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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
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Advisory Council on Employee Welfare
and Pension Benefit Plans;
Nominations for Vacancies
Section 512 of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(ERISA), 88 Stat. 895, 29 U.S.C. 1142,
provides for the establishment of an
Advisory Council on Employee Welfare
and Pension Benefit Plans (the Council),
which is to consist of 15 members to be
appointed by the Secretary of Labor (the
Secretary) as follows: Three
representatives of employee
organizations (at least one of whom
shall be a representative of an
organization whose members are
participants in a multiemployer plan);
three representatives of employers (at
least one of whom shall be a
representative of employers maintaining
or contributing to multiemployer plans);
one representative each from the fields
of insurance, corporate trust, actuarial
counseling, investment counseling,
investment management, and
accounting; and three representatives
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from the general public (one of whom
shall be a person representing those
receiving benefits from a retirement
plan). No more than eight members of
the Council shall be members of the
same political party.
Members shall be persons qualified to
appraise the programs instituted under
ERISA. Appointments are for terms of
three years. The prescribed duties of the
Council are to advise the Secretary with
respect to the carrying out of his or her
functions under ERISA, and to submit to
the Secretary, or his or her designee,
recommendations with respect thereto.
The Council will meet at least four
times each year.
The terms of five members of the
Council expire on November 14, 2007.
The groups or fields they represent are
as follows: (1) Employee organizations;
(2) employers; (3) insurance; (4)
accounting; and (5) the general public
(representing those receiving benefits
from a retirement plan). The Department
of Labor is committed to equal
opportunity in the workplace and seeks
a broad-based and diverse Advisory
Council.
Accordingly, notice is hereby given
that any person or organization desiring
to recommend one or more individuals
for appointment to the Advisory
Council on Employee Welfare and
Pension Benefit Plans to represent any
of the groups or fields specified in the
preceding paragraph, may submit
recommendations to Larry Good, ERISA
Advisory Council Executive Secretary,
Frances Perkins Building, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Suite N–5623,
Washington, DC 20210.
Recommendations must be delivered
or mailed on or before October 1, 2007.
Recommendations may be in the form of
a letter, resolution or petition, signed by
the person making the recommendation
or, in the case of a recommendation by
an organization, by an authorized
representative of the organization.
Recommendations should include the
position for which the nominee is
recommended and the nominee’s
contact information. The
recommendation also must state that the
candidate will accept appointment to
the Council if offered and commit to
attend meetings and to actively
participate in the Council’s work to
carry out its responsibilities under
ERISA. Historically, this has meant a
commitment of 15–20 days per year.
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Signed at Washington, DC this 20th day of
July, 2007.
Bradford P. Campbell,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits
Security Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Proposed Collection for the Benefits,
Timeliness, and Quality Data
Collection System; Comment Request
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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. Currently, the
Employment and Training
Administration is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed extension of
the Benefits Timeliness and Quality
(BTQ) data collection system, which is
part of the Unemployment Insurance
(UI) Performs measurement system.
A copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR) can be obtained
by contacting the office listed below in
the addressee section of this notice or by
accessing: https://www.doleta.gov/
OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee’s section below on or before
September 25, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
to the Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Workforce
Security, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room C4522, Washington, DC 20210,
Attention: Delores Mackall. Telephone
number: 202–693–3183 (this is not a
toll-free number). Fax: 202–693–3975.
E-mail: Mackall.Delores@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Secretary of Labor, under the
Social Security Act, Title III, Section
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302 (42 U.S.C. 502), funds the necessary
cost of proper and efficient
administration of each state UI law. The
BTQ program collects information and
analyzes data to do this. The BTQ data
measure the timeliness and quality of
states’ administrative actions and
administrative decisions related to UI
benefit payments.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor 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: Revision of Approved
Collection.
Agency: Employment and Training
Administration.
Title: Benefits, Timeliness, and
Quality Review.
OMB Number: 1205–0359.
Affected Public: State governments.
Agency Numbers: ETA–9050, ETA–
9051, ETA–9052, ETA–9054, ETA–9055,
ETA–9056, ETA–9057. ETA 9053, a
previous form, was eliminated, resulting
in a reduction in burden of 636 hours.
Record Keeping: State governments.
Cite/Reference/Form/etc: Section 303
of Title III of the Social Security Act.
Total Respondents: 53 state agencies.
Frequency: Monthly and Quarterly.
Total Responses: 28,276.
Average Time per Response: 80
minutes.
Summary of Burden:
MONTHLY UNIVERSE MEASURES: STATE STAFF HOURS PER YEAR
Number of respondents
ETA report
Measure
9050 .............
9050 .............
First Payment Time Lapse, Core Measure .......................
