[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 240 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74225-74226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30115]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Wage and Hour Division

RIN 1235-0024


Proposed Extension of the Approval of Information Collection 
Requirements

AGENCY: Wage and Hour Division, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing 
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA95). 44 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)(A). This program helps to 
ensure that 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 on respondents can be properly assessed. 
Currently, the Wage and Hour Division is soliciting comments concerning 
its proposal to extend Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval 
of the Information Collection: Work-Study Program of the Child Labor 
Regulations (WSP) Regulations 29 CFR Section 570.35b. A copy of the 
proposed information request can be obtained by contacting the office 
listed below in the

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section below on or before February 11, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Control Number 1235-
0024, by either one of the following methods: Email: 
[email protected]; Mail, Hand Delivery, Courier: Division of 
Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation, Wage and Hour, U.S. 
Department of Labor, Room S-3502, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit one copy of your 
comments by only one method. All submissions received must include the 
agency name and Control Number identified above for this information 
collection. Because we continue to experience delays in receiving mail 
in the Washington, DC area, commenters are strongly encouraged to 
transmit their comments electronically via email or to submit them by 
mail early. Comments, including any personal information provided, 
become a matter of public record. They will also be summarized and/or 
included in the request for OMB approval of the information collection 
request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Ziegler, Director, Division of 
Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation, Wage and Hour, U.S. 
Department of Labor, Room S-3502, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-0406 (this is not a toll-
free number). Copies of this notice must be obtained in alternative 
formats (Large Print, Braille, Audio Tape, or Disc), upon request, by 
calling (202) 693-0023 (not a toll-free number). TTY/TTD callers may 
dial toll-free (877) 889-5627 to obtain information or request 
materials in alternative formats.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor administers 
the Fair Labor Standards Act. Section 3(l) of the Act establishes a 
minimum age of 16 years for most nonagricultural employment, but allows 
the employment of 14- and 15-year-olds in occupations other than 
manufacturing and mining if the Secretary of Labor determines such 
employment is confined to: (1) Periods that will not interfere with the 
minor's schooling; and (2) conditions that will not interfere with the 
minor's health and well-being. FLSA section 11(c) requires all covered 
employers to make, keep, and preserve records of their employees' 
wages, hours, and other conditions and practices of employment. Section 
11(c) authorizes the Secretary of Labor to prescribe the recordkeeping 
and reporting requirements for these records. The regulations set forth 
reporting requirements that include a Work Study Program application 
and written participation agreement. In order to utilize the child 
labor work study provisions, Sec.  570.35(b) requires a local public or 
private school system to file with the Wage and Hour Division 
Administrator an application for approval of a Work Study Program as 
one that does not interfere with the schooling or health and well-being 
of the minors involved. The regulations also require preparation of a 
written participation agreement for each student participating in a 
Work Study Program and that the teacher-coordinator, employer and 
student each sign that agreement.

II. Review Focus

    The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments 
which:
     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;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
     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;
     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 submissions of responses.

III. Current Actions

    The Department of Labor seeks an approval for the extension of this 
information collection that requires the submission of an application 
and approval of a Work Study Program and completion and submission of a 
written participation agreement in accordance with statutory and 
regulatory requirements.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
    Title: Work-Study Program of the Child Labor Regulations (WSP) 
Regulations 29 CFR Section 570.35b.
    OMB Number: 1235-0024
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, Farms.
    Total Respondents: WSP applications: 30.
    Written Participation Agreements: 1500.
    Total Annual Responses: WSP Applications: 30.
    Written Participation Agreements: 3000.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1586.
    Estimated Time per Response: WSP application: 121 minutes.
    Written Participation Agreement: 61 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $15.
    Total Burden Costs (operation/maintenance): $38,508.

    Dated: December 10, 2012.
Mary Ziegler,
Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation.
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