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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.
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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.
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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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proposal to extend OMB approval of the
information collection: Statement of
Recovery Forms (CA/EN–1108, SOL/
EN–1108, and CA/EN–1122). 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: Under section 8131 a
Federal employee can sustain a workrelated injury, for which he or she is
eligible for compensation under the
Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
(FECA), under circumstance that create
a legal liability in some third party to
pay damages for the same injury. When
this occurs, section 8131 of the FECA (5
U.S.C. 8131) authorizes the Secretary of
Labor to either require the employee to
assign his or her right of action to the
United States or to prosecute the action.
When the employee receives a payment
for his or her damages, whether from a
final court judgment on or a settlement
of the action, section 8132 of the FECA
(5 U.S.C. 8132) provides that the
employee ‘‘shall refund to the United
States the amount of compensation paid
by the United States * * *.’’ To enforce
the United States’ statutory right to this
refund, the Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs (OWCP) has
promulgated regulations that require
both the reporting of these types of
payments (20 CFR 10.710) and the
submission of the type of detailed
information necessary to calculate the
amount of the required refund (20 CRF
10.707(e)). The information collected by
Form CA/EN–1122 is requested from the
claimant if he or she received a payment
for damages without hiring an attorney.
Form CA/EN–1108 requests this
information from the attorney if one was
hired to bring suit against the third
party. Form SOL/EN–1108 request the
same information as the CA/EN–1108 if
the claimant’s attorney contacts the
Office of the Solicitor (SOL) directly.
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
Form/Requirement
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
exercise its responsibility to enforce the
United States’ right to this refund. These
forms will be used to obtain information
about amounts received as the result of
a final judgment in litigation, or a
settlement of the litigation, brought
against a third party who is liable for
damages due to compensable workrelated injury.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards
Administration.
Title: Statement of Recovery Forms.
OMB Number: 1215–0200.
Agency Number: CA/EN–1108, SOL/
EN–1108, and CA/EN–1122.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or households.
Responses
CA/EN–1108 ................................................................................................................................
SOL/EN–1108 ..............................................................................................................................
CA/EN–1122 ................................................................................................................................
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Total Respondents/Responses: 3,000.
Frequency: As needed.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,425.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $1,350.00.
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Fee Adjustment for Testing,
Evaluation, and Approval of Mining
Products
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice of fee adjustment.
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2,550
150
300
Respondents/
response
(min.)
Time per burden hours
30
30
15
1,275
75
75
SUMMARY: This notice describes MSHA’s
revised fee schedule for testing,
evaluating, and approving mining
products as permitted by 30 CFR 5.50.
MSHA charges applicants a fee to cover
its costs associated with testing and
evaluating equipment and materials
manufactured for use in the mining
industry. The new fee schedule,
effective January 1, 2009, is based on
MSHA’s direct and indirect costs for
providing services during fiscal year
(FY) 2008.
DATES: This fee schedule is effective
January 1, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
P. Faini, Chief, Approval and
Certification Center, 304–547–2029 or
304–547–0400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Extension to 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
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proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection:
Statement of Recovery Forms (CA/EN-1108, SOL/EN-1108, and CA/EN-1122).
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: Under section 8131 a Federal employee can sustain a
work-related injury, for which he or she is eligible for compensation
under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), under
circumstance that create a legal liability in some third party to pay
damages for the same injury. When this occurs, section 8131 of the FECA
(5 U.S.C. 8131) authorizes the Secretary of Labor to either require the
employee to assign his or her right of action to the United States or
to prosecute the action. When the employee receives a payment for his
or her damages, whether from a final court judgment on or a settlement
of the action, section 8132 of the FECA (5 U.S.C. 8132) provides that
the employee ``shall refund to the United States the amount of
compensation paid by the United States * * *.'' To enforce the United
States' statutory right to this refund, the Office of Workers'
Compensation Programs (OWCP) has promulgated regulations that require
both the reporting of these types of payments (20 CFR 10.710) and the
submission of the type of detailed information necessary to calculate
the amount of the required refund (20 CRF 10.707(e)). The information
collected by Form CA/EN-1122 is requested from the claimant if he or
she received a payment for damages without hiring an attorney. Form CA/
EN-1108 requests this information from the attorney if one was hired to
bring suit against the third party. Form SOL/EN-1108 request the same
information as the CA/EN-1108 if the claimant's attorney contacts the
Office of the Solicitor (SOL) directly. 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
for the extension of this currently approved information collection in
order to exercise its responsibility to enforce the United States'
right to this refund. These forms will be used to obtain information
about amounts received as the result of a final judgment in litigation,
or a settlement of the litigation, brought against a third party who is
liable for damages due to compensable work-related injury.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Statement of Recovery Forms.
OMB Number: 1215-0200.
Agency Number: CA/EN-1108, SOL/EN-1108, and CA/EN-1122.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or
households.
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Respondents/
Form/Requirement Responses response Time per
(min.) burden hours
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CA/EN-1108...................................................... 2,550 30 1,275
SOL/EN-1108..................................................... 150 30 75
CA/EN-1122...................................................... 300 15 75
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Total Respondents/Responses: 3,000.
Frequency: As needed.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,425.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $1,350.00.
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. E8-30525 Filed 12-23-08; 8:45 am]
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