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information collection request (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 this

ICR, with applicable supporting

documentation, may be obtained by

calling the Department of Labor,

Departmental Clearance Officer, Theresa

M. O’Malley ({202} 219–5096 ext. 143)

or by E-Mail to OMallyTheresa@dol.gov. Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TTY/TDD) may call {202} 219–4720

between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern

time, Monday–Friday.

Comments should be sent to Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10235, Washington,

DC 20503 ({202} 395–7316), 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 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: Occupational Safety and

Health Administration.

Title: Ionizing Radiation (1910.1096).

OMB Number: 1218–0103 (extension).

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Federal Government; State, Local

or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 15,859.

Estimated Time Per Respondent:

Ranges from 5 minutes to maintain

records to 10 minutes to collect and

mail badges.

Total Burden Hours: 42,491.

Total Annualized Capital/startup

costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

service): $17,508.

Description: The purpose of this

standard and its information collection

is designed to provide protection for

employees from the adverse health

effects associated with occupational

exposure to ionizing radiation. The

standard requires employers to notify

the Assistant Secretary for Occupational

Safety and Health of incidents of

overexposure; to send written reports of

overexposure in excess of the PEL

(permissible exposure limit) to the

Assistant Secretary for Occupational

Safety and Health and to the exposed

employee; to maintain records of

radiation exposure of all employees; to

furnish reports of exposure to the

employee at his/her request; and to

provide employees with a copy of the

standard and operating procedures.

Theresa M. O’Malley,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–20239 Filed 7–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Advisory Council on Employee Welfare

and Pension Benefit Plans;

Announcement of Vacancies Request

for Nominations

Section 512 of the Employee

Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

(ERISA), 88 Stat. 895, 29 U.S.C. 1142,

provides for the establishment of an

‘‘Advisory Council on Employee

Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans’’ (the

Council), which is to consist of 15

members to be appointed by the

Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) as

follows: Three representatives of

employee organizations (at least one of

whom shall be representative of an

organization whose members are

participants in a multiemployer plan);

three representatives of employers (at

least one of whom shall be

representative of employers maintaining

or contributing to multiemployer plans);

one representative each from the fields

of insurance, corporate trust, actuarial

counseling, investment counseling,

investment management and

accounting; and three representatives

from the general public (one of whom

shall be a person representing those

receiving benefits from a pension plan).

No more than eight members of the

Council shall be members of the same

political party.

Members shall be persons qualified to

appraise the programs instituted under

ERISA. Appointments are for terms of

three years. The prescribed duties of the

Council are to advise the Secretary with

respect to the carrying out of his or her

functions under ERISA, and to submit to

the Secretary, or his or her designee,

recommendations with respect thereto.

The Council will meet at least four

times each year, and recommendations

of the Council to the Secretary will be

included in the Secretary’s annual

report to the Congress on ERISA.

The terms of five members of the

Council expire Friday, November 14,

1997. The groups or fields represented

are as follows: employee organizations

(multiemployer plans), investment

counseling, actuarial counseling,

employers and the general public

(pensioners). In addition, this year

nominations also are being sought for

individuals interested in an

appointment to fill one year of an

unexpired three-year term of a council

member who died while serving on the

Council. That unexpired term calls for

naming an employee organization

(multiemployer) representative.

Accordingly, notice is hereby given

that any person or organization desiring

to recommend one or more individuals

for appointment to the ERISA Advisory

Council on Employee Welfare and

Pension Benefit Plans to represent any

of the groups or fields specified in the

preceding paragraph, may submit

recommendations to Sharon Morrissey,

Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory

Council, Frances Perkins Building, U.S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Suite N–5677,

Washington, DC 20210.

Recommendations must be delivered or

mailed on or before October 1, 1997.

Recommendations may be in the form of

a letter, resolution or petition, signed by

the person making the recommendation

or, in the case of a recommendation by

an organization, by an authorized

representative of the organization. Each

recommendation should include a brief

description of the candidate’s

qualifications, the group or field which

he or she would represent for the

purposes of section 512 of ERISA, the

candidate’s political party affiliation,

and whether the candidate is available

and would accept.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 24th day

of July, 1977.

Olena Berg,

Assistant Secretary of Labor, Pension and

Welfare Benefits Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–20238 Filed 7–30–97; 8:45 am]

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