[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 89 (Monday, May 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26635-26636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11444]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary; Submission for OMB Emergency Review; 
Comment Request


  

May 3, 2000.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following 
information collection request (ICR), utilizing emergency review 
procedures, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 
104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). OMB approval has been requested by June 
23, 2000. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, 
may be obtained by calling the Department of Labor Departmental 
Clearance Officer, Ira L. Mills on (202) 219-5095 x 129.
    Comments and questions about the ICR listed below should be 
forwarded to

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the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 
Officer for Departmental Management, U.S. Department of Labor, Office 
of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-
7316.
    The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in 
comments which:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarify of the 
information to be collected; and
    <bullet> 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.
    Agency: Office of the Secretary, DOL.
    Title: 2000 Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Employer and
    Employee Surveys.
    OMB Number: 1225-0 New.
    Frequency: One time for both surveys.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit.
    Employee Survey

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                                                  Average     Estimated
                                      Total       time per      total
        Sampled households          responses     response      burden
                                                 (minutes)     (hours)
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Screeners........................       10,000            5          833
Leave Takers.....................        1,400           15          350
Leave Needer.....................          206            7           24
Employed Respondent..............          800            5           67
                                  -------------             ------------
      Total......................       12,406  ...........        1,274
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    Employee Survey:

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                                                  Average     Estimated
                                      Total       time per      total
      Sampled establishments        responses     response      burden
                                                 (minutes)     (hours)
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Screeners........................        2,400            5          200
Data Gathering by Respondent.....        1,500           45        1,125
Extended Interview...............        1,500           20          500
                                  -------------             ------------
      Total......................        5,400  ...........        1,825
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    Total Burden: 3,099 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Description: DOL will conduct two surveys as a follow-up to the 
1995 surveys done by the Commission on Family and Medical Leave, a 
bipartisan body established by the Congress. Prior survey clearances 
were approved by OMB under 1225-0062 (survey of businesses) and 1225-
0063 (survey of employees). The new surveys will determine the response 
by employees and employers to family and medical leave issues, in 
general, as well as to the Family and Medical Leave Act. The new 
surveys will be very similar to the previous surveys to permit an 
analysis of the changes (if any) since 1995. Comments submitted in 
response to this notice will become a matter of public record.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-11444 Filed 5-5-00; 8:45 am]
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