[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 54 (Monday, March 22, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 13821-13822] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-6860] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 the following proposed extension collections: (1) Regulations, 29 CFR Part 825, The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; and (2) Notice of Recurrence of Disability and Claim for Continuance of Pay/Compensation (Form CA-2a). 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 May 25, 1999. 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.
Addresses
Ms. Patricial 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
Regulations, 29 CFR Part 825, The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (WH-380 and WH-381)
I. Background
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) requires private section employers of 50 or more employees, and public agencies, to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to eligible employees for certain family and medical reasons. Records are required so that the Department of Labor can determine employer compliance with FMLA.
II. Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks an extension of approval to collect this information in order to carry out its statutory obligation under FMLA to investigate and ensure employer compliance with the Act. Type of Review: Extension. Agency: Employment Standards Administration. Title: 29 CFR Part 825, The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. OMB Number: 1215-0181. Agency Number: WH-380 and WH-381. Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for- profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; State, Local or Tribal government. Total Respondents: 3.9 million. Frequency: Recordkeeping; Reporting on occasion. Total Responses: 9.1425 million. Time per Response: 1 minute to 10 minutes. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 645,625. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $ 0. Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $ 0.
Notice of Recurrence of Disability and Claim for Continuation of Pay/Compensation (CA-2a)
I. Background
The CA-2a is a form used by current, or occasionally former Federal
employees, to claim wage loss or medical treatment resulting from a recurrence of a work-related injury while Federally employed. The form is required of the public, and thus subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, in cases where the claimant has left Federal employment at the time of a claimed recurrence. The information is necessary to ensure accurate benefit payments.
II. Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks the extension of approval to collect this information in order to determine whether a claimant has suffered a recurrence of disability related to an accepted injury, and, if so, the amount of benefits payable. Type of Review: Extension. Agency: Employment Standards Administration. Title: Notice of Recurrence of Disability and Claim for continuation Pay/Compensation. OMB Number: 1215-0167. Agency Number: CA-2a. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Total Respondents: 550. Frequency: As needed. Total Responses: 550. Average Time per Response: 30 minutes. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 275. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $198.00. 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: March 16, 1999. Eleanor Smith, Deputy Director, Office of Management, Administration and Planning Employment Standards Administration. [FR Doc. 99-6860 Filed 3-19-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-27-P