31350 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 96 / Wednesday, May 17, 2000 / Notices

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The BLS enters into Cooperative

Agreements with State Employment

Security Agencies (SESAs) annually to

provide financial assistance to the

SESAs for the production and operation

of the following LMI statistical

programs: Current Employment

Statistics, Local Area Unemployment

Statistics, Occupational Employment

Statistics, Covered Employment and

Wages Report, and Mass Layoff

Statistics. The Cooperative Agreement

provides the basis for managing the

administrative and financial aspects of

these programs.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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 Action

The existing collection of information

allows Federal staff to negotiate the

Cooperative Agreement with the SESAs,

and to monitor their financial and

programmatic performance and

adherence to administrative

requirements imposed by regulations

implementing OMB Circular A–102 and

other grant-related regulations. The

information collected also is used for

planning and budgeting at the Federal

level and in meeting Federal reporting

requirements.

Type of Review: Revision.

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Title: Labor Market Information (LMI)

Cooperative Agreement.

OMB Number: 1220–0079.

Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal

Government.

Frequency: Annually.

Information collection Respondents Frequency Responses Time Total hours

Work Statements ........................................................ 55 1 55 1–2 hr. ..................... 55–110

BIF (LMI 1A, 1B) ........................................................ 55 1 55 1–6 hr. ..................... 55–330

Quarterly Automated Financial Reports ..................... 48 4 192 10–50 min. .............. 32–160

Monthly Automated Financial Reports ....................... 48 8* 384 5–25 min. ................ 32–160

BLS Cooperative Statistics Financial Report (LMI

2A).

7 12 84 1–5 hr. ..................... 84–420

Quarterly Status Report (LMI 2B) .............................. 1–30 4 4–120 1 hr. ......................... 4–120

Total .................................................................... 1–55 ........................ 774–890 .................................. 264–1300

Average Totals .................................................... 55 ........................ 832 .................................. 782

*Reports are not received for end-of-quarter months, i.e., December, March, June, and September.

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 11th day of

May 2000.

W. Stuart Rust, Jr.,

Chief, Division of Management Systems,

Bureau of Labor Statistics.

[FR Doc. 00–12400 Filed 5–16–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–24–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration

Working Group on Phased Retirement,

Advisory Council on Employee Welfare

and Pension Benefits Plans; Notice of

Meeting

Pursuant to the authority contained in

Section 512 of the Employee Retirement

Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29

U.S.C. 1142, the Working Group

assigned by the Advisory Council on

Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit

Plans to study the issue of phased

retirement will hold an open public

meeting on Thursday, June 1, 2000 in

Room N–5437 A–D, U.S. Department of

Labor Building, Second and

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,

DC 20210.

The purpose of the open meeting,

which will run from 9:30 a.m. to

approximately noon, is for Working

Group members to hear testimony

concerning workforce demographic

trends and current practices in phased

retirement plans.

Members of the public are encouraged

to file a written statement pertaining to

the topic by submitting 20 copies on or

before May 26, 200 to Sharon Morrissey,

Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory

Council, U.S. Department of Labor,

Room N–5677, 200 Constitution Avenue

NW, Washington, DC 20210. Individuals

or representatives of organizations

wishing to address the Working Group

should forward their request to the

Executive Secretary or telephone (202)

219–8753. Oral presentations will be

limited to 10 minutes, but an extended

statement may be submitted for the

record. Individuals with disabilities

who need special accommodations

should contact Sharon Morrissey by

May 26 at the address indicated in this

notice.

Organizations or individuals may also

submit statements for the record

without testifying. Twenty (20) copies of

such statements should be sent to the

Executive Secretary of the Advisory

Council at the above address. Papers

will be accepted and included in the

record of the meeting if received on or

before May 26.

Signed at Washington, DC this 12th day of

May 2000.

Leslie Kramerich,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Pension and

Welfare Benefits Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–12402 Filed 5–16–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–29–M

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 96 / Wednesday, May 17, 2000 / Notices 31351

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration Working Group on

Long-Term Care: Issues and Solutions,

Advisory Council on Employee Welfare

and Pension Benefits Plans; Notice of

Meeting

Pursuant to the authority contained in

Section 512 of the Employee Retirement

Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29

U.S.C. 1142, a public meeting will be

held Thursday, June 1, 2000 of the

Advisory Council on Employee Welfare

and Pension Benefit Plans Working

Group assigned to study Long-Term

Care: Issues and Solutions

The session will take place in Room

N–5437 A–D, U.S. Department of Labor

Building, Second and Constitution

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.

