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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 143 / Thursday, July 25, 2013 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Plan Asset
Transactions Determined by In-House
Asset Managers Under Prohibited
Transaction Class Exemption 96–23
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Employee
Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Plan
Asset Transactions Determined by InHouse Asset Managers under Prohibited
Transaction Class Exemption 96–23,’’ to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval for
continued use, without change, in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.).
DATES: Submit comments on or before
August 26, 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 free of charge from the
RegInfo.gov Web site at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201305-1210-005
(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.
SUMMARY:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
The
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption
for Plan Asset Transactions Determined
by In-House Asset Managers (PTE 96–
23) permits various parties in interest to
an employee benefit plan to engage in
transactions involving plan assets if,
among other requirements, the assets are
managed by an in-house asset manager
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(INHAM). The information collection
requirements that are PTE 96–23
conditions include written policies and
procedures by an INHAM and audit
requirements. An independent auditor
will use the written policies and
procedures to determine the INHAM’s
compliance with the exemption. An
independent auditor will conduct an
annual exemption audit and make a
determination whether the INHAM is in
compliance with the written policies
and procedures and the objective
requirements of the exemption. These
information collections are designed to
safeguard participants and beneficiaries
in plans managed by INHAMS that are
involved in transactions covered by the
exemption. The exemption does not
require any reporting or filing with the
Federal government. For additional
substantive information about this ICR,
see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on November 27, 2012
(77 FR 70828).
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 1210–0145.
OMB authorization for an ICR cannot
be for more than three (3) years without
renewal, and the current approval for
this collection is scheduled to expire on
July 31, 2013. The DOL seeks to extend
PRA authorization for this information
collection for three (3) more years,
without any change to existing
requirements. It should also be noted
that existing information collection
requirements submitted to the OMB
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
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–
0145. The OMB is particularly
interested in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
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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: Plan Asset
Transactions Determined by In-House
Asset Managers under Prohibited
Transaction Class Exemption 96–23.
OMB Control Number: 1210–0145.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
businesses or other for-profits and notfor profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 20.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 20.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 940.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $400,000.
Dated: July 15, 2013.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS
BOARD
Restructuring of National Labor
Relations Board’s Headquarters’
Offices
AGENCY:
National Labor Relations
Board.
Notice of Reorganization;
Restructuring of National Labor
Relations Board’s Headquarters’ Offices.
ACTION:
Authority: Sections 3, 4, 6, and 10 of the
National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. Sec.
3, 4, 6, and 10.
This notice advises the public
that the National Labor Relations Board
is restructuring and realigning the
location and lines of authority of certain
of its Headquarters’ offices to create an
independent Division of Legal Counsel
reporting to the Office of the General
Counsel.
SUMMARY:
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These administrative changes are
being adopted in order to centralize the
services of several Headquarters’ offices,
eliminate duplication of functions,
improve the delivery of services, and
streamline, integrate and enhance
management functions.
DATES: Effective Date: August 11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: National Labor Relations
Board, 1099 14th Street NW., Room
11800, Washington, DC 20570.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William B. Cowen, Solicitor, National
Labor Relations Board, 1099 14th Street
NW., Washington, DC 20570.
Telephone: (202) 273–2910 (this is not
a toll-free number), 1–866–315–6572
(TTY/TDD).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Labor Relations Board is
centralizing the services of several
Headquarters’ offices and restructuring
them into one independent Division of
Legal Counsel. This new Division will
have three branches—(1) Ethics,
Employment and Administrative Law,
(2) Contempt, Compliance and Special
Litigation, and (3) Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) Branch. When
dealing with matters on behalf of the
five-member Board or the various
Board-side offices, the Division of Legal
Counsel will coordinate through the
Office of the Solicitor.
The Ethics, Employment and
Administrative Law Branch will provide
the Agency with legal counsel and
advice in the areas of labor relations,
employment and personnel law
(including claims involving MSPB,
FLRA, EEOC, U.S. Office of Special
Counsel), government contracting,
Federal Tort Claims Act matters, and
government and bar ethics.
