[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 104 (Thursday, May 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 30975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11896]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

May 19, 2008.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of 
the following public information collection requests (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 each ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation; including among other things a description of the likely 
respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden 
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Darrin King on 202-
693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) / e-mail: 
[email protected].
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Bridget Dooling, OMB Desk 
Officer for the Employment Standards Administration (ESA), Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 
202-395-7316 / Fax: 202-395-6974 (these are not toll-free numbers), e-
mail: [email protected] within 30 days from the date of this 
publication in the Federal Register. In order to ensure the appropriate 
consideration, comments should reference the OMB Control Number (see 
below).
    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 without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title of Collection: Housing Terms and Conditions for MSPA Workers.
    OMB Control Number: 1215-0146.
    Form Numbers: WH-521.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,300.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 650.
    Total Estimated Annual Cost Burden: $0.
    Affected Public: Farms.
    Description: Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection 
Act (MSPA) section 201(c) requires all Farm Labor Contractors (FLCs), 
Agricultural Employers (AGERs), and Agricultural Associations (AGASs) 
providing housing to any migrant agricultural worker to post in a 
conspicuous place at the site of the housing, or present to the migrant 
worker, a written statement of any housing occupancy terms and 
conditions. See 29 U.S.C. 1821(c); 29 CFR 500.75(f). In addition, MSPA 
section 201(g) requires these FLCs, AGERs, and AGASs to give such 
information in English, or as necessary and reasonable, in a language 
common to the workers. See 29 U.S.C. 1821(g); 29 CFR 500.1(i)(2), 
.75(a), (f)-(g). This provision also requires the Department of Labor 
(DOL) to make optional forms available to provide the required 
disclosures. See 29 U.S.C. 1821(g); 29 CFR 500.1(i)(2), .75(a), (g).
    The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the DOL created optional Form 
WH-521 to provide an easy method for FLCs, AGERs, and AGASs to post at 
the site of the housing or present MSPA housing terms and conditions to 
migrant agricultural workers, as required under the Act. Among other 
things, the form specifically identifies the name and address of the 
entity providing the housing, the name of the person in charge of the 
housing, and any charges for the housing, utilities, and meals. The 
form also ensures that workers receive information that enables them to 
understand the terms and conditions under which they may occupy the 
housing, as the MSPA requires. The WHD publishes Form WH-521 in English 
and Spanish. For additional information, see related notice published 
at 73 FR 10470 on February 27, 2008.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title of Collection: Rehabilitation Plan and Award.
    OMB Control Number: 1215-0182.
    Form Numbers: OWCP-44.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,169.
    Total Estimated Annual Cost Burden: $0.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Description: The Form OWCP-44 is the form used to report the status 
of a rehabilitation case, submitted by the contractor vocational 
rehabilitation counselor during an ongoing vocational rehabilitation 
effort, and to request prompt adjudicatory claims action based on 
events arising during that effort. For additional information, see 
related notice published at 73 FR 9358 on February 20, 2008.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-11896 Filed 5-28-08; 8:45 am]
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