Notice2023-08967
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; Disclosure and Recordkeeping Requirements
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Published
April 28, 2023
Issuing agencies
Labor Department
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 82 (Friday, April 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26344-26345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08967]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993;
Disclosure and Recordkeeping Requirements
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: 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 May 30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202-
693-8538, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#98dcd7d4c7c8cad9c7c8cddad4d1dbd8fcf7f4b6fff7ee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="55111a190a0507140a050017191c1615313a397b323a23">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
(FMLA), 29 U.S.C. 2601, and its regulations at 29 CFR part 825, require
private sector employers that employ 50 or more employees, all public
and private elementary schools, and all public agencies to provide up
to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave during any 12-month period
to eligible employees for certain family and medical reasons. The
Department has developed optional-use forms which can be used by
employers to provide required notices to employees and by employees to
provide certification of their need for leave for an FMLA-qualifying
reason. The FMLA disclosures ensure that both employers and employees
are aware of and can exercise their rights and meet their respective
obligations under the FMLA. For additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal
Register on November 9, 2022 (87 FR 67718).
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.
Agency: DOL-WHD.
Title of Collection: The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993;
Disclosure and Recordkeeping Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 1235-0003.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households; Federal Government;
State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Private Sector--Businesses or
other for-profits, not-for-profit institutions, and farms.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,889,489.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 70,414,538.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 8,277,657 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $183,594,425.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
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Dated: April 24, 2023.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2023-08967 Filed 4-27-23; 8:45 am]
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