Federal Register / Vol. 5, No. 11 / Tuesday, January 18, 2000 / Notices 2647

•–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.

Title: Executive Order 12933, 29 CFR

Part 9, Nondisplacement of Qualified

Workers Under Certain Contracts.

OMB Number: 1215–0190.

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Business and other

for-profit, Individuals or households,

Federal government.

Number of Respondents: 88.

Estimated Time Per respondent: 15

minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 22 hours.

Total Annualized capital/startup

costs: $0.

Total annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $0.

Description: These rules provide

recordkeeping requirements in certain

building service contracts documenting

offers of employment of a successor

contractor.

Ira L. Mills,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–1092 Filed 1–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration

Proposed Extension of Information

Collection Request Submitted for

Public Comment and

Recommendation; Definition of ‘‘Plan

Assets’’—Participant Contributions

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the

Department), as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, provides 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 (PRA

95) (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

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration is soliciting comments

concerning the proposed extension of a

currently approved collection of

information, Definition of Plan Assets—

Participant Contributions, CFR

§ 2510.3–102. A copy of the proposed

information collection request can be

obtained by contacting the individual

listed below in the address section of

this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before March 20; 2000.

ADDRESSES: Gerald B. Lindrew,

Department of Labor, Pension and

Welfare Benefits Administration, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

D.C. 20210, (202) 219–4782 (not a tollfree number), FAX (202) 219–4745.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

This regulation describes when

certain monies, which a participant

pays to or has withheld by an employer

for contribution to an employee benefit

plan, are ‘‘plan assets’’ for purposes of

Title I of the Employee Retirement

Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the

related prohibited transaction

provisions of the Internal Revenue Code

(IRC). The regulation establishes that

participant contributions to an

employee pension benefit plan become

plan assets on the earliest date that they

can reasonably be segregated from an

employer’s general assets, but in no

event later than 15 business days for

pension plans, 90 days for welfare

plans, and, in the case of SIMPLE

Retirement Accounts, 30 days following

the month in which the contribution

amounts would otherwise have been

payable to the participant in cash.

The regulation also establishes a

procedure (for pension plans only)

whereby an employer may obtain an

additional 10 business days to comply

with the contribution time limits. In

order to take advantage of this

opportunity, an employer is required to

satisfy certain exemption conditions,

including notification to participants,

bonding, and certification to the

Secretary of the Department of Labor

when the funds are transmitted. These

conditions are intended to protect

participant contributions and provide

the Department with adequate notice of

an employer’s compliance.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

The Department of Labor

(Department) 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.

III. Current Actions

The regulation provides guidance for

fiduciaries, participants, and

beneficiaries of employee benefit plans

on the requirements for transmission of

employee contributions withheld from

wages. Extension of the information

collection provision of the regulation is

important because delays in the

transmittal of funds may result in lost

earnings to pension plan participants

and beneficiaries. In addition, for those

employers who may have difficulty

meeting regulation deadlines for

participant contribution transmissions,

the extension provision of the regulation

provides an alternate means of employer

compliance with the regulation, while

providing participants, beneficiaries,

and the Department with sufficient

information to protect their rights under

ERISA.

This notice requests comments on the

extension of the ICR included in the

regulation governing the definition of

‘‘plan assets.’’ The Department is not

proposing or implementing changes to

the existing ICR at this time. Comments

received in response to this notice will

be incorporated in the submission to

OMB for continued clearance of the ICR.

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration.

Title: Definition of Plan Assets—

Participant Contributions.

OMB Number: 1210–0100.

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

Individuals.

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Total Respondents: 1.

Frequency: On occasion.

Total Responses: 1.

Average Time Per Response: 6 hours.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2.

Total Burden Cost (Operating and

Maintenance): $300.

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: January 11, 2000.

Gerald B. Lindrew,

Deputy Director, Office of Policy and

Research, Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–1093 Filed 1–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–29–M

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action

to submit an information collection

request to OMB and solicitation of

public comment.

SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a

submittal to OMB for review of

continued approval of information

collections under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Information pertaining to the

requirement to be submitted:

1. The title of the information

collection: 10 CFR Part 140, ‘‘Financial

Protection Requirements and Indemnity

Agreements’’.

2. Current OMB approval number:

3150–0039.

3. How often the collection is

required: As necessary in order for NRC

to meet its responsibilities called for in

Section 170 and 193 of the Atomic

Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the

Act).

4. Who is required or asked to report:

Licensees authorized to operate reactor

facilities in accordance with 10 CFR

part 50 and licensees authorized to

construct and operate a uranium

enrichment facility in accordance with

10 CFR parts 40 and 70.

5. The number of annual respondents:

Approximately 178.

6. The number of hours needed

annually to complete the requirement or

request: 821.

7. Abstract: 10 CFR part 140 of the

NRC’s regulations specified information

required to be submitted by licensees to

enable the NRC to assess (a) the

financial protection required of

licensees and for the indemnification

and limitation of liability of certain

licensees and other persons pursuant to

Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of

1954, as amended, and (b) the liability

insurance required of uranium

enrichment facility licensees pursuant

to Section 193 of the Atomic Energy Act

of 1954, as amended.

Submit, by March 20, 2000, comments

that address the following questions:

1. Is the proposed collection of

information necessary for the NRC to

properly perform its functions? Does the

information have practical utility?

2. Is the burden estimate accurate?

3. Is there a way to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected?

4. How can the burden of the

information collection be minimized,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology?

A copy of the draft supporting

statement may be viewed free of charge

at the NRC Public Document Room,

2120 L Street, NW (lower level),

Washington, DC. OMB clearance

requests are available at the NRC

worldwide web site (http://

www.nrc.gov/NRC/PUBLIC/OMB/

index.html). The document will be

available on the NRC home page site for

60 days after the signature date of this

notice.

Comments and questions about the

information collection requirements

may be directed to the NRC Clearance

Officer, Brenda Jo. Shelton, US Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, T–6 E6,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, by

telephone at 301–415–7233, or by

Internet electronic mail at

BJS1@NRC.GOV.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day

of January 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Brenda Jo. Shelton,

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–1039 Filed 1–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50–361 and 50–362]

Southern California Edison Company;

San Onofre Nuclear Generating

Station, Units 2 and 3; Notice of

Consideration of Issuance of

Amendments to Facility Operating

Licenses, Proposed No Significant

Hazards Consideration Determination,

and Opportunity for a Hearing

The US Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) is

considering issuance of amendments to

Facility Operating Licenses Nos. NPF–

10 and NPF–15 issued to Southern

California Edison Company (SCE, the

licensee) for operation of the San Onofre

Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS),

Units 2 and 3, located in San Diego

County, California.

The proposed amendments would

revise the SONGS Units 2 and 3

Technical Specification (TS) 3.7.6,

‘‘Condensate Storage Tank (CST T–121

and T–120)’’ to change the minimum

inventory of water maintained in the

condensate storage tank (T–120) from

280,000 gallons to 360,000 gallons

during plant operation Modes 1, 2 and

3.

Before issuance of the proposed

license amendments, the Commission

will have made findings required by the

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended

(the Act) and the Commission’s

regulations.

The Commission has made a

proposed determination that the

amendment request involves no

significant hazards consideration. Under

the Commission’s regulations in 10 CFR

50.92, this means that operation of the

facility in accordance with the proposed

amendments would not (1) Involve a

significant increase in the probability or

consequences of an accident previously

evaluated; or (2) Create the possibility of

a new or different kind of accident from

any accident previously evaluated; or

(3) Involve a significant reduction in a

margin of safety. As required by 10 CFR

50.91(a), the licensee has provided its

analysis of the issue of no significant

hazards consideration, which is

presented below:

1. Involve a significant increase in the

probability or consequences of an accident

previously evaluated?

Response: No.

The purpose of the increased water volume

is to ensure that the required volume of water

preserved by Technical Specification 3.7.6 is

sufficient to meet the San Onofre Units 2 and

3 Licensing and Design Basis. To meet the

guidance of Reactor Systems Branch

Technical Position RSB–5–1, the Southern