[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 102 (Friday, May 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25774-25775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12542]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Bureau of International Labor Affairs Proposed Collection of 
Information; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, is conducting a pre-clearance 
consultation to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an 
opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of 
information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) [44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)(A)]. The program helps to ensure that 
requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden 
(time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are 
clearly understood, and the impact of the collection requirements on 
respondents can be properly assessed.
    The Department notes that a federal agency cannot conduct or 
sponsor a collection of information unless it is approved by Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) under the PRA, and displays a currently 
valid OMB control number, and the public is not required to respond to 
a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number. Also, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no 
person shall be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a 
collection of information if the collection of information does not 
display a currently valid OMB control number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. Currently, the International Labor Affairs Bureau is soliciting 
comments regarding the proposed collection of nominations for 
candidates eligible for an annual award to recognize extraordinary 
efforts to reduce the worst forms of child labor. A copy of the 
proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting 
the office listed below in the address section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
address section below on or before August 1, 2009.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this proposed information collection request may 
be obtained by contacting Eileen Muirragui, telephone (202) 693-4842, 
fax (202) 693-4830, E-mail [email protected]. Comments are to be 
submitted to Department of Labor/Bureau of International Labor Affairs, 
Attn: Eileen Muirragui, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., (Room S-5317) 
Washington, DC 20210). Please use only one method of transmission for 
comments (mail, fax, or E-mail). The telephone and fax numbers listed 
here are not toll free.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    I. Background: The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Iqbal Masih 
Award for the Elimination of Child Labor, presented by the Secretary of 
Labor, is intended to recognize exceptional efforts to reduce the worst 
forms of child labor and is in response to a Senate Committee mandate 
(Significant Report 110-107 DM/ILAB). The mandate directs the Secretary 
of Labor to establish an annual non-monetary award recognizing 
extraordinary efforts by an individual, company, organization or 
national government to reduce the worst forms of child labor. DOL is 
proposing a new data collection exercise to allow the public to 
nominate and provide critical information on proposed candidates for 
this award who have demonstrated extraordinary efforts to combat the 
worst forms of child labor.
    II. Current Action: Pursuant to the PRA implementing regulations at 
5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), this notice requests comments on the proposed 
information collection request that will be part for the nomination 
process for the Iqbal Masih Award. The actual award process will be 
officially announced at a later date after the OMB has reviewed and 
approved the information collection requirements for the contents of 
nominations for the Award. Interested parties are encouraged to provide 
comments to the individual listed in the ADDRESSES section above.
    III. Desired Focus of Comments: The Department 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.

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    Type of Review: New Collection (Request for New OMB Control 
Number).
    Agency: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor 
Affairs.
    Title: Iqbal Masih Award Nominations.
    OMB Number: Pending.
    Affected Public: The general public, international organizations, 
for-profit and not-for-profit institutions, foreign entities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
    Frequency: One time per application and once per year.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 30.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 10 Hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 300.
    Total Estimated Annual Cost Burden: $300.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and may be included in the request for OMB approval of the final 
information collection request. The comments will become a matter of 
public record.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day of May, 2009.
Marcia Eugenio,
Acting Associate Deputy Under Secretary for International Affairs, 
Bureau of International Labor Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9-12542 Filed 5-28-09; 8:45 am]
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