[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 44 (Monday, March 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11802-11803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5341]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 28, 2000.
    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 99 (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. To obtain documentation 
for BLS, ETA, PWBA, and OASAM contact Karin Kurz ((202) 219-5096 ext. 
159 or by e-mail to [email protected]). To obtain documentation for 
ESA, MSHA, OSHA, and VETS contact Darrin King ((202) 219-5096 ext. 151 
or by e-mail to [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.

    Type of Reviews: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Benzene (29 CFR 1910.1028).
    OMB Number: 1218-0129.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government; 
State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 13,498.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: Time per response ranges from 
approximately 5 minutes for employers to maintain employee exposure 
monitoring and medical records to 4 hours to complete a referral 
medical examination.
    Total Burden Hours: 125,195 hours.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup: $0.
    Total Annual Cost (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $8,179,933.
    Description: The Benzene Standard, and its information collection 
requirements, is designed to provide protection for employees from the 
adverse health effects associated with occupational exposure to 
benzene. The Benzene Standard requires employers to monitor employee 
exposure to benzene, to monitor employee health, and to provide 
employees with information about their exposures and the health effects 
of exposure to benzene.

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Roof Control Plan.
    OMB Number: 1219-0004.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,030.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1.7 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,967.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $5,585.
    Description: Requires that a roof control plan and revisions 
thereof suitable to the roof conditions and mining system of each coal 
mine be approved by MSHA before implementation by the mine operator. 
Also requires the mine operator to plot on a mine map each unplanned 
roof or rib fall and coal or rock burst that occurs in the active 
workings when certain criteria are met.

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Notification of commencement of Operations and closing of 
Mines.
    OMB Number: 1219-0092.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2,300.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.125 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 259 hours.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $1,442.
    Description: Under 30 C.F.R. 56.1000 and 57.1000, operators of 
metal and nonmetal mines must notify the Mine Safety and Health 
Administration (MSHA) when the operation of a mine will commence or 
when a mine is closed. Openings and closings of mines are dictated by 
the economic strength of the commodity mined, and by weather conditions 
which prevail at the mine site during various seasons.

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Trade Adjustment Assistance/NAFTA (Financial Status/Requests 
for Funds Report).
    OMB Number: 1205-0275.
    Form Number: ETA-9023.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.

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                                                                                   Average time
         Report activity             Number of       Frequency     Total number    per response    Total burden
                                    respondents                    of responses       (hours)         (hours)
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TAA.............................              50               5             250               2             500
NAFTA...........................              50               5             250               2             500
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    Totals......................              50              10             500               2            1000
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    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $26,000.
    Description: The Department of Labor requires financial data for 
the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program administered by States 
which are not available from the Standard Form 269. The required data 
are necessary in order to meet statutory requirements prescribed in 
Public Law 100-418, the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 
and the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L. 
103-182) in accordance with section 250 (a) Subchapter D, Chapter 2, 
Title II of the Trade Act of 1974.

Karin G. Kurz,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-5341 Filed 3-3-00; 8:45 am]
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