[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 94 (Monday, May 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23207-23208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11469]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Office of the Secretary; Submission for OMB Review: Comment 
Request

May 11, 2009.
    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 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 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: OMB Desk Officer for the 
Department of Labor--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 a currently approved collection.
    Title of Collection: Application for a Farm Labor Contractor or 
Farm Labor Contractor Employee Certificate of Registration.
    OMB Control Number: 1215-0037.
    Agency Form Number: WH-530.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--Businesses or other for-profits 
and Farms.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,611.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 5,306.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden (excludes hourly wage costs): 
$4,536.
    Description: The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker 
Protection Act provides that no individual may perform farm labor 
contracting activities without a certificate of registration. The Form 
WH-530 is the application form that provides the Department of Labor 
with the information necessary to issue certificates specifying the 
farm labor contracting activities authorized. For additional 
information, see related notice published at Volume 74 Fed. Reg. 4236 
on January 23, 2009.

    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title of Collection: Notice of Termination, Suspension, Reduction, 
or Increase in Benefit Payments.
    OMB Control Number: 1215-0064.
    Agency Form Number: CM-908.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--Businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 325.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,400.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden (excludes hourly wage costs): 
$6,300.
    Description: Coal mine operators who pay monthly benefits must 
notify the Department's Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation 
(DCMWC) of any change in payments and the reason for that change. DCMWC 
uses this notification to monitor payments and ensure that 
beneficiaries receive the correct benefit rate. For additional 
information, see related notice published at Volume 74 Fed. Reg 7620 on 
February 18, 2009.

    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title of Collection: Request for Earnings Information.
    OMB Control Number: 1215-0112.
    Agency Form Number: LS-426.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,600.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 400.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden (excludes hourly wage costs): 
$720.
    Description: The Form LS-426 gathers information regarding an 
employee's average weekly wage. This information is needed for 
determination of compensation benefits in accordance with section 10 of 
the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. For additional 
information, see related notice published at Volume 73 Fed. Reg 79194 
on December 24, 2008.

    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.

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    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title of Collection: Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker 
Protection Act Wage Statement.
    OMB Control Number: 1215-0148.
    Agency Form Numbers: WH-501/WH-501S.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--Businesses or other for-profits 
and Farms.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 51,542.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 715,417.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden (excludes hourly wage costs): 
$2,146,250.
    Description: The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker 
Protection Act (MSPA) requires each farm labor contractor, agricultural 
employer and agricultural association that employs any migrant or 
seasonal worker to make, keep, and preserve certain wage records for 
three years for each such worker and to provide an itemized written 
statement of this information to each migrant and seasonal agricultural 
worker each pay period. In addition, the MSPA requires that each farm 
labor contractor provide copies of all the records noted above for the 
migrant or seasonal agricultural workers the contractor has furnished 
to other farm labor contractors, agricultural employers or agricultural 
associations who use the workers. Except for the worker, the recipient 
of such records is to retain them for a period of three years. For 
additional information, see related notice published at Volume 74 Fed. 
Reg 6660 on February 10, 2009.

    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title of Collection: Regulations Governing the Administration of 
the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.
    OMB Control Number: 1215-0160.
    Agency Form Numbers: LS-200; LS-201; LS-203; LS-204; LS-262; LS-
267; LS-271; LS-274; and LS-513.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 175,374.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 66,544.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden (excludes hourly wage costs): 
$66,587.
    Description: The regulations and forms cover the submission of 
information relating to the processing of claims for benefits under the 
Longshore Act and extensions. For additional information, see related 
notice published at Volume 74 Fed. Reg 7619 on February 18, 2009.

    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title of Collection: Rehabilitation Maintenance Certificate.
    OMB Control Number: 1215-0161.
    Agency Form Number: OWCP-17.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,300.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 2,605.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden (excludes hourly wage costs): 
$0.
    Description: The OWCP-17 serves as a bill submitted by the program 
participant or OWCP, requesting reimbursement of expenses incurred due 
to participation in an approved rehabilitation effort for the preceding 
four-week period of fraction thereof. For additional information, see 
related notice published at Volume 74 Fed. Reg 6659 on February 10, 
2009.

    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title of Collection: Statement of Recovery Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 1215-0200.
    Agency Form Numbers: CA-1108 and CA-1122.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--Businesses or other for-profits 
and Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,425.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden (excludes hourly wage costs): 
$1,350.
    Description: These forms are used to obtain information about 
amounts received as the result of final judgments in litigation, or a 
settlement of the litigation, brought against a third party who is 
liable for damages due to a Federal employee comprehensive work-related 
injury. For additional information, see related notice published at 
Volume 73 FR 79194 on December 24, 2008.

Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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