SYSTEM NAME:

Wage and Hour Clearance List - MSPA Registration.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

None.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Wage and Hour National Office (NO), Regional Offices (RO) and District Offices (DO), see the Appendix for addresses.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Farm labor contractors and farm labor contractor employees who may not currently meet eligibility requirements, as stated in the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) for issuance of a certificate of registration.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Records containing names, addresses, and social security numbers, outstanding unpaid CMPs under MSPA, injunctions, convictions, deportations, and previous actions to deny or revoke a certificate of registration.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 301; Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, as amended (MSPA), 29 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

PURPOSE(S):

To provide a list of persons who may not meet eligibility requirements for issuance of a farm labor contractor or farm labor contractor employee Certificate of Registration to be used as a reference document for screening incoming applications by Wage and Hour Regional Offices and to provide historical and current compliance information to Wage and Hour National, Regional, and District Offices.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

None except for those universal routine uses listed in the General Prefatory Statement to this document.

DISCLOSURE OF CONSUMER REPORT AGENCIES:

None.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Files are stored electronically and/or on paper. RETRIEVABILITY:

Records are retrieved by name or Social Security number (or Employer Identification Number).

SAFEGUARDS:

Access by authorized personnel only. Computer security safeguards are used for electronically stored data and locked locations for paper files.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Records are retained for five years from the date of the last certificate action (approval, denial, or revocation) in accordance with Records Schedule N1-155-11-003, Item 2.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:

Inquiries should be mailed to the System Manager.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

A request for access should be mailed to the System Manager.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

A petition for amendment should be mailed to the System Manager.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Records contained in this system include insurance companies, FBI, court and police records, previous actions to deny or revoke certificates of registration, and from investigations conducted by DOL and subsequent legal documents following such investigations.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:

None.