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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 249 / Thursday, December 29, 2005 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
ACTION:
Notice.
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 collection: Employment of
Apprentices, Messengers and Learners
(Including Student-Learners and
Student-Workers), Forms WH–205 and
WH–209. A copy of the proposed
information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
below in the addresses section of this
Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before
February 27, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington,
DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693–0418;
fax: (202) 693–1451; e-mail:
bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please use only one
method of transmission for comments
(mail, fax, or e-mail).
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Background
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) 14(a)
requires that the Secretary of Labor, to
the extent necessary to prevent
curtailment of employment
opportunities, provide by regulations or
orders for the employment of categories
of workers who, under special
certificates, may be paid less than the
statutory minimum wage. This section
also authorizes the Secretary to set
limitations on such employment as to
time, number, proportion and length of
service. These workers include
apprentices, messengers and learners,
including student-learners and student-
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workers. Regulations found at 29 CFR
Part 520 contain the provisions that
implement the FLSA 14(a)
requirements. Form WH–205 is the
application an employer uses to obtain
a certificate to employ student-learners
at wages lower than the general federal
minimum wage. Form WH–209 is the
application an employer uses to request
a certificate authorizing the employer to
employ learners and/or messengers at
subminimum wage rates. There is no
application form that employers
complete to obtain authority from DOL
to employ apprentices at subminimum
wages. This information collection is
currently approved for use through July
31, 2006.
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 Wage and Hour Division seeks
the approval of the extension of this
information collection to obtain wage
data in order to determine current
prevailing wage rates in the various
localities throughout the country.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards
Administration.
Title: Employment of Apprentices,
Messengers and Learners (Including
Student-Learners and Student-Workers).
OMB Number: 1215–0192.
Agency Number: WH–205 and WH–
209.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Total Respondents: 929.
Total Annual Responses: 929.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping;
Reporting and Third-Party Disclosure.
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Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 465.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $371.60.
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: December 22, 2005.
Sue Blumenthal,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review
and Internal Control, Division of Financial
Management, Office of Management,
Administration and Planning, Employment
Standards Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Research Advisory Council;
Notice of Reestablishment
The Secretary of Labor has
determined that reestablishment of the
Labor Research Advisory Council to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics (LRAC) is
necessary and in the public interest in
connection with the performance of
duties imposed upon the Commissioner
of Labor Statistics by 29 U.S.C.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 9. The purpose of
the Council is to advise the
Commissioner of Labor Statistics with
respect to technical issues arising out of
the statistical work of the Bureau, and
provide perspectives on Bureau
programs in relation to the information
needs of the American workforce, the
organized labor community, and
organizations or institutions with a
demonstrated interest in accurate,
timely, and relevant economic measures
from the perspective of American
workers.
The determination that the
reestablishment is necessary and in the
public interest follows consultation
with the Committee Management
Secretariat, General Services
Administration.
The Council’s charter will be filed
under the Act fifteen days from the date
of this publication.
Name of Committee: Labor Research
Advisory Council.
Membership: The number of members
will be reduced to 35 to enhance the
working and management of the
committee. The LRAC membership has
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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 collection: Employment of Apprentices,
Messengers and Learners (Including Student-Learners and Student-
Workers), Forms WH-205 and WH-209. A copy of the proposed information
collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed
below in the addresses section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before February 27, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210; telephone:
(202) 693-0418; fax: (202) 693-1451; e-mail: bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or e-
mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Background
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) 14(a) requires that the Secretary
of Labor, to the extent necessary to prevent curtailment of employment
opportunities, provide by regulations or orders for the employment of
categories of workers who, under special certificates, may be paid less
than the statutory minimum wage. This section also authorizes the
Secretary to set limitations on such employment as to time, number,
proportion and length of service. These workers include apprentices,
messengers and learners, including student-learners and student-
workers. Regulations found at 29 CFR Part 520 contain the provisions
that implement the FLSA 14(a) requirements. Form WH-205 is the
application an employer uses to obtain a certificate to employ student-
learners at wages lower than the general federal minimum wage. Form WH-
209 is the application an employer uses to request a certificate
authorizing the employer to employ learners and/or messengers at
subminimum wage rates. There is no application form that employers
complete to obtain authority from DOL to employ apprentices at
subminimum wages. This information collection is currently approved for
use through July 31, 2006.
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 Wage and Hour Division seeks the approval of the extension of
this information collection to obtain wage data in order to determine
current prevailing wage rates in the various localities throughout the
country.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Employment of Apprentices, Messengers and Learners
(Including Student-Learners and Student-Workers).
OMB Number: 1215-0192.
Agency Number: WH-205 and WH-209.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Total Respondents: 929.
Total Annual Responses: 929.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping; Reporting and Third-Party
Disclosure.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 465.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $371.60.
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: December 22, 2005.
Sue Blumenthal,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control,
Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration
and Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. E5-8015 Filed 12-28-05; 8:45 am]
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