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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: Employment and Training
Administration (ETA).
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Reporting and Performance
Standards System for Migrant and
Seasonal Farmworker Programs Under
Title I, Section 167 of the Workforce
Investment Act (WIA).
OMB Number: 1205–0425.
Frequency: Quarterly; Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal
government; Not-for-profit institutions.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping;
Reporting.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Annual Responses: 29,871.
Average Response time: 60.25 hours—
combined annual time for filling out
Form 9095 quarterly and Forms 9093
and 9094 annually.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 70,562.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: 0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): 0.
Description: This collection of
information relates to the operation of
employment and training programs for
Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
under title I, section 167 of the
Workforce Investment Act (WIA). It also
contains the basis of the new
performance standards system for WIA
section 167 grantees, which is used for
program oversight, evaluation and
performance assessment.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Comment Request
Disclosures by Insurers to General
Account Policyholders
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA
95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), the
Department of Labor (the Department)
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. This program helps to
ensure that the data the Department
gathers can be provided in the desired
format, that the reporting burden on the
public (time and financial resources) is
minimized, that the public understands
the Department’s collection
instruments, and that the Department
can accurately assess the impact of
collection requirements on respondents.
By this notice, the Department is
soliciting comments concerning the
information collection provisions of the
regulation pertaining to section 401(c) of
the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended
(ERISA). The statute and the regulatory
provisions codified at 29 CFR
2550.401c-1 require insurers that issue
certain types of insurance policies to
employee benefit plans to make specific
one-time and annual disclosures to such
plans if assets of the plan are held in the
insurer’s general account. A copy of the
ICR may be obtained by contacting the
office listed in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office shown in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before
December 30, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments
regarding the information collection
request and burden estimates to: 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) 219–4745.
These are not toll-free numbers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 1460 of the Small Business
Job Protection Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–
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188) amended ERISA by adding Section
401(c), which clarified the extent to
which assets of an insurer’s general
account constitute assets of an employee
benefit plan when that insurer has
issued policies for the benefit of the
plan and such policies are supported by
assets of the general account. Section
401(c) established certain requirements
and disclosures for insurance
companies that offer and maintain
policies for employee benefit plans
where the plans’ assets are held in the
insurer’s general account. Section 401(c)
also required the Secretary to provide
guidance on the statutory requirements;
such guidance was issued as a final
rulemaking on January 5, 2000 (65 CFR
614). The regulation includes
information collection provisions
pertaining to one-time and annual
disclosure obligations of insurers. The
information collection provisions in the
final rulemaking were submitted for
review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in an information
collection request (ICR) in connection
with promulgation of the final
rulemaking and were approved by OMB
under OMB Control No. 1210–0114. The
ICR approval is scheduled to expire on
January 31, 2006.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
The Department is particularly
interested in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the collections of
information are 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
collections 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.
III. Current Action
The Employee Benefits Security
Administration (EBSA) is requesting an
extension of the currently approved ICR
for the Disclosures by Insurers to
General Account Policyholders. EBSA is
not proposing or implementing changes
to the regulation or to the existing ICR.
A summary of the ICR and the current
burden estimates follows:
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Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection of
information.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Department of Labor.
Title: Disclosures by Insurers to
General Account Policyholders.
OMB Number: 1210–0114.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit institutions.
Respondents: 104.
Frequency of Response: One-time;
Annual.
Responses: 123,500.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
466,667.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request; they will also become a matter
of public record.
AGENCY:
Dated: October 25, 2005.
Susan G. Lahne,
Senior Pension Law Specialist, Office of
Policy and Research, , Employee Benefits
Security Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Employment and Training
Administration
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CMOR Manufacturing, Inc., Rocklin,
CA; Notice of Termination of
Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, an investigation was
initiated on September 12, 2005 in
response to a worker petition which was
filed by the California ESS on behalf of
workers at CMOR Manufacturing,
Rocklin, California.
The Department has been unable to
locate company officials of the subject
firm or to obtain the information
necessary to reach a determination on
worker group eligibility.
Consequently, further investigation in
this case would serve no purpose and
the investigation has been terminated.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 26th day of
September 2005.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–57,980]
Employment and Training
Administration
Collins Supply & Equipment Co. Inc.,
Scranton, PA; Notice of Termination of
Investigation
[TA–W–57,711]
Baxter; Deerfield, Illinois; Notice of
Termination of Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on August
11, 2005 in response to a petition filed
by company official on behalf of
workers of Baxter, Deerfield, Illinois.
