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Dated: May 29, 2008.
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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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Extension of the Approval
Information Collection Requirements
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ACTION:
Notice.
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: Certificate of
Medical Necessity (CM–893). 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
August 4, 2008.
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
Federal Black Lung Workers’
Compensation Program. The enabling
regulations of the Black Lung Benefits
Act, at 20 CFR 725.701, establishes
miner eligibility for medical services
and supplies for the length of time
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required by the miner’s condition and
disability. 20 CFR 706 stipulates there
must be prior approval before ordering
an apparatus where the purchase price
exceeds $300.00. 20 CFR 725.707
provides for the ongoing supervision of
the miner’s medical care, including the
necessity, character and sufficiency of
care to be furnished; gives the authority
to request medical reports and indicates
the right to refuse payment for failing to
submit any report required. Because of
the above legislation and regulations, it
was necessary to devise a form to collect
the required information. The CM–893,
Certificate of Medical Necessity is
completed by the coal miner’s doctor
and is used by the Division of Coal Mine
Worker’s Compensation to determine if
the miner meets impairment standards
to qualify for durable medical
equipment, home nursing, and/or
pulmonary rehabilitation. This
information collection is currently
approved for use through December 31,
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 for the
extension of this currently approved
information collection in order to carry
out its responsibility to determine the
eligibility for reimbursement of medical
benefits to Black Lung recipients.
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Employment Standards
Administration.
Title: Certificate of Medical Necessity.
OMB Number: 1215–0113.
Agency Number: CM–893.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit,
Not-for-profit institutions.
Total Respondents: 3,200.
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Total Annual Responses: 3,200.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,253.
Time per Response: 20 to 40 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $0.
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: May 29, 2008.
Hazel M. Bell,
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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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION
BOARD
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection
AGENCY:
Merit Systems Protection
Board.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Merit Systems
Protection Board (MSPB) is requesting
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to conduct a new
information collection activity. Before
submitting the Information Collection
Request (ICR) to OMB for review and
approval, MSPB is soliciting comments
on aspects of the proposed information
collection including the public
reporting burden in compliance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). In
this regard we are soliciting comments
on the public reporting burden. The
reporting burden for the collection of
information on this form is estimated to
average 20 minutes per respondent,
including time for reviewing
instructions and completing the survey.
In addition, the MSPB invites comments
on: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of MSPB’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of MSPB’s estimate of
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
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use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before August 4, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information to Dr.
Dee Ann Batten, Office of Policy and
Evaluation, Merit Systems Protection
Board, 1615 M Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20419.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Dr. Dee Ann
Batten at (202) 653–6772, ext. 1411, or
by e-mail to deeann.batten@mspb.gov
(please put ‘‘Employee Survey’’ in the
subject line of the message).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This study
is being conducted under MSPB’s
statutory authority to ‘‘conduct, from
time to time, special studies relating to
the civil service and to other merit
systems in the executive branch, and
report to the President and to the
Congress as to whether the public
interest in a civil service free of
prohibited personnel practices is being
adequately protected.’’ (section 1204,
title 5 U.S.C.) In addition, the Code of
Federal Regulations also describes the
role of MSPB’s Office of Policy and
Evaluation as responsible for carrying
out ‘‘the Board’s statutory responsibility
to conduct special reviews and studies
of the civil service and other merit
systems in the Executive Branch, as well
as oversight reviews of the significant
actions of the Office of Personnel
Management.’’ 5 CFR 1200.10(b)(6). The
MSPB intends to ask for approval to
collect information to support its study
on Federal Telework. Respondents will
be asked to complete a survey(s) about
their experiences with and perceptions
of Telework and other related topics
about their organizations and careers.
Burden Statement: The reporting
burden for the collection of information
on this request is estimated to vary from
15 minutes to 30 minutes, with an
average of 20 minutes, including time
for reviewing instructions and
completing and reviewing the collection
of information. The respondents will be
selected via stratified random sampling
to facilitate representative samples of
employees. We plan to survey 28,000
people with one response per person.
We estimate the response rate to be 60
percent (16,800 total responses)
resulting in an annual reporting burden
of 5,544 hours (.33 hours × 16,800).
William D. Spencer,
Clerk of the Board.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Applications Received
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541)
National Science Foundation.
Notice of Permit Applications
Received under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95–
541.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
notice of permit applications received to
conduct activities regulated under the
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.
NSF has published regulations under
the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title
45 Part 670 of the Code of Federal
Regulations. This is the required notice
of permit applications received.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to
submit written data, comments, or
views with respect to this permit
application by July 7, 2008. This
application may be inspected by
interested parties at the Permit Office,
address below.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,
Office of Polar Programs, National
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nadene G. Kennedy at the above
address or (703) 292–7405.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Science Foundation, as
directed by the Antarctic Conservation
Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as
amended by the Antarctic Science,
Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996,
has developed regulations for the
establishment of a permit system for
various activities in Antarctica and
designation of certain animals and
certain geographic areas a requiring
special protection. The regulations
establish such a permit system to
designate Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas.
