Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Comment Request; Prohibited Transaction Class Exemptions for Multiple Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Apprenticeship Plans, PTE 76-1, PTE 77-10, PTE 78-6., 25228-25229 [E6-6397]
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Secretary, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Room
112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone
202–205–2000. Hearing impaired
individuals are advised that information
on this matter can be obtained by
contacting the Commission’s TDD
terminal on 202–205–1810. Persons
with mobility impairments who will
need special assistance in gaining access
to the Commission should contact the
Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its Internet server at https://
www.usitc.gov. The public record for
this investigation may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven R. Pedersen, Esq., Office of
Unfair Import Investigations, U.S.
International Trade Commission,
telephone 202–205–2781.
Authority: The authority for institution of
this investigation is contained in section 337
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and
in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules
of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10
(2005).
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Scope of Investigation
Having considered the complaint, the
U.S. International Trade Commission,
on April 24, 2006, ordered that—
(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, an investigation be instituted
to determine whether there is a
violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of
section 337 in the importation into the
United States, the sale for importation,
or the sale within the United States after
importation of certain chemical
mechanical planarization slurries or
precursors to same by reason of
infringement of one or more of claims
20, 22, 38, and 48 of U.S. Patent No.
5,958,288, claims 11, 18, 19, and 25 of
U.S. Patent No. 5,980,773, and claims 8,
12, and 17 of U.S. Patent No. 6,068,787,
and whether an industry in the United
States exists as required by subsection
(a)(2) of section 337.
(2) For the purpose of the
investigation so instituted, the following
are hereby named as parties upon which
this notice of investigation shall be
served:
(a) The complainant is—Cabot
Microelectronics Corporation, 870 N.
Commons Drive, P.O. Box 2026, Aurora,
IL 60507.
(b) The respondent is the following
entity alleged to be in violation of
section 337, and is the party upon
which the complaint is to be served:
Cheil Industries Co., 6th Fl., Samsung
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Cheil Bldg., 702–2, Yeoksam-Dong,
Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea 135–751.
(c) Steven R. Pedersen, Esq., Office of
Unfair Import Investigations, U.S.
International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street, SW., Suite 401, Washington, DC
20436, who shall be the Commission
investigative attorney, party to this
investigation; and
(3) For the investigation so instituted,
the Honorable Robert L. Barton, Jr. is
designated as the presiding
administrative law judge.
A response to the complaint and the
notice of investigation must be
submitted by the named respondent in
accordance with section 210.13 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to
19 CFR 201.16(d) and 210.13(a), such
response will be considered by the
Commission if received not later than 20
days after the date of service by the
Commission of the complaint and the
notice of investigation. Extensions of
time for submitting the response to the
complaint and the notice of
investigation will not be granted unless
good cause therefor is shown.
Failure of the respondent to file a
timely response to each allegation in the
complaint and in this notice may be
deemed to constitute a waiver of the
right to appear and contest the
allegations of the complaint and this
notice, and to authorize the
administrative law judge and the
Commission, without further notice to
the respondent, to find the facts to be as
alleged in the complaint and this notice
and to enter a final determination
containing such findings, and may
result in the issuance of a limited
exclusion order or cease and desist
order or both directed against the
respondent.
Issued: April 24, 2006.
By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Comment Request;
Prohibited Transaction Class
Exemptions for Multiple Employer
Plans and Multiple Employer
Apprenticeship Plans, PTE 76–1, PTE
77–10, PTE 78–6.
ACTION:
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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
Department can properly assess the
impact of its information collection
requirements on respondents and
minimize the reporting burden (time
and financial resources) on the public
and that the public can understand the
Department’s collection instruments
and provide the requested data in the
desired format. Currently, the Employee
Benefits Security Administration is
soliciting comments concerning the
information collections incorporated in
three related prohibited transactions
class exemptions (PTEs) that apply to
certain transactions involving
collectively bargained multiple
employer plans. 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 to the office shown in the
addresses section below on or before
June 27, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Susan G. Lahne, Office of Policy and
Research, Employee Benefits Security
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–5718, Washington, DC 20210,
(210) 693–8410, FAX (202) 219–4745
(the foregoing are not toll-free numbers).
