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Estimated Annual Responses:
147,657.
Estimated Average Response Time:
Varies by task and mine size.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
144,527.
Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $349,888.
Description: These records are
directly associated with the
maintenance and use of this diesel
equipment, the testing and maintenance
of fire suppression systems on the
equipment and at fueling stations; the
safe storage, transportation and use of
diesel fuel; and, exhaust gas sampling
provisions to protect miners’ health.
The records are required to document
that essential testing and maintenance
of the equipment is done regularly and
by qualified persons. Second, the safety
requirements for diesel equipment
include many of the proven features
required in existing standards for
electric-powered mobile equipment,
such as cabs or canopies, methane
monitors, brakes and lights. Third,
sampling of diesel exhaust emissions is
required to protect miners from
overexposure to carbon monoxide and
nitrogen dioxide contained in diesel
exhaust.
Recordkeeping requirements are
found in:
§ 75.1901(a)—Diesel fuel requirements;
§ 75.1904(b)(4)(i)—Underground diesel
fuel tanks and safety cans;
§§ 75.1911(i) and (j)—Fire suppression
systems for diesel-powered
equipment and fuel transportation
units;
§§ 75.1912(h) and (i)—Fire suppression
systems for permanent underground
diesel fuel storage facilities;
§§ 75.1914(f)(1), (f)(2), (g)(5), (h)(1), and
(h)(2)—Maintenance of dieselpowered equipment;
§§ 75.1915(a), (b)(5), (c)(1), and (c)(2)—
Training and qualification of persons
working on diesel-powered
equipment.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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Request
ACTION:
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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
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. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
concerning the extension of the Labor
Market Information (LMI) Cooperative
Agreement. A copy of the proposed
information collection request (ICR) can
be obtained by contacting the individual
listed below in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
before March 27, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A.
Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
of Management Systems, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
Massachusetts Avenue, NE.,
Washington, DC 20212, telephone 202–
691–5118 (this is not a toll free number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer,
telephone 202–691–5118. (See
ADDRESSES section).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The BLS enters into Cooperative
Agreements with State Workforce
Agencies (SWAs) annually to provide
financial assistance to the SWAs for the
production and operation of the
following LMI statistical programs:
Current Employment Statistics, Local
Area Unemployment Statistics,
Occupational Employment Statistics,
Quarterly Census of Employment and
Wages, and Mass Layoff Statistics. The
Cooperative Agreement provides the
basis for managing the administrative
and financial aspects of these programs.
The application package being
submitted to OMB is representative of
the package sent every year to State
agencies.
II. Current Action
The BLS requests approval for a
Generic LMI Cooperative Agreement
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from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). This is not a new
collection, but for the first time the BLS
is soliciting comments on the
application package—without its
program work statements—as a Generic
Cooperative Agreement application. The
work statements will be submitted
separately to OMB for review of any
minor year-to-year information
collection burden changes they may
contain. The existing collection of
information allows Federal staff to
negotiate the Cooperative Agreement
with the SWAs and monitor their
financial and programmatic
performance and adherence to
administrative requirements imposed by
common regulations implementing
OMB Circular A–102 and other grantrelated regulations. The information
collected also is used for planning and
budgeting at the Federal level and in
meeting Federal reporting requirements.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The BLS is particularly interested in
comments that:
• 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.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Labor Market Information (LMI)
Cooperative Agreement.
OMB Number: 1220–0079.
Affected Public: State, local or tribal
governments.
Frequency: Monthly, quarterly,
annually.
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Information collection
Respondents
Frequency
Responses
Time
Total hours
Work Statements ....................................................................
BIF (LMI 1A, 1B) ....................................................................
Quarterly Automated Financial Reports .................................
Monthly Automated Financial Reports ...................................
BLS Cooperative Statistics Financial Report (LMI 2A) ..........
Quarterly Status Report (LMI 2B) ..........................................
Budget Variance Request Form .............................................
55
55
48
48
7
1–30
1–55
1
1
4
*8
12
4
1
55
55
192
384
84
4–120
1–55
1–2 hr. .........
1–6 hr. .........
10–50 min. ..
5–25 min. ....
1–5 hr. .........
1 hr. .............
5–25 min. ....
55–110
55–330
32–160
32–160
84–420
4–120
0–23
Total ................................................................................
1–55
........................
775–945
.....................
262–1323
Average Totals ................................................................
55
........................
860
.....................
793
* Reports are not received for end-of-quarter months, i.e., December, March, June, September.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $0.
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 also will become a matter
of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 19th day of
January 2006.
Cathy Kazanowski
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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development issues related to MCAeligible countries; and certain
administrative matters. The agenda
items are expected to involve the
consideration of classified information
and will be closed to the public.
of those needs, subject to 29 CFR
2706.150(a)(3) and 2706.160(d).
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFO: Jean
Ellen, (202) 434–9950 / (202) 708–9300
for TDD Relay / 1–800–877–8339 for toll
free.
Dated: January 24, 2006.
Jon A. Dyck,
Vice President and General Counsel,
Millennium Challenge Corporation.
[FR Doc. 06–785 Filed 1–24–06; 10:33 am]
Jean H. Ellen,
Chief Docket Clerk.
