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Form Total 

respondents Frequency Total responses 

Average 

time per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

total burden 

Round 31 Validation Interviews ................................................... 100 1 100 6 10 hours. 

Totals 1 .................................................................................. 6,353 .................... 6,453 .................... 7,740 (rounded). 

1The difference between the total number of respondents (6,353) and the total number of responses (6,453) reflects the fact that about 100 respondents will be interviewed twice, once in the main survey and a second time in the 6-minute validation interview. 

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 also 

will become a matter of public record. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on February 8, 

2024. 

Eric Molina, 

Chief, Division of Management Systems, 

Branch of Policy Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03078 Filed 2–13–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Wage and Hour Division 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request; 

Information Collections: Application 

for a Farm Labor Contractor or Farm 

Labor Contractor Employee Certificate 

of Registration 

AGENCY: Wage and Hour Division, 

Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(Department), is soliciting comments 

concerning an extension of the 

information collection request (ICR) 

titled ‘‘Application for a Farm Labor 

Contractor or Farm Labor Contractor 

Employee Certificate of Registration.’’ 

This comment request is part of 

continuing Departmental efforts to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 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. A copy of the 

proposed information collection 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 

April 15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Control Number 1235– 

0016, by either one of the following 

methods: Email: WHDPRAComments@

dol.gov. Mail, Hand Delivery, Courier: 

Division of Regulations, Legislation, and 

Interpretation, Wage and Hour Division, 

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. Commenters are encouraged 

to transmit their comments 

electronically via email 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 Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval of the information collection 

request. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Waterman, Division of 

Regulations, Legislation, and 

Interpretation, Wage and Hour Division, 

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). Alternative formats are 

available upon request by calling 1– 

866–487–9243. If you are deaf, hard of 

hearing, or have a speech disability, 

please dial 7–1–1 to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background: The Migrant and 

Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection 

Act (MSPA) provides that no person 

will engage in any farm labor 

contracting activity for any money or 

valuable consideration paid or promised 

to be paid, unless such person has a 

certificate of registration from the 

Secretary of Labor specifying which 

farm labor contracting activities such 

person is authorized to perform. See 29 

U.S.C. 1802(7), 1811(a); 29 CFR 500.1(c), 

500.20(i), 500.40. MSPA also provides 

that a Farm Labor Contractor (FLC) will 

not hire, employ, or use any individual 

to perform farm labor contracting 

activities unless such individual has a 

certificate of registration as a FLC or a 

certificate of registration as a Farm 

Labor Contractor Employee (FLCE) of 

the FLC that authorizes the activity for 

which such individual is hired, 

employed, or used. 29 U.S.C. 1811(b); 

29 CFR 500.1(c). Form WH–530 

provides the means for a FLC applicant 

to obtain a certificate of registration. 

Form WH–535 provides the means for a 

FLCE applicant to obtain a certificate of 

registration. Form WH–540 allows 

registered FLCs and FLCEs to amend a 

currently existing certificate. 

MSPA section 401 (29 U.S.C. 1841) 

requires all FLCs, agricultural 

employers, and agricultural 

associations, subject to certain 

exceptions, to ensure that any vehicle 

they use or cause to be used to transport 

or drive any migrant or seasonal 

agricultural worker conforms to safety 

and health standards prescribed by the 

Secretary of Labor under MSPA and 

with other applicable federal and state 

safety standards. These MSPA safety 

standards address the vehicle, the 

driver, and insurance. The Wage and 

Hour Division (WHD) has created forms 

WH–514, WH–514a, and WH–515, 

which allow FLC applicants to verify to 

WHD that the vehicles used to transport 

migrant/seasonal agricultural workers 

meet the MSPA vehicle safety standards 

and that anyone who drives such 

workers meets the Act’s minimum 

physical requirements. WHD uses the 

information collected on the forms in 

deciding whether to authorize the FLC/ 

FLCE applicant to transport/drive any 

migrant/seasonal agricultural worker(s) 

or to cause such transportation. Form 

WH–514 is used to verify that any 

vehicle used or caused to be used to 

transport any migrant/seasonal 

agricultural worker(s) meets the 

Department of Transportation (DOT) 

safety standards. When the adopted 

DOT rules do not apply, FLC applicants 

seeking authorization to transport any 

migrant/seasonal agricultural workers 

use form WH–514a to verify that the 

vehicles meet the DOL safety standards. 

