Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation; Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 46619-46620 [E9-21707]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 174 / Thursday, September 10, 2009 / Notices Abstract: This information collection permits the Drug Enforcement Administration to monitor the volume and availability of domestically manufactured listed chemicals. These listed chemicals may be subject to diversion for the illicit production of controlled substances. This information collection is required by law. (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated that there are one hundred (100) total respondents for this information collection. One hundred (100) persons respond annually at 4 hours per response. (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: It is estimated that there are 400 annual burden hours associated with this collection. If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530. Dated: September 3, 2009. Lynn Bryant, Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. E9–21781 Filed 9–9–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–09–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES September 3, 2009. The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of the following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation; including among other things a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Darrin King on 202–693–4129 (this is not a toll-free number)/e-mail: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:13 Sep 09, 2009 Jkt 217001 Department of Labor—Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202–395–7316/ Fax: 202–395–5806 (these are not tollfree numbers), E-mail: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register. In order to ensure the appropriate consideration, comments should reference the OMB Control Number (see below). The OMB 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 submission of responses. Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Type of Review: Extension with change of a currently approved collection. Title of Collection: Consumer Price Index (CPI) Housing Survey (CADC). OMB Control Number: 1220–0163. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 126,895. Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 12,394. Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0. Description: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by consumers for a market basket of goods and services. Each month, BLS data collectors visit or call thousands of retail stores, service establishments, rental units, and doctors, offices all over the United States to obtain information on the prices of the thousands of items used to track and measure price changes in the CPI. The CPI Housing Survey is the nation’s primary source of information on residential rent change. For additional information, see related PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 46619 notice published at Vol. 74 FR 28726 on June 17, 2009. Darrin A. King, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E9–21715 Filed 9–9–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–24–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation; Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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 Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation is soliciting comments concerning its proposal to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the Information Collection: Report of Issuance of Policy (LS–570). 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 9, 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 form LS–570 is completed by the insurance carrier and forwarded to the Department of Labor for review. The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation staff review the completed LS–570 to identify those operators who have secured insurance for payment of Longshore benefits as required by 20 CFR 703.116. This E:\FR\FM\10SEN1.SGM 10SEN1 46620 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 174 / Thursday, September 10, 2009 / Notices erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES feedback will help DOL improve the quality and delivery of compliance assistance tools and services. This generic clearance allows Longshore to gather information from both Federal and non-Federal users. II. Review Focus: The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments that: * 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 is seeking a three-year approval for this new generic information collection. Type of Review: New collection. Title: Report of Issuance of Policy (LS–570). Agency: Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation. OMB Number: 1215–0NEW. Affected Public: Private Sector Businesses or other for-profits. Total Respondents: 358. Total Annual Responses: 100,000. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 8,333. Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes. Frequency: Annually. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $752. Total Burden Cost (operating/ maintenance): $752. 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 3, 2009. Steven D. Lawrence, Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and Planning. [FR Doc. E9–21707 Filed 9–9–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–CF–P VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:13 Sep 09, 2009 Jkt 217001 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Bureau of International Labor Affairs; Notice of Publication of the Department of Labor’s List of Goods From Countries Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor AGENCY: Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor. ACTION: Announcement of public availability of initial list of goods and report of implementation. SUMMARY: This notice announces the publication of an initial list of goods from countries that the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (‘‘ILAB’’) has reason to believe are produced by child labor or forced labor in violation of international standards (‘‘List’’). ILAB is required to develop and make available to the public the List pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (‘‘TVPRA’’). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor at (202) 693–4843 (this is not a toll-free number). ILAB’s Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT) carries out the mandates of the TVPRA. For complete information on OCFT’s TVPRA activities, please visit the Web site listed below. Previous Federal Register notices issued on this subject include: Notice of Proposed Procedural Guidelines for the Development and Maintenance of the List of Goods From Countries Pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (72 FR 55808, Oct. 1, 2007); Notice of Procedural Guidelines for the Development and Maintenance of the List of Goods from Countries Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor; Request for Information (72 FR 73375, Dec. 27, 2007); and Notice of Public Hearing to Collect Information to Assist in the Development of the List of Goods From Countries Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor (73 FR 21985, Apr. 23, 2008). The Secretary of Labor, acting through the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, is mandated by the TVPRA to ‘‘carry out additional activities to monitor and combat forced labor and child labor in foreign countries.’’ Section 105(b)(2) of the TVPRA of 2005, 22 U.S.C. 7112(b)(2), listed these activities as: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (A) Monitor the use of forced labor and child labor in violation of international standards; (B) Provide information regarding trafficking in persons for the purpose of forced labor to the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State for inclusion in [the] trafficking in persons report required by section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)); (C) Develop and make available to the public a list of goods from countries that the Bureau of International Labor Affairs has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor in violation of international standards; (D) Work with persons who are involved in the production of goods on the list described in subparagraph (C) to create a standard set of practices that will reduce the likelihood that such persons will produce goods using the labor described in such subparagraph; and (E) Consult with other departments and agencies of the United States Government to reduce forced and child labor internationally and ensure that products made by forced labor and child labor in violation of international standards are not imported into the United States. On December 23, 2008, the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, 22 U.S.C. 7101 came into force, setting a deadline of January 15, 2010 by which ILAB must produce an initial List and a report of ILAB’s implementation of its TVPRA mandates. ILAB announces the publication of the initial List in a new report, The Department of Labor’s List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor. The full report, including the List, implementation update, Frequently Asked Questions and a discussion of the List’s context, scope, methodology, and limitations, is available at https://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/ocft/ tvpra.htm. Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of September 2009. Sandra Polaski, Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs. [FR Doc. E9–21486 Filed 9–9–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–28–P E:\FR\FM\10SEN1.SGM 10SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 174 (Thursday, September 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46619-46620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21707]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation; Proposed 
Collection; Comment Request

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 Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation 
is soliciting comments concerning its proposal to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the Information Collection: 
Report of Issuance of Policy (LS-570). 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 9, 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 form LS-570 is completed 
by the insurance carrier and forwarded to the Department of Labor for 
review. The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation staff review the 
completed LS-570 to identify those operators who have secured insurance 
for payment of Longshore benefits as required by 20 CFR 703.116. This

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feedback will help DOL improve the quality and delivery of compliance 
assistance tools and services. This generic clearance allows Longshore 
to gather information from both Federal and non-Federal users.
    II. Review Focus: The Department of Labor is particularly 
interested in comments that:
    * 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 is seeking a three-
year approval for this new generic information collection.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Title: Report of Issuance of Policy (LS-570).
    Agency: Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation.
    OMB Number: 1215-0NEW.
    Affected Public: Private Sector Businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Respondents: 358.
    Total Annual Responses: 100,000.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 8,333.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $752.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $752.
    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 3, 2009.
Steven D. Lawrence,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, 
Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration 
and Planning.
[FR Doc. E9-21707 Filed 9-9-09; 8:45 am]
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