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II. Desired Focus of Comments: 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. 3505(c)(2)(A)]. The 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 the collection 

requirements on respondents can be 

properly assessed. 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 submission of 

responses. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and may 

be included in the request for OMB 

approval of the final information 

collection request. The comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

III. Current Action: This notice 

requests an extension of the current 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval of the paperwork 

requirements for the contents of 

applications for an award under the 

Equal Access to Justice Act. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection of 

information. 

Agency: Department of Labor. 

Title: Equal Access to Justice Act. 

OMB Control Number: 1225–0013. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

household; Private section—businesses 

or other for-profits, not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local, and Tribal 

Governments. 

Number of Respondents: 10. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Total Responses: 10. 

Average Time per Response: 5 hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 50 

hours. 

Total Annualized Capital and Startup 

Costs: $0. 

Total Annualized Operation and 

Maintenance Costs: $0. 

Dated: March 15, 2011. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Office. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Workforce Investment Act; Lower 

Living Standard Income Level 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of determination of 

Lower Living Standard Income Level. 

SUMMARY: Under Title I of the Workforce 

Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 (Pub. L. 

105–220), the Secretary of Labor 

annually determines the Lower Living 

Standard Income level (LLSIL) for uses 

described in the law. WIA defines the 

term ‘‘Low Income Individual’’ as one 

who qualifies under various criteria, 

including an individual who received 

income for a six-month period that does 

not exceed the higher level of the 

poverty line or 70 percent of the LLSIL. 

This issuance provides the Secretary’s 

annual LLSIL for 2011 and references 

the current 2011 Health and Human 

Services ‘‘Poverty Guidelines.’’ 

DATES: Effective Date: This notice is 

effective on the date of publication in 

the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Send questions about the 

Lower Living Standard Income Level 

calculations: Mr. Samuel Wright, 

Department of Labor, Employment and 

Training Administration, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S– 

4231, Washington, DC 20210. 

Send written youth program 

comments to: Mr. Evan Rosenberg, 

Department of Labor, Employment and 

Training Administration, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N– 

4464, Washington, DC 20210. 

For Further Information on LLSIL: 

Please contact Mr. Samuel Wright, 

Telephone 202–693–2870; Fax 202– 

693–3015 (these are not toll free 

numbers); e-mail address 

wright.samuel.e@dol.gov. 

For Further Information on Federal 

Youth Programs: 

Evan Rosenberg, Telephone 202–693– 

3593; Fax 202–693–3532 (these are not 

toll free numbers). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is the 

purpose of the Workforce Investment 

Act of 1998, to provide workforce 

investment activities through statewide 

and local workforce investment systems 

that increase the employment, retention, 

and earnings of participants. The 

Workforce Investment Act programs are 

intended to increase the occupational 

skill attainment by participants and the 

quality of the workforce thereby 

reducing welfare dependency, and 

enhance the productivity and 

competitiveness of the Nation. 

The LLSIL is used for several 

purposes under WIA. Specifically, WIA 

Section 101(25) defines the term ‘‘low 

income individual’’ for eligibility 

purposes, and Sections 127(b)(2)(C) and 

132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV) define the terms 

‘‘disadvantaged youth’’ and 

‘‘disadvantaged adult’’ in terms of the 

poverty line or LLSIL for State formula 

allotments. The Governor and State/ 

local workforce investment boards 

(WIBs) use the LLSIL for determining 

eligibility for youth and eligibility for 

adults for certain services. We 

encourage the Governors and State/local 

WIBs to consult WIA regulations and 

the preamble to the WIA Final Rule 

(published at 65 FR 49294 August 11, 

2000) for more specific guidance in 

applying the LLSIL to program 

requirements. The Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS) published 

the most current poverty-level 

guidelines in the Federal Register 

January 20, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 

13) PP 3637–3638. The HHS 2011 

Poverty guidelines may also be found on 

the Internet at: http://aspe.hhs.gov/ 

poverty/11poverty.shtml. ETA plans to 

have the 2011 LLSIL available on its 

Web site at [http://www.doleta.gov/llsil/ 

2011/]. 