The purpose of the open meeting, which

will run from 1 p.m. to approximately

3:30 p.m., is for working group members

to take testimony focusing on long-term

care indemnification in the marketplace

today. Subtopics will be: Who

purchases long-term policies? What

services are typically included: What do

they cost? What factors influences cost?

How can policies be made more

affordable to the consumer?

Members of the public are encouraged

to file a written statement pertaining to

the topic by submitting 20 copies on or

before May 26, 2000 to Sharon

Morrissey, Executive Secretary, ERISA

Advisory Council, U.S. Department of

Labor, room N–54677, 200 Constitution

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.

Individuals or representatives of

organizations wishing to address the

Working Group should forward their

request to the Executive Secretary or

telephone (202) 219–8753. Oral

presentations will be limited to 10

minutes, but an extended statement may

be submitted for the record. Individuals

with disabilities who need special

accommodations should contact Sharon

Morrissey by May 26 at the address

indicated in this notice.

Organizations or individuals may also

submit statements for the record

without testifying. Twenty (20) copies of

such statements should be sent to the

Executive Secretary of the Advisory

Council at the above address. Papers

will be accepted and included in the

record of the meeting if received on or

before May 26.

Dated: Signed at Washington, DC this 12th

day of May 2000.

Leslie Kramerich,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Pension and

Welfare Benefits Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–12403 Filed 5–16–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–29–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration

110th Full Meeting of the Advisory

Council on Employee Welfare and

Pension Benefits Plan; Notice of

Meeting

Pursuant to the authority contained in

Section 512 of the Employee Retirement

Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29

U.S.C. 1142, the 110th open meeting of

the full Advisory Council on Employee

Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans will

be held Friday, June 2, 2000 in Room N–

5437 A–D, U.S. Department of Labor

Building, Third and Constitution

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.

The purpose of the meeting, which

will begin at 1:30 p.m. and end at

approximately 3 p.m., is for the three

working groups to provide progress

reports on their topics of study and for

the Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration to update members on

current employee benefit activities.

Members of the public are encouraged

to file a written statement pertaining to

any topics the Council elected to study

for the year by submitting 20 copies on

or before May 26, 2000 to Sharon

Morrissey, Executive Secretary, ERISA

Advisory Council, U.S. Department of

Labor, Suite N–5677, 200 Constitution

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.

Individuals or representatives of

organizations wishing to address the

Advisory Council should forward their

requests to the Executive Secretary or

telephone (202) 219–8753. Oral

presentations will be limited to ten

minutes, time permitting, but an

extended statement may be submitted

for the record. Individuals with

disabilities, who need special

accommodations, should contact Sharon

Morrissey by May 26 at the address

indicated.

Organizations or individuals may also

submit statements for the record

without testifying. Twenty (20) copies of

such statements should be sent to the

Executive Secretary of the Advisory

Council at the above address. Papers

will be accepted and included in the

record of the meeting if received on or

before May 26, 2000.

Signed at Washington, DC this 12th day of

May 2000.

Leslie Kramerich,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Pension and

Welfare Benefits Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–12404 Filed 5–16–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–29–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration

Working Group on Benefit Continuity

After Organizational Restructuring,

Advisory Council on Employee Welfare

and Pension Benefits Plans; Notice of

Meeting

Pursuant to the authority contained in

Section 512 of the Employee Retirement

Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29

U.S.C. 1142, a public meeting will be

held Friday, June 2, 2000 of the

Advisory Council on Employee Welfare

and Pension Benefit Plans Working

Group assigned to study benefit

continuity after organizational

restructuring.

The session will take place in Room

N–5437 A–D, U.S. Department of Labor

Building, Second and Constitution

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.

The purpose of the open meeting, which

will run from 9:30 a.m. to

approximately noon, is for working

group members to continue taking

testimony on the legal framework

governing employee benefit plan

continuity during organizational

restructuring and ramifications for these

plans under Title I and II of the

Employee Retirement Income Security

Act (ERISA).

Members of the public are encouraged

to file a written statement pertaining to

the topic by submitting 20 copies on or

before May 26, 2000 to Sharon

Morrissey, Executive Secretary, ERISA

Advisory Council, U.S. Department of

Labor, Room N–5677, 200 Constitution

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.

Individuals or representatives of

organizations wishing to address the

Working Group should forward their

request to the Executive Secretary or

telephone (202) 219–8753. Oral

presentations will be limited to 10

minutes, but an extended statement may

be submitted for the record. Individuals

with disabilities who need special

accommodations should contact Sharon

Morrissey by May 26 at the address

indicated in this notice.

Organizations or individuals may also

submit statements for the record

without testifying Twenty (20) copies of

such statements should be sent to the

Executive Secretary of the Advisory

Council at the above address. Papers

will be accepted and included in the

record of the meeting if received on or

before May 26.