87422 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 212 / Friday, November 1, 2024 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Employment Information Form 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Wage and Hour 

Division (WHD)-sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are 

invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that the agency 

receives on or before December 2, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nora Hernandez by telephone at 202– 

693–8633, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Labor’s (Department) 

Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is 

authorized to administer and enforce a 

variety of laws that establish the 

minimum standards for wages and 

working conditions in the United States. 

Collectively, these labor standards cover 

most private, State, and local 

government employment. These labor 

laws range from some of the earliest 

labor protections passed by Congress to 

some of the most recent. Although they 

differ in scope, all of the statutes 

enforced by WHD are intended to 

protect and to promote the welfare of 

the nation’s workforce; to provide 

opportunities for advancement; to 

ensure fair compensation for work 

performed; and to level the playing field 

for responsible employers. The Fair 

Labor Standards Act (FLSA) minimum 

wage provisions and the government 

contract prevailing wage laws provide a 

floor for the payment of fair wages, 

while the FLSA overtime provisions are 

intended to broaden work opportunities 

and promote employment. The Migrant 

and Seasonal Agricultural Worker 

Protection Act (MSPA) and the 

immigration programs establish working 

conditions intended to protect the 

wages and the safety and health of 

vulnerable workers; to ensure that the 

local labor force is not displaced by 

lower paid foreign or migrant labor; and 

ensure employers that obey the law are 

not disadvantaged. The McNamaraO’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) 

requires contractors and subcontractors 

performing services on prime contracts 

in excess of $2,500 to pay service 

employees in various classes no less 

than the wage rates and fringe benefits 

found prevailing in the locality, or the 

rates (including prospective increases) 

contained in a predecessor contractor’s 

collective bargaining agreement. The 

Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) 

require payment of prevailing wages on 

federal funded or assisted construction 

projects. The Family and Medical Leave 

Act (FMLA) was enacted to help 

workers balance family and work 

responsibilities and help keep middle 

class families in the middle class by 

providing job protection, and the child 

labor provisions of the FLSA ensure the 

safe employment of young workers; 

encourage their educational endeavors; 

and provide a path to future 

employment. The Department also 

administers portions of the Consumer 

Credit Protection Act, various Executive 

orders (E.O.) such as E.O. 13658, E.O. 

14026, and E.O. 14055. 

In fiscal year 2023, WHD concluded 

955 investigations that found child labor 

violations, a 14% increase from the 

previous year. WHD found nearly 5,800 

children employed in violation of the 

law, an 88% increase since 2019, and 

assessed more than $8 million in 

penalties, an 83% increase from the 

previous year. At WHD, safeguarding 

children at work has always been our 

top priority. WHD investigations found 

a significant increase in children being 

employed illegally and in 2023 

launched a National Strategic 

Enforcement Initiative on Child Labor to 

put additional emphasis on addressing 

this critical issue. As part of this 

initiative, the Department has designed 

a WHD contact form to better respond 

to potential child labor issues and 

potential complaints. This revision 

proposes to implement the contact form 

to better streamline Department 

responsiveness to child labor issues. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

June 27, 2024 (89 FR 53656). 

Comments are invited on: (1) whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) if the 

information will be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimates of the burden and 

cost of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (4) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(5) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

To help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

reference OMB Control Number 1235– 

0021. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless the OMB 

approves it and displays a currently 

valid OMB Control Number. In addition, 

notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person shall generally be subject 

to penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information that does not 

display a valid OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOL notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. The 

Department of Labor seeks an approval 

for the revision of this information 

collection to ensure effective 

administration of the laws administered 

by the WHD. 

Agency: DOL–WHD. 

Title of Collection: Employment 

Information Form. 

OMB Control Number: 1235–0021. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits, Farms. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 133,803. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 133,803. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

26,802 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)) 

Nora Hernandez, 

PRA Department Clearance Officer. 

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