[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37412-37414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18429]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
July 7, 1998.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public
information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of
each individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be
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obtained by calling the Department of Labor, Departmental Clearance
Officer, Todd R. Owen ((202) 219-5096 ext. 143) or by E-Mail to Owen-
T[email protected].
Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM, ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA,
PWBA, or VETS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington,
DC 20503 ((202) 395-7316), within 30 days from the date of this
publication in the Federal Register.
The OMB 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 submission of responses.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: 29 CFR Part 575--Waiver of Child Labor Provisions for
Agricultural Employment of 10 and 11 Year Old Minors in Hand Harvesting
of Short Season Crops.
OMB Number: 1215-0120 (Extension).
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Farms; Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Total Responses: 1.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 4 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 4 hours.
Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): 0.
Description: Agricultural employers must supply certain information
to the Department of Labor when applying for a waiver of the child
labor provisions to employ 10 and 11 year old minors in hand harvesting
of short season crops. Employers granted waivers are required to
maintain certain records.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Application for Federal Certification of Age.
OMB Number: 1215-0083 (Extension).
Agency Number: WH-14.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; State, Local, or
Tribal Government; individuals or households; not-for-profit
institution; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 50.
Total Responses: 50.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 9 hours.
Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
Totla annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $17.50.
Description: The Fair Labor Standards Act provides, in part, that
an employer may protect against unwitting employment of ``oppressive
child labor'' by having on file a certificate issued pursuant to
Department of Labor regulations certifying that the named person meets
the FLSA minimum age requirements for employment. The Application for
Federal Certificate of Age (WH-14) is the form used by the employer to
obtain the certificate.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Operator Controversion (CM-970), Operator Response (CM-
970a).
OMB Number: 1215-0058 (Extension).
Frequency: On occasion.
Afjfected Public: Business or other for-profit; State, Local, or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 4,000.
Total Responses: 8,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 2,000.
Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $2,800.
Description: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
administers the Black Lung Benefits Act. Under 30 U.S.C. 901 et. seq.,
20 CFR 725.412, and 20 CFR 725.413, a coal mine operator who has been
identified as potentially liable for payment of black lung benefits
must be notified of this initial finding. The CM-970, Operator
Controversion, gives the operator the opportunity to controvert the
liability, the applicant's eligibility, and other issues. The
regulations require the coal mine operator to be identified and
notified of potential liability as early in the adjudication process as
possible. The CM-970a gives the coal mine operator the opportunity to
agree or disagree with the identification.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Forms for Agricultural Recruitment System of Services to
Migratory Workers and their Employers Application for Alien Employment
Certification.
OMB Number: 1205-0134 (Extension).
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 52.
Total Responses: 11,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hour for ETA Form 790; 30 minutes
for ETA Forms 795, 785, and 785A.
Total Burden Hours: 6,500.
Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): 0.
Description: State Employment Security Agencies use forms in
servicing agricultural employers to insure their labor needs for
domestic migratory agricultural workers are met; in servicing domestic
agricultural workers to assist them in locating jobs expeditiously and
orderly; and to insure exposure of employment opportunities to domestic
agricultural workers before certification for employment of foreign
workers.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Handbook Program
Operating Forms.
OMB Number: 1205-0051 (Reinstatement with change)
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
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Average
time per
Form No. Respondents Frequency response
(minutes)
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ETA 90-2......................................... 50 6 reports.......................... 15
Initial Application.............................. 11,000 Once............................... 20
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Supplemental Form................................ 3,800 Once............................... 15
Weekly Form...................................... 11,000 6 times............................ 50
Notice of Overpayment............................ 235 Once............................... 30
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Total Burden Hours: 10,308 hours.
Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): 0.
Description: Unemployment compensation claims, financial management
and data on disaster unemployment assistance (DUA) activity are needed
for timely program evaluation necessary for competent administration of
Section 410 and 423 of the Act.
Workload items are also used with fiscal reports to estimate the
cost of administering the Act.
Todd R. Owen,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-18429 Filed 7-9-98; 8:45 am]
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