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is entitled to reimbursement, is
equivalent to the employer’s daily
charge for three meals or, if the
employer makes no charge, the amount
permitted under 20 CFR 655.122(g).
The maximum meals component of
the daily travel subsistence expense is
based upon the standard minimum
Continental United States (CONUS) per
diem rate as stated by the General
Services Administration (GSA) at 41
CFR part 301, Appendix A. The CONUS
meal component remains $46.00 per
day. Workers who qualify for travel
reimbursement are entitled to
reimbursement for meals up to the
CONUS meal rate when they provide
receipts. In determining the appropriate
amount of reimbursement for meals for
less than a full day, the employer may
provide for meal expense
reimbursement, with receipts, to 75
percent of the maximum reimbursement
for meals of $34.50, as provided for in
the GSA per diem schedule. If a worker
has no receipts, the employer is not
obligated to reimburse above the
minimum stated at 20 CFR 655.122(g) as
specified above.
The Department notes that the
regulation has consistently used the
term ‘‘subsistence’’ which includes both
meals and lodging during travel to and
from the worksite. An employer is
responsible for providing, paying in
advance, or reimbursing a worker for the
reasonable costs of transportation and
daily subsistence between the
employer’s worksite and the place from
which the worker comes to work for the
employer, if the worker completes 50
percent of the work contract period, and
upon the worker completing the
contract, return costs. In those instances
where a worker must travel to obtain a
visa so that the worker may enter the
U.S. to come to work for the employer,
the employer must pay for the
transportation and daily subsistence
costs of that part of the travel as well.
The Department interprets the
regulation to require the employer to
assume responsibility for the reasonable
costs associated with the worker’s
travel, including transportation, food,
and, in those instances where it is
necessary, lodging. If not provided by
the employer, the amount an employer
must pay for transportation and, where
required, lodging must be no less than
(and is not required to be more than) the
most economical and reasonable costs.
The employer is responsible for those
costs necessary for the worker to travel
to the worksite if the worker completes
50 percent of the work contract period,
but is not responsible for unauthorized
detours, and if the worker completes the
contract, return transportation and
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subsistence costs, including lodging
costs where necessary. This policy
applies equally to instances where the
worker is traveling within the U.S. to
the employer’s worksite. For further
information on when the employer is
responsible for lodging costs, see the
FAQ on travel costs at the OFLC Web
site at https://
www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of
March, 2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and
Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012–5602 Filed 3–5–12; 11:15 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Division of Coal Mine Workers’
Compensation; Proposed Extension of
Existing Collection; Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance 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 Office
of Workers’ Compensation Programs is
soliciting comments concerning the
proposed collection: Notice of
Termination, Suspension, Reduction or
Increase in Benefit Payments (CM–908).
A copy of the 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
May 7, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW., Room S–3201, Washington,
DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0701,
fax (202) 693–1447, Email
yoonferguson@dol.gov. Please use only
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one method of transmission for
comments (mail, fax, or Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs
(OWCP)administers the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 as
amended, Section 432 (30 U.S.C. 942)
and 20 CFR 725.621 necessitate this
information collection. Under this Act,
Coal mine operators, their
representatives, or their insurers who
have been identified as responsible for
paying Black Lung benefits to an eligible
miner or an eligible surviving
dependent of the miner, are called
Responsible Operators (RO’s). RO’s that
pay benefits are required to report any
change in the benefit amount to the
Department of Labor (DOL). The CM–
908, when completed and sent to DOL,
notifies DOL of the change in the
beneficiary’s benefit amount and the
reason for the change. The Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 as
amended, Section 432 (30 U.S.C. 942)
and 20 CFR 725.621 necessitate this
information collection. This information
collection is currently approved for use
through June 30, 2012.
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 evaluate an
applicant ability to be a representative
payee. If the Program were not able to
screen representative payee applicants
the beneficiary’s best interest would not
be served.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
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Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Notice of Termination,
Suspension, Reduction or Increase in
Benefit Payments.
OMB Number: 1240–0030.
Agency Number: CM–908.
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit.
Total Respondents: 325.
Total Annual Responses: 5,000.
Average Time per Response: 12
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,000.
