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seepage potential. In an approximate 1- 

mile reach, a mechanically stabilized 

earth structure would be built along the 

existing levee crown to avoid footprint 

extension beyond the existing right-ofway easements. A number of natural 

resources management areas are located 

near or adjacent to the levee system, 

including units of the Lower Rio Grande 

Valley Wildlife Refuge System and the 

Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park. 

The Environmental Assessment 

assesses potential environmental 

impacts of the Proposed Action and the 

No Action Alternative. Potential 

impacts on natural, cultural, and other 

resources were evaluated and mitigation 

measures were incorporated into the 

Proposed Action. A Finding of No 

Significant Impact was issued for the 

Proposed Action based on a review of 

the facts and analyses contained in the 

Environmental Assessment. 

The USIBWC is authorized to 

construct, operate, and maintain any 

project or works projected by the United 

States of America on the Lower Rio 

Grande Flood Control Project (LRGFCP) 

as authorized by the Act of the 74th 

Congress, Sess. I Ch. 561 (H.R. 6453), 

approved August 19, 1935 (49 Stat. 660), 

and codified at 22 U.S.C. Section 277, 

277a, 277b, 277c, and Acts amendatory 

thereof and supplementary thereto. The 

LRGFCP was constructed to protect 

urban, suburban, and highly developed 

irrigated farmland along the Rio Grande 

delta in the United States and Mexico. 

The USIBWC, in cooperation with the 

TPWD, prepared this Final 

Environmental Assessment for the 

proposed action of raising the Mission 

and Common Levee Systems located in 

Hidalgo County, Texas to improve flood 

control. These two adjacent levee 

systems are part of the LRGFCP that 

extends approximately 180 miles from 

the Town of Pen ̃itas in south Texas to 

the Gulf of Mexico. The Mission Levee 

extends approximately 12 miles along 

the Rio Grande, downstream from the 

Town of Pen ̃itas. The Common Levee 

System, approximately 5.3 miles long, 

consists of the Common Levee and 

Anzalduas Dike, which connects the 

Common Levee to Anzalduas Dam. 

Availability 

Electronic copies of the Final EA and 

FONSI are available from the USIBWC 

Home Page at http:// 

www.ibwc.state.gov. 

Dated: March 16, 2007. 

Susan Daniel, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. E7–5644 Filed 3–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7010–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Submission for OMB Review: 

Comment Request 

March 22, 2007. 

The Department of Labor (DOL) has 

submitted the following public 

information collection requests (ICR) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 

44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of each 

ICR, with applicable supporting 

documentation, may be obtained from 

RegInfo.gov at http://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain or by contacting 

Darrin King on 202–693–4129 (this is 

not a toll-free number)/e-mail: 

king.darrin@dol.gov. 

Comments should be sent of Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Office for the 

Employment Standards Administration 

(ESA), Office of Management and 

Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 

20503, Telephone: 202–395–7316/Fax: 

202–395–6974 (these are not a toll-free 

numbers), within 30 days from the date 

of this publication in the Federal 

Register. 

The OMB 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 validly 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 appropriated automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technologies collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Agency: Employment Standards 

Administration. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of currently approved collection. 

Title: Employment Information Form. 

OMB Number: 1215–0001. 

Form Number: WH–3. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Type of Response: Reporting. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,500. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 3,500. 

Estimated Average Response Time: 20 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 11,667. 

Total Estimated Annualized capital/ 

startup costs: $0. 

Total Estimated Annual Costs 

(operating/maintaining systems or 

purchasing services): $0. 

Description: Form WH–3 is an 

optional form complainants (e.g., 

current and former employees, unions, 

and, competitor employers) may use to 

provide information about alleged 

violations of the labor standards 

administered by the Wage and Hour 

Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department 

of Labor. Complaints themselves or 

WHS staff, using information provided 

by the complainants, complete the 

forms. WHD staff use the completed to 

obtain information about employer 

compliance with the provisions of the 

various labor standards laws enforced 

by the WHD and to determine if the 

agency has jurisdiction to investigate 

the alleged violation(s). WHD makes for 

form available in both English and 

Spanish. When the WHD schedules to 

complaint-based investigation, the 

agency makes the completed Form WH–

3 part of the investigation case file. 

Agency: Employment Standards 

Administration. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of currently approved collection. 

Title: Claim for ReimbursementAssisted Reemployment. 

OMB Number: 1215–0178. 

Form Number: CA–2231. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Type of Response: Reporting. 

Affected Public: Private Sector: 

Business and other for-profit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 80. 

Estimated Average Response Time: 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 40. 

Total Annualized capital/startup 

costs: $0. 

Total Annual Costs (operating/ 

maintaining systems or purchasing 

services): $34. 

