[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 154 (Tuesday, August 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 42878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21482]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request

August 3, 1998.
    The Department of Labor has submitted the Business-to-Business 
Mentoring Initiative on Child/Dependent Care information collection 
request and explanatory letters (ICR), utilizing emergency review 
procedures, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 
104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval has been requested by 
August 8, 1998. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation, may be obtained by calling the Department of Labor 
Departmental Clearance Officer, Todd R. Owen ((202) 219-5095 x 143).
    Comments and questions about the Mentoring Program should be 
forwarded to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: 
OMB Desk Officer for the Women's Bureau, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316). The Office of 
Management and Budget 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, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarification 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, e.g., 
permitting submissions of responses.
    Agency: Women's Bureau.
    Title: Department of Labor's Business-to-Business Mentoring 
Initiative on Child/Dependent Care.
    OMB Number: 1225-Onew.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes for sign-up and 15 minutes 
for summary report.
    Total Burden Hours: 500.
    Frequency: One-time response and one-time follow-up.
    Affected Public: Employers.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.00.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.00.
    Description: The Women's Bureau, through its 10 regional offices, 
will provide technical assistance to businesses and other employers and 
facilitate a Mentoring initiative by linking employers who are willing 
to mentor others on cutting edge child care programs with employers 
that wish to receive Mentoring services. Utilizing the WB Internet 
website as a matching mechanism, employers willing to mentor can be 
located by those who need these services. A report of the program's 
activities will be prepared approximately one year from program 
implementation.
Todd R. Owen,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-21482 Filed 8-10-98; 8:45 am]
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