[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 19, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 11226-11227] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-6486] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment Standards Administration Proposed Collection; Comment Request ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Employment Standards Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension collection of the Application for a Certificate to Employ Learners at Subminimum Wages. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section of this notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the addressee section below on or before May 21, 1996. 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; [[Page 11227]] * 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. ADDRESSES: Ms. Patricia A. Forkel, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 219-7601 (this is not a toll-free number), fax 202-219-6592. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provides, in part, that the Secretary of labor, to the extent possible in order to prevent curtailment of opportunities for employment, shall provide for the employment of learners at subminimum wage rates. The Act also authorizes the Secretary to set limitations on such employment as to time, number, proportion and length of service. The Application for a Certificate to Employ Learners at Subminimum Wages (Form WH-209) is the application form completed by the employer in order to obtain such authorization for up to one year. II. Current Actions The Department of labor seeks the extension of approval to collect this information in order to provide the basis for granting certification for an employer to employ learners at subminimum wage rate under the FLSA. Type of Review: Extension. Agency: Employment Standards Administration. Title: Application for a Certificate to Employ Learners at Subminimum Wages. OMB Number: 1215-0012. Agency Number: WH-209. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Individuals or households; Not-for-Profit Institutions; Farms; State, Local or Tribal Government. Total Respondents: 2 Frequency: Annually. Total Responses: 2. Average Time per Response: 30 minutes. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.64. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection request; they will also become a matter of public record. Dated: March 12, 1996. Cecily A. Rayburn, Director, Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and Planning, Employment Standards Administration. [FR Doc. 96-6486 Filed 3-18-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-27-M