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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–
MSHA, 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.
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, 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).
This ICR
seeks to extend PRA authority for the
Independent Contractor Registration
and Identification information
collection requirements codified in
regulation 30 CFR 45.3(a) and 45.4(a)
and (b). Regulations 30 CFR part 45,
Independent Contractors, sets forth
information requirements and
procedures for independent contractors
to obtain a MSHA identification number
and procedures for service of documents
upon independent contractors. The
subject information collections support
the appropriate assessment of fines for
violations by independent contractors
and the deterrent effect of MSHA
enforcement actions on independent
contractors. A contractor may use Form
MSHA–7000–52 to register. Federal
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
sections 101(a) and 103(h) authorize this
information collection. See 30 U.S.C.
811(a), 813(h).
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
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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 1219–0040.
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
August 31, 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
May 11, 2015 (80 FR 26953).
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
1219–0040. 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–MSHA.
Title of Collection: Independent
Contractor Registration and
Identification.
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OMB Control Number: 1219–0040.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 13,683.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 104,919.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
9,539 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $576.
Dated: July 31, 2015.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Employer
Perceptions Study for the Evaluation
of Round 4 of the Trade Adjustment
Assistance Community College Career
Training (TAACCCT) Grants Program
Chief Evaluation Office, Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Policy,
Labor.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, conducts a 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
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(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.
A copy of the proposed Information
Collection Request can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the
addressee section of this notice.
SUMMARY:
Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before
October 5, 2015.
DATES:
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You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov;
Mail or Courier: Megan Lizik, Chief
Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room S–2312, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Instructions: Please submit one copy of
your comments by only one method. All
submissions received must include the
agency name and OMB Control Number
identified above for this information
collection. Because we continue to
experience delays in receiving mail in
the Washington, DC area, commenters
are strongly encouraged to transmit their
comments electronically via email or to
submit them by mail early. Comments,
including any personal information
provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Megan Lizik by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The fourth round of
the Trade Adjustment Assistance
Community College Career Training
(TAACCCT) grants program continues to
provide community colleges and other
eligible institutions of higher education
with funds to expand and improve their
ability to deliver education and career
training programs that can be completed
in two years or less and are suited for
workers who are eligible for training
under the Trade Adjustment Assistance
for Workers program. In this round of
grants, the solicitation of grant
applications highlighted sector
strategies and employer engagement as
a core element of the TAACCCT grant
activities.
The evaluation of Round 4 funded by
the Department of Labor will include a
study about employers’ perceptions of
and involvement with the workforce
system and TAACCCT grant program.
The study will involve the collection of
data through a web-based survey and indepth phone interviews with targeted
employers identified as partners by
TAACCCT grantees and other employers
in selected grantee states or neighboring
areas. This study will inform current
and future efforts to encourage and
support more effective employer
engagement by the workforce system
under the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act and in other
Department-sponsored grant programs,
such as TAACCCT.
II. Desired Focus of Comments:
Currently, the Department of Labor is
soliciting comments concerning the
above data collection as part of the
national evaluation of the TAACCCT
grants program. Comments are
requested to:
* 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.
III. Current Actions: At this time, the
Department of Labor is requesting
clearance for data collection for the
employer perceptions study as part of
the evaluation of Round 4 TAACCCT
grants program via collection of
employer perceptions of the workforce
system through an online survey and
phone interviews.
Type of review: New information
collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290–0NEW.
Affected Public: Private sectorbusinesses or other for profits and not
for profit institutions (employers
involved with TAACCCT grants and
other employers in selected grantee
states or neighboring areas)
ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS
Estimated total
respondents
Form/activity
Frequency
Total
responses
Average time
per response
(hours)
Estimated total
burden hours
Employer survey ...................................................
In-depth interviews ...............................................
310
30
Once .............................
Once .............................
250
25
0.5
1
125
25
Totals .............................................................
340
.......................................
275
........................
150
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 31st day of
July, 2015.
Mary Beth Maxwell,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Policy, U.S. Department of Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Employer Perceptions Study for the Evaluation
of Round 4 of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career
Training (TAACCCT) Grants Program
AGENCY: Chief Evaluation Office, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Policy, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
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 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(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.
A copy of the proposed Information Collection Request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section
of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before October 5, 2015.
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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following
methods: Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov; Mail or Courier: Megan
Lizik, Chief Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-2312,
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Instructions: Please
submit one copy of your comments by only one method. All submissions
received must include the agency name and OMB Control Number identified
above for this information collection. Because we continue to
experience delays in receiving mail in the Washington, DC area,
commenters are strongly encouraged to transmit their comments
electronically via email or to submit them by mail early. Comments,
including any personal information provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized and/or included in the request for
OMB approval of the information collection request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Megan Lizik by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The fourth round of the Trade Adjustment Assistance
Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) grants program continues to
provide community colleges and other eligible institutions of higher
education with funds to expand and improve their ability to deliver
education and career training programs that can be completed in two
years or less and are suited for workers who are eligible for training
under the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers program. In this
round of grants, the solicitation of grant applications highlighted
sector strategies and employer engagement as a core element of the
TAACCCT grant activities.
The evaluation of Round 4 funded by the Department of Labor will
include a study about employers' perceptions of and involvement with
the workforce system and TAACCCT grant program. The study will involve
the collection of data through a web-based survey and in-depth phone
interviews with targeted employers identified as partners by TAACCCT
grantees and other employers in selected grantee states or neighboring
areas. This study will inform current and future efforts to encourage
and support more effective employer engagement by the workforce system
under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and in other
Department-sponsored grant programs, such as TAACCCT.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, the Department of Labor
is soliciting comments concerning the above data collection as part of
the national evaluation of the TAACCCT grants program. Comments are
requested to:
* 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.
III. Current Actions: At this time, the Department of Labor is
requesting clearance for data collection for the employer perceptions
study as part of the evaluation of Round 4 TAACCCT grants program via
collection of employer perceptions of the workforce system through an
online survey and phone interviews.
Type of review: New information collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290-0NEW.
Affected Public: Private sector-businesses or other for profits and
not for profit institutions (employers involved with TAACCCT grants and
other employers in selected grantee states or neighboring areas)
Estimated Burden Hours
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Estimated Average time Estimated
Form/activity total Frequency Total per response total burden
respondents responses (hours) hours
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Employer survey............... 310 Once............ 250 0.5 125
In-depth interviews........... 30 Once............ 25 1 25
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Totals.................... 340 ................ 275 .............. 150
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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 31st day of July, 2015.
Mary Beth Maxwell,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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