[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 150 (Wednesday, August 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46604-46605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19170]


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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.). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before September 4, 2015.

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 free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201505-1235-001 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are 
not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
WHD, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance 
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or 
sending an email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for 
revisions to the Application for a Farm Labor Contractor or Farm Labor 
Contractor Employee Certificate of Registration information collection. 
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) section 
101 provides that no individual may perform farm labor contracting 
activities without a certificate of registration. See 29 U.S.C. 1811. 
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 a farm labor contractor applicant and 
such data is collected via forms WH-514, WH-514a, and WH-515. This 
information collection has been classified as a revision, because DOL 
proposes to implement minor changes to Forms WH-514, WH-514a, WH-515 
and WH-530. Most of the alterations are to make the forms clearer for 
the regulated community and to highlight certain instructions. MSPA 
sections 102, 105, and 511 authorize this information collection. See 
29 U.S.C. 1812, 1815, and 1861.
    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 that 
does not

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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 approval is scheduled to expire on August 
31, 2015; however, the DOL notes that existing information collection 
requirements submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension 
while they undergo review. New requirements would only take effect upon 
OMB approval. For additional substantive information about this ICR, 
see the related notice published in the Federal Register on March 25, 
2015 (80 FR 15822).
    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 thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention 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.
    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: 23,196.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 9,334 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $447,354.

     Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

    Dated: July 30, 2015.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-19170 Filed 8-4-15; 8:45 am]
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