[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59668-59669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23998]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities, Comment Request; 
Solicitation of Nominations for the Iqbal Masih Award for the 
Elimination of Child Labor

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting comments 
concerning the proposed extension of Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval for the Solicitation of Nominations for the Iqbal Masih 
Award for the Elimination of Child Labor information collection request 
(ICR), as part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork 
and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit written comments on or before November 27, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is 
not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected] to 
request additional information, including requesting a copy of this 
ICR. Submit comments regarding this ICR, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden, by sending an email to [email protected]. 
Comments may also be sent to Michel Smyth, Departmental Clearance 
Officer, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-1301, Washington, DC 
20210.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL Iqbal Masih Award for the 
Elimination of Child Labor, presented by the Secretary of Labor, is 
intended to recognize exceptional efforts to reduce the worst forms of 
child labor. The Award was created in response to a Senate Committee 
mandate directing the Secretary of Labor to establish an annual non-
monetary award recognizing extraordinary efforts by an individual, 
company, organization, or national government to reduce the worst forms 
of child labor. The DOL is proposing to extend this ICR to allow the 
public to nominate and provide critical information on proposed 
candidates for this award who have demonstrated extraordinary efforts 
to combat the worst forms of child labor.
    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 Control Number. See 
5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this 
information collection under Control Number 1290-0007. The current 
approval is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012; however, the DOL 
intends to seek continued approval for this collection of information 
for an additional three years.
    The DOL, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to 
provide the general public and Federal agencies an opportunity to 
comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information before 
they are submitted to the OMB. This program helps to ensure requested 
data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and 
financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly 
understood, and the impact of collection requirements can be properly 
assessed. Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the 
individual listed in the ADDRESSES section above. Comments must be 
written to receive consideration, and they will be summarized and may 
be included in the request for OMB approval of the final ICR. The 
comments will become a matter of public record. To help ensure 
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 
1290-0007.
    The DOL 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;

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    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-Office of the Secretary.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title of Collection: Solicitation of Nominations for the Iqbal 
Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor.
    OMB Control Number: 1290-0007.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for profits 
and not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Frequency: Once.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 50.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 10 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 500 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.

    Dated: September 24, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-23998 Filed 9-27-12; 8:45 am]
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