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UAW; Staff Council of International
Representatives; Office and Professional
Employees International Union, Local
Union 494; International Union,
Security, Police and Fire Professionals
of America Amalgamated Local 119;
Staff Lawyers Union; and the
Newspaper Guild/Communications
Workers of America Local 34022.
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Section II. Covered Transactions
If the proposed exemption is granted,
the restrictions of ERISA sections
406(a)(1)(A), 406(a)(1)(B), 406(a)(1)(E),
and 407(a) shall not apply effective as
of the date a final exemption is
published in the Federal Register, to:
(a) The acquisition by the Retiree
VEBA of: (1) the Note; (2) the Mortgage
Lien; and (3) the Royalty Security to
secure payment of the Note;
(b) the holding by the Retiree VEBA
of the Note, Mortgage Lien, and Royalty
Security; and
(c) the exercise by the Retiree VEBA
of the rights granted under the Note,
Mortgage Lien, and Royalty Security.
Section III. Conditions
(a) The terms of the Note, the
Mortgage Lien and the Royalty Security
are consistent with the terms of the
Settlement Agreement that was
approved by the United States District
Court for the Eastern District of
Michigan on November 6, 2015, after
the Court found the Settlement
Agreement to be appropriate and fair to
the Retiree VEBA.
(b) The Independent Members
represent the Retiree VEBA for all
purposes with respect to the Covered
Transactions and ensure that each
exemption condition is met consistent
with their fiduciary duties under ERISA
section 404;
(c) The Independent Members have
sole and exclusive control over the
Note, the Mortgage Lien, and the
Royalty Security, in order to foreclose or
realize on the Black Lake Property and
the Royalty Security (collectively, the
Collateral) upon an uncured default on
the UAW’s installment obligation.
(d) The UAW immediately assigns a
first priority security interest to the
Retiree VEBA equal to 30% of the
Royalty Security received or receivable
from time to time from the UAW’s
member credit card program, upon an
uncured default on the UAW’s
installment payment obligation.
(e) If the UAW seeks to sell all or a
portion of the Black Lake property, the
Independent Members will not release
the Retiree VEBA’s Mortgage Lien on
the Black Lake Property unless and until
the UAW makes all the commitments
necessary to allow the Independent
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Members to conclude, consistent with
their duties under ERISA section 404(a),
that the sale of such property does not
materially increase the risk borne by the
Retiree VEBA. Such commitments may
include the pre-payment of a portion of
the installment payment obligation or
the provision of alternative collateral.
(f) Any proceeds from the sale of the
Black Lake Property by the UAW, or
from the Royalty Security, as required
by the Settlement Agreement and
Security Agreement, during the period
during which the UAW owes
installment payments to the Retiree
VEBA (and up to the total amount of
indebtedness), must be immediately
paid to the Retiree VEBA to offset the
outstanding principal balance due
under the Note.
(g) The UAW, through the UBC,
remains responsible for the payment of
all taxes levied or assessed with respect
to the Black Lake Property, and the
UAW, through the UBC, must maintain
property insurance on the Black Lake
Property at all times.
(h) All persons or entities who have
or may acquire an interest in the Black
Lake Property must have notice of and
be bound by the terms of the Note. No
party will be entitled to any rights
thereunder without the written consent
of the Retiree VEBA.
(i) The terms of the Note, Mortgage
Lien, and Royalty Security may not be
modified during the duration of the
UAW’s obligation to the Retiree VEBA.
(j) The Retiree VEBA must prudently
develop written policies and procedures
designed to ensure that the Independent
Members prudently monitor the UAW’s
payment obligation to the Retiree VEBA,
as well as the UAW’s marketing and/or
sale of all or a portion of the Black Lake
Property.
(k) The Independent Members must
engage a Qualified Independent
Appraiser to value the Note, Mortgage
Lien, and Royalty Security as soon as
reasonably possible following the date
the UAW defaults on its payment
obligation and fails to correct such
default, and as needed or as required
thereafter as determined by the
Independent Members consistent with
their fiduciary duties under ERISA, with
the fees of such Qualified Independent
Appraiser to be paid by the Retiree
VEBA.
(l) Annually on the first day after the
date this exemption is granted, the
Committee Chairperson must provide
the Department with a signed
certification attesting that the
Independent Members monitored the
Note, the Collateral, the Security
Agreement, and the terms of this
exemption consistent with their
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fiduciary duties under ERISA section
404. The first certification must include
the written policies described in
condition (j). The certification must be
provided within 30 days after the end of
the period to which it relates.
(m) In the event the UAW defaults on
the Installment Payment Obligation the
Committee Chairperson must submit a
written report to the Department
providing: (1) a certification that each
condition of the exemption has been
met; (2) a complete description of any
foreclosure and liquidation transactions;
(3) all documentation necessary to
demonstrate that all relevant conditions
applicable to the transaction(s) have
been met; and (4) if the Retiree VEBA
does not foreclose on the Collateral, a
complete explanation of the
Independent Members’ rationale for not
taking such action. The report must be
submitted no later than 90 days
following the date the UAW defaults on
its Installment Payment Obligation.
