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beneficiary. The 21st Century Cures Act,
among other things, contained
provisions intended to improve
compliance with MHPAEA by requiring
the Departments of Labor, Health and
Human Services, and the Treasury to
solicit feedback from the public on how
to improve the process for group health
plans and issuers to disclose the
information required under the
MHPAEA and other laws. Approval of
this ICR would implement the new
information collection requirements,
based on the public comments. Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 section 9812,
Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 section 712, and Public
Health Service Act section 2705
authorize this information collection.
See 26 U.S.C. 9812, 29 U.S.C. 1185a,
and 42 U.S.C. 300gg–5.
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless it is
approved by the OMB under the PRA
and displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL
obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under Control
Number 1210–0138. The DOL notes that
the authority for existing information
collection requirements submitted to the
OMB continue while they undergo
review. New requirements would only
take effect upon OMB approval. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notices
published in the Federal Register on
May 26, 2016, 81 FR 33550, and June
20, 2017, 82 FR 28095.
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section by June 22, 2018. In order to
help ensure appropriate consideration,
comments should mention OMB Control
Number 1210–0138. The OMB is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• 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,
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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 submission of
responses.
Agency: DOL–EBSA.
Title of Collection: Mental Health
Parity and Addiction Equity Act
Notices.
OMB Control Number: 1210–0138.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
businesses or other for-profits and notfor-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 1,154,036.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 1,154,036.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
26,912 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $3,247,931.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: April 26, 2018.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Wage and Hour Division
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Proposed Revision; Information
Collections: Employment Information
Form
Wage and Hour Division,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is soliciting comments
concerning a proposed revision of the
information collection request (ICR)
titled, ‘‘Employment Information
Form.’’ 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.
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. 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
July 2, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Control Number 1235–
0021, 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. FLSA requirements apply to
employers of employees engaged in
interstate commerce or in the
production of goods for interstate
commerce and of employees in certain
enterprises, including employees of a
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public agency; however, the FLSA
contains exemptions that apply to
employees in certain types of
employment. See 29 U.S.C. 213, et al.
FLSA section 11(a) provides that the
Secretary of Labor may investigate and
gather data regarding the wages, hours,
or other conditions and practices of
employment in any industry subject to
the FLSA, and may enter and inspect
such places and such records (and make
such transcriptions thereof), question
such employees, and investigate such
facts, conditions, practices, or matters
deemed necessary or appropriate to
determine whether any person has
violated any provision of the FLSA. 29
U.S.C. 211(a).
Other Federal laws the WHD
administers provide similar authority.
These Acts include the: Walsh-Healey
Public Contracts Act (41 U.S.C. 38);
McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act
(41 U.S.C. 353(a)); Davis-Bacon Act (40
U.S.C. 3141 et seq., pursuant to
Reorganization Plan No. 14 of 1950, and
Related Acts); Consumer Credit
Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1676); Migrant
and Seasonal Agricultural Worker
Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 1862(a));
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (29
U.S.C. 2004(a)(3)); Family and Medical
Leave Act (29 U.S.C. 2616(a));
Immigration and Nationality Act H–2A
program (8 U.S.C. 1188(g)); the
Immigration and Nationality Act H–2B
program (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(14(B) and the
Immigration and Nationality Act H–1C
program (8 U.S.C. 1182(m)(2)(E)(ii)).
The regulatory provisions authorizing
the filing of complaints under these
laws and how the agency acts upon the
concerns can be found at 29 CFR 4.191,
5.6, 500.1(e), 501.1(c), 501.5, 801.7(a)(3),
825.401; 41 CFR 50–201.1202; and 20
CFR 655.1200(b).
WHD staff use Form WH–3 as a guide
for obtaining optional information from
complainants (e.g., current and former
employees, unions, and competitor
employers, self-reporting employers)
about alleged employer violations of the
labor standards provisions of the abovecited Acts. Complainants generally
provide the optional information
requested on the form to WHD staff over
the telephone or in-person. Where the
information provided does not support
a potential WHD enforcement action,
complainants are advised and referred
to the appropriate agency for further
assistance. When the WHD schedules a
complaint-based investigation, the
agency makes the completed Form WH–
3 part of the investigation case file. The
form is printed in both English and
Spanish.
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
uses this information to determine
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whether covered employers have
complied with various legal
requirements of the laws administered
by the Wage and Hour Division. The
WHD seeks a revision to this collection
associated with the new pilot self-audit
program titled: Payroll Audit
Independent Determination (PAID).
Under the PAID program, employers are
encouraged to conduct audits and, if
they discover minimum wage or
overtime violations, to self-report and
correct their mistakes. This ICR is being
submitted as a revision for approval for
the addition of the PAID pilot program.
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
revision of this information collection in
order to ensure effective administration
of the government contract programs.
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
Title: Information Collections:
Employment Information Form.
OMB Number: 1235–0021.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms,
State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Total Respondents: 35,677.
Total Annual Responses: 35,677.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
12,059.
Estimated Time per Response:
various.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operation/
maintenance): $5.
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Dated: April 26, 2018.
