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establish procedures for initiating an 

administrative proceeding before the 

Office of Administrative Law Judges 

(OALJ) and establish that an OALJ 

decision shall constitute a finding under 

ERISA section 3(40)(A)(i). The 

regulations also provide for an appeal of 

an OALJ decision to the Secretary. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 27, 2012 (77 FR 70828). 

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 that does not 

display a valid Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1210–0119. 

OMB authorization for an ICR cannot 

be for more than three (3) years without 

renewal, and the current approval for 

this collection is scheduled to expire on 

May 31, 2013. The DOL seeks to extend 

PRA authorization for this information 

collection for three (3) more years, 

without any change to existing 

requirements. It should also be noted 

that existing information collection 

requirements submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

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 

mention OMB Control Number 1210– 

0119. 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 

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 submission of 

responses. 

Agency: DOL–EBSA. 

Title of Collection: Petition for 

Finding under Employee Retirement 

Income Security Act Section 3(40). 

OMB Control Number: 1210–0119. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

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

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 10. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 10. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 50. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $38,454. 

Dated: May 17, 2013. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–12378 Filed 5–23–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Employee 

Benefit Plan Claims Procedure Under 

the Employee Retirement Income 

Security Act 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Employee 

Benefits Security Administration 

(EBSA) sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) titled, 

‘‘Employee Benefit Plan Claims 

Procedure under the Employee 

Retirement Income Security Act,’’ to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval for 

continued use, without change, in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.). 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

June 24, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov Web site at http:// 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201304–1210–006 

(this link will only become active on the 

day following publication of this notice) 

or by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at 202–693–4129 (this is not 

a toll-free number) or sending an email 

to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for DOL–EBSA, Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20503, Fax: 202–395–6881 (this is not a 

toll-free number), email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 

202–693–4129 (this is not a toll-free 

number) or by email at 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Employee 

Retirement Income Security Act section 

503 and regulations 29 CFR 2560.503– 

1 require employee benefit plans to 

establish procedures for resolving 

benefit claims under the plan, including 

initial claims and appeal of denied 

claims. The regulation requires specific 

information to be disclosed at different 

stages of the claims process. The 

regulation also requires claims denial 

notices to be provided within specific 

time frames and that the notices include 

specific information. For additional 

substantive information about this ICR, 

see the related notice published in the 

Federal Register on November 27, 2012 

(77 FR 70828). 

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 that does not 

display a valid Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1210–0053. 

OMB authorization for an ICR cannot 

be for more than three (3) years without 

renewal, and the current approval for 

this collection is scheduled to expire on 

May 31, 2013. This ICR asks the OMB 

to extend PRA authorization for the 

information collection for three (3) more 

years, without any change to existing 

requirements. It should also be noted 

that existing information collection 

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requirements submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

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 

mention OMB Control Number 1210– 

0053. 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 

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 submission of 

responses. 

Agency: DOL–EBSA. 

Title of Collection: Employee Benefit 

Plan Claims Procedure under the 

Employee Retirement Income Security 

Act. 

OMB Control Number: 1210–0053. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

businesses or other for profits and notfor-profit institutions. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 5,770,307. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 333,612,550. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 523,000. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $568,700,000. 

Dated: May 16, 2013. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–12488 Filed 5–23–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Registered 

Apprenticeship College Consortium 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Employment 

and Training Administration (ETA) 

sponsored information collection 

request (ICR) proposal titled, 

‘‘Registered Apprenticeship College 

Consortium,’’ to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval for use in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.). 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

June 24, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov Web site, http:// 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 

on the day following publication of this 

notice or by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at 202–693–4129 (this is not 

a toll-free number) or sending an email 

to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for DOL–ETA, Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20503, Fax: 202–395–6881 (this is not a 

toll-free number), email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 

202–693–4129 (this is not a toll-free 

number) or by email at 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks OMB approval for the information 

collection requirements related to the 

Registered Apprenticeship College 

Consortium (RACC) to facilitate 

awarding a registered apprenticeship 

completion certificate towards college 

credit. RACC post-secondary 

educational institution members agree 

to accept apprentice graduates from 

member registered apprenticeship 

sponsors with the approximate amount 

of credit towards college that has been 

designated by a third party evaluator. 

This consortium is based on the Service 

Members Opportunities Colleges 

Consortium supported by the 

Department of Defense. The information 

collection includes three application 

forms to join the consortium; there 

would be three types of membership 

and separate applications for each type 

of member. 

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 that does not 

display a valid Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For 

additional information, see the related 

notice published in the Federal Register 

on January 11, 2013 (78 FR 2443). 

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 

mention OMB ICR Reference Number 

121301–1205–001. 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 

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 submission of 

responses. 

Agency: DOL–ETA. 

Title of Collection: Registered 

Apprenticeship College Consortium. 

OMB ICR Reference Number: 121301– 

1205–001. 

Affected Public: Federal Government; 

State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 

and Private Sector—businesses or other 

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