Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 41238-41239 [05-14022]

Download as PDF 41238 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 136 / Monday, July 18, 2005 / Notices Tolerance of Welded Reeled Risers has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstance. Specifically, Technip Offshore UK Limited, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom; Tenaris Connections AG, Vaduz, Liechtenstein; and Total E&P Services, LaDefense, FRANCE have been added as parties to this venture. No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and SwRI: Validation of Methodology for Assessing Defect Tolerance of Welded Reeled Risers intends to file additional written notification disclosing all changes in membership. On August 12, 2004, SwRI: Validation of Methodology for Assessing Defect Tolerance of Welded Reeled Risers filed its original notification pursuant to section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act on September 7, 2004 (69 FR 54155). Dorothy B. Fountain, Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 05–14031 Filed 7–15–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Federal Bureau of Investigation Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) Readiness Survey. ACTION: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 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. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register, Volume 70, Number 70, page VerDate jul<14>2003 15:11 Jul 15, 2005 Jkt 205001 19503 on April 13, 2005, allowing for a 60 day comment period. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days for public comment until August 17, 2005. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice, especially the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503. Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 395–5806. 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; • 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. programs for implementing CALEA solutions in the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). Affected Telecommunications Service Providers (TSP) will be asked to identify the platforms within their networks that have CALEA responsibility. For each identified platform the TSP must specify if it is CALEA ready (Law Enforcement can obtain a CALEA surveillance). If the platform is not CALEA ready, the TSP is asked to identify the software release that provides CALEA functionality and the date when the platform anticipate installing that software release. (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: It is estimated that 3483 TSPs will provide 21,323 responses. Each response is estimated to take 15 minutes to complete. (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: There are an estimated 5,330.75 total annual burden hours associated with this 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. Overview of this Information Collection (1) Type of Information Collection: New Collection. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) Readiness Survey (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: Form Number: None. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other for profit. Other: Federal Government, State, local, or tribal government. The information collected in the survey will be stored in a database and be used to evaluate the effectiveness of CIU Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: July 13, 2005. Brenda E. Dyer, Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 05–14043 Filed 7–15–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–02–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary GovBenefits Office, U.S. Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice of an opportunity for public comment. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed the proposed continued collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) [44 U.S.C. 3506C(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that requested data can E:\FR\FM\18JYN1.SGM 18JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 136 / Monday, July 18, 2005 / Notices 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 (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. DATES: Comments are to be submitted by September 16, 2005. ADDRESSES: A copy of the ICR and supporting documentation as submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) can be obtained by contacting the Department of Labor. To obtain copies, contact Darrin King on 202–693– 4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov. Send comments regarding this proposed collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden to the U.S. Department of Labor, GovBenefits Office, FPB, Room N–4309, Washington, DC 20210. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The President’s Management Agenda for E-Government (February 27, 2002) sets forth a strategy for simplifying the delivery of services to citizens. The President’s agenda outlines a Federal EGovernment Enterprise Architecture that will transition the management and delivery of government services from a bureaucracy-centered to a citizencentered paradigm. To this end, the Department of Labor serves as the managing partner of the Administration’s ‘‘GovBenefits’’ strategy for assisting citizens in identifying and locating information on benefits sponsored by the Federal government and State governments. This tool will greatly reduce the burden on citizens attempting to locate services available from many different government agencies by providing one-stop access to information on obtaining those services. Respondents answer a series of questions to the extent necessary for locating relevant information on Federal benefits. Responses are used by the respondent to expedite the identification and retrieval of sought after information and resources pertaining to the benefits sponsored by the Federal Government. II. Desired Focus of Comments The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments which: • Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the VerDate jul<14>2003 15:11 Jul 15, 2005 Jkt 205001 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 OMB approval for this collection of information is currently scheduled to expire on December 31, 2005. This notice requests extended approval from OMB for the collection of information required for locating information on the GovBenefits web site. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Agency: Office of the Secretary. Title: Information Collection Plan for GovBenefits. OMB Number: 1290–0003. Affected Public: Individuals or households; Not-for-profit institutions. Frequency: On occasion. Number of Respondents: 6,367,428. Number of Responses: 6,367,428. Average Time per Response: 2 minutes Estimated Burden Hours: 191,023 hours Total Annualized Capital/startup costs: $0. Total Initial Annual Costs: $0. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and included in the agency’s request for OMB approval of the information collection request. Comments will become a matter of public record. Dated: June 28, 2005. Cesar Deguzman, Department of Labor, GovBenefits Project Manager. [FR Doc. 05–14022 Filed 7–15–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–23–P PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 41239 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employee Benefits Security Administration Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans Nominations for Vacancies Section 512 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 88 Stat. 895, 29 U.S.C. 1142, provides for the establishment of an Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (the Council), which is to consist of 15 members to be appointed by the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) as follows: Three representatives of employee organizations (at least one of whom shall be representative of an organization whose members are participants in a multiemployer plan); three representatives of employers (at least one of whom shall be representative of employers maintaining or contributing to multiemployer plans); one representative each from the fields of insurance, corporate trust, actuarial counseling, investment counseling, investment management, and accounting; and three representatives from the general public (one of whom shall be a person representing those receiving benefits from a pension plan). No more than eight members of the Council shall be members of the same political party. Members shall be persons qualified to appraise the programs instituted under ERISA. Appointments are for terms of three years. The prescribed duties of the Council are to advise the Secretary with respect to the carrying out of his or her functions under ERISA, and to submit to the Secretary, or his or her designee, recommendations with respect thereto. The Council will meet at least four times each year. The terms of five members of the Council expire on November 14, 2005. The groups or fields they represent are as follows: (1) Employee organizations; (2) employers; (3) corporate trust; (4) the investment management profession; and (5) the general public. The Department of Labor is committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and seeks a broad-based and diverse ERISA Advisory Council. Accordingly, notice is hereby given that any person or organization desiring to recommend one or more individuals for appointment to the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans to represent any of the groups or fields specified in the preceding paragraph, may submit recommendations to Larry Good, ERISA E:\FR\FM\18JYN1.SGM 18JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 136 (Monday, July 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41238-41239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14022]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: GovBenefits Office, U.S. Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice of an opportunity for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on proposed the proposed continued 
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA) [44 U.S.C. 3506C(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure 
that requested data can

