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each repurchase agreement transaction, 

that there has been no material adverse 

change in the seller’s financial 

condition since the date that the most 

recent financial statement was furnished 

which has not been disclosed to the 

plan fiduciary with whom the written 

agreement is made. 

Without the recording and disclosure 

requirements included in this ICR, 

participants and beneficiaries of a plan 

would not be protected in their 

investments, the Department would be 

unable to monitor a plan’s activities for 

compliance, and plans would be at a 

disadvantage in assessing the value of 

certain short-term investment activities. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

The Department of Labor 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; 

• 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. 

III. Current Actions 

The Office of Management and 

Budget’s (OMB) approval of this ICR 

will expire on November 30, 2004. After 

considering comments received in 

response to this notice, the Department 

intends to submit the ICR to OMB for 

continuing approval. No change to the 

existing ICR is proposed or made at this 

time. 

Agency: Department of Labor, 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration. 

Title: Prohibited Transaction Class 

Exemption 81–8 for Investment of Plan 

Assets in Certain Types of Short-Term 

Investments. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection of 

information. 

OMB Number: 1210–0061. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Business or other for-profit; 

Not-for-profit institutions. 

Total Respondents: 45,969. 

Total Responses: 229,845. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Burden Hours: 31,900. 

Estimated Burden Costs: $85,000. 

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 will 

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: September 30, 2004. 

Gerald B. Lindrew, 

Deputy Director, Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, Office of Policy and 

Research.

[FR Doc. 04–22432 Filed 10–5–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–29–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request Submitted for Public 

Comment and Recommendations; 

Health Standards for Diesel 

Particulates (Underground Metal and 

Nonmetal Mines)

ACTION: Extension of comment period 

for an additional 30-day period to 

accommodate request for additional 

time. 

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) [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 on respondents can be 

properly assessed. 

Currently, the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) is soliciting 

comments concerning the extension of 

the information collection related to the 

30 CFR Sections 57.5060, 57.5066, 

57.5070, 57.5071, and 57.5075—Health 

Standards for Diesel Particulates 

(Underground Metal and Nonmetal 

Mines). The notice was published on 

August 11, 2004 (69 FR 48897).

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

December 6, 2004

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Melissa 

Stoehr, Acting Chief, Records 

Management Branch, 1100 Wilson 

Boulevard, Room 2134, Arlington, VA 

22209–3939. Commenters are 

encouraged to send their comments on 

computer disk, or via E-mail to 

stoehr.melissa@dol.gov. Ms. Stoehr can 

be reached at (202) 693–9827 (voice), or 

(202) 693–9801 (facsimile).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact the employee listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

These sections require mine operators 

to take certain actions to limit the 

concentration of diesel particulate 

matter (DPM) to which metal and 

nonmetal miners are exposed in 

underground areas of a mine where 

miners normally work or travel. If a 

mine has technological constraints in 

meeting this time requirement, then the 

mine operator can file a special 

extension application after January 19, 

2006, under § 57.5060(c). Section 

57.5071 requires mine operators to 

sample the air as often as necessary to 

determine that DPM concentrations do 

not exceed the limit. Also under this 

section, if a mine environment is above 

the DPM concentration limit, mine 

operators will have to take corrective 

actions and post the corrective actions 

taken. Mine operators must also provide 

adequate respiratory protection to 

overexposed miners and enroll them in 

a respiratory protection program until 

engineering and administrative controls 

are shown to be effective in limiting the 

DPM levels to the concentration limit. 

Mine operators must also take certain 

actions to ensure that diesel-powered 

equipment is maintained and operated 

in a manner that will limit DPM 

exposures. Section 57.5066(b) requires 

mine operators to tag diesel-powered 

equipment at any time there is any 

apparent emission-related defect in the 

equipment.

Each time that there is an emission 

related problem on a diesel-powered 

machine and the machine is tagged, 

there also must be a record made of the 

equipment tagged. For each diesel 

machine that has been tagged, an 

examination must be conducted 

concerning the tagged equipment and a 

record must be made of the 

examination. Section 57.5066(c) 

requires operators to assure that miners 

performing emissions-related 

maintenance have adequate training or 

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experience concerning the maintenance 

of diesel powered equipment. 