Comments may also be submitted
electronically to the following Internet
e-mail address: ebsa.opr@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
This ICR covers information
collections contained in three related
prohibited transaction class exemptions:
PTE 76–1, PTE 77–10, and PTE 78–6.
All three of these exemptions cover
transactions that were recognized by the
Department as being well-established,
reasonable and customary transactions
in which collectively bargained
multiple employer plans (principally,
multiemployer plans, but also including
other collectively bargained multiple
employer plans) frequently engage in
order to carry out their purposes.
PTE 76–1 provides relief, under
specified conditions, for three types of
transactions: (1) Part A of PTE 76–1
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permits collectively bargained multiple
employer plans to take several types of
actions regarding delinquent or
uncollectible employer contributions;
(2) Part B of PTE 76–1 permits
collectively bargained multiple
employer plans, under specified
conditions, to make construction loans
to participating employers; and (3) Part
C of PTE 76–1 permits collectively
bargained multiple employer plans to
share office space and administrative
services, and the costs associated with
such office space and services, with
parties in interest. PTE 77–10
complements Part C of PTE 76–1 by
including, with respect to collectively
bargained multiple employer plans’
sharing office space and administrative
services with parties in interest, relief
from the prohibitions of subsection
406(b)(2) of ERISA, under specific
conditions. PTE 78–6 provides an
exemption to collectively bargained
multiple employer apprenticeship plans
for the purchase or leasing of personal
property from a contributing employer
(or its wholly owned subsidiary) and for
the leasing of real property (other than
office space within the contemplation of
section 408(b)(2) of ERISA) from a
contributing employer (or its wholly
owned subsidiary) or an employee
organization any of whose members’
work results in contributions being
made to the plan.
Each of these three PTEs requires, as
part of its conditions, either written
agreements, recordkeeping, or both. The
Department has combined the
information collection provisions of the
three PTEs into one information
collection request (ICR) because it
believes that the public benefits from
having the opportunity to collectively
review these closely related exemptions
and their similar information
collections. The Department previously
submitted an ICR to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval of the information collections
in PTEs 76–1, 77–10, and 78–6 and
received OMB approval under the OMB
Control No. 1210–0058. The current
approval is scheduled to expire on July
31, 2006.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
The Department 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,
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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., by permitting electronic submission
of responses.
III. Current Action
This notice requests comments on the
proposed extension of the approval of
the ICR relating to PTEs 76–1, 77–10,
and 78–6. The Department is not
proposing or implementing changes to
the existing information collection
requirements at this time. The following
summarizes the ICR and the current
burden estimates:
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection of
information.
Agency: Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Department of Labor.
Titles: Prohibited Transaction Class
Exemptions for Multiple Employer
Plans and Multiple Employer
Apprenticeship Plans, PTCE 76–1, PTCE
77–10, PTCE 78–6.
OMB Number: 1210–0058.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Respondents: 3,442.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Responses: 5,326.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,225.
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: April 19, 2006.
Susan G. Lahne,
Office of Policy and Research, Employee
Benefits Security Administration.
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SUMMARY: This document contains
notices of pendency before the
Department of Labor (the Department) of
proposed exemptions from certain of the
prohibited transaction restrictions of the
Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code).
Written Comments and Hearing
Requests
All interested persons are invited to
submit written comments or requests for
a hearing on the pending exemptions,
unless otherwise stated in the Notice of
Proposed Exemption, within 45 days
from the date of publication of this
Federal Register Notice. Comments and
requests for a hearing should state: (1)
The name, address, and telephone
number of the person making the
comment or request, and (2) the nature
of the person’s interest in the exemption
and the manner in which the person
would be adversely affected by the
exemption. A request for a hearing must
also state the issues to be addressed and
include a general description of the
evidence to be presented at the hearing.
ADDRESSES: All written comments and
requests for a hearing (at least three
copies) should be sent to the Employee
Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA), Office of Exemption
Determinations, Room N–5700, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Attention: Application No. lll,
stated in each Notice of Proposed
Exemption. Interested persons are also
invited to submit comments and/or
hearing requests to EBSA via e-mail or
fax. Any such comments or requests
should be sent either by e-mail to:
moffitt.betty@dol.gov, or by fax to (202)
219–0204 by the end of the scheduled
comment period. The applications for
exemption and the comments received
will be available for public inspection in
the Public Documents Room of the
Employee Benefits Security
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N–1513, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Notice to Interested Persons
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
[Application No. D–11033, et al.]