WIA Section 101(24) defines the 

LLSIL as ‘‘that income level (adjusted for 

regional, metropolitan, urban and rural 

differences and family size) determined 

annually by the Secretary [of Labor] 

based on the most recent lower living 

family budget issued by the Secretary.’’ 

The most recent lower living family 

budget was issued by the Secretary in 

the fall of 1981. The four-person urban 

family budget estimates, previously 

published by the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (BLS), provided the basis for 

the Secretary to determine the LLSIL. 

BLS terminated the four-person family 

budget series in 1982, after publication 

of the fall 1981 estimates. Currently, 

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BLS provides data to ETA through 

which ETA develops the LLSIL tables, 

as provided in the Appendices. 

ETA published the 2010 updates to 

the LLSIL in the Federal Register of 

May 7, 2010, pp 25296–25300. This 

notice again updates the LLSIL to reflect 

cost of living increases for 2010, by 

applying the percentage change in the 

most recent 2010 Consumer Price Index 

for All Urban Consumers (CPI–U) for an 

area, compared with the 2009 CPI–U to 

each of the May 7, 2010 LLSIL figures. 

Those updated figures for a family-offour are listed in Appendix A, Table 1, 

by region for both metropolitan and 

non-metropolitan areas. Figures in all of 

the accompanying tables, in the 

Appendices, are rounded up to the 

nearest dollar. Since low income 

individuals, ‘‘disadvantaged adult’’ and 

‘‘disadvantaged youth’’ may be 

determined by family income at 70 

percent of the LLSIL, pursuant to WIA 

Sections 101(25), 127(b)(2)(C), and 

132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV), respectively, those 

figures are listed as well. 

Jurisdictions included in the various 

regions, based generally on the Census 

Regions of the U.S. Department of 

Commerce, are as follows: 

Northeast 

Connecticut 

Maine 

Massachusetts 

New Hampshire 

New Jersey 

New York 

Pennsylvania 

Rhode Island 

Vermont 

Virgin Islands 

Midwest 

Illinois 

Indiana 

Iowa 

Kansas 

Michigan 

Minnesota 

Missouri 

Nebraska 

North Dakota 

Ohio 

South Dakota 

Wisconsin 

South 

Alabama 

American Samoa 

Arkansas 

Delaware 

District of Columbia 

Florida 

Georgia 

Northern Marianas 

Oklahoma 

Palau 

Puerto Rico 

South Carolina 

Kentucky 

Louisiana 

Marshall Islands 

Maryland 

Micronesia 

Mississippi 

North Carolina 

Tennessee 

Texas 

Virginia 

West Virginia 

West 

Arizona 

California 

Colorado 

Idaho 

Montana 

Nevada 

New Mexico 

Oregon 

Utah 

Washington 

Wyoming 

Additionally, separate figures have 

been provided for Alaska, Hawaii, and 

Guam as indicated in Appendix B, 

Table 2. 

For Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam, the 

year 2010 figures were updated from the 

April, 2010 ‘‘State Index’’ based on the 

ratio of the urban change in the State 

(using Anchorage for Alaska and 

Honolulu for Hawaii and Guam) 

compared to the West regional 

metropolitan change, and then applying 

that index to the West regional 

metropolitan change. 

Data on 23 selected Metropolitan 

Statistical Areas (MSAs) are also 

available. These are based on annual 

and semiannual CPI–U changes for a 12- 

month period ending in December 2010. 

The updated LLSIL figures for these 

MSAs and 70 percent of the LLSIL are 

reported in Appendix C, Table 3. 

Appendix D, Table 4 lists each of the 

various figures at 70 percent of the 

updated 2010 LLSIL for family sizes of 

one to six persons. Because tables 1–3 

only list the LLSIL for a family of four, 

table 4 can be used to determine the 

LLSIL for families of one to six persons. 

For families larger than six persons, an 

amount equal to the difference between 

the six-person and the five-person 

family income levels should be added to 

the six-person family income level for 

each additional person in the family. 

