Proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) for the Survey of Working Women; Comment Request, 10516-10518 [2015-04047]
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Comments submitted in response to
this request will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval; they
will also become a matter of public
record.
Signed: at Washington, DC, this 13th day
of February, 2015.
MaryBeth Maxwell,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Policy, U.S. Department of Labor.
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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:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
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 DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Coke
Oven Emissions
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Coke
Oven Emissions,’’ 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. Public
comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before March 30, 2015.
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 https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201411-1218-002
(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 DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
by mail or courier to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–OSHA,
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202–
395–5806 (this is not a toll-free
number); or by email: OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters
are encouraged, but not required, to
send a courtesy copy of any comments
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This ICR
seeks to extend PRA authority for the
Coke Oven Emissions information
collection. The purpose of Coke Oven
Emissions Standard and its information
collection requirements, codified at 29
CFR 1910.1029, are to provide
protection for workers from the adverse
health effects associated with
occupational exposure to coke oven
emissions. Employers must monitor
worker exposure, reduce worker
exposure to within permissible
exposure limits, and provide workers
with medical examinations and training.
Occupational Safety and Health of 1970
sections 2(b)(9), 6, and 8(c) authorize
this information collection. See 29
U.S.C. 651(b)(9), 655, and 657.
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 1218–0128.
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
February 28, 2015. 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
September 9, 2014 (79 FR 53450).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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
1218–0128. 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–OSHA.
Title of Collection: Coke Oven
Emissions.
OMB Control Number: 1218–0128.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 19.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 41,263.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
51.792 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $884,787.
Dated: February 23, 2015.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015–04035 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Proposed Information Collection
Request (ICR) for the Survey of
Working Women; Comment Request
Women’s Bureau, Department
of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(DOL or the Department), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, conducts a
SUMMARY:
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preclearance consultation program 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)]. This program helps to
ensure that required 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 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 the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) under the PRA and
the related materials display 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 related
materials do not display a currently
valid OMB control number. See 5 CFR
1320.5(a) and 1320.6. A copy of the
proposed ICR can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the
ADDRESSES section.
DATES: Written comments must be
received by the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before
April 27, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Angela
Adams, U.S. Department of Labor,
Women’s Bureau, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Frances Perkins Bldg.,
Washington, DC 20210, telephone
number (202) 693–6730 (this is not a
toll-free number). Email address is
Adams.Angela@dol.gov and fax number
is (202) 693–6725.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Background: The labor force,
employment opportunities, work
environments, and the American family
have changed substantially since the
Women’s Bureau (WB) published the
results of the Working Women Count!
survey in 1994. Specifically, in the last
twenty years, there have been
significant changes in technology,
wealth distribution, family composition
and individual debt levels. There have
also been changes in educational
attainment, wage disparity, health
benefits, the number of single mothers
in the work force, and marriage, divorce
and birth rates. Additionally the
emergence of a more global economy,
telecommuting, and continuing
significant changes in the racial, ethnic,
and cultural demographics of the United
States labor force have all shifted.
As a result of these major changes in
the economic and employment
landscapes, the WB is interested in
conducting a Survey of Working Women
(Survey) in order to identify women’s
current employment issues and
challenges and how these issues and
challenges relate to job and career
decisions, particularly reasons for
exiting the workforce. Understanding
women’s perceptions about the
workplace and their participation in the
workforce, as well as decision points
made at the intersection of work and
family obligations, will allow the WB to
share valuable information and data
with employers, advocates and other
stakeholders in an effort to foster greater
collaboration and inform policies and
practices that meet women’s changing
needs; and also foster greater public
dialogue on these key issues impacting
women in today’s workforce.
As part of this study of working
women, the WB commissioned a
thorough review of the literature and an
environmental scan to examine existing
research related to the realities of
working women’s experience to identify
and highlight the research gaps. Key
research gaps identified, through this
extensive review, included the need for
more research among specific
populations of working women (i.e.
low-wage earning workers and women
who opted out of the workforce) and
around specific topics (i.e. factors
impacting working women’s career
decisions and perceptions, off-ramping,
and workplace challenges).
The WB is proposing to conduct a
quantitative survey, which would
collect information in order to identify
employment issues and challenges
currently facing women, including their
perceptions on career choice and overall
equity in the workplace, and also to
explore the factors that contribute to
women leaving and/or staying out of the
workforce.
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The Survey will address the current
information needs of the WB and DOL.
This research will help the WB support
and meet its objectives of:
1. Expanding knowledge
2. Informing policy and practice
3. Fostering collaboration with key
stakeholders and
4. Fostering public dialogue on key
issues affecting women in today’s
workforce.
2. Desired Focus of Comments:
Currently, the Department of Labor is
soliciting comments concerning the
above data collection. Comments are
requested 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
information collection on those who are
to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
3. Current Actions: Pursuant to the
PRA implementing regulations at 5 CFR
§ 1320.8(d)(1), this notice requests
comments on the proposed information
collection request discussed above in
the Background section of this notice.
Interested parties are encouraged to
provide comments to the individual list
in the ADDRESSES section above.
Agency: Women’s Bureau.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Title of Collection: Survey of Working
Women.
OMB Control Number: 1291—0NEW.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
The Survey will be conducted with
2700 respondents. Outlined below are
estimates of the total burden hours
associated with the data collection.
Type of respondent
Form name
Number of
respondents
Number
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
General Working Population .............
Survey of Working Women ..............
2700
1
.25
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 38 / Thursday, February 26, 2015 / Notices
Comments submitted in response to
this request will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval; they will also become a matter
of public record.
