Disclosures to Workers Under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form WH-521 Housing Terms and Conditions English/Spanish	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form WH-521 Housing Terms and Conditions for Migrant Agricultural Workers	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form WH-501S Espanol Departmento De Trabajas De Los EE UU	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form WH-501 English MSPA Wage Statement	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form WH-501 English Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Wage Statement	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form WH-516 Worker Information- Terms and Conditions of Employment	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form WH-516 Worker Information - Terms and Conditions of Employment	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
WH-516 Summary of edits v1.0 (2022-12-12).docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-07-03	Repair queued
WH-521 Summary of edits v1.0 (2022-12-12).docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-07-03	Available
SS 1235-0002 v4 (2023-08-01).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-08-01	Available
FLC Hourly Wage 2022 (BLS).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-11	Repair queued
60-day Notice (2023-03-10).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-11	Repair queued
WH-521 Proposed Revisions v1.1 (2022-12-08).docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-02-06	Available
WH-516 Proposed Revisions v1.1 (2022-12-08).docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-02-06	Available
NAWS Research Report 16.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-02-06	Available
Census of Agriculture 2017.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-06-21	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
195676	Housing Terms and Conditions for Migrant Agricultural Workers	Form and Instruction	Modified	Housing Terms and Conditions English/Spanish
195676	Housing Terms and Conditions for Migrant Agricultural Workers	Form and Instruction	Modified
195675	Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Wage Statement	Form	Modified	Departmento De Trabajas De Los EE UU
195675	Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Wage Statement	Form	Modified	MSPA Wage Statement
195675	Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Wage Statement	Form	Modified
13905	Worker Information - Terms and Conditions of Employment	Form and Instruction	Modified	Worker Information- Terms and Conditions of Employment
13905	Worker Information - Terms and Conditions of Employment	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1235-0002	ICR Reference No: 202210-1235-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202001-1235-002
Agency/Subagency: DOL/WHD	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Disclosures to Workers Under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/12/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/09/2023
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2024
Responses	72,606,389	0	71,338,888
Time Burden (Hours)	1,228,880	0	1,202,228
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,904,255	0	2,853,555

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Abstract: Agricultural employers, associations and farm labor contractors use this information collection to disclose employment terms and conditions, wage statements, and housing terms and conditions to migrant/seasonal agricultural workers, to comply with the Migrant Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC 1821 Name of Law: Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection 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:
	88 FR 15100	03/10/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 53928	08/09/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Housing Terms and Conditions for Migrant Agricultural Workers	WH-521	Housing Terms and Conditions English/Spanish
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Wage Statement	WH-501 English, WH-501S Espanol	MSPA Wage Statement ,   Departmento De Trabajas De Los EE UU
Worker Information - Terms and Conditions of Employment	WH-516	Worker Information- Terms and Conditions of Employment

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	72,606,389	71,338,888	0	0	1,267,501	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,228,880	1,202,228	0	0	26,652	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,904,255	2,853,555	0	0	50,700	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 a decrease to the burden for the WH-516 due to updated survey data. There is an increase to the WH-501 due to updated survey data. There is an overall increase in burden hours of 26,652.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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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: 08/09/2023

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