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I. Background
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
is seeking clearance for the collection of
data on employment related to the
production of green goods and services.
The new Green Goods and Services
(GGS) survey will collect data on
employment, fiscal year, and the share
of revenue or employment associated
with production of green goods or
services at the establishment.
Additionally, BLS will expand the
existing Occupational Employment
Statistics (OES) survey to collect data on
occupational employment and wages in
establishments included in the GGS
survey. The expansion of the existing
OES survey will be handled through a
separate nonsubstantive change request.
As the chief source of government
data on employment, BLS will produce
data on green goods and services
businesses’ employment as tasked by
the 2010 Congressional Appropriation.
This initiative will produce regular
tabulations of aggregate employment for
businesses whose primary activities fall
into green goods and services as defined
by BLS. This series will be key to
analyzing workforce trends in this area.
In addition, data will be published on
occupational employment and wages
related to these establishments through
the OES expansion.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the
Quarterly Census of Employment and
Wages Green Goods and Services
Survey.
From the GGS survey, BLS intends to
publish a quarterly count of
employment associated with the output
of green goods and services at U.S.
business establishments to meet the
requirement outlined in the 2010
Congressional Appropriation. BLS plans
to publish detailed industry data for the
U.S. and limited data for States.
This survey will use the business
register, Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages (QCEW),
maintained by BLS as its sampling
frame. The register contains
employment information on
establishments in the U.S. subject to
unemployment insurance taxes. This
register covers 98 percent of U.S. jobs,
available at the county, Metropolitan
Statistical Area (MSA), State, and
national levels by industry. The
sampling frame for the GGS survey will
be restricted to those establishments
classified in NAICS codes that are
determined to be in scope in the BLS
definition of green goods and services.
BLS undertook extensive research to
develop data collection forms and
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methodology and to understand the
collection environment related to green
goods and services. This research was
outlined in a prior Federal Register
Notice (75 FR 3926). The research was
completed in September 2010; the forms
put forth for clearance in this package
were field-tested and incorporate the
research and lessons learned from field
testing of earlier versions of the survey
form. The survey will collect data on
employment, fiscal year, and revenue or
employment share related to green
goods and services at each
establishment surveyed. The share of
revenue will be used to estimate
employment when employment share is
not reported. BLS determined from prior
research and from the recent forms
development research that businesses
have difficulty providing employment
associated with the production of green
goods and services while revenue is
readily available and less burdensome
for the respondent to report.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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.
• 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.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Green Goods and Services
Survey.
OMB Number: 1220–NEW.
Affected Public: Private sector
businesses or other for-profits, not-forprofit institutions, farms; Federal
Government; State and local
governments.
Total Respondents: 120,000.
Frequency: Annual.
Total Responses: 120,000.
Average Time per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
30,000.
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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
482,400.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): 482,400.
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 also
will become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 5th day of
November 2010.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Proposed Revision of Information
Collection: Comment Request National
Medical Support Notice—Part B
Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor (the
Department), 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 continuing
collections of information in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
This program helps to ensure that the
data the Department collects can be
provided in the desired format, that the
reporting burden on the public (time
and financial resources) is minimized,
that the public understands the
Department’s collection instruments,
and that the Department can accurately
assess the impact of its collection
requirements on respondents.
Currently, the Employee Benefits
Security Administration (EBSA) is
soliciting comments concerning a
revision to the information collections
contained in the National Medical
Support Notice—Part B. A copy of
EBSA’s information collection request
(ICR) can be obtained by contacting the
individual listed below in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
DATES: Comments must be submitted to
the office shown in the ADDRESSES
section on or before January 10, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments
regarding the ICR and burden estimates
to G. Christopher Cosby, Office of Policy
SUMMARY:
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and Research, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Comments may be submitted in writing
to the above address, via facsimile to
(202) 219–4745, or electronically to the
following Internet e-mail address:
ebsa.opr@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
Section 609(a) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended (ERISA), requires each
group health plan, as defined in ERISA
section 607(1), to provide benefits in
accordance with the applicable
requirements of any ‘‘qualified medical
child support order’’ (QMCSO). A
QMCSO is, generally, an order issued by
a state court or other competent state
authority that requires a group health
plan to provide group health coverage to
a child or children of an employee
eligible for coverage under the plan. In
accordance with Congressional
directives contained in the Child
Support Performance and Incentive Act
of 1998 (CSPIA), EBSA and the Federal
Office of Child Support Enforcement
(OCSE) in the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) cooperated in
the development of regulations to create
a National Medical Support Notice
(NMSN or Notice). The Notice
simplifies the issuance and processing
of qualified medical child support
orders issued by state child support
enforcement agencies, provides for
standardized communication between
state agencies, employers, and plan
administrators, and creates a uniform
and streamlined process for
enforcement of medical child support
obligations ordered by state child
support enforcement agencies. The
NMSN comprises two parts: Part A was
promulgated by HHS and pertains to
state child support enforcement
agencies and employers; Part B was
promulgated by the Department and
pertains to plan administrators pursuant
to ERISA. This solicitation of public
comment relates only to Part B of the
NMSN, which was promulgated by the
Department. In connection with
promulgation of Part B of the NMSN,
the Department submitted an ICR to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review, and OMB approved
the information collections contained in
Part B under OMB control number
1210–0113. OMB’s approval of this ICR
is scheduled to expire on October 31,
2012.
