Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Labor Organization and Auxiliary Reports, 24037 [2020-09178]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 84 (Thursday, April 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 24037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09178]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Labor Organization and Auxiliary Reports

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Office of 
Labor-Management Standards (OLMS)-sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before June 1, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely 
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and 
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony May by telephone at 202-693-
4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Labor-Management 
Standards (OLMS) of the Department of Labor (Department) is soliciting 
comments concerning the proposed extension of the collection of 
information requirements implementing the Labor Management Reporting 
and Disclosure Act of 1959, as amended (LMRDA). In particular, the 
Department seeks to revise the existing ICR in order to ensure a fully 
comprehensive estimate of such burden associated with the LMRDA, by 
including the recordkeeping burden associated with union officer 
elections. See 29 U.S.C. 481. Under 29 U.S.C. 481, election officials 
designated in the constitution and bylaws or the secretary, if no other 
official is designated, shall preserve for one year the ballots and all 
other records pertaining to a labor organization's election of 
officers. Additionally, the revision is necessary in order to 
incorporate the reporting burden associated with the voluntary 
submission of collective bargaining agreements to OLMS pursuant to 
Labor Management Relations Act section 211(a) and Secretary's Order 4-
2007. Finally, the revision is necessary due to electronic filing 
changes associated with the Forms LM-1, LM-3, LM-4, LM-10, LM-20, and 
LM-21. The Department proposes to remove the continuing hardship 
exemption for Form LM-3 and LM-4 filers, and also seeks to make 
mandatory electronic filing for labor organizations that file the Form 
LM-1, labor relations consultants that file the Form LM-20 and Form LM-
21, and employers that file the Form LM-10. For additional substantive 
information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the 
Federal Register on December 23, 2019 (84 FR 70567).
    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 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 
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
    DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
    Agency: DOL-OLMS.
    Title of Collection: Labor Organization and Auxiliary Reports.
    OMB Control Number: 1245-0003.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits, 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 37,367.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 37,367.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 4,818,977 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

    Dated: April 24, 2020.
Anthony May,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
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