Frequency: On occasion and annually.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $4,800.
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: March 2, 2012.
Vincent Alvarez,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, US Department of
Labor.
[FR Doc. 2012–5572 Filed 3–6–12; 8:45 am]
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CORPORATION
[MCC FR 12–02]
Notice of Quarterly Report (October 1,
2011–December 31, 2011)
Millennium Challenge
Corporation.
AGENCY:
13637
The Millennium Challenge
Corporation (MCC) is reporting for the
quarter October 1, 2011 through
December 31, 2011, on assistance
provided under section 605 of the
Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), as amended (the
Act), and on transfers or allocations of
funds to other federal agencies under
section 619(b) of the Act. The following
report will be made available to the
public by publication in the Federal
Register and on the Internet Web site of
the MCC (www.mcc.gov) in accordance
with section 612(b) of the Act.
SUMMARY:
Dated: March 1, 2012.
T. Charles Cooper,
Vice President, Congressional and Public
Affairs, Millennium Challenge Corporation.
ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605
Projects
Obligated
Objectives
Cumulative expenditures
Measures
Country: Madagascar
Year: 2012
Quarter 1
Total Obligation: $84,367,700
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Area secured with land certificates or titles in the
Zones.
Legal and regulatory reforms adopted.
Number of land documents inventoried in the Zones
and Antananarivo.
Number of land documents restored in the Zones
and Antananarivo.
Number of land documents digitized in the Zones
and Antananarivo.
Average time for Land Services Offices to issue a
duplicate copy of a title.
Average cost to a user to obtain a duplicate copy of
a title from the Land Services Offices.
Number of land certificates delivered in the Zones
during the period.
Number of new guichets fonciers operating in the
Zones.
The 256 Plan Local d’Occupation Foncier—Local
Plan of Land Occupation (PLOFs)are completed.
Volume of funds processed annually by the national
payment system.
Number of accountants and financial experts registered to become CPA.
Number of Central Bank branches capable of accepting auction tenders.
Outstanding value of savings accounts from CEM in
the Zones.
Number of Micro-Finance Institutions (MFIs) participating in the Refinancing and Guarantee funds.
Maximum check clearing delay.
Network equipment and integrator.
Real time gross settlement system (RTGS).
Telecommunication facilities.
Retail payment clearing system.
Number of CEM branches built in the Zones.
Number of savings accounts from CEM in the
Zones.
Percent of Micro-Finance Institution (MFI) loans recorded in the Central Bank database.
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[FR Doc No: 2012-5572]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation; Proposed Extension
of Existing 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 pre-clearance
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 Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed collection: Notice of Termination,
Suspension, Reduction or Increase in Benefit Payments (CM-908). A copy
of the 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 May 7, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave. NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0701, fax (202) 693-1447, Email yoonferguson@dol.gov. Please
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
(OWCP)administers the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 as
amended, Section 432 (30 U.S.C. 942) and 20 CFR 725.621 necessitate
this information collection. Under this Act, Coal mine operators, their
representatives, or their insurers who have been identified as
responsible for paying Black Lung benefits to an eligible miner or an
eligible surviving dependent of the miner, are called Responsible
Operators (RO's). RO's that pay benefits are required to report any
change in the benefit amount to the Department of Labor (DOL). The CM-
908, when completed and sent to DOL, notifies DOL of the change in the
beneficiary's benefit amount and the reason for the change. The Federal
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 as amended, Section 432 (30 U.S.C.
942) and 20 CFR 725.621 necessitate this information collection. This
information collection is currently approved for use through June 30,
2012.
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 evaluate an applicant ability
to be a representative payee. If the Program were not able to screen
representative payee applicants the beneficiary's best interest would
not be served.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
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Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Notice of Termination, Suspension, Reduction or Increase in
Benefit Payments.
OMB Number: 1240-0030.
Agency Number: CM-908.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
Total Respondents: 325.
Total Annual Responses: 5,000.
Average Time per Response: 12 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,000.
Frequency: On occasion and annually.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $4,800.
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: March 2, 2012.
Vincent Alvarez,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, US
Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2012-5572 Filed 3-6-12; 8:45 am]
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