[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 82 (Friday, April 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26344-26345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08967]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; 
Disclosure and Recordkeeping Requirements

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 the agency 
receives on or before May 30, 2023.

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: Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202-
693-8538, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 
(FMLA), 29 U.S.C. 2601, and its regulations at 29 CFR part 825, require 
private sector employers that employ 50 or more employees, all public 
and private elementary schools, and all public agencies to provide up 
to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave during any 12-month period 
to eligible employees for certain family and medical reasons. The 
Department has developed optional-use forms which can be used by 
employers to provide required notices to employees and by employees to 
provide certification of their need for leave for an FMLA-qualifying 
reason. The FMLA disclosures ensure that both employers and employees 
are aware of and can exercise their rights and meet their respective 
obligations under the FMLA. For additional substantive information 
about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal 
Register on November 9, 2022 (87 FR 67718).
    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: The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; 
Disclosure and Recordkeeping Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 1235-0003.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households; Federal Government; 
State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Private Sector--Businesses or 
other for-profits, not-for-profit institutions, and farms.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,889,489.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 70,414,538.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 8,277,657 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $183,594,425.

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


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     Dated: April 24, 2023.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2023-08967 Filed 4-27-23; 8:45 am]
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