[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 134 (Friday, July 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41953-41954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16736]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Labor Organization and Auxiliary Reports

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of 
Labor Management Standards (OLMS) sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) revision titled, ``Labor Organization and Auxiliary 
Reports,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 12, 2013.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201306-1245-001 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Michel Smyth by telephone

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at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or sending an email to 
[email protected].
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-OLMS, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20503, Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free number), email: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:  Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected].

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Labor-Management Reporting and 
Disclosure Act requires a union to file an annual financial report and 
a copy of the union's constitution and bylaws with the DOL. Under 
certain circumstances, reports are required of a union officer and 
employee, employer, labor relations consultant, and surety company. Any 
such report is available for public disclosure. A filer is required to 
retain supporting records for five years; a union is also required to 
retain election records for one year.
    This ICR has been classified as a revision, because a LM-2 filer 
will no longer be required to obtain a digital signature from a third-
party vendor. Furthermore, the DOL seeks to transfer the 2011 version 
of Form LM-30 from OMB Control Number 1245-0005 to Control Number 1245-
0003. The DOL will discontinue the pre-2011 From LM-30 under 1205-0005, 
after the OMB approves the current request, consistent with regulations 
published on October 26, 2011 (76 FR 66442). For additional substantive 
information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the 
Federal Register on April 8, 2013 (78 FR 20948).
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays 
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any 
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that 
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for the ongoing information 
collection under Control Number 1245-0003. The current approval is 
scheduled to expire on October 31, 2013; however, it should be noted 
that existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB 
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. New 
requirements would only take effect upon OMB approval.
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1245-0003. 
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     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: DOL-OLMS.
    Title of Collection: Labor Organization and Auxiliary Reports.
    OMB Control Numbers: 1245-0003 and 1245-0005.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 31,501.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 31,501.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 4,582,390.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: July 1, 2013.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-16736 Filed 7-11-13; 8:45 am]
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