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[FR Doc No: 94-2420]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Review by the
Office of Management and Budget
Background: The Department of Labor, in carrying out its
responsibilities under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter
35), considers comments on the reporting/recordkeeping requirements
that will affect the public.
Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Review: As necessary,
the Department of Labor will publish Agency recordkeeping/ reporting
requirements under review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
since the last publication. These entries may include new collections,
revisions, extensions, or reinstatements, if applicable. The
Departmental Clearance Officer will, upon request, be able to advise
members of the public of the nature of the particular submission they
are interested in.
Each entry may contain the following information:
The Agency of the Department issuing this recordkeeping/ reporting
requirement.
The title of the recordkeeping/reporting requirement.
The OMB and/or Agency identification numbers, if applicable.
How often the recordkeeping/reporting requirement is needed.
Whether small businesses or organizations are affected.
An estimate of the total number of hours needed to comply with the
recordkeeping/reporting requirements and the average hours per
respondent.
The number of forms in the request for approval, if applicable.
An abstract describing the need for and uses of the information
collection.
Comments and Questions: Copies of the recordkeeping/reporting
requirements included in each notice may be obtained by calling the
Departmental Clearance Officer, Kenneth A. Mills ((202) 219-5095).
Comments and questions about the items included in each notice should
be directed to Mr. Mills, Office of Information Resources Management
Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., room N-
1301, Washington, DC 20210. Comments should also be sent to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for (BLS/
DM/ESA/ ETA/OLMS/MSHA/OSHA/PWBA/VETS), Office of Management and Budget,
room 3001, Washington, DC 20503 ((202) 395-6880).
Any member of the public who wants to comment on recordkeeping/
reporting requirements which have been submitted to OMB should advise
Mr. Mills of this intent at the earliest possible date.
New
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Pricing Collective Bargaining Settlements--Private Sector
Other--upon reaching a new collective bargaining agreement, which is
about once every 3 years on average
Businesses or other for-profit
396 respondents; 35.1 min. per response; 232 total hours; 2 forms The
Bureau of Labor Statistics will use the information collected in
Pricing Collective Bargaining Settlements to compile quarterly measures
of collective bargaining settlements. As a primary Federal economic
indicator, the measure is used by Federal policymakers to help set
economic policy. In addition, company officials and labor groups
request the data for collective bargaining negotiations and researchers
use the data for compensation and unionization analyses.
Revision
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
Annual Report/Form 5500 Series
1210-0016; Form 5500
Businesses or other for-profit; Non-profit institutions; Small
businesses or organizations
832,000 respondents; 1.2 hours per response; 998,400 total hours
Section 104(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
requires plan administrators to file an annual report containing the
information described in section 103 of ERISA. The Form 5500 Series
provides a standard format for fulfilling that requirement.
Extension
Employment Standards Administration
Agreement and Undertaking
1215-0034; OWCP-1
On occasion
Businesses or other for-profit
300 respondents; .25 hours per response; 75 total hours; 1 form
The Office of Workers Compensation Programs (OWCP) OWCP-1 is a joint
use form (Longshore and Black Lung programs) completed by employers to
provide the Secretary of Labor with authorization to sell securities,
or to bring suit under indemnity bonds deposited by the self-insured
employers in the event there is a default in the payment of benefits.
Extension
Employment and Training Administration
Preliminary Estimates of Average Employer Tax Rates
1205-0228; ETA 205
Annually
State or local governments
53 respondents; 16 minutes per response; 14 total hours; 1 form The
average rate collected from States is used to compare average tax rates
among the States by the Employment and Training Administration and
State agencies, and along with the current tax rate schedule, is used
to certify that a State is complying with the law.
Revision
Employment and Training Administration
Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Title III Biennial State Plan
1205-0273
Biennially
State or local governments
53 respondents; 20 hours per response; 1,060 total hours.
The State plan will provide the Department of Labor with a general
description of each State's plans for the operation of the Title III
program and its utilization of JTPA funds for this purpose.
Revision
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Forms 1220-0032
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Average
Respondents time per
Form No. Affected public Frequency response
(hours)
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BLS 3023VS.................. Service Industries......... 1,630,815 Every 3 years.............. .083
BLS 3023VM.................. Service Industries......... 106,146 Every 3 years.............. .25
BLS 3023CA.................. All Industries............. 45,359 Every 3 years.............. .167
BLS 3023V................... Service Industries......... 121,940 Every 3 years.............. .083
Total hrs............. ........................... ........... ........................... 179,591
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Accurate industrial coding based on the 1987 Standard Industrial
Classification Manual is needed by many Federal, State, and local
government officials and private researchers. This extension will
permit the use of previously approved forms to gather this information.
Extension
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Gamma Radiation Exposure Records
1219-0039
Quarterly
Operators of metal and nonmetal underground mines
5 respondents; 4 hours per response; 80 total burden hours
Requires operators of metal and nonmetal underground mines, where
radioactive ores are mined, to keep records of the results of annual
gamma radiation surveys and individual miner's cumulative gamma
radiation exposure.
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 27th day of January, 1994.
Kenneth A. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-2420 Filed 2-2-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-24-P; 4510-30-P
