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the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) if the 

information will be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) 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; (4) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(5) 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: 

Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202– 

693–8538 (this is not a toll-free number) 

or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@

dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

203(a)(3)(B) of the Employee Retirement 

Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) 

governs the circumstances under which 

pension plans may suspend pension 

benefit payments to retirees who return 

to work or to participants who continue 

to work beyond normal retirement age. 

This section sets forth the circumstances 

and conditions under which such 

benefit payments may be suspended. 

For additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 29, 2020 (85 FR 23856). 

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. 

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOL notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Agency: DOL–EBSA. 

Title of Collection: Suspension of 

Pension Benefits Pursuant to 

Regulations 29 CFR 2530.203–3. 

OMB Control Number: 1210–0048. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 39,457. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 171,221. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

132,639. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $ 48,524. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

Dated: December 2, 2020. 

Anthony May, 

Management and Program Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26852 Filed 12–4–20; 8:45 am] 

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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; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: 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 agency receives 

on or before January 6, 2021. 

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) if the 

information will be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) 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; (4) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(5) 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: 

Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202– 

693–8538 (this is not a toll-free number) 

or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@

dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Employee Retirement Income Security 

Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal 

Revenue Code (the Code), provide that 

the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary 

of Treasury, respectively, may grant 

exemptions from certain prohibited 

transaction provisions under ERISA and 

the Code. Section 408(a) of ERISA 

authorizes the Secretary of Labor to 

grant administrative exemptions from 

the restrictions of section 406 of ERISA 

while section 4975(c)(2) of the Code 

authorizes the Secretary of Treasury or 

his delegate to grant exemptions from 

the prohibitions of section 4975(c)(1). 

This class exemption (PTE 81–8), 

exempts from the prohibited transaction 

restrictions the investment of plan 

assets in certain short-term investments 

in debt obligations issued by certain 

persons who provide services to the 

plan or are affiliated with such service 

providers. For additional substantive 

information about this ICR, see the 

related notice published in the Federal 

Register on April 29, 2020 (85 FR 

23856). 

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. 

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOL notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Agency: DOL–EBSA. 

Title of Collection: Employee 

Retirement Income Security Act 

Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 

1981–8, Investment of Plan Assets in 

Certain Types of Short-Term 

Investments. 

OMB Control Number: 1210–0061. 


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Affected Public: Private Sector— 

Businesses or other for-profits and notfor-profit institutions. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 95,170. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 475,850. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

118,963. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $ 114,109. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

Dated: December 2, 2020. 

Anthony May, 

Management and Program Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26853 Filed 12–4–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

[Agency Information Collection Activities; 

Submission for OMB Review; Comment 

Request; Prohibited Transaction Class 

Exemption 1998–54 Relating to Certain 

Employee Benefit Plan Foreign Exchange 

Transactions Executed Pursuant to 

Standing Instructions 

Notice of availability; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: 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 agency receives 

on or before January 6, 2021. 

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) if the 

information will be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) 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; (4) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(5) 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: 

Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202– 

693–8538 (this is not a toll-free number) 

or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@

dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Employee Retirement Income Security 

Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal 

Revenue Code (the Code), provide that 

the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary 

of Treasury, respectively, may grant 

exemptions from certain prohibited 

transaction provisions under ERISA and 

the Code. Section 408(a) of ERISA 

authorizes the Secretary of Labor to 

grant administrative exemptions from 

the restrictions of section 406 of ERISA 

while section 4975(c)(2) of the Code 

authorizes the Secretary of Treasury or 

his delegate to grant exemptions from 

the prohibitions of section 4975(c)(1). 

The class exemption that is the subject 

of this submission would permit certain 

foreign exchange transactions between 

employee benefit plans and certain 

banks and broker-dealers that are parties 

in interest with respect to such plans. 

For purposes of this exemption, a 

foreign exchange transaction is the 

exchange of currency of one nation for 

the currency of another nation. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 29, 2020 (85 FR 23856). 

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. 

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOL notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Agency: DOL–EBSA. 

Title of Collection: Prohibited 

Transaction Class Exemption 1998–54 

Relating to Certain Employee Benefit 

Plan Foreign Exchange Transactions 

Executed Pursuant to Standing 

Instructions. 

OMB Control Number: 1210–0111. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 35. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 420,000. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

4,200. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

Dated: December 2, 2020. 

Anthony May, 

Management and Program Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26854 Filed 12–4–20; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

[OMB Control No. 1219–0066] 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection; Testing, Evaluation, and 

Approval of Mining Products 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

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 

collections of information in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. 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 on the 

information collection for Testing, 

Evaluation, and Approval of Mining 

Products, 30 CFR Subchapter B—parts 6 

through 36. 

DATES: All comments must be received 

on or before February 5, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comment 

as follows. Please note that late, 

untimely filed comments will not be 

considered. Electronic Submissions: 

Submit electronic comments in the 

following way: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 


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