[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 173 (Thursday, September 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52822-52823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14833]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

August 31, 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 
from RegInfo.gov at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by 
contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free 
number)/e-mail: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs,

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Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Employment Standards Administration 
(ESA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503, Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-6974 (these are not a toll-
free numbers), 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 Standards Administration.
    Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Title: Labor Organization and Auxiliary Reports.
    OMB Number: 1215-0188.
    Frequency: Annually and Semi-annually.
    Type of Response: Reporting and Recordkeeping.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 27,849.

                                                        Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden Hours
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                                                                             Hours per                       Hours per
                          Forms                              Responses    respondent for     Reporting    respondent for   Recordkeeping    Total hours
                                                                             reporting     burden hours    recordkeeping   burden hours
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LM-1....................................................             255            0.83             212            0.08              20             232
LM-2....................................................           3,827          146.00         558,742          390.00       1,492,530       2,051,272
LM-3....................................................          10,812           52.00         562,224           64.00         691,968       1,254,192
LM-4....................................................           6,355            8.00          50,840            2.00          12,710          63,550
LM-10...................................................           1,766            0.50             883            0.08             141           1,024
LM-15...................................................             354            1.50             531            0.33             117             648
LM-15A..................................................              68            0.33              22            0.03               2              24
LM-16...................................................              95            0.33              31            0.02               2              33
LM-20...................................................              90            0.33              30            0.03               3              33
LM-21...................................................              11            0.50               6            0.08               1               7
LM-30...................................................           3,494            0.50           1,747            0.08             280           2,027
S-1.....................................................             179            0.50              90            0.08              14             104
SARF*...................................................             543            0.17              92            0.03              16             108
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    Total...............................................          27,849  ..............       1,175,450  ..............       2,197,804       3,373,254
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Note: Some numbers may not add due to rounding.
* Simplified Annual Report Format.

    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: Congress enacted the Labor-Management Reporting and 
Disclosure Act of 1959, as amended (LMRDA), to provide for the 
disclosure of information on the financial transactions and 
administrative practices of labor organizations. The statute also 
provides, under certain circumstances, for reporting by labor 
organization officers and employees, employers, labor relations 
consultants, and surety companies. Section 208 of the LMRDA authorizes 
the Secretary to issue rules and regulations prescribing the form of 
the required reports. The reporting provisions were devised to 
implement a basic tenet of the LMRDA: The guarantee of democratic 
procedures and safeguards within labor organizations that are designed 
to protect the basic rights of union members. Section 205 of the LMRDA 
provides that the reports are public information.
    The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) administers the 
reporting provisions of the LMRDA to the statute (29 U.S.C. 431 et 
seq.) and the implementing and interpreting regulations (29 CFR Chapter 
IV).

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-14833 Filed 9-6-06; 8:45 am]
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