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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 (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in 
the ADDRESSES section of this notice.

DATES: Comments are to be submitted by September 16, 2005.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the ICR and supporting documentation as submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) can be obtained by 
contacting the Department of Labor. To obtain copies, contact Darrin 
King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail: 
king.darrin@dol.gov. Send comments regarding this proposed collection 
of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden to the 
U.S. Department of Labor, GovBenefits Office, FPB, Room N-4309, 
Washington, DC 20210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The President's Management Agenda for E-Government (February 27, 
2002) sets forth a strategy for simplifying the delivery of services to 
citizens. The President's agenda outlines a Federal E-Government 
Enterprise Architecture that will transition the management and 
delivery of government services from a bureaucracy-centered to a 
citizen-centered paradigm. To this end, the Department of Labor serves 
as the managing partner of the Administration's ``GovBenefits'' 
strategy for assisting citizens in identifying and locating information 
on benefits sponsored by the Federal government and State governments. 
This tool will greatly reduce the burden on citizens attempting to 
locate services available from many different government agencies by 
providing one-stop access to information on obtaining those services.
    Respondents answer a series of questions to the extent necessary 
for locating relevant information on Federal benefits. Responses are 
used by the respondent to expedite the identification and retrieval of 
sought after information and resources pertaining to the benefits 
sponsored by the Federal Government.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    The Department of Labor 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 submissions of responses.

III. Current Actions

    OMB approval for this collection of information is currently 
scheduled to expire on December 31, 2005. This notice requests extended 
approval from OMB for the collection of information required for 
locating information on the GovBenefits web site.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Office of the Secretary.
    Title: Information Collection Plan for GovBenefits.
    OMB Number: 1290-0003.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 6,367,428.
    Number of Responses: 6,367,428.
    Average Time per Response: 2 minutes
    Estimated Burden Hours: 191,023 hours
    Total Annualized Capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Initial Annual Costs: $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the agency's request for OMB approval of the 
information collection request. Comments will become a matter of public 
record.

    Dated: June 28, 2005.
Cesar Deguzman,
Department of Labor, GovBenefits Project Manager.
[FR Doc. 05-14022 Filed 7-15-05; 8:45 am]
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