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[FR Doc. E6–1142 Filed 1–27–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–58,301]
Xerox Corporation, Xerox Office
Group, Wilsonville, OR; Dismissal of
Application for Reconsideration
Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(C) an
application for administrative
reconsideration was filed with the
Director of the Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance for workers at
Xerox Corporation, Xerox Office Group,
Wilsonville, Oregon. The application
did not contain new information
supporting a conclusion that the
determination was erroneous, and also
did not provide a justification for
reconsideration of the determination
that was based on either mistaken facts
or a misinterpretation of facts or of the
law. Therefore, dismissal of the
application was issued.
TA–W–58,301; Xerox Corporation, Xerox
Office Group, Wilsonville, Oregon
(January 20, 2006).
Signed at Washington, DC this 20th day of
January 2006.
Erica R. Cantor,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
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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
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properly assessed. Currently, the
Employment Standards Administration
is soliciting comments concerning the
proposed collection: Application for
Certificate to Employ Homeworker
(WH–46), Piece Rate Measurements, and
Homeworker Handbooks (WH–75). 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
March 31, 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)
§ 11(d) authorizes the Secretary of Labor
to regulate, restrict, or prohibit
industrial homework as necessary to
prevent evasion of the minimum wage
requirements of the Act. Restrictions
exist on seven homework industries,
(knitted outerwear, women’s apparel,
jewelry manufacturing, gloves and
mittens, button and buckle
manufacturing, handkerchief
manufacturing, and embroideries). DOL
permits individual industrial homework
in these restricted industries only if a
special homework certificate is in effect
or in certain hardship cases. Homework
has always been permitted under the
FLSA in all other industries; provided,
the employer maintains homeworker
handbooks for such employees
recording their hours of work and other
required payroll information. Form
WH–46, Application to Employ
Homeworkers, provides the Wage Hour
Division (WHD) with a means of
identifying employers of homeworkers,
and individual workers, in the restricted
industries who may not be identified
otherwise. The Piece Rate Measurement
requires that employers record and
retain documentation of the method
used to establish pieces rates is
necessary so that WHD can verify that
rates were properly determined and will
result in wage payments to
homeworkers at a rate at least equal to
the FLSA minimum wage for all hours
worked in the work week. Form WH–75,
Homeworker Handbook is used to
insure that employers fulfill their
obligation to obtain and record accurate
hours worked information whenever
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they distribute homework to employees
and collect it from them, homeworkers
record the information as they perform
the work. Individual homeworkers
retain their own handbooks until
completely filled-in and then return
them to the employer. This information
collection is currently approved for use
through August 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 Department of Labor seeks
approval for the extension of this
information collection in order to insure
employees are paid in compliance with
the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards
Administration.
Title: Application to Employ
Homeworkers Piece Rate Measurements,
Homeworker Handbooks.
OMB Number: 1215–0013.
Agency Number: WH–46 and WH–75.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit institutions.
Total Respondents (Recordkeeping
and Reporting): 377,606.
Total Responses (Recordkeeping and
Reporting): 1,208,195.
Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Estimated Total Burden Hours
(Recordkeeping and Reporting):
614,241.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $0.
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Title
Form No.
Reporting Burden:
Application To Employ Homeworkers ................................................
Homeworker Handbooks ....................................................................
Recordkeeping Burden:
Piece Rate Measurement ...................................................................
Homeworker Handbooks ....................................................................
Total .............................................................................................
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: January 25, 2006.
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
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. ICR 1218–0200(2006)]
Process Safety Management of Highly
Hazardous Chemicals Standard;
Extension of the Office of Management
and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public
comment concerning its request for an
extension of the information collection
requirements specified by its Process
Safety Management of Highly
Hazardous Chemicals Standard (29 CFR
1910.119).
DATES: Comments must be submitted by
the following dates:
Hard copy: Your comments must be
submitted by March 31, 2006.
Facsimile and electronic
transmission: Your comments must be
received by March 31, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by OSHA Docket No. ICR–
1218–0200(2006), by any of the
following methods:
Regular mail, express delivery, hand
delivery, and messenger service: Submit
your comments and attachments to the
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No. of respondents
50
302,005
25
1,208,020
30
30
..................
..................
50
75,501
150
1,208,020
60.5
.5
..................
377,606
1,208,195
....................
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and continuing information collection
requirements in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This
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Avg. time
per response
(minutes)
WH–46 .....
WH–75 .....