Melissa Smith,
Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation
and Interpretation.
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Science Board
The National Science Board, pursuant
to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614),
the National Science Foundation Act, as
amended, (42 U.S.C. 1862n–5), and the
Government in the Sunshine Act (5
U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice of a
revision to an announcement of
meetings for the transaction of National
Science Board business.
FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS
ANNOUNCEMENT: 83 FR 18351–53,
published on April 26, 2018.
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF
THE MEETINGS:
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Committee on Strategy (CS)
Open session: 9:10–9:30 a.m.
• Committee Chair’s Opening
Remarks
• Approval of Prior Minutes
• FY 2018 Appropriations and FY
2019 Budget Request Summary
• Committee Chair’s Reflections on
Past Board Term
Committee on Strategy (CS)
Closed session: 9:30–10:30 a.m.
• Committee Chair’s Opening
Remarks
• Approval of Prior Minutes
• FY 2018–FY 2019 Budget
Discussion
CHANGES IN THE MEETINGS:
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Committee on Strategy (CS)
Open session: 9:10–10:10 a.m.
• Committee Chair’s Opening
Remarks
• Approval of Prior Minutes
• Convergence Accelerators and Big
Ideas
• Committee Chair’s Reflections on
Past Board Term
Closed session: 10:10–10:30 a.m.
• Committee Chair’s Opening
Remarks
• Approval of Prior Minutes
• FY 2018 Appropriations
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Brad Gutierrez, bgutierr@nsf.gov, 703–
292–7000. Please refer to the National
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Wage and Hour Division
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Proposed Revision; Information Collections: Employment Information Form
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 revision of the information collection request
(ICR) titled, ``Employment Information Form.'' 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. 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 July 2, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Control Number 1235-
0021, by either one of the following methods: Email:
[email protected]; 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. FLSA requirements apply
to employers of employees engaged in interstate commerce or in the
production of goods for interstate commerce and of employees in certain
enterprises, including employees of a
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public agency; however, the FLSA contains exemptions that apply to
employees in certain types of employment. See 29 U.S.C. 213, et al.
FLSA section 11(a) provides that the Secretary of Labor may investigate
and gather data regarding the wages, hours, or other conditions and
practices of employment in any industry subject to the FLSA, and may
enter and inspect such places and such records (and make such
transcriptions thereof), question such employees, and investigate such
facts, conditions, practices, or matters deemed necessary or
appropriate to determine whether any person has violated any provision
of the FLSA. 29 U.S.C. 211(a).
Other Federal laws the WHD administers provide similar authority.
These Acts include the: Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act (41 U.S.C.
38); McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (41 U.S.C. 353(a)); Davis-
Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq., pursuant to Reorganization Plan No.
14 of 1950, and Related Acts); Consumer Credit Protection Act (15
U.S.C. 1676); Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
(29 U.S.C. 1862(a)); Employee Polygraph Protection Act (29 U.S.C.
2004(a)(3)); Family and Medical Leave Act (29 U.S.C. 2616(a));
Immigration and Nationality Act H-2A program (8 U.S.C. 1188(g)); the
Immigration and Nationality Act H-2B program (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(14(B)
and the Immigration and Nationality Act H-1C program (8 U.S.C.
1182(m)(2)(E)(ii)). The regulatory provisions authorizing the filing of
complaints under these laws and how the agency acts upon the concerns
can be found at 29 CFR 4.191, 5.6, 500.1(e), 501.1(c), 501.5,
801.7(a)(3), 825.401; 41 CFR 50-201.1202; and 20 CFR 655.1200(b).
WHD staff use Form WH-3 as a guide for obtaining optional
information from complainants (e.g., current and former employees,
unions, and competitor employers, self-reporting employers) about
alleged employer violations of the labor standards provisions of the
above-cited Acts. Complainants generally provide the optional
information requested on the form to WHD staff over the telephone or
in-person. Where the information provided does not support a potential
WHD enforcement action, complainants are advised and referred to the
appropriate agency for further assistance. When the WHD schedules a
complaint-based investigation, the agency makes the completed Form WH-3
part of the investigation case file. The form is printed in both
English and Spanish.
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) uses this information to determine
whether covered employers have complied with various legal requirements
of the laws administered by the Wage and Hour Division. The WHD seeks a
revision to this collection associated with the new pilot self-audit
program titled: Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID). Under
the PAID program, employers are encouraged to conduct audits and, if
they discover minimum wage or overtime violations, to self-report and
correct their mistakes. This ICR is being submitted as a revision for
approval for the addition of the PAID pilot program.
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 revision of this information collection in order to ensure
effective administration of the government contract programs.
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
Title: Information Collections: Employment Information Form.
OMB Number: 1235-0021.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit
institutions, Farms, State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Total Respondents: 35,677.
Total Annual Responses: 35,677.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 12,059.
Estimated Time per Response: various.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operation/maintenance): $5.
Dated: April 26, 2018.
Melissa Smith,
Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation and Interpretation.
[FR Doc. 2018-09301 Filed 5-1-18; 8:45 am]
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