[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8862-8863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4468]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed 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 Employment Standards Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed extension of three information
collections. Two information collections are conducted by the Office of
Workers' Compensation Programs, and one is conducted by the Wage and
Hour Division. The collections are: (1) Report of Changes That May
Affect Your Black Lung Benefits, CM-929; (2) Rehabilitation Plan and
Award, OWCP-16; and (3) Application for Authority to Employ Full-Time
Students at Subminimum Wages in Retail or Service Establishments or
Agriculture, WH-200 MIS. A copy of the proposed information collection
requests 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 April 26, 1999. 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;
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.
ADDRESSEES: Contact Ms. Patricia Forkel at the U. S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC.
20210, telephone (202) 693-0339. The Fax number is (202) 693-1451.
(These are not toll-free numbers.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Report of Changes That May Affect Your Black Lung Benefits, CM-929
I. Background
When a miner or beneficiary is found eligible for benefits by the
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of Coal Mine
Workers' Compensation, the beneficiary is requested to report certain
changes that may affect benefits. The CM-929 is sent to all Black Lung
Trust Fund beneficiaries and contains information specific to each
beneficiary. The beneficiary reviews the information, and either
certifies that it is correct, or provides updated information.
II. Current Actions
The Department of Labor (DOL) seeks approval of the extension of
this information collection in order to ascertain that information
affecting black lung benefits is accurate and up to date, thus reducing
the potential for overpayments and underpayments to beneficiaries.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title(s): Report of Changes That May Affect Your Black Lung
Benefits.
OMB Number: 1215-0084.
Agency Number(s): CM-929.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Total Respondents: 30,000.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Responses: 30,000.
Average Time per Response: 5 to 8 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 2,650.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating and maintenance): $0.
Rehabilitation Plan and Award
I. Background
The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LSHWCA) and the Federal
Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). Both of these Acts provide for
rehabilitation services to eligible injured workers. This form (OWCP-
16) is used to document the plan for rehabilitation services submitted
to OWCP by the injured worker and the rehabilitation counselor, and is
used by OWCP to award payment from funds provided for rehabilitation.
The form summarizes the nature and costs of the rehabilitation program
for a prompt decision on funding by OWCP. The signature of both parties
on the form document their collective approval of the plan.
II. Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks the extension of approval to collect
this information in order to carry out its responsibility to provide
and fund rehabilitation for injured workers.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title(s): Rehabilitation Plan and Award.
OMB Number: 1215-0067.
Agency Number(s): OWCP-16.
Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
Total Respondents: 7,000.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Responses: 7,000.
Average time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3,500.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating and maintenance): $0.
Application for Authority To Employ Full-Time Students at
Subminimum Wages in Retail or Service Establishments or
Agriculture, WH-200-MIS
I. Background
Sections 14(b)(1) and 14(b)(2) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
require the Secretary of Labor to provide certificates authorizing the
employment of full-time students at 85 percent of the applicable
minimum wage in retail or service establishments or in agriculture, to
prevent curtailment of opportunities for employment. The implementing
regulations set forth the terms and conditions for employment for such
students. These provisions set limits on such employment and prescribe
safeguards to protect full-time students so employed and full-time
employment opportunities of other employees. The WH-200-MIS is a
voluntary use application form prepared and signed
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by an authorized representative of an employer applying for
authorization to employ full-time students at subminimum wages. The
application process allows the Wage and Hour Division to determine
whether to grant or deny subminimum wage authority to the applicant.
II. Current Actions
The Department of Labor is seeking an extension of this information
collection in order to carry out its responsibility to assess an
applicant establishment's general compliance with FLSA and to insure
that employers do not exceed their allowances for employing full-time
students at subminimum wages.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title(s): Application for Authority to Employ Full-Time Students at
Subminimum Wages in Retail or Service Establishments or Agriculture.
OMB Number: 1215-0032.
Agency Numbers: WH-200 MIS.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or
households, Not-for-profit institutions; Farms.
Total Respondents: 2,000.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Responses: 2,000.
Average Time per Response: 10 to 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 400.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating and maintenance): $700.00.
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: February 17, 1999.
Margaret J. Sherrill,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-4468 Filed 2-22-99; 8:45 am]
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