The Contempt, Compliance and
Special Litigation Branch will provide
compliance and contempt advice and
litigation involving, among other things,
the Bankruptcy Code, the Federal Debt
Collection Procedures Act and
compliance with outstanding court
judgments; conduct litigation and
provide the Agency with advice and
assistance when programs, statutes or
outside proceedings threaten the
Agency’s ability to carry out its mission;
ensure Agency compliance with
government regulations that affect its
work, such as the Administrative
Procedures Act, statutes relating to
Agency rulemaking, the Sunshine Act,
the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act, the Right to
Financial Privacy Act; and provide
guidance and conduct litigation
involving FOIA and Privacy Act issues.
The FOIA Branch will provide advice
on FOIA and some related Privacy Act
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issues; handle all FOIA requests and
appeals for Headquarters and Regional
Offices; and prepare FOIA guideline
memoranda and annual FOIA reports.
Lead Technology Counsel will
conduct litigation and provide advice
and assistance involving e-litigation
matters.
These administrative changes are
prompted by the Agency’s streamlining
initiative and is responsive to the
requests for ‘‘one-stop shopping’’ for
technical expertise from internal
customers, to allow them to better focus
on their mission-critical functions.
The following Headquarters’ offices
will be affected by these administrative
changes:
Labor Relations and Special Counsel
moves from the Division of OperationsManagement to the Ethics, Employment
and Administrative Law Branch of the
Division of Legal Counsel;
Government Ethics moves from
Administration Division and Bar Ethics
moves from the Division of Enforcement
Litigation to the Ethics, Employment
and Administrative Law Branch of the
Division of Legal Counsel;
Special Litigation Branch, and
Contempt Litigation and Compliance
Branch moves from Enforcement
Litigation Division to Contempt,
Compliance and Special Litigation
Branch of the Division of Legal Counsel;
FOIA processing and preparation of
FOIA guidance and reporting functions
of the Research and Policy Planning
Branch moves from the Division of
Advice to the FOIA Branch of the
Division of Legal Counsel. Additionally,
FOIA appeals processing on the Boardside moves from the Solicitor’s Office
and FOIA appeals processing on the
General Counsel-side moves from the
Office of Appeals in the Enforcement
Litigation Division to the FOIA Branch
of the Division of Legal Counsel with
Jennifer Abruzzo as the Chief FOIA
Officer for the Agency; and
Lead Technology Counsel moves from
the Division of Enforcement Litigation
and will directly report to the Associate
General Counsel of the Division.
These administrative changes are
being adopted in order to centralize the
services of several Headquarters’ offices,
eliminate duplication of functions,
improve the delivery of services, and
streamline, integrate and enhance
management functions. Because these
administrative changes relate to the
internal management of the Agency,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, they are
exempted from the notice and comment
requirements of the Administrative
Procedure Act.
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By direction of the Board.
William B. Cowen,
Solicitor.
[FR Doc. 2013–17817 Filed 7–24–13; 8:45 am]
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Meetings
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to NSF regulations (45 CFR Part 614),
the National Science Foundation Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n–5), and the
Government in the Sunshine Act (5
U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in
regard to the scheduling of a
teleconference meeting of the
Committee on Strategy and Budget.
AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: National
Science Board.
DATE AND TIME: Monday, July 29, 2013
from 4:00–5:00 p.m.
SUBJECT MATTER: Discussion of NSF FY
2015 budget development.
STATUS: Closed.
PLACE: This meeting will be held by
teleconference originating at the
National Science Board Office, National
Science Foundation, 4201Wilson Blvd.,
Arlington, VA 22230.
UPDATES: Please refer to the National
Science Board Web site www.nsf.gov/
nsb for additional information. Meeting
information and schedule updates (time,
place, subject matter or status of
meeting) may be found at https://
www.nsf.gov/nsb/notices/.
AGENCY CONTACT: Jacqueline Meszaros,
contact at (703) 292–7000.
Ann Bushmiller,
NSB Senior Legal Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2013–17954 Filed 7–23–13; 11:15 am]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. PI2013–1; Order No. 1782]
Public Inquiry on Competitive
Products Fund
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission is
establishing a proceeding to review
several issues concerning the
Competitive Products Fund. These
include inter-fund transfers (of amounts
from the Postal Service Fund to the
Competitive Products Fund); the use of
amounts from the Competitive Products
Fund to prepay certain costs; and
SUMMARY:
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17817]
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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
Restructuring of National Labor Relations Board's Headquarters'
Offices
AGENCY: National Labor Relations Board.
ACTION: Notice of Reorganization; Restructuring of National Labor
Relations Board's Headquarters' Offices.
