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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
Budget approval of the information
collection request; they will also
become a matter of public record.
Submit written comments
to the Employment and Training
Administration, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210,
Attention: Janet Sten, Room C–4510
Telephone number: 202–693–3045 (this
is not a toll-free number). Fax: 202–693–
3015. E-mail: Sten.Janet@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Dated: April 25, 2008.
Gay M. Gilbert,
Administrator, Office of Workforce
Investment, Employment and Training
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Planning Guidance and Instructions
for Submission of the Strategic State
Plan for Title I of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) and the
Wagner-Peyser Act; Extension With
Changes to Approved Collection;
Comment Request
Employment and Training
Administration, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
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. Currently, the
Employment and Training
Administration is soliciting comments
concerning an extension with changes
of the collection for the Planning
Guidance and Instructions for
Submission of the Strategic State Plan
for title I of the Workforce Investment
Act of 1998 (WIA) and the WagnerPeyser Act.
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
July 7, 2008.
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I. Background
The purpose of this notice is to
provide interested parties with the
Planning Guidance for use by States in
submitting their Strategic State Plan for
title I of the Workforce Investment Act
of 1998 and the Wagner-Peyser Act. The
Planning Guidance and Instructions
provide a framework for the
collaboration of governors, local elected
officials, businesses and other partners
to continue the development of
workforce investment systems that
address customer needs, deliver
integrated user-friendly services, and
are accountable to the customers and
the public.
The changes to this collection include
a revision to the National Strategic
Direction which introduces the
information collection. This Strategic
Direction was previously published in
Training and Employment Guidance
Letter 13–06. There are also minor
technical and grammatical changes in
the actual information collection, the
State Planning Instructions.
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: Extension with
changes of approved collection.
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Agency: Employment and Training
Administration.
Title: Planning Guidance and
Instructions for Submission of the
Strategic State Plan for title I of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998
(WIA) and the Wagner-Peyser Act.
OMB Number: 1205–0398.
Affected Public: [State, Local or Tribal
Governments].
Total Respondents: 56.
Total Responses: 56.
Average Time per Response: 50 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,800
Hours.
Total Burden Cost: $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.
Dated: April 25, 2008.
Gay M. Gilbert,
Administrator, Office of Workforce
Investment, Employment and Training
Administration.
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FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
REVIEW COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting
Time and Date: 10 a.m., Thursday,
May 15, 2008.
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 consider and act upon
the following in open session: Secretary
of Labor v. Phelps Dodge Tyrone, Inc.,
Docket No. CENT 2006–212–RM. (Issues
include whether the Administrative
Law Judge erred in concluding that an
unplanned fire that was not
extinguished within 30 minutes
occurred and therefore that the operator
violated the requirement of 30 CFR
50.10 that such an accident be reported
to MSHA within 15 minutes.)
Any person attending this meeting
who requires special accessibility
features and/or auxiliary aids, such as
sign language interpreters, must inform
the Commission in advance 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
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for TDD Relay/1–800–877–8339 for toll
free.
Jean H. Ellen,
Chief Docket Clerk.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
1. Abstract
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To
Extend a Current Information
Collection
National Science Foundation.
Notice and Request for
Comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), and as part
of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden, the
National Science Foundation (NSF) is
inviting the general public or other
Federal agencies to comment on this
proposed continuing information
collection. The National Science
Foundation (NSF) will publish periodic
summaries of the proposed projects.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Foundation, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Foundation’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Written comments on this notice
must be received by July 7, 2008 to be
assured consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
Send comments to address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295,
Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone
(703) 292–7556; or send e-mail to
splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who use
a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8
p.m., eastern time, Monday through
Friday.
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Title of Collection: Survey of Graduate
Students and Postdoctorates in Science
and Engineering.
OMB Approval Number: 3145–0062.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,
2008.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to extend an information
collection for three years.