The applications received are as
follows:
Permit Application No. 2009–006
1. Applicant: Wayne Z. Trivelpiece,
Antarctic Ecosystem Research
Division, Southwest Fisheries Science
Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La
Jolla, CA 92037
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Take, Enter Antarctic Specially
Protected Area (ASPA), and Import into
the USA. The applicant plans to enter
the ASPA located on the Western Shore
of Admiralty Bay, King George Island
(ASPA 129), and Lions Rump, King
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George Island (ASPA 151) to capture up
to 1,000 chicks and 500 adult Adelie,
Gentoo, Chinstrap penguins, Skuas,
Sheathbill, Southern Petrel and Kelp
Gull for banding, weighing, diet studies,
collecting blood and gland oil samples,
as well as attaching instruments (Txs,
PTTs, TDRs). The collection of samples
and instrument readings are a
continuation of the study of the
behavioral ecology and population
biology of the Adelie, Gentoo and
Chinstrap penguins and the interactions
among these species and their principal
avian predators: Skuas, sheathbills, and
giant petrels. All captured animals will
be released.
Location
Western Shore of Admiralty Bay, King
George Island (ASPA 128) and Lions
Rump, King George Island (ASPA 151).
Dates
October 1, 2008 to August 31, 2009.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
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NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT
CORPORATION
Neighborworks America; Thirtieth
Annual Board of Directors Meeting;
Sunshine Act
2 p.m., Wednesday, June
4, 2008.
PLACE: 1325 G Street NW., Suite 800,
Boardroom, Washington, DC 20005.
STATUS: Open.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Erica Hall, Assistant Corporate
Secretary, (202) 220–2376;
ehall@nw.org.
AGENDA:
I. Call To Order.
II. Approval of the Minutes.
III. Summary of the Audit Committee
Actions.
IV. Summary Report of the Corporate
Administration Committee.
V. Summary of the Finance, Budget
and Program Committee Actions.
VI. Edward M. Gramlich Fellowship
in Community Development.
VII. NHSA Interim Assessment
Update (Executive Session).
VIII. Financial Report.
IX. Corporate Scorecard.
X. Chief Executive Officer’s Quarterly
Management Report.
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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection
AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection Board.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) is requesting
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct a
new information collection activity. Before submitting the Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval, MSPB is
soliciting comments on aspects of the proposed information collection
including the public reporting burden in compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA). In this regard we are soliciting comments on the
public reporting burden. The reporting burden for the collection of
information on this form is estimated to average 20 minutes per
respondent, including time for reviewing instructions and completing
the survey. In addition, the MSPB invites comments on: (1) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of MSPB's functions, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of MSPB's estimate of burden
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the
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use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 4, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information to
Dr. Dee Ann Batten, Office of Policy and Evaluation, Merit Systems
Protection Board, 1615 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20419.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Dr. Dee Ann Batten at (202) 653-6772, ext. 1411,
or by e-mail to deeann.batten@mspb.gov (please put ``Employee Survey''
in the subject line of the message).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This study is being conducted under MSPB's
statutory authority to ``conduct, from time to time, special studies
relating to the civil service and to other merit systems in the
executive branch, and report to the President and to the Congress as to
whether the public interest in a civil service free of prohibited
personnel practices is being adequately protected.'' (section 1204,
title 5 U.S.C.) In addition, the Code of Federal Regulations also
describes the role of MSPB's Office of Policy and Evaluation as
responsible for carrying out ``the Board's statutory responsibility to
conduct special reviews and studies of the civil service and other
merit systems in the Executive Branch, as well as oversight reviews of
the significant actions of the Office of Personnel Management.'' 5 CFR
1200.10(b)(6). The MSPB intends to ask for approval to collect
information to support its study on Federal Telework. Respondents will
be asked to complete a survey(s) about their experiences with and
perceptions of Telework and other related topics about their
organizations and careers.
Burden Statement: The reporting burden for the collection of
information on this request is estimated to vary from 15 minutes to 30
minutes, with an average of 20 minutes, including time for reviewing
instructions and completing and reviewing the collection of
information. The respondents will be selected via stratified random
sampling to facilitate representative samples of employees. We plan to
survey 28,000 people with one response per person. We estimate the
response rate to be 60 percent (16,800 total responses) resulting in an
annual reporting burden of 5,544 hours (.33 hours x 16,800).
William D. Spencer,
Clerk of the Board.
[FR Doc. E8-12380 Filed 6-3-08; 8:45 am]
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