Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Charter Renewal, 74515-74516 [2012-30191]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Petitions
for Mine Safety Standard Modification
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Mine Safety and
Health Administration (MSHA)
sponsored information collection
request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Petitions for Mine
Safety Standard Modification,’’ to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval for
continued use in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
DATES: Submit comments on or before
January 14, 2013.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov
Web site, https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain, on the day
following publication of this notice or
by contacting Michel Smyth by
telephone at 202–693–4129 (this is not
a toll-free number) or sending an email
to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
Officer for DOL–MSHA, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235,
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20503, Fax: 202–395–6881 (this is not a
toll-free number), email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Federal
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
section 101(c), 30 U.S.C. 811(c),
provides that a mine operator or a
representative of miners may petition
the Secretary of Labor to modify the
application of a mandatory safety
standard. A petition for modification
may be granted if the Secretary
determines (1) that an alternative
method of achieving the results of the
standard exists and that it will
guarantee, at all times, no less than the
same measure of protection for the
miners affected as that afforded by the
standard or (2) that the application of
the standard will result in a diminution
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of safety to the miners affected. Upon
receipt of a petition, the MSHA
publishes a notice in the Federal
Register advising interested parties that
they may provide comments or other
relevant information on the proposed
modification. Thereafter, the MSHA
conducts an investigation to determine
the merits of the petition for the purpose
of deciding whether to grant the request
and, if granted, whether there is a need
for any additional terms or conditions.
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless it is
approved by the OMB under the PRA
and displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information if it does not
display a valid Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL
obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under Control
Number 1219–0065. The current
approval is scheduled to expire on
January 31, 2013; however, it should be
noted that existing information
collection requirements submitted to the
OMB receive a month-to-month
extension while they undergo review.
For additional information, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on August 3, 2012 (77 FR
46525).
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section within 30 days of publication of
this notice in the Federal Register. In
order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should
mention OMB Control Number 1219–
0065. The OMB 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,
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electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Agency: DOL–MSHA.
Title of Collection: Petitions for Mine
Safety Standard Modification.
OMB Control Number: 1219–0065.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
businesses or other for profits and notfor-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 80.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 80.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 2,560.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $37,514.
Dated: December 10, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–30200 Filed 12–13–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Advisory Council on Employee Welfare
and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of
Charter Renewal
In accordance with section 512(a)(1)
of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act and its implementing
regulations issued by the General
Services Administration (GSA), the
charter for the Advisory Council on
Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit
Plans is renewed.
The Advisory Council on Employee
Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans shall
advise the Secretary of Labor on
technical aspects of the provisions of
ERISA and shall provide reports and/or
recommendations each year on its
findings to the Secretary of Labor. The
Council shall be composed of fifteen
members appointed by the Secretary.
Not more than eight members of the
Council shall be of the same political
party. Three of the members shall be
representatives of employee
organizations (at least one of whom
shall be a representative of any
organization members of which are
participants in a multiemployer plan);
three of the members shall be
representatives of employers (at least
one of whom shall be a representative
of employers maintaining or
contributing to multiemployer plans);
three members shall be representatives
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appointed from the general public (one
of whom shall be a person representing
those receiving benefits from a pension
plan); and there shall be one
representative each from the fields of
insurance, corporate trust, actuarial
counseling, investment counseling,
investment management, and
accounting.
The Advisory Council will report to
the Secretary of Labor. It will function
solely as an advisory body and in
compliance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, and
its charter will be filed under the Act.
For further information, contact Larry I.
Good, Executive Secretary, Advisory
Council on Employee Welfare and
Pension Benefit Plans, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202)
693–8668.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 7th day of
December, 2012.
Phyllis C. Borzi,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits
Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012–30191 Filed 12–13–12; 8:45 am]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To
Establish an Information Collection
National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans
to request approval of this collection. In
accordance with the requirement of
section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing
opportunity for public comment on this
action. After obtaining and considering
public comment, NSF will prepare the
submission requesting OMB clearance
of this collection for no longer than 3
years.
Interested persons are invited to
send comments regarding the burden or
any other aspect of this collection of
information requirements by February
12, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
regarding the information collection and
requests for copies of the proposed
information collection request should be
addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports
Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm.
