[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5209-5210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1943]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Information Collections Pertaining to Special 
Employment Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission 
of the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) titled, ``Information Collections Pertaining to Special 
Employment Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,'' to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use, as 
revised, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 
L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

DATES: Submit comments on or before February 28, 2011.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation; including a description of the likely respondents, 
proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be 
obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/

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public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-
693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or sending an e-mail to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, 
Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Office of Management and Budget, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-6929/Fax: 202-395-6881 
(these are not toll-free numbers), e-mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection pertains to the 
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 201, et seq., special 
employment provisions. These provisions relate to restrictions on 
industrial homework and to the use of special certificates that allow 
for the employment of categories of workers who may be paid less than 
the statutory minimum wage to the extent necessary to prevent 
curtailment of their employment opportunities. The DOL, in order to 
better manage its information collections, proposes to merge a number 
of related information collections cleared under various OMB Control 
Numbers into a single collection. Control Number 1235-0001 will be the 
survivor.
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is currently approved by the OMB under the PRA 
and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, 
notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally 
be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information if the collection of information does not display a 
currently valid OMB control number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The 
DOL currently has obtained OMB approval for these information 
collections under OMB Control Numbers 1235-0001, 1235-0019, 1235-0020, 
and 1235-0022. The current OMB approval for one Control Number affected 
by this request, 1235-0020, is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2011; 
however, it should be noted that information collections submitted to 
the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. 
For additional information, see the related notice published in the 
Federal Register on June 2, 2010 (75 FR 30861).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to ensure appropriate consideration, 
comments should reference ICR Reference Number 201004-1235-003. The OMB 
is particularly interested in comments that:
     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: Wage and Hour Division (WHD).
    Title of Collection: Information Collections Pertaining to Special 
Employment Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
    OMB Control Number: 1235-0001 (as merged with 1235-0019, 1235-0020, 
1235-0022).
    Affected Public: Private sector--businesses or other for-profits 
and not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 307,610
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 1,225,725.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 626,984.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $2,587.

    Dated: January 24, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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