[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49812-49813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19964]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Department of Labor Events Registration 
Platform

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On August 29, 2014, the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit 
the information collection request (ICR) revision titled, ``Department 
of Labor Events Registration Platform,'' 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.). Public 
comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before September 29, 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=201406-1290-001 (this link will only become active 
on August 30, 2014) or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-
693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or 
sending an email to [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-
OS, 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

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comments by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, 
Office of 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: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or sending an 
email to [email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for 
revisions to the Department of Labor Events Registration Platform 
(DOLEMP), previously identified as the Vendor Outreach Session (VOS) 
Information Management System, information collection. More 
specifically, the DOL periodically requests the public to register to 
attend a DOL sponsored event. The DOLEMP is a shared service that 
allows a DOL agency to collect registration information in a way that 
can be tailored to a particular event. As the information needed to 
register for specific events may vary, this ICR provides a generic 
format an agency may use to obtain any required PRA authorization from 
the OMB. The DOL seeks OMB approval not to submit an individual event 
for approval when only those questions on an approved template are 
asked. Under the proposed revision, an agency would also have the 
ability to omit one or more questions on the template without the DOL 
submitting an ICR for specific clearance. An ICR would be required, 
however, under this generic information collection should additional or 
other information be asked for some specific event. For example, this 
ICR submission includes a generic request for continued approval of the 
VOS component of the DOLEMP. This information collection has been 
classified as a revision, because of the expanded scope of the 
information collection to cover additional events. The DOL notes that 
registration requirements for many events may not require PRA 
clearance, because the information requested is minimal (e.g., 
information necessary to identify the attendee, address, etc.); 
however, other events may require the systematic collection of 
information that goes beyond the PRA exception to the definition of 
information codified in regulations 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(1).
    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 1290-0002. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on August 31, 2014; however, the DOL notes 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. For additional substantive 
information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the 
Federal Register on June 6, 2014 (79 FR 32751).
    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 thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1290-0002. 
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.
    Title of Collection: Department of Labor Events Registration 
Platform.
    OMB Control Number: 1290-0002.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments; and Private Sector--businesses or other for-
profits, farms, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,200.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 3,200.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 250 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: August 18, 2014.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-19964 Filed 8-21-14; 8:45 am]
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