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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 222 / Friday, November 18, 2005 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
November 14, 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 the Department of Labor
(DOL). To obtain documentation,
contact 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: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Local Area Unemployment
Statistics Program.
OMB Number: 1220–0017.
Agency Form Numbers: LAUS–8,
LAUS–15, LAUS–16, LAUS–3040
(Manual).
Frequency: Monthly and Annually.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
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Number of Respondents: 52.
Annual Responses: 95,069.
Average Response Time: 1.5 hours for
the LAUS–3040; 1 hour for the LAUS–
8 and LAUS–16; and 2 hours for the
LAUS–15.
Annual Burden Hours: 142,298.
Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: The Manual provides the
theoretic basis and essential technical
instructions and guidance which States
require to prepare State and area labor
force estimates, while the reports ensure
and/or measure the timeliness, quality,
consistency, and adherence to Local
Area Unemployment Statistics Program
directives and research.
Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–22866 Filed 11–17–05; 8:45 am]
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Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Comment Request ERISA
Technical Release 91–1
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) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 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.
Currently, the Employee Benefits
Security Administration (EBSA) is
soliciting comments concerning an
extension of the information collections
in ERISA Technical Release 91–1,
issued in 1991. Technical Release 91–1
provides guidance on permitted
transfers of excess assets from a defined
benefit pension plan to a retiree health
benefits account under provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code (the Code) and
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
ACTION:
the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). A copy of
the information collection request (ICR)
may be obtained by contacting the office
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before January 17, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
regarding the information collection
request and burden estimates to Susan
G. Lahne, Office of Policy and Research,
Employee Benefits Security
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Room N–5647, Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone: (202) 693–8410; Fax: (202)
693 219–5333. These are not toll-free
numbers. Comments may also be
submitted electronically to the
following Internet e-mail address:
ebsa.opr@dol.gov.
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ERISA section 101(e) sets forth certain
notice requirements that must be
satisfied before an employer may
transfer excess assets from a defined
benefit plan to a retiree health benefits
account, as otherwise permissible after
satisfying the conditions set forth in
section 420 of the Code. Section
101(e)(1) establishes the plan
administrator’s obligation to provide
advance written notification of such
transfers to participants and
beneficiaries. Section 101(e)(2)(A)
separately establishes the employer’s
obligation to provide advance written
notification of such transfers to the
Secretaries of Labor and Treasury, the
administrator, and each employee
organization representing participants
in the plan. The requirements relating to
advance notification of transfers to
retiree health benefit accounts were
added to ERISA as part of the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub.
L. 101–508). ERISA Technical Release
91–1 provides guidance on the type of
information to be provided in the
notices to both the participants and
beneficiaries and to the Secretaries.
EBSA submitted the information
collection provisions in the Technical
Release to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review in
connection with issuance of the
Technical Release. OMB approved the
ICR under OMB Control No. 1210–0084.
The ICR approval is scheduled to expire
on February 28, 2006.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
The Department is particularly
interested in comments that:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
November 14, 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 the Department of Labor (DOL). To obtain documentation,
contact 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: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Title: Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program.
OMB Number: 1220-0017.
Agency Form Numbers: LAUS-8, LAUS-15, LAUS-16, LAUS-3040 (Manual).
Frequency: Monthly and Annually.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 52.
Annual Responses: 95,069.
Average Response Time: 1.5 hours for the LAUS-3040; 1 hour for the
LAUS-8 and LAUS-16; and 2 hours for the LAUS-15.
Annual Burden Hours: 142,298.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: The Manual provides the theoretic basis and essential
technical instructions and guidance which States require to prepare
State and area labor force estimates, while the reports ensure and/or
measure the timeliness, quality, consistency, and adherence to Local
Area Unemployment Statistics Program directives and research.
Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-22866 Filed 11-17-05; 8:45 am]
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