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DATES: Submit comments on or before 

April 19, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov 

Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain, on the day 

following publication of this notice or 

by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at (202) 693–4129 (this is not 

a toll-free number) or sending an email 

to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for the DOL–BLS, Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 

(202) 395–6929/Fax: (202) 395–6881 

(these are not toll-free numbers), email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 

(202) 693–4129 (this is not a toll-free 

number) or by email at 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

JOLTS collects data on job vacancies, 

labor hires, and labor separations. The 

data can be used as demand-side 

indicators of labor shortages. These 

indicators of labor shortages at the 

national level greatly enhance policy 

makers’ understanding of imbalances 

between the demand and supply of 

labor. Presently there is no other 

economic indicator of labor demand 

with which to assess the presence of 

labor shortages in the U.S. labor market. 

The availability of unfilled jobs is an 

important measure of job market 

tightness, symmetrical to 

unemployment measures. This 

submission has been characterized as a 

revision, because of minor edits to some 

of the cover letters, the addition of two 

new postcard reminders (email and fax), 

an update to the BLS confidentiality 

pledge, and the discontinuation of 

information collected in order to 

perform response analysis for two 

industries. This research has been 

performed. The JOLTS program plans to 

perform response analysis again 

sometime in the future and will seek an 

appropriate burden increase at that 

time. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

and displays a currently valid OMB 

Control Number. In addition, 

notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person shall generally be subject 

to penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information if the 

collection of information does not 

display a valid OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The 

DOL obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under OMB 

Control Number 1220–0170. The current 

OMB approval is scheduled to expire on 

March 31, 2012; however, it should be 

noted that existing information 

collection requirements submitted to the 

OMB receive a month-to-month 

extension while they undergo review. 

For additional information, see the 

related notice published in the Federal 

Register on November 10, 2011 (76 FR 

70165). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within 30 days of publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register. In 

order to help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

reference OMB Control Number 1220– 

0170. The OMB is particularly 

interested in comments that: 

• 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: DOL–BLS. 

Title of Collection: Job Openings and 

Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). 

OMB Control Number: 1220–0170. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

Businesses or Other For-Profits and NorFor-Profit Institutions; Federal 

Government; and State, Local, and 

Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 10,825. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 129,900. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 21,650. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Dated: March 14, 2012. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

Division of Longshore and Harbor 

Workers’ Compensation; Proposed 

Extension of Existing 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 Office 

of Workers’ Compensation Programs 

(OWCP) is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed collection: 

Request for Earnings Information (LS– 

426). A copy of the proposed 

information collection request can be 

obtained by contacting the office listed 

below in the address section of this 

Notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

addresses section below on or before 

May 21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Ave. NW., Room S–3201, Washington, 

DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0701, 

fax (202) 693–1447, Email 

ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. Please use only 

one method of transmission for 

comments (mail, fax, or Email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs (OWCP) administers the 


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Longshore and Harbor Workers’ 

Compensation Act (LHWCA). The Act 

provides benefits to workers injured in 

maritime employment on the navigable 

waters of the United States or in an 

adjoining area customarily used by an 

employer in loading, unloading, 

repairing, or building a vessel. In 

addition, several acts extend the 

Longshore Act’s coverage to certain 

other employees. 

The Secretary of Labor is authorized, 

under the Act, to make rules and 

regulations to administer the Act and its 

extensions. Pursuant to the LHWCA, 

injured employees shall receive 

compensation in an amount equal to 

662⁄3 per centum of their average weekly 

wage. Form LS–426, Request for 

Earnings Information, is used by district 

offices to collect wage information from 

injured workers to assure payment of 

compensation benefits to injured 

workers at the proper rate. This 

information is needed for determination 

of compensation benefits in accordance 

with section 10 of the LHWCA. This 

information collection is currently 

approved for use through June 30, 2012. 

II. Review Focus 

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. 

III. Current Actions 

The Department of Labor seeks the 

extension of approval of this 

information collection in order to carry 

out its responsibility to assure payment 

of compensation benefits to injured 

workers at the proper rate. 

Agency: Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Request for Earnings 

Information. 

OMB Number: 1240–0025. 

Agency Number: LS–426. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Total Respondents: 1,100. 

Total Annual Responses: 1,100. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 275. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): $528.00. 

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: March 14, 2012. 

Vincent Alvarez, 

Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, U.S Department of 

Labor. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–CF–P 

NATIONAL CREDIT UNION 

ADMINISTRATION 

Community Development Revolving 

Loan Fund Access for Credit Unions 

AGENCY: National Credit Union 

Administration (NCUA). 

ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity. 

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1756, 1757(5)(D), and 

(7)(I), 1766, 1782, 1784, 1785 and 1786; 12 

CFR 705. 

SUMMARY: The National Credit Union 

Administration (NCUA) is issuing a 

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) 

to invite eligible credit unions to submit 

applications for participation in the 

Community Development Revolving 

Loan Fund (CDRLF) Loan Program, 

subject to funding availability. The 

CDRLF serves as a source of financial 

support, in the form of both loans and 

technical assistance grants, for credit 

unions serving predominantly lowincome members. It also serves as a 

source of funding to help low-income 

designated credit unions (LICUs) 

respond to emergencies arising in their 

communities. 

DATES: The application open period is 

from May 22, 2012 thru December 31, 

2012. Funds may be exhausted prior to 

this deadline, at which time the 

program/funds will no longer be 

available. 

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic 

applications via email to 

OSCUIAPPS@ncua.gov, or via facsimile 

to 703–519–4088. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Office of Small Credit Union Initiatives, 

National Credit Union Administration, 

1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia 

22314–3428 or telephone (703) 518– 

6610. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Description of Funding Opportunity 

The purpose of the CDRLF is to assist 

specially designated credit unions in 

providing basic financial services to 

their low-income members to stimulate 

economic activities in their 

communities. Through the CDRLF, 

NCUA provides financial support in the 

form of loans and technical assistance 

grants to LICUs. These funds help 

improve and expand the availability of 

financial services to these members. The 

CDRLF also serves as a source of 

funding to help LICUs respond to 

emergencies. NCUA’s Office of Small 

Credit Union Initiatives (OSCUI) 

administers the CDRLF. 

There are two components to the 

CDRLF, the Loan Program and the 

Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) 

Program. The Loan Program is primarily 

the subject of this NOFO. 

Additional information about the 

TAG Program, including current 

funding initiatives, amount of funds 

available, funding priorities, permissible 

uses of funds, funding limits, deadlines 

and other pertinent details, are 

periodically published in NCUA Letters 

to Credit Unions and posted on the 

NCUA Web site (http://www.ncua.gov/ 

Resources/CUs/Dev/Pages/Loans.aspx). 

A. Program Regulation: Part 705 of 

NCUA’s regulations implements the 

CDRLF. 12 CFR 705. A revised Part 705 

was published on November 2, 2011. 76 

FR 67583. Additional requirements are 

found at 12 CFR Parts 701 and 741. 

Applicants should review these 

regulations in addition to this NOFO. 

Each capitalized term in this NOFO is 

more fully defined in the regulations, 

the loan application, and the loan 

agreement. For the purposes of this 

NOFO, an Applicant is a Qualifying 

Credit Union that submits a complete 

Application to NCUA under the CDRLF 

Loan Program. 

B. Funds Availability: Congress has 

not made an appropriation to the 

CDRLF for loans for Fiscal Years 2012– 

2013. NCUA expects to lend 

approximately $11 million under this 

NOFO, derived from appropriated and 

earned funds. Monies for additional 

loans come from scheduled loan 


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