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estimate the cost of administering the
Act.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–2190 Filed 2–3–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
January 27, 2005.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has
submitted the following public
information collection requests (ICRs) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of each
ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained by
contacting Darrin King on 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, 202–395–7316
(this is not a toll-free number), within
30 days from the date of this publication
in the Federal Register.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments which:
• 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: Occupational Safety and
Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
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Title: Fire Brigades (29 CFR
1910.156).
OMB Number: 1218–0075.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and
Third party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions;
Federal Government; and State, local, or
tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 8,391.
Number of Annual Responses: 8,391.
Estimated Time Per Response: 5
minutes to obtain a physician’s
certificate and 2 hours to develop or
revise organizational statements for fire
brigades.
Total Burden Hours: 6,042.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (Operating/
Maintaining Systems or Purchasing
Services): $0.
Description: Although OSHA does not
mandate that employers establish fire
brigades, 29 CFR 1910.156 (the
Standard) requires an employer who
does establish a fire brigade to write an
organizational statement; obtain a
physician’s certificate of fitness for
employees with specific physical
conditions to participate in fire-related
operations; and provide appropriate
training and information to fire brigade
members. The provisions of the
Standard apply to fire brigades,
industrial fire departments, and private
or contract fire departments, but not to
airport crash-rescue units or forest firefighting operations. The Standard serves
to protect the occupational health and
safety of employees who participate in
fire brigades.
Agency: Occupational Safety and
Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Title: Voluntary Protection Program
Information.
OMB Number: 1218–0239.
Frequency: On occasion; Annually;
Quarterly; and Every three years.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions;
Federal Government; State, local, or
tribal government; and Individuals or
households.
Number of Respondents: 1,566.
Number of Annual Responses: 1,874.
Estimated Time Per Response: Varies
from 200 hours to prepare an
application to 8 minutes to complete a
general eligibility information sheet.
Total Burden Hours: 86,900.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (Operating/
Maintaining Systems or Purchasing
Services): $0.
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Description: The Voluntary Protection
Programs (VPP) established the efficacy
of cooperative action among
government, industry, and labor to
address worker safety and health issues
and to expand worker protection. To
qualify, employers must meet OSHA’s
rigorous safety and health management
criteria which focus on comprehensive
management systems and active
employee involvement to prevent or
control worksite safety and health
hazards.
The information collection
requirements associated with the VPP
include various application
requirements, quarterly and annual
reports as well as annual evaluations.
The information collected on
applications helps applicants and
OSHA ensure that potential participants
qualify for the program. The information
collected by quarterly and annual
reports and annual evaluations help
participants and OSHA determine the
effectiveness of the program.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–2191 Filed 2–3–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
January 26, 2005.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has
submitted the following public
information collection requests (ICRs) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of each
ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained by
contacting Darrin King on (202) 693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the
Employee Benefits Security
Administration (EBSA), Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395–7316
(this is not a toll-free number), within
30 days from the date of this publication
in the Federal Register.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
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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: Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Title: Class Exemption 81–8 for
Investment of Plan Assets in Certain
Types of Short-Term Investments.
OMB Number: 1210–0061.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Third party
disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions; and
individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 46,000.
Number of Annual Responses:
230,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 38,300.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $85,100.
Description: Prohibited Transaction
Class Exemption 81–8 permits the
investment of plan assets that involve
the purchase or other acquisition,
holding, sale, exchange or redemption
by or on behalf of an employee benefit
plan in certain types of short-term
investments. These include investments
in banker’s acceptances, commercial
paper, repurchase agreements,
certificates of deposit, and bank
securities. Absent the exemption,
certain aspects of these transactions
might be prohibited by section 406 of
the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act (ERISA).
The information collection
requirements incorporated within this
class exemption are intended to protect
the interests of plan participants and
beneficiaries and provide the
Department with sufficient information
to support a finding that the exemption
meets the statutory standards of section
406 of ERISA.
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Agency: Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Title: Prohibited Transaction Class
Exemption 96–62; Process for Expedited
Approval of an Exemption for
Prohibited Transaction.
OMB Number: 1210–0098.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Reporting and third
party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions; and
individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 45.
Number of Annual Responses: 45.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 56.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $40,463.
Description: Prohibited Transaction
Exemption 96–62, which, pursuant to
the exemption procedure set forth in 29
CFR part 2570, subpart B, permits a plan
to seek approval on an accelerated basis
of other wise prohibited transactions.
