[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 128 (Monday, July 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36445-36446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17801]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 30, 1998.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) 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, Todd R. Owen (202) 219-5096 ext. 143) or by E-Mail to Owen-
T[email protected].
    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: Employment and Training Administration.
    Titles: Benefits Rights Experience.
    OMB Number: 1205-0177 (extension).
    Form Numbers: ETA 218.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Frequency: Quarterly.

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                                                                                               Average time per 
              Form                  Affected public   Respondents          Frequency              respondent    
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53..............................  Regular States....          53   Quarterly...............  30 minutes.        
2...............................  Extended Benefit             2   Quarterly...............  30 minutes.        
                                   States.                                                                      
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    Total Burden Hours: 108 hours.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: The data in the ETA 218, provides information on the 
solvency studies, in budgeting projections and for evaluation of 
adequacy of benefit formulas, as administered under the State 
unemployment insurance program.

    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Planning and Reporting Requirements for Job Training 
Partnership Act (JTPA) Title IV-A, Section 402 Migrant and Seasonal 
Farmworker Grantees.
    OMB Number: 1205-0215 (reinstatement with change).
    Form Numbers: ETA 8595; ETA 8596; ETA 8597; ETA 8598.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal govt.

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              Form No.               Respondents            Frequency               Average time per response   
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Planning Agreement.................          53   One-time....................  3 minutes.                      
Planning Narrative.................          53   One-time....................  22 hours.                       
ETA 8595...........................          53   Annual......................  15 hours.                       
ETA 8596...........................          53   Annual......................  16 hours.                       
ETA 8597...........................          53   Twice.......................  7 hours.                        
ETA 8598...........................          53   Annual......................  7 hours.                        
Recordkeeping......................          34   Annual......................  1 hour 45 minutes.              
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    Total Burden Hours: 65,590.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: This request is for approval of a reinstatement of the 
planning and reporting forms previously approved and in use for the 
JTPA section 402 program which provides employment and training 
services for migrant and seasonal farmworkers. These forms are used to 
manage the national program under section 402, and are the principal 
source of program plans and performance data. They form the basis for 
the award of funds, Federal oversight and reports to Congress.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Hazardous Conditions Complaints (30 CFR 43.2, 43.4, 43.7, 
and 43.8).
    OMB Number: 1219-0014 (revision).
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 637.
    Estimated Time per Response: 12 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 127 hours.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $8.00.
    Description: A representative of miners or, if there is no 
representative of miners, an individual miner acting voluntarily may 
submit or give a written notification to MSHA of an alleged violation 
of the Mine Act or mandatory standard or of an imminent danger. Such 
notification requires MSHA to make an immediate inspection.
Todd R. Owen,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-17801 Filed 7-2-98; 8:45 am]
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