Proposed Collection; Comment Request
[01/21/2004]
Volume 69, Number 13, Page 2946-2947
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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
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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 collection: Vehicle
Mechanical Inspection Report for Transportation Subject to Department
of Transportation Requirements (WH-514); Vehicle Mechanical Inspection
Report for Transportation Subject to Department of Labor Safety
Standards (WH-514a). A copy of the proposed information collection
request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the
addresses section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before March 22, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0418, fax (202) 693-1451, e-mail bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or e-
mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Background
Section 401 of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker
Protection Act (MSPA) requires that farm labor contractor, agricultural
employers, or agricultural associations who use any vehicle to
transport a migrant or seasonal agricultural worker, ensure that such
vehicle conforms to vehicle State safety standards prescribed by MSPA
and other applicable Federal and State safety standards. The use of
forms WH-514 and WH-514a enable an applicant to verify to the
Department or appropriate State agency that the vehicles used to
transport such workers meet these safety standards. The WH-514 is used
to verify that Department of Transportation safety standards are set
for all vehicles other than passenger automobiles or station wagons,
and the WH-514a is used to verify that Department of Labor safety
standards are met for all vehicles including passenger automobiles or
station wagons. This information collection is currently approved for
use through July 31, 2004.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments
which:
[sbull] 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;
[sbull] 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;
[sbull] Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
[sbull] 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.
III. Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks approval for the extension of this
information collection in order to verify that farm labor contractors,
agricultural employers, and agricultural associations have complied
with the applicable safety standards.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Vehicle Mechanical Inspection Report for Transportation
Subject to Department of Transportation Requirements (WH-514); Vehicle
Mechanical Inspection Report for Transportation Subject to Department
of Labor Safety Standards (WH-514a).
OMB Number: 1215-0036.
Agency Number: WH-514 and WH-514a.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit; Farms.
Total Respondents: 1,020.
Total Responses: 3,060.
Average Time per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 255.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $140,760.
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: January 14, 2004.
Bruce Bohanon,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-1176 Filed 1-20-04; 8:45 am]
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