Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; ATAA Activities Report, 75220-75221 [E5-7496]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
75220
Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 242 / Monday, December 19, 2005 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
December 12, 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
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), 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
Annual
responses
Form
ETA 9002 A
ETA 9002 B
ETA 9002 C
ETA 9002 D
ETA 9002 E
VETS 200 A
VETS 200 B
VETS 200 C
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.
Type of Review: Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection.
Title: Labor Exchange Reporting
System (LERS).
OMB Number: 1205–0240.
Form Numbers: ETA–9002 A through
E and VETS–200 A through C.
Frequency: On occasion for
recordkeeping and Quarterly for
reporting.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and
Reporting.
Number of Respondents: 54.
Average response time
(hours)
Burden hours
.................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................
216
216
216
216
216
216
216
216
346
346
346
346
21
346
346
346
74,641
74,641
74,641
74,641
4,536
74,641
74,641
74,641
Total ......................................................................................................................................
1,728
........................
*527,020
* Except
for the ETA 9002E, the average time per response for the ETA 9002 A, B, C, D, and VETS 200 A, B, and C forms is estimated at
345.56 hours. Any statistical differences related to the calculation of total annual burden hours for these forms are due to rounding at 346.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: Respondents are State
governments. Selected standardized
information pertaining to customers in
Wagner-Peyser programs will be
collected and reported for the purposes
of general program oversight, evaluation
and performance assessment.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E5–7478 Filed 12–16–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–30–P
VerDate Aug<31>2005
18:59 Dec 16, 2005
Jkt 208001
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Proposed Information Collection
Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations;
ATAA Activities Report
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/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
PO 00000
Frm 00072
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed below on
or before February 17, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Susan Worden, U.S.
Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration, Room C–5311,
200 Constitution Avenue, Phone: 202–
693–3708, Fax: 202–693–3517, E-mail
worden.susan@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Section 246 of Title II, Chapter 2 of
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended by
the Trade Act of 2002, establishes
ATAA as an alternative assistance
program for older workers certified
eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance. This program is effective for
petitions filed on or after August 6,
2003. ATAA is designed to allow
eligible older workers for whom
retraining may not be appropriate to
quickly find reemployment and receive
E:\FR\FM\19DEN1.SGM
19DEN1
Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 242 / Monday, December 19, 2005 / Notices
a wage subsidy to help bridge the salary
gap between their old and new
employment. To receive the ATAA
benefits, workers must be TAA and
ATAA certified.
Key workload data on ATAA is
needed to measure program activities
and to allocate program and
administrative funds to the State
Agencies administering the Trade
programs for the Secretary. States will
provide this information on the ATAA
Activities Report (ATAAAR).
Regulations published at 617.61 give
the Secretary authority to require the
States to report the data described in
this directive; therefore the respondents’
obligation to fulfill these requirements
is mandatory.
II. Review Focus. Currently, the
Employment and Training
Administration is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed collection of
the Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance Activities Report (ATAAAR),
and 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. Type of Review:
New collection.
Agency: Employment and Training
Administration.
Title: Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance Activities Report (ATAAAR),
ETA.
OMB Number: New.
Record Keeping: Respondent is
expected to maintain records which
support the requested data for three
years.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Burden: 50 Responses × 50 minutes =
41.5 hours.
Total Respondents: 50.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Responses: 200.
VerDate Aug<31>2005
18:59 Dec 16, 2005
Jkt 208001
Average Time per Response: 50
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 166.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$120,250.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice 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: December 7, 2005.
Emily Stover Derocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training.
[FR Doc. E5–7496 Filed 12–16–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–30–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petitions for Modification
The following parties have filed
petitions to modify the application of
existing safety standards under section
101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and
Health Act of 1977.
1. Blue Mountain Energy, Inc.
[Docket No. M–2005–076–C]
Blue Mountain Energy, Inc., 3607
County Road #65, Rangely, Colorado
81648 has filed a petition to modify the
application of 30 CFR 75.312(c) (Main
mine fan examinations and records) to
its Deserado Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 05–
03505) located in Rio Blanco County,
Colorado. The petitioner requests a
modification of the existing standard to
permit testing of the automatic fan
signal device at least every 31 days
without shutting down the fan and
without removing miners from the
mine. The petition has listed in this
petition specific procedures that will be
followed when the proposed alternative
method is implemented. The petitioner
asserts that the proposed alternative
method would provide at least the same
measure of protection as the existing
standard.
