Records to be kept by Employers - Fair Labor Standards Act

OMB Control No: 1235-0018	ICR Reference No: 201004-1235-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201003-1235-018
Agency/Subagency: DOL/WHD	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Records to be kept by Employers - Fair Labor Standards 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: 06/21/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/10/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2013	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2010
Responses	39,462,547	0	41,442,427
Time Burden (Hours)	853,924	0	1,023,678
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Employers respond to these information collections to document compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 201, et seq.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC 203(l) Name of Law: Fair Labor Standards Act    US Code: 29 USC 207(e)(3) Name of Law: Fair Labor Standards Act    US Code: 29 USC 207(e)(8) Name of Law: Fair Labor Standards Act    US Code: 29 USC 207(q) Name of Law: Fair Labor Standards Act    US Code: 29 USC 211(c) Name of Law: Fair Labor Standards Act    US Code: 29 USC 213(c) Name of Law: Fair Labor Standards 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:
	74 FR 68284	12/23/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 25884	05/10/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 22

IC Title Form No. Form Name Written Agrrements to Claim the Non-Agricultural Student Learner Exemption to Youth Employment Resrtictions Written Agrrements to Claim the Agricultural Student Learner Exemption to Youth Employment Resrtictions Records When Paying Overtime on an "Applicable " or "Authorized Basic" Rate Petitions for Review and Reconsideration Records for Overtime Payments Based on Trip Rate Plans Records on Tipped Employees Records on Certain Agricultural Employees (Employers) General FLSA Records (Private Sector) Application for Federal Certificate of Age WH-14 Application for Federal Certificate of Age Waiver of Child Labor Provisions for Agricultural Employment of 10 and 11 Year Old Minors in Hand Harvesting of Short Season Crops Work Experience and Career Exploration Program (WECEP) Application Application for Authoriazed Basic Rate General FLSA Records (Public Sector) Records on Certain Agricultural Employees (Employees) Records on Full-Time Students Paid Sub-Minimum Wages Records on Messengers and Student Learners Paid Sub-Minimum Wages Records on Workers with Disabilities and Patient Workers Paid Sub-Minimum Wages Records on State/Local Government Employees Receiving Compensatory Time WECEP Written Training Agreement Recording Schools With WECEP Students Requirements of a Bona Fide Thrift or Savings Plan and a Bona Fide Profit-Sharing Plan or Trust Records When Claiming Partial Overtime Exemption for Remedial Education

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	39,462,547	41,442,427	0	0	-1,979,880	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	853,924	1,023,678	0	0	-169,754	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	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: Merging information control numbers, updating data, and using Census Bureau figures for total covered employers (instead of BLS data) account for the revisions to these estimates.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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]? Uncollected

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

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Michel Smyth 202 693-0638 [email protected]

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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: 05/10/2010

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