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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 Section 408(a) Prohibited
Transaction Provisions Exemption
Application Procedure
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Employee
Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled,
‘‘Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 Section 408(a) Prohibited
Transaction Provisions Exemption
Application Procedure,’’ 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). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before February 1, 2018.
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 website at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201708-1210-003
(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, TTY 202–
693–8064, (these are not toll-free
numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
by mail 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; by Fax: 202–395–5806 (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–
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
This ICR
seeks to extend PRA authority for the
Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 Section 408(a) Prohibited
Transaction Provisions Exemption
Application Procedure information
collection. This information collection
provides the Secretary with information
needed to grant an exemption for a
transaction ERISA sections 406 and/or
407(a) would otherwise prohibit.
Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 authorizes this information
collection. See 29 U.S.C. 1108.
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 1210–0060.
OMB authorization for an ICR cannot
be for more than three (3) years without
renewal, and 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
May 22, 2017 (82 FR 23303).
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 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
1210–0060. 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;
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• 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: Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
Section 408(a) Prohibited Transaction
Provisions Exemption Application
Procedure.
OMB Control Number: 1210–0060.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
businesses or other for profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 37.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 17,271.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
1,852 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $1,023,418.
Seleda Perryman,
Assistant Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
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). 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
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is
soliciting comments concerning the
SUMMARY:
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proposed request for a new OMB control
number for the ‘‘Current Population
Survey (CPS) Unemployment Insurance
(UI) Non-Filer Supplement’’ to be
conducted in May 2018 and September
2018. A copy of the proposed
information collection request (ICR) can
be obtained by contacting the individual
listed below in the addresses section of
this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
before March 5, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Erin
Good, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
of Management Systems, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington,
DC 20212. Written comments may also
be transmitted by fax to 202–691–5111
(This is not a toll free number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Good, BLS Clearance Officer, 202–691–
7763. (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
A version of the CPS Unemployment
Insurance (UI) Non-Filer Supplement
was last collected in 2005 under an
interagency agreement between the
Department of Labor and the United
States Census Bureau.
The UI Non-Filer Supplement will
gather information on people who are
unemployed but also on a subset of
those who are not in the labor force.
Information will be collected about UI
participation and reasons for not
participating. The supplement also
contains questions about people’s job
search experience, such as information
about jobs for which they have applied
and whether they would accept a job
similar to their last job but at lower pay.
Additionally, this supplement contains
questions about the job search process
of unemployed individuals and the
difficulties these seekers have in finding
new employment.
Because this supplement is part of the
CPS, the same detailed demographic
information collected in the CPS will be
available on respondents to the
supplement. Comparisons between UI
filers and non-filers will be possible
across characteristics such as sex, race
and ethnicity, age, and educational
attainment.
UI benefits provide temporary
financial assistance to the unemployed
who meet certain eligibility criteria and
can also help protect the economy
during economic downturns. Work
patterns have changed since the
supplement was last collected in 2005,
making updated information of
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paramount importance. Data gathered in
this supplement will help measure the
effectiveness of current UI programs,
identify possible shortcomings in
existing UI programs, and assist policy
makers in developing more effective
policies.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for a new
OMB control number for the CPS UN
Non-Filer Supplement to the CPS.
This collection is needed to provide
the Nation with timely information
about individuals who do not file for UI
benefits and their reasons for not doing
so. In addition, data from the
supplement will provide a fuller picture
about how the unemployed search for
jobs and the hardships they face when
doing so.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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 submissions
of responses.
Type of Review: New collection
(Request for a new OMB control
Number).
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: CPS UI Non-Filer Supplement.
OMB Number: 1220–NEW.
Affected Public: Households.
Total Respondents: 60,000.
Frequency: Once.
Total Responses: 60,000.
Average Time per Response: 2
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,000
hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
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included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they also
will become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of
December 2017.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Advisory Board on Toxic Substances
and Worker Health
Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Announcement of telephonic
meeting of the Advisory Board on Toxic
Substances and Worker Health
(Advisory Board) for the Energy
Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA).
AGENCY:
The Advisory Board will meet
January 30, 2018, via teleconference,
from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time.
Comments and submissions of
materials for the record, and requests for
special accommodations: You must
submit (postmark, send, transmit)
comments, materials, and requests for
special accommodations for the
meetings by January 23, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
press inquiries: Ms. Amy Louviere,
Office of Public Affairs, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S–1028, 200
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20210; telephone (202) 693–4672; email
Louviere.Amy@DOL.GOV.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Advisory Board will meet
telephonically on January 30, 2018,
from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time. Advisory Board members will
attend the meeting by teleconference.
The teleconference number and other
details for participating remotely will be
posted on the Advisory Board’s website,
https://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/
compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm 72
hours prior to the commencement of the
first meeting date. Advisory Board
meetings are open to the public.
The Advisory Board is mandated by
Section 3687 of EEOICPA. The Secretary
of Labor established the Board under
this authority and Executive Order
13699 (June 26, 2015). The purpose of
the Advisory Board is to advise the
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed 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 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). 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 Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the
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proposed request for a new OMB control number for the ``Current
Population Survey (CPS) Unemployment Insurance (UI) Non-Filer
Supplement'' to be conducted in May 2018 and September 2018. A copy of
the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the individual listed below in the addresses section of this
notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or before March 5, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Erin Good, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20212. Written comments may
also be transmitted by fax to 202-691-5111 (This is not a toll free
number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Good, BLS Clearance Officer, 202-
691-7763. (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
A version of the CPS Unemployment Insurance (UI) Non-Filer
Supplement was last collected in 2005 under an interagency agreement
between the Department of Labor and the United States Census Bureau.
The UI Non-Filer Supplement will gather information on people who
are unemployed but also on a subset of those who are not in the labor
force. Information will be collected about UI participation and reasons
for not participating. The supplement also contains questions about
people's job search experience, such as information about jobs for
which they have applied and whether they would accept a job similar to
their last job but at lower pay. Additionally, this supplement contains
questions about the job search process of unemployed individuals and
the difficulties these seekers have in finding new employment.
Because this supplement is part of the CPS, the same detailed
demographic information collected in the CPS will be available on
respondents to the supplement. Comparisons between UI filers and non-
filers will be possible across characteristics such as sex, race and
ethnicity, age, and educational attainment.
UI benefits provide temporary financial assistance to the
unemployed who meet certain eligibility criteria and can also help
protect the economy during economic downturns. Work patterns have
changed since the supplement was last collected in 2005, making updated
information of paramount importance. Data gathered in this supplement
will help measure the effectiveness of current UI programs, identify
possible shortcomings in existing UI programs, and assist policy makers
in developing more effective policies.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for a new
OMB control number for the CPS UN Non-Filer Supplement to the CPS.
This collection is needed to provide the Nation with timely
information about individuals who do not file for UI benefits and their
reasons for not doing so. In addition, data from the supplement will
provide a fuller picture about how the unemployed search for jobs and
the hardships they face when doing so.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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 submissions of responses.
Type of Review: New collection (Request for a new OMB control
Number).
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: CPS UI Non-Filer Supplement.
OMB Number: 1220-NEW.
Affected Public: Households.
Total Respondents: 60,000.
Frequency: Once.
Total Responses: 60,000.
Average Time per Response: 2 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,000 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
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 also will become a
matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of December 2017.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2017-28291 Filed 12-29-17; 8:45 am]
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