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considers grant applications 2 times per
year; respondents usually submit no
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Estimated total annual burden hours:
8,392 hours.
Abstract: The NHPRC is changing the
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a grant can be found at https://
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Dated: January 21, 2009.
Martha Morphy,
Assistant Archivist for Information Services.
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THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Meetings of Humanities Panel
AGENCY: The National Endowment for
the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
Pursuant to the provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463, as amended), notice is
hereby given that the following
meetings of Humanities Panels will be
held at the Old Post Office, 1100
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20506.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael P. McDonald, Advisory
Committee Management Officer,
National Endowment for the
Humanities, Washington, DC 20506;
telephone (202) 606–8322. Hearingimpaired individuals are advised that
information on this matter may be
obtained by contacting the
Endowment’s TDD terminal on (202)
606–8282.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed meetings are for the purpose
of panel review, discussion, evaluation
and recommendation on applications
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for financial assistance under the
National Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities Act of 1965, as amended,
including discussion of information
given in confidence to the agency by the
grant applicants. Because the proposed
meetings will consider information that
is likely to disclose trade secrets and
commercial or financial information
obtained from a person and privileged
or confidential and/or information of a
personal nature the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy, pursuant
to authority granted me by the
Chairman’s Delegation of Authority to
Close Advisory Committee meetings,
dated July 19, 1993, I have determined
that these meetings will be closed to the
public pursuant to subsections (c)(4),
and (6) of section 552b of Title 5, United
States Code.
1. Date: February 9, 2009.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Room: 315.
Program: This meeting will review
applications for Archaeology: Old
World in Collaborative Research,
submitted to the Division of Research
Programs, at the November 5, 2008
deadline.
2. Date: February 10, 2009.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Room: 315.
Program: This meeting will review
applications for Africa and Asia in
Collaborative Research, submitted to the
Division of Research Programs, at the
November 5, 2008 deadline.
3. Date: February 17, 2009.
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Room: 415.
Program: This meeting will review
applications for DFG/NEH Joint
Digitization Program, submitted to the
Office of Digital Humanities, at the
October 15, 2008 deadline.
4. Date: February 17, 2009.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Room: 315.
Program: This meeting will review
applications for Literature, Philosophy,
Music, and History of Science in
Scholarly Editions, submitted to the
Division of Research Programs, at the
November 5, 2008 deadline.
5. Date: February 18, 2009.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Room: 315.
Program: This meeting will review
applications for Religion, Philosophy,
History of Science, and Political Science
in Collaborative Research, submitted to
the Division of Research Programs, at
the November 5, 2008 deadline.
6. Date: February 19, 2009.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Room: 315.
Program: This meeting will review
applications for American, British, and
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Anglophone Literature in Scholarly
Editions, submitted to the Division of
Research Programs, at the November 5,
2008 deadline.
7. Date: February 23, 2009.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Room: 315.
Program: This meeting will review
applications for Archaeology: New
World in Collaborative Research,
submitted to the Division of Research
Programs, at the November 5, 2008
deadline.
8. Date: February 24, 2009.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Room: 315.
Program: This meeting will review
applications for Europe and Latin
America in Collaborative Research,
submitted to the Division of Research
Programs, at the November 5, 2008
deadline.
9. Date: February 25, 2009.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Room: 315.
Program: This meeting will review
applications for American History in
Scholarly Editions, submitted to the
Division of Research Programs, at the
November 5, 2008 deadline.
10. Date: February 26, 2009.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Room: 315.
Program: This meeting will review
applications for American Studies in
Collaborative Research, submitted to the
Division of Research Programs, at the
November 5, 2008 deadline.
Michael P. McDonald,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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BILLING CODE 7536–01–P
NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests
AGENCY: National Mediation Board.
SUMMARY: The Director, Office of
Administration, invites comments on
the proposed information collection
requests as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
14, 2009
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) provide interested Federal
agencies and the public an early
opportunity to comment on information
collection requests. OMB may amend or
waive the requirement for public
consultation to the extent that public
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participation in the approval process
would defeat the purpose of the
information collection, violate State or
Federal law, or substantially interfere
with any agency’s ability to perform its
statutory obligations. The Director,
Office of Administration, publishes that
notice containing proposed information
collection requests prior to submission
of these requests to OMB. Each
proposed information collection
contains the following: (1) Type of
review requested, e.g., new, revision
extension, existing or reinstatement; (2)
Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4)
Description of the need for, and
proposed use of, the information; (5)
Respondents and frequency of
collection; and (6) Reporting and/or
Record keeping burden. OMB invites
public comment.
