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the notice of special enrollment to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review under the PRA and 

received approval under OMB Control 

No. 1210–0101. The ICR approval is 

currently scheduled to expire on 

December 31, 2009. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

The Department is particularly 

interested in comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the 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 

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., by permitting electronic submission 

of responses. 

III. Current Action 

This notice requests comments on an 

extension of information collections 

arising from the notice of special 

enrollment required under 29 CFR 

2590.701–6. The Department is not 

proposing or implementing changes to 

the existing information collection at 

this time. A summary of the ICR and the 

current burden estimates follows: 

Agency: Department of Labor, 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration. 

Title: Notice of Special Enrollment. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection of 

information. 

OMB Number: 1210–0101. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Respondents: 2,600,000. 

Responses: 8,568,282. 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 1. 

Total Burden Cost (Operating and 

Maintenance): $77,115. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of the extension of this ICR; 

they will also become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: September 21, 2009. 

Joseph S. Piacentini, 

Director, Office of Policy and Research, 

Employee Benefits Security Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–23137 Filed 9–24–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection; Request for Public 

Comment for Class Prohibited 

Transaction Exemption 2006–16 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(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 with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and continuing 

collections of information in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 

This program helps to ensure that the 

data the Department gathers can be 

provided in the desired format, that the 

reporting burden on the public (time 

and financial resources) is minimized, 

that the public understands the 

Department’s collection instruments, 

and that the Department can accurately 

assess the impact of collection 

requirements on respondents. 

Currently, the Employee Benefits 

Security Administration (EBSA) is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

extension of currently approved 

collections of information arising from 

Class Prohibited Transaction Exemption 

2006–16, which permits employee 

benefit plans to lend securities owned 

by the plans as investments to banks 

and broker-dealers and to make 

compensation arrangements for lending 

services provided by a plan fiduciary in 

connection with securities loans. A 

copy of the information collection 

request (ICR) can be obtained by 

contacting the office shown in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office shown in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice on or 

before November 24, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are 

invited to submit written comments 

regarding the information collection 

request and burden estimates to G. 

Christopher Cosby, Office of Policy and 

Research, Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Room N–5718, Washington, DC 20210, 

(202) 693–8410, FAX (202) 219–4745 

(these are not toll-free numbers). 

Comments may also be submitted 

electronically to the following Internet 

e-mail address: ebsa.opr@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

This ICR covers information 

collections contained in PTE 2006–16. 

In 1981 and 1982, the Department 

issued two related prohibited 

transaction class exemptions, PTE 81–6 

and PTE 82–63, that permit employee 

benefit plans to lend securities owned 

by the plans as investments to banks 

and broker-dealers and to make 

compensation arrangements for lending 

services provided by a plan fiduciary in 

connection with securities loans. In 

2006, the Department promulgated PTE 

2006–16, which combines and amends 

the exemptions previously provided 

under PTE 81–6 and PTE 82–63. The 

new exemption expands the categories 

of exempted transactions to include 

securities lending to foreign banks and 

broker-dealers that are domiciled in 

specified countries and to allow the use 

of additional forms of collateral, all 

subject to specified conditions. 

Among other conditions, the class 

exemption requires that a bank or 

broker-dealer that borrows securities 

from a plan must provide the plan with 

its most recent audited financial 

statement. The borrower must also 

affirm, when the loan is negotiated, that 

there has been no material adverse 

change in its financial condition since 

the previously audited statement. 

The exemption also requires that the 

agreements regarding the securities loan 

transaction or transactions and the 

compensation arrangement for the 

lending fiduciary must be contained in 

written documents. Individual 

agreements are not required for each 

transaction; rather the compensation 

agreement may be made in the form of 

a master agreement covering a series of 

transactions. The ICRs contained in PTE 

2006–16 were approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

OMB Control No. 1210–0065, which 

currently is scheduled to expire on 

December 31, 2009. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

The Department is particularly 

interested in comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 


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• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

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., by permitting electronic submission 

of responses. 

III. Current Action 

This notice requests comments on an 

extension of the information collections 

arising from PTE 2006–16. The 

Department is not proposing or 

implementing any changes to the 

information collections at this time. A 

summary of the ICR and the current 

burden estimates follows: 

Agency: Department of Labor, 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration. 

Title: PTE 2006–16 (Securities 

Lending by Employee Benefit Plans). 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection of 

information. 

OMB Number: 1210–0065. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Respondents: 200. 

Responses: 10,000. 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 367. 

Total Burden Cost (Operating and 

Maintenance): $11,200. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of the extension of this ICR; 

they will also become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: September 21, 2009. 

Joseph S. Piacentini, 

Director, Office of Policy and Research, 

Employee Benefits Security Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–23141 Filed 9–24–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Proposed Collection, Comment 

Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

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. The Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed revision of the 

‘‘International Training Application.’’ 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 of this notice on or 

before November 24, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora 

Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer, 

Division of Management Systems, 

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 

2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., 

Washington, DC 20212. Written 

comments also may be transmitted by 

fax to 202–691–5111 (this is not a toll 

free number). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer, at 

202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free 

number). (See ADDRESSES section.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The BLS is one of the largest labor 

statistics organizations in the world and 

has provided international training 

since 1945. Each year, the BLS Division 

of International Technical Cooperation 

(DITC) conducts seminars of 1 to 4 

weeks duration at its training facilities 

in Washington, DC. In addition to the 

annual international seminars, DITC 

provides technical assistance upon 

request and organizes visits to the BLS 

for many international visitors each 

year. 

The seminars bring together 

statisticians, economists, analysts, and 

other data producers and users from 

countries all over the world. Each 

seminar is designed to strengthen the 

participants’ ability to collect and 

analyze economic and labor statistics. 

II. Current Action 

Office of Management and Budget 

clearance is being sought for the 

International Training Application. BLS 

is adding a question to the form 

regarding the need for accommodations. 

This question will help to facilitate 

assisting the visitors with 

accommodations for their stay if 

needed. 

III. Desired Focus of Comments 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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 submissions 

of responses. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Title: International Training 

Application. 

OMB Number: 1220–0179. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Total Respondents: 100. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Total Responses: 100. 

Average Time per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 34 

hours. 

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. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 17th day of 

September 2009. 

Kimberley D. Hill, 

Acting Chief, Division of Management 

Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

[FR Doc. E9–23149 Filed 9–24–09; 8:45 am] 

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