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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: Application for 

Permanent Employment Certification. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0451. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; State, Local, and Tribal 

Governments; and Private Sector— 

businesses or other for-profits, farms, 

and not-for-profit institutions. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 73,400. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 295,472. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

227,687 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $467,000. 

Dated: August 22, 2014. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–20565 Filed 8–28–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Steel 

Erection Standard 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On August 29, 2014, the 

Department of Labor (DOL) will submit 

the Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA) sponsored 

information collection request (ICR) 

titled, ‘‘Steel Erection Standard,’’ to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval for 

continued use, without change, in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

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

3501 et seq. Public comments on the 

ICR are invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that agency receives 

on or before September 29, 2014. 

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=201408-1218-008 

(this link will only become active on 

September 30, 2014) or by contacting 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not 

toll-free numbers) or by email at 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail or courier to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–OSHA, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– 

395–6881 (this is not a toll-free 

number); or by email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Commenters are encouraged, but not 

required, to send a courtesy copy of any 

comments by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Attn: 

Departmental Information Compliance 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not 

toll-free numbers) or by email at 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks to extend PRA authority for the 

Steel Erection Standard information 

collection requirements codified in 

regulations 29 CFR part 1926, subpart R. 

The Standard contains information 

collection requirements to notify 

designated parties—especially steel 

erectors—that building materials, 

components, steel structures, and fallprotection equipment meet required 

criteria; and to ensure workers exposed 

to fall hazards receive specified training 

in the recognition and control of the 

hazards. Occupational Safety and 

Health Act of 1970 sections 2(b)(9), 

6(b)(7), and 8(c) authorize this 

information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 

651(b)(9), 655(b)(7), 657(c). 

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 1218–0241. 

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 

August 31, 2014. The DOL seeks to 

extend PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) more 

years, without any change to existing 

requirements. The DOL notes that 

existing information collection 

requirements submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

June 19, 2014 (79 FR 35189). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section by September 29, 2014. In order 

to help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

mention OMB Control Number 1218– 

0241. 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–OSHA. 

Title of Collection: Steel Erection 

Standard. 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0241. 


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Affected Public: Private Sector— 

businesses or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 13,864. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 72,317. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

21,393 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Dated: August 25, 2014. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–20604 Filed 8–28–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

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 extension of 

‘‘Cognitive and Psychological 

Research.’’ 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 October 28, 2014. 

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, 

telephone number 202–691–7628 (this 

is not a toll free number). (See 

ADDRESSES section.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 

Behavioral Science Research Center 

(BSRC) conducts theoretical, applied, 

and evaluative research aimed at 

improving the quality of data collected 

and published by the Bureau. Since its 

creation in 1988, the BSRC has 

advanced the study of survey methods 

research, approaching issues of nonsampling error within a framework that 

draws heavily on the theories and 

methods of the cognitive, statistical, and 

social sciences. The BSRC research 

focuses primarily on the assessment of 

survey instrument design and survey 

administration, as well as on issues 

related to interviewer training, the 

interaction between interviewer and 

respondent in the interview process, 

and the usability of data-collection 

instruments by both interviewers and 

respondents. Improvements in these 

areas result in greater accuracy and 

response rates of BLS surveys, 

frequently reduce costs in training and 

survey administration, and further 

ensure the effectiveness of the Bureau’s 

overall mission. 

II. Current Action 

Office of Management and Budget 

clearance is being sought for ‘‘Cognitive 

and Psychological Research.’’ The 

purpose of this request for clearance by 

the BSRC is to conduct cognitive and 

psychological research designed to 

enhance the quality of the Bureau’s data 

collection procedures and overall data 

management. The BLS is committed to 

producing the most accurate and 

complete data within the highest quality 

assurance guidelines. The BSRC was 

created to aid in this effort and it has 

demonstrated the effectiveness and 

value of its approach. Over the next few 

years, demand for BSRC consultation is 

expected to remain high as approaches 

are explored and tested for dealing with 

increasing nonresponse in key Bureau 

surveys. Moreover, as the use of webbased surveys continues to grow, so too 

will the need for careful tests of 

instrument design and usability, 

human-computer interactions, and the 

impact of multiple modes on data 

quality. The BSRC is uniquely equipped 

with both the skills and facilities to 

accommodate these demands. 

The extension of the accompanying 

clearance package reflects an attempt to 

accommodate the increasing interest by 

BLS program offices and other agencies 

in the methods used, and the results 

obtained, by the BSRC. This package 

reflects planned research and 

development activities for FY2015 

through FY2017, and its approval will 

enable the continued productivity of a 

state-of-the-art, multi-disciplinary 

program of behavioral science research 

to improve BLS survey methodology. 

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: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Title: Cognitive and Psychological 

Research. 

OMB Number: 1220–0141. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households, Private Sector. 

Total Respondents: 2,202. 

Frequency: One time. 

Total Responses: 2,202. 

Average Time per Response: 60 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,202 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 26th day of 

August 2014. 

Kimberley D. Hill, 

Chief, Division of Management Systems, 

Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

[FR Doc. 2014–20610 Filed 8–28–14; 8:45 am] 

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