[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 53445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21546]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

September 10, 2008.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of 
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; 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 Mary Beth Smith-
Toomey on 202-693-4223 (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: OMB Desk Officer for the 
Department of Labor--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: Revision of an existing OMB Control Number.
    Title of Collection: Applications for Authority to Employ Full-Time 
Students at Subminimum Wages in Retail/Service Establishments/
Agriculture/Institutions of Higher Education.
    OMB Control Number: 1215-0032.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--Business or other for-profits, Not 
for-profit institutions, and Farms.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 389.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 97.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $175.
    Description: The information is used to determine (1) whether a 
retail or service or agriculture employer should be authorized to pay 
subminimum wages to full-time students pursuant to the provisions of 
section 14(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and (2) whether an 
Institution of Higher Education should be authorized to pay subminimum 
wages to its own full-time students pursuant to the provisions of FLSA 
section 14(b). For additional information, see related notice published 
at Volume 73 FR 30980 on May 29, 2008.

Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-21546 Filed 9-15-08; 8:45 am]
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