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burden hours associated with this
information collection is 332.
If additional information is required,
contact: Brenda E. Dyer, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building,
Suite 1600, 601 Suite D Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: February 25, 2005.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of
Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested
60-day notice of information
collection under review: 2005 Census of
Jail Inmates.
ACTION:
The Department of Justice (DOJ),
Office of Justice Programs (OJP), has
submitted the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. Comments
are encouraged and will be accepted for
‘‘sixty days’’ until May 2, 2005. This
process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.10.
If you have comments, especially on
the estimated public burden or
associated response time, suggestions,
or need a copy of the proposed
information collection instrument with
instructions or additional information,
please contact: Jennifer C. Karberg,
Statistician (202) 307–1043, Bureau of
Justice Statistics, Office of Justice
Programs, U.S. Department of Justice,
810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20531.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address one or more
of the following four points:
—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;
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—Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies
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.
Overview of this information
collection:
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Reinstatement, with change, of a
previously approved collection for
which approval has expired.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 2005
Census of Jail Inmates.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: Form Number: CJ3–I. Bureau
of Justice Statistics (BJA), Office of
Justice Programs, United States
Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: County and City Jail
Authorities, and Tribal Authorities.
Other: Federal Government, and Private
Contractors working under the authority
of the Federal Government. The 2005
Census of Jail Inmates, together with the
2005 Census of Jail Facilities, is the
foundation for all national statistics on
local jails and inmates. These censuses
provide the frames from which to
generalize to the nation and to track
changes over time. Without a periodic
census, sample surveys would be
unreliable, and statistics would be based
on a group of jails of unknown
representativeness, that were simply
convenient to contact and willing to
respond. These censuses provide a
benchmark against which jurisdictions
may compare their correctional
populations. Administrators use this
data to evaluate their staffing and
budget needs relative to similarly
situated jail jurisdictions. Practitioners,
policy makers, and researchers are able
to test assertions and conclusions about
the causes and consequences of current
sentencing release policies. Finally, the
censuses present raw material for
discussion and evaluation of
correctional policies and practices
throughout the nation, in some States
providing the only sources of objective
descriptions of the operation of local
jails.
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(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: BJA estimates 3,084
respondents, each taking an average of
80 minutes to respond.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: There are an estimated 4,112
total annual burden hours associated
with the collection.
If additional information is required
contact: Brenda E. Dyer, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building,
Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: February 25, 2005.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of
Justice.
[FR Doc. 05–4053 Filed 3–2–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection Request Submitted for
Public Comment; Application for
EFAST Electronic Signature and Codes
for EFAST Transmitters and Software
Developers
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, 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 continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA
95). This program helps to ensure that
requested 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. Currently, the
Employee Benefits Security
Administration (EBSA) is soliciting
comments on the proposed extension of
the Application for EFAST Electronic
Signature and Codes for EFAST
Transmitters and Software Developers
(Form EFAST–1).
A copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR) can be obtained
by contacting the office listed below in
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the addresses section of this notice. The
Form EFAST–1 is also available for
viewing and downloading through the
Department of Labor’s Internet site
(https://www.efast.dol.gov).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before
May 2, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments
regarding the collection of information.
Send comments to Mr. Gerald B.
Lindrew, Office of Policy and Research,
U.S. Department of Labor, Employee
Benefits Security Administration, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N–
5647, Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone: (202) 693–8410 Fax: (202)
693–4745 (These are not toll-free
numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Under part 1 of Title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 (ERISA), Title IV of ERISA,
and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended, administrators of pension
and welfare benefit plans (collectively,
employee benefit plans) subject to those
provisions and employers sponsoring
certain fringe benefit plans and other
plans of deferred compensation are
required to file returns/reports annually
concerning the financial condition and
operations of the plans. These reporting
requirements are satisfied generally by
filing the Form 5500 Series in
accordance with its instructions and the
related regulations.
