[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 250 (Thursday, December 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 81981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33343]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Wage Hour 
Division (WHD) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, 
``29 CFR Part 825, The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993,'' to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for 
continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before January 30, 2012.

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, on the 
day following publication of this notice or by contacting Michel Smyth 
by telephone at (202) 693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or 
sending an email 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 Hour Division, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: (202) 395-6929/Fax: (202) 395-6881 
(these are not toll-free numbers), email: [email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL created the subject information 
collections (i.e., notifications) to implement statutory notice and 
certification provisions and to assist employees and employers in 
meeting their FMLA third-party notification obligations as required by 
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) and by the amendments 
to FMLA contained in National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2010 
(NDAA), Public Law 111-84, and Airline Flight Crew Technical 
Corrections Act, Public Law 111-119. The subject recordkeeping 
requirements are necessary in order for the DOL to carry out its 
statutory obligation under FMLA section 106 to investigate and ensure 
employer compliance.
    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 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 valid OMB Control Number. 
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this 
information collection under OMB Control Number 1235-0003. The current 
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2011; however, it 
should be noted that existing information collection requirements 
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 September 28, 2011 (76 FR 60086).
    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 help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number 1235-0003. 
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 Hour Division (WHD).
    Title of Collection: 29 CFR Part 825, The Family and Medical Leave 
Act of 1993.
    OMB Control Number: 1235-0003.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profits 
institutions; Farms; State, Local, and Tribal Government.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 14,127,414.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 88,926,419.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 19,009,201.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $163,332,185.

    Dated: December 21, 2011.
Linda Watts Thomas,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-33343 Filed 12-28-11; 8:45 am]
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