Description: Information collected on 

Form CA–2231 provides DOL with the 

necessary remittance information for the 

employer, documents the hours of work, 

certifies the payment of wages to the 

claimant for which reimbursement is 

sought, and summarizes the nature and 

costs of the wage reimbursement 


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program for a prompt decision by the 

Department’s Office of Worker 

Compensation Programs (OWCP). 

Failure to collect this information 

would prevent timely and accurate 

reimbursement to employers, hinder the 

documentation of disbursement from 

the Fund, and obstruct implementation 

of the assisted reemployment program. 

Darrin A. King, 

Acting Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–5627 Filed 3–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–27–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0037] 

Construction Fall Protection Systems 

Criteria and Practices and Training 

Requirements; Extension of the Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

Approval of Information Collection 

(Paperwork) Requirements 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public 

comments concerning its proposal to 

extend OMB approval of the 

information collection requirements 

contained in the construction standards 

on Fall Protection Systems Criteria and 

Practices (29 CFR 1926.502) and 

Training Requirements (29 CFR 

1926.503). The Fall Protection Systems 

Criteria and Practices Standard allows 

employers to develop alternative 

procedures to the use of conventional 

fall protection systems when the 

systems are infeasible or create a greater 

hazard. The alternative procedures 

(plan) must be written. Also, employers 

who use safety net systems may certify 

that the installation meets the 

Standard’s criteria in lieu of performing 

a drop-test on the net. The Training 

Requirements Standard requires 

employers to prepare training 

certification records for their employees. 

The plan and certification records 

ensure that employers comply with the 

requirements to protect employees from 

falls. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by May 

29, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments and attachments 

electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

instructions online for submitting 

comments. 

Facsimile: If your comments, 

including attachments, are not longer 

than 10 pages, you may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

Mail, hand delivery, express mail, 

messenger, or courier service: When 

using this method, you must submit 

three copies of your comments and 

attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, 

OSHA Docket No. OSHA–2007–0037, 

U.S. Department of Labor, Room N–

2625, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries 

(hand, express mail, messenger, and 

courier service) are accepted during the 

Department of Labor’s and Docket 

Office’s normal business hours, 8:15 

a.m.–4:45 p.m., e.t. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and OSHA 

docket number for this ICR (OSHA 

Docket No. OSHA–2007–0037). All 

comments, including any personal 

information you provide, are placed in 

the public docket without change, and 

may be made available online at 

http://www.regulations.gov. For further 

information on submitting comments, 

see the ‘‘Public Participation’’ heading 

in the section of this notice titled 

‘‘Supplementary Information.’’

Docket: To read or download 

comments or other material in the 

docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov 

or the OSHA Docket Office at the 

address above. All documents in the 

docket (including this Federal Register 

notice) are listed in the http:// 

www.regulations.gov index; however, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through the website. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

You also may contact Todd Owen at the 

address below to obtain a copy of the 

ICR. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jamaa N. Hill or Todd Owen, Directorate 

of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room N–3609, 

200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 

693–2222. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Department of Labor, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, 

conducts a preclearance consultation 

program to provide the public with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and continuing information collection 

requirements in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program 

ensures that information is in the 

desired format, reporting burden (time 

and costs) is minimized, collection 

instruments are understandable, and 

OSHA’s estimate of the information 

collection burden is correct. The 

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 

the 1970 (the Act) authorizes 

information collection by employers as 

necessary or appropriate for 

enforcement of the Act or for developing 

information regarding the causes and 

prevention of occupational injuries, 

illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). 

The Standards on Construction Fall 

Protection Systems Criteria and 

Practices (29 CFR 1926.502) and 

Training Requirements (29 CFR 

1926.503) ensure that employers 

provide the required fall protection for 

their employees. Accordingly, these 

standards have the following paperwork 

requirements: Paragraphs (c)(4)(ii) and 

(k) of 29 CFR 1926.502, which specify 

certification of safety nets and 

development of fall protection plans, 

respectively, and paragraph (b) of 29 

CFR 1926.502, which requires 

employers to certify training records. 

The training certification requirement 

specified in paragraph (b) of 29 CFR 

1926.503 documents the training 

provided to employees potentially 

exposed to fall hazards. A competent 

person must train these employees to 

recognize fall hazards and in the use of 

procedures and equipment that 

minimize these hazards. An employer 

must verify compliance with this 

training requirement by preparing and 

maintaining a written certification 

record that contains the: Name or other 

identifier of the employee receiving the 

training; the date(s) of the training; and 

the signature of the competent person 

who conducted the training or of the 

employer. 

II. Special Issues for Comment 

OSHA has a particular interest in 

comments on the following issues: 

• Whether the proposed information 

collection requirements are necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

Agency’s functions, including whether 

the information is useful; 

• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of 

the burden (time and costs) of the 

information collection requirements, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• The quality, utility, and clarity of 

the information collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden on 

employers who must comply; for 

example, by using automated or other 


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