Currently, the National Mediation
Board is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed extension of
the Application for Investigation of
Representation Dispute and is interested
in public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
agency; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the agency enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the agency minimize the burden
of this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of
information technology.
Dated: January 21, 2009.
June D. W. King,
Director, Office of Administration, National
Mediation Board.
Application for Investigation of
Representation Dispute
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Application for Investigation of
Representation Dispute.
OMB Number: 3140–0001.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Carrier and Union
Officials, and employees of railroads
and airlines.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour
Burden:
Responses: 68 annually.
Burden Hours: 17.00.
1. Abstract: When a dispute arises
among a carrier’s employees as to who
will be their bargaining representative,
the National Mediation Board (NMB) is
required by Section 2, Ninth, to
investigate the dispute, to determine
who is the authorized representative, if
any, and to certify such representative.
The NMB’s duties do not arise until its
services have been invoked by a party
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to the dispute. The Railway Labor Act
is silent as to how the invocation of a
representation dispute is to be
accomplished and the NMB has not
promulgated regulations requiring any
specific vehicle. Nonetheless, 29 CFR
1203.2, provides that applications for
the services of the NMB under Section
2, Ninth, to investigate representation
disputes may be made on printed forms
secured from the NMB’s Office of Legal
Affairs or on the Internet at https://
www.nmb.gov/representation/
rapply.html. The application requires
the following information: The name of
the carrier involved; the name or
description of the craft or class
involved; the name of the petitioning
organization or individual; the name of
the organization currently representing
the employees, if any; the names of any
other organizations or representatives
involved in the dispute; and the
estimated number of employees in the
craft or class involved. This basic
information is essential in providing the
NMB with the details of the dispute so
that it can determine what resources
will be required to conduct an
investigation.
2. The application form provides
necessary information to the NMB so
that it can determine the amount of staff
and resources required to conduct an
investigation and fulfill its statutory
responsibilities. Without this
information, the NMB would have to
delay the commencement of the
investigation, which is contrary to the
intent of the Railway Labor Act.
3. There is no improved technological
method for obtaining this information.
The burden on the parties is minimal in
completing the ‘‘Application for
Investigation of Representation
Dispute.’’
4. There is no duplication in
obtaining this information.
5. Rarely are representation elections
conducted for small businesses.
Carriers/employers are not permitted to
request our services regarding
representation investigations. The labor
organizations, which are the typical
requesters, are national in scope and
would not qualify as small businesses.
Even in situations where the invocation
comes from a small labor organization,
we believe the burden in completing the
application form is minimal and that no
reduction in burden could be made.
6. The NMB is required by Section 2,
Ninth, to investigate the dispute, to
determine who is the authorized
representative, if any, and to certify
such representative. The NMB has no
ability to control the frequency,
technical, or legal obstacles, which
would reduce the burden.
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7. The information requested by the
NMB is consistent with the general
information collection guidelines of
CFR 1320.6. The NMB has no ability to
control the data provided or timing of
the invocation. The burden on the
parties is minimal in completing the
‘‘Application for Investigation of
Representation Dispute.’’
8. No payments or gifts have been
provided by the NMB to any
respondents of the form.
9. There are no questions of a
sensitive nature on the form.
10. The total time burden on
respondents is 17.00 hours annually—
this is the time required to collect
information. After consulting with a
sample of people involved with the
collection of this information, the time
to complete this information collection
is estimated to average 15 minutes per
response, including gathering the data
needed and completion and review of
the information.
Number of respondents per year: 68.
Estimated time per respondent: 15
minutes.
Total burden hours per year: 17.
(68 × .25)
11. The total collection and mail cost
burden on respondents is estimated at
$365.16 annually ($340.00 time cost
burden + $25.16 mail cost burden.)
a. The respondents will not incur any
capital costs or start up costs for this
collection.
b. Cost burden on respondents—
detail:
The total time burden annual cost is
$340.00.
Time burden basis: The total hourly
burden per year, upon respondents, is
17.
Staff cost = $340.00.
$20.00 per hour—based on mid-level
clerical salary
$20.00 × 17 hours per year = $340.00
We are estimating that a mid-level
clerical person, with an average salary
of $20.00 per hour, will be completing
the ‘‘Application for Investigation of
Representation Dispute’’ form. The total
burden is estimated at 17 hours,
therefore, the total time burden cost is
estimated at $340.00 per year.
