The U. S. Department of Labor (DOL)
headquarters building, the Frances Perkins Building (FPB), has
conference and meeting capabilities located in its public space
areas that entities outside of the Department may request to use.
Use of public space in Federal buildings is governed by Section 581
(h) of Title 40 of the United States Code (40 U.S.C. Section
581(h)). DOL has authority to issue occasional use permits to
organizations engaging in "cultural," "educational," or
"recreational" activities (permits are not available for
"commercial" purposes.) FMR 102-74, Subpart D - Occasional Use of
Public Buildings establishes rules and regulations for the
occasional use of public areas of public buildings for cultural,
educational and recreational activities as provided by 40 U.S.C.
581(h)(2). The public space use application in this Federal
Register notice is designed to obtain information from entities
outside DOL to help DOL comply with the Federal and Depart mental
rules and regulations.
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:
(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;
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.