[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 172 (Friday, September 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47323-47324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23944]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 31, 1998.
    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, Todd R. Owen ((202) 219-5096 ext. 143) or by E-Mail to Owen-
T[email protected].
    Comments should be sent to the 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.
    Title: Alien Claims Activity Report.
    OMB Number: 1205-0268 (extension).
    Agency Number: ETA-9016.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Total Responses: 212.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 hour.
    Total Burden Hours: 212.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: The ETA 9016 allows assessment of cost efficiency of 
the Immigration and Naturalization Service verification system (SAVE) 
and allows the determination of the impact of the Immigration Reform 
and Control Act of the Unemployment Insurance system nationally.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Training Plan Regulations (48.3 and 48.23).
    OMB Number: 1219-0009 (extension).
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,300.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 8 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 10,400 hours.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $2,600.
    Description: Requires underground mine operators to have an MSHA 
approved plan containing programs for training new miners, newly 
employed experienced miners, new task training, annual refresher 
training and hazard training for miners.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Mine Ventilation System Plan (57.8520).
    OMB Number: 1219-0016 (extension).
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 240.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 24 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,760 hours.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: Operators of underground metal and nonmetal mines are 
required to prepare written plans of the ventilation system of their 
mines and to update the plans annually. The information is used to 
insure that each operator routinely plans, reviews, and updates the 
mine's ventilation system; to insure the availability of accurate and 
current ventilation information; and to provide MSHA with an 
opportunity to alert the mine operator to potential hazards.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Operations Under Water (30 CFR 75.1716, 75.1716-1 and 
75.1716-3).
    OMB Number: 1219-0020 (extension).
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 14.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 5 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 70 hours.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: Requires coal mine operators to provide MSHA 
notification and to obtain a permit to mine under a body of water if, 
in the judgment of the Secretary of Labor, it is sufficiently large 
enough to constitute a hazard to miners.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Records of Results of Examinations of Self-Rescuers (30 CFR 
75.1714-3(e)).
    OMB Number: 1219-0044 (extension).
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,000 hours.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: -0-
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $86,000.
    Description: Requires underground coal mine operators to keep 
records of the corrective actions taken as a result of required 
examinations of self-rescue devices. The information is used to insure 
that the examinations are conducted and that the devices are in 
operable and usable condition in case of an emergency.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Representative of Miners (30 CFR 40.2 and 40.5(a)).
    OMB Number: 1219-0042 (extension).
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; small business or 
organizations.
    Number of Respondents: 350.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 hour.
    Total Burden Hours: 175.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 
requires the

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Secretary of Labor to exercise many of her duties under the Act in 
cooperation with miners' representatives. The Act also establishes 
miners' rights which must be exercised through a representative. Title 
30, CFR Part 40 contains procedures which a person or organization must 
follow in order to be identified by the Secretary as representative of 
miners.

    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Underground Construction Air Quality Record (Sec. 1926.800).
    OMB Number: 1218-0067 (revision).
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 320.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: Ranges from 30 seconds to record 
monitoring results, up to 1 hour to inspect and certify hoisting 
assemblies.
    Total Burden Hours: 8,357 hours.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $115,200.
    Description: The underground construction standard (Sec. 1926.800) 
requires employers to certify hoist inspections; post various warning 
signs; and prepare and retain aboveground, at the job site, a written 
record of all air quality tests measured at underground work locations. 
A written record of specific information must be prepared and retained 
until completion of the project.

    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Acrylonitrile 29 CFR 1910.1045.
    OMB Number: 1218-0126 (extension).
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government; 
State, local or tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents: 26.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: Ranges from 5 minutes to maintain a 
record to 1.5 hours for an employee to have a medical exam.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,867.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $311,360.
    Description: The Acrylonitrile standard and its information 
collection requirements provide protection for employees from the 
adverse health effects associated with occupational exposure to 
Acrylonitrile. The Standard requires that employers must establish and 
maintain a training and compliance program, including exposure 
monitoring and medical surveillance records. These records are used by 
employees, physicians, employers and the OSHA to determine the 
effectiveness of the employers compliance efforts. Also the standard 
requires that OSHA have access to various records to ensure that 
employers are complying with the disclosure provisions of the 
Acrylonitrile Standard.

    Agency: Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
    Title: Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 76-1.
    OMB Number: 1210-0058 (extension).
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or 
households.
    Number of Respondents: 1,546.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 727.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 76-1 permits 
parties in interest, under specified conditions, to: (A) Make 
delinquent employer contributions, (B) receive loans, and (C) obtain 
office space, administrative services and goods from plans. In the 
absence of this exemption, certain aspects of these transactions might 
be prohibited by section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act (ERISA).

    Agency: Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
    Title: Class Exemption Relating to Certain Foreign Exchange 
Transactions Pursuant to Standing Instructions.
    OMB Number: 1210-0 New.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, individuals or 
households.
    Number of Respondents: 35.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 120 hours per year.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,200.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: The proposed exemption would permit certain foreign 
exchange transactions between employee benefit plans and certain banks, 
broker-dealers, and domestic affiliates thereof, which are parties in 
interest with respect to such plans, pursuant to standing instructions.

    Agency: Bureau of International Labor Affairs.
    Title: Senior Technical Assistance Register.
    OMB Number: 1225-0064 (extension).
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 23 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 4 hours.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: Information collected in relation to the Senior 
Technical Assistance Register project will be used to identify persons 
interested and able to render advisory services to developing countries 
in which the Department of Labor is providing development.
Todd R. Owen,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-23944 Filed 9-3-98; 8:45 am]
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