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collection is to gather information from

jurisdictions on the use of juvenile curfew

and its effectiveness as a tool to reduce

juvenile crime and victimization. The survey

form will be sent to all those who were

mailed a copy of an OJJDP Bulletin on the

topic of juvenile curfew.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 2,000 respondents at 1 minute per

response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden

(in hours) associated with the collection: 33.3

annual burden hours.

If additional information is required,

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center,

1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC

20530.

Dated: September 8, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97–24173 Filed 9–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–18–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

September 9, 1997.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has

submitted the following public

information collection requests (ICRs) 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

individual 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 OMalleyTheresa@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 BLS, DM,

ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, PWBA, or

VETS, 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: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Title: Consumer Price Index Housing

Survey.

OMB Number: 1220–0034 (revision).

Frequency: Semi-annually.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 38,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 6

minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 7,600.

Total Annualized capital/startup

costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): 0.

Description: This request is for a oneyear revision of the collection of

housing information based on 1980

Census data. In order to facilitate a

smooth transition and continuity of the

housing indexes into the revision

sample, the current sample will be

collected through calendar year 1998.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration.

Title: Attestations by Employers Using

Alien Crewmembers for Longshore

Activities at Locations in the State of

Alaska (extension).

OMB Number: 1205–0352.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 350.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 3

hours.

Total Burden Hours: 1,050.

Total Annualized capital/startup

costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): 0.

Description: The information

provided on this form by employers

seeking to use alien crewmembers to

perform longshore activities at locations

in the State of Alaska will permit the

Department to meet Federal

responsibilities for program

administration, management and

oversight.

Agency: Mine Safety and Health

Administration.

Title: Application for Use of Explosive

Materials and Blasting Units (30 CFR

57,22606).

OMB Number: 1219–0095

(reinstatement without change).

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 7.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1

hour.

Total Burden Hours: 7.

Total Annualized capital/startup

costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): 0.

Description: In the absence of

permissible explosives or blasting units

having adequate blasting capacity for

metal and nonmetal gassy mines, this

standard provides procedures by which

mine operators shall notify MSHA of all

non-approved explosive materials and

blasting units to be used prior to their

use in underground gassy metal and

nonmetal mines.

MSHA uses this information to

determine that the explosive and

procedures to be used are safe for

blasting in a gassy underground mine.

Agency: Occupational Safety and

Health Administration.

Title: Permit-Required Confined

Spaces (29 CFR Part 1910.146).

OMB Number: 1218-0203 (extension).

Frequency: On occasion.

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

or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 1,135,071.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: .60

hours.

Total Burden Hours: 1,515,511.

Total Annualized capital/startup

costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): 0.

Description: The 29 CFR Part

1910.146 prescribes standards for

protecting employees from the hazards

associated with entry into permitrequired confined spaces. The standard

requires the creation of a written permit

entry plan and the use of written

permits to enter permit spaces.

Employees risk exposure to hazards

such as: toxic and explosive
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atmospheres, oxygen deficient

atmospheres, electric and mechanical

energy, inwardly sloping walls and

immersion in flowing material.

Theresa M. O’Malley,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–24227 Filed 9–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–24–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

JTPA Annual Summary Program

Report (JASPR); Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as

part of its, continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden

conducts a preclearance 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. Currently, the

Employment and Training

Administration is soliciting comments

concerning the proposed extension

collection of the JTPA Annual Summary

Program Report (JASPR).

A copy of the proposed information

collection request (ICR) can be obtained

by contacting the office listed below in

the addressee section of this notice.

DATES: Writteen comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

addressee section below on or before

November 12, 1997.

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.

ADDRESSES: Haskel Lowery, U.S.

Department of Labor, Employment and

Training Administration, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room

N4463, Washington, DC 20210; Internet

Address: LOWERYH@DOLETA.GOV;

telephone number (202) 219–5305 (this

is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Under the Job Training Partnership

Act program, Title II–B, the Summer

Youth Employment and Training

Program, has been established to: (1)

Enhance the basic skills of youth; (2)

encourage school completion or

enrollment in supplementary or

alternative school programs; (3) provide

eligible youth with exposure to the

world of work; and (4) enhance the

citizenship skills of youth. The

Department of Labor is responsible for

overseeing these programs. In order to

carry out that responsibility, the

Department is extending the reporting

requirements and instructions.

II. Current Actions

The Department is requesting to

continue reporting of this information

on an annual basis. This information

will permit the Department to fulfill its

oversight requirements as well as to

respond to requests from the U.S.

Congress, the Administration, the

media, and the public for program

information.

Type of Review: Reinstatement (with

change).

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration.

Title: JTPA Annual Summary Program

Report (JASPR).

OMB Number: 1205–0200.

Agency Number: ETA 9040.

Recordkeeping: Retention for 3 years.

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Cite/Reference/Form/etc.: 29 U.S.C.

P.L. 97–300, 20 CFR 627.425, 627.460,

627.455.

Total Respondents: 59.

Frequency: Annual.

Total responses: 118.

Average Time per Response: 2 hours.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 236.

(59 respondents × 2 responses × 2 hours

per response = 236 burden hours)

Total Burden Cost (operation/

maintaining): $3,540.00 Comments

submitted in response to this comment

request 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: September 9, 1997.

Charles Atkinson,

Deputy Administrator Office of Job Training

Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–24226 Filed 9–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards Administration

Wage and Hour Division; Minimum

Wages for Federal and Federally

Assisted Construction; General Wage

Determination Decisions

General wage determination decisions

of the Secretary of Labor are issued in

accordance with applicable law and are

based on the information obtained by

the Department of Labor from its study

of local wage conditions and data made

available from other sources. They

specify the basic hourly wage rates and

fringe benefits which are determined to

be prevailing for the described classes of

laborers and mechanics employed on

construction projects of a similar

character and in the localities specified

therein.

The determinations in these decisions

of prevailing rates and fringe benefits

have been made in accordance with 29

CFR part 1, by authority of the Secretary

of Labor pursuant to the provisions of

the Davis-Bacon Act of March 3, 1931,

as amended (46 Stat. 1494, as amended,

40 U.S.C. 276a) and of other Federal

statutes referred to in 29 CFR part 1,

Appendix, as well as such additional

statutes as may from time to time be

enacted containing provisions for the

payment of wages determined to be

prevailing by the Secretary of Labor in

accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act.

The prevailing rates and fringe benefits

determined in these decisions shall, in

accordance with the provisions of the

foregoing statutes, constitute the

minimum wages payable on Federal and

federally assisted construction projects

to laborers and mechanics of the

specified classes engaged on contract

work of the character and in the

localities described therein.

Good cause is hereby found for not

utilizing notice and public comment

procedure thereon prior to the issuance

of these determinations as prescribed in

5 U.S.C. 553 and not providing for delay

in the effective date as prescribed in that

section, because the necessity to issue