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4. Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Business or other forprofit, Other: individuals or households,

Not-for-profit institutions and State,

Local or Tribal Government.

All firms and individuals who

distribute or dispense controlled

substances must register with the DEA

under the Controlled Substances Act.

Registration is needed for control

measures over legal handlers of

controlled substances and is used to

monitor their activities.

These revisions of the forms will not

add any burden to the affected public.

The subject forms are being revised to

provide the ability to use an Optical

Character Reader (OCR) for form

processing and to provide for registrants

Social Security Number and/or Tax

Identification Number. The OCR will

enable DEA to increase efficiency and

accelerate processing of registrant

applications. Social Security Number

and/or Tax Identification Numbers are

requested to correctly identify

registrants, to expedite application

processing, database integration and

telephone system upgrades.

5. An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amounts of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 355,000 respondents at 1

response per year at 12 minutes per

response.

6. An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 71,000 annual burden hours.

Public comments on this proposed

information collection are strongly

encouraged.

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: December 18, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97–33572 Filed 12–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–09–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

Bureau of Justice Statistics; Agency

Information Collection Activities:

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection

Under Review: Prison Population

Reports Midyear Population Counts and

Advance Year-end Population Counts—

National Prisoner Statistics 1997.

The proposed information collection

is published to obtain comments from

the public and affected agencies.

Comments are encouraged and will be

accepted for sixty days from the date

listed at the top of this page in the

Federal Register. This process is in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995.

Request written comments and

suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information. Your

comments should address one or more

of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) 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.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or additional information,

especially regarding the estimated

public burden and associated response

time, please write to Dr. Jan M. Chaiken,

Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics,

810 Seventh St. NW, Washington, D.C.

20531. If you need a copy of the

collection instruments with

instructions, or have additional

information, please contact James

Stephan at (202) 616–3289, or via

facsimile at 202–307–1463.

Overview of this information

collection:

(1) Type of information collection.

Revision of currently approved

collection.

(2) The title of the Form/Collection:

Prison Population Reports Midyear

Counts; and Prison Population Report

Advance Year-end Counts—National

Prisoner Statistics 1997.

(3) The agency form number and the

applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection.

Form: NPS–1A; and NPS–1B.

Corrections Unit, Bureau of Justice

Statistics, Office of Justice Programs,

United States Department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

to respond, as well as a brief abstract:

Primary: State Departments of

Corrections. Others: The Federal Bureau

of Prisons. For the NPS–1A form, 52

central reporters (one from each State,

the District of Columbia, and the

Federal Bureau of Prisons) responsible

for keeping records on inmates will be

asked to provide information for the

following categories:

(a) As of June 30, 1996 and June 30,

1997, the number of male and female

inmates under their jurisdiction with

maximum sentences of more than one

year, one year or less; and unsentenced

inmates; and

(b) As of June 30, 1996 and June 30,

1997, the number of male and female

inmates in their custody with maximum

sentences of more than one year, one

year or less; and unsentenced inmates.

For the NPS–1B form, 52 central

reporters (one from each State, the

District of Columbia, and the Federal

Bureau of Prisons) responsible for

keeping records on inmates will be

asked to provide information for the

following categories:

(a) As of December 31, 1996 and

December 31, 1997, the number of male

and female inmates under their

jurisdiction with maximum sentences of

more than one year, one year or less;

and unsentenced inmates;

(b) The number of inmates housed in

county or other local authority

correctional facilities, or in other state

or Federal facilities on December 31,

1997 solely to ease prison crowding;

(c) As of the direct result of state

prison crowding during 1997, the

number of inmates released via court

order, administrative procedure or

statute, accelerated release, sentence

reduction, emergency release, or other

expedited release; and

(d) The aggregate rated, operational,

and design capacities, by sex, of each

State’s correctional facilities at year-end

1997.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics uses

this information in published reports

and for the U.S. Congress, Executive

Office of the President, practitioners,

researchers, students, the media, and

others interested in criminal justice

statistics.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

needed for an average respondent to

respond: 52 respondents each taking an

average 2.5 hours to respond.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 130 annual burden hours.
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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: December 18, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97–33604 Filed 12–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–18–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

December 19, 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,

Todd R. Owen (202) 219–5096 ext. 143)

or by E-Mail to Owen-Todd@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), on or before

January 23, 1998.

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 Labor Statistics.

Title: Construction Industry Benefits

Test.

OMB Number: 1220–New.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Fiscal year average

Number of respondents per

year

Responses

per year

Total response

per year

Average minutes per

response

Total burden

hours

BLS 3038A ............................................................................ 550 1 468 75 585

BLS 3038B ............................................................................ 550 1 468 35 273

BLS 3038D ........................................................................... 550 1 468 180 1,404

Quality Assurance ................................................................. 117 1 117 10 20

Average Annual Burden ....................................................... 550 1 468 293 2,282

Total Annualized capital/startup

costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): 0.

Description: The Employment

Standard Administration (ESA) and the

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Office

of Compensation and Working

Conditions intend to test the availability

and feasibility of collection and

publication of benefit incidence and

cost for specific construction

occupations in local areas. The purpose

is to provide ESA with an alternative

method for arriving at determinations as

stipulated by the Davis-Bacon Act.

Agency: Occupational Safety and

Health Administration.

Title: Lead in General Industry (29

CFR Part 1910.1025).

OMB Number: 1218–0092 (extension).

Frequency: On Occasion.

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

or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 50,031.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: Time

per response ranges from 5 minutes to

maintain records to 2 hours for

employees to have medical exams.

Total Burden Hours: 1,623,945.

Total Annualized capital/startup

costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $4,699,000.

Description: The purpose of this

standard and its information collection

is designed to provide protection from

the adverse health effects associated

with occupational exposure to lead. The

standard requires employers to monitor

employee health and to provide

employees with information about their

exposures and the health effects of

injuries.

Todd R. Owen,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–33565 Filed 12–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–24–M

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 1998

(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 Bureau

of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting

comments the proposed revision of the