[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 52 (Friday, March 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13866-13867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3919]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

March 13, 2006.
    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 
contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (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 Benefits Security 
Administration (EBSA), 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:
     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: Employee Benefits Security Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: ERISA Procedure 76-1; Advisory Opinion Procedure.
    OMB Number: 1210-0066.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or 
households; and Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 83.

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    Number of Annual Responses: 83.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: approximately 10 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 855.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $50,791.
    Description: Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974, 29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. (ERISA), the Department of Labor 
(Department) has responsibility to administer the reporting, 
disclosure, fiduciary and other standards for pension and welfare 
benefit plans. In 1976, the Department issued ERISA Procedure 76-1, 
Procedure for ERISA Advisory Opinions (ERISA Procedure), in order to 
establish a public process for requesting guidance from the Employee 
Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) on the application of ERISA to 
particular circumstances. The ERISA Procedure sets forth specific 
administrative procedures for requesting either an advisory opinion or 
an information letter and describes the types of questions that may be 
submitted. As part of the ERISA Procedure, requesters are instructed to 
provide information to EBSA concerning the circumstances governing 
their request. EBSA relies on the information provided by the requester 
to analyze the issue presented and provide guidance. The ERISA 
Procedure has been in use since 1976, and the Department has issued 
hundreds of advisory opinions and information letters under its rules.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-3919 Filed 3-16-06; 8:45 am]
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