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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 19, 2006 / Notices

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry Solomon, Deputy Director, 202–
307–3106, ext. 44254.
Morris L. Thigpen,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request

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April 14, 2006.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has
submitted the following public
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 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of this
ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained by
contacting Darrin King on 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
email: [email protected].
Comments should be sent to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the
Employment Standards Administration
(ESA), Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, 202–395–7316 (this is not a tollfree number), within 30 days from the
date of this publication in the Federal
Register.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments which:
• 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: Employment Standards
Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.

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Title: Request for Earnings
Information.
OMB Number: 1215–0112.
Form Number: LS–426.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Number of Respondents: 1,600.
Annual Reponses: 1,600.
Average Response Time: 15 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 400.
Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $672.
Description: The Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs (OWCP)
administers the Longshore and Harbor
Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA)
(33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), and its
extensions the Nonappropriated Fund
Instrumentalities Act, the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act and the
Defense Base Act. These Acts provide
compensation benefits to injured
workers. The Secretary of Labor is
authorized, under the Act, to make rules
and regulations to administer the Act
and its extensions. Pursuant to the
LHWCA, injured employees shall
receive compensation in an amount
equal to 662⁄3 per centum of their
average weekly wage. Form LS–426,
Request for Earnings Information is used
by district offices to collect wage
information from injured workers to
assure payment of compensation
benefits to injured workers at the proper
rate. This information is needed for
determination of compensation benefits
in accordance with section 10 of the
LHWCA.
Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Administration and Management;
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
ACTION:

Notice.

The Department of Labor
(DOL or the Department), 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 an opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing collections
of information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
SUMMARY:

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(PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 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 can be properly assessed.
Currently, DOL is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed extension of
the Customer Satisfaction Surveys and
Conference Evaluations Generic
Clearance.
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 below on or before
June 19, 2006.
The Department of Labor is
particularly interested in comments
which:
• 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.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Darrin A.
King, Agency Clearance Officer, Office
of the Assistant Secretary for
Administration and Management, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Mr. King can be reached on
202–693–4129 (this is not a toll free
number) or by e-mail at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background
The Department of Labor (DOL)
conducts a variety of voluntary
Customer Satisfaction Surveys of
regulated/non-regulated entities, which
are specifically designed to gather
information from a customer’s
perspective as prescribed by E.O. 12862,
Setting Customer Service Standards,

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September 11, 1993. These Customer
Satisfaction Surveys provide
information on customer attitudes about
the delivery and quality of agency
products/services and are used as part
of an ongoing process to improve DOL
programs. This generic clearance allows
agencies to gather information from both
Federal and non-Federal users.
In addition to conducting Customer
Satisfaction Surveys, the Department
also includes the use of evaluation
forms for those DOL agencies
conducting conferences. These
evaluations are helpful in determining
the success of the current conference, in
developing future conferences, and in
meeting the needs of the Department’s
product/service users.

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II. Current Actions
Over the past three years the DOL has
conducted more than two dozen
customer satisfaction surveys and
conference evaluations, which have
helped assess the Department’s products
and services and has led to
improvements in areas deemed
necessary. Office of Management and
Budget approval for this collection of
information expires July 31, 2006. DOL
proposes to seek continued approval for
this collection of information for an
additional three years.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Agency: Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Administration and
Management.
Title: Customer Satisfaction Surveys
and Conference Evaluations Generic
Clearance.
OMB Number: 1225–0059.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households; business or other for-profit;
not-for-profit institutions; Farms;
Federal Government; and State, Local,
or Tribal Government.
Estimated Total Respondents/
Responses: 200,000.
Frequency: On occasion and usually
only one-time per respondent.
Average Time per Response: Varies by
survey/evaluation generally ranging
from 3 to 15 minutes with an average of
approximately 6 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 20,000.
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.

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Signed at Washington, DC, this 13th day of
April, 2006.
Darrin A. King,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Administration and
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
[Application No. D–11261]
RIN 1210–A05

Amendment to Prohibited Transaction
Exemption 2002–51 (PTE 2002–51) to
Permit Certain Transactions Identified
in the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction
Program
Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Adoption of Amendment to PTE
2002–51.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: This document amends PTE
2002–51 (67 FR 70623 November 25,
2002), a class exemption that provides
relief from certain prohibited
transaction restrictions imposed by
section 4975 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (the Code) for certain
eligible transactions identified in the
Department of Labor’s (the Department)
Voluntary Fiduciary Correction (VFC)
Program, which was adopted on March
28, 2002. This amendment is being
adopted in conjunction with the
Department’s adoption of the updated
VFC Program (final VFC Program),
which is being published
simultaneously in this issue of the
Federal Register. The VFC Program
allows certain persons to avoid potential
civil actions under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(ERISA) initiated by the Department and
the assessment of civil penalties under
section 502(l) or 502(i) of ERISA in
connection with an investigation or civil
action by the Department. The
amendment affects plans, participants
and beneficiaries of such plans and
certain other persons engaging in such
transactions.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The class exemption is
effective May 19, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian J. Buyniski, Office of Exemption
Determinations, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room N–5649,
200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210, (202) 693–8545
(this is not a toll free number).

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On April
6, 2005, a notice was published in the
Federal Register (70 FR 17476) of the
pendency before the Department of a
proposed amendment to PTE 2002–51.
PTE 2002–51 provides relief from the
sanctions resulting from the application
of section 4975 (a) and (b) of the Code,
by reason of section 4975(c)(1) (A)
through (E) of the Code. The
amendment expands the relief under the
exemption to additional transactions
included in the final VFC Program. The
amendment to PTE 2002–51 adopted by
this notice was proposed by the
Department on its own motion pursuant
to section 4975(c)(2) of the Code, and in
accordance with the procedures set
forth in 29 CFR 2570, subpart B (55 FR
32836, 32847, August 10, 1990).1
The notice of pendency gave
interested persons an opportunity to
comment on the proposed amendment.
The Department received two comment
letters. Upon consideration of all the
comments received, the Department has
determined to grant the proposed
amendment, subject to certain
modifications. These modifications and
the comments are discussed below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Executive Order 12866 Statement
Under Executive Order 12866, the
Department must determine whether a
regulatory action is ‘‘significant’’ and
therefore subject to the requirements of
the Executive Order and subject to
review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). Under section 3(f) of the
Executive Order, a ‘‘significant
regulatory action’’ is an action that is
likely to result in a rule: (1) Having an
annual effect on the economy of $100
million or more, or adversely and
materially affecting a sector of the
economy, productivity, competition,
jobs, the environment, public health or
safety, or State, local or tribal
governments or communities (also
referred to as ‘‘economically
significant’’); (2) creating serious
inconsistency or otherwise interfering
with an action taken or planned by
another agency; (3) materially altering
the budgetary impacts of entitlement
grants, user fees, or loan programs or the
rights and obligations of recipients
thereof; or (4) raising novel legal or
policy issues arising out of legal
mandates, the President’s priorities, or
the principles set forth in the Executive
Order. OMB has determined that the
final VFC Program is significant under
1 Section 102 of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of
1978 (43 FR 47713, October 17, 1978, 5 U.S.C. App.
1 [1996]) generally transferred the authority of the
Secretary of the Treasury to issue administrative
exemptions under section 4975(c)(2) of the Code to
the Secretary of Labor.

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