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II. Desired Focus of Comments
The Department is currently soliciting
comments on the information
collections contained in the National
Medical Support Notice—Part B. The
Department 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., by permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
This notice requests comments on a
revision to the ICR included in Part B
of the NMSN. The Department is
planning to make conforming changes to
Part B of the NMSN reflecting changes
HHS plans to make to Part A of the
notice that were the subject of a 60-day
public comment notice published by
HHS in the Federal Register on June 28,
2010 (75 FR 36658). HHS has informed
the Department that it received
comments requesting HHS and the
Department to synchronize their OMB
approval dates (HHS’s approval expires
on March 31, 2011) and make the same
revisions to data elements on Parts A
and B of the NMSN. In response to these
comments, the Department and HHS
plan to make simultaneous submissions
to OMB revising Parts A and B of the
NMSN. A summary of the Department’s
ICR and its current burden estimates
follows:
Agency: Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Department of Labor.
Title: National Medical Support
Notice—Part B.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection of
information.
OMB Number: 1210–0113.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit institutions.
Respondents: 432,995.
Responses: 10,754,484.
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Dated: November 3, 2010.
Joseph S. Piacentini,
Director, Office of Policy and Research,
Employee Benefits Security Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection Request Submitted for
Public Comment; Prohibited
Transaction Exemptions 81–8, 96–62,
77–4, 98–54; Delinquent Filer Voluntary
Compliance Program; Suspension of
Benefits Regulation
Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
III. Current Actions
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Estimated Total Burden Hours:
896,207.
Estimated Total Burden Cost
(Operating and Maintenance):
$5,807,421.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of the ICR; they will also
become a matter of public record.
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The Department of Labor (the
Department), in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA
95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides
the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on
proposed and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. The
Employee Benefits Security
Administration (EBSA) is soliciting
comments on the proposed extension of
the information collection requests
(ICRs) contained in the documents that
are described below. A copy of the ICRs
may be obtained by contacting the office
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice. ICRs also are available at
reginfo.gov (https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office shown in the
ADDRESSES section on or before January
10, 2011.
ADDRESSES: G. Christopher Cosby,
Department of Labor, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Proposed Revision of Information Collection: Comment Request
National Medical Support Notice--Part B
AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security Administration.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the Department), 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
continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program
helps to ensure that the data the Department collects can be provided
in the desired format, that the reporting burden on the public (time
and financial resources) is minimized, that the public understands the
Department's collection instruments, and that the Department can
accurately assess the impact of its collection requirements on
respondents.
Currently, the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is
soliciting comments concerning a revision to the information
collections contained in the National Medical Support Notice--Part B. A
copy of EBSA's information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice.
DATES: Comments must be submitted to the office shown in the ADDRESSES
section on or before January 10, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments regarding the ICR and burden estimates
to G. Christopher Cosby, Office of Policy
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and Research, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20210. Comments may be submitted in writing to the above address, via
facsimile to (202) 219-4745, or electronically to the following
Internet e-mail address: ebsa.opr@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 609(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended (ERISA), requires each group health plan, as defined
in ERISA section 607(1), to provide benefits in accordance with the
applicable requirements of any ``qualified medical child support
order'' (QMCSO). A QMCSO is, generally, an order issued by a state
court or other competent state authority that requires a group health
plan to provide group health coverage to a child or children of an
employee eligible for coverage under the plan. In accordance with
Congressional directives contained in the Child Support Performance and
Incentive Act of 1998 (CSPIA), EBSA and the Federal Office of Child
Support Enforcement (OCSE) in the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) cooperated in the development of regulations to create a
National Medical Support Notice (NMSN or Notice). The Notice simplifies
the issuance and processing of qualified medical child support orders
issued by state child support enforcement agencies, provides for
standardized communication between state agencies, employers, and plan
administrators, and creates a uniform and streamlined process for
enforcement of medical child support obligations ordered by state child
support enforcement agencies. The NMSN comprises two parts: Part A was
promulgated by HHS and pertains to state child support enforcement
agencies and employers; Part B was promulgated by the Department and
pertains to plan administrators pursuant to ERISA. This solicitation of
public comment relates only to Part B of the NMSN, which was
promulgated by the Department. In connection with promulgation of Part
B of the NMSN, the Department submitted an ICR to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review, and OMB approved the
information collections contained in Part B under OMB control number
1210-0113. OMB's approval of this ICR is scheduled to expire on October
31, 2012.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
The Department is currently soliciting comments on the information
collections contained in the National Medical Support Notice--Part B.
The Department 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., by
permitting electronic submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
This notice requests comments on a revision to the ICR included in
Part B of the NMSN. The Department is planning to make conforming
changes to Part B of the NMSN reflecting changes HHS plans to make to
Part A of the notice that were the subject of a 60-day public comment
notice published by HHS in the Federal Register on June 28, 2010 (75 FR
36658). HHS has informed the Department that it received comments
requesting HHS and the Department to synchronize their OMB approval
dates (HHS's approval expires on March 31, 2011) and make the same
revisions to data elements on Parts A and B of the NMSN. In response to
these comments, the Department and HHS plan to make simultaneous
submissions to OMB revising Parts A and B of the NMSN. A summary of the
Department's ICR and its current burden estimates follows:
Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of
Labor.
Title: National Medical Support Notice--Part B.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection of
information.
OMB Number: 1210-0113.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Respondents: 432,995.
Responses: 10,754,484.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 896,207.
Estimated Total Burden Cost (Operating and Maintenance):
$5,807,421.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the ICR; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: November 3, 2010.
Joseph S. Piacentini,
Director, Office of Policy and Research, Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-28305 Filed 11-9-10; 8:45 am]
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