[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 67 (Monday, April 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20948-20949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08050]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Extension of Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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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 (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.
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 of
Labor Organization and Auxiliary Reports. A copy of the proposed
information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office
listed below in the addresses section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before June 7, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Andrew R. Davis, Chief of the Division of Interpretations
and Standards, Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-5609, Washington, DC 20210,
olms-
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[email protected], (202) 693-0123 (this is not a toll-free number), (800)
877-8339 (TTY/TDD).
Please use only one method of transmission (mail or Email) to
submit comments or to request a copy of this information collection and
its supporting documentation; including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total
burden.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Congress enacted the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act
of 1959, as amended (LMRDA), to provide for the disclosure of
information on the financial transactions and administrative practices
of labor organizations. The statute also provides, under certain
circumstances, for reporting by labor organization officers and
employees, employers, labor relations consultants, and surety
companies. Section 208 of the LMRDA authorizes the Secretary to issue
rules and regulations prescribing the form of the required reports. The
reporting provisions were devised to implement a basic tenet of the
LMRDA: the guarantee of democratic procedures and safeguards within
labor organizations that are designed to protect the basic rights of
union members. Section 205 of the LMRDA provides that the reports are
public information.
II. Review Focus
The Department 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;
* 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;
* Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
* 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 extension of the current approval to collect
this information. An extension is necessary because the LMRDA
explicitly requires the reporting and establishes the frequency of the
required filings. The information collected by OLMS is used by union
members to help self-govern their unions, by workers making decisions
regarding their collective bargaining rights, by the general public,
and as research material for both outside researchers and within the
Department. The information is also used to assist the Department and
other government agencies in detecting improper practices on the part
of labor organizations, their officers and/or representatives, and is
used by Congress in oversight and legislative functions.
The total burden for the Labor Organization and Auxiliary Reports
information collection is summarized as follows:
Type of Review: Extension.
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,
farms, not-for-profit institutions, and individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 31,499.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 4,582,111.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval of the information collection request; they will also
become a matter of public record. The Department notes that it has a
pending rulemaking concerning two of the reports included in the Labor
Organization and Auxiliary Reports information collection: the Form LM-
10 Employer Report and the Form LM-20 Agreement and Activities Report
filed by labor relations consultants. See 76 FR 37292. The Department
received comments on those estimates during the rulemaking, and it will
respond to such comments in any final rule issued, as well as in any
separate request for amendment to the information collection submitted
to OMB in the context of that rulemaking.
Dated: April 2, 2013.
Andrew R. Davis,
Chief of the Division of Interpretations and Standards, Office of
Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor.
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