The U. S. Department of Labor (DOL)
headquarters building, the Frances Perkins Building 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.