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Locate the nearest office by calling the 

Wage and Hour Division’s toll-free help 

line at (866) 4US–WAGE ((866) 487– 

9243) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. in your 

local time zone, or log onto the Wage 

and Hour Division’s Web site for a 

nationwide listing of Wage and Hour 

District and Area Offices at: http:// 

www.dol.gov/whd/america2.htm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Electronic Access and Filing 

Comments 

Public Participation: This notice of 

proposed rulemaking is available 

through the Federal Register and the 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site. 

You may also access this document via 

the Department’s Web site at http:// 

www.dol.gov/federalregister. To 

comment electronically on federal 

rulemakings, go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, which will allow 

you to find, review, and submit 

comments on federal documents that are 

open for comment and published in the 

Federal Register. Please identify all 

comments submitted in electronic form 

by the RIN docket number (1235– 

AA05). Because of delays in receiving 

mail in the Washington, DC area, 

commenters should transmit their 

comments electronically via the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or submit them by 

mail early to ensure timely receipt prior 

to the close of the comment period. 

Submit one copy of your comments by 

only one method. 

II. Request for Comment 

The Department is proposing to revise 

the Fair Labor Standards Act minimum 

wage, overtime and recordkeeping 

regulations pertaining to the exemptions 

for companionship services and live-in 

domestic services. The Department 

proposes to amend the regulations to 

revise the definitions of ‘‘domestic 

service employment’’ and 

‘‘companionship services.’’ The 

Department also proposes to more 

specifically describe the type of 

activities and duties that may be 

considered ‘‘incidental’’ to the provision 

of companionship services. In addition, 

the Department proposes to amend the 

recordkeeping requirements for live-in 

domestic workers. Finally, the 

Department proposes to amend the 

regulation pertaining to employment by 

a third party of companions and live-in 

domestic workers. This change would 

continue to allow the individual, family, 

or household employing the worker’s 

services to apply the companionship 

and live-in exemptions and would deny 

all third party employers the use of such 

exemptions. 

On December 15, 2011, President 

Obama announced that the Department 

of Labor was proposing the rule 

changes. The Department posted a 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(NPRM), complete with background 

information, economic impact analyses 

and proposed regulatory text, on its Web 

site that day. The Department published 

the NPRM in the Federal Register on 

December 27, 2011 (76 FR 81190), 

requesting public comments on the 

proposed revisions to the regulations 

pertaining to the exemption for 

companionship services and live-in 

domestic services. Interested parties 

were requested to submit comments on 

or before February 27, 2012. On 

February 24, 2012, the Department 

published a document in the Federal 

Register extending the original 

comment period by 14 days to March 

12, 2012 (77 FR 11021). 

The Department has received requests 

to extend the period for filing public 

comments from members of Congress 

and various business organizations. 

Because of the interest that has been 

expressed in this matter, the Department 

has decided to provide an additional 

extension of the period for submitting 

public comment until March 21, 2012. 

Dated: March 8, 2012. 

Nancy J. Leppink, 

Deputy Administrator, Wage and Hour 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6136 Filed 3–9–12; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4510–27–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2012–0126] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Berwick Bay (Atchafalaya River), 

Morgan City, LA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from regulations. 

SUMMARY: The Commander, Eighth 

Coast Guard District, has issued a 

temporary deviation from the regulation 

governing the operation of the 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) 

Railway Company vertical lift span 

bridge across Berwick Bay, mile 0.4, 

(Atchafalaya River, mile 17.5) at Morgan 

City, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. The 

deviation is necessary to perform 

scheduled maintenance to the bridge. 

This deviation allows the bridge to 

remain in the closed-to-navigation 

position on two dates occurring in 

March of 2012. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

7:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 15, 2012 

through 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 22, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in 

this preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket USCG–2012– 

0126 and are available online by going 

to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting 

USCG–2012–0126 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ 

box and then clicking ‘‘Search’’. They 

are also available for inspection or 

copying at the Docket Management 

Facility (M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 

email Kay Wade, Bridge Branch Office, 

Coast Guard; telephone 504–671–2128, 

email Kay.B.Wade@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing the docket, call 

Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BNSF 

Railway Company has requested a 

temporary deviation from the operating 

schedule of the vertical lift span railroad 

bridge across Berwick Bay, mile 0.4 

(Atchafalaya River, mile 17.5), at 

Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. 

The vertical lift span bridge has a 

vertical clearance of 6.4 feet above high 

water, elevation 8.2 feet Mean Sea Level 

in the closed-to-navigation position. 

Vessels able to pass underneath the 

bridge in the closed-to-navigationposition may do so. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.5, the 

bridge currently opens on signal for the 

passage of vessels. This deviation allows 

the vertical lift span of the bridge to 

remain in the closed-to-navigation 

position from 7:30 a.m. through 

11:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 15, 2012 

and Thursday, March 22, 2012. 

To avoid becoming a safety hazard, 

the closures are necessary in order to 

cut and weld worn rails and chipping 

Conley joints. This maintenance is 

essential for the continued safety and 

operation of the bridge. Notices will be 

published in the Eighth Coast Guard 

District Local Notice to Mariners and 

will be broadcast via the Coast Guard 

Broadcast Notice to Mariners System. 

