Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection, 52066-52067 [2015-21158]

Download as PDF 52066 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 166 / Thursday, August 27, 2015 / Notices Washington, DC 20210; or by email: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_ PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for the Settlement Agreements Between a Plan and Party in Interest information collection. Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 1994–71 exempts from certain Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Code) section 4975(c)(2) restrictions a settlement agreement entered into between an employee benefit plan and a party in interest resulting from a DOL investigation the plan. PTE 2003–39 similarly exempts a settlement agreement entered into between a plan and a party in interest in avoidance of litigation from certain ERISA restrictions and certain taxes of the Code. ERISA section 408(a) authorizes this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 1108(a). 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 1210–0091. 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 August 31, 2015. 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 June 17, 2015 (80 FR 34696). Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:08 Aug 26, 2015 Jkt 235001 the address shown in the ADDRESSES section within thirty (30) days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1210–0091. 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: Settlement Agreements Between a Plan and a Party in Interest. OMB Control Number: 1210–0091. Affected Public: Private Sector— businesses or other for-profits. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 6. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 1,620. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 42 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $542. Dated: August 21, 2015. Michel Smyth, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–21200 Filed 8–26–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–29–P MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection Board. ACTION: Notice. In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) is submitting a request for a three-year extension of an Information SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost. DATES: Submit written comments on or before September 28, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments concerning this ICR by one of the following methods: Mail: Attention: Desk Officer for MSPB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503. Email: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You also may submit comments to MSPB by one of the following methods: Mail: William D. Spencer, Clerk of the Board, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, Suite 500, 1615 M Street NW., Washington, DC 20419. Email: Please include ‘‘Voluntary Customer Surveys’’ in the subject line of the message and send it to mspb@ mspb.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to Dr. Dee Ann Batten by phone at (202) 254–4495; by email at deeann.batten@mspb.gov; or by fax at (202) 653–7211. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from OMB for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. The MSPB intends to ask for a three-year renewal of its Generic Clearance Request for Voluntary Customer Surveys, OMB Control No. 3124–0012. On June 19, 2015, MSPB sought public comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). See 80 FR 35404. The MSPB did not receive any comments. The MSPB is submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval according to the procedure prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. Executive Order 12862, ‘‘Setting Customer Service Standards,’’ mandates agencies to identify their customers and survey them to determine the kind and quality of services they want and their level of satisfaction with existing services. The MSPB’s customers and stakeholders include persons who file appeals with MSPB for agency actions taken against them (appellants), their representatives, and representatives of the agency which took the action. These surveys will be used to evaluate how well we are serving our customers in terms of their perceptions of timeliness, fairness, accessibility, and sensitivity to their situation in deciding their appeals. We also have used customer surveys to determine the E:\FR\FM\27AUN1.SGM 27AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 166 / Thursday, August 27, 2015 / Notices usefulness of the reports issued by MSPB’s Office of Policy & Evaluation. As a result of these surveys we have established baseline performance measures for both our appeals process and merit systems review responsibilities. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.50 hours per respondent. Respondents/Affected Entities: Participants are selected via simple or stratified random sampling to facilitate a representative sample of Federal employees. Estimated Number of Respondents Survey: 3,000. Frequency of Response: Once. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 750 hours. William D. Spencer, Clerk of the Board. financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, including information given in confidence to the agency. In accordance with the determination of the Chairman of February 15, 2012, these sessions will be closed to the public pursuant to subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of title 5, United States Code. Dated: August 24, 2015. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Panel Coordinator, National Endowment for the Arts. [FR Doc. 2015–21232 Filed 8–26–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7537–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2015–0195] Inservice Inspection of Ungrouted Tendons in Prestressed Concrete Containments [FR Doc. 2015–21158 Filed 8–26–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7400–01–P Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Regulatory guide; withdrawal. AGENCY: NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES Arts Advisory Panel Meetings National Endowment for the Arts, National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities. ACTION: Notice of meetings. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given that one meeting of the Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts will be held by teleconference. DATES: All meetings are Eastern time and ending times are approximate: Arts Education (review of applications): This meeting will be closed. Date and time: September 15, 2015; 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: National Endowment for the Arts, Constitution Center, 400 7th St. SW., Washington, DC 20506. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Further information with reference to these meetings can be obtained from Ms. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of Guidelines & Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC 20506; plowitzk@arts.gov, or call 202/682–5691. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The closed portions of meetings are for the purpose of Panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendations on rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:08 Aug 26, 2015 Jkt 235001 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.35, ‘‘Inservice Inspection of Ungrouted Tendons in Prestressed Concrete Containments.’’ The regulatory guide is being withdrawn because of changes in NRC regulations, which render the RG obsolete. The withdrawal does not affect the licensing bases of current licensees approved to use RG 1.35. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015–0195 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this document using any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2015–0195. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents Library at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, SUMMARY: National Endowment for the Arts PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 52067 please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced in this Notice (if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Herrity, telephone: 301–415– 2351, email: Thomas.Herrity@nrc.gov and Edward O’Donnell, telephone: 301– 415–3317, email: Edward.ODonnell@ nrc.gov. Both are staff of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC is withdrawing Regulatory Guide 1.35 because it has been superseded by changes in NRC regulations as set forth in section 50.55a of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Codes and Standards.’’ The change in the regulations provides more complete and more up to date guidance. The withdrawal of RG 1.35 does not alter any prior or existing licensing commitments based on its use. Although a regulatory guide is withdrawn, its use in existing licenses is still valid, and changes to the licenses can be accomplished using other regulatory products. Withdrawal of a regulatory guide means that the RG no longer provides useful information or has been superseded by other guidance, technological innovations, congressional actions, or other events. A withdrawn RG should not be used for future NRC licensing activities. Since RG 1.35 was last revised in 1990, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section XI, Subsection IWL was issued. This subsection addresses the examination and repair/replacement of the reinforced concrete and the posttensioning systems of concrete containments. The NRC incorporated the requirements of the 1992 Edition of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code with the 1992 Addenda of Subsection IWL into its regulations, with specified modifications and limitations, in an amendment to section 50.55a, which was published in the Federal Register on August 8, 1996 (61 FR 41303). The rulemaking also required that all nuclear power plants in the United States develop and implement a containment inspection program in accordance with Section XI, E:\FR\FM\27AUN1.SGM 27AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 166 (Thursday, August 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52066-52067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21158]