The information collection requirements
of this class exemption provide the
Department with sufficient information
to support a finding that the exemption
meets the statutory standards of section
408(a) of Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–2195 Filed 2–3–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards
Administration; Wage and Hour
Division
Minimum Wages for Federal and
Federally Assisted Construction;
General Wage Determination Decisions
General wage determination decisions
of the Secretary of Labor are issued in
accordance with applicable law and are
based on the information obtained by
the Department of Labor from its study
of local wage conditions and data made
available from other sources. They
specify the basic hourly wage rates and
fringe benefits which are determined to
be prevailing for the described classes of
laborers and mechanics employed on
construction projects of a similar
character and in the localities specified
therein.
The determinations in these decisions
of prevailing rates and fringe benefits
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have been made in accordance with 29
CFR part 1, by authority of the Secretary
of Labor pursuant to the provisions of
the Davis-Bacon Act ow March 3, 1931,
as amended (46 Stat. 1494, as amended,
40 U.S.C. 276a) and of other Federal
statutes referred to in 29 CFR part 1,
Appendix, as well as such additional
statutes as may from time to time be
enacted containing provisions for the
payment of wages determined to be
prevailing by the Secretary of Labor in
accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act.
The prevailing rates and fringe benefits
determined in these decisions shall, in
accordance with the provisions of the
foregoing statutes, constitute the
minimum wages payable on Federal and
federally assisted construction projects
to laborers and mechanics of the
specified classes engaged on contract
work of the character and in the
localities described therein.
Good cause is hereby found for not
utilizing notice and public comment
procedure thereon prior to the issuance
of these determinations as prescribed in
5 U.S.C. 553 and not providing for delay
in the effective date as prescribed in that
section, because the necessity to issue
current construction industry wage
determinations frequently and in large
volume causes procedures to be
impractical and contrary to the public
interest.
General wage determination
decisions, and modifications and
supersedeas decisions thereto, contain
no expiration dates and are effective
from their date of notice in the Federal
Register, or on the date written notice
is received by the agency, whichever is
earlier. These decisions are to be used
in accordance with the provisions of 29
CFR parts 1 and 5. Accordingly, the
applicable decision, together with any
modifications issued, must be made a
part of every contract for performance of
the described work within the
geographic area indicated as required by
an applicable Federal prevailing wage
law and 29 CFR part 5. The wage rates
and fringe benefits, notice of which is
published herein, and which are
contained in the Government Printing
Office (GPO) document entitled
‘‘General Wage Determinations Issued
Under The Davis-Bacon And Related
Acts,’’ shall be the minimum paid by
contractors and subcontractors to
laborers and mechanics.
Any person, organization, or
governmental agency having an interest
in rates determined as prevailing is
encouraged to submit wage rate and
fringe benefit information for
consideration by the Department.
Further information and selfexplanatory forms for the purpose of
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
January 26, 2005.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public
information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of
each ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by
contacting Darrin King on (202) 693-4129 (this is not a toll-free
number) or e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Employee Benefits Security
Administration (EBSA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-7316 (this is not a toll-free number),
within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal
Register.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including
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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: Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Title: Class Exemption 81-8 for Investment of Plan Assets in
Certain Types of Short-Term Investments.
OMB Number: 1210-0061.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Third party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions; and individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 46,000.
Number of Annual Responses: 230,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 38,300.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $85,100.
Description: Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 81-8 permits
the investment of plan assets that involve the purchase or other
acquisition, holding, sale, exchange or redemption by or on behalf of
an employee benefit plan in certain types of short-term investments.
These include investments in banker's acceptances, commercial paper,
repurchase agreements, certificates of deposit, and bank securities.
Absent the exemption, certain aspects of these transactions might be
prohibited by section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act (ERISA).
The information collection requirements incorporated within this
class exemption are intended to protect the interests of plan
participants and beneficiaries and provide the Department with
sufficient information to support a finding that the exemption meets
the statutory standards of section 406 of ERISA.
Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Title: Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 96-62; Process for
Expedited Approval of an Exemption for Prohibited Transaction.
OMB Number: 1210-0098.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Reporting and third party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions; and individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 45.
Number of Annual Responses: 45.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 56.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $40,463.
Description: Prohibited Transaction Exemption 96-62, which,
pursuant to the exemption procedure set forth in 29 CFR part 2570,
subpart B, permits a plan to seek approval on an accelerated basis of
other wise prohibited transactions. The information collection
requirements of this class exemption provide the Department with
sufficient information to support a finding that the exemption meets
the statutory standards of section 408(a) of Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-2195 Filed 2-3-05; 8:45 am]
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