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OMB Control No:
1235-0005
ICR Reference No:
201102-1235-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201003-1235-005
Agency/Subagency:
DOL/WHD
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Application of the Employee Polygraph Protection Act
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
10/23/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
07/22/2011
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
10/31/2014
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2011
Responses
757,400
0
593,400
Time Burden (Hours)
68,739
0
68,739
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
These third-party notifications and recordkeeping requirements help ensure polygraph examinees receive the protections and rights provided by the Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
29 USC 2001, et seq.
Name of Law: The Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
76 FR 4946
01/27/2011
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
76 FR 44046
07/22/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
6
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Notice of Test Results
Notice to Examinee Applicable to Certain Ongoing Investigations, Security Services, and Security of Controlled Substances
WH-1481
Notice to Examinee-Employee Polygraph Protection Act
Notice to Examinee--Ongoing Investigations of Employer's Economic Loss or Injury
Notice to Polygraph Examiner Identifying Persons to be Examined
Test Results Written Report and Test Record Maintenance--Employer
Test Results Written Report and Test Record Maintenance--Polygrapher
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
757,400
593,400
0
0
164,000
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
68,739
68,739
0
0
0
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:
The DOL is revising the format of Form WH-1481 to show the WHD logo and update the OMB Control Number. The DOL does not believe these cosmetic changes affect the public burden; however, as these are considered formatting issues, this submission is characterized as a revision. The DOL has also further disaggregated burden in ROCIS and refined its estimates to calculate the employer recordkeeping burden transactions. The Notice to Polygraph Examiner Identifying Persons to be Examined information collection data entries previously counted providing the notice to the examiner and maintaining a record of the results of the examination as a single action that took 7 minutes to complete. The DOL now believes a better characterization would be counting providing the notice to the examiner as one action that takes 6 minutes and maintaining a record of the examination results as a second action that takes 1 minute. The number of annual responses is increasing by 164,000, because the DOL now counts maintaining a record of the notice to the polygraph examiner as a separate event from maintaining an equal number of examination results. While the number of responses is increasing, total annual burden hours is unchanged because the prior calculation included all burden hours for both events. For the data entries, this has resulted in a shifting of the burden hours from the "Notice to Polygraph Examiner Identifying Persons to be Examined" information collection to a new "Test Results Written Report and Test Record Maintenance—Employer" information collection (no net change) and an increase of 164,000 responses (from 593,400 to 757,400). Federal costs increased, due to higher postage costs.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$82,000
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
Agency Contact:
Mary Ziegler 202 693-0517
Common Form ICR:
No
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:
07/22/2011
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