OSHA Docket Office, Room N–2625,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2350
(OSHA’s TTY number is (877) 889–
5627). OSHA Docket Office and
Department of Labor hours are 8:15 a.m.
to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
Facsimile: If your comments are 10
pages or fewer in length, including
attachments, you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Electronic: You may submit
comments through the Internet at https://
ecomments.osha.gov. Follow
instructions on the OSHA Web page for
submitting comments.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read or download comments or
background materials, such as the
complete Information Collection
Request (ICR) (containing the
Supporting Statement, OMB–83–I Form,
and attachments), go to OSHA’s Web
page at https://www.OSHA.gov. In
addition, the ICR, comments and
submissions are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office
at the address above. You may also
contact Theda Kenney at the address
below to obtain a copy of the ICR. For
additional information on submitting
comments, please see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theda Kenney or Todd Owen,
Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
OSHA, Room N–3609, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210,
telephone: (202) 693–2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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No. of responses
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Burden
hours
12.5
604,010
151.25
10,067
614,241
program ensures that information is in
the desired format, reporting burden
(time and costs) is minimal, collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
OSHA’s estimate of the information
collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 (the Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.)
authorizes information collection by
employers as necessary or appropriate
for enforcement of the Act or for
developing information regarding the
causes and prevention of occupational
injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29
U.S.C. 657).
The collections of information in the
Standard are necessary for
implementation of the requirements of
the standard. The information is used by
employers to assure that processes using
highly hazardous chemicals with the
potential of a catastrophic release are
operated as safely as possible. The
employer must thoroughly consider all
facets of a process, as well as the
involvement of employees in that
process. Employers analyze processes so
that they identify and control problems
that could lead to a major release, fire,
or explosion. The following sections
describe who uses the information
collected under each requirement, as
well as how they use it.
(A) Employee Participation
(paragraph (c)). Employers are required
by paragraph (c)(1) to develop a written
plan of action regarding the
implementation of the employee
participation required by this paragraph.
Paragraph (c)(2) requires employers to
consult with employees and their
representatives on the conduct and
development of process hazard analyses
and on the development of the other
elements of process safety management
in the Standard. Under paragraph (c)(3)
employers must provide access to
process hazard analyses to employees
and their representatives.
(B) Process Safety information
(paragraph (d)). Paragraph (d) requires
employers to complete a compilation of
written process safety information prior
to conducting a process hazard analysis.
The compilation of written process
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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: Application for
Certificate to Employ Homeworker (WH-46), Piece Rate Measurements, and
Homeworker Handbooks (WH-75). 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 March 31, 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) Sec. 11(d) authorizes the
Secretary of Labor to regulate, restrict, or prohibit industrial
homework as necessary to prevent evasion of the minimum wage
requirements of the Act. Restrictions exist on seven homework
industries, (knitted outerwear, women's apparel, jewelry manufacturing,
gloves and mittens, button and buckle manufacturing, handkerchief
manufacturing, and embroideries). DOL permits individual industrial
homework in these restricted industries only if a special homework
certificate is in effect or in certain hardship cases. Homework has
always been permitted under the FLSA in all other industries; provided,
the employer maintains homeworker handbooks for such employees
recording their hours of work and other required payroll information.
Form WH-46, Application to Employ Homeworkers, provides the Wage Hour
Division (WHD) with a means of identifying employers of homeworkers,
and individual workers, in the restricted industries who may not be
identified otherwise. The Piece Rate Measurement requires that
employers record and retain documentation of the method used to
establish pieces rates is necessary so that WHD can verify that rates
were properly determined and will result in wage payments to
homeworkers at a rate at least equal to the FLSA minimum wage for all
hours worked in the work week. Form WH-75, Homeworker Handbook is used
to insure that employers fulfill their obligation to obtain and record
accurate hours worked information whenever they distribute homework to
employees and collect it from them, homeworkers record the information
as they perform the work. Individual homeworkers retain their own
handbooks until completely filled-in and then return them to the
employer. This information collection is currently approved for use
through August 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 Department of Labor seeks approval for the extension of this
information collection in order to insure employees are paid in
compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Application to Employ Homeworkers Piece Rate Measurements,
Homeworker Handbooks.
OMB Number: 1215-0013.
Agency Number: WH-46 and WH-75.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Total Respondents (Recordkeeping and Reporting): 377,606.
Total Responses (Recordkeeping and Reporting): 1,208,195.
Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Estimated Total Burden Hours (Recordkeeping and Reporting):
614,241.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
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Avg. time
No. of No. of per Burden
Title Form No. respondents responses response hours
(minutes)
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Reporting Burden:
Application To Employ Homeworkers WH-46................ 50 25 30 12.5
Homeworker Handbooks............. WH-75................ 302,005 1,208,020 30 604,010
Recordkeeping Burden:
Piece Rate Measurement........... ..................... 50 150 60.5 151.25
Homeworker Handbooks............. ..................... 75,501 1,208,020 .5 10,067
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Total........................ ..................... 377,606 1,208,195 ........... 614,241
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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: January 25, 2006.
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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