Dated: February 18, 2015.
Latifa Lyles,
Director of the Women’s Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2015–04047 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am]
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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:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Unemployment Insurance
Supplemental Budget Request
Activities
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Employment
and Training Administration (ETA)
sponsored information collection
request (ICR) proposal titled,
‘‘Unemployment Insurance
Supplemental Budget Request
Activities,’’ 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 March 30, 2015.
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 https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201406-1205-001
(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 (this is not
a toll-free number) or by email at DOL_
PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
by mail or courier to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–ETA,
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202–
395–5806 (this is not a toll-free
number); or by email: OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters
are encouraged, but not required, to
send a courtesy copy of any comments
by mail or courier to the U.S.
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This ICR
seeks PRA authority for the
Unemployment Insurance Supplemental
Budget Request Activities information
collection. To monitor the progress of
each State Workforce Agency in
successfully implementing projects
funded through Supplemental Budget
Requests, this collection will request
information including the funded
project’s title and purpose, timeline and
milestones, and project implementation
status narrative description. Social
Security Act section 303(a)(6) authorizes
this information collection. See 42
U.S.C. 503(a)(6).
This proposed 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 if the
collection of information does not
display a valid Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For
additional information, see the related
notice published in the Federal Register
on April 29, 2014 (79 FR 24012).
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 ICR Reference
Number 201406–1205–001. 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,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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–ETA.
Title of Collection: Unemployment
Insurance Supplemental Budget Request
Activities.
OMB ICR Reference Number: 201406–
1205–001.
Affected Public: State, Local, and
Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 53.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 212.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
1,237 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Dated: February 20, 2015.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015–03991 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Vertical
Tandem Lifts for Marine Terminals
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Vertical
Tandem Lifts for Marine Terminals,’’ 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. Public comments on the
ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before March 30, 2015.
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
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) for the Survey of
Working Women; Comment Request
AGENCY: Women's Bureau, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL or the Department), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a
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preclearance consultation program 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)]. This program
helps to ensure that required 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
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 the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under the PRA and the related materials
display 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 related
materials do not display a currently valid OMB control number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. A copy of the proposed ICR can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the ADDRESSES section.
DATES: Written comments must be received by the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before April 27, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Angela Adams, U.S. Department of Labor,
Women's Bureau, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Frances Perkins Bldg.,
Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693-6730 (this is not a
toll-free number). Email address is Adams.Angela@dol.gov and fax number
is (202) 693-6725.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Background: The labor force, employment opportunities, work
environments, and the American family have changed substantially since
the Women's Bureau (WB) published the results of the Working Women
Count! survey in 1994. Specifically, in the last twenty years, there
have been significant changes in technology, wealth distribution,
family composition and individual debt levels. There have also been
changes in educational attainment, wage disparity, health benefits, the
number of single mothers in the work force, and marriage, divorce and
birth rates. Additionally the emergence of a more global economy,
telecommuting, and continuing significant changes in the racial,
ethnic, and cultural demographics of the United States labor force have
all shifted.
As a result of these major changes in the economic and employment
landscapes, the WB is interested in conducting a Survey of Working
Women (Survey) in order to identify women's current employment issues
and challenges and how these issues and challenges relate to job and
career decisions, particularly reasons for exiting the workforce.
Understanding women's perceptions about the workplace and their
participation in the workforce, as well as decision points made at the
intersection of work and family obligations, will allow the WB to share
valuable information and data with employers, advocates and other
stakeholders in an effort to foster greater collaboration and inform
policies and practices that meet women's changing needs; and also
foster greater public dialogue on these key issues impacting women in
today's workforce.
As part of this study of working women, the WB commissioned a
thorough review of the literature and an environmental scan to examine
existing research related to the realities of working women's
experience to identify and highlight the research gaps. Key research
gaps identified, through this extensive review, included the need for
more research among specific populations of working women (i.e. low-
wage earning workers and women who opted out of the workforce) and
around specific topics (i.e. factors impacting working women's career
decisions and perceptions, off-ramping, and workplace challenges).
The WB is proposing to conduct a quantitative survey, which would
collect information in order to identify employment issues and
challenges currently facing women, including their perceptions on
career choice and overall equity in the workplace, and also to explore
the factors that contribute to women leaving and/or staying out of the
workforce.
The Survey will address the current information needs of the WB and
DOL. This research will help the WB support and meet its objectives of:
1. Expanding knowledge
2. Informing policy and practice
3. Fostering collaboration with key stakeholders and
4. Fostering public dialogue on key issues affecting women in
today's workforce.
2. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, the Department of Labor is
soliciting comments concerning the above data collection. Comments are
requested 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 information collection on those who
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of
responses.
3. Current Actions: Pursuant to the PRA implementing regulations at
5 CFR Sec. 1320.8(d)(1), this notice requests comments on the proposed
information collection request discussed above in the Background
section of this notice. Interested parties are encouraged to provide
comments to the individual list in the ADDRESSES section above.
Agency: Women's Bureau.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Title of Collection: Survey of Working Women.
OMB Control Number: 1291--0NEW.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
The Survey will be conducted with 2700 respondents. Outlined below
are estimates of the total burden hours associated with the data
collection.
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Number Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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General Working Population...................... Survey of Working Women........... 2700 1 .25 675
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Comments submitted in response to this request will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval; they will also become
a matter of public record.
Dated: February 18, 2015.
Latifa Lyles,
Director of the Women's Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2015-04047 Filed 2-25-15; 8:45 am]
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