The form is completed when the 


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applicant lists the identifying vehicle 

information and an independent 

mechanic attests that the vehicle meets 

the required safety standards. Form 

WH–515 is a doctor’s certificate used to 

document that a motor vehicle driver or 

operator meets the minimum DOT 

physical requirements that the 

Department has adopted. 

The Department proposes a 

substantive change with the proposed 

debut of the FLCE portal, which will 

allow respondents to fill out WH–530, 

WH–535, and WH–540 online and 

submit electronically. Respondents will 

be able to upload WH–514 and WH– 

514a to the portal as well. The 

Department also proposes minor 

revisions to forms WH–515, WH–530, 

WH–535, and WH–540. These revisions 

clarify the instructions and ensure that 

applicants provide a contact email 

address. There are no revisions to the 

WH–514 and WH–514a forms. 

II. Review Focus: The Department is 

particularly interested in comments 

that: 

• 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 submissions 

of responses. 

III. Current Actions: The Department 

seeks approval to revise this information 

collection to ensure effective 

administration of the requirements 

governing FLCs and FLCEs under 

MSPA. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Agency: Wage and Hour Division. 

Titles: Application for a Farm Labor 

Contractor or a Farm Labor Contractor 

Employee Certificate of Registration. 

OMB Control Number: 1235–0016. 

Agency Numbers: Forms WH–514, 

WH–514a, WH–515, WH–530, WH–540, 

WH–535. 

Affected Public Businesses or other 

for-profits, Farms. 

Total Estimated Respondents: 35,224. 

Total Annual responses: 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

58,570. 

Estimated Time per Response: 5 

minutes for the vehicle mechanical 

inspection reports (WH–514 or WH– 

514a) and 26 minutes for MSPA 

Doctor’s Certification (WH–515) and 30 

minutes for the Farm Labor Contractor 

and the FLCE Applications (WH–530 

and WH–535) and 30 minutes for the 

Application Amendment (WH–540). 

Frequency: On Occasion, but no more 

often than annual. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): $1,486,984.37. 

Dated: February 8, 2024. 

Amy Hunter, 

Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation, 

& Interpretation. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03076 Filed 2–13–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–27–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

[OMB Control No. 1240–0NEW] 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Claim for Consequential Illness 

Benefits Under the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act (EE–1A) 

AGENCY: Division of Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation, 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs (DEEOIC), Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance request for 

comment to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

collections of information in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. This request 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 

OWCP/DEEOIC is soliciting comments 

on the information collection for Energy 

Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act Form (EE– 

1A). The form is required to determine 

a claimant’s eligibility for compensation 

and medical benefits under the Energy 

Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act and is 

required to enable eligible claimants to 

receive benefits. 

DATES: All comments must be received 

on or before April 15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comment 

as follows. Please note that late, 

untimely filed comments will not be 

considered. Written/Paper Submissions: 

Submit written/paper submissions in 

the following way: 

• Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit 

DOL–OWCP/DEEOIC, Office of 

Workers’ Compensation Programs, 

Division of Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation, 

U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Ave. NW, Room C–3510, 

Washington, DC 20210. 

• Email: Send comments on this 

collection by email to suggs.anjanette@

dol.gov and mention Form EE–1A in the 

subject line. 

• Please use only one method of 

transmission for comments. OWCP/ 

DEEOIC will post your comment as well 

as any attachments, except for 

information submitted and marked as 

confidential, in the docket at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anjanette Suggs, Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, Division of 

Energy Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation, OWCP/DEEOIC, 

suggs.anjanette@dol.gov; (202) 354– 

9660 (voice). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs (OWCP) is the primary agency 

responsible for administration of the 

Energy Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act of 2000, as 

amended (EEOICPA), 42 U.S.C. 7384 et 

seq. EEOICPA provides for the payment 

of compensation to covered employees 

and, where applicable, survivors of 

deceased employees, who sustained 

either an ‘‘occupational illness’’ or a 

‘‘covered illness’’ in the performance of 

duty for the Department of Energy and 

certain of its contractors and 

subcontractors. Following acceptance of 

an occupational illness or a covered 

illness, claimants can file for 

‘‘consequential illnesses.’’ 

A consequential illness is a newly 

diagnosed medical condition that a 

physician links to a previously accepted 

work-related illness. Currently, OWCP 

does not have a specific form that 

claimants can utilize to file a claim for 

consequential illnesses. The absence of 

a specific form to file claims for 

consequential illnesses has made it 

difficult for stakeholders to submit these 

types of claims and/or understand the 


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