[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33435-33437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15852]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Review by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
June 22, 1995.
The Department of Labor has submitted the following public
information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) of 1980, as amended (Pub. L. 96-511). Copies may
be obtained by calling the Department of Labor Acting Departmental
Clearance Officer, Theresa M. O'Malley ([202] 219-5095). Comments and
questions about the ICRs listed below should be directed to Ms.
O'Malley, 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/OAW/MSHA/OSHA/PWBA/VETS), Office of Management and Budget, Room
10325, Washington, DC 20503 ([202] 395-7316).
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY/
TDD) may call [202] 219-4720 between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern
time, Monday through Friday.
Type of Review: New.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Title: Logging Operations (29 CFR 1910.226).
OMB Number: 1218-0 new.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
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Estimated time
Category Frequency Respondents per respondent
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Operator's Manual... One-time............ 11,658 .17 hour.
CPR................. Annual.............. 11,658 4 hours.
First-Aid........... Every 3rd year...... 11,658 4 hours.
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Total Burden Hours: 55,016.
Description: Section 1910.266(f)(iii) requires employers to assure
that operating and maintenance instructions are available on the
machine or in the area when the machine is being operated. Also,
paragraph 1910.266(i)(7)(ii) requires that all employers assure that
each employee receives first-aid training at least every three years
and receives CPR training at least annually.
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Title: Mechanical Power Press Standard (29 CFR 1910.217).
OMB Number: 1218-0143.
Frequency: Annual.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 2.238.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 11.43 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 25,578.
Description: The prohibition on the use of Presence Sensing Devices
Initiation (PSDI) has been removed. To assure the safety of the system,
this regulation requires a certification program. The manufacturers and
employers who choose to the PSDI will have to maintain some records in
order to meet the requirements of this standard.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Report of Changes that may Affect your Black Lung Benefits.
OMB Number: 1215-0084.
Agency Number: CM-929.
Frequency: Annual.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 80,000.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 5 to 8 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 7,067.
Description: The CM-929 is used to help determine continuing
eligibility of primary beneficiaries receiving benefits from the Black
Lung Disability Trust Fund. It is also used to verify and update on an
annual basis factor that affect a beneficiary's entitlement to
benefits, including income, marital status, receipt of State worker's
compensation, and dependents' status.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Agency: Pension Welfare Benefits Administration.
Title: Alternative Method of Compliance for Certain Simplified
Employee Pensions.
OMB Number: 1210-0034.
Frequency: Annual.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,393.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 116.
Description: In keeping with Section 408(k) the Internal Revenue
Code, the regulation provides an alternative type of reporting and
disclosure arrangement for Simplified Employee Pensions (SEPs) that is
easier to establish and administer than otherwise required under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Agency: Pension Welfare Benefits Administration.
Title: Suspension of Benefits Regulation.
OMB Number: 1210-0048.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 57,374.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 13,344.
Description: This regulation allows a plan to suspend an
individual's pension benefits if the individual continues to work or
returns to work. The plan is required to notify the individual during
the first calendar month or payroll [[Page 33436]] period in which the
plan withholds payment.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Agency: Pension Welfare Benefits Administration.
Title: Class Exemption 77-4 for Certain Transactions Between
Investment Companies and Employee Benefit Plans.
OMB Number: 1210-0049.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 624.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 4,212.
Description: This class exemption exempts from the prohibited
transaction restrictions of Employee Retirement Income Security Act the
purchase and sale by an employee benefit plan of shares of a
registered, open-end mutual fund when a fiduciary with respect to the
plan (e.g. an investment manager) is also investment adviser for the
mutual fund.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Agency: Pension Welfare Benefits Administration.
Title: Prohibited Transaction Exemption 90-1--Certain Transactions
Involving Insurance Company Pooled Separate Accounts (formerly 78-19).
OMB Number: 1210-0054.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 hour.
Total Burden Hours: 1.
Description: This exemption allows parties in interest of an
employee benefit plan that invests in an insured pooled separate
account to engage in transactions with the separate account if the
plan's participation in the separate account does not exceed certain
limits. Six year recordkeeping is required.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Agency: Pension Welfare Benefits Administration.
Title: Prohibited Transaction Exemption 81-8.
OMB Number: 1210-0061.
Frequency: 5 per year.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 18,245.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 15,204
Description: This class exemption exempts from the prohibited
transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
the investment of plan assets which involve the purchase or other
acquisition, holding, sale, exchange or redemption by or on behalf of
an employee benefit plan of certain types of short-term investments.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Agency: Pension Welfare Benefits Administration.
Title: Prohibited Transaction Exemption 77-8
OMB Number: 1210-0063.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 18,712.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 1,352.
Description: This class exempts from the prohibited transaction
restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) the
sale of individual life insurance of annuity contracts by a plan to
participants, relatives or participants, employers any of whose
employees are covered by the plan or other employee benefit plans which
are parties in interest.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Agency: Pension Welfare Benefits Administration.