First Payment Time Lapse, Partial/Part Total Claims,
Management Information Measure.
First Payment Time Lapse, Workshare Claims, Management Information Measure.
Continued Weeks Compensated Time Lapse, Management Information Measure.
Continued Weeks Compensated Time Lapse, Partial
Part/Total, Management Information Measure.
Continued
Weeks
Compensated
Time
Lapse,
Workshare, Management Information Measure.
Nonmonetary Determinations Time Lapse, Detection
Date, Core Measure.
Lower Authority Appeals Time Lapse, Management Information Measure.
Lower Authority Appeals Case Aging, Core Measure .......
Higher Authority Appeals Time Lapse, Management Information Measure.
Higher Authority Appeals Case Aging, Core Measure ......
9050 .............
9051 .............
9051 .............
9051 .............
9052 .............
9054 .............
9055 .............
9054 .............
9055 .............
Subtotal
............................................................................................
Reports
per year
Total responses
Hrs. per
resp.
Total hrs/
year
53
53
12
12
636
636
.5
.5
318
318
53
12
636
.5
318
53
12
636
.5
318
53
12
636
.5
318
53
12
636
.5
318
53
12
636
1.0
636
53
12
636
.5
318
53
53
12
12
636
636
1.0
.5
636
318
53
12
636
1.0
636
........................
................
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................
4452
QUARTERLY SAMPLE REVIEW MEASURES: STATE STAFF HOURS PER YEAR
Sampled
cases reviewed per
year
Total cases reviewed per
year
Hrs. per
resp.
Total hrs/
year
ETA report
Measure
Number of respondents
9056 ............
Nonmonetary
Determination
Quality, Core Measure.
Nonmonetary
Determination
Quality, Core Measure.
Lower Authority Appeals Quality,
Core Measure.
Lower Authority Appeals Quality,
Core Measure.
29 Small States ...........................
240
6,960
1
6,960
24 Large States ...........................
400
9,600
1
9,600
47 Small States ...........................
80
3,760
3.5
13,160
6 Large States .............................
160
960
3.5
3,360
......................................................
......................................................
........................
........................
................
33,080
9056 ............
9057 ............
9057 ............
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Subtotal
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 37,532
hours.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $0.
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Comments submitted in response to
this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the
request for Office of Management and
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Budget approval of the information
collection request; they will also
become a matter of public record.
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Dated: July 23, 2007.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0063]
Bloodborne Pathogens Standard;
Extension of the Office of Management
and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public
comment concerning its proposal to
extend OMB approval of the
information collection requirements
specified in the Bloodborne Pathogens
Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030). The
information collection requirements
specified in the Bloodborne Pathogens
Standard provides employers and
employees with means to provide
protection from adverse health effects
associated with occupational exposure
to bloodborne pathogens.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
September 25, 2007.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
messenger, or courier service: When
using this method, you must submit
three copies of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office,
Docket No. OSHA–2007–0063, U.S.
Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration,
Room N–2625, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Deliveries (hand, express mail,
messenger, and courier service) are
accepted during the Department of
Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal
business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.,
EST.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and OSHA
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docket number for the ICR (OSHA–
2007–0063). All comments, including
any personal information you provide,
are placed in the public docket without
change, and may be made available
online at https://www.regulations.gov.
For further information on submitting
comments see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov
or the OSHA Docket Office at the
address above. All documents in the
docket (including this Federal Register
notice) are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the website.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
You also may contact Jamaa N. Hill at
the address below to obtain a copy of
the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jamaa N. Hill or Todd Owen, Directorate
of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room N–3609,
200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
693–2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and continuing information collection
requirements in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program
ensures that information is in the
desired format, reporting burden (time
and costs) is minimal, collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
OSHA’s estimate of the information
collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et
seq.) authorizes information collection
by employers as necessary or
appropriate for enforcement of the OSH
Act or for developing information
regarding the causes and prevention of
occupational injuries, illnesses, and
accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act
also requires that OSHA obtain such
information with minimum burden
upon employers, especially those
operating small businesses, and to
reduce to the maximum extent feasible
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unnecessary duplication of efforts in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
The information collection
requirements specified in the
Bloodborne Pathogens Standard require
employers to: Develop and maintain
exposure control plans; develop a
housekeeping schedule; provide
employees with hepatitis B virus (HBV)
vaccinations, as well as post-exposure
medical evaluations and follow-ups;
provide employees with information
and training; maintain medical and
training records for specified periods;
and provide OSHA, the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, employees and their authorized
representatives with access to these
records; HIV and HBV research
laboratories and production facilities
must also adopt or develop, and review
at least once a year, a biosafety manual;
and establish and maintain a sharps
injury log for the recording of
percutaneous (through the skin) injuries
from contaminated sharps.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in
comments on the following issues:
• Whether the proposed information
collection requirements are necessary
for the proper performance of the
Agency’s functions to protect
employees, including whether the
information is useful;
• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
the burden (time and costs) of the
information collection requirements,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• The quality, utility, and clarity of
the information collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden on
employers who must comply; for
example, by using automated or other
technological information collection
and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting that OMB extend
its approval of the information
collection requirements contained in the
Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR
1910.1030). The Agency will summarize
the comments submitted in response to
this notice and will include this
summary in the request to OMB.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
(29 CFR 1910.1030).
