Proposed Extension of the Approval of Information Collection Requirements, 54463 [E7-18853]
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without use of grant dollars, such as those
who pay tuition.
In place of the above deletion, add to
Section V.A.4.b.: the number of individuals
participating in training activities under the
grant regardless of the source of the funds
paying for the training activities.
b. On page 44586, in the middle column,
Part V. 4. Outcomes, Benefits, and Impact,
there is confusion as to the total number of
points this section is worth because of
formatting issues in the Solicitation. This
amendment provides clarification that the
total points available for this section are 30.
The Solicitation is hereby amended to reflect
that:
Part V.4. Outcomes, Benefits, and Impact is
worth a total of 30 points.
Part V. 4. a. Description of Outcomes is
worth a total of 20 points.
4.a.1. (formerly 4.b.) Training: 10 points.
4.a.2. (formerly 4.c) Capacity Building: 10
points.
Part V 4. b (formerly 4.d). Appropriateness
of Outcomes is worth 10 points.
c. On page 44586, in the right hand
column, Part V. A. 4. c. Capacity Building,
add the following sentence: Please note, in
their projected impact numbers, applicants
must include a projection of the impact that
the capacity building activities will have in
the long-term (beyond the life of the grant)
on the number of individuals trained by the
college in the program areas enhanced by the
grant.
6. On page 44581, in the right hand
column, Section III.C.2. Required Capacity
Building and Training Activities, and on
page 44586, in the left hand column, Section
V.A.3 Training and Capacity building Plan,
the first bullet: Effective, Innovative Training
and Capacity Building Strategies, add the
following text:
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 Standards Administration
is soliciting comments concerning its
proposal to extend OMB approval of the
information collection: Certification of
Funeral Expenses (LS–265). A copy of
the proposed information collection
request can be obtained by contacting
the office listed below in the ADDRESSES
section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
November 26, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington,
DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0418,
fax (202) 693–1451, E-mail:
bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please use only one
method of transmission for comments
(mail, fax, or E-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Applicants should also describe how their
capacity building activities will ensure there
will be demand for the program developed
under the grant. This description should
include outreach and recruitment strategies
for new students and trainees and include
roles of the industry, workforce system, and
education partners in the outreach and
recruitment strategies.
I. Background
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
The Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs administers the Longshore
and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.
The Act provides benefits to workers
injured in maritime employment on the
navigable waters of the United States or
in an adjoining area customarily used by
an employer in loading, unloading,
repairing, or building a vessel. The Act
provides that reasonable funeral
expenses not to exceed $3,000 shall be
paid in all compensable death cases.
The LS–265 has been provided for use
in submitting the funeral expenses for
payment. This information collection is
currently approved for use through
April 30, 2008.
Employment Standards Administration
II. Review Focus
Signed at Washington, DC, this 12th day of
September 2007.
Eric Luetkenhaus,
Grant Officer, Employment & Training
Administration.
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part of its continuing effort to reduce
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• 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
The Department of Labor seeks the
approval of the extension of this
currently approved information
collection in order to carry out its
responsibility to certify the amount of
funeral expenses incurred in the case.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection of
information.
Agency: Employment Standards
Administration.
Title: Certification of Funeral
Expenses.
OMB Number: 1215–0027.
Agency Number: LS–265.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Total Respondents: 195.
Total Annual Responses: 195.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 49.
Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $80.00.
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: September 20, 2007.
Hazel M. Bell,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review
and Internal Control, Division of Financial
Management, Office of Management,
Administration and Planning, Employment
Standards Administration.
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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;
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Extension of the Approval of Information Collection
Requirements
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 Standards Administration is soliciting
comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the
information collection: Certification of Funeral Expenses (LS-265). A
copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the addresses section of this
Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before November 26, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0418, fax (202) 693-1451, E-mail: bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or E-
mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs administers the
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. The Act provides
benefits to workers injured in maritime employment on the navigable
waters of the United States or in an adjoining area customarily used by
an employer in loading, unloading, repairing, or building a vessel. The
Act provides that reasonable funeral expenses not to exceed $3,000
shall be paid in all compensable death cases. The LS-265 has been
provided for use in submitting the funeral expenses for payment. This
information collection is currently approved for use through April 30,
2008.
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
The Department of Labor seeks the approval of the extension of this
currently approved information collection in order to carry out its
responsibility to certify the amount of funeral expenses incurred in
the case.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection of
information.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Certification of Funeral Expenses.
OMB Number: 1215-0027.
Agency Number: LS-265.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Total Respondents: 195.
Total Annual Responses: 195.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 49.
Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $80.00.
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: September 20, 2007.
Hazel M. Bell,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control,
Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration
and Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
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