Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 203 / Thursday, October 19, 2000 / Notices 62753

The Department of Justice, Office of

Justice Programs, has submitted the

following information collection request

to the Office of Management and Budget

for review and clearance in accordance

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995. This proposed information

collection is published to obtain

comments from the public and affected

agencies. Comments are encouraged and

will be accepted until December 18,

2000.

Request written comments and

suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information. Your

comments should address one or more

of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) 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.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or additional information,

especially regarding the estimated

public burden and associated response

time, please write to Dr. Jan M. Chaiken,

Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics,

810 Seventh St. NW, Washington, DC

20531. If you need a copy of the

collection instrument with instructions,

or have additional information, please

contact Tracy L. Snell at 202–616–3288,

or via facsimile at 202–514–1757.

Overview of the information

collection:

(1) Type of information collection:

Extension of a currently approved

collection.

(2) The title of the Form/Collection:

Capital Punishment Report of Inmates

under Sentence of Death.

(3) The agency form number and the

applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection.

Form: NPS–8 Report of Inmates Under

Sentence of Death; NPS–8A Update

Report of Inmates Under Sentence of

Death; NPS–8B Status of Death

Penalty—No Statute in Force; and NPS–

8C Status of Death Penalty—Statute in

Force. Corrections Unit, Bureau of

Justice Statistics, Office of Justice

Programs, United States Department of

Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

to respond, as well as a brief abstract:

Primary: State Departments of

Corrections and Attorneys General.

Others: The Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Approximately 104 respondents (two

from each State, the District of

Columbia, and the Federal Bureau of

Prisons) responsible for keeping records

on inmates under sentence of death in

their jurisdiction and in their custody

will be asked to provide information for

the following categories: condemned

inmates’ demographic characteristics,

legal status at the time of capital offense,

capital offense for which imprisoned,

number of death sentences imposed,

criminal history information, reason for

removal and current status if no longer

under sentence of death, method of

execution, and cause of death by other

than by execution. The Bureau of Justice

Statistics uses this information in

published reports and for the U.S.

Congress, Executive Office of the

President, State officials, international

organizations, researchers, students, the

media, and others interested in criminal

justice statistics.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

responses and the amount of time

estimated for an average response: 292

responses at 30 minutes each for the

NPS–8; 3,452 responses at 30 minutes

each for the NPS–8A; and 52 responses

at 15 minutes each for the NPS–8B or

NPS–8C.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 1,885 annual burden hours.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 1220, 1331 Pennsylvania

Ave. NW, National Place Building,

Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: October 13, 2000.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards Administration

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

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. 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 extension collection of the

following information collections: (1)

Application to Employ Special

Industrial Homeworkers and Workers

with Disabilities (WH–2, WH–226, and

WH–226A); and (2) Request for

Employment Information (CA–1027).

Copies of the proposed information

collection requests can be obtained by

contacting the office listed below in the

addressee section of this Notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

addressee section below on or before

December 18, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Patricia A. Forkel, U.S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington,

DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0339

(this is not a toll-free number), fax (202)

693–1451.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applications To Employ Special

Industrial Homeworkers and Workers

With Disabilities (WH–2, WH–226, WH–

226A)

I. Background

Section 11(d) of the Fair Labor

Standards Act (FLSA) authorizes the

Secretary of Labor to regulate, restrict,

or prohibit industrial homework as

necessary to prevent evasion of the

minimum wage requirements of the Act.

The Department of Labor has restricted

homework in seven industries to those

employees who obtain certificates.

Individual certificates may be issued to

any industry for an individual

homeworker who is unable to leave

home because of a disability or must

remain home to care for an invalid.

Section 14c of the FLSA provides for the

employment of workers with disabilities

at subminimum wages in order to

prevent curtailment of employment

opportunities for such individuals.

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Employers utilizing the provisions of

Section 14c must obtain certificates

issued by the Department of Labor. The

WH–2 is used by employers to obtain

certificates to employ individual

homeworkers in one of the restricted

homework industries. The WH–226 and

supplemental data Form 226A are used

by employers to obtain authorization to

employ workers with disabilities in

certain establishments at subminimum

wages.

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;

• 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 of Labor seeks the

extension of approval to collect this

information in order to provide

employers wishing to employ

homeworkers and workers with

disabilities under the provisions of

sections 11(d) and 14(c) of the FLSA,

with the necessary certificates for such

employment.

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: Employment Standards

Administration.

Title: Application for Special

Industrial Homeworker’s Certificate

(WH–2); Application for Authority to

Employ Workers with Disabilities at

Special Minimum Wages (WH–226);

Supplemental Data Sheet for

Application for Authority to Employ

Workers with Disabilities at Special

Minimum Wages (WH–226A).

OMB Number: 1215–0005.

Agency Numbers: WH–2, WH–226,

WH–226A.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; Business or other for-profit;

Farms; Not-for-profit institutions; State,

Local, or Tribal Government.

Frequency: On occasion.

Form Respondents Responses Time per

response (min) Burden hours

WH–2 ....................................................................................... 50 50 30 25

WH–226 ................................................................................... 4,500 4,500 45 3,375

WH–226A ................................................................................. 4,500 12,000 45 9,000

Total Respondents: 4,550.

Total Responses: 16,550.

Estimate Total Burden Hours: 12,400.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

$0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): $1,638.

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.

Request for Employment Information

(CA–1027)

I. Background

Payment of compensation for partial

disability to injured Federal workers is

required by 5 U.S.C. 8106. That section

also requires the Office of Workers’

Compensation Programs (OWCP) to

obtain information regarding a

claimant’s earnings during a period of

eligibility to compensation. The CA–

1027, Request for Employment

Information, is the form used to obtain

information for an individual who is

employed by a private employer. The

information is used to determine the

claimant’s entitlement to compensation

benefits.

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;

• 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 of Labor seeks the

extension of approval to collect this

information in order to determine a

claimant’s eligibility for compensation

benefits.

Review: Extension.

Agency: Employment Standards

Administration.

Title: Request for Earnings

Information.

OMB Number: 1215–0105.

Agency Numbers: CA–1027.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Frequency: On occasion.

Total Respondents: 500.

Total Responses: 500.

Time Per Response: 15 minutes.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 125.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

$0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): $180.

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: October 13, 2000.

Margaret J. Sherrill,

Chief, Branch of Management Review and

Internal Control, Division of Financial

Management Office of Management,

Administration and Planning, Employment

Standards Administration.

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