[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 33490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13654]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Application for a Farm Labor Contractor or 
Farm Labor Contractor Employee Certificate of Registration

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) revision 
titled, ``Application for a Farm Labor Contractor or Farm Labor 
Contractor Employee Certificate of Registration,'' to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 6, 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 DOL-WHD, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 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: 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 Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker 
Protection Act provides that no individual may perform farm labor 
contracting activities without a certificate of registration. Form WH-
530 is the application form that provides the DOL with the information 
necessary to issue certificates specifying the farm labor contracting 
activities authorized. In addition, certain vehicle and safety 
standards are required of farm labor contractor applicants and such 
data is collected via forms WH-514, WH-514a, and WH-515. The DOL 
currently obtains OMB approval to conduct those transportation related 
information collections under Control Number 1235-0017. This ICR 
proposes to combine collections under Control Numbers 1235-0016 and 
1235-0017, with 1235-0016 being the survivor. The DOL will request to 
discontinue Control Number 1235-0017 upon OMB approval of the merger. 
The WHD also proposes to add and revise the forms to obtain some 
additional information.
    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 approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays 
a currently valid 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 Control Number. See 
5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this 
information collection under Control Number 1235-0016. The current OMB 
approval for Control Number 1235-0016 is scheduled to expire on June 
30, 2012; however, it should be noted that existing information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month 
extension while they undergo review. Control Number 1235-0017 expires 
September 30, 2013. New information collection requirements will only 
take effect on OMB approval. For additional information, see the 
related notice published in the Federal Register on September 29, 2012 
(77 FR 12330).
    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 1235-0016. 
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: DOL-WHD.
    Title of Collection: Application for a Farm Labor Contractor or 
Farm Labor Contractor Employee Certificate of Registration.
    OMB Control Number: 1235-0016, as merged with 1235-0017.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits, 
farms, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,026.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 21,139.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 8,761.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $356,251.

    Dated: May 31, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-13654 Filed 6-5-12; 8:45 am]
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