[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 123 (Thursday, June 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 38102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16162]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 19, 2003.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (ICR's) 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 
these ICR's with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained 
by calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation, contact 
Vanessa Reeves on 202-693-4124 (this is not a toll-free number) or e-
mail: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Employee Standards 
Administration (ESA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202-395-7316/this is not a toll-free number), 
within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] 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 Standards Administration.
    Title: Economic Survey Schedule.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    OMB Number: 1215-0028.
    Frequency: Biennially.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; State, Local, or 
Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 55.
    Number of Annual Responses: 55.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 45 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 41.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: From WH-1 is used by the Department of Labor to 
collect data and prepare an economic report for the industry committee 
which sets industry rates in American Samoa. This collection of 
information is authorized by 29 CFR 511.6 and 511.11.

    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Notice of Termination, Suspension, Reduction or Increase in 
benefit Payments.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Number: 1215-0064.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 325.
    Number of Annual Responses: 9,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 12 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,800.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
service): $3,600.
    Description: 20 CFR 725.621 requires coal mine operators who pay 
monthly black lung benefits must notify Division of Coal Mine Workers' 
Compensation (DCMWC) of any change in benefits and the reason for that 
change. DCMWC uses this notification to monitor payments to 
beneficiaries.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-16162 Filed 6-25-03; 8:45 am]
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