Navigation on the waterway consists 

of tugs with tows, fishing vessels and 

recreational craft, including sailboats 


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and powerboats. The bridge will be able 

to open for emergencies, if necessary. 

The Intracoastal Waterway—Morgan 

City to Port Allen Route and the 

Landside Route, including Bayou Boeuf, 

are alternate waterway routes for vessels 

not requiring greater than a 12 foot draft. 

Based on experience and coordination 

with waterway users, it has been 

determined that these closures will not 

have a significant effect on vessels that 

use the waterway. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), 

the drawbridge must return to its regular 

operating schedule immediately at the 

end of the designated time period. This 

deviation from the operating regulations 

is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. 

Dated: February 23, 2012. 

David M. Frank, 

Bridge Administrator, Eighth Coast Guard 

District. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5971 Filed 3–12–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2012–0124] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; New 

Jersey Intracoastal Waterway (NJICW), 

Point Pleasant Canal, NJ 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from regulations. 

SUMMARY: The Commander, Fifth Coast 

Guard District, has issued a temporary 

deviation from the regulations 

governing the operation of the Route 88/ 

Veterans Memorial Bridge across Point 

Pleasant Canal, NJICW mile 3.0, at Point 

Pleasant, NJ. This deviation allows the 

bridge to remain closed-to-navigation in 

order to facilitate barrier gate 

replacement and extensive electrical 

remedial work on the bridge. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

7 a.m. on March 19, 2012 through 5 p.m. 

on March 23, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in 

this preamble as being available in the 

docket USCG–2012–0124 and are 

available online by going to 

http://www.regulations.gov, inserting 

USCG–2012–0124 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ 

box and then clicking ‘‘Search’’. This 

material is also available for inspection 

or copying at the Docket Management 

Facility (M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 

email Mr. Jim Rousseau, Bridge 

Administration Branch, Fifth Coast 

Guard District; telephone 757–398– 

6557, email 

James.L.Rousseau2@uscg.mil. If you 

have questions on viewing the docket, 

call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The New 

Jersey Department of Transportation 

(NJDOT) owns and operates the verticallift span of the Route 88/Veterans 

Memorial Bridge across Point Pleasant 

Canal along the NJICW, in Point 

Pleasant, NJ. The bridge has a vertical 

clearance in the closed position to 

vessels of 10 feet, above mean high 

water. The current operating regulations 

are outlined at 33 CFR 117.5, which 

require the bridge to open when a 

request or signal to open is given. 

The contractor, Agate Construction on 

behalf of NJDOT, has requested a 

temporary deviation to the existing 

regulations for the Route 88/Veterans 

Memorial Bridge to facilitate necessary 

repairs. The repairs consist of the 

replacement of bridge traffic control 

devices (barrier gates) and extensive 

electrical remedial work. Under this 

deviation, the vertical-lift span of the 

drawbridge will be maintained in the 

closed-to-navigation position from 

7 a.m. on March 19, 2012, through 

5 p.m. on March 23, 2012. 

Bridge opening data, supplied by 

NJDOT and reviewed by the Coast 

Guard, revealed that the bridge opened 

for vessels 1 and 0 times during the 

months of March 2010 and 2011 

respectively. 

The Coast Guard will also inform the 

users of the waterway through our Local 

and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the 

closure period so that vessels can 

arrange their transits to minimize any 

impact caused by the temporary 

deviation. 

Vessels that can pass under the bridge 

without a bridge opening may continue 

to do so at anytime. The Atlantic Ocean 

is an alternate route for vessels with 

mast heights greater than 10 feet. In the 

event of an emergency, the drawbridge 

will not be able to open for vessels. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), 

the drawbridge must return to its regular 

operating schedule immediately at the 

end of the designated time period. This 

deviation from the operating regulation 

is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. 

Dated: February 22, 2012. 

Waverly W. Gregory, Jr., 

Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard 

District. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5978 Filed 3–12–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2012–0122] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulations; 

Hutchinson River, Bronx, NY 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from regulations. 

SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast 

Guard District, has issued a temporary 

deviation from the regulation governing 

the operation of the Amtrak Pelham Bay 

Railroad Bridge, mile 0.5, across the 

Hutchinson River at the Bronx, New 

York. The deviation is necessary to 

facilitate scheduled maintenance at the 

bridge. This deviation allows the bridge 

to remain in the closed position for four 

days. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

10 p.m. on March 16, 2012 through 

4 a.m. on March 26, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in 

this preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket USCG–2012– 

0122 and are available online at 

www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG– 

2012–0122 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ and then 

clicking ‘‘Search’’. They are also 

available for inspection or copying at 

the Docket Management Facility (M–30), 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 

email Ms. Judy Leung-Yee, Project 

Officer, First Coast Guard District, 

judy.k.leung-yee@uscg.mil, or telephone 

(212) 668–7165. If you have questions 

on viewing the docket, call Renee V. 

Wright, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, telephone 202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Amtrak Pelham Bay Railroad Bridge, 

across the Hutchinson River, mile 0.5, at 

the Bronx, New York, has a vertical 

clearance in the closed position of 8 feet 

at mean high water and 15 feet at mean 


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