Where the poverty level for a particular 

family size is greater than the 

corresponding LLSIL figure, the figure is 

shaded. A modified Excel version of 

Appendix D, Table 4, with the area 

names, will be available on the 

Department of Labor, Employment and 

Training Administration LLSIL Web 

page at [http://www.doleta.gov/llsil/ 

2011/]. Appendix E, Table 5, indicates 

100 percent of LLSIL for family sizes of 

one to six and is used to determine selfsufficiency as noted at 20 CFR 663.230 

of the WIA regulations and WIA Section 

134(d)(3)(A)(ii). 

Use of These Data 

Governors should designate the 

appropriate LLSILs for use within the 

State from Appendices A, B, and C, 

containing Tables 1 through 3. 

Appendices D and E, which contain 

Tables 4 and 5, which adjusts a family 

of four figure for larger and smaller 

families, may be used with any LLSIL 

designated. The Governor’s designation 

may be provided by disseminating 

information on MSAs and metropolitan 

and non-metropolitan areas within the 

State or it may involve further 

calculations. For example, the State of 

New Jersey may have four or more 

LLSIL figures for Northeast 

metropolitan, Northeast nonmetropolitan, portions of the State in 

the New York City MSA, and those in 

the Philadelphia MSA. If a workforce 

investment area includes areas that 

would be covered by more than one 

figure, the Governor may determine 

which is to be used. 

Under 20 CFR 661.110, a State’s 

policies and measures for the workforce 

investment system shall be accepted by 

the Secretary to the extent that they are 

consistent with the WIA and the WIA 

regulations. 

Disclaimer on Statistical Uses 

It should be noted, the publication of 

these figures is only for the purpose of 

meeting the requirements specified by 

WIA as defined in the law and 

regulations. BLS has not revised the 

lower living family budget since 1981, 

and has no plans to do so. The fourperson urban family budget estimates 

series has been terminated. The CPI–U 

adjustments used to update the LLSIL 

for this publication are not precisely 

comparable, most notably because 

certain tax items were included in the 

1981 LLSIL, but are not in the CPI–U. 

Thus, these figures should not be used 

for any statistical purposes, and are 

valid only for those purposes under 

WIA as defined in the law and 

regulations. 

Lower Living Standard Income Level 

for 2011 

Under Title I of the Workforce 

Investment Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105– 

220), the Secretary of Labor annually 

determines the Lower Living Standard 

Income Level (LLSIL). This Notice 

announces the LLSIL tables for 2011. 

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WIA requires the Department of Labor 

to update and publish the LLSIL tables 

annually. The LLSIL tables are used for 

several purposes under WIA, including 

determining eligibility for youth. 

Signed at Washington, DC this 14th day of 

March 2011. 

Jane Oates, 

Assistant Secretary, Employment and 

Training Administration. 

Attachments 

Appendix A 

TABLE 1—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL

(for a family of four persons) by Region 1

Region 2 2011 adjusted LLSIL 70 percent LLSIL 

Northeast 

Metro ................................................................................................................................. $39,379 $27,565 

Non-Metro 3 ....................................................................................................................... 37,616 26,331 

Midwest 

Metro ................................................................................................................................. 34,776 24,343 

Non-Metro ......................................................................................................................... 33,587 23,511 

South 

Metro ................................................................................................................................. 33,506 23,454 

Non-Metro ......................................................................................................................... 32,771 22,940 

West 

Metro ................................................................................................................................. 37,920 26,544 

Non-Metro 4 ....................................................................................................................... 36,402 25,481 

1For ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next highest dollar. 

2 Metropolitan area measures were calculated from the weighted average CPI–Us for city size classes A and B/C. Non-metropolitan area 

measures were calculated from the CPI–Us for city size class D. 3 Non-metropolitan area percent changes for the Northeast region are no longer available. The Non-metropolitan percent change was calculated using the U.S. average CPI–U for city size class D. 4 Non-metropolitan area percent changes for the West region are unpublished data. 

