[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8618-8619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4265]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 11, 2001.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) 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 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation contact Darrin 
King at (202) 693-4129 or E-Mail [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for PWBA, 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 Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA).
    Title: ERISA Procedure 76-1; Advisory Opinion Procedure.
    OMB Number: 1210-0066.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; and Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 115.
    Number of Annual Responses: 115.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 14 hours.

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    Total Burden Hours: 161.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $107,606.
    Description: The information collection provisions of ERISA 
Procedure 76-1 are used by persons supplying information needed for the 
Department to respond to their request for an interpretation as to the 
applicability of ERISA to a specific set of facts and circumstances. 
The Department's responses to such requests are called ``information 
letters'' and ``advisory opinions.''

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Office.
[FR Doc. 03-4265 Filed 2-21-03; 8:45 am]
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