Expanding Employment, Training, and Apprenticeship Opportunities for 16- and 17-Year-Olds in Health Care Occupations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Comment Extension Period, 57386 [2018-24945]

Agencies

• Wage and Hour Division
• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 57386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24945]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Wage and Hour Division

29 CFR Part 570

RIN 1235-AA22


Expanding Employment, Training, and Apprenticeship Opportunities 
for 16- and 17-Year-Olds in Health Care Occupations Under the Fair 
Labor Standards Act, Comment Extension Period

AGENCY: Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document extends the period for submitting written 
comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) entitled 
``Expanding Employment, Training, and Apprenticeship Opportunities for 
16- and 17-Year-Olds in Health Care Occupations Under the Fair Labor 
Standards Act.'' The comment period now ends on December 11, 2018. The 
Department of Labor (Department) is taking this action to provide 
interested parties additional time to submit comments in response to a 
request for extension, as some supporting documents for the proposal 
may not have been originally fully visible in the docket.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published September 27, 
2018, at 83 FR 48737, is extended. Comments should be received on or 
before December 11, 2018.

ADDRESSES: To facilitate the receipt and processing of written comments 
on this NPRM, the Department encourages interested persons to submit 
their comments electronically. You may submit comments, identified by 
Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 1235-AA22, by either of the 
following methods:
    Electronic Comments: Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments on the Federal eRulemaking Portal https://www.regulations.gov.
    Mail: Address written submissions to Melissa Smith, Director of the 
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.
    Instructions: This NPRM is available through the Federal Register 
and the https://www.regulations.gov website. You may also access this 
document via the Wage and Hour Division's (WHD) website at https://www.dol.gov/whd/. All comment submissions must include the agency name 
and Regulatory Information Number (RIN 1235-AA22) for this NPRM. 
Response to this NPRM is voluntary. The Department requests that no 
business proprietary information, copyrighted information, or 
personally identifiable information be submitted in response to this 
NPRM. Submit only one copy of your comment by only one method (e.g., 
persons submitting comments electronically are encouraged not to submit 
paper copies). Please be advised that comments received will become a 
matter of public record and will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. All 
comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. on the date indicated for 
consideration in this NPRM; comments received after the comment period 
closes will not be considered. Commenters should transmit comments 
early to ensure timely receipt prior to the close of the comment 
period. Electronic submission via https://www.regulations.gov enables 
prompt receipt of comments submitted as DOL continues to experience 
delays in the receipt of mail in our area. For access to the docket to 
read background documents or comments, go to the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Smith, Director of the 
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 NPRM may be obtained in alternative 
formats (Large Print, Braille, Audio Tape or Disc), upon request, by 
calling (202) 693-0675 (this is not a toll-free number). TTY/TDD 
callers may dial toll-free 1 (877) 889-5627 to obtain information or 
request materials in alternative formats.
    Questions of interpretation and/or enforcement of the agency's 
regulations may be directed to the nearest WHD district office. Locate 
the nearest office by calling the WHD's toll-free help line at (866) 
4US-WAGE ((866) 487-9243) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. in your local time 
zone, or log onto WHD's website at https://www.dol.gov/whd/america2.htm 
for a nationwide listing of WHD district and area offices.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    On September 27, 2018, the Department published an NPRM and request 
for comments in the Federal Register (83 FR 48737), proposing to revise 
Hazardous Order Number 7 under the FLSA to allow for 16- or 17-year-
olds to operate power-driven patient lifts. The NPRM also requested 
public comments on the NPRM on or before November 26, 2018. Not all 
supporting documents in the public docket may have been originally 
fully visible. That issue has now been addressed, however, and the 
documents are fully publicly viewable. In light of the above, and out 
of an abundance of caution, the Department has extended the period for 
submitting public comment to December 11, 2018.

Bryan L. Jarrett,
Acting Administrator, Wage and Hour Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-24945 Filed 11-14-18; 8:45 am]
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