Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request, 9361-9362 [E7-3547]

Download as PDF rmajette on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 40 / Thursday, March 1, 2007 / Notices • 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 without change of currently approved collection. Title: PTE 88–59—Residential Mortgage Financing Arrangements Involving Employee Benefit Plans. OMB Number: 1210–0095. Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Third party disclosure. Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profits. Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,785. Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 8,925. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 744. Estimated Total Annualized capital/ startup costs: $0. Estimated Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services): $0. Description: Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 88–59 provides an exemption from certain prohibited transaction provisions of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and from certain taxes imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for transactions in which an employee benefit plan provides mortgage financing to purchasers of residential dwelling units, provided specified conditions are met. Among other conditions, PTE 88–59 requires that adequate records pertaining to exempted transactions be maintained for the duration of the pertinent loan. Darrin A. King, Acting Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E7–3546 Filed 2–28–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–29–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:01 Feb 28, 2007 Jkt 211001 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request February 15, 2007. The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public information collection requests (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 each ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained from RegInfo.gov at https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Darrin King on 202–693–4129 (this is not a toll-free number)/e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov. Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Employment Standards Administration (ESA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202–395–7316/Fax: 202–395–6974 (these are not a toll-free numbers), 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: Employment Standards Administration. Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved collection. Title: Certification By School Official. OMB Number: 1215–0061. Form Number: CM–981. Frequency: Annually. Type of Response: Reporting. Affected Public: Individuals or households. PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9361 Estimated Number of Respondents: 400. Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 400. Estimated Average Response Time: 10 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 67. Total Estimated Annualized capital/ startup costs: $0. Total Estimated Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services): $0. Description: CM–981 is completed by a school official to verify whether a Black Lung beneficiary’s dependent, aged 18 to 23, qualifies as a full-time student. Agency: Employment Standards Administration. Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved collection. Title: Davis-Bacon and Related Acts/ Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act Reporting Requirements—Regulations, 29 CFR part 5. OMB Number: 1215–0140. Frequency: On occasion. Type of Response: Reporting. Affected Public: Business and other for-profit and Federal Government. Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,006. Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,006. Estimated Average Response Time: 15 minutes for conformance reports and 1 hour for requests to approve unfunded fringe benefit plans. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 756. Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0. Total Annual Costs (operating/ maintaining systems or purchasing services): $1,263. Description: Regulations 29 CFR Part 5 prescribe labor standards for federally financed and assisted construction contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA), 40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq., the DavisBacon Related Acts (DBRA), and labor standards for all contracts subject to the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA), 40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq. The DBA and DBRA require payment of locally prevailing wages and fringe benefits, as determined by the Department of Labor (DOL), to laborers and mechanics on most federally financed or assisted construction projects. See 40 U.S.C. 3142(a) and 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1). The CWHSSA requires the payment of one and one-half times the basic rate of pay for hours worked over forty in a week on most federal contracts involving the employment of E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM 01MRN1 9362 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 40 / Thursday, March 1, 2007 / Notices laborers or mechanics. See 40 U.S.C. 3702(c) and 29 CFR 5.5(b)(1). The requirements of this information collection consist of: (A) reports of conformed classifications and wage rates, and (B) requests for approval of unfunded fringe benefit plans. A. Conformance Reports (29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(ii)): DBA section 1(a) provides that every contract subject to the DBA must contain a provision (a wage determination) stating the minimum wages and fringe benefits to be paid the various classes of laborers and mechanics employed on the contract. See 40 U.S.C. 3141(c)(1) and 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(i). This requirement necessitates a method for establishing minimum rates for classes of employees omitted from wage determinations, primarily due to wage data being unavailable; therefore, regulations 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(ii) requires that any class of laborer or mechanic not listed in the wage determination that is to be employed under the contract shall be classified in conformance with the wage determination. A report of the conformance action (or, where there is disagreement among the parties, the questions and views of all parties) shall be submitted through the contracting officer to DOL for review and approval. 