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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
October 26, 2005.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has
submitted the following public
information collection request (ICR) 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 this
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 Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS), 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: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Type of Review: New collection of
information.
Title: CPS Disability Questions Test.
OMB Number: 1220–0NEW.
Frequency: One time.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Number of Respondents: 21,000.
Number of Annual Responses: 21,000.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 700.
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Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: The Current Population
Survey (CPS) Disability Questions Test
will gather information on the disability
status of CPS respondents. The BLS will
use the data to assess the effectiveness
of new questions designed to identify
persons with disabilities within the
context of the CPS. Additionally, the
BLS will be able to evaluate the effect
that adding these questions to the CPS
on a monthly basis will have on that
survey’s response rates. Other groups
who may find these data to be of interest
include veterans groups, educational
associations, and disability advocacy
groups.
Because the Disability Questions Test
is part of the CPS, the same detailed
demographic information collected in
the CPS will be available on
respondents to the Test. Data
concerning disabled persons will be
possible across characteristics such as
sex, race, age, and educational
attainment of the respondent.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
October 26, 2005.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has
submitted the following public
information collection request (ICR) 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 this
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:
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• 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: Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Title: Furnishing Documents to the
Secretary of Labor on Request under
ERISA section104(a)(6).
OMB Number: 1210–0112.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Individuals or households; and
Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 500.
Number of Annual Responses: 500.
Estimated Time Per Response: 5
minutes for timely paper submissions; 2
minutes for electronic submission; and
30 minutes for untimely submissions.
Total Burden Hours: 44.
Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $1,800.
Description: The Taxpayer Relief Act
of 1997 (TRA 97) eliminated the
Employee Retirement Security Act of
1974 (ERISA) requirement that
employee benefit plan administrators
file with the Department copies of the
summary plan descriptions and
summaries of material modifications
that are required to be furnished to plan
participants and beneficiaries. TRA 97
added paragraph (6) to section 104(a) of
ERISA which provides that the
administrator of any employee benefit
plan subject to Part 1 of Title I of ERISA
is required to furnish to the Secretary of
Labor, on request, any documents
related to the employee benefit plan.
Prior to the TRA 97 amendments, ERISA
provided that certain documents be
filed with the Department of Labor to
ensure that plan participants and
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beneficiaries would have a means to
obtain the documents without
requesting them from the plan
administrator. The new section 104(a)(6)
authorizes the Department to request
these documents on behalf of plan
participants and beneficiaries.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–21842 Filed 11–1–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
October 31, 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.
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Agency: Occupational Safety and
Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Title: Permit-Required Confined
Spaces (29 CFR 1910.146).
OMB Number: 1218–0203.
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: 238,853.
Number of Annual Responses:
9,124,977.
Estimated Time Per Response: Varies
from 1 minute to maintain a certificate
to 16 hours to develop a written permit
space entry program.
Total Burden Hours: 1,523,763.
Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $.
Description: 29 CFR 1910.146
specifies a number of collections of
information requirements. The
collections of information are used by
employers and employees whenever
entry is made into permit-required
confined spaces. The following sections
describe who uses the information
collected under each requirement, as
well as how they use it. The purpose of
the information is to ensure that
employers systematically evaluate the
dangers in permit spaces before entry is
attempted and to ensure that adequate
measures are taken to make the spaces
safe for entry. In addition, the
information is needed to determine,
during an OSHA inspection by a
compliance safety and health officer, if
employers are in compliance with the
Standard.
Section 1910.146(c)(2) requires the
employer to post danger signs to inform
exposed employees of the existence and
location of, and the danger posed by,
permit spaces.
Section 1910.146(c)(4) requires the
employer to develop and implement a
written ‘‘permit space program’’ if the
employer decides that its employees
will enter permit spaces. The written
program is to be made available for
inspection by employees and their
authorized representatives. Section
1910.146(d) provides the employer with
the requirements of a permit-required
confined space program (‘‘permit space
program’’) required under this
paragraph.
Section 1910.146(c)(5)(i)(E) requires
that the determinations and supporting
data specified by paragraphs (c)(5)(i)(A),
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(c)(5)(i)(B), and (c)(5)(i)(C) of this
section are documented by the employer
and are made available to each
employee who enters a permit space or
to that employee’s authorized
representative.
Under paragraph (c)(5)(ii)(H) of
§ 1910.146, the employer is required to
verify that the space is safe for entry and
that the pre-entry measures required by
paragraph (c)(5)(ii) of this section have
been taken, using a written certification
that contains the date, the location of
the space, and the signature of the
person providing the certification. The
certification is to be made before entry
and is required to be made available to
each employee entering the space or to
that employee’s authorized
representative.
Section 1910.146(c)(7)(iii) requires the
employer to document the basis for
determining that all hazards in a permit
space have been eliminated using a
certification that contains the date, the
location of the space, and the signature
of the person making the determination.
The certification is to be made available
to each employee entering the space or
to that employee’s authorized
representative.
Section 1910.146(c)(8)(i) requires that
the employer inform the contractor that
the workplace contains permit spaces
and that permit space entry is allowed
only through compliance with a permit
space program meeting the requirements
of this section. Section 1910.146(c)(8)(ii)
requires that the employer apprise the
contractor of the elements, including the
hazards identified and the host
employer’s experience with the space,
that make the space in question a permit
space. Section 1910.146(c)(8)(iii)
requires that the employer apprise the
contractor of any precautions or
procedures that the host employer has
implemented for the protection of
employees in or near permit spaces
where contractor personnel will be
working. Section 1910.146(c)(8)(v)
requires the employer to debrief the
contractor at the conclusion of the entry
operations regarding the permit space
program followed and regarding any
hazards confronted or created in permit
spaces during entry operations.1
Section 1910.146(c)(9)(iii) requires
that the contractor inform the host
employer of the permit space program
1 These sections identify usual and customary
communications between employers, contractors,
and employees; therefore, they do not impose
burden hours or costs on the employer. For
example, as a matter of business practice,
information about hazards and permit-required
confined spaces, etc., would be conveyed to
contractors during initial discussions of work to be
performed.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
October 26, 2005.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public
information collection request (ICR) 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
this 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 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: Furnishing Documents to the Secretary of Labor on Request
under ERISA section104(a)(6).
OMB Number: 1210-0112.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or
households; and Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 500.
Number of Annual Responses: 500.
Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes for timely paper
submissions; 2 minutes for electronic submission; and 30 minutes for
untimely submissions.
Total Burden Hours: 44.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $1,800.
Description: The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (TRA 97) eliminated
the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) requirement that
employee benefit plan administrators file with the Department copies of
the summary plan descriptions and summaries of material modifications
that are required to be furnished to plan participants and
beneficiaries. TRA 97 added paragraph (6) to section 104(a) of ERISA
which provides that the administrator of any employee benefit plan
subject to Part 1 of Title I of ERISA is required to furnish to the
Secretary of Labor, on request, any documents related to the employee
benefit plan. Prior to the TRA 97 amendments, ERISA provided that
certain documents be filed with the Department of Labor to ensure that
plan participants and
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beneficiaries would have a means to obtain the documents without
requesting them from the plan administrator. The new section 104(a)(6)
authorizes the Department to request these documents on behalf of plan
participants and beneficiaries.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-21842 Filed 11-1-05; 8:45 am]
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