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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. Currently, the 

Employment Standards Administration 

is soliciting comments concerning the 

proposed collection: Application for 

Approval of a Representative’s Fee in 

Black Lung Claim Proceedings 

Conducted by the U.S. Department of 

Labor (CM–972). 

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request can be obtained by 

contacting the office listed below in the 

addresses section of this Notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

ADDRESSES section below on or before 

August 20, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington, 

DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0418, 

fax (202) 693–1451, e-mail 

bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please use only one 

method of transmission for comments 

(mail, fax, or e-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Individuals filing with the U.S. 

Department of Labor, Office of Workers’

Compensation Programs (OWCP), 

Division of Coal Mine Workers’

Compensation (DCMWC) for benefits 

under the Black Lung Benefits Act 

(BLBA) may elect to be represented or 

assisted by an attorney or other 

representative. For those cases that are 

approved, 30 U.S.C. 901 of the Black 

Lung Benefits Act and 20 CFR 725.365–

6 established standards for the 

information and documentation that 

must be submitted to the Program for 

review to approve a fee for services. The 

CM–972 is used to collect the pertinent 

data to determine if the representative’s 

services and amounts charged can be 

paid under the Black Lung Act. This 

information collection is currently 

approved for use through November 30, 

2007. 

II. Review Focus 

The Department of Labor 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 Department of Labor seeks the 

approval of this information in order to 

evaluate applications to approve fees for 

services rendered. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Employment Standards 

Administration. 

Title: Application for Approval of a 

Representative’s Fee in a Black Lung 

Claim Proceedings Conducted by the 

U.S. Department of Labor. 

OMB Number: 1215–0171. 

Agency Number: CM–972. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Total Respondents: 285. 

Total Annual Responses: 285. 

Average Time per Response: 42 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 200. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

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 will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated: June 14, 2007. 

Hazel Bell, 

Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review 

and Internal Control,Division of Financial 

Management,Office of Management, 

Administration and Planning,Employment 

Standards Administration. 

[FR Doc. E7–11892 Filed 6–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CK–P 

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT 

CORPORATION 

July 5, 2007, Public Hearing; Sunshine 

Act Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: 2 p.m., Thursday, July 5, 

2007. 

PLACE: Offices of the Corporation, 

Twelfth Floor Board Room, 1100 New 

York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. 

STATUS: Hearing OPEN to the Public at 

2 p.m. 

PURPOSE: Public Hearing in conjunction 

with each meeting of OPIC’s Board of 

DIrectors, to afford an opportunity for 

any person to present views regarding 

the activities of the Corporation. 

PROCEDURES: Individuals wishing to 

address the hearing orally must provide 

advance notice to OPIC’s Corporate 

Secretary no later than 5 p.m., Friday, 

June 29, 2007. The notice must include 

the individual’s name, title, 

organization, address, and telephone 

number, and a concise summary of the 

subject matter to be presented. 

Oral presentations may not exceed ten 

(10) minutes. The time for individual 

presentations may be reduced 

proportionately, if necessary, to afford 

all participants who have submitted a 

timely request to participate an 

opportunity to be heard. 

Participants wishing to submit a 

written statement for the record must 

submit a copy of such statement to 

OPIC’s Corporate Secretary no later than 

5 p.m., Friday, June 29, 2007. Such 

statements must be typewritten, doublespaced, and may not exceed twenty-five 

(25) pages. 

Upon receipt of the required notice, 

OPIC will prepare an agenda for the 

hearing identifying speakers, setting 

forth the subject on which each 

participate will speak, and the time 

allotted for each presentation. The 

agenda will be available at the hearing. 

A written summary of the hearing will 

be compiled, and such summary will be 

made available, upon written request to 

OPIC’s CorporateSecretary, at the cost of 

reproduction. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: 

Information on the hearing may be 

obtained from Connie M. Downs at (202) 

336–8438, via facsimile at (202) 218–

0136, or via e-mail at cdown@opic.gov. 

June 18, 2007. 

Connie M. Downs, 

OPIC Corporate Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 07–3057 Filed 6–18–07; 12:43 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3210–01–M 


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