[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43752-43753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21667]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 12, 1997.
    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, Departmental Clearance 
Officer, Theresa M. O'Malley ((202) 219-5096 ext. 143) or by E-Mail to 
O'Malley-T[email protected]. 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-Friday.
    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 ((202) 395-7316), 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, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Records of Preshift and Onshift Inspections of Slope and 
Shaft Areas.
    OMB Number: 1219-0082 (reinstatement without change).
    Frequency: Twice per shift.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 30.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1\1/4\ hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 12,705.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: -0-.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): -0-.
    Description: Requires coal mine operators to conduct examinations 
of slope and shaft areas for hazardous conditions, including tests for 
methane and oxygen deficiency, before and during each shift and before 
and after blasting. Records of the results of the inspections are 
required to be kept.

    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.

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    Title: Workforce Flexibility (Work-Flex) Partnership Demonstration 
Program.
    OMB Number: 1205-0375 (extension).
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 8.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 160 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,280.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: -0-.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): -0-.
    Description: This request is related to the passage of P.L. 104-208 
which permits states to submit statutory waiver proposals to the 
Department of Labor in order to overcome barriers to implementing 
reforms to their workforce development system.

    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Statutory Waiver Requests.
    OMB Number: 1205-0376 (extension).
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 80 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,600.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: -0-.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): -0-.
    Description: This request is related to the passage of P.L. 104-208 
which permits states to submit statutory waiver proposals to the 
Department of Labor in order to overcome barriers to implementing 
reforms to their workforce development system.

    Agency: Department Management, Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer.
    Title: Salary Offset.
    OMB Number: 1225-0038 (extension).
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 150.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1\1/4\ hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 375.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: -0-.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): -0-.
    Description: This information is collected from debtors to assist 
in determining whether an individual is actually indebted to the 
Department of Labor, and if so indebted, to evaluate the individual's 
ability to repay the debt.

    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Manufacturer's Certification of Modification of Construction 
Aerial Lifts (29 CFR Part 1926.453).
    OMB Number: 1218-0000.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 60.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 5 hours.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: -0-.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): -0-.
    Description: Employers are required to obtain a written 
certification of any field modifications made to aerial lifts. Such 
certifications must be prepared in writing by either the manufacturer 
of the aerial lift or a nationally recognized testing laboratory. The 
certification is to attest to the safety of the lift after 
modification.

    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Standardized Participant Information Report (SPIR) for JTPA 
Title IV, Section 402, Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Programs.
    OMB Number: 1205-0350 (reinstatement, without change).
    Frequency: Quarterly; annually.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 18 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 954.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: -0-.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $265,000.
    Description: This collection instrument is the Standardized 
Participant Information Record (SPIR) and instructions. A SPIR form is 
provided for optional use in gathering information at the grantee field 
office level. The SPIR itself is a computer file in a specified form 
which is submitted by grantees via diskette, modem or Internet which 
requires grantees to collect and report selected standardized 
information on participants of the Jobs Training Partnership Act, Title 
IV, Section 402--funded programs.
Theresa M. O'Malley,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-21667 Filed 8-14-97; 8:45 am]
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