79962 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 190 / Tuesday, October 1, 2024 / Notices 

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)) 

Michael Howell, 

Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22434 Filed 9–30–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Employee 

Retirement Income Security Act 

Blackout Period Notice 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Employee 

Benefits Security Administration 

(EBSA)-sponsored 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 

(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are 

invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that the agency 

receives on or before October 31, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Howell by telephone at 202– 

693–6782, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOA), enacted on 

July 30, 2002, amended ERISA to 

include a blackout period disclosure 

requirement in subsection 101(i). This 

information collection requires 

administrators of individual account 

pension plans (e.g., a profit sharing 

plan, 401(k) type plan or money 

purchase pension plan) to provide at 

least 30 days advance written notice to 

the affected participants and 

beneficiaries in advance of any 

‘‘blackout period’’ during which their 

existing rights to direct or diversify their 

investments under the plan, or obtain a 

loan or distribution from the plan will 

be temporarily suspended. The term 

‘‘blackout period’’ is generally defined 

as any period of more than three 

consecutive business days during which 

time the ability of plan participants and 

beneficiaries to direct or diversify 

investments or to obtain loans or 

distributions is suspended, limited or 

restricted. For additional substantive 

information about this ICR, see the 

related notice published in the Federal 

Register on February 5, 2024 (89 FR 

7732). 

Comments are invited on: (1) whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimates of the burden and 

cost of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

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 the OMB 

approves it 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 that does not 

display a valid OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOL notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Agency: DOL–EBSA. 

Title of Collection: Employee 

Retirement Income Security Act 

Blackout Period Notice. 

OMB Control Number: 1210–0122. 

Affected Public: Private sector, 

Business or other for profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 50,312. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 8,045,170. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

85,926 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $244,734. 

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)) 

Michael Howell, 

Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22435 Filed 9–30–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; PermitRequired Confined Spaces 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Occupational 

Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)- 

sponsored 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 

(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are 

invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that the agency 

receives on or before October 31, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202– 

693–0213, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These 

collections of information are needed by 

employers and employees involved in 

the entry of permit-required confined 

spaces to prevent injuries and death 

from exposure to the hazards associated 

with such entries. For additional 

substantive information about this ICR, 

see the related notice published in the 

Federal Register on July 16, 2024 (89 FR 

57944). 

Comments are invited on: (1) whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimates of the burden and 

cost of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 


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of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless the OMB 

approves it 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 that does not 

display a valid OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOL notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Agency: DOL–OSHA. 

Title of Collection: Permit-Required 

Confined Spaces. 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0203. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 221,852. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 14,404,596. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

2,110,225 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $665,700. 

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)) 

Nicole Bouchet, 

Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22431 Filed 9–30–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Registration for EFAST–2 Credentials 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Employee 

Benefits Security Administration 

(EBSA)-sponsored 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 

(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are 

invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that the agency 

receives on or before October 31, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Howell by telephone at 202– 

693–6782, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Employee Retirement Income Security 

Act of 1974 (ERISA) section 104 

requires administrators of employee 

benefits plans (pension and welfare 

plans) and employers sponsoring certain 

fringe benefit plans and other plans of 

deferred compensation to file returns/ 

reports annually with the Secretary of 

Labor concerning the financial 

condition and operation of plans. 

Reporting requirements are satisfied by 

filing the Form 5500 in accordance with 

its instructions and the related 

regulations. Form 5500 filings are 

processed under the ERISA Filing 

Acceptance System 2 (EFAST–2), which 

is designed to simplify and expedite the 

receipt and processing of the Form 5500 

by relying on internet-based forms and 

electronic filing technologies. 

In order to file electronically, 

employee benefit plan Filing authors, 

Schedule authors, Filing signers, Form 

5500 transmitters, and entities 

developing software to complete and/or 

transmit the Form 5500 are required to 

register for EFAST–2 credentials 

through the EFAST2 website. The 

information requested for registration 

includes: Applicant type (Filing Author, 

Filing Signer, Schedule Author, 

Transmitter, or software developer); 

mailing address; fax number (optional); 

email address; company name, contact 

person; and daytime telephone number. 

Registrants must also provide an answer 

to a challenge question (‘‘What is your 

date of birth?’’ or ‘‘Where is your place 

of birth?’’), which enables users to 

retrieve forgotten credentials. In 

addition, registrants must accept a 

Privacy Agreement; PIN Agreement; 

and, under penalty of perjury, a 

Signature Agreement. For additional 

substantive information about this ICR, 

see the related notice published in the 

Federal Register on February 5, 2024 

(89 FR 7732). 

Comments are invited on: (1) whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimates of the burden and 

cost of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

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 the OMB 

approves it 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 that does not 

display a valid OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOL notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Agency: DOL–EBSA. 

Title of Collection: Registration for 

EFAST–2 Credentials. 

OMB Control Number: 1210–0117. 

Affected Public: Private sector, 

Business or other for profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 91,723. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 91,723. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

30,574 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)) 

Michael Howell, 

Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22430 Filed 9–30–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Older 

Workers Study Impact Evaluation, New 

Collection 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation 

Office, Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to 


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