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PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201304-1210-009
(this link will only become active 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–EBSA, 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:
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).
The
prohibited transaction class exemption
applicable to certain transactions
between investment companies and
employee benefit plans (PTE 77–4)
permits an employee benefit plan to
purchase and sell shares of an open-end
investment company (mutual fund)
when a fiduciary with respect to the
plan is also the investment advisor for
the mutual fund. There are three basic
disclosure requirements incorporated
within PTE 77–4. The first requirement
is to disclose any redemption fees in the
current prospectus of the open-end
mutual fund. The second requirement is
that, at the time of the purchase or sale
of such mutual fund shares, an
independent fiduciary receive a copy of
the current prospectus issued by the
open-end mutual fund and full written
disclosure of the investment advisory
fees charged to or paid by the plan and
the open-end mutual fund to the
investment advisor. The third
requirement is that the independent
fiduciary (1) be notified of any changes
in the fees and (2) give written approval
for the plan to purchase or sell affected
mutual fund shares or the plan to
continue possession of any such mutual
fund shares acquired before the fee
changes.
The ICR has been classified as a
revision, because—pursuant to an
advisory opinion request—the DOL
interprets the term, prospectus, in PTE
77–4 to include a summary prospectus
if the summary prospectus meets
revised Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) disclosure provisions
for mutual funds, including the
Summary Prospectus Rule. See 74 FR
4546 (January 26, 2009). Pursuant to the
revised SEC disclosure provisions,
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mutual funds also are required to send
the full prospectus to the investor upon
an investor’s request and to provide the
full prospectus on-line at a specified
internet site. For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on February 14, 2013 (78 FR
10638).
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 that 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 1210–0049. Existing
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB will continue to
apply while the ICR undergoes review.
Revisions would only take effect under
the PRA upon OMB authorization.
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 1210–
0049. 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,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Agency: DOL–EBSA.
Title of Collection: Prohibited
Transaction Class Exemption for Certain
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Transactions between Investment
Companies and Employee Benefit Plans.
OMB Control Number: 1210–0049.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
businesses or other for-profits and notfor-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 700.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 399,300.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 33,640.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $219,000.
Dated: June 5, 2013.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Division of Longshore and Harbor
Workers’ Compensation; Proposed
Extension of Existing 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©(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 (OWCP) is
soliciting comments concerning the
proposed collection: Securing Financial
Obligations under the Longshore and
Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and
its Extension (LS–276, LS–275–IC and
LS–275–SI) A copy of the proposed
information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
below in the address section of this
Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
August 12, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Vincent Alvarez, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
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Ave. NW., Room S–32331, Washington,
DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0372,
fax (202) 693–1447, Email
alvarez.vincent@dol.gov. Please use
only one method of transmission for
comments (mail, fax, or Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Longshore and
Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act
(LHWCA) requires covered employers to
secure the payment of compensation
under the Act and its extensions by
purchasing insurance from a carrier
authorized by the Secretary of Labor to
write Longshore Act Insurance, or by
becoming authorized self-insured
employers (33 U.S.C. 932 et seq). Each
authorized insurance carrier (or carrier
seeking authorization) is required to
establish annually that its Longshore
obligations are fully secured either
through an applicable state guaranty (or
analogous) fund, a deposit of security
with the Division of Longshore and
Harbor Workers’ Compensation
(DLHWC), or a combination of both.
Similarly, each authorized self-insurer
(or employer seeking authorization) is
required to fully secure its Longshore
Act obligations by depositing security
with DLHWC. These requirements are
designed to assure the prompt and
continued payment of compensation
and other benefits by the responsible
carrier or self-insurer to injured workers
and their survivors. Forms LS–276,
Application for Security Deposit
Determination; LS–275–IC, Agreement
and Undertaking (Insurance Carrier);
and LS–275–SI, Agreement and
Undertaking (Self-insured Employer) are
used to cover the submission of
information by insurance carriers and
self-insured employers regarding their
ability to meet their financial
obligations under the Longshore Act
and its extensions. This information
collection is currently approved for use
through November 30, 2013.
