Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43732-43733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20668]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards Administration


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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. 3506(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 Employment Standards Administration is soliciting 
comments concerning the proposed extension of two information 
collections: the OWCP-1, Agreement and Undertaking (Office of Workers' 
Compensation Programs); and the WH-201 MIS, Application for Authority 
for an Institution of Higher Education to Employ its Full-Time Students 
at Subminimum Wages Under Regulations 29 CFR Part 519 (Wage and Hour). 
A copy of the proposed information collection requests can be obtained 
by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section of this 
notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee section below on or before October 15, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Patricia A. Forkel, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 
(202) 693-0339 (this is not a toll-free number), fax (202) 693-1451.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agreement and Undertaking

I. Background

    The OWCP-1, Agreement and Undertaking, is a joint use form 
(Longshore and Black Lung Programs) completed by employers to provide 
the Secretary of Labor with authorization to sell securities or to 
bring suit under indemnity bonds deposited by the self-insured 
employers in the event there is a default in the payment of benefits.

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;
    •  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 submissions of responses.

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III. Current Actions

    The Department of Labor is seeking an extension of authority to 
collect this information in order to carry out its responsibility to 
insure that the correct amount of negotiable securities are deposited 
or an indemnity bond is purchased and that, in case of default, OWCP 
can exercise their authority to utilize the securities or bond to meet 
the company's financial responsibility for coal mine or longshore 
benefits.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Agreement and Undertaking.
    OMB Number: 1215-0034.
    Agency Number: OWCP-1.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Total Respondents: 300.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Responses: 300.
    Average Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 75.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.

Application for Authority for an Institution of Higher Education to 
Employ Its Full-Time Students at Subminimum Wages Under Regulations 
29 CFR Part 519

I. Background

    Section 14(b)(3) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) authorizes 
the Secretary of Labor to provide certificates authorizing the 
employment of full-time students at subminimum wages in institutions of 
higher education to the extent necessary in order to prevent 
curtailment of opportunities for employment. This section also sets 
limits on such employment and protects the full-time employment 
opportunities of other workers. The WH-201-MIS is used by employers 
seeking such authorization.

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;
    •  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 submissions of responses.

III. Current Actions

    The Department of Labor seeks the extension of approval to collect 
this information in order to make a determination whether to grant or 
deny subminimum wage authority to the applicant.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Application for Authority for an Institution of Higher 
Education to Employ Its Full-Time Students at Subminimum Wages Under 
Regulations 29 CFR Part 519.
    OMB Number: 1215-0080.
    Agency Number: WH-201-MIS.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Individuals or 
households.
    Total Respondents: 15.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Total Responses: 15.
    Average Time per Response: 15 to 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 5.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a 
matter of public record.

    Dated: August 5, 1999.
Margaret J. Sherrill,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of 
Financial Management Office of Management, Administration and Planning 
Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-20668 Filed 8-10-99; 8:45 am]
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