Beginning with the 1999 plan year,
the Agency announced the availability
of computer scannable forms and the
development of electronic filing
technologies. The computer scannable
formats were developed to facilitate the
implementation of a computerized
system designed to process the Form
5500 and the IRS Form 5500–EZ—the
ERISA Filing and Acceptance System,
or EFAST. The Form 5500 and Form
5500–EZ may also be filed electronically
via modem, magnetic tape, floppy
diskette, or CD–ROM.
In order to participate in the
electronic filing program, applicants are
required to submit an Application for
EFAST Electronic Signature and Codes
for EFAST Transmitters and Software
Developers (Form EFAST–1), the subject
of this ICR. Applicants who may file the
Form EFAST–1 include: (1) Individuals
applying for an electronic signature to
sign a Form 5500 or 5500–EZ as, or on
behalf of, plan administrators,
employers/plan sponsors, or Direct
Filing Entities (DFEs) using modem,
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magnetic tape, floppy diskette, or CD–
ROM to file electronically; (2)
transmitters (a company, trade,
business, or other person) applying for
codes to transmit Forms 5500 and/or
Forms 5500–EZ for electronic filing
using modem, magnetic tape, floppy
diskette, or CD–ROM; and, (3) software
developers (a company, trade, business,
or other person that creates, programs,
or otherwise modifies computer
software) applying for codes required to
develop EFAST-compliant computer
software for electronically preparing
and filing the Form 5500 and/or Form
5500–EZ. Applicants provide some or
all of the following information
depending on applicant type: Name and
title of applicant, mailing address,
Employer Identification Number (EIN),
telephone number, facsimile number
and e-mail address (optional), contact
person if different than applicant, and a
signed agreement concerning the terms
and conditions of the electronic filing
program. Applicants receive, depending
on applicant type, some or all of the
following codes: electronic signature;
filer identification number; personal
identification number; encryption key;
electronic filing identification number;
password; and software developer ID.
Applicants use these codes, as
applicable, in connection with
electronic filing, electronic
transmission, or the development of
EFAST software for the Form 5500 and
5500–EZ.
The information provided by the
applicants on EFAST–1, combined with
the codes supplied to the applicants by
the program, allow EFAST to verify a
filer, transmitter, or software
developer’s standing as a qualified
participant in the EFAST electronic
filing program for the Form 5500 and
5500–EZ. EFAST–1 information also
establishes a means of contact between
the EFAST program and filers,
transmitters, and software developers
for information exchange.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor
(Department) 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;
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• 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 submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions
The Department is requesting an
extension of the currently approved ICR
pertaining to the Application for EFAST
Electronic Signature and Codes for
EFAST Transmitters and Software
Developers (Form EFAST–1). The
Department is not proposing or
implementing changes to the existing
ICR at this time.
Title: Application for EFAST
Electronic Signature and Codes for
EFAST Transmitters and Software
Developers.
Agency: Department of Labor,
Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collections.
OMB Numbers: 1210–0117.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit institutions.
Form Number: EFAST–1.
Total Respondents: 5,200.
Total Responses: 5,200.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Burden Hours: 1,200.
Estimated Burden Cost (Operating
and Maintenance): $1,976.
Comments submitted in response to
this request will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: February 24, 2005.
Gerald B. Lindrew,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy and
Research, Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
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Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted
for Public Comment; Application for EFAST Electronic Signature and
Codes for EFAST Transmitters and Software Developers
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, 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 continuing collections
of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA 95). This program helps to ensure that requested 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. Currently, the Employee Benefits Security
Administration (EBSA) is soliciting comments on the proposed extension
of the Application for EFAST Electronic Signature and Codes for EFAST
Transmitters and Software Developers (Form EFAST-1).
A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in
[[Page 10414]]
the addresses section of this notice. The Form EFAST-1 is also
available for viewing and downloading through the Department of Labor's
Internet site (https://www.efast.dol.gov).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before May 2, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments
regarding the collection of information. Send comments to Mr. Gerald B.