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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection

AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection Board.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the U.S. 
Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) is submitting a request for a 
three-year extension of an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated 
burden and cost.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before September 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments concerning this ICR by one of the 
following methods:
    Mail: Attention: Desk Officer for MSPB, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
    Email: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
    You also may submit comments to MSPB by one of the following 
methods:
    Mail: William D. Spencer, Clerk of the Board, U.S. Merit Systems 
Protection Board, Suite 500, 1615 M Street NW., Washington, DC 20419.
    Email: Please include ``Voluntary Customer Surveys'' in the subject 
line of the message and send it to mspb@mspb.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Dr. Dee Ann Batten by phone at (202) 254-4495; by 
email at deeann.batten@mspb.gov; or by fax at (202) 653-7211.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal 
agencies must obtain approval from OMB for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. The MSPB intends to ask for a 
three-year renewal of its Generic Clearance Request for Voluntary 
Customer Surveys, OMB Control No. 3124-0012. On June 19, 2015, MSPB 
sought public comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). See 80 
FR 35404. The MSPB did not receive any comments. The MSPB is submitting 
the ICR to OMB for review and approval according to the procedure 
prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
    Executive Order 12862, ``Setting Customer Service Standards,'' 
mandates agencies to identify their customers and survey them to 
determine the kind and quality of services they want and their level of 
satisfaction with existing services. The MSPB's customers and 
stakeholders include persons who file appeals with MSPB for agency 
actions taken against them (appellants), their representatives, and 
representatives of the agency which took the action.
    These surveys will be used to evaluate how well we are serving our 
customers in terms of their perceptions of timeliness, fairness, 
accessibility, and sensitivity to their situation in deciding their 
appeals. We also have used customer surveys to determine the

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usefulness of the reports issued by MSPB's Office of Policy & 
Evaluation. As a result of these surveys we have established baseline 
performance measures for both our appeals process and merit systems 
review responsibilities.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.50 
hours per respondent.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Participants are selected via simple 
or stratified random sampling to facilitate a representative sample of 
Federal employees.
    Estimated Number of Respondents Survey: 3,000.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 750 hours.

William D. Spencer,
Clerk of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2015-21158 Filed 8-26-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7400-01-P

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