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Background: As requested by the
USTR, the Commission will provide a
report containing its advice as to the
probable economic effect of modifying
tariffs for six products specified in the
request. The report will consider the
effect of such modifications on U.S.
industries producing like or directly
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of 2015. Broadly, the affected imports
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Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Settlement
Agreements Between a Plan and a
Party in Interest
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Employee
Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled,
‘‘Settlement Agreements Between a Plan
and a Party in Interest,’’ 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 September 28, 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=201507–1210–002
(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–EBSA,
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.,
SUMMARY:
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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
Settlement Agreements Between a Plan
and Party in Interest information
collection. Prohibited Transaction
Exemption (PTE) 1994–71 exempts from
certain Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Code)
section 4975(c)(2) restrictions a
settlement agreement entered into
between an employee benefit plan and
a party in interest resulting from a DOL
investigation the plan. PTE 2003–39
similarly exempts a settlement
agreement entered into between a plan
and a party in interest in avoidance of
litigation from certain ERISA
restrictions and certain taxes of the
Code. ERISA section 408(a) authorizes
this information collection. See 29
U.S.C. 1108(a).
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 1210–0091.
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
June 17, 2015 (80 FR 34696).
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
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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
1210–0091. 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–EBSA.
Title of Collection: Settlement
Agreements Between a Plan and a Party
in Interest.
OMB Control Number: 1210–0091.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 6.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 1,620.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
42 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $542.
Dated: August 21, 2015.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION
BOARD
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection
AGENCY:
Merit Systems Protection
Board.
ACTION:
Notice.
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the
U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board
(MSPB) is submitting a request for a
three-year extension of an Information
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Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. This ICR describes
the nature of the information collection
and its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Submit written comments on or
before September 28, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments
concerning this ICR by one of the
following methods:
Mail: Attention: Desk Officer for
MSPB, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503.
Email: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
You also may submit comments to
MSPB by one of the following methods:
Mail: William D. Spencer, Clerk of the
Board, U.S. Merit Systems Protection
Board, Suite 500, 1615 M Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20419.
Email: Please include ‘‘Voluntary
Customer Surveys’’ in the subject line of
the message and send it to mspb@
mspb.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Dr. Dee Ann
Batten by phone at (202) 254–4495; by
email at deeann.batten@mspb.gov; or by
fax at (202) 653–7211.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from
OMB for each collection of information
they conduct or sponsor. The MSPB
intends to ask for a three-year renewal
of its Generic Clearance Request for
Voluntary Customer Surveys, OMB
Control No. 3124–0012. On June 19,
2015, MSPB sought public comments on
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d).
See 80 FR 35404. The MSPB did not
receive any comments. The MSPB is
submitting the ICR to OMB for review
and approval according to the procedure
prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
Executive Order 12862, ‘‘Setting
Customer Service Standards,’’ mandates
agencies to identify their customers and
survey them to determine the kind and
quality of services they want and their
level of satisfaction with existing
services. The MSPB’s customers and
stakeholders include persons who file
appeals with MSPB for agency actions
taken against them (appellants), their
representatives, and representatives of
the agency which took the action.
These surveys will be used to evaluate
how well we are serving our customers
in terms of their perceptions of
timeliness, fairness, accessibility, and
sensitivity to their situation in deciding
their appeals. We also have used
customer surveys to determine the
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Settlement Agreements Between a Plan and a
Party in Interest
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employee
Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Settlement Agreements Between a Plan
and a Party in Interest,'' 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 September 28, 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=201507-1210-002 (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-
EBSA, 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.,
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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).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for
the Settlement Agreements Between a Plan and Party in Interest
information collection. Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 1994-71
exempts from certain Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(ERISA) and Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Code) section 4975(c)(2)
restrictions a settlement agreement entered into between an employee
benefit plan and a party in interest resulting from a DOL investigation
the plan. PTE 2003-39 similarly exempts a settlement agreement entered
into between a plan and a party in interest in avoidance of litigation
from certain ERISA restrictions and certain taxes of the Code. ERISA
section 408(a) authorizes this information collection. See 29 U.S.C.
1108(a).
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 1210-0091.
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 June 17, 2015 (80 FR
34696).
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 1210-0091.
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-EBSA.
Title of Collection: Settlement Agreements Between a Plan and a
Party in Interest.
OMB Control Number: 1210-0091.
Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 6.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 1,620.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 42 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $542.
Dated: August 21, 2015.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-21200 Filed 8-26-15; 8:45 am]
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