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3. Agency form number: DEA Form

357; Applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Office of Diversion Control,

Drug Enforcement Administration,

Department of Justice.

4. Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Business or other forprofit. Other: None.

Title 21, CFR, 1312.12 requires any

registrant who desires to import certain

controlled substances into the United

States to apply on DEA Form 357.

Information is needed to determine the

suitability for issuance of an Import

Permit, ensure that import quotas are

not exceeded, and provide the United

Nations with information concerning

legitimate traffic in narcotics.

1. An estimate of the total estimated

number of respondents and the amount

of time estimated for an average

respondent to respond: 237 respondents

at 1 response per year at 15 minutes per

response.

2. An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 59.25 annual burden hours.

Public comment on this proposed

information collection is strongly

encouraged.

Dated: December 19, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97–33654 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Parole Commission

[Public Law 94–409; 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552b]

Record of Vote of Meeting Closure

I, Michael J. Gaines, Chairman of the

United States Parole Commission, was

present at a meeting of said Commission

which started at approximately 9:30

a.m. on Tuesday, December 16, 1997 at

5550 Friendship Boulevard, Chevy

Chase, Maryland 20815. The purpose of

the meeting was to decide three appeals

from the National Commissioners’

decisions pursuant to 28 CFR Section

2.27. Three Commissioners were

present, constituting a quorum when the

vote to close the meeting was submitted.

Public announcement further

describing the subject matter of the

meeting and certifications of General

Counsel that this meeting may be closed

by vote of the Commissioners present

were submitted to the Commissioners

prior to the conduct of any other

business. Upon motion duly made,

seconded, and carried, the following

Commissioners voted that the meeting

be closed: Michael J. Gaines, Edward F.

Reilly, Jr., and John R. Simpson.

In witness whereof, I make this official

record of the vote taken to close this

meeting and authorize this record to be

made available to the public.

Dated: December 19, 1997.

Michael J. Gaines,

Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission.

[FR Doc. 97–33845 Filed 12-23-97; 10:18 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards Administration

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 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 Standards Administration

is soliciting comments concerning four

information collections: (1) Claim for

Reimbursement-Assisted

Reemployment, CA–2231; (2) Vehicle

Mechanical Inspection Report for

Transportation Subject to Department of

Transportation Requirements, WH–514,

and Vehicle Mechanical Inspection

Report for Transportation Subject to

Department of Labor Safety Standards,

WH–514a; (3) Records to be Kept by

Employers (Fair Labor Standards Act);

(4) Certification by School Official, CM–

981. Copies of the proposed information

collection requests can be obtained by

contacting the office listed below in the

ADDRESSES section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

ADDRESSES section below on or before

March 5, 1998. 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: Contact Ms. Patricia Forkel

at the U.S. Department of Labor, 200

Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room S–

3201, Washington, D.C. 20210,

telephone (202) 219–7601. The Fax

number is (202) 219–6592. (These are

not toll-free numbers.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The Office of Workers’ Compensation

Programs (OWCP) administers the

Federal Employees’ Compensation Act

(FECA). The Act provides vocational

rehabilitation services to eligible injured

Federal employees which are paid from

the Employees’ Compensation Fund.

Authority has been granted to provide

amounts from the fund to reimburse the

employer for a portion of the salary of

reemployed disabled Federal workers.

The information collected on the Form

CA–2231 is used to facilitate prompt

reimbursement to certain employers

who employ such workers.

II. Current Actions

The Department of Labor (DOL) seeks

extension of approval to collect

information necessary to ensure timely

and accurate payments to eligible

employers for reimbursement claims.

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: Employment Standards

Administration.

Title: Claim for Reimbursement—

Assisted Reemployment.

OMB Number: 1215–0178.

Agency Numbers: CA–2231.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions;

Federal Government; State, Local or

Tribal Government.

Total Respondents: 180.

Frequency: Quarterly.
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Total Responses: 720.

Average Time Per Response for

Reporting: 1⁄2 hour.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 360.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): $230.40.

I. Background

Section 401 of the Migrant and

Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection

Act (MSPA) requires that farm labor

contractors, agricultural employers, or

agricultural associations who use any

vehicle to transport a migrant or

seasonal agricultural worker, ensure that

such vehicle conforms to vehicle safety

standards prescribed by MSPA and

other applicable Federal and State safety

standards. The use of the forms WH–514

and the 514a enable an applicant to

verify to the Department of Labor or

appropriate State agency that the

vehicles used to transport such workers

meet these safety standards. The WH–

514 is used to verify that Department of

Transportation safety standards are met

for all vehicles other than passenger

automobiles or station wagons, and the

WH–514a is used to verify that

Department of Labor safety standards

are met for all vehicles including

passenger automobiles or station

wagons.

II. Current Actions

The Department of Labor (DOL) seeks

extension of approval to collect this

information in order to verify that farm

labor contractors, agricultural

employers, and agricultural associations

have complied with applicable safety

standards.

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: Employment Standards

Administration.

Title: Vehicle Mechanical Inspection

Report for Transportation Subject to

DOT Requirements and Vehicle

Mechanical Inspection Report for

Transportation Subject to DOL Safety

Standards Request for Employment

Information.

OMB Number: 1215–0036.

Agency Numbers: WH–514, WH–

514a.

Affected Public: Business or other for

profit; Farms.

Total Respondents: 1,050.

Frequency: On occasion.

Total Responses: 3,150.

Average Time Per Response: 45

minutes.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,363.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): 0.

I. Background

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

sets minimum wage, overtime pay, child

labor and recordkeeping standards for

employees engaged in interstate

commerce or in the production of goods

for interstate commerce and to

employees in certain enterprises. The

Fair Labor Standards Act requires that

all employers covered by the Act make,

keep and preserve records of employees

and of wages, hours and other

conditions and practices of

employment.

Current Actions

The Department of Labor seeks

extension of approval to collect this

information in order to carry out its

responsibility to enforce the provisions

of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Type of Review:: Extension.

Agency: Employment Standards

Administration.

Title: Records to be Kept by

Employers (Fair Labor Standards Act).

OMB Number: 1215–0017.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; Farms; Businesses or other

for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions;

Federal Government; State, Local or

Tribal government.

Total Recordkeepers: 3.7 million.

Frequency: Weekly.

Average Time Per Recordkeeper: 1

hour.

Total Recordkeeping Hours: 819,231.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): 0.

Background

In order to be a dependent who is

eligible for black lung benefits, a child

aged 18 to 23 must be a full-time

student as described in the Black Lung

Benefits Act. The form CM–981 is used

to verify full-time student status.

Current Actions

The Department of Labor seeks the

extension of approval to collect this

information in order to determine

continued eligibility of a claimant for

benefits.

Type of Review:: Extension.

Agency: Employment Standards

Administration.

Title: Certification by School Official.

OMB Number: 1215–0061.

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal

Government; Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions.

Total Respondents: 1,000.

Frequency: Annually.

Total Responses: 1,000.

Average Time Per Response: 10

minutes.

Total Hours: 150.

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 will

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: December 19, 1997.

Cecily A. Rayburn,

Director, Division of Financial Management,

Office of Management, Administration and

Planning, Employment Standards

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–33679 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

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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 fring 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