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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Wage and Hour Division
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Information Collections: Pertaining to
Special Employment Under the Fair
Labor Standards Act
Wage and Hour Division,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is soliciting comments
concerning a proposed extension and
revision of the information collection
request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Information
Collections: Pertaining to Special
Employment Under the Fair Labor
Standards Act.’’ This comment request
is part of continuing Departmental
efforts to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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. A copy of the
proposed information request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before
January 9, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Control Number 1235–
0001, by either one of the following
methods: Email: WHDPRAComments@
dol.gov; Mail, Hand Delivery, Courier:
Division of Regulations, Legislation, and
Interpretation, Wage and Hour, U.S.
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Department of Labor, Room S–3502, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit
one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must
include the agency name and Control
Number identified above for this
information collection. Because we
continue to experience delays in
receiving mail in the Washington, DC
area, commenters are strongly
encouraged to transmit their comments
electronically via email or to submit
them by mail early. Comments,
including any personal information
provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of the information collection
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Waterman, Compliance
Specialist, Division of Regulations,
Legislation, and Interpretation, Wage
and Hour Division, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room S–3502, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693–0406 (this is not a
toll-free number). Copies of this notice
may be obtained in alternative formats
(Large Print, Braille, Audio Tape, or
Disc), upon request, by calling (202)
693–0023 (not a toll-free number). TTY/
TTD callers may dial toll-free (877) 889–
5627 to obtain information or request
materials in alternative formats.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Wage and Hour
Division of the Department of Labor
administers the Fair Labor Standards
Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 201, et seq.,
which sets the Federal minimum wage,
overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth
employment standards of most general
application. See 29 U.S.C. 206; 207; 211;
212. Section 11(d) of the FLSA
authorizes the Secretary of Labor to
regulate, restrict or prohibit industrial
homework as necessary to prevent
circumvention or evasion of the
minimum wage requirements of the Act.
29 U.S.C. 211(d). The Department of
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Labor (DOL) restricts homework in
seven industries (i.e., knitted outwear,
women’s apparel, jewelry
manufacturing, gloves and mittens,
button and buckle manufacturing, and
embroideries) to those employers who
obtain certificates. See 29 CFR 530.1–.2.
The DOL may also issue individual
certificates in any industry for an
individual homeworker who is unable
to leave home because of a disability [or
must remain at home to care for a
person with a disability in the home.]
See 29 CFR 530.3–.4. The DOL allows
employers to obtain general (employer)
certificates to employ homeworkers in
all restricted industries, except women’s
apparel and hazardous jewelry
manufacturing operations. See 29 CFR
530.101. Consistent with FLSA sections
11(d) and 14(c), the DOL’s Wage and
Hour Division (WHD) regulates the
employment of industrial homeworkers
and workers with disabilities covered by
special certificates and governs the
application and approval process for
obtaining the certificates. Note that the
Department proposes to revise this
collection to allow for electronic
submission of the data on the WH–226
and WH–226A. These forms are
currently only available in paper form.
The FLSA also requires that the
Secretary of Labor, to the extent
necessary to prevent curtailment of
employment opportunities, provide
certificates authorizing the employment
of full-time students at not less than 85
percent of the applicable minimum
wage or less than $1.60, whichever is
higher, in (1) retail or service
establishments and agriculture (29
U.S.C. 214(b)(1); 29 CFR 519.11(a)). The
FLSA and the regulations set forth the
application requirements as well as the
terms and conditions for the
employment of full-time students at
subminimum wages under certificates
and temporary authorization to employ
such students at subminimum wages.
The subminimum wage programs are
designed to increase employment
opportunities for full-time students.
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Regulations issued by the DOL, Office of
Apprenticeship no longer permit the
payment of subminimum wages to
apprentices in an approved program. 29
CFR 29.5(b)(5). Thus, the DOL has
issued no apprentice certificates since
1987. However, the WHD must maintain
the information collection in order for
the agency to fulfill its statutory
obligation under FLSA to maintain this
program. This information collection is
currently approved for use through May,
2017.
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;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
• 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;
• 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 an approval for the
extension and revision of this
information collection in order to
ensure effective administration of the
government contract programs.
Type of Review: Extension and
Revision.
Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
Title: Information Collections:
Pertaining to Special Employment
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
OMB Number: 1235–0001.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms,
State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Total Respondents: 336,607.
Total Annual Responses: 1,345,307.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
691,315.
Estimated Time per Response:
various.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operation/
maintenance): $3,498.
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Dated: November 3, 2016.
Melissa Smith,
Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation
and Interpretation.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Proposed Extension of Existing
Collection; Comment Request
Division of Coal Mine Workers’
Compensation, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance 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). 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
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs is soliciting comments
concerning the proposal to extend OMB
approval of the information collection:
Application for Approval of a
Representative’s Fee in Black Lung
Claim Proceedings Conducted by the
U.S. Department of Labor (CM–972). 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
January 9, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW., Room S–3323, Washington,
DC 20210, telephone/fax (202) 354–
9647, Email Ferguson.Yoon@dol.gov.