Appendix B 

TABLE 2—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL

(for a family of four persons)—Alaska, Hawaii and Guam 1

Region 2011 

Adjusted LLSIL 

70 percent 

LLSIL 

Alaska 

Metro ................................................................................................................................. $45,182 $31,627 

Non-Metro 2 ....................................................................................................................... 45,674 31,972 

Hawaii, Guam 

Metro ................................................................................................................................. 48,867 34,207 

Non-Metro 2 ....................................................................................................................... 48,760 34,132 

1For ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next highest dollar. 

2 Non-Metropolitan percent changes for Alaska, Hawaii and Guam were calculated from the CPI–Us for city size class D in the Western 

Region. 

Appendix C 

TABLE 3—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL

(for a family of four persons) 23 MSAs 1

Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) 2011 

Adjusted LLSIL 70 percent LLSIL 

Anchorage, AK ......................................................................................................................... $46,311 $32,418 

Atlanta, GA .............................................................................................................................. 31,667 22,167 

Boston—Brockton—Nashua, MA/NH/ME/CT .......................................................................... 42,142 29,499 

Chicago—Gary—Kenosha, IL/IN/WI ....................................................................................... 36,251 25,375 

Cincinnati—Hamilton, OH/KY/IN ............................................................................................. 34,498 24,149 

Cleveland—Akron, OH ............................................................................................................ 35,937 25,156 

Dallas—Ft. Worth, TX .............................................................................................................. 31,520 22,064 

Denver—Boulder—Greeley, CO .............................................................................................. 36,195 25,337 

Detroit—Ann Arbor—Flint, MI .................................................................................................. 33,311 23,317 

Honolulu, HI ............................................................................................................................. 49,943 34,960 

Houston—Galveston—Brazoria, TX ........................................................................................ 31,143 21,800 

Kansas City, MO/KS ................................................................................................................ 33,328 23,330 

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TABLE 3—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL—Continued 

(for a family of four persons) 23 MSAs 1

Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) 2011 

Adjusted LLSIL 70 percent LLSIL 

Los Angeles—Riverside—Orange County, CA ....................................................................... 40,035 28,024 

Milwaukee—Racine, WI ........................................................................................................... 34,380 24,066 

Minneapolis—St. Paul, MN/WI ................................................................................................ 34,395 24,077 

New York—Northern NJ—Long Island, NY/NJ/CT/PA ........................................................... 41,706 29,194 

Philadelphia—Wilmington—Atlantic City, PA/NJ/DE/MD ........................................................ 37,930 26,551 

Pittsburgh, PA .......................................................................................................................... 41,394 28,976 

St. Louis, MO/IL ....................................................................................................................... 32,688 22,881 

San Diego, CA ......................................................................................................................... 43,731 30,612 

San Francisco—Oakland—San Jose, CA ............................................................................... 40,514 28,360 

Seattle—Tacoma—Bremerton, WA ......................................................................................... 41,029 28,720 

Washington—Baltimore, DC/MD/VA/WV2 .............................................................................. 42,336 29,635 

1For ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next highest dollar. 

2Baltimore and Washington are now calculated as a single metropolitan statistical area. 

Appendix D 

Table 4—Seventy Percent of Updated 2011 

Lower Living Standard Income Level 

(LLSIL), by Family Size 

To use the seventy percent LLSIL value, 

where it is stipulated for WIA programs, 

begin by locating the region or metropolitan 

area where they reside. These are listed in 

Tables 1, 2 and 3. After locating the 

appropriate region or metropolitan statistical 

area, find the seventy percent LLSIL amount 

for that location. The seventy percent LLSIL 

figures are listed in the last column to the 

right on each of the three tables. These 

figures apply to a family of four. Larger and 

smaller family eligibility is based on a 

percentage of the family of four. To 

determine eligibility for other size families 

consult table 4 and the instructions below. 

To use Table 4, locate the seventy percent 

LLSIL value that applies to the individual’s 

region or metropolitan area from Tables 1, 2 

or 3. Find the same number in the ‘‘family of 

four’’ column of Table 4. Move left or right 

across that row to the size that corresponds 

to the individual’s family unit. That figure is 

the maximum household income the 

individual is permitted in order to qualify as 

economically disadvantaged under WIA. 

