[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 37 (Thursday, February 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10393-10394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4057]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Disclosures to Workers Under the Migrant and 
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Wage and Hour 
Division (WHD) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, 
``Disclosures to Workers under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural 
Worker Protection Act,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval for continued 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 March 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/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 U.S. 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 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 is for the 
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) required 
disclosure of employment terms and conditions, wage statements, and 
housing terms and conditions that agricultural employers and 
associations and farm labor contractors make to migrant/seasonal 
agricultural workers. This request is categorized as a revision, 
because the DOL is making a discretionary change to obtain approval

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for all of the MSPA worker disclosures under one OMB Control Number. 
Specifically, in order to improve its management of the information 
collections, the DOL seeks to combine Control Numbers 1235-0002, 1235-
0009, and 1235-0010. The DOL is not otherwise changing the information 
to be disclosed and retained.
    These information collections are 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 the 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 current OMB 
approval for Control Number 1235-0002 is scheduled to expire on 
February 28, 2011; however, it should be noted that information 
collections submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension 
while they undergo review. Control Number 1235-0009 expires June 30, 
2012, and 1235-0010 expires July 31, 2011. The DOL will seek to cancel 
these latter Control Numbers upon OMB approval of the current request 
to combine the information collection authorizations. For additional 
information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register 
on September 20, 2010 (75 FR 57296).
    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 OMB Control Number 1235-0002. 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: Disclosures to Workers under the Migrant and 
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act.
    OMB Control Number: 1235-0002 (as proposed to be merged with 1235-
0009 and 1235-0010).
    Affected Public: Private sector--farms.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 206,891.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 84,206,505.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,417,436.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $3,368,260.

    Dated: February 16, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-4057 Filed 2-23-11; 8:45 am]
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