The total annual mailing cost to
respondents is $25.16.
Number of applications mailed by
respondents per year: 68.
Total estimated cost: $28.56.
(68 × .42 stamp)
The collection of this information is not
mandatory; it is a voluntary request
from airline and railroad carrier
employees seeking to invoke an
investigation of a representation
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dispute. After consulting with a sample
of people involved with the collection
of this information, the time to complete
this information collection is estimated
to average 15 minutes per response,
including gathering the data needed and
completion and review of the
information. However, the estimated
hour burden costs of the respondents
may vary due to the complexity of the
specific question in dispute. The
application form is available from the
NMB’s Office of Legal Affairs and is also
available on the Internet at https://
www.nmb.gov/representation/
rapply.html.
12. The total annualized Federal cost
is $428.01 This includes the costs of
printing and mailing the forms upon
request of the parties. The completed
applications are maintained by the
Office of Legal Affairs.
a. Printing cost: $ 80.00.
b. Mailing costs: $ 8.01.
Basis (mail cost): Forms are requested
approximately 3 times per year and it
takes 5 minutes to prepare the form for
mail.
Postage cost = $1.26.
3 (times per year) × .42 (cost of
postage)
Staff cost = $6.75.
$.45 per minute (GS 9/10 $56,371 =
$27.01 per hr. ÷ 60)
$.45 × 5 minutes per mailing = $2.25
$2.25 × 3 times per year = $6.75
Total Mailing Costs = $8.01
13. Item 13—no change in annual
reporting and recordkeeping hour
burden.
14. The information collected by the
application will not be published.
15. The NMB will display the OMB
expiration date on the form.
16 (a)—the form does not reduce the
burden on small entities; however,
the burden is minimized and
voluntary.
16 (b)—the form does not indicate the
retention period for recordkeeping
requirements.
196 (c)—the form is not part of a
statistical survey.
Requests for copies of the proposed
information collection request may be
accessed from https://www.nmb.gov or
should be addressed to Denise Murdock,
NMB, 1301 K Street, NW., Suite 250 E,
Washington, DC 20005 or addressed to
the e-mail address murdock@nmb.gov or
faxed to 202–692–5081. Please specify
the complete title of the information
collection when making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or
the collection activity requirements
should be directed to June D. W. King
at 202–692–5010 or via Internet address
king@nmb.gov. Individuals who use a
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telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD/TDY) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
[FR Doc. E9–1620 Filed 1–23–09; 8:45 am]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. 52–017; NRC–2008–0149]
Virginia Electric and Power Company,
D/B/A Dominion Virginia Power, and
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative;
Correction to Notice of Availability of
the Draft Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement and Public Meeting
for North Anna Power Station Unit 3
Combined License Application
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Correction.
This document corrects a Notice of
Availability of the Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS),
NUREG–1917 and public meeting for
North Anna Power Station Unit 3 (North
Anna) combined license application
published in the Federal Register on
December 24, 2008 (73 FR 79196). This
action is necessary to correctly identify
the closing date of the comment period
for the North Anna Unit 3 draft SEIS. In
addition, this document corrects the
Environmental Protection Agency’s
Notice of Filing for the draft SEIS
published in the Federal Register on
January 2, 2009 (74 FR 106).
As noted in the December 24, 2008
Federal Register Notice, the comment
period for the North Anna draft SEIS,
NUREG–1917 is 75 days and begins on
the date of the Environmental Protection
Agency’s Notice of Filing. The
Environmental Protection Agency’s
Notice of Filing for the North Anna draft
SEIS was January 2, 2009; therefore, the
75-day comment period end date is
March 20, 2009. The North Anna, Unit
3 draft SEIS is available for public
inspection at the NRC Public Document
Room (PDR), located at One White Flint
North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),
Rockville, Maryland, or from the
Publicly Available Records component
of the NRC’s Agency-wide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html, which provides access
through the NRC’s Electronic Reading
Room link. The accession number in
ADAMS for the draft SEIS, NUREG–
1917, is ML083380360.
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Persons who do not have access to
ADAMS or who encounter problems in
accessing the documents located in
ADAMS should contact the NRC’s PDR
Reference staff at 1–800–397–4209 or
301–415–4737, or by sending an e-mail
to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The draft SEIS
may also be viewed on the Internet at:
https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/newreactors/col/north-anna.html. In
addition, the Jefferson-Madison
Regional Library in Mineral, Virginia;
Hanover Branch Library in Hanover,
Virginia; Orange County Library in
Orange, Virginia; Salem Church Library
in Fredericksburg, Virginia; and C.
