Application for a Farm Labor Contractor or Farm Labor Contractor Employee Certificate of Registration

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form WH-530 Application for a Farm Labor Contractor or Farm Labor Contractor Employee Certificate of Registration Form and Instruction	Modified
Form SH-514 Vehicle Mechanical Inspection Report Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form WH-515 MSPA Driver's Doctor's Certificate Form and Instruction	Unchanged
wh-530 online instruction trak chg.docx Supplementary Document	2016-10-27
wh530 track changes.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-10-27
Justification for nonsubstantive change request(20161028).docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2016-10-28
WH515 revised with comments 20150310.docx Supplementary Document	2015-06-04
DRAFT List of Revised Items on MSPA Forms.2015.docx Supplementary Document	2015-06-04
bls oes FLC data May 2014.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-06-01
1235-0016 sixty day FR notice 2015-03-25.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-05-28
1235-0016 ss (20150731).doc Supporting Statement A	2015-07-31

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
43804	Application for a Farm Labor Contractor or Farm Labor Contractor Employee Certificate of Registration Form and Instruction	Modified
202140	Vehicle Mechanical Inspection Report Form and Instruction	Unchanged
202137	MSPA Driver's Doctor's Certificate Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1235-0016	ICR Reference No: 201610-1235-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201601-1235-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/WHD	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for a Farm Labor Contractor or Farm Labor Contractor Employee Certificate of Registration
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/02/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/28/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2018	11/30/2018	11/30/2018
Responses	23,196	0	23,196
Time Burden (Hours)	9,334	0	9,334
Cost Burden (Dollars)	447,354	0	447,354

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Abstract: The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act provides that no individual may perform farm labor contracting activities without a certificate of registration. Form WH-530 is the application form that provides the Department of Labor with the information necessary to issue certificates specifying the farm labor contracting activities authorized. In addition, certain vehicle and safety standards are required of farm labor contractor applicants and such data is collected via Forms WH-514, WH-514a and WH-515.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC 1812, 1815, 1861 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:
	80 FR 15822	03/25/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 46604	08/05/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Vehicle Mechanical Inspection Report	WH-514a, SH-514	Vehicle Mechanical Inspection Report for Transportation Subject to Department of Transportation Requirements ,   Vehicle Mechanical Report for Transportation Subject to Department of Labor Safety Standards
Application for a Farm Labor Contractor or Farm Labor Contractor Employee Certificate of Registration	WH-530	Application for a Farm Labor Contractor or Farm Labor Contractor Employee Certificate of Registration Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
MSPA Driver's Doctor's Certificate	WH-515	Doctor's Certificate

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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	23,196	23,196	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	9,334	9,334	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	447,354	447,354	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: A slight increase in the number of forms processed for the WH-515, the WH-514 and WH-514a account for an increase in overall cost burden.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $139,671

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]? No

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

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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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: 10/28/2016

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