[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9480-9481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03499]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Transit Worker Protections Under Federal 
Transit Act Section 5333(b) Urban Program

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) titled, ``Transit Worker Protections under Federal 
Transit Act Section 5333(b) Urban Program,'' to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use, 
without change, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

DATES: Submit comments on or before March 21, 2014.

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=201309-1245-002 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are 
not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier 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; by Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of

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the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information 
Compliance Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by 
email at [email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authorization 
for the information collection requirements needed for the OLMS to 
administer Federal Transit Act section 5333(b) Urban Program worker 
protections. See 49 U.S.C. 5333(b). Section 5333(b) provides that the 
DOL must ensure that a recipient of Federal funds used to acquire, 
improve, or operate a transit system establishes arrangements to 
protect the rights of affected transit employees. Federal law requires 
such an arrangement to be fair and equitable, and the DOL must certify 
the arrangement before the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal 
Transit Administration (FTA) can award certain funds to grantees. An 
employee protective arrangement must include provisions that may be 
necessary for the preservation of rights, privileges, and benefits 
under existing collective bargaining agreements or otherwise; the 
continuation of collective bargaining rights; the protection of 
individual employees against a worsening of their positions related to 
employment; assurances of employment to employees of acquired 
transportation systems; assurances of priority of reemployment of 
employees whose employment is ended or who are laid off; and paid 
training or retraining programs. See 49 U.S.C. 5333(b)(2).
    Pursuant to regulations 29 CFR part 215, upon receipt of copies of 
applications for Federal assistance subject to 49 U.S.C. 5333(b) from 
the FTA, together with a request for DOL certification of employee 
protective arrangements, the DOL will process those applications, which 
must be in final form. The FTA will provide the DOL with information 
necessary to enable the DOL to process employee protections for 
certification of the project.
    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 this information collection 
under Control Number 1245-0006.
    OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) 
years without renewal, and the current approval for this collection is 
scheduled to expire on March 31, 2014. The DOL seeks to extend PRA 
authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years, 
without any change to existing requirements. The DOL notes that 
existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB 
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on November 26, 2014 (78 FR 
70584).
    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 1245-0006. 
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: Transit Worker Protections under Federal 
Transit Act Section 5333(b) Urban Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1245-0006.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,294.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 2,294.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 18,352 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: February 11, 2014.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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