Any person who owns or controls a facility or real property to be used for housing migrant agricultural workers cannot permit any such worker to occupy the housing unless a copy of a certificate of occupancy from the state, local, or federal agency that conducted the housing safety and health inspection is posted at the site of the facility or real property. The certificate attests that the facility or real property meets applicable safety and health standards. The housing provider must retain original copy of the certificate for three years and make it available for inspection. Form WH-520 is the form used when the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division inspects and approves such housing.
US Code:
29 USC 1823(b)(1)
Name of Law: Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
The DOL has decreased the annual burden estimate to seven hours for 100 respondents, down from 20 hours for 300 respondents, based on the actual number of requests for the WHD to provide the housing certification in recent years. The burden estimate per form remains unchanged.
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;
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