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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at
202–693–4129 (this is not a toll-free
number) or by email at
[email protected].
The
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 amended
Employee Income Security Act of 1974
section 101 to require plan
administrators to furnish affected
participants and beneficiaries of
individual account pension plans with
advance written notice of a ‘‘blackout
period’’ during which the right to direct
or diversify investments or obtain a loan
or distribution may be temporarily
suspended. The EBSA codified the
corresponding regulatory requirement at
29 CFR 2520.101–3.
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 if the
collection of information does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The
DOL obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under OMB
Control Number 1210–0122. The current
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on
June 30, 2012; however, it should be
noted that existing information
collection requirements submitted to the
OMB receive a month-to-month
extension while they undergo review.
For additional information, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on December 7, 2011 (76 FR
76439).
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 30 days of publication of
this notice in the Federal Register. In
order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should
reference OMB Control Number 1210–
0122. 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
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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: Notice of Blackout
Period Under ERISA.
OMB Control Number: 1210–0122.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
Businesses or Other For-Profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 46,200.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 6,100,000.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 195,800.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $1,900,000.
Dated: April 20, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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its inventory and a summary of the
inventory on the DOL homepage at
http://www.dol.gov/dol/aboutdol/
main.htm#inventory.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding the service contract
inventory should be directed to Gladys
M. Bailey in the DOL/Office of
Acquisition Management Services on
(202) 693–7244 or
[email protected].
Dated: April 19, 2012.
Edward Hugler,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2012–0016]

Marine Terminals and Longshoring
Standards; Extension of the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB)
Approval of Information Collection
(Paperwork) Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:

OSHA solicits public
comments concerning its proposal to
extend OMB approval of the
information collection requirements
contained in the Standards on Marine
Terminals (29 CFR part 1917) and
Longshoring (29 CFR part 1918).
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by June
25, 2012.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
messenger, or courier service: When
using this method, you must submit
three copies of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office,
Docket No. OSHA–2012–0016, U.S.
Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration,
Room N–2625, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries
(hand, express mail, messenger, and
courier service) are accepted during the
SUMMARY:

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Public Availability of the Department of
Labor FY 2011 Service Contract
Inventory
Office of Assistant Secretary for
Administration and Management,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of Public Availability of
FY 2011 Service Contract Inventories.
AGENCY:

In accordance with Section
743 of Division C of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
111–117), Department of Labor (DOL) is
publishing this notice to advise the
public of the availability of its FY 2011
Service Contract Inventory. This
inventory provides information on
service contract actions over $25,000
made in FY 2011. The information is
organized by function to show how
contracted resources are distributed
throughout the agency. The inventory
has been developed in accordance with
guidance issued on November 5, 2010
by the Office of Management and
Budget’s Office of Federal Procurement
Policy (OFPP). OFPP’s guidance is
available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/
sites/default/files/omb/procurement/
memo/service-contract-inventoriesguidance-11052010.pdf. DOL has posted

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Department of Labor’s and Docket
Office’s normal business hours, 8:15
a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2012–0016) for
the Information Collection Request
(ICR). All comments, including any
personal information you provide, are
placed in the public docket without
change, and may be made available
online at http://www.regulations.gov.
For further information on submitting
comments see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov
or the OSHA Docket Office at the
address above. All documents in the
docket (including this Federal Register
notice) are listed in the http://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the Web site.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
You may also contact Theda Kenney at
the address below to obtain a copy of
the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theda Kenney or Todd Owen,
Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room
N–3609, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
693–2222.
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I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and continuing information collection
requirements in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program
ensures that information is in the
desired format, reporting burden (time
and costs) is minimal, collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
OSHA’s estimate of the information
collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et
seq.) authorizes information collection
by employers as necessary or
appropriate for enforcement of the OSH
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accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act
also requires that OSHA obtain such
information with minimum burden
upon employers, especially those
operating small businesses, and to
reduce to the maximum extent feasible
unnecessary duplication of efforts in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
The Standards on Marine Terminals
and Longshoring contain a number of
collections of information which are
used by employers to ensure that
employees are informed properly about
the safety and health hazards associated
with marine terminals and longshoring
operations. OSHA uses the records
developed in response to the collection
of information requirements to find out
if the employer is complying adequately
with the provisions of the standards.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in
comments on the following issues:
• Whether the proposed information
collection requirements are necessary
for the proper performance of the
Agency’s functions, including whether
the information is useful;
• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
the burden (time and costs) of the
information collection requirements,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• The quality, utility, and clarity of
the information collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden on
employers who must comply; for
example, by using automated or other
technological information collection
and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting that OMB extend
its approval of the information
collection requirements contained in the
Standards on Marine Terminals (29 CFR
part 1917) and Longshoring (29 CFR
part 1918). The Agency is requesting an
increase in its current burden hour
estimate from 35,948 hours to 47,398
hours, a difference of 11,450 hours. This
increase in the burden hours is due to
an increase in longshoring operations
from 501 to 808 establishments. The
Agency will summarize any comments
submitted in response to this notice and
will include this summary in its request
to OMB.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collections.
Title: Marine Terminals (29 CFR part
1917) and Longshoring (29 CFR part
1918).
OMB Number: 1218–0196.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; Not-for-profit organizations;
Federal Government; State, Local, or
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Number of Respondents: 1,020.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies
from one minute (.02 hour) to 1.08
hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
47,398.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $0.
IV. Public Participation—Submission of
Comments on This Notice and Internet
Access to Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments in
response to this document as follows:
(1) Electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by
facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All
comments, attachments, and other
material must identify the Agency name
and the OSHA docket number for the
ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2012–0016).
You may supplement electronic
submissions by uploading document
files electronically. If you wish to mail
additional materials in reference to an
electronic or facsimile submission, you
must submit them to the OSHA Docket
Office (see the section of this notice
titled ADDRESSES). The additional
materials must clearly identify your
electronic comments by your name,
date, and the docket number so the
Agency can attach them to your
comments.
Because of security procedures, the
use of regular mail may cause a
significant delay in the receipt of
comments. For information about
security procedures concerning the
delivery of materials by hand, express
delivery, messenger, or courier service,
please contact the OSHA Docket Office
at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889–
5627).
Comments and submissions are
posted without change at http://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions commenters about submitting
personal information such as social
security numbers and dates of birth.
Although all submissions are listed in
the http://www.regulations.gov index,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through this Web site.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Information on using the http://
www.regulations.gov Web site to submit
comments and access the docket is
available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’
link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office
for information about materials not
available through the Web site, and for
assistance in using the Internet to locate
docket submissions.

