Work Experience and Career Exploration Programs (29 C.F.R. 570.35a)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1215-0121ss(20081031).doc Supporting Statement A	2008-10-31

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
185795	Recording Schools With WECEP Students	New
185793	WECEP Written Training Agreement	New
13796	Work Experience and Career Exploration Program Application	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1215-0121	ICR Reference No: 200806-1215-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200512-1215-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/ESA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Work Experience and Career Exploration Programs (29 C.F.R. 570.35a)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/09/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/06/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2011	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2009
Responses	14,287	0	14,014
Time Burden (Hours)	14,145	0	14,145
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3	0	0

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Abstract: State educational agencies are required to file applications for approval of Work Experience and Career Explorations Programs (WECEP), which provide exceptions to the child labor regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). State educational agencies are also required to maintain certain records with respect to approved WECEP programs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC 203(l) Name of Law: Fair Labor Standards Act
   US Code: 29 USC 211(c) Name of Law: Fair Labor Standards Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 45789	08/06/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 66058	11/06/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Work Experience and Career Exploration Program Application
Recording Schools With WECEP Students
WECEP Written Training Agreement

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	14,287	14,014	0	0	273	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	14,145	14,145	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3	0	0	0	3	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is no material change in the public burden imposed by this information collection. Adjustments have been recorded in the ROCIS database to reflect the three parts covered by the overall WECEP information collection request and the fact that schools would be independent respondents from States. These adjustments result in an increase of two additional information collections being identified and 280 additional respondents. In addition, prior estimates reflected only a single recordkeeping item for each State Education Agency to record each school enrolling students under a WECEP. Identifying each entry as a separate response results in an adjustment reflecting an increase of 273 estimated responses but no additional burden hours, because prior submissions reflected the total time. Finally, the Department has increased the maintenance and operational cost publicly reported via omb.report Web site by $3.00, rounded, because Form OMB-83-I that was previously used to report costs sought entries in $1,000 increments. The ROCIS database reports costs more precisely. The Department has mentioned these costs in prior supporting statements for this collection of information.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $577

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 11/06/2008

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