Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Welding, Cutting, and Brazing Standard, 75947-75948 [2013-29727]

Download as PDF ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 240 / Friday, December 13, 2013 / Notices existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on May 22, 2013. 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– 0076. 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: Loans to Plan Participants and Beneficiaries Who Are Parties In Interest With Respect to the Plan Regulation. OMB Control Number: 1210–0076. Affected Public: Private Sector— businesses or other for-profits and notfor-profit institutions. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,500. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 2,500. Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 0. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $946,000. Dated: December 6, 2013. Michel Smyth, Departmental Clearance Officer. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Welding, Cutting, and Brazing Standard ACTION: Notice. The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Welding, Cutting, and Brazing Standard,’’ to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use, without change, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. DATES: Submit comments on or before January 13, 2014. 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=201310-1218-002 (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 by mail or courier to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– 395–6881 (this is not a toll-free number); or by email: OIRA_ submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters are encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor–OASAM, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; or by email: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.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. SUMMARY: Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 13:32 Dec 12, 2013 Office of the Secretary This ICR seeks to maintain PRA authorization for the information collection requirements SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [FR Doc. 2013–29728 Filed 12–12–13; 8:45 am] VerDate Mar<15>2010 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 75947 contained in the Welding, Cutting, and Brazing Standard, regulations 29 CFR part 1910, subpart Q. More specifically, regulations 29 CFR 1910.255(e) requires that a periodic inspection of resistance welding equipment be made by qualified maintenance personnel and a certification record generated and maintained. The certification shall include the date of the inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, for the equipment inspected. The maintenance inspection ensures that welding equipment is in safe operating condition, while the maintenance record provides evidence that employers performed the required inspections. The Occupational Safety and Health Act authorizes this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 657. 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 1218–0207. 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 January 31, 2014. The DOL seeks to extend PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years, without any change to existing requirements. The DOL notes that existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on August 28, 2013. 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 1218– 0207. The OMB is particularly interested in comments that: E:\FR\FM\13DEN1.SGM 13DEN1 75948 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 240 / Friday, December 13, 2013 / Notices • 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–OSHA. Title of Collection: Welding, Cutting, and Brazing Standard. OMB Control Number: 1218–0207. Affected Public: Private Sector— businesses or other for-profits. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,094. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 80,657. Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 5,635. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. Dated: December 6, 2013. Michel Smyth, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2013–29727 Filed 12–12–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Senior Executive Service; Appointment of Members to the Performance Review Board ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Title 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4) provides that Notice of the Appointment of the individual to serve as a member of the Performance Review Board of the Senior Executive Service shall be published in the Federal Register. The following individuals are hereby appointed to serve on the Department’s Performance Review Board: Permanent Membership Chair—Deputy Secretary—Seth D. Harris Vice-Chair—Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management—T. Michael Kerr Alternate Vice-Chair—Director, Human Resources Center—Sydney T. Rose VerDate Mar<15>2010 13:32 Dec 12, 2013 Jkt 232001 Executive Secretary—Director, Executive Resources—Kim L.H. Green Performance Officer—Director, Performance Management Center— Holly A. Donnelly Signed at Washington, DC, on 25th day of November. Thomas E. Perez, Secretary of Labor. Rotating Membership ASP James H. Moore, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations and Analysis—appointment expires on 09/30/16 BLS Jay A. Mousa, Associate Commissioner for Office of Field Operations—appointment expires 09/30/2016 EBSA Jonathan Kay, Regional Administrator, (New York)— appointment expires 09/30/14 MSHA Patricia W. Silvey, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations— appointment expires on 09/30/16 OASAM Charlotte A. Hayes, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy— appointment expires on 09/30/16 OASAM Naomi M. Barry-Perez, Director, Civil Rights Center— appointment expires on 09/30/16 OCFO Karen Tekleberhan, Deputy Chief Financial Officer— appointment expires 09/30/14 OFCCP Debra A. Carr, Division of Policy, Planning and Program Development—appointment expires on 09/30/16 OFCCP Diana S. Sen, Regional Director, New York—appointment expires on 09/30/16 OLMS Stephen J. Willertz, Director, Office of Enforcement and International Union Audits— appointment expires on 09/30/2016 OWCP Antonio A. Rios, Director, Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Program— appointment expires on 09/30/2016 SOL Michael D. Felsen, Regional Solicitor, Boston—appointment expires on 09/30/16 SOL Jeffrey L. Nesvet, Associate Solicitor for Division of Federal Employees’ and Energy Workers’ Compensation—appointment expires on 09/30/16 WB Joan Y. Harrigan-Farrelly, Deputy Director—appointment expires on 09/30/16 WHD Patricia J. Davidson, Deputy Administrator, Office of Program Operations—appointment expires on 09/30/16 WHD Cynthia C. Watson, Regional Administrator (Dallas)— appointment expires 9/30/14 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kim L.H. Green, Director, Office of Executive Resources, Room N2453, U.S. Department of Labor, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20210, telephone: (202) 693–7642. BILLING CODE 4510–23–P PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [FR Doc. 2013–29535 Filed 12–12–13; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Comment Request for Information Collection for the ETA 586, Interstate Arrangement for Combining Employment and Wages; Extension Without Change Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Department of Labor (Department), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the 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 [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps 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, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension, without change, of the report for the Interstate Arrangement for Combining Employment and Wages, Form ETA 586. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the addresses section below on or before February 11, 2014. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to John Schuettinger, Office of Unemployment Insurance, Room S– 4524, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Telephone number: 202–693–2680 (this is not a toll-free number). Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone number above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1–877– 889–5627 (TTY/TDD). A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the person listed above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\13DEN1.SGM 13DEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Welding, Cutting, and Brazing Standard

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Welding, Cutting, and Brazing 
Standard,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval for continued use, without change, in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

DATES: Submit comments on or before January 13, 2014.

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=201310-1218-002 (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 by mail or courier to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance 
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to maintain PRA authorization 
for the information collection requirements contained in the Welding, 
Cutting, and Brazing Standard, regulations 29 CFR part 1910, subpart Q. 
More specifically, regulations 29 CFR 1910.255(e) requires that a 
periodic inspection of resistance welding equipment be made by 
qualified maintenance personnel and a certification record generated 
and maintained. The certification shall include the date of the 
inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection 
and the serial number, or other identifier, for the equipment 
inspected. The maintenance inspection ensures that welding equipment is 
in safe operating condition, while the maintenance record provides 
evidence that employers performed the required inspections. The 
Occupational Safety and Health Act authorizes this information 
collection. See 29 U.S.C. 657.
    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 1218-0207.
    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 January 31, 2014. The DOL seeks to extend PRA 
authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years, 
without any change to existing requirements. The DOL notes that 
existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB 
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on August 28, 2013.
    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 1218-0207. 
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:

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     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-OSHA.
    Title of Collection: Welding, Cutting, and Brazing Standard.
    OMB Control Number: 1218-0207.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,094.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 80,657.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 5,635.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: December 6, 2013.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-29727 Filed 12-12-13; 8:45 am]
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