Where the HHS poverty level for a 

particular family size is greater than the 

corresponding LLSIL figure, the LLSIL figure 

appears in a shaded block. Individuals from 

these size families may consult the 2011 HHS 

poverty guidelines found in the Federal 

Register, Vol. 76, No. 13, January 20, 2011, 

pp. 3637–3638 (on the Internet at http:// 

aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/11fedreg.shtml) to find 

the higher eligibility standard. Individuals 

from Alaska and Hawaii should consult the 

HHS guidelines for the generally higher 

poverty levels that apply in their States. 

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Appendix E 

Table 5—Updated 2011 LLSIL (100%), By 

Family Size 

To use the LLSIL to determine the 

minimum level for establishing selfsufficiency criteria at the State or local level, 

begin by locating the metropolitan area or 

region from Table 1, 2 or 3. Then locate the 

appropriate region or metropolitan statistical 

area and then find the 2011 Adjusted LLSIL 

amount for that location. These figures apply 

to a family of four. Locate the corresponding 

number in the family of four in the column 

below. Move left or right across that row to 

the size that corresponds to the individual’s 

family unit. That figure is the minimum 

figure States must set for determining 

whether employment leads to self-sufficiency 

under WIA programs. 

Family of one Family of 

two 

Family of 

three 

Family of 

four 

Family of 

five 

Family of 

six 

$11,221 .................................................................................................... $18,383 $25,230 $31,143 $36,755 $42,983 

11,354 ...................................................................................................... 18,606 25,538 31,520 37,202 43,504 

11,401 ...................................................................................................... 18,686 25,660 31,667 37,372 43,703 

11,777 ...................................................................................................... 19,293 26,482 32,688 38,576 45,109 

11,807 ...................................................................................................... 19,342 26,547 32,771 38,673 45,227 

11,997 ...................................................................................................... 19,654 26,987 33,311 39,309 45,968 

11,998 ...................................................................................................... 19,667 27,004 33,328 39,332 45,999 

12,068 ...................................................................................................... 19,773 27,140 33,506 39,545 46,250 

12,101 ...................................................................................................... 19,822 27,211 33,587 39,644 46,361 

12,377 ...................................................................................................... 20,287 27,852 34,380 40,573 47,448 

12,387 ...................................................................................................... 20,298 27,867 34,395 40,594 47,473 

12,422 ...................................................................................................... 20,362 27,952 34,498 40,714 47,612 

12,520 ...................................................................................................... 20,523 28,169 34,776 41,036 48,000 

12,940 ...................................................................................................... 21,213 29,113 35,937 42,413 49,595 

13,036 ...................................................................................................... 21,362 29,327 36,195 42,713 49,955 

13,051 ...................................................................................................... 21,396 29,363 36,251 42,782 50,036 

13,106 ...................................................................................................... 21,480 29,492 36,402 42,961 50,245 

13,545 ...................................................................................................... 22,202 30,479 37,616 44,395 51,911 

13,652 ...................................................................................................... 22,373 30,718 37,920 44,746 52,337 

13,662 ...................................................................................................... 22,384 30,728 37,930 44,767 52,347 

14,182 ...................................................................................................... 23,243 31,900 39,379 46,475 54,347 

14,414 ...................................................................................................... 23,620 32,429 40,035 47,242 55,256 

14,593 ...................................................................................................... 23,911 32,818 40,514 47,811 55,918 

14,780 ...................................................................................................... 24,210 33,238 41,029 48,419 56,623 

14,910 ...................................................................................................... 24,432 33,538 41,394 48,854 57,131 

15,016 ...................................................................................................... 24,613 33,782 41,706 49,214 57,564 

15,174 ...................................................................................................... 24,867 34,145 42,142 49,735 58,158 

15,247 ...................................................................................................... 24,988 34,298 42,336 49,966 58,435 

