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Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Slings Standard.
OMB Control Number: 1218–0223.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 2,256,276.
Number of Responses: 465,923.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
38,339.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $0.
IV. Public Participation—Submission of
Comments on this Notice and Internet
Access to Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments in
response to this document as follows:
(1) electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal; or (2) by
facsimile (fax), if your comments,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
All comments, attachments, and other
material must identify the agency name
and the OSHA docket number for the
ICR (OSHA–2011–0063). You may
supplement electronic submission by
uploading document files electronically.
Comments and submissions are
posted without change at https://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions commenters about submitting
personal information such as social
security numbers and dates of birth.
Although all submissions are listed in
the https://www.regulations.gov index,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download from this website. All
submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Information on using the https://
www.regulations.gov website to submit
comments and access the docket is
available at the website’s ‘‘User Tips’’
link.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office at
(202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889–5627)
for information about materials not
available from the website, and for
assistance in using the internet to locate
docket submissions.
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V. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, directed the
preparation of this notice. The authority
for this notice is the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506
et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order
No. 8–2020 (85 FR 58393).
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Signed at Washington, DC, on June 21,
2024.
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 Collections: Employment
Information Form
Wage and Hour Division,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(Department) is soliciting comments
concerning a proposed revision of the
information collection request (ICR)
titled ‘‘Employment Information Form.’’
This comment request is part of
continuing Departmental efforts to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden 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. 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
August 27, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Control Number 1235–
0021, 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. 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
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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:
Robert Waterman, 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 Department of
Labor’s (Department) Wage and Hour
Division WHD (WHD) is authorized to
administer and enforce a variety of laws
that establish the minimum standards
for wages and working conditions in the
United States. Collectively, these labor
standards cover most private, state, and
local government employment. These
labor laws range from some of the
earliest labor protections passed by
Congress to some of the most recent.
Although they differ in scope, all of the
statutes enforced by WHD are intended
to protect and to promote the welfare of
the nation’s workforce; to provide
opportunities for advancement; to
ensure fair compensation for work
performed; and to level the playing field
for responsible employers. The Fair
Labor Standards Act (FLSA) minimum
wage provisions and the government
contract prevailing wage laws provide a
floor for the payment of fair wages,
while the FLSA overtime provisions are
intended to broaden work opportunities
and promote employment. The Migrant
and Seasonal Agricultural Worker
Protection Act (MSPA) and the
immigration programs establish working
conditions intended to protect the
wages and the safety and health of
vulnerable workers; to ensure that the
local labor force is not displaced by
lower paid foreign or migrant labor; and
ensure employers that obey the law are
not disadvantaged. The McNamaraO’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA)
requires contractors and subcontractors
performing services on prime contracts
in excess of $2,500 to pay service
employees in various classes no less
than the wage rates and fringe benefits
found prevailing in the locality, or the
rates (including prospective increases)
contained in a predecessor contractor’s
collective bargaining agreement. The
Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA)
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require payment of prevailing wages on
federal funded or assisted construction
projects. The Family and Medical Leave
Act (FMLA) was enacted to help
workers balance family and work
responsibilities and help keep middle
class families in the middle class by
providing job protection, and the child
labor provisions of the FLSA ensure the
safe employment of young workers;
encourage their educational endeavors;
and provide a path to future
employment. The Department also
administers portions of the Consumer
Credit Protection Act, various Executive
Orders such as E.O. 13658, E.O. 14026,
and E.O. 14055.
In FY 2023, WHD concluded 955
investigations that found child labor
violations, a 14% increase from the
previous year. WHD found nearly 5,800
children employed in violation of the
law, an 88% increase since 2019, and
assessed more than $8 million in
penalties, an 83% increase from the
previous year. At the Wage and Hour
Division, safeguarding children at work
has always been our top priority. Wage
and Hour Division investigations found
a significant increase in children being
employed illegally and in 2023
launched a National Strategic
Enforcement Initiative on Child Labor to
put additional emphasis on addressing
this critical issue. As part of this
initiative, the Department has designed
a WHD contact form to better respond
to potential child labor issues and
potential complaints. This revision
proposes to implement the contact form
to better streamline Department
responsiveness to child labor issues.
This contact form will replace any
existing contact form on the WHD
website.
WHD has prepared a new landing
page, a general inquiry form as well as
a form specific to child labor. The
respondent will only submit one
response as if they click child labor on
the general inquiry form, the child labor
form will appear.
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the Department at the
address shown in the ADDRESSES section
within 60 days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register. To help
ensure appropriate consideration,
comments should reference OMB
Control Number 1235–0021.
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;
• 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
revision of this information collection to
ensure effective administration of the
laws administered by the WHD.
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
Title: Employment Information Form.
OMB Control Number: 1235–0021
Agency Numbers: WH–3.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, non-profits, individuals.
Total Respondents: 133,803.
Total Annual Responses: 133,803
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
26,802.
Estimated Time per Response: 20
minutes per complaint, 10 minutes per
Contact US submission.
Frequency: On occasion.
Dated: June 21, 2024.
Daniel Navarrete,
Acting Director, Division of Regulations,
Legislation, and Interpretation.
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET
Notice of Listening Sessions:
Broadening Public Participation and
Community Engagement in the
Regulatory Process
Office of Management and
Budget, Executive Office of the
President.
ACTION: Notice of listening sessions.
