Department of Labor November 16, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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.

This notice announces an opportunity for partnerships and the re-opening of the DOL Partnerships for Compliance Assistance Program (PCAP). The primary goal of these partnerships is to better inform businesses and workers, through nonprofit third-party membership organizations, of the compliance assistance tools and resources the Department has available to help them comply with its laws and regulations. Letters of interest from nonprofit third-party membership organizations should contain information identifying the organization, including Web site URL and promotional literature describing their mission/purpose statement and constituent information; ideas on how a DOL partnership benefits the organization's constituents, members or stakeholders; and a contact person's name, title, address and telephone number. Letters of interest in PCAP should also identify the documents in the submission that should be kept confidential (e.g., due to copyright concerns).