And, all miners at a mine who 

reasonably can expect to be exposed to 

diesel emissions on mine property must 

receive annual training in accordance 

with § 57.5070(a)(1) through (a)(4). 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

MSHA 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. 

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request can be obtained by 

contacting the employee listed in the 

For Further Information Contact section 

of this notice, or viewed on the Internet 

by accessing the MSHA home page 

(http://www.msha.gov) and then 

choosing ‘‘Statutory and Regulatory 

Information’’ and ‘‘Federal Register 

Documents.’’

III. Current Actions 

Under 30 CFR 57.5060, 57.5066, 

57.5070, 57.5071, and 57.5075. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

Title: Health Standards for Diesel 

Particulates (Underground Metal and 

Nonmetal Mines). 

OMB Number: 1219–0135. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Frequency: On Occasion, semiannually and quarterly. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Respondents: 196. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,738. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintaining): $562,791. 

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 will 

also become a matter of public record.

Dated at Arlington, Virginia, this 29th day 

of September, 2004. 

David L. Meyer, 

Director, Office of Administration and 

Management.

[FR Doc. 04–22330 Filed 10–5–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. ICR 1218–0093(2004)] 

Construction Standards on Posting 

Emergency Telephone Numbers and 

Floor Load Limits; Extension of the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) Approval of Information 

Collection (Paperwork) Requirements

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments 

concerning its request for an extension 

of the information collection 

requirements specified by the 

Construction Standards on Posting 

Emergency Telephone Numbers and 

Floor Load Limits (paragraph (f) of 

§ 1926.50 and paragraph (a)(2) of 

§ 1926.50, respectively). Under 

§ 1926.50(f), employers must post 

emergency telephone numbers at the 

worksite if the 911 emergency telephone 

service is not available, while 

§ 1926.50(a)(2) requires employers to 

post the maximum safe load limits of 

floors located in storage areas inside 

buildings or other structures, unless the 

floors are on grade.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by 

the following dates; 

Hard copy: Your comments must be 

submitted (postmarked or received) by 

December 6, 2004. 

Facsimile and electronic 

transmission: Your comments must be 

received by December 6, 2004.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by OSHA Docket No. ICR–

1218–0093(2004), by any of the 

following methods: 

Regular mail, express delivery, hand 

delivery, and messenger service: Submit 

your comments and attachments to the 

OSHA Docket Office, Room N–2625, 

U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2350 

(OSHA’s TTY number is (877) 889–

5627). OSHA Docket Office and 

Department of Labor hours are 8:15 a.m. 

to 4:45 p.m., ET. 

Facsimile: If your comments are 10 

pages or fewer in length, including 

attachments, you may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

Electronic: You may submit 

comments through the Internet at http:

//ecomments.osha.gov. Follow 

instructions on the OSHA Web page for 

submitting comments. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read or download comments or 

background materials, such as the 

complete Information Collection 

Request (ICR) (containing the 

Supporting Statement, OMB–83–I Form, 

and attachments), go to OSHA’s Web 

page at http://www.OSHA.gov.

Comments, submissions, and the ICR 

are available for inspection and copying 

at the OSHA Docket Office at the 

address above. You may also contact 

Todd Owen at the address below to 

obtain a copy of the ICR. 

(For additional information on 

submitting comments, please see the 

‘‘Public Participation’’ heading in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Todd Owen, Directorate of Standards 

and Guidance, OSHA, Room N–3609, 

U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2222.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Submission of Comments on This 

Notice and Internet Access to 

Comments and Submissions 

You may submit comments and 

supporting materials in response to this 

notice by (1) hard copy, (2) fax 

transmission (Facsimile), or (3) 

electronically through the OSHA Web 

page. Because of security related 

problems, there may be a significant 

delay in the receipt of comments by 

regular mail. Please contact the OSHA 

Docket Office at (202) 2693–2350 (TTY 

(877) 889–5627) for information about 

security procedures concerning the 

delivery of materials by express 

delivery, hand delivery and messenger 

service. 

All comments, submissions and 

background documents are available for 

inspection and copying at the OSHA 

Docket Office at the above address. 

Comments and submissions posted on 

OSHA’s Web page are available at

http://www.OSHA.gov. Contact the 

OSHA Docket Office for Information 

about materials not available through 

the OSHA Web page and for assistance 

using the Web page to locate docket 

submissions.