Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Information Collection-Housing Occupancy Certificates Under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, 12700-12701 [2023-04058]
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2023.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Wage and Hour Division
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Information Collection—Housing
Occupancy Certificates Under the
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural
Worker Protection Act
Wage and Hour Division,
Department of Labor.
AGENCY:
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information 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. Currently, the
Wage and Hour Division is soliciting
comments concerning its proposal to
extend Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval of the
Information Collection: Housing
Occupancy Certificate under the
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural
Worker Protection Act. 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 OMB Control Number
1235–0006 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
SUMMARY:
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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 OMB
approval of the information collection
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Waterman, Division of
Regulations, Legislation, and
Interpretation, Wage and Hour, 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 (Department) administers the
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural
Worker Protection Act (MSPA), 29
U.S.C. 1801 et seq. MSPA protects
migrant and seasonal agricultural
workers by establishing employment
standards related to wages, housing,
transportation, disclosures, and
recordkeeping. MSPA also requires farm
labor contractors and farm labor
contractor employees to register with
the Department and to obtain special
authorization before housing workers,
using a vehicle to transport workers, or
driving such vehicles. MSPA requires
any person who owns or controls any
facility or real property that is used to
house migrant agricultural workers to
post a copy of the certificate of
occupancy at the site of the facility or
real property. The certificate attests that
a state, local, or federal agency
conducted a housing safety and health
inspection and verified that the facility
or real property meets the applicable
safety and health standards. Migrant
agricultural workers may not be housed
at any facility or real property without
such certificate of occupancy. The
original certificate must be retained by
the person who owns or controls the
facility or real property for 3 years and
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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.
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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:
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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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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Wage and Hour Division
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Information Collection--Housing Occupancy Certificates Under the
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
AGENCY: Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information 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. Currently, the Wage and Hour Division is soliciting
comments concerning its proposal to extend Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval of the Information Collection: Housing Occupancy
Certificate under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker
Protection Act. 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 OMB Control Number
1235-0006 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 OMB approval of the information collection request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Waterman, Division of
Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation, Wage and Hour, 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 (Department) administers the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural
Worker Protection Act (MSPA), 29 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. MSPA protects
migrant and seasonal agricultural workers by establishing employment
standards related to wages, housing, transportation, disclosures, and
recordkeeping. MSPA also requires farm labor contractors and farm labor
contractor employees to register with the Department and to obtain
special authorization before housing workers, using a vehicle to
transport workers, or driving such vehicles. MSPA requires any person
who owns or controls any facility or real property that is used to
house migrant agricultural workers to post a copy of the certificate of
occupancy at the site of the facility or real property. The certificate
attests that a state, local, or federal agency conducted a housing
safety and health inspection and verified that the facility or real
property meets the applicable safety and health standards. Migrant
agricultural workers may not be housed at any facility or real property
without such certificate of occupancy. The original certificate must be
retained by the person who owns or controls the facility or real
property for 3 years and
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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 for-profit, 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.
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