Exemption date: If granted, this
proposed exemption will be in effect on
the date that the grant notice is
published in the Federal Register.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 17th day of
August, 2023.
George Christopher Cosby,
Director, Office of Exemption Determinations,
Employee Benefits Security Administration,
U.S. Department of Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request,
Department of Labor’s Restricted Use
Data Access Program, New Collection
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(DOL), 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). 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
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collection requirements on respondents
is properly assessed. Currently, the
Department of Labor is soliciting
comments concerning the collection of
data about the Department of Labor’s
Restricted Use Data Access Program. A
copy of the proposed Information
Collection Request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
below in the addressee section of this
notice.
Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before
October 23, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@
dol.gov; Mail or Courier: C.J. Krizan,
Chief Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S–2312, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit
one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must
include the agency name and OMB
Control Number identified above for
this information collection. Comments,
including any personal information
provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request.
DATES:
C.J.
Krizan by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov or by
phone at (202) 693–5068.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Chief Evaluation
Office (CEO) of the U.S. Department of
Labor (DOL) intends to design and
implement the Restricted Use Data
Access Program that will safely promote
and expand restricted-use DOL data
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
access to facilitate timely, accurate, and
informative analysis, research, and
program evaluation. In brief, the project
involves: (1) developing a Restricted
Use Data access program infrastructure,
(2) supporting and the onboarding and
training of DOL data users for their
research, and (3) providing privacy and
statistical expertise to evaluate and
ensure that research products are
protected against disclosure risks and
are released in a timely manner.
This Federal Register Notice provides
the opportunity to comment on
proposed data collection instruments
that will be used in developing the
Department of Labor Restricted Use Data
Access Program.
1. Predominant Purpose Statement.
The main application document that
applicants fill out for the Restricted Use
Data Access Program. The document
requests information about the proposed
project and why the applicants need
access to Department of Labor data.
2. Supporting documents for
completing the Predominant Purpose
Statement. Supporting documents for
the Predominant Purpose Statement,
such as examples of successful research
or statistical code samples.
3. Biographical Sketch. A
biographical sketch form and supporting
materials that requests information on
the qualifications of the applicant for
the Restricted Use Data Access Program
and not any personal information.
4. Disclosure Review Forms.
Documentation that will be used
throughout the Restricted Use Data
Access Program to evaluate the
disclosure risks of proposed projects
and will be available to applicants to
ensure transparency of the RUD
application process.
II. Desired Focus of Comments:
Currently, the Department of Labor is
soliciting comments concerning the
above data collection for the Department
of Labor’s Restricted User Data Access
Program. DOL is particularly interested
in comments that do the following:
Æ evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance functions of
the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
Æ evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s burden estimate of the
proposed information collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions;
Æ enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
Æ 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—
for example, permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions: At this time, the
Department of Labor is requesting
clearance for Predominant Purpose
Statement, supporting documents for
completing the Predominant Purpose
Statement, Biographical Sketch, and
Disclosure Review Forms.
Type of Review: New information
collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290–0NEW.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Comments submitted in response to
this request 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.
ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
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Type of
instrument
(form/activity)
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of
responses
Average
burden
time per
response
(hours)
Estimated
burden
hours
Predominant Purpose Statement .........................................
Supporting documents for the Predominant Purpose Statement ..................................................................................
Biographical Sketch and supporting documents .................
Disclosure Review Forms ....................................................
1 15
1
15
3
75
1 15
1 15
1
5
1
15
75
15
2
1.5
2
30
112.5
30
Total ..............................................................................
75
........................
135
........................
267.5
2 15
1 Assumes
approximately 15 Restricted Use Data Access Program applications over the calendar year.
approximately 5 program participants per application for approximately 15 Restricted Use Data Access Program applications over
the calendar year.
2 Assumes
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Karen Livingston,
Acting Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S.
Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2023–18234 Filed 8–23–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Consumer
Price Index Commodities and Services
Survey
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval 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 the agency
receives on or before September 25,
2023.
SUMMARY:
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202–
693–0213, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure
of the average change over time in the
prices paid by consumers for a market
basket of consumer goods and services.
Each month, BLS data collectors called
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economic assistants, visit or call
thousands of retail stores, service
establishments, rental units, and
doctors’ offices, all over the United
States to obtain information on the
prices of the thousands of items used to
track and measure price changes in the
CPI. The collection of price data from
retail establishments is essential for the
timely and accurate calculation of the
commodities and services component of
the CPI. The CPI is then widely used as
a measure of inflation, indicator of the
effectiveness of government economic
policy, deflator for other economic
series, and as a means of adjusting
dollar values. For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on April 3, 2023 (88 FRN
19678).
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 the OMB
approves it 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 OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
Agency: DOL–BLS.
Title of Collection: Consumer Price
Index Commodities and Services
Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1220–0039.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits; Not-for-profit institutions;
State, Local and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 46,305.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 323,281.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
113,840 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Nicole Bouchet,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023–18232 Filed 8–23–23; 8:45 am]
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ADMINISTRATION
[NARA–2023–038]
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Advisory Committee Meeting
Office of Government
Information Services (OGIS), National
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(NARA).
ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory
committee meeting.
