[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 238 (Monday, December 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77392-77393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31453]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards Administration


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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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) Certification by School Official (CM-981); 
and (2) Records to be Kept by Employers (Fair Labor Standards Act). 
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 
addresses section below on or before February 9, 2001.

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:

Certification by School Official 
(CM-981)

I. Background

    In order to be a dependent who is eligible for black lung benefits, 
a child aged 18 to 23 must be a full-time student as described in the 
Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. 902(g), and 20 CFR 725.209 or 20 CFR 
410.370. The form is partially completed by the school registrar and is 
used to verify full-time status of the student.

II. Review Focus

    The Department of Labor 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 clarity 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.

III. Current Actions

    The Department of Labor seeks the extension of approval to collect 
this information in order to determine continued eligibility of the 
student.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Certification by School Official (CM-981).
    OMB Number: 1215-0061.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or 
Tribal Government.
    Frequency: Annually.
    No. of Respondents: 1,000.
    No. of Responses: 1,000.
    Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 167.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.

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Records To Be Kept by Employers (Fair Labor Standards Act)

I. Background

    The Fair Labor Standards Act sets minimum wage, overtime pay, child 
labor and recordkeeping standards for employees engaged in interstate 
commerce or in the production of good for interstate commerce and to 
employees in certain enterprises. The Fair Labor Standards Act requires 
that all employers covered by the Act make, keep, and preserve records 
of employees and of wages, hours, an other conditions and practices of 
employment.

II. Review Focus

    The Department of Labor 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 clarity 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.

III. Current Actions

    The Department of Labor seeks the extension of approval to collect 
this information in order to carry out its responsibility to enforce 
the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
    Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Records to be Kept by Employers (Fair Labor Standards Act).
    OMB Number: 1215-0017.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or 
households; Farms; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal government; 
State, local or Tribal government.
    Total Recordkeepers: 3.7 million.
    Frequency: Weekly.
    Average Time per Recordkeeper: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 926,156.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
    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: December 5, 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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