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V. Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health,
directed the preparation of this notice.
The authority for this notice is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of
Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912).
Signed at Washington, DC, on April 20,
2012.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0861]

OSHA Strategic Partnership Program
for Worker Safety and Health (OSPP);
Extension of the Office of Management
and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:

OSHA solicits public
comments concerning its proposal to
extend OMB approval of the
information collection requirements
specified in the OSHAs Strategic
Partnership Program for Worker Safety
and Health (OSPP).
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by June
25, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Electronically: You may
submit comments and attachments
electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
messenger, or courier service: When
using this method, you must submit
your comments and attachments to the
OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
OSHA–2011–0861, Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room N–2625,
200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries
(hand, express mail, messenger, and
courier service) are accepted during the

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Department of Labor’s and Docket
Office’s normal business hours, 8:15
a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2011–0861) for
the Information Collection Request
(ICR). All comments, including any
personal information you provide, are
placed in the public docket without
change, and may be made available
online at http://www.regulations.gov.
For further information on submitting
comments, see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov
or the OSHA Docket Office at the
address above. All documents in the
docket (including this Federal Register
notice) are listed in the http://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download from the Web site. All
submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
You may also contact Theda Kenney at
the address below to obtain a copy of
the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theda Kenney or Todd Owen,
Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room
N–3609, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
693–2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and continuing information collection
requirements in accord with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This
program ensures that information is in
the desired format, reporting burden
(time and costs) is minimal, collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
OSHA’s estimate of the information
collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
the 1970 (the OSH Act) authorizes
information collection by employers as
necessary or appropriate for
enforcement of the OSH Act or for
developing information regarding the
causes and prevention of occupational
injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29

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U.S.C. 657). The OSHA Act also
requires that OSHA obtain such
information with minimum burden
upon employers, especially those
operating small businesses, and to
reduce to the maximum extent feasible
unnecessary duplication of efforts in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
The OSHA Strategic Partnership
Program (OSPP) allows OSHA to enter
into an extended, voluntary, cooperative
relationship with groups of employers,
workers, and representatives (sometimes
including other stakeholders, and
sometimes involving only one
employer) to encourage, assist and
recognize their efforts to eliminate
serious hazards and achieve a high level
of worker safety and health that goes
beyond what historically has been
achieved through traditional
enforcement methods. Each OSHA
Strategic Partnership (OSP) determines
which information will be needed,
determining the best collection method,
and clarifying how the information will
be used. At a minimum, each OSP must
identify baseline illness and injury data
corresponding to all summary line items
on the OSHA 200/300 logs, and must
track changes at either the worksite
level or participant-aggregate level. An
OSP may also include other measures of
success, such as training activity, self
inspections, and/or workers’
compensation data.
In this regard, the information
collection requirements for the OSPP
are used by the Agency to gauge the
effectiveness of its programs, identify
needed improvements, and ensure that
its resources are being used for good and
effective purposes.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in
comments on the following issues:
• Whether the proposed information
collection requirements are necessary
for the proper performance of the
Agency’s function to protect workers,
including whether the information is
useful;
• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
the burden (time and costs) of the
information collection requirements,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• The quality, utility, and clarity of
the information collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden on
employees who must comply; for
example, by using automated or other
technological information collection
and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
The Agency is requesting that OMB
extend the approval of the collection of

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