295, Arlington, VA 22230, or by email
to splimpto@nsf.gov.
Comments: Written comments are
invited on (a) Whether the proposed
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collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology;
or (d) ways to 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295,
Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone
(703) 292–7556; or send email to
splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who use
a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339, which is accessible 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a
year (including federal holidays).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Program Evaluation of the
Scholarships in Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics (S–
STEM) Program
OMB Approval Number: 3145–NEW
Expiration Date: Not applicable.
Overview of this information
collection: The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is supporting an
evaluation of the Scholarships in
Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (S–STEM) Program, which
operates within NSF’s Division of
Undergraduate Education. The
evaluation will include surveys of
principal investigators, surveys of a
sample of S–STEM scholarship
recipients, and focus groups and
interviews with project personnel and
students during site visits to S–STEM
awardee institutions. The S–STEM
Program awards grants to a
geographically diverse set of two- and
four-year institutions of higher
education (IHEs) that then provide
scholarships for academically talented
students, in science and engineering
disciplines, who have demonstrated
financial need. The institutions also
provide resources and support services
to assist students in becoming and/or
remaining engaged in science and
engineering through to the successful
attainment of associate, baccalaureate,
or graduate-level degrees. Funding for
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the S–STEM Program comes from H–1B
VISAs, funding which was reauthorized
in FY 2005 through Public Law 108–
447. NSF is committed to providing
stakeholders with information regarding
the expenditures of taxpayer funds. The
evaluation of the S–STEM Program will
explore the strategies, practices, and
characteristics of the implementation of
exemplary S–STEM awardees;
investigate S–STEM Program outcomes
related to awarding scholarships to
talented STEM students with
demonstrated financial need; and
investigate institutional-related
outcomes of S–STEM grantees. If NSF
cannot collect information from S–
STEM participants, NSF will have no
other means to consistently document
the outcomes, strategies, and
experiences related to the program.
Consult With Other Agencies and the
Public
NSF has not consulted with other
agencies. However, the contractor
conducting the evaluation has gathered
information from an external evaluation
group of subject matter experts on the
study design and data collection plan. A
request for public comments will be
solicited through announcement of data
collection in the Federal Register.
Background
The evaluation will involve data from
extant sources, web surveys and site
visits. OMB approval is being sought for
the new data that will be collected for
the study. Primary data sources will
include web surveys of S–STEM
Program Principal Investigators (PIs)
and S–STEM scholarship recipients and
in-depth interviews or focus groups
with a series of respondents during site
visits to a subset of awardee institutions.
Respondents: Individuals (Principal
Investigators, S–STEM scholarship
recipients, other campus officials
involved in the S–STEM program).
Number of Respondents: 8,907.
Average Time per Response: 24
minutes.
Burden on the Public: 3,563 total
hours.
Dated: December 11, 2012.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans;
Notice of Charter Renewal
In accordance with section 512(a)(1) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act and its implementing regulations issued by the
General Services Administration (GSA), the charter for the Advisory
Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans is renewed.
The Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans
shall advise the Secretary of Labor on technical aspects of the
provisions of ERISA and shall provide reports and/or recommendations
each year on its findings to the Secretary of Labor. The Council shall
be composed of fifteen members appointed by the Secretary. Not more
than eight members of the Council shall be of the same political party.
Three of the members shall be representatives of employee organizations
(at least one of whom shall be a representative of any organization
members of which are participants in a multiemployer plan); three of
the members shall be representatives of employers (at least one of whom
shall be a representative of employers maintaining or contributing to
multiemployer plans); three members shall be representatives
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appointed from the general public (one of whom shall be a person
representing those receiving benefits from a pension plan); and there
shall be one representative each from the fields of insurance,
corporate trust, actuarial counseling, investment counseling,
investment management, and accounting.
The Advisory Council will report to the Secretary of Labor. It will
function solely as an advisory body and in compliance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and its charter will
be filed under the Act. For further information, contact Larry I. Good,
Executive Secretary, Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension
Benefit Plans, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 693-8668.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 7th day of December, 2012.
Phyllis C. Borzi,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-30191 Filed 12-13-12; 8:45 am]
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