Proposed Exemptions; The Southwest
Gas Corporation (Southwest Gas)
Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of proposed exemptions.
AGENCY:
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Notice of the proposed exemptions
will be provided to all interested
persons in the manner agreed upon by
the applicant and the Department
within 15 days of the date of publication
in the Federal Register. Such notice
shall include a copy of the notice of
proposed exemption as published in the
Federal Register and shall inform
interested persons of their right to
comment and to request a hearing
(where appropriate).
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Comment Request;
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemptions for Multiple Employer Plans and
Multiple Employer Apprenticeship Plans, PTE 76-1, PTE 77-10, PTE 78-6.
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 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 Department can properly assess the impact of its information
collection requirements on respondents and minimize the reporting
burden (time and financial resources) on the public and that the public
can understand the Department's collection instruments and provide the
requested data in the desired format. Currently, the Employee Benefits
Security Administration is soliciting comments concerning the
information collections incorporated in three related prohibited
transactions class exemptions (PTEs) that apply to certain transactions
involving collectively bargained multiple employer plans. 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 to the office shown in the
addresses section below on or before June 27, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Susan G. Lahne, Office of
Policy and Research, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-5718,
Washington, DC 20210, (210) 693-8410, FAX (202) 219-4745 (the foregoing
are not toll-free numbers). Comments may also be submitted
electronically to the following Internet e-mail address:
ebsa.opr@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
This ICR covers information collections contained in three related
prohibited transaction class exemptions: PTE 76-1, PTE 77-10, and PTE
78-6. All three of these exemptions cover transactions that were
recognized by the Department as being well-established, reasonable and
customary transactions in which collectively bargained multiple
employer plans (principally, multiemployer plans, but also including
other collectively bargained multiple employer plans) frequently engage
in order to carry out their purposes.
PTE 76-1 provides relief, under specified conditions, for three
types of transactions: (1) Part A of PTE 76-1
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permits collectively bargained multiple employer plans to take several
types of actions regarding delinquent or uncollectible employer
contributions; (2) Part B of PTE 76-1 permits collectively bargained
multiple employer plans, under specified conditions, to make
construction loans to participating employers; and (3) Part C of PTE
76-1 permits collectively bargained multiple employer plans to share
office space and administrative services, and the costs associated with
such office space and services, with parties in interest. PTE 77-10
complements Part C of PTE 76-1 by including, with respect to
collectively bargained multiple employer plans' sharing office space
and administrative services with parties in interest, relief from the
prohibitions of subsection 406(b)(2) of ERISA, under specific
conditions. PTE 78-6 provides an exemption to collectively bargained
multiple employer apprenticeship plans for the purchase or leasing of
personal property from a contributing employer (or its wholly owned
subsidiary) and for the leasing of real property (other than office
space within the contemplation of section 408(b)(2) of ERISA) from a
contributing employer (or its wholly owned subsidiary) or an employee
organization any of whose members' work results in contributions being
made to the plan.
Each of these three PTEs requires, as part of its conditions,
either written agreements, recordkeeping, or both. The Department has
combined the information collection provisions of the three PTEs into
one information collection request (ICR) because it believes that the
public benefits from having the opportunity to collectively review
these closely related exemptions and their similar information
collections. The Department previously submitted an ICR to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of the information
collections in PTEs 76-1, 77-10, and 78-6 and received OMB approval
under the OMB Control No. 1210-0058. The current approval is scheduled
to expire on July 31, 2006.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
The Department 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., by
permitting electronic submission of responses.
III. Current Action
This notice requests comments on the proposed extension of the
approval of the ICR relating to PTEs 76-1, 77-10, and 78-6. The
Department is not proposing or implementing changes to the existing
information collection requirements at this time. The following
summarizes the ICR and the current burden estimates:
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection of
information.
Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of
Labor.
Titles: Prohibited Transaction Class Exemptions for Multiple
Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Apprenticeship Plans, PTCE 76-1,
PTCE 77-10, PTCE 78-6.
OMB Number: 1210-0058.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Respondents: 3,442.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Responses: 5,326.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,225.
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: April 19, 2006.
Susan G. Lahne,
Office of Policy and Research, Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
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