Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Information Collections: Employee Polygraph Protection Act, 12701-12702 [2023-04057]

Download as PDF ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 39 / Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / Notices made available for inspection upon the Department’s request. The Department makes optional form WH–520 available for these purposes. Form WH–520 is both an information gathering form and a certificate of occupancy that WHD issues when it is the federal agency conducting the safety and health inspection. II. Review Focus: The Department 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; • 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 seeks an approval for the extension of this information collection that requires any person owning or controlling any facility or real property to be occupied by migrant agricultural workers to obtain a certificate of occupancy. Type of Review: Extension. Agency: Wage and Hour Division. Title: Housing Occupancy Certificate—Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act. OMB Number: 1235–0006. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms. Total Respondents: 10. Total Annual Responses: 10. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 0.67 hours. Estimated Time per Response: 3–4 minutes. Frequency: Annual. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. Total Burden Costs (operation/ maintenance): $28.41. Dated: February 21, 2023. Amy DeBisschop, Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation. [FR Doc. 2023–04058 Filed 2–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:37 Feb 27, 2023 Jkt 259001 approval of the information collection request. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Wage and Hour Division FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Information Collections: Employee Polygraph Protection Act Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Department of Labor (Department) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension of the information collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Employee Polygraph Protection 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. The Department proposes to extend its information collection without change to existing requirements. 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 May 1, 2023. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Control Number 1235– 0005 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) SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12701 Amy DeBisschop, 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). Alternative formats are available upon request by calling 1– 866–487–9243. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7–1–1 to access telecommunications relay services. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) administers the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (EPPA), 29 U.S.C. 2001 et seq. The EPPA prohibits most private employers from using any lie detector tests either for pre-employment screening or during employment. The Act contains an exemption applicable to federal, state, and local government employers. The EPPA also contains several limited exemptions authorizing polygraph tests under certain conditions, including testing (1) by the federal government of experts, consultants, or employees of Federal contractors engaged in national security intelligence or counterintelligence functions; (2) of employees the employer reasonably suspects of involvement in a workplace incident resulting in economic loss or injury to the employer’s business; (3) of some prospective employees of private armored cars, security alarm and security guard firms; and (4) of some current and prospective employees of certain firms authorized to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances. WHD may assess civil money penalties against employers who violate any EPPA provision. This amount increases annually due to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. 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; E:\FR\FM\28FEN1.SGM 28FEN1 12702 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 39 / Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / Notices • 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; or • 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 of this information collection that requires employers to make, maintain, and preserve records in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements. Type of Review: Extension. Agency: Wage and Hour Division. Title: Employee Polygraph Protection Act. OMB Control Number: 1235–0005. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions. Total Respondents: 164,000. Total Annual Responses: 757,400. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 68,779. Estimated Time per Response: 30–45 minutes. Frequency: On occasion. Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): $0. Total Burden Costs (Operation/ Maintenance): $0. Dated: February 21, 2023. Amy DeBisschop, Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation. [FR Doc. 2023–04057 Filed 2–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–27–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2022–0137] Information Collection: Access Authorization Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of submission to the Office of Management and Budget; request for comment. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted a request for renewal of an existing collection of information to the SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:37 Feb 27, 2023 Jkt 259001 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, ‘‘Access Authorization.’’ Submit comments by March 30, 2023. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under Review— Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cullison, NRC Clearance Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–2084; email: Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2022– 0137 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publicly available information related to this action by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2022–0137. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– 415–4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. A copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing ADAMS Accession No. ML23047A408. The supporting statement and burden spreadsheet are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML23011A288 and ML22200A113. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents, by appointment, at the NRC’s PDR, Room P1 B35, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415– 4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. • NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by contacting the NRC’s Clearance Officer, David C. Cullison, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–2084; email: Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov. B. Submitting Comments Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under Review— Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information in comment submissions that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. All comment submissions are posted at https:// www.regulations.gov and entered into ADAMS. Comment submissions are not routinely edited to remove identifying or contact information. If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the OMB, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should state that comment submissions are not routinely edited to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS. II. Background Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the NRC recently submitted a request for renewal of an existing collection of information to OMB for review entitled, ‘‘Access Authorization.’’ The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The NRC published a Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period on this information collection on August 31, 2022, 87 FR 53511. E:\FR\FM\28FEN1.SGM 28FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12701-12702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04057]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Wage and Hour Division


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Information Collections: Employee Polygraph Protection Act

AGENCY: Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department) is soliciting comments 
concerning a proposed extension of the information collection request 
(ICR) titled, ``Employee Polygraph Protection 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. The Department proposes to extend its information collection 
without change to existing requirements. 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 May 1, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Control Number 1235-
0005 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: Amy DeBisschop, 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). Alternative formats are available upon request by calling 
1-866-487-9243. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech 
disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay 
services.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) 
administers the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (EPPA), 29 
U.S.C. 2001 et seq. The EPPA prohibits most private employers from 
using any lie detector tests either for pre-employment screening or 
during employment. The Act contains an exemption applicable to federal, 
state, and local government employers. The EPPA also contains several 
limited exemptions authorizing polygraph tests under certain 
conditions, including testing (1) by the federal government of experts, 
consultants, or employees of Federal contractors engaged in national 
security intelligence or counterintelligence functions; (2) of 
employees the employer reasonably suspects of involvement in a 
workplace incident resulting in economic loss or injury to the 
employer's business; (3) of some prospective employees of private 
armored cars, security alarm and security guard firms; and (4) of some 
current and prospective employees of certain firms authorized to 
manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances. WHD may 
assess civil money penalties against employers who violate any EPPA 
provision. This amount increases annually due to the Federal Civil 
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.

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;

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     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; or
     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 of this 
information collection that requires employers to make, maintain, and 
preserve records in accordance with statutory and regulatory 
requirements.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
    Title: Employee Polygraph Protection Act.
    OMB Control Number: 1235-0005.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Total Respondents: 164,000.
    Total Annual Responses: 757,400.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 68,779.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30-45 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): $0.
    Total Burden Costs (Operation/Maintenance): $0.

    Dated: February 21, 2023.
Amy DeBisschop,
Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation.
[FR Doc. 2023-04057 Filed 2-27-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-27-P
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