Please use only one method of
transmission for comments (mail, fax, or
Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: Individuals filing for
benefits under the Black Lung Benefits
Act (BLBA) may elect to be represented
or assisted by an attorney or other
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representative. For those cases that are
approved, 30 U.S.C. 901 of the Black
Lung Benefits Act and 20 CFR 725.365–
6 established standards for the
information and documentation that
must be submitted to the Program for
review to approve a fee for services. The
CM–972 is used to collect the pertinent
data to determine if the representative’s
services and amounts charged can be
paid under the Black Lung Act. This
information collection is currently
approved for use through March 31,
2017.
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 approval for the
extension of this currently-approved
information collection in order to gather
information to determine the amounts of
Black Lung benefits paid to
beneficiaries. Black Lung amounts are
reduced dollar for dollar, for other Black
Lung related workers’ compensation
awards the beneficiary may be receiving
from State or Federal programs.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
Title: Application for Approval of a
Representative’s Fee in Black Lung
Claim Proceedings Conducted by the
U.S. Department of Labor.
OMB Number: 1240–0011.
Agency Number: CM–972.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Total Respondents: 338.
Total Annual Responses: 338.
Average Time per Response: 42
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 237.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Wage and Hour Division
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Information Collections: Pertaining to Special Employment Under the
Fair Labor Standards Act
AGENCY: Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting comments
concerning a proposed extension and revision of the information
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Information Collections: Pertaining
to Special Employment Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.'' This
comment request is part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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. A copy of the proposed information request can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before January 9, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Control Number 1235-
0001, by either one of the following methods: Email:
WHDPRAComments@dol.gov; Mail, Hand Delivery, Courier: Division of
Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation, Wage and Hour, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S-3502, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit one copy of your
comments by only one method. All submissions received must include the
agency name and Control Number identified above for this information
collection. Because we continue to experience delays in receiving mail
in the Washington, DC area, commenters are strongly encouraged to
transmit their comments electronically via email or to submit them by
mail early. Comments, including any personal information provided,
become a matter of public record. They will also be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of the information collection request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Waterman, Compliance
Specialist, Division of Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation,
Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-3502, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-
0406 (this is not a toll-free number). Copies of this notice may be
obtained in alternative formats (Large Print, Braille, Audio Tape, or
Disc), upon request, by calling (202) 693-0023 (not a toll-free
number). TTY/TTD callers may dial toll-free (877) 889-5627 to obtain
information or request materials in alternative formats.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of
Labor administers the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 201,
et seq., which sets the Federal minimum wage, overtime pay,
recordkeeping, and youth employment standards of most general
application. See 29 U.S.C. 206; 207; 211; 212. Section 11(d) of the
FLSA authorizes the Secretary of Labor to regulate, restrict or
prohibit industrial homework as necessary to prevent circumvention or
evasion of the minimum wage requirements of the Act. 29 U.S.C. 211(d).
The Department of Labor (DOL) restricts homework in seven industries
(i.e., knitted outwear, women's apparel, jewelry manufacturing, gloves
and mittens, button and buckle manufacturing, and embroideries) to
those employers who obtain certificates. See 29 CFR 530.1-.2. The DOL
may also issue individual certificates in any industry for an
individual homeworker who is unable to leave home because of a
disability [or must remain at home to care for a person with a
disability in the home.] See 29 CFR 530.3-.4. The DOL allows employers
to obtain general (employer) certificates to employ homeworkers in all
restricted industries, except women's apparel and hazardous jewelry
manufacturing operations. See 29 CFR 530.101. Consistent with FLSA
sections 11(d) and 14(c), the DOL's Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
regulates the employment of industrial homeworkers and workers with
disabilities covered by special certificates and governs the
application and approval process for obtaining the certificates. Note
that the Department proposes to revise this collection to allow for
electronic submission of the data on the WH-226 and WH-226A. These
forms are currently only available in paper form.
The FLSA also requires that the Secretary of Labor, to the extent
necessary to prevent curtailment of employment opportunities, provide
certificates authorizing the employment of full-time students at not
less than 85 percent of the applicable minimum wage or less than $1.60,
whichever is higher, in (1) retail or service establishments and
agriculture (29 U.S.C. 214(b)(1); 29 CFR 519.11(a)). The FLSA and the
regulations set forth the application requirements as well as the terms
and conditions for the employment of full-time students at subminimum
wages under certificates and temporary authorization to employ such
students at subminimum wages. The subminimum wage programs are designed
to increase employment opportunities for full-time students.
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Regulations issued by the DOL, Office of Apprenticeship no longer
permit the payment of subminimum wages to apprentices in an approved
program. 29 CFR 29.5(b)(5). Thus, the DOL has issued no apprentice
certificates since 1987. However, the WHD must maintain the information
collection in order for the agency to fulfill its statutory obligation
under FLSA to maintain this program. This information collection is
currently approved for use through May, 2017.
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;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected;
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;
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 an approval for
the extension and revision of this information collection in order to
ensure effective administration of the government contract programs.
Type of Review: Extension and Revision.
Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
Title: Information Collections: Pertaining to Special Employment
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
OMB Number: 1235-0001.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit
institutions, Farms, State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Total Respondents: 336,607.
Total Annual Responses: 1,345,307.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 691,315.
Estimated Time per Response: various.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operation/maintenance): $3,498.
Dated: November 3, 2016.
Melissa Smith,
Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation and Interpretation.
[FR Doc. 2016-27013 Filed 11-8-16; 8:45 am]
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