OMB Number: 1218–0180.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal, State, Local, or
Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents: 630,021.
Frequency: On occasion.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Proposed Collection for the Benefits, Timeliness, and Quality
Data Collection System; Comment Request
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
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/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.
Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed extension of the Benefits Timeliness
and Quality (BTQ) data collection system, which is part of the
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Performs measurement system.
A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section
of this notice or by accessing: https://www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/
OMBControlNumber.cfm.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee's section below on or before September 25, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Workforce Security, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW., Room C4522, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Delores Mackall.
Telephone number: 202-693-3183 (this is not a toll-free number). Fax:
202-693-3975. E-mail: Mackall.Delores@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Secretary of Labor, under the Social Security Act, Title III,
Section
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302 (42 U.S.C. 502), funds the necessary cost of proper and efficient
administration of each state UI law. The BTQ program collects
information and analyzes data to do this. The BTQ data measure the
timeliness and quality of states' administrative actions and
administrative decisions related to UI benefit payments.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor 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: Revision of Approved Collection.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Benefits, Timeliness, and Quality Review.
OMB Number: 1205-0359.
Affected Public: State governments.
Agency Numbers: ETA-9050, ETA-9051, ETA-9052, ETA-9054, ETA-9055,
ETA-9056, ETA-9057. ETA 9053, a previous form, was eliminated,
resulting in a reduction in burden of 636 hours.
Record Keeping: State governments.
Cite/Reference/Form/etc: Section 303 of Title III of the Social
Security Act.
Total Respondents: 53 state agencies.
Frequency: Monthly and Quarterly.
Total Responses: 28,276.
Average Time per Response: 80 minutes.
Summary of Burden:
Monthly Universe Measures: State Staff Hours per Year
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Number of Reports Total Hrs. per Total hrs/
ETA report Measure respondents per year responses resp. year
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9050................... First Payment Time 53 12 636 .5 318
Lapse, Core Measure.
9050................... First Payment Time 53 12 636 .5 318
Lapse, Partial/Part
Total Claims,
Management
Information Measure.
9050................... First Payment Time 53 12 636 .5 318
Lapse, Workshare
Claims, Management
Information Measure.
9051................... Continued Weeks 53 12 636 .5 318
Compensated Time
Lapse, Management
Information Measure.
9051................... Continued Weeks 53 12 636 .5 318
Compensated Time
Lapse, Partial Part/
Total, Management
Information Measure.
9051................... Continued Weeks 53 12 636 .5 318
Compensated Time
Lapse, Workshare,
Management
Information Measure.
9052................... Nonmonetary 53 12 636 1.0 636
Determinations Time
Lapse, Detection
Date, Core Measure.
9054................... Lower Authority 53 12 636 .5 318
Appeals Time Lapse,
Management
Information Measure.
9055................... Lower Authority 53 12 636 1.0 636
Appeals Case Aging,
Core Measure.
9054................... Higher Authority 53 12 636 .5 318
Appeals Time Lapse,
Management
Information Measure.
9055................... Higher Authority 53 12 636 1.0 636
Appeals Case Aging,
Core Measure.
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Subtotal........... ...................... .............. ......... .............. ......... 4452
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Quarterly Sample Review Measures: State Staff Hours per Year
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Sampled cases Total cases
ETA report Measure Number of reviewed per reviewed per Hrs. per Total hrs/
respondents year year resp. year
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9056............... Nonmonetary 29 Small States.. 240 6,960 1 6,960
Determination
Quality, Core
Measure.
9056............... Nonmonetary 24 Large States.. 400 9,600 1 9,600
Determination
Quality, Core
Measure.
9057............... Lower Authority 47 Small States.. 80 3,760 3.5 13,160
Appeals Quality,
Core Measure.
9057............... Lower Authority 6 Large States... 160 960 3.5 3,360
Appeals Quality,
Core Measure.
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Subtotal....... .................. ................. .............. .............. ......... 33,080
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Estimated Total Burden Hours: 37,532 hours.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
Comments submitted in response to this comment request 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.
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Dated: July 23, 2007.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
[FR Doc. E7-14519 Filed 7-26-07; 8:45 am]
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