The Survey of Graduate Students and
Postdoctorates in Science and
Engineering (GSS) is sponsored by the
National Science Foundation and the
National Institutes of Health. The GSS
originated in 1966 and has been
conducted annually since 1972. The
GSS is a census of all departments in
science, engineering and health fields
within academic institutions with postbaccalaureate programs in the United
States. The total number of respondents
surveyed in 2006, the last year for
which complete response rate data are
available, was 12,321 departments
located in 707 schools (reporting units)
at 586 degree-granting institutions. The
GSS is the only national survey that
collects information on the
characteristics of graduate enrollment
for specific science, engineering and
health disciplines at the department
level. It collects information on race/
ethnicity, citizenship, gender, sources of
support, mechanisms of support, and
enrollment status for graduate students;
and gender, citizenship and sources of
support for postdoctorates. It also
collects counts by gender of other nonfaculty research staff with doctorates.
The National Science Foundation Act
of 1950, as subsequently amended,
includes a statutory charge to
‘‘* * *provide a central clearinghouse
for the collection, interpretation, and
analysis of data on scientific and
engineering resources, and to provide a
source of information for policy
formulation by other agencies of the
Federal Government.’’ The GSS is
designed to comply with these
mandates by providing information on
the characteristics of academic graduate
enrollment and postdoctoral
components in science, engineering and
health fields.
The GSS (along with other academic
sector surveys from both NSF and the
National Center of Education Statistics)
is one of the inputs into the
WebCASPAR data system. Among other
uses, this NSF on-line database is used
by NSF to review changing enrollment
levels to assess the effects of NSF
initiatives, to track student support
patterns and to analyze participation in
S&E fields by targeted groups for all
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disciplines or for selected disciplines
and for selected groups of institutions.
The Foundation also uses the GSS
information to prepare congressionally
mandated reports such as Women,
Minorities and Persons with Disabilities
in Science and Engineering and Science
and Engineering Indicators. A public
use file is also made available on the
world-wide Web.
Data are obtained primarily by Web
survey (with paper worksheets made
available upon request) and starts each
fall in mid-October. The data are
solicited under the authority of the
National Science Foundation Act of
1950, as amended. All information will
be used for statistical purposes only.
Participation in the survey is voluntary.
2. Expected Respondents
The GSS is census of all eligible
academic institutions in the U.S. with
post-baccalaureate programs in science,
engineering and health fields and their
related departments. The response rate
is calculated on the number of
departments that respond to the survey.
3. Estimate of Burden
The initial GSS data request is sent to
the designated respondent (School
Coordinator) at each academic
institution in the fall. The School
Coordinator may complete or delegate
all or part of forms 811 (listing of
eligible departments, programs, research
centers and health care facilities) and
812 (data collection form). In all cases,
the School Coordinator is responsible
for the Form 811. Usually, the School
Coordinator delegates the Form 812 to
departmental respondents. The amount
of time it takes to provide the
information on Forms 811 and 812
varies dramatically and depends to a
large degree on the extent to which the
school’s records are centrally stored and
computerized.
The 2007 GSS asked the School
Coordinators to provide an estimate of
the time spent in filling out Form 811
and the department respondents to
estimate the time spent completing
Form 812. The School Coordinators
estimated the burden for completing
Form 811 as 4.13 hours per school and
the department respondents estimated
2.07 hours per department for
completing Form 812. Using the 2007
estimates for the time required for the
two forms and using the current 2007
number of schools (700) and
departments (12,671) and assuming the
same response rates as 2006 (96% for
the schools and 97% for the
departments), the total estimated
respondent burden of the GSS would be
28,217 hours annually, for a total of
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FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting
Time and Date: 10 a.m., Thursday, May 15, 2008.
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 consider and act upon
the following in open session: Secretary of Labor v. Phelps Dodge
Tyrone, Inc., Docket No. CENT 2006-212-RM. (Issues include whether the
Administrative Law Judge erred in concluding that an unplanned fire
that was not extinguished within 30 minutes occurred and therefore that
the operator violated the requirement of 30 CFR 50.10 that such an
accident be reported to MSHA within 15 minutes.)
Any person attending this meeting who requires special
accessibility features and/or auxiliary aids, such as sign language
interpreters, must inform the Commission in advance of those needs.
Subject to 29 CFR Sec. 2706.150(a)(3) and Sec. 2706.160(d).
Contact Person for More Info: Jean Ellen (202) 434-9950 / (202)
708-9300
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for TDD Relay/1-800-877-8339 for toll free.
Jean H. Ellen,
Chief Docket Clerk.
[FR Doc. E8-9765 Filed 5-2-08; 8:45 am]
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