29 CFR 5.5(a)(3)(i). B. Unfunded Fringe Benefit Plans (29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(iv)): The DBA provides that ‘‘wages’’ may include ‘‘costs to the contractor or subcontractor which may be reasonably anticipated in providing benefits to laborers or mechanics pursuant to an enforceable commitment to carry out a financially responsible plan or program.’’ 40 U.S.C. 3141(2)(B)(ii). Where a benefit plan is not of the conventional type described in the DBA and/or common in the construction industry that is established under a customary fund or program, it is necessary to determine from the circumstances whether the benefit is bona fide, as required by the DBA; thus, regulations 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(iv) provides for contractors to request approval of unfunded fringe benefit plans. Agency: Employment Standards Administration. Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved collection. Title: Claim for Compensation by Dependents Information Reports. OMB Number: 1215–0155. Frequency: On occasion and Annually. Type of Response: Reporting. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,880. Estimated number of annual responses Form/letter Average response time Estimated annual burden hours CA–5 ...................................................................................................................................... CA–5b .................................................................................................................................... CA–1031 ................................................................................................................................ CA–1074 ................................................................................................................................ Student/Dependency ............................................................................................................. Comp Due at Death ............................................................................................................... 150 20 150 10 1,050 500 90 90 15 60 30 30 225 30 37 10 525 250 Total ................................................................................................................................ 1,880 .......................... 1,077 Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0. Total Annual Costs (operating/ maintaining systems or purchasing services): $452. Description: These reports request information from the survivors of deceased Federal employees which verify dependents status when making a claim for benefits and on a periodic basis in accepted claims. Some of the forms are used to obtain information on claimed dependents in disability cases. Darrin A. King, Acting Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E7–3547 Filed 2–28–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–CN–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR rmajette on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES Employment and Training Administration Request for Certification of Compliance—Rural Industrialization Loan and Grant Program Employment and Training Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:01 Feb 28, 2007 Jkt 211001 SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration is issuing this notice to announce the receipt of a ‘‘Certification of Non-Relocation and Market and Capacity Information Report’’ (Form 4279–2) for the following: Applicant/Location: Hope Lake Investors, LLC/Cortland, New York. Principal Product: The loan, guarantee, or grant application is to finance the building of a hotel with health spa, water park, and restaurant. The NAICS industry codes for this enterprise are: 721110 Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels; 713110 Amusement and Theme Parks; and, 722110 Full-Service Restaurants. DATES: All interested parties may submit comments in writing no later than March 15, 2007. Copies of adverse comments received will be forwarded to the applicant noted above. ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to Anthony D. Dais, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S–4231, Washington, DC 20210; or e-mail Dais.Anthony@dol.gov; or transmit via PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 fax 202–693–3015 (this is not a toll-free number). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony D. Dais, at telephone number (202) 693–2784 (this is not a toll-free number). Section 188 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1972, as established under 29 CFR part 75, authorizes the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make or guarantee loans or grants to finance industrial and business activities in rural areas. The Secretary of Labor must review the application for financial assistance for the purpose of certifying to the Secretary of Agriculture that the assistance is not calculated, or likely, to result in: (a) A transfer of any employment or business activity from one area to another by the loan applicant’s business operation; or, (b) An increase in the production of goods, materials, services, or facilities in an area where there is not sufficient demand to employ the efficient capacity of existing competitive enterprises unless the financial assistance will not have an adverse impact on existing competitive enterprises in the area. The Employment and Training SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM 01MRN1

