 
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-5235 Filed 3-21-07; 8:45 am]
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