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exemptions and transitional rules.
Furthermore, the fact that a transaction
is subject to an administrative or
statutory exemption is not dispositive of
whether the transaction is in fact a
prohibited transaction; and
(4) The proposed exemptions, if
granted, will be subject to the express
condition that the material facts and
representations contained in each
application are true and complete, and
that each application accurately
describes all material terms of the
transaction which is the subject of the
exemption.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 18th day of
December, 2008.
Ivan Strasfeld,
Director of Exemption Determinations,
Employee Benefits Security Administration,
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. E8–30513 Filed 12–23–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Extension of the Approval of
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 the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of the Information Collection:
Request for Earnings Information (LS–
426). 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
February 23, 2009.
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Mr. Steven D. Lawrence,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S–3201,
Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202)
693–0292, fax (202) 693–1451, E-mail
Lawrence.Steven@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 (OWCP)
administers the Longshore and Harbor
Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA)
(33 U.S.C. 901 et seq), and its extensions
the Nonappropriated Fund
Instrumentalities Act, the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act and the
Defense Base Act. These Acts provide
compensation benefits to injured
workers. The Secretary of Labor is
authorized, under the Act, to make rules
and regulations to administer the Act
and its extensions. Pursuant to the
LHWCA, injured employees shall
receive compensation in an amount
equal to 66–2/3 per centum of their
average weekly wage. Form LS–426,
Request for Earnings Information is used
by district offices to collect wage
information from injured workers to
assure payment of compensation
benefits to injured workers at the proper
rate. This information is needed for
determination of compensation benefits
in accordance with Section 10 of the
LHWCA. This information collection is
currently approved for use through June
30, 2009.
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 information collection
in order to carry out its responsibility to
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assure payment of compensation
benefits to injured workers at the proper
rate.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards
Administration.
Titles: Request for Earnings
Information.
OMB Number: 1215–0112.
Agency Numbers: LS–426.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Total Respondents: 1,600.
Total Annual Responses: 1,600.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 400.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $720.00.
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: December 18, 2008.
Hazel Bell,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review
and Internal Control, Division of Financial
Management, Office of Management,
Administration and Planning, Employment
Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. E8–30524 Filed 12–23–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Extension to the Approval of
Information Collection Requirements
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
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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 the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval of the Information Collection: Request for
Earnings Information (LS-426). 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 February 23, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Steven D. Lawrence, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0292, fax (202) 693-1451, E-mail Lawrence.Steven@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 (OWCP)
administers the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA)
(33 U.S.C. 901 et seq), and its extensions the Nonappropriated Fund
Instrumentalities Act, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the
Defense Base Act. These Acts provide compensation benefits to injured
workers. The Secretary of Labor is authorized, under the Act, to make
rules and regulations to administer the Act and its extensions.
Pursuant to the LHWCA, injured employees shall receive compensation in
an amount equal to 66-2/3 per centum of their average weekly wage. Form
LS-426, Request for Earnings Information is used by district offices to
collect wage information from injured workers to assure payment of
compensation benefits to injured workers at the proper rate. This
information is needed for determination of compensation benefits in
accordance with Section 10 of the LHWCA. This information collection is
currently approved for use through June 30, 2009.
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 information collection in order to carry out its
responsibility to assure payment of compensation benefits to injured
workers at the proper rate.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Titles: Request for Earnings Information.
OMB Number: 1215-0112.
Agency Numbers: LS-426.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Total Respondents: 1,600.
Total Annual Responses: 1,600.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 400.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $720.00.
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: December 18, 2008.
Hazel Bell,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control,
Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration
and Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-30524 Filed 12-23-08; 8:45 am]
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