2. Alcoa, Inc.
75221
Counties, Texas. The petitioner requests
a modification of the existing standard
to permit disabling the ground fault and
ground check circuits while lowering
and raising a dragline boom or mast
using the dragline on-board generators.
The petitioner has listed specific
procedures in this petition that will be
followed when the proposed alternative
method is implemented. The petitioner
asserts that the proposed alternative
method would provide at least the same
measure of protection as the existing
standard.
3. Advent Mining, LLC
[Docket No. M–2005–078–C]
Advent Mining, LLC, 3603 State
Route 370, Sebree, Kentucky 42455 has
filed a petition to modify the
application of 30 CFR 75.1101–1(b)
(Deluge-type water spray systems) to its
Onton #9 Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 15–
18547) located in Webster County,
Kentucky. The petitioner requests a
modification of the existing standard to
permit an alternative method
compliance in lieu of using blow-off
dust covers for the nozzles of a delugetype water spray system. The petitioner
asserts that the proposed alternative
method would provide at least the same
measure of protection as the existing
standard.
Request for Comments
Persons interested in these petitions
are encouraged to submit comments via
e-mail: zzMSHA-Comments@dol.gov;
Fax: (202) 693–9441; or Regular Mail/
Hand Delivery/Courier: Mine Safety and
Health Administration, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, Virginia 22209. All
comments must be postmarked or
received in that office on or before
January 18, 2006. Copies of these
petitions are available for inspection at
that address.
Dated at Arlington, Virginia this 13th day
of December 2005.
Rebecca J. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances.
[FR Doc. E5–7504 Filed 12–16–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–43–P
[Docket No. M–2005–077–C]
Alcoa, Inc., 3990 John D. Harper
Road, Rockdale, Texas 76567 has filed
a petition to modify the application of
30 CFR 77.803 (Fail safe ground check
circuits on high-voltage resistance
grounded systems) to its Three Oaks
Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 41–04085) located
in Lee and Bastrop Counties, Texas, and
its Sandow Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 41–
00356) located in Lee and Milam
PO 00000
Frm 00073
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
CORPORATION
[MCC FR 05–20]
Notice of Quarterly Report (July 1,
2005 through September 30, 2005)
Millennium Challenge
Corporation.
AGENCY:
E:\FR\FM\19DEN1.SGM
19DEN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 242 (Monday, December 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75220-75221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7496]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; ATAA Activities Report
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/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed below on
or before February 17, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Susan Worden, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration, Room C-5311, 200 Constitution Avenue, Phone:
202-693-3708, Fax: 202-693-3517, E-mail worden.susan@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Section 246 of Title II, Chapter 2 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended by the Trade Act of 2002, establishes ATAA as an alternative
assistance program for older workers certified eligible to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance. This program is effective for petitions
filed on or after August 6, 2003. ATAA is designed to allow eligible
older workers for whom retraining may not be appropriate to quickly
find reemployment and receive
[[Page 75221]]
a wage subsidy to help bridge the salary gap between their old and new
employment. To receive the ATAA benefits, workers must be TAA and ATAA
certified.
Key workload data on ATAA is needed to measure program activities
and to allocate program and administrative funds to the State Agencies
administering the Trade programs for the Secretary. States will provide
this information on the ATAA Activities Report (ATAAAR).
Regulations published at 617.61 give the Secretary authority to
require the States to report the data described in this directive;
therefore the respondents' obligation to fulfill these requirements is
mandatory.
II. Review Focus. Currently, the Employment and Training
Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposed
collection of the Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance Activities
Report (ATAAAR), and 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. Type of Review: New collection.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance Activities Report
(ATAAAR), ETA.
OMB Number: New.
Record Keeping: Respondent is expected to maintain records which
support the requested data for three years.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Burden: 50 Responses x 50 minutes = 41.5 hours.
Total Respondents: 50.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Responses: 200.
Average Time per Response: 50 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 166.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $120,250.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
Comments submitted in response to this notice 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: December 7, 2005.
Emily Stover Derocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. E5-7496 Filed 12-16-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-30-P