[FR Doc. 06–802 Filed 1–24–06; 1:23 pm]
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Sunshine Act, Meetings
Notice of the February 8, 2006
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Board of Directors Meeting; Sunshine
Act Meeting
Millennium Challenge
Corporation.
TIME AND DATE: 2 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.,
Wednesday, February 8, 2006.
PLACE: Department of State, 2201 C
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information on the meeting may be
obtained from Joyce B. Lanham via email at Board@mcc.gov or by telephone
at (202) 521–3600.
STATUS: Meeting will be closed to the
public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Board
of Directors (the ‘‘Board’’) of the
Millennium Challenge Corporation
(‘‘MCC’’) will hold a meeting to discuss
and consider Threshold Country
Program submissions of two countries
that are eligible for FY 2006 Millennium
Challenge Account (‘‘MCA’’) assistance
under section 616 of the Millennium
Challenge Act of 2003 (the ‘‘Act’’); an
MCC Operations update; Compact
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PLACE: The Richard V. Backley Hearing
Room, 9th Floor, 601 New Jersey
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
STATUS: Open.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The
Commission will hear oral argument on
the matter Secretary of Labor v.
Sedgman, Docket Nos. SE 2002–11, SE
2003–69, and SE 2003–189. (Issues
include whether the Administrative
Law Judge properly concluded that
Sedgman violated 39 CFR 77.200;
whether the judge properly held that the
Secretary of Labor did not abuse her
discretion in citing Sedgman for
violations of 30 CFR 77.200 and
77.1710(g); whether the judge properly
followed the statutory penalty criteria
set forth at 30 U.S.C. 820(i) in setting a
penalty for the section 77.200 violation;
and whether the judge was correct in
deciding to vacate the penalty he
assessed for the section 77.200 violation
because there was an unreasonable
delay by the Secretary in proposing the
penalty.)
Any person attending this oral
argument who requires special
accessibility features and/or auxiliary
aids, such as sign language interpreters,
must inform the Commission in advance
TIME AND DATE:
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National Science Foundation.
Notice.
AGENCY:
January 17, 2006.
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
CORPORATION
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans
to request establishment and clearance
of this collection. In accordance with
the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A)
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
we are providing opportunity for public
comment on this action. After obtaining
and considering public comment, NSF
will prepare the submission requesting
OMB clearance of this collection for no
longer than 3 years.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information shall
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
the Agency’s estimate of the burden of
the proposed colleciton of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology;
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Written comments should be
received by March 27, 2006 to be
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[FR Doc No: E6-981]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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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 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. The
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the
extension of the Labor Market Information (LMI) Cooperative Agreement.
A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the Addresses
section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
Addresses section of this notice on or before March 27, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080,
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20212, telephone 202-691-
5118 (this is not a toll free number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer,
telephone 202-691-5118. (See ADDRESSES section).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The BLS enters into Cooperative Agreements with State Workforce
Agencies (SWAs) annually to provide financial assistance to the SWAs
for the production and operation of the following LMI statistical
programs: Current Employment Statistics, Local Area Unemployment
Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages, and Mass Layoff Statistics. The Cooperative
Agreement provides the basis for managing the administrative and
financial aspects of these programs. The application package being
submitted to OMB is representative of the package sent every year to
State agencies.
II. Current Action
The BLS requests approval for a Generic LMI Cooperative Agreement
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This is not a new
collection, but for the first time the BLS is soliciting comments on
the application package--without its program work statements--as a
Generic Cooperative Agreement application. The work statements will be
submitted separately to OMB for review of any minor year-to-year
information collection burden changes they may contain. The existing
collection of information allows Federal staff to negotiate the
Cooperative Agreement with the SWAs and monitor their financial and
programmatic performance and adherence to administrative requirements
imposed by common regulations implementing OMB Circular A-102 and other
grant-related regulations. The information collected also is used for
planning and budgeting at the Federal level and in meeting Federal
reporting requirements.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The BLS is particularly interested in comments that:
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.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Labor Market Information (LMI) Cooperative Agreement.
OMB Number: 1220-0079.
Affected Public: State, local or tribal governments.
Frequency: Monthly, quarterly, annually.
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Information collection Respondents Frequency Responses Time Total hours
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Work Statements.............. 55 1 55 1-2 hr........... 55-110
BIF (LMI 1A, 1B)............. 55 1 55 1-6 hr........... 55-330
Quarterly Automated Financial 48 4 192 10-50 min........ 32-160
Reports.
Monthly Automated Financial 48 *8 384 5-25 min......... 32-160
Reports.
BLS Cooperative Statistics 7 12 84 1-5 hr........... 84-420
Financial Report (LMI 2A).
Quarterly Status Report (LMI 1-30 4 4-120 1 hr............. 4-120
2B).
Budget Variance Request Form. 1-55 1 1-55 5-25 min......... 0-23
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Total.................... 1-55 .............. 775-945 ................. 262-1323
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Average Totals........... 55 .............. 860 ................. 793
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* Reports are not received for end-of-quarter months, i.e., December, March, June, September.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
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 also will become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 19th day of January 2006.
Cathy Kazanowski
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. E6-981 Filed 1-25-06; 8:45 am]
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