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
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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 ensure that a
carrier’s LHWCA obligations are
sufficiently secured and, if necessary, to
deposit security in an amount set by
OWCP. This procedure will ensure the
prompt and continued payments of
compensation and medical benefits to
injured workers and help protect the
Longshore special funds assets from
consequences flowing from insurance
carriers’ insolvencies.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
Title: Request for Earnings
Information.
OMB Number: 1240–0005.
Agency Number: LS–276, LS–275–IC
and LS–275–SI.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institution.
Total Respondents: 569.
Total Annual Responses: 668.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 454.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes to 60 minutes.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $344.
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: June 6, 2013.
Vincent Alvarez,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Division of Coal Mine Workers’
Compensation; Proposed Collection of
Existing Collection; Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
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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: Request for State or
Federal Workers’ Compensation
Information (CM–905). 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
August 12, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Vincent Alvarez, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW., Room S–32331, Washington,
DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0372,
fax (202) 693–1447, Email
alvarez.vincent@dol.gov. Please use
only one method of transmission for
comments (mail, fax, or Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Background: The Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977, as
amended (30 U.S.C. 901) and 20 CFR
725.535, require that DOL Black Lung
benefit payments to a beneficiary for
any month be reduced by any other
payments of state or federal benefits for
workers’ compensation due to
pneumoconiosis. To ensure compliance
with this mandate, DCMWC must
collect information regarding the status
of any state or Federal workers’
compensation claim, including dates of
payments, weekly or lump sum amounts
paid, and other fees or expenses paid
out for this award, such as attorney fees
and related expenses associated with
pneumoconiosis. Form CM–905 is used
to request the amount of those workers’
compensation benefits. This information
collection is currently approved for use
through October 31, 2013.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Division of Longshore and Harbor 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 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(copyright)(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 (OWCP) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed collection: Securing Financial
Obligations under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
and its Extension (LS-276, LS-275-IC and LS-275-SI) A copy of the
proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting
the office listed below in the address section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before August 12, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Vincent Alvarez, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution
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Ave. NW., Room S-32331, Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 693-0372,
fax (202) 693-1447, Email alvarez.vincent@dol.gov. Please use only one
method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
(LHWCA) requires covered employers to secure the payment of
compensation under the Act and its extensions by purchasing insurance
from a carrier authorized by the Secretary of Labor to write Longshore
Act Insurance, or by becoming authorized self-insured employers (33
U.S.C. 932 et seq). Each authorized insurance carrier (or carrier
seeking authorization) is required to establish annually that its
Longshore obligations are fully secured either through an applicable
state guaranty (or analogous) fund, a deposit of security with the
Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation (DLHWC), or a
combination of both. Similarly, each authorized self-insurer (or
employer seeking authorization) is required to fully secure its
Longshore Act obligations by depositing security with DLHWC. These
requirements are designed to assure the prompt and continued payment of
compensation and other benefits by the responsible carrier or self-
insurer to injured workers and their survivors. Forms LS-276,
Application for Security Deposit Determination; LS-275-IC, Agreement
and Undertaking (Insurance Carrier); and LS-275-SI, Agreement and
Undertaking (Self-insured Employer) are used to cover the submission of
information by insurance carriers and self-insured employers regarding
their ability to meet their financial obligations under the Longshore
Act and its extensions. This information collection is currently
approved for use through November 30, 2013.
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 ensure that a carrier's LHWCA
obligations are sufficiently secured and, if necessary, to deposit
security in an amount set by OWCP. This procedure will ensure the
prompt and continued payments of compensation and medical benefits to
injured workers and help protect the Longshore special funds assets
from consequences flowing from insurance carriers' insolvencies.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Title: Request for Earnings Information.
OMB Number: 1240-0005.
Agency Number: LS-276, LS-275-IC and LS-275-SI.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit
institution.
Total Respondents: 569.
Total Annual Responses: 668.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 454.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes to 60 minutes.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $344.
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: June 6, 2013.
Vincent Alvarez,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs,
U.S. Department of Labor.
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