We are announcing an
upcoming Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) Advisory Committee meeting in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act and the second United
States Open Government National
Action Plan.
DATES: The meeting will be on
September 7, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. EDT. You must register by 11:59
p.m. EDT September 5, 2023, to attend.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be a
virtual meeting. We will send access
instructions for the meeting to those
who register according to the
instructions below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kirsten Mitchell, Designated Federal
Officer for this committee, by email at
foia-advisory-committee@nara.gov, or
by telephone at 202.741.5770.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agendas and meeting materials: We
will post all meeting materials,
including the agenda, at https://
www.archives.gov/ogis/foia-advisorycommittee/2022-2024-term.
This meeting will be the sixth of the
2022–2024 committee term. The
purpose of the meeting will be to hear
about efforts at the State Department to
use machine learning for document
searches and reviews, and to hear
reports from each of the three
subcommittees: Implementation,
Modernization, and Resources.
Procedures: This virtual meeting is
open to the public in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. app. 2). If you wish to offer oral
public comments during the public
comments periods of the meetings, you
must register in advance through
Eventbrite https://foia-advisorycommittee-mtg-sept-7.eventbrite.com.
You must provide an email address so
that we can provide you with
information to access the meeting
online. Public comments will be limited
to three minutes per individual. We will
also live-stream the meeting on the
National Archives YouTube channel,
https://www.youtube.com/user/
usnationalarchives, and include a
captioning option. To request additional
accommodations (e.g., a transcript),
email foia-advisory-committee@
nara.gov or call 202.741.5770. Members
of the media who wish to register, those
who are unable to register online, and
those who require special
accommodations, should contact
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request, Department of Labor's Restricted Use Data
Access Program, New Collection
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), 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). 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
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collection requirements on respondents is properly assessed. Currently,
the Department of Labor is soliciting comments concerning the
collection of data about the Department of Labor's Restricted Use Data
Access Program. A copy of the proposed Information Collection Request
(ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the
addressee section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before October 23, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following
methods:
Email: [email protected]; Mail or Courier: C.J. Krizan,
Chief Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-2312,
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. Instructions: Please
submit one copy of your comments by only one method. All submissions
received must include the agency name and OMB Control Number identified
above for this information collection. Comments, including any personal
information provided, become a matter of public record. They will also
be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the
information collection request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C.J. Krizan by email at
[email protected] or by phone at (202) 693-5068.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) of the U.S.
Department of Labor (DOL) intends to design and implement the
Restricted Use Data Access Program that will safely promote and expand
restricted-use DOL data access to facilitate timely, accurate, and
informative analysis, research, and program evaluation. In brief, the
project involves: (1) developing a Restricted Use Data access program
infrastructure, (2) supporting and the onboarding and training of DOL
data users for their research, and (3) providing privacy and
statistical expertise to evaluate and ensure that research products are
protected against disclosure risks and are released in a timely manner.
This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on
proposed data collection instruments that will be used in developing
the Department of Labor Restricted Use Data Access Program.
1. Predominant Purpose Statement. The main application document
that applicants fill out for the Restricted Use Data Access Program.
The document requests information about the proposed project and why
the applicants need access to Department of Labor data.
2. Supporting documents for completing the Predominant Purpose
Statement. Supporting documents for the Predominant Purpose Statement,
such as examples of successful research or statistical code samples.
3. Biographical Sketch. A biographical sketch form and supporting
materials that requests information on the qualifications of the
applicant for the Restricted Use Data Access Program and not any
personal information.
4. Disclosure Review Forms. Documentation that will be used
throughout the Restricted Use Data Access Program to evaluate the
disclosure risks of proposed projects and will be available to
applicants to ensure transparency of the RUD application process.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, the Department of Labor
is soliciting comments concerning the above data collection for the
Department of Labor's Restricted User Data Access Program. DOL is
particularly interested in comments that do the following:
[cir] evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
[cir] evaluate the accuracy of the agency's burden estimate of the
proposed information collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions;
[cir] enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
[cir] 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--for example, permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions: At this time, the Department of Labor is
requesting clearance for Predominant Purpose Statement, supporting
documents for completing the Predominant Purpose Statement,
Biographical Sketch, and Disclosure Review Forms.
Type of Review: New information collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290-0NEW.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Comments submitted in response to this request 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.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours
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Average burden
Type of instrument (form/ Number of Number of Total number time per Estimated
activity) respondents responses per of responses response burden hours
respondent (hours)
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Predominant Purpose Statement... \1\ 15 1 15 3 75
Supporting documents for the \1\ 15 1 15 2 30
Predominant Purpose Statement..
Biographical Sketch and \2\ 15 5 75 1.5 112.5
supporting documents...........
Disclosure Review Forms......... \1\ 15 1 15 2 30
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Total....................... 75 .............. 135 .............. 267.5
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\1\ Assumes approximately 15 Restricted Use Data Access Program applications over the calendar year.
\2\ Assumes approximately 5 program participants per application for approximately 15 Restricted Use Data Access
Program applications over the calendar year.
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Karen Livingston,
Acting Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2023-18234 Filed 8-23-23; 8:45 am]
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