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Family of one Family of 

two 

Family of 

three 

Family of 

four 

Family of 

five 

Family of 

six 

16,274 ...................................................................................................... 26,660 36,604 45,182 53,319 62,361 

16,450 ...................................................................................................... 26,949 37,000 45,674 53,898 63,030 

16,680 ...................................................................................................... 27,334 37,517 46,311 54,657 63,911 

17,559 ...................................................................................................... 28,776 39,499 48,760 57,540 67,292 

17,602 ...................................................................................................... 28,835 39,590 48,867 57,669 67,447 

17,986 ...................................................................................................... 29,468 40,454 49,943 58,935 68,931 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Wage and Hour Division 

Proposed Extension of the Approval of 

Information Collection Requirements 

AGENCY: Wage and Hour Division, 

Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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. 3056(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 Wage 

and Hour Division is soliciting 

comments concerning its proposal to 

extend Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval of the 

Information Collection: Housing 

Occupancy Certificate—Migrant and 

Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection 

Act. A copy of the proposed information 

request can be obtained by contacting 

the office listed below in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this Notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

ADDRESSES section below on or before 

May 20, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Control Number 1235– 

0006, by either one of the following 

methods: E-mail: 

WHDPRAComments@dol.gov; Mail, 

Hand Delivery, Courier: Division of 

Regulations, Legislation, and 

Interpretation, Wage and Hour, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room S–3502, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit 

one copy of your comments by only one 

method. All submissions received must 

include the agency name and Control 

Number identified above for this 

information collection. Because we 

continue to experience delays in 

receiving mail in the Washington, DC 

area, commenters are strongly 

encouraged to transmit their comments 

electronically via e-mail or to submit 

them by mail early. Comments, 

including any personal information 

provided, become a matter of public 

record. They will also be summarized 

and/or included in the request for OMB 

approval of the information collection 

request. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Ziegler, Director, Division of 

Regulations, Legislation, and 

Interpretation, Wage and Hour, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room S–3502, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693–0406 

(this is not a toll-free number). Copies 

of this notice must be obtained in 

alternative formats (Large Print, Braille, 

Audio Tape, or Disc), upon request, by 

calling (202) 693–0023 (not a toll-free 

number). TTY/TTD callers may dial tollfree (877) 889–5627 to obtain 

information or request materials in 

alternative formats. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background: The Wage and Hour 

Division (WHD) of the Department of 

Labor (DOL) administers the Migrant 

and Seasonal Agricultural Worker 

Protection Act (MSPA), 29 U.S.C. 1801 

et seq. The MSPA protects migrant and 

seasonal agricultural workers by 

establishing employment standards 

related to wages, housing, 

transportation, disclosures, and 

recordkeeping. The MSPA also requires 

farm labor contractors and farm labor 

contractor employees to register with 

the U.S. Department of Labor and to 

obtain special authorization before 

housing, transporting, or driving 

covered workers. The MSPA requires 

that any person owning or controlling 

any facility or real property to be used 

for housing migrant agricultural workers 

shall not permit such housing to be 

occupied by any worker unless copy of 

a certificate of occupancy from the state, 

local or federal agency that conducted 

the housing safety and health inspection 

is posted at the site of the facility or real 

property. The certificate attests that the 

facility or real property meets applicable 

safety and health standards. Form WH– 

520 is an information gathering form 

and the certificate of occupancy that the 

Wage and Hour Division issues when it 

is the Federal agency conducting the 

safety and health inspection. 

II. Review Focus: 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; 

• 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 DOL seeks an 

approval for the extension of this 

information collection that requires any 

person owning or controlling any 

facility or real property to be occupied 

by migrant agricultural workers to 

obtain a certificate of occupancy. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Wage and Hour Division. 

Title: Housing Occupancy 

Certificate—Migrant and Seasonal 

Agricultural Worker Protection Act. 

OMB Number: 1235–0006. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms. 

Total Respondents: 300. 

Total Annual Responses: 300. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 20. 

Estimated Time per Response: 3–4 

minutes. 

Frequency: Annual. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

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