The petitioner has requested that the
petition be withdrawn. Consequently,
the investigation has been terminated.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of
September 2005.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on
September 15, 2005 in response to a
petition filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Collins Supply &
Equipment Co. Inc., Scranton,
Pennsylvania.
All workers were separated from the
subject firm more than one year before
the date of the petition. Section 223(b)
of the Act specifies that no certification
may apply to any worker whose last
separation occurred more than one year
before the date of the petition.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of
September, 2005.
Linda G. Poole
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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Investigations Regarding Certifications
of Eligibility To Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance
Petitions have been filed with the
Secretary of Labor under section 221(a)
of the Trade Act of 1974 (‘‘the Act’’) and
are identified in the Appendix to this
notice. Upon receipt of these petitions,
the Director of the Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance, Employment
and Training Administration, has
instituted investigations pursuant to
section 221(a) of the Act.
The purpose of each of the
investigations is to determine whether
the workers are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Title II,
Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations
will further relate, as appropriate, to the
determination of the date on which total
or partial separations began or
threatened to begin and the subdivision
of the firm involved.
The petitioners or any other persons
showing a substantial interest in the
subject matter of the investigations may
request a public hearing, provided such
request is filed in writing with the
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance, at the address shown below,
not later than November 10, 2005.
Interested persons are invited to
submit written comments regarding the
subject matter of the investigations to
the Director, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance, at the address
shown below, not later than November
10, 2005.
The petitions filed in this case are
available for inspection at the Office of
the Director, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance, Employment
and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room C–5311, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 19th day of
October 2005.
Douglas F. Small,
Acting Director, Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Comment Request
Disclosures by Insurers to General Account Policyholders
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA
95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), the Department of Labor (the Department)
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. This program helps to ensure
that the data the Department gathers can be provided in the desired
format, that the reporting burden on the public (time and financial
resources) is minimized, that the public understands the Department's
collection instruments, and that the Department can accurately assess
the impact of collection requirements on respondents.
By this notice, the Department is soliciting comments concerning
the information collection provisions of the regulation pertaining to
section 401(c) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended (ERISA). The statute and the regulatory provisions codified
at 29 CFR 2550.401c-1 require insurers that issue certain types of
insurance policies to employee benefit plans to make specific one-time
and annual disclosures to such plans if assets of the plan are held in
the insurer's general account. A copy of the ICR may be obtained by
contacting the office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office shown in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before December 30, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments
regarding the information collection request and burden estimates to:
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) 219-4745. These are not toll-free numbers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 1460 of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 (Pub.
L. 104-188) amended ERISA by adding Section 401(c), which clarified the
extent to which assets of an insurer's general account constitute
assets of an employee benefit plan when that insurer has issued
policies for the benefit of the plan and such policies are supported by
assets of the general account. Section 401(c) established certain
requirements and disclosures for insurance companies that offer and
maintain policies for employee benefit plans where the plans' assets
are held in the insurer's general account. Section 401(c) also required
the Secretary to provide guidance on the statutory requirements; such
guidance was issued as a final rulemaking on January 5, 2000 (65 CFR
614). The regulation includes information collection provisions
pertaining to one-time and annual disclosure obligations of insurers.
The information collection provisions in the final rulemaking were
submitted for review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in an
information collection request (ICR) in connection with promulgation of
the final rulemaking and were approved by OMB under OMB Control No.
1210-0114. The ICR approval is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2006.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
The Department is particularly interested in comments that:
Evaluate whether the collections of information are
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 collections 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.
III. Current Action
The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is requesting
an extension of the currently approved ICR for the Disclosures by
Insurers to General Account Policyholders. EBSA is not proposing or
implementing changes to the regulation or to the existing ICR. A
summary of the ICR and the current burden estimates follows:
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Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection of
information.
AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor.
Title: Disclosures by Insurers to General Account Policyholders.
OMB Number: 1210-0114.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Respondents: 104.
Frequency of Response: One-time; Annual.
Responses: 123,500.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 466,667.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the information
collection request; they will also become a matter of public record.
Dated: October 25, 2005.
Susan G. Lahne,
Senior Pension Law Specialist, Office of Policy and Research, ,
Employee Benefits Security Administration.
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