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    <RIN_INFO>
        <RIN>1235-AA04</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201004</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>1235</CODE>
            <NAME>Wage and Hour Division</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>WHD</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>1200</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Labor</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOL</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Records To Be Kept by Employers Under the Fair Labor Standards Act</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[The Department of Labor proposes to update the recordkeeping regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act in order to enhance the transparency and disclosure to workers of how their pay is computed, and to modernize other recordkeeping requirements for employees under "telework" and "flexiplace" arrangements.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Undetermined</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>29 CFR 516</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>29 USC 211(c)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <RPLAN_INFO>
            <STMT_OF_NEED><![CDATA[The recordkeeping regulation issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 CFR part 516, specifies the scope and manner of records covered employers must keep that demonstrate compliance with minimum wage, overtime, and child labor requirements under the FLSA, or the records to be kept that confirm particular exemptions from some of the Acts requirements may apply.  This proposal intends to update the recordkeeping requirements to foster more openness and transparency in demonstrating employers compliance with applicable requirements to their workers, to better ensure compliance by regulated entities, and to assist in enforcement.  In addition, the proposal intends to update the recordkeeping requirements applicable to certain domestic employees and to modernize the requirements, consistent with the increasing emphasis on flexiplace and telecommuting, to allow for automated or electronic recordkeeping systems instead of the mandatory manual preparation of homeworker handbooks currently required for all work that an employee may perform in the home.]]></STMT_OF_NEED>
            <LEGAL_BASIS><![CDATA[These regulations are authorized by section 11 of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. 211.]]></LEGAL_BASIS>
            <ALTERNATIVES><![CDATA[Alternatives will be developed in considering proposed revisions to the current recordkeeping requirements.  The public will be invited to provide comments on the proposed revisions and possible alternatives.]]></ALTERNATIVES>
            <COSTS_AND_BENEFITS><![CDATA[Preliminary estimates of anticipated costs and benefits of this regulatory initiative have not been determined at this time and will be determined at a later date as appropriate.]]></COSTS_AND_BENEFITS>
            <RISKS><![CDATA[This action does not affect public health, safety, or the environment.]]></RISKS>
        </RPLAN_INFO>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/00/2010</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Undetermined</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Local</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>State</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Tribal</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>Undetermined</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>NA</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <RELATED_RIN_LIST>
            <RELATED_RIN>
                <RIN>1215-AB78</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Previously reported as</RIN_RELATION>
            </RELATED_RIN>
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        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Montaniel</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Navarro</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Fair Labor Standards Act Branch Chief, Division of Enforcement Policy</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1235</CODE>
                    <NAME>Wage and Hour Division</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>WHD</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 693-0067</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 693-1387</FAX>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room S-3502, FP Building,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20210</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
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