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Authority: Sections 3, 4, 6, and 10 of the National Labor
Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 3, 4, 6, and 10.
SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the National Labor
Relations Board is restructuring and realigning the location and lines
of authority of certain of its Headquarters' offices to create an
independent Division of Legal Counsel reporting to the Office of the
General Counsel.
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These administrative changes are being adopted in order to
centralize the services of several Headquarters' offices, eliminate
duplication of functions, improve the delivery of services, and
streamline, integrate and enhance management functions.
DATES: Effective Date: August 11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: National Labor Relations Board, 1099 14th Street NW., Room
11800, Washington, DC 20570.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William B. Cowen, Solicitor, National
Labor Relations Board, 1099 14th Street NW., Washington, DC 20570.
Telephone: (202) 273-2910 (this is not a toll-free number), 1-866-315-
6572 (TTY/TDD).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Labor Relations Board is
centralizing the services of several Headquarters' offices and
restructuring them into one independent Division of Legal Counsel. This
new Division will have three branches--(1) Ethics, Employment and
Administrative Law, (2) Contempt, Compliance and Special Litigation,
and (3) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Branch. When dealing with
matters on behalf of the five-member Board or the various Board-side
offices, the Division of Legal Counsel will coordinate through the
Office of the Solicitor.
The Ethics, Employment and Administrative Law Branch will provide
the Agency with legal counsel and advice in the areas of labor
relations, employment and personnel law (including claims involving
MSPB, FLRA, EEOC, U.S. Office of Special Counsel), government
contracting, Federal Tort Claims Act matters, and government and bar
ethics.
The Contempt, Compliance and Special Litigation Branch will provide
compliance and contempt advice and litigation involving, among other
things, the Bankruptcy Code, the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act
and compliance with outstanding court judgments; conduct litigation and
provide the Agency with advice and assistance when programs, statutes
or outside proceedings threaten the Agency's ability to carry out its
mission; ensure Agency compliance with government regulations that
affect its work, such as the Administrative Procedures Act, statutes
relating to Agency rulemaking, the Sunshine Act, the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act, the Right to Financial Privacy Act;
and provide guidance and conduct litigation involving FOIA and Privacy
Act issues.
The FOIA Branch will provide advice on FOIA and some related
Privacy Act issues; handle all FOIA requests and appeals for
Headquarters and Regional Offices; and prepare FOIA guideline memoranda
and annual FOIA reports.
Lead Technology Counsel will conduct litigation and provide advice
and assistance involving e-litigation matters.
These administrative changes are prompted by the Agency's
streamlining initiative and is responsive to the requests for ``one-
stop shopping'' for technical expertise from internal customers, to
allow them to better focus on their mission-critical functions.
The following Headquarters' offices will be affected by these
administrative changes:
Labor Relations and Special Counsel moves from the Division of
Operations-Management to the Ethics, Employment and Administrative Law
Branch of the Division of Legal Counsel;
Government Ethics moves from Administration Division and Bar Ethics
moves from the Division of Enforcement Litigation to the Ethics,
Employment and Administrative Law Branch of the Division of Legal
Counsel;
Special Litigation Branch, and Contempt Litigation and Compliance
Branch moves from Enforcement Litigation Division to Contempt,
Compliance and Special Litigation Branch of the Division of Legal
Counsel;
FOIA processing and preparation of FOIA guidance and reporting
functions of the Research and Policy Planning Branch moves from the
Division of Advice to the FOIA Branch of the Division of Legal Counsel.
Additionally, FOIA appeals processing on the Board-side moves from the
Solicitor's Office and FOIA appeals processing on the General Counsel-
side moves from the Office of Appeals in the Enforcement Litigation
Division to the FOIA Branch of the Division of Legal Counsel with
Jennifer Abruzzo as the Chief FOIA Officer for the Agency; and
Lead Technology Counsel moves from the Division of Enforcement
Litigation and will directly report to the Associate General Counsel of
the Division.
These administrative changes are being adopted in order to
centralize the services of several Headquarters' offices, eliminate
duplication of functions, improve the delivery of services, and
streamline, integrate and enhance management functions. Because these
administrative changes relate to the internal management of the Agency,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, they are exempted from the notice and comment
requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act.
Dated: Washington, DC, July 19, 2013.
By direction of the Board.
William B. Cowen,
Solicitor.
[FR Doc. 2013-17817 Filed 7-24-13; 8:45 am]
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