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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 212 / Friday, November 1, 2024 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Employment Information Form
Notice of availability; request
for comments.

ACTION:

The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Wage and Hour
Division (WHD)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that the agency
receives on or before December 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nora Hernandez by telephone at 202–
693–8633, or by email at DOL_PRA_
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Labor’s (Department)
Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is
authorized to administer and enforce a
variety of laws that establish the
minimum standards for wages and
working conditions in the United States.
Collectively, these labor standards cover
most private, State, and local
government employment. These labor
laws range from some of the earliest
labor protections passed by Congress to
some of the most recent. Although they
differ in scope, all of the statutes
enforced by WHD are intended to
protect and to promote the welfare of
the nation’s workforce; to provide
opportunities for advancement; to
ensure fair compensation for work
performed; and to level the playing field
for responsible employers. The Fair
Labor Standards Act (FLSA) minimum
wage provisions and the government
contract prevailing wage laws provide a
floor for the payment of fair wages,
while the FLSA overtime provisions are
intended to broaden work opportunities
and promote employment. The Migrant
and Seasonal Agricultural Worker
Protection Act (MSPA) and the
immigration programs establish working
conditions intended to protect the

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wages and the safety and health of
vulnerable workers; to ensure that the
local labor force is not displaced by
lower paid foreign or migrant labor; and
ensure employers that obey the law are
not disadvantaged. The McNamaraO’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA)
requires contractors and subcontractors
performing services on prime contracts
in excess of $2,500 to pay service
employees in various classes no less
than the wage rates and fringe benefits
found prevailing in the locality, or the
rates (including prospective increases)
contained in a predecessor contractor’s
collective bargaining agreement. The
Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA)
require payment of prevailing wages on
federal funded or assisted construction
projects. The Family and Medical Leave
Act (FMLA) was enacted to help
workers balance family and work
responsibilities and help keep middle
class families in the middle class by
providing job protection, and the child
labor provisions of the FLSA ensure the
safe employment of young workers;
encourage their educational endeavors;
and provide a path to future
employment. The Department also
administers portions of the Consumer
Credit Protection Act, various Executive
orders (E.O.) such as E.O. 13658, E.O.
14026, and E.O. 14055.
In fiscal year 2023, WHD concluded
955 investigations that found child labor
violations, a 14% increase from the
previous year. WHD found nearly 5,800
children employed in violation of the
law, an 88% increase since 2019, and
assessed more than $8 million in
penalties, an 83% increase from the
previous year. At WHD, safeguarding
children at work has always been our
top priority. WHD investigations found
a significant increase in children being
employed illegally and in 2023
launched a National Strategic
Enforcement Initiative on Child Labor to
put additional emphasis on addressing
this critical issue. As part of this
initiative, the Department has designed
a WHD contact form to better respond
to potential child labor issues and
potential complaints. This revision
proposes to implement the contact form
to better streamline Department
responsiveness to child labor issues. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
June 27, 2024 (89 FR 53656).
Comments are invited on: (1) whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) if the
information will be processed and used

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in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(5) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
To help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should
reference OMB Control Number 1235–
0021.
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOL notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review. The
Department of Labor seeks an approval
for the revision of this information
collection to ensure effective
administration of the laws administered
by the WHD.
Agency: DOL–WHD.
Title of Collection: Employment
Information Form.
OMB Control Number: 1235–0021.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits, Farms.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 133,803.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 133,803.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
26,802 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Nora Hernandez,
PRA Department Clearance Officer.
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