Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 15, 1998.

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, Todd R. Owen ((202) 219-5906 ext. 143) or by E-Mail to Owen-

T[email protected].

Comments should be sent to the 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;

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 submission of responses.

Agency: Employment Standards Administration.

Title: Regulations, 29 CFR Part 547, Requirements of a Bona Fide

Thrift or Savings Plan.

OMB Number: 1215-0119 (extension).

Agency Number: None.

Frequency: Recordkeeping only.

Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other

for-profit; State, Local or Tribal Government; Not-for-profit

institutions.

Number of Respondents: 2.072 million.

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Total Responses: 2.072 million.

Estimated Time per Respondent: Recordkeeping only.

Total Burden Hours (recordkeeping): 1.

Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing

services): 0.

Description: Section 7(e)(3)(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act

(FLSA) permits the exclusion from an employee's regular rate of pay for

payments on behalf of an employee to a bona fide thrift or savings

plan. Regulations require that information necessary to support a

thrift or saving plan's qualifications as a bona fide plan, as defined

in the Fair Labor Standards Act, be maintained by employers.

Regulations, 29 CFR Part 547 set forth the requirements for a bona fide

thrift or savings plan. This recordkeeping requirement enables

investigators to determine whether or not a given thrift or savings

plan is in compliance with the FLSA.

Agency: Employment Standards Administration.

Title: Requirements of a Bona Fide Profit-Sharing Plan or Trust.

OMB Number: 1215-0122 (extension).

Agency Number: None.

Frequency: Recordkeeping only.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit

institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 888,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: Recordkeeping only.

Total Burden Hours: 1.

Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing

services): 0.

Description: Section 7(e)(3)(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act

(FLSA) permits the exclusion from an employee's regular rate of pay for

payments on behalf of an employee to a bona fide profit-sharing plan or

trust. Regulations require that information necessary to support a

profit-sharing plan or trust's qualifications as a bona fide plan or

trust, as defined in the Fair Labor Standards Act, be maintained by

employers. Regulations 29 CFR Part 549 set forth the requirements for a

bona fide profit-sharing plan or trust. This recordkeeping requirement

enables investigators to determine whether or not a given profit-

sharing plan or trust is in compliance with the FLSA.

Agency: Employment Standards Administration.

Title: OFCCP Complaint Form.

OMB Number: 1215-0131 (extension).

Agency Number: CC-4.

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Number of Respondents: 1,150.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1.28 hours.

Total Burden Hours: 1,472.

Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $402.50.

Description: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

(OFCCP) administers three equal employment opportunity programs:

Executive Order 11246, as amended; Section 503 of the Rehabilitation

Act of 1973, as amended; and 38 U.S.C. 4212, the Vietnam Era Veterans

Readjustment Assistance Act. These programs require affirmative action

by Federal contractors and subcontractors and prohibit discrimination

on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin,

disability, or veteran status. All three programs give individuals the

right to file complaints. The CC-4 Complaint Form is used to file

complaints under all three programs. The form is used as the first step

in the initiation of a complaint investigation.

Agency: Employment Standards Administration.

Title: Application of a Representative's Fee in a Black Lung Claim

Proceeding Conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor.

OMB Number: 1215-0171 (extension).

Agency Number: CM-972.

Frequency: As needed.

Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 1,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 42 minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 700.

Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing

services): 0.

Description: Individuals filing for benefits under the Black Lung

Benefits Act may elect to be represented or assisted by an attorney or

other representative. The fee charged by the representative must be

approved for payment by the Division of Coal Mine Worker's

Compensation. Regulation 20 CFR 725.365-6 establishes certain

information and documentation criteria which must be submitted in order

for the Program to evaluate the fee request. This form provides a

standardized format for submission of the information required by the

regulation.

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Title: Consumer Expenditure Quarterly Interview and Diary Surveys.

OMB Number: 1220-0050 (extension).

Agency Number: CE-301, CE-302, CE-300, CE-305, CE-303, CE-383, CE-

801, CE-802, CE-803, CE-880.

Frequency: Quarterly Interview Survey respondents are interviewed

quarterly for five consecutive quarters (four times in any one year).

Diary Survey respondents complete two consecutive weekly reports.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Number of Respondents: 18,108.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 87.7 minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 98,779.

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.

In addition, the data are used by a variety of researchers in academia,

government agencies, and the private sector. The data are collected

from national probability sample of households designed to represent

the total civilian non-institutional population.

Todd R. Owen,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

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