Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 27, 1997.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public

information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of

each individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be

obtained by calling the Department of Labor, Departmental Clearance

Officer, Teresa M. O'Malley ((202) 219-5096 ext. 143). Individuals who

use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY/TDD) may call (202)

219-4720 between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through

Friday.

Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM, ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA,

PWBA, or VETS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington,

DC 20503 ((202) 395-7316), within 30 days from the date of this

publication in the Federal Register.

The OMB 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;

* 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

submission of responses.

Agency: Employment Standards Administration.

Title: Application for Authority for an Institution of Higher

Learning to Employ its Full-Time Students at Subminimum Wages Under

Regulations at 29 CFR Part 519.

OMB Number: 1215-0080 (extension).

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-

profit.

Number of Respondents: 50.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 to 30 minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 15.

Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $17.50.

Description: The Form WH-201 is completed by an employer, in order

to obtain authorization, pursuant to section 14(b) of the Fair Labor

Standards Act to pay full-time students at a wage rate lower than the

statutory Federal minimum wage. If this information was not collected,

employers would not have a mechanism to apply for permission to pay

full-time students at subminimum wages, and job opportunities for full-

time students would be reduced.

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Title: Consumer Expenditure Surveys.

OMB Number: 1220-0050 (revision).

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

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Number of

Form No. Frequency respondents Average time per response

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Quarterly.............................. Quarterly..................... 6,438 363.60 min.

Diary.................................. Two Consecutive Weekly Reports 5,489 286.20 min.

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Total Burden House: 65,107.

Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing

services): 0.

Description: The Consumer Expenditure Surveys are used to gather

information on expenditures, income, and other related subjects. These

data are used to periodically update the National Consumer Price Index.

The data are collected from a national probability sample of households

designed to represent the total civilian non-institutional population.

Theresa M. O'Malley,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

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