AGENCY:
On July 19, 2023, the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA) in the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) issued a Memorandum,
Broadening Public Participation and
Community Engagement in the
Regulatory Process, providing guidance
to agencies on how to promote equitable
and meaningful participation by a range
of interested and affected parties,
including members of underserved
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communities, during the regulatory
process. The Memorandum also
established guidance for agencies to
implement the Executive Order on
Modernizing Regulatory Review’s call
for proactive engagement to inform the
development of regulatory actions and
plans, with a focus on early engagement
in agency priority-setting. In developing
the Memorandum, OIRA drew on
extensive engagement with the public,
including four listening sessions and
two public comment periods. In the
Memorandum, OIRA anticipated
organizing a follow-up listening session
approximately twelve months from its
issuance, to hear from members of the
public about implementation of this
guidance and opportunities for
improvement. OIRA will hold three
listening sessions to receive public
input on the public’s experience
engaging with agency’s rulemaking
processes since the Memorandum’s
release.
The listening sessions will be
held on July 10, 2024, at 3 to 4 p.m.,
Eastern Time, and July 17, 2024, at 1 to
1:30 p.m., Eastern Time. Members of the
public who cannot attend the listening
sessions and wish to submit written
comments should do so by sending
comments to publicparticipation@
omb.eop.gov before July 17, 2024.
ADDRESSES:
Listening Sessions: Information to
access the virtual listening sessions will
be provided upon registration. Members
of the public may register by sending an
email to publicparticipation@
omb.eop.gov, noting the session they
would like to attend.
Written Comments: In an effort to
improve accessibility, OMB is offering
multiple options to provide feedback.
Responses can be submitted via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal (https://
www.regulations.gov/). Alternatively,
public comments can be submitted via
email at publicparticipation@
omb.eop.gov.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please email the Office of Management
and Budget at publicparticipation@
omb.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Public involvement in the
development of regulations can lead to
more effective and equitable regulations,
greater trust in government and
democratic accountability, and
increased public understanding of the
regulatory process.
Recognizing the importance of public
participation, Executive Order 14094 of
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Wage and Hour Division
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Information Collections: Employment Information Form
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 revision of the information collection request
(ICR) titled ``Employment Information Form.'' This comment request is
part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden 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. 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 August 27, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Control Number 1235-
0021, 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.
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: Robert Waterman, 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 Department of Labor's (Department) Wage and Hour
Division WHD (WHD) is authorized to administer and enforce a variety of
laws that establish the minimum standards for wages and working
conditions in the United States. Collectively, these labor standards
cover most private, state, and local government employment. These labor
laws range from some of the earliest labor protections passed by
Congress to some of the most recent. Although they differ in scope, all
of the statutes enforced by WHD are intended to protect and to promote
the welfare of the nation's workforce; to provide opportunities for
advancement; to ensure fair compensation for work performed; and to
level the playing field for responsible employers. The Fair Labor
Standards Act (FLSA) minimum wage provisions and the government
contract prevailing wage laws provide a floor for the payment of fair
wages, while the FLSA overtime provisions are intended to broaden work
opportunities and promote employment. The Migrant and Seasonal
Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) and the immigration programs
establish working conditions intended to protect the wages and the
safety and health of vulnerable workers; to ensure that the local labor
force is not displaced by lower paid foreign or migrant labor; and
ensure employers that obey the law are not disadvantaged. The McNamara-
O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) requires contractors and
subcontractors performing services on prime contracts in excess of
$2,500 to pay service employees in various classes no less than the
wage rates and fringe benefits found prevailing in the locality, or the
rates (including prospective increases) contained in a predecessor
contractor's collective bargaining agreement. The Davis-Bacon and
Related Acts (DBRA)
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require payment of prevailing wages on federal funded or assisted
construction projects. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was
enacted to help workers balance family and work responsibilities and
help keep middle class families in the middle class by providing job
protection, and the child labor provisions of the FLSA ensure the safe
employment of young workers; encourage their educational endeavors; and
provide a path to future employment. The Department also administers
portions of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, various Executive
Orders such as E.O. 13658, E.O. 14026, and E.O. 14055.
In FY 2023, WHD concluded 955 investigations that found child labor
violations, a 14% increase from the previous year. WHD found nearly
5,800 children employed in violation of the law, an 88% increase since
2019, and assessed more than $8 million in penalties, an 83% increase
from the previous year. At the Wage and Hour Division, safeguarding
children at work has always been our top priority. Wage and Hour
Division investigations found a significant increase in children being
employed illegally and in 2023 launched a National Strategic
Enforcement Initiative on Child Labor to put additional emphasis on
addressing this critical issue. As part of this initiative, the
Department has designed a WHD contact form to better respond to
potential child labor issues and potential complaints. This revision
proposes to implement the contact form to better streamline Department
responsiveness to child labor issues. This contact form will replace
any existing contact form on the WHD website.
WHD has prepared a new landing page, a general inquiry form as well
as a form specific to child labor. The respondent will only submit one
response as if they click child labor on the general inquiry form, the
child labor form will appear.
Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the
Department at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section within 60 days
of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. To help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number
1235-0021.
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;
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 of Labor seeks an approval for
the revision of this information collection to ensure effective
administration of the laws administered by the WHD.
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
Title: Employment Information Form.
OMB Control Number: 1235-0021
Agency Numbers: WH-3.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, non-profits,
individuals.
Total Respondents: 133,803.
Total Annual Responses: 133,803
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 26,802.
Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes per complaint, 10 minutes
per Contact US submission.
Frequency: On occasion.
Dated: June 21, 2024.
Daniel Navarrete,
Acting Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation, and
Interpretation.
[FR Doc. 2024-14158 Filed 6-26-24; 8:45 am]
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