[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 36775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14813]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Fair Labor Standards Act Special Employment 
Provisions

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Wage and Hour 
Division (WHD)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public 
comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before August 12, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely 
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and 
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie by telephone at 202-
693-0456 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection pertains to the 
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 201, et seq., special 
employment provisions. These provisions relate to restrictions on 
industrial homework and to the use of special certificates that allow 
for the employment of categories of workers who may be paid less than 
the general Federal statutory minimum wage to the extent necessary to 
prevent curtailment of their employment opportunities. For this 
revision request specifically, the Department proposes to revise forms 
WH-226 (Application for Authority to Employ Workers with Disabilities 
at Special Minimum Wages) and WH-226A (Supplemental Data Sheet for 
Application for Authority to Employ Workers with Disabilities at 
Special Minimum Wages). The proposed change is to provide an electronic 
form for the public's use when completing the WH-226 and/or WH-226A 
forms. An online platform has been created so the WH-226 and WH-226A 
forms may be submitted electronically. The substance of the proposed 
electronic forms is substantially the same with minor word changes to 
accommodate the type of submission (electronic versus paper). For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on March 17, 2021 (86 FR 
14648).
    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 the OMB approves it 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 display a valid 
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
    DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
    Agency: DOL-WHD.
    Title of Collection: Fair Labor Standards Act Special Employment 
Provisions.
    OMB Control Number: 1235-0001.
    Affected Public: Private Sector, Businesses or other for-profits, 
Not-for-profit.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 335,271.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 1,329,967.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 684,595 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $1,085.

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

Crystal Rennie,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-14813 Filed 7-12-21; 8:45 am]
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