Melvin Snow Memorial Branch Library
in Spotsylvania, Virginia have agreed to
make the draft SEIS available for public
inspection.
The staff will hold a public meeting
to present an overview of the draft SEIS,
NUREG–1917, and to accept public
comments. The public meeting will be
held in the Auditorium at the Louisa
County High School, 757 Davis
Highway, Mineral, Virginia, on
Tuesday, February 3, 2009. The meeting
will convene at 6 p.m. and will continue
until 10 p.m., as necessary. The meeting
will be transcribed and will include: (1)
A presentation of the contents of the
draft SEIS, and (2) the opportunity for
interested government agencies,
organizations, and individuals to
provide comments on the draft report.
Additionally, the NRC will host
informal discussions one hour before
the start of the meeting. No formal
comments on the draft SEIS will be
accepted during the informal
discussions. To be considered,
comments must be provided either at
the transcribed public meeting or in
writing. Persons may register to attend
or present oral comments at the meeting
by contacting Ms. Alicia Williamson, by
telephone at 1–800–368–5642,
extension 1878, or by Internet to the
NRC at:
NORTHANNA.COLAEIS@nrc.gov, no
later than January 28, 2009.
Members of the public may also
register to speak at the meeting within
15 minutes of the start of the meeting.
Individual oral comments may be
limited by the time available, depending
on the number of persons who register.
Members of the public who have not
registered may also have an opportunity
to speak, if time permits. Members of
the public who require special
equipment or accommodations to attend
or present information at the public
meeting should contact Ms. Williamson
no later than January 23, 2009, so that
the NRC staff can determine whether the
request can be accommodated.
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NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: National Mediation Board.
SUMMARY: The Director, Office of Administration, invites comments on
the proposed information collection requests as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
March 14, 2009
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an
early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. OMB
may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the
extent that public
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participation in the approval process would defeat the purpose of the
information collection, violate State or Federal law, or substantially
interfere with any agency's ability to perform its statutory
obligations. The Director, Office of Administration, publishes that
notice containing proposed information collection requests prior to
submission of these requests to OMB. Each proposed information
collection contains the following: (1) Type of review requested, e.g.,
new, revision extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3)
Summary of the collection; (4) Description of the need for, and
proposed use of, the information; (5) Respondents and frequency of
collection; and (6) Reporting and/or Record keeping burden. OMB invites
public comment.
Currently, the National Mediation Board is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed extension of the Application for Investigation
of Representation Dispute and is interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to
the proper functions of the agency; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden
accurate; (4) how might the agency enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the
agency minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of information technology.
Dated: January 21, 2009.
June D. W. King,
Director, Office of Administration, National Mediation Board.
Application for Investigation of Representation Dispute
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Application for Investigation of Representation Dispute.
OMB Number: 3140-0001.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Carrier and Union Officials, and employees of
railroads and airlines.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 68 annually.
Burden Hours: 17.00.
1. Abstract: When a dispute arises among a carrier's employees as
to who will be their bargaining representative, the National Mediation
Board (NMB) is required by Section 2, Ninth, to investigate the
dispute, to determine who is the authorized representative, if any, and
to certify such representative. The NMB's duties do not arise until its
services have been invoked by a party to the dispute. The Railway Labor
Act is silent as to how the invocation of a representation dispute is
to be accomplished and the NMB has not promulgated regulations
requiring any specific vehicle. Nonetheless, 29 CFR 1203.2, provides
that applications for the services of the NMB under Section 2, Ninth,
to investigate representation disputes may be made on printed forms
secured from the NMB's Office of Legal Affairs or on the Internet at
https://www.nmb.gov/representation/rapply.html. The application requires
the following information: The name of the carrier involved; the name
or description of the craft or class involved; the name of the
petitioning organization or individual; the name of the organization
currently representing the employees, if any; the names of any other
organizations or representatives involved in the dispute; and the
estimated number of employees in the craft or class involved. This
basic information is essential in providing the NMB with the details of
the dispute so that it can determine what resources will be required to
conduct an investigation.
2. The application form provides necessary information to the NMB
so that it can determine the amount of staff and resources required to
conduct an investigation and fulfill its statutory responsibilities.
Without this information, the NMB would have to delay the commencement
of the investigation, which is contrary to the intent of the Railway
Labor Act.