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

February 15, 2007.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (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 
each ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained 
from RegInfo.gov at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by 
contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free 
number)/e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Employment Standards 
Administration (ESA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-6974 (these 
are not a toll-free numbers), 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: Employment Standards Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Certification By School Official.
    OMB Number: 1215-0061.
    Form Number: CM-981.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 400.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 400.
    Estimated Average Response Time: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 67.
    Total Estimated Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or 
purchasing services): $0.
    Description: CM-981 is completed by a school official to verify 
whether a Black Lung beneficiary's dependent, aged 18 to 23, qualifies 
as a full-time student.

    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Davis-Bacon and Related Acts/Contract Work Hours and Safety 
Standards Act Reporting Requirements--Regulations, 29 CFR part 5.
    OMB Number: 1215-0140.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit and Federal 
Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,006.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,006.
    Estimated Average Response Time: 15 minutes for conformance reports 
and 1 hour for requests to approve unfunded fringe benefit plans.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 756.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $1,263.
    Description: Regulations 29 CFR Part 5 prescribe labor standards 
for federally financed and assisted construction contracts subject to 
the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA), 40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq., the Davis-Bacon 
Related Acts (DBRA), and labor standards for all contracts subject to 
the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA), 40 U.S.C. 
3701 et seq. The DBA and DBRA require payment of locally prevailing 
wages and fringe benefits, as determined by the Department of Labor 
(DOL), to laborers and mechanics on most federally financed or assisted 
construction projects. See 40 U.S.C. 3142(a) and 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1). The 
CWHSSA requires the payment of one and one-half times the basic rate of 
pay for hours worked over forty in a week on most federal contracts 
involving the employment of

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laborers or mechanics. See 40 U.S.C. 3702(c) and 29 CFR 5.5(b)(1). The 
requirements of this information collection consist of: (A) reports of 
conformed classifications and wage rates, and (B) requests for approval 
of unfunded fringe benefit plans.
    A. Conformance Reports (29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(ii)): DBA section 1(a) 
provides that every contract subject to the DBA must contain a 
provision (a wage determination) stating the minimum wages and fringe 
benefits to be paid the various classes of laborers and mechanics 
employed on the contract. See 40 U.S.C. 3141(c)(1) and 29 CFR 
5.5(a)(1)(i). This requirement necessitates a method for establishing 
minimum rates for classes of employees omitted from wage 
determinations, primarily due to wage data being unavailable; 
therefore, regulations 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(ii) requires that any class of 
laborer or mechanic not listed in the wage determination that is to be 
employed under the contract shall be classified in conformance with the 
wage determination. A report of the conformance action (or, where there 
is disagreement among the parties, the questions and views of all 
parties) shall be submitted through the contracting officer to DOL for 
review and approval. 29 CFR 5.5(a)(3)(i).
    B. Unfunded Fringe Benefit Plans (29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(iv)): The DBA 
provides that ``wages'' may include ``costs to the contractor or 
subcontractor which may be reasonably anticipated in providing benefits 
to laborers or mechanics pursuant to an enforceable commitment to carry 
out a financially responsible plan or program.'' 40 U.S.C. 
3141(2)(B)(ii). Where a benefit plan is not of the conventional type 
described in the DBA and/or common in the construction industry that is 
established under a customary fund or program, it is necessary to 
determine from the circumstances whether the benefit is bona fide, as 
required by the DBA; thus, regulations 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(iv) provides 
for contractors to request approval of unfunded fringe benefit plans.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Claim for Compensation by Dependents Information Reports.
    OMB Number: 1215-0155.
    Frequency: On occasion and Annually.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,880.

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                                                                  Estimated
                                                                  number of         Average         Estimated
                         Form/letter                                annual       response time    annual burden
                                                                  responses                           hours
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CA-5.........................................................              150               90              225
CA-5b........................................................               20               90               30
CA-1031......................................................              150               15               37
CA-1074......................................................               10               60               10
Student/Dependency...........................................            1,050               30              525
Comp Due at Death............................................              500               30              250
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    Total....................................................            1,880  ...............            1,077
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    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $452.
    Description: These reports request information from the survivors 
of deceased Federal employees which verify dependents status when 
making a claim for benefits and on a periodic basis in accepted claims. 
Some of the forms are used to obtain information on claimed dependents 
in disability cases.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-3547 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am]
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