Title: Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 81-6
OMB Number: 1210-0065.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 18,245.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 3,041.
Description: This class exemption allows banks and registered
broker-dealers to borrow securities that are assets of employee benefit
plans.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Agency: Pension Welfare Benefits Administration.
Title: Adoption of ERISA Class Exemption for Purposes of FERSA.
OMB Number: 1210-0074.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 hour.
Total Burden Hours: 1.
Description: The adoption of this class exemption under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) for purposes of the
Federal Employees' Retirement System Act (FERSA) would permit
fiduciaries with respect to the FERS Thrift Savings Fund to engage in
certain transactions that would otherwise be prohibited under FERSA.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Agency: Pension Welfare Benefits Administration.
Title: Participant Loans.
OMB Number: 1210-0076.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 7,000.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 3 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 21,000.
Description: This regulation clarifies requirements under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to loans
from pension plans which are made to plan participants and
beneficiaries who are parties in interest with respect to the plan.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Pension Welfare Benefits Administration.
Title: Transaction between Individual Retirement Accounts and
Authorized Purchasers of American Eagle coins Class Exemptions, PTE 91-
55.
OMB Number: 1210-0079.
Frequency: on occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 12.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1.5 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 36,666.
Description: This proposed class exemption provides relief from
certain taxes imposed by the Internal Revenue Code on broker-dealers
who are disqualified persons under the code with respect to certain
individual retirement accounts, regarding transactions involving
American Eagle Coins.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Unemployment Insurance Quality Control
Program. [[Page 33437]]
OMB Number: 1205-0245.
Agency Number: ETA Handbook No. 395.
Frequency: Weekly.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; State, Local
or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 52.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 2,575 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 133,900.
Description: An extension of the existing Benefits Quality Control
(BQC) data collection with no change in size or methods is being
requested. The BQC program provides reliable estimates of the accuracy
of benefit payments in the unemployment insurance program, and
identifies the sources of mispayments so that their causes can be
eliminated.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Occupational Code Request.
OMB Number: 1205-0137.
Agency Number: ETA 741.
Frequency: As needed.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 55.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 28.
Description: ETA 741, Occupational Code Request (OCR), is provided
as a public service to the States to obtain occupational codes and
titles for jobs not included in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Employee Benefits Survey.
OMB Number: 1220-0084.
Frequency: Annual (varies).
Affected Public: State and local governments and small private
establishments in even-numbered years; Medium and large private
establishments in odd-numbered years; Business or other for-profit
organizations; Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents:
Estimated Time Per Respondent:
1996, 1998: 3,550 respondents; 1.12 hours per respondent; 3,975
Total Burden Hours
1997: 2,300 respondents; 1.25 hours per respondent; 2,875 Total
Burden Hours
Description: The Employee Benefits Survey (EBS) will present data
on employee benefits in small (1-99 employees) private establishments
and in State and local governments in 1996 and 1998, and in medium and
large private establishments in 1997. The EBS, which covers State and
local governments, and small, medium, and large private establishments
in private industry, is used by Federal agencies and the Congress to
determine policy affecting benefits of all workers; and by the private
sector and State and local governments in benefits administration,
union negotiations, and research.
Type of Review: New.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1996.
OMB Number: 1220-0new.
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Average
time
Form Number Frequency Affected Public Respondents respondent
(minutes)
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Screeners...................... Once...................... Individuals.............. 91,433 5.09
Youth Questionnaire and Pretest Annual.................... ......do................. 15,733 64
Parent Questionnaire and Annual.................... ......do................. 12,633 60.72
Pretest.
School Survey.................. Annual.................... Schools.................. 8,333 40.79
CAT-ASVAB...................... Once...................... Individuals.............. 21,030 120.85
Interest Finder................ Once...................... ......do................. 20,490 44
On-Line Eval................... Once...................... ......do................. 20,490 15
ASVAB Pencil and Paper......... Once...................... ......do................. 540 180
DOD Subset of Youth Questions.. Once...................... ......do................. 9,570 15
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Total Burden Hours: 109,499.
(Note: Total number of respondents does not equal the sum of the numbers in the same column above because of
overlap. There will be about 75,800 household screeners where there is no youth in scope, about 12,633 parents
interviewed (screener and parent interview) for the main BLS sample and Learning Disabled (LD) oversample,
6,000 screeners in households having only an ASVAB respondents (but not in BLS sample), 8,333 schools, 15,733
youths in the BLS main or LD oversamples and 9,570 youths in the ASVAB study but not in either the BLS main
sample of LD oversample.)
Description: The information provided in this survey will be used
by the Department of Labor and other government agencies to help
understand the school to work transition of young men and women in this
age group. It will also be used by the Department of Defense to assess
the pool of potential entrants to the Armed Forces.
Theresa M. O'Malley,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-15852 Filed 6-27-95; 8:45 am]
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