3. There is no improved technological method for obtaining this
information. The burden on the parties is minimal in completing the
``Application for Investigation of Representation Dispute.''
4. There is no duplication in obtaining this information.
5. Rarely are representation elections conducted for small
businesses. Carriers/employers are not permitted to request our
services regarding representation investigations. The labor
organizations, which are the typical requesters, are national in scope
and would not qualify as small businesses. Even in situations where the
invocation comes from a small labor organization, we believe the burden
in completing the application form is minimal and that no reduction in
burden could be made.
6. The NMB is required by Section 2, Ninth, to investigate the
dispute, to determine who is the authorized representative, if any, and
to certify such representative. The NMB has no ability to control the
frequency, technical, or legal obstacles, which would reduce the
burden.
7. The information requested by the NMB is consistent with the
general information collection guidelines of CFR 1320.6. The NMB has no
ability to control the data provided or timing of the invocation. The
burden on the parties is minimal in completing the ``Application for
Investigation of Representation Dispute.''
8. No payments or gifts have been provided by the NMB to any
respondents of the form.
9. There are no questions of a sensitive nature on the form.
10. The total time burden on respondents is 17.00 hours annually--
this is the time required to collect information. After consulting with
a sample of people involved with the collection of this information,
the time to complete this information collection is estimated to
average 15 minutes per response, including gathering the data needed
and completion and review of the information.
Number of respondents per year: 68.
Estimated time per respondent: 15 minutes.
Total burden hours per year: 17.
(68 x .25)
11. The total collection and mail cost burden on respondents is
estimated at $365.16 annually ($340.00 time cost burden + $25.16 mail
cost burden.)
a. The respondents will not incur any capital costs or start up
costs for this collection.
b. Cost burden on respondents--detail:
The total time burden annual cost is $340.00.
Time burden basis: The total hourly burden per year, upon
respondents, is 17.
Staff cost = $340.00.
$20.00 per hour--based on mid-level clerical salary
$20.00 x 17 hours per year = $340.00
We are estimating that a mid-level clerical person, with an average
salary of $20.00 per hour, will be completing the ``Application for
Investigation of Representation Dispute'' form. The total burden is
estimated at 17 hours, therefore, the total time burden cost is
estimated at $340.00 per year.
The total annual mailing cost to respondents is $25.16.
Number of applications mailed by respondents per year: 68.
Total estimated cost: $28.56.
(68 x .42 stamp)
The collection of this information is not mandatory; it is a voluntary
request from airline and railroad carrier employees seeking to invoke
an investigation of a representation
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dispute. After consulting with a sample of people involved with the
collection of this information, the time to complete this information
collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including
gathering the data needed and completion and review of the information.
However, the estimated hour burden costs of the respondents may vary
due to the complexity of the specific question in dispute. The
application form is available from the NMB's Office of Legal Affairs
and is also available on the Internet at https://www.nmb.gov/
representation/rapply.html.
12. The total annualized Federal cost is $428.01 This includes the
costs of printing and mailing the forms upon request of the parties.
The completed applications are maintained by the Office of Legal
Affairs.
a. Printing cost: $ 80.00.
b. Mailing costs: $ 8.01.
Basis (mail cost): Forms are requested approximately 3 times per
year and it takes 5 minutes to prepare the form for mail.
Postage cost = $1.26.
3 (times per year) x .42 (cost of postage)
Staff cost = $6.75.
$.45 per minute (GS 9/10 $56,371 = $27.01 per hr. / 60)
$.45 x 5 minutes per mailing = $2.25
$2.25 x 3 times per year = $6.75
Total Mailing Costs = $8.01
13. Item 13--no change in annual reporting and recordkeeping hour
burden.
14. The information collected by the application will not be
published.
15. The NMB will display the OMB expiration date on the form.
16 (a)--the form does not reduce the burden on small entities;
however, the burden is minimized and voluntary.
16 (b)--the form does not indicate the retention period for
recordkeeping requirements.
196 (c)--the form is not part of a statistical survey.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
may be accessed from https://www.nmb.gov or should be addressed to
Denise Murdock, NMB, 1301 K Street, NW., Suite 250 E, Washington, DC
20005 or addressed to the e-mail address murdock@nmb.gov or faxed to
202-692-5081. Please specify the complete title of the information
collection when making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements should be directed to June D. W. King at 202-692-5010 or
via Internet address king@nmb.gov. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD/TDY) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
[FR Doc. E9-1620 Filed 1-23-09; 8:45 am]
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