Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Employment Information Form, 51179-51180 [2019-20350]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 188 / Friday, September 27, 2019 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Records To Be Kept by Employers—Fair Labor Standards Act Notice of availability; request for comments. ACTION: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Records to be Kept by Employers—Fair Labor Standards Act,’’ to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public comments on the ICR are invited. DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives on or before October 28, 2019. ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge from the RegInfo.gov website at https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAView ICR?ref_nbr=201907-1235-001 (this link will only become active on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting Frederick Licari by telephone at 202–693–8073, TTY 202– 693–8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to DOL_ PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Submit comments about this request by mail to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–WHD, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202–395–5806 (this is not a toll-free number); or by email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters are encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; or by email: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frederick Licari by telephone at 202– 693–8073, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Labor is updating and jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:29 Sep 26, 2019 Jkt 247001 revising the regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act implementing the exemptions from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees. The Department is submitting to OMB for approval a revision to this ICR, ‘‘Records to be Kept by Employers—Fair Labor Standards Act,’’ incorporating certain recordkeeping provisions in the associated final rule, ‘‘Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees,’’ RIN 1235–AA20. OMB asked the Department to resubmit the information collection request upon promulgation of the final rule and after considering public comments on the proposed rule. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal and the current approval for this collection is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2019. The DOL seeks to extend PRA authorization for the current information collection for three (3) more years and incorporate a revision to the burden requirements stemming from the Final Rule. 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 the OMB, under the PRA, approves it 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 1235– 0018. New requirements would only take effect upon OMB approval of the ICR and publication of the final rule. Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section within thirty-(30) days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1235–0018. 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. PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 51179 • 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 submission of responses. Agency: DOL–WHD. Title of Collection: Records to be Kept by Employers—Fair Labor Standards Act. OMB Control Number: 1235–0018. Affected Public: Private sector businesses or other for-profits, farms, not-for-profit institutions, state, local and tribal governments, and individuals or households. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,621,961. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 46,959,856. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 3,625,986 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). Dated: September 16, 2019. Frederick Licari, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2019–20354 Filed 9–26–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–27–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Employment Information Form Notice of availability; request for comments. ACTION: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Employment Information Form,’’ to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public comments on the ICR are invited. DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives on or before October 28, 2019. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\27SEN1.SGM 27SEN1 51180 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 188 / Friday, September 27, 2019 / Notices A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge from the RegInfo.gov website at https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAView ICR?ref_nbr=201905-1235-001 (this link will only become active on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting Frederick Licari by telephone at 202–693–8073, TTY 202– 693–8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to DOL_ PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Submit comments about this request by mail to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–WHD, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202–395–5806 (this is not a toll-free number); or by email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters are encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; or by email: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frederick Licari by telephone at 202– 693–8073, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Labor is updating and revising the regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) implementing the exemptions from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees. The Department uses the Employment Information Form to obtain information from complainants regarding FLSA violations; the ICR covers complaints alleging violations of various labor standards that the agency administers and enforces, and will incorporate the provisions in the final rule, ‘‘Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees,’’ RIN 1235–AA20, applicable to complaints. OMB asked the Department to resubmit the information collection request upon promulgation of the associated final rule and after considering public comments on the proposed rule. Additionally, this ICR seeks approval for a revision related jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:03 Sep 26, 2019 Jkt 247001 to the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. OMB authorization cannot be for more than three (3) years and the current approval for this collection is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2019. The DOL seeks to extend PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years, with change to the existing requirements stemming from the PAID program and a revision to the burden requirements stemming from the Final Rule and PAID program. 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 the OMB, under the PRA, approves it 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 1235– 0021. New requirements would only take effect upon OMB approval of the ICR and publication of the final rule. Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section within thirty-(30) days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1235–0021. 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, 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–WHD. PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Title of Collection: Employment Information Form. OMB Control Number: 1235–0021. Affected Public: Private sector businesses or other for-profits, not-forprofit institutions. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 36,278. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 36,278. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 12,155 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). Dated: September 16, 2019. Frederick Licari, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2019–20350 Filed 9–26–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–27–P MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION [MCC FR 19–06] Report on Countries That Are Candidates for Millennium Challenge Account Eligibility in Fiscal Year 2020 and Countries That Would Be Candidates But for Legal Prohibitions Millennium Challenge Corporation. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Section 608(a) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 requires the Millennium Challenge Corporation to publish a report that identifies countries that are ‘‘candidate countries’’ for Millennium Challenge Account assistance during FY 2020. The report is set forth in full below. SUMMARY: Dated: September 23, 2019. Brian Finkelstein, Acting General Counsel. Report on Countries that are Candidates for Millennium Challenge Compact Eligibility for Fiscal Year 2020 and Countries that would be Candidates but for Legal Prohibitions Summary This report to Congress is provided in accordance with section 608(a) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 7701, 7707(a) (the Act). The Act authorizes the provision of assistance for global development through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) for countries that enter into a Millennium Challenge Compact with the United States to support policies and programs that advance the progress of such countries E:\FR\FM\27SEN1.SGM 27SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51179-51180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20350]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Employment Information Form

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Wage and Hour 
Division (WHD) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, 
``Employment Information Form,'' to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before October 28, 2019.

[[Page 51180]]


ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov website at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201905-1235-001 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (these 
are not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to 
[email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-WHD, 
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance 
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-
693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or 
sending an email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Labor is updating and 
revising the regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act 
(FLSA) implementing the exemptions from minimum wage and overtime pay 
requirements for executive, administrative, professional, outside 
sales, and computer employees. The Department uses the Employment 
Information Form to obtain information from complainants regarding FLSA 
violations; the ICR covers complaints alleging violations of various 
labor standards that the agency administers and enforces, and will 
incorporate the provisions in the final rule, ``Defining and Delimiting 
the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside 
Sales and Computer Employees,'' RIN 1235-AA20, applicable to 
complaints. OMB asked the Department to resubmit the information 
collection request upon promulgation of the associated final rule and 
after considering public comments on the proposed rule. Additionally, 
this ICR seeks approval for a revision related to the Payroll Audit 
Independent Determination (PAID) program.
    OMB authorization cannot be for more than three (3) years and the 
current approval for this collection is scheduled to expire on December 
31, 2019. The DOL seeks to extend PRA authorization for this 
information collection for three (3) more years, with change to the 
existing requirements stemming from the PAID program and a revision to 
the burden requirements stemming from the Final Rule and PAID program.
    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 the OMB, under the PRA, approves it 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 1235-0021. New requirements would only take effect 
upon OMB approval of the ICR and publication of the final rule.
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within thirty-(30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1235-0021. 
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, 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-WHD.
    Title of Collection: Employment Information Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1235-0021.
    Affected Public: Private sector businesses or other for-profits, 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 36,278.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 36,278.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 12,155 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

    Dated: September 16, 2019.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-20350 Filed 9-26-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4510-27-P

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