Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
[10/02/2007]
Volume 72, Number 190, Page 56102
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
September 26, 2007.
The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of
the following public information collection request (ICR) 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 this ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation; including among other things a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain
or by contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number)/e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: Carolyn Lovett, OMB Desk Officer for the Employment
Standards Administration (ESA), Office of Management and Budget, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-6974
(these are not a toll-free numbers), e-mail:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov within 30 days from the date of this publication
in the Federal Register. In order to ensure the appropriate
consideration, comments should reference the OMB Control Number (see
below).
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.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: Applications to Employ Special Industrial Homeworkers and
Workers with Disabilities.
OMB Control Number: 1215-0005.
Form Numbers: WH-2; WH-226; and WH-226A.
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 3,050.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,025.
Total Estimated Annual Cost Burden: $1,342.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profits.
Description: This information is necessary to determine whether
respondents will be authorized to pay subminimum wages to handicapped
individuals and employ homeworkers in the restricted industries under
the provisions of sections 11(d) and 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards
Act.
Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-19344 Filed 10-1-07; 8:45 am]
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