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and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, ETA is
soliciting comments concerning the
collection of data about the regulatory
requirements of the Confidentiality and
Disclosure of State Unemployment
Compensation Information final rule
and State Income and Eligibility
Verification System (IEVS) provisions of
the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984,
which expires September 30, 2013.
A copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR) can be obtained
by contacting the office listed below in
the addressee section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee’s section below on or before
May 13, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
to the Employment and Training
Administration, Office of
Unemployment Insurance, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Room S4524,
Washington, DC 20210, Attention:
Patricia Mertens. Telephone number:
202–693–3182 (this is not a toll-free
number). Fax: 202–693–2874. Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Deficit Reduction Act of 1984
established an Income and Eligibility
Verification System (IEVS) for the
exchange of information among state
agencies administering specific
programs. The programs include
Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families, Medicaid, Food Stamps,
Supplemental Security Income,
Unemployment Compensation and any
state program approved under Titles I,
X, XIV, or XVI of the Social Security
Act. Under the Act, programs
participating must exchange
information to the extent that it is useful
and productive in verifying eligibility
and benefit amounts to assist the child
support program and the Secretary of
Health and Human Services in verifying
eligibility and benefit amounts under
Titles II and XVI of the Social Security
Act.
On September 27, 2006, the ETA of
the Department of Labor issued a final
rule regarding the Confidentiality and
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Compensation Information. This rule
supports and expands upon the
requirements of the Deficit Reduction
Act of 1984 and subsequent regulatory
changes.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

II. Review Focus

Proposed Extension of the Approval of
Information Collection Requirements

The Department of Labor 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 submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Extension without
changes.
Title: Confidentiality and Disclosure
of State Unemployment Compensation
Information Final Rule and State
Income and Eligibility Verification
provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act
of 1984.
OMB Number: 1205–0238.
Affected Public: State Workforce
Agencies.
Total Annual Respondents: 53 state
agencies.
Annual Frequency: As needed.
Total Annual Estimated Responses:
917,977.
Average Estimated Response Time per
Response: 1 minute.
Total Annual Estimated Burden
Hours: 18,903 hours.
Total Annual Estimated Burden Cost
for Respondents: $795,627.27.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 7th day of
March, 2013.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training, Labor.
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Wage and Hour Division
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Wage and Hour Division,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95). 44 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)(A). This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the Wage
and Hour Division is soliciting
comments concerning its proposal to
extend Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval of the
Information Collection: Records to be
kept by Employers—Fair Labor
Standards Act. A copy of the proposed
information request can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the

SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this Notice.
Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before
May 13, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Control Number 1235–
0018, by either one of the following
methods: Email:
[email protected]; Mail,
Hand Delivery, Courier: Division of
Regulations, Legislation, and
Interpretation, Wage and Hour, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S–3502, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit
one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must
include the agency name and Control
Number identified above for this
information collection. Because we
continue to experience delays in
receiving mail in the Washington, DC
area, commenters are strongly
encouraged to transmit their comments
electronically via email or to submit
them by mail early. Comments,
DATES:

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including any personal information
provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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Mary Ziegler, Director, Division of
Regulations, Legislation, and
Interpretation, Wage and Hour, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S–3502, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693–0406
(this is not a toll-free number). Copies
of this notice must be obtained in
alternative formats (Large Print, Braille,
Audio Tape, or Disc), upon request, by
calling (202) 693–0023 (not a toll-free
number). TTY/TTD callers may dial tollfree (877) 889–5627 to obtain
information or request materials in
alternative formats.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Wage and Hour Division of the
Department of Labor administers the
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29
U.S.C. 201, et seq.,which sets the
Federal minimum wage, overtime pay,
recordkeeping, and youth employment
standards of most general application.
See 29 U.S.C. 206; 207; 211; 212. FLSA
requirements apply to employers of
employees engaged in interstate
commerce or in the production of goods
for interstate commerce and of
employees in certain enterprises,
including employees of a public agency;
however, the FLSA contains exemptions
that apply to employees in certain types
of employment. See 29 U.S.C. 213, et al.
FLSA section 11(c) requires all
employers covered by the FLSA to
make, keep, and preserve records of
employees and of wages, hours, and
other conditions and practices of
employment. See 29 U.S.C. 211(c). A
FLSA covered employer must maintain
the records for such period of time and
make such reports as prescribed by
regulations issued by the Secretary of
Labor. Id.
The DOL has promulgated regulations
29 CFR part 516 to establish the basic
FLSA recordkeeping requirements. The
DOL has also issued specific sections of
regulations 29 CFR parts 505, 519, 520,
525, 530, 547, 548, 549, 551, 552, 553,
570, 575, and 794 to supplement the
part 516 requirements and to provide for
the creation and maintenance of records
relating to various FLSA exemptions
and special provisions.
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
uses this information to determine
whether covered employers have
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requirements. Employers use the
records to document FLSA compliance,
including showing qualification for
various FLSA exemptions.
The WHD seeks approval to renew
this information collection related to
various FLSA recordkeeping
requirements.
The Department of Labor 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;
• 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;
• 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 submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks an
approval for the extension of this
information collection that requires
employers to make, maintain, and
preserve records in accordance with
statutory and regulatory requirements.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
Title: Records to be kept by
Employers—Fair Labor Standards Act.
OMB Number: 1235–0018.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms.
Agency Numbers: Form WH–14, Form
WH–5.
Total Respondents: 3,621,240.
Total Annual Responses: 40,288,195.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
874,154.
Estimated Time per Response: 6
minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Costs (operation/
maintenance): $0.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

II. Review Focus

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Dated: March 11, 2013.
Mary Ziegler,
Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation,
and Interpretation.

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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
National Science Foundation.
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The National Science Foundation
(NSF) has submitted the following
information collection requirement to
OMB for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. This is the second
notice for public comment; the first was
published in the Federal Register at 77
FR 76077 and no comments were
received. NSF is forwarding the
proposed renewal submission to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for clearance simultaneously
with the publication of this second
notice. The full submission may be
found at:http://www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain.
Comments: Comments regarding (a)
whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; or (d) ways
to 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 should be
addressed to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for National Science
Foundation, 725–17th Street NW., Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503, and to
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295,
Arlington, Virginia 22230 or send email
to [email protected]. Comments
regarding these information collections
are best assured of having their full
effect if received within 30 days of this
notification. Copies of the submission(s)
may be obtained by calling 703–292–
7556.

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