99-32986. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71500-71501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32986]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 15, 1999.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of 
each individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be 
obtained by calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation 
for BLS, ETA, PWBA, and OASAM contact Karin Kurz ([phone], ext. 
159 or by E-mail to [e-mail]). To obtain documentation for 
ESA, MSHA, OHSA, and VETS contact Darrin King ([phone], ext. 151 
or by E-Mail to [e-mail]).
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM, ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, 
PWBA, or VETS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, 
DC 20503 ([phone]), within 30 days from the date of this 
publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated,

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electronic, mechanical, or other technological techniques or other 
forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission 
of responses.

    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Requirements of a Bona Fide Thrift or Savings Plan (29 CFR 
part 547) and Requirements of a Bona Fide Profit sharing Plan or Trust 
(29 CFR part 549).
    OMB Number: 1215-0119.
    Frequency: Recordkeeping only.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or 
households; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1.924 million.
    Total Burden Hours: (Recordkeeping) 2.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: This information collection requests clearance of the 
recordkeeping provisions of section 7(e)(3)(b), of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act, which permits the exclusion from an employee's regular 
rate of pay, payments on behalf of an employee to a bona fide thrift or 
savings plan, profit-sharing plan or trust. The implementing 
Regulations 29 CFR parts 547 and 549 set forth the requirements for a 
bona fide thrift or savings plan, profit-sharing plan, or trust.

    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Request to Be Selected As Payee.
    OMB Number: 1215-0166.
    Agency Form Number: CM-910.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other 
for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 2,350.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 783.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $846.
    Description: The CM-910 is used to obtain information about 
prospective representative payees to determine whether they are 
qualified to handle monetary benefits on behalf of the Black Lung 
beneficiary.

    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Vinyl Chloride (29 CFR 1910.1017).
    OMB Number: 1218-0010 (Extension).
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal, State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 80.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: time for response ranges from 
approximately 5 minutes for employers to maintain employee exposure 
monitoring and medical records to 10 hours for employers to provide 
reports of vinyl chloride emergencies and incidents to the nearest OSHA 
area office.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,978 hours.
    Total Annualized capital/startup: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $258,042.
    Description: The Vinyl Chloride Standard requires employers to 
monitor employee exposure to vinyl chloride, to monitor employee 
health, and to provide employees with information about their exposures 
and the health effects of exposure to vinyl chloride. In addition, 
employers must notify OSHA area directors of regulated areas and 
changes to regulated areas, and of any emergencies that involve vinyl 
chloride.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-32986 Filed 12-20-99; 8:45 am]
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