Lindrew, Office of Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Labor,
Employee Benefits Security Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Room N-5647, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-8410 Fax:
(202) 693-4745 (These are not toll-free numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Under part 1 of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 (ERISA), Title IV of ERISA, and the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, administrators of pension and welfare benefit
plans (collectively, employee benefit plans) subject to those
provisions and employers sponsoring certain fringe benefit plans and
other plans of deferred compensation are required to file returns/
reports annually concerning the financial condition and operations of
the plans. These reporting requirements are satisfied generally by
filing the Form 5500 Series in accordance with its instructions and the
related regulations.
Beginning with the 1999 plan year, the Agency announced the
availability of computer scannable forms and the development of
electronic filing technologies. The computer scannable formats were
developed to facilitate the implementation of a computerized system
designed to process the Form 5500 and the IRS Form 5500-EZ--the ERISA
Filing and Acceptance System, or EFAST. The Form 5500 and Form 5500-EZ
may also be filed electronically via modem, magnetic tape, floppy
diskette, or CD-ROM.
In order to participate in the electronic filing program,
applicants are required to submit an Application for EFAST Electronic
Signature and Codes for EFAST Transmitters and Software Developers
(Form EFAST-1), the subject of this ICR. Applicants who may file the
Form EFAST-1 include: (1) Individuals applying for an electronic
signature to sign a Form 5500 or 5500-EZ as, or on behalf of, plan
administrators, employers/plan sponsors, or Direct Filing Entities
(DFEs) using modem, magnetic tape, floppy diskette, or CD-ROM to file
electronically; (2) transmitters (a company, trade, business, or other
person) applying for codes to transmit Forms 5500 and/or Forms 5500-EZ
for electronic filing using modem, magnetic tape, floppy diskette, or
CD-ROM; and, (3) software developers (a company, trade, business, or
other person that creates, programs, or otherwise modifies computer
software) applying for codes required to develop EFAST-compliant
computer software for electronically preparing and filing the Form 5500
and/or Form 5500-EZ. Applicants provide some or all of the following
information depending on applicant type: Name and title of applicant,
mailing address, Employer Identification Number (EIN), telephone
number, facsimile number and e-mail address (optional), contact person
if different than applicant, and a signed agreement concerning the
terms and conditions of the electronic filing program. Applicants
receive, depending on applicant type, some or all of the following
codes: electronic signature; filer identification number; personal
identification number; encryption key; electronic filing identification
number; password; and software developer ID. Applicants use these
codes, as applicable, in connection with electronic filing, electronic
transmission, or the development of EFAST software for the Form 5500
and 5500-EZ.
The information provided by the applicants on EFAST-1, combined
with the codes supplied to the applicants by the program, allow EFAST
to verify a filer, transmitter, or software developer's standing as a
qualified participant in the EFAST electronic filing program for the
Form 5500 and 5500-EZ. EFAST-1 information also establishes a means of
contact between the EFAST program and filers, transmitters, and
software developers for information exchange.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor (Department) 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 submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
The Department is requesting an extension of the currently approved
ICR pertaining to the Application for EFAST Electronic Signature and
Codes for EFAST Transmitters and Software Developers (Form EFAST-1).
The Department is not proposing or implementing changes to the existing
ICR at this time.
Title: Application for EFAST Electronic Signature and Codes for
EFAST Transmitters and Software Developers.
Agency: Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collections.
OMB Numbers: 1210-0117.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Form Number: EFAST-1.
Total Respondents: 5,200.
Total Responses: 5,200.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Burden Hours: 1,200.
Estimated Burden Cost (Operating and Maintenance): $1,976.
Comments submitted in response to this request will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: February 24, 2005.
Gerald B. Lindrew,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy and Research, Employee Benefits
Security Administration.
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