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Title of Collection: Suspension of
Pension Benefits Pursuant to
Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 1210–0048.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 46,207.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 209,287.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
156,082 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $ 9,225.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Process
for Expedited Approval of an
Exemption for Prohibited Transaction,
Prohibited Transaction Class
Exemption 1996–62
ACTION:
Notice of availability.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Employee
Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA)-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 January 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: 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
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(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:
Michael Howell by telephone at 202–
693–6782, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
This class
exemption permits a plan to seek
approval on an accelerated basis of
otherwise prohibited transactions by
providing the Department and
interested persons with information
demonstrating the transaction is
substantially similar to at least two
individual exemptions previously
granted and presents little, if any,
opportunity for abuse or risk of loss to
a plans’ participants and beneficiaries.
For additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
August 25, 2023 (88 FR 58312).
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–EBSA.
Title of Collection: Process for
Expedited Approval of an Exemption for
Prohibited Transaction, Prohibited
Transaction Class Exemption 1996–62.
OMB Control Number: 1210–0098.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 3.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 711.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
55 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $ 29.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Sealing of
Abandoned Areas
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Mine Safety
and Health Administration (MSHA)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 January 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: 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:
Michael Howell by telephone at 202–
693–6782, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MSHA’s
standards for sealing abandoned areas in
underground coal mines includes
requirements covering the design and
construction of new seals and the
maintenance and repair of all seals.
Miners rely on seals to protect them
from the hazardous, and sometimes
explosive, environments within the
sealed area. MSHA inspectors use the
records to determine that tests and
examinations, required by the
standards, are being done correctly.
Records collected under these standards
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will help ensure that the construction
and maintenance of seals are done
correctly, certified persons conducting
sampling in sealed areas are adequately
trained, and results from sampling in
sealed areas are recorded, so that
problems can be identified and
corrected. For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on August 4, 2023 (88 FRN
51859).
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–MSHA.
Title of Collection: Sealing of
Abandoned Areas.
OMB Control Number: 1219–0142.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 166.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 44,626.
Annual Burden Hours: 4,570 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $799,282.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Employee
Retirement Income Security Act
Prohibited Transaction Class
Exemption 1981–8, Investment of Plan
Assets in Certain Types of Short-Term
Investments
ACTION:
Notice of availability.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Employee
Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA)-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.
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The OMB will consider all
written comments that the agency
receives on or before January 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: 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:
Michael Howell by telephone at 202–
693–6782, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Class
Exemption 81–8 permits the investment
of plan assets that involve the purchase
or other acquisition, holding, sale,
exchange or redemption by or on behalf
of an employee benefit plan of certain
types of short-term investments.
Without the exemption, certain aspects
of these transactions might be
prohibited by section 406 of the
Employee Retirement Income Security
Act (ERISA). For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on August 25, 2023 (88 FR
58312).
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–EBSA.
Title of Collection: Employee
Retirement Income Security Act
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption
DATES:
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1981–8, Investment of Plan Assets in
Certain Types of Short-Term
Investments.
OMB Control Number: 1210–0061.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 123,698.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 618,490.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
154,623 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $23,676.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Rock
Burst Control Plan (Pertains to
Underground Metal/Nonmetal Mines)
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Mine Safety
and Health Administration (MSHA)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 January 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: 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
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Sealing of Abandoned Areas
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Mine Safety
and Health Administration (MSHA)-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 January 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: 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: Michael Howell by telephone at 202-
693-6782, or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MSHA's standards for sealing abandoned areas
in underground coal mines includes requirements covering the design and
construction of new seals and the maintenance and repair of all seals.
Miners rely on seals to protect them from the hazardous, and sometimes
explosive, environments within the sealed area. MSHA inspectors use the
records to determine that tests and examinations, required by the
standards, are being done correctly. Records collected under these
standards
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will help ensure that the construction and maintenance of seals are
done correctly, certified persons conducting sampling in sealed areas
are adequately trained, and results from sampling in sealed areas are
recorded, so that problems can be identified and corrected. For
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related
notice published in the Federal Register on August 4, 2023 (88 FRN
51859).
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-MSHA.
Title of Collection: Sealing of Abandoned Areas.
OMB Control Number: 1219-0142.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 166.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 44,626.
Annual Burden Hours: 4,570 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $799,282.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2023-28354 Filed 12-22-23; 8:45 am]
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