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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

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration is soliciting comments

concerning the proposed reinstatement

of the information collection request for

the Student Data Form which is

completed by students attending

courses at OSHA’s Training Institute. A

copy of the proposed information

collection request (ICR) 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 23, 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: Comments are to be

submitted to the Docket Office, Docket

No. ICR 98–1, U.S. Department of Labor,

Room N–2625, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210,

telephone number (202) 219–7894.

Written comments limited to 10 pages

or less in length may also be transmitted

by facsimile to (202) 219–5046.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert O’Brien, Division of

Administration and Training

Information, OSHA Office of Training

and Education, 1555 Times Drive, Des

Plaines, IL 60018, telephone (847) 297–

4810 (this is not a toll-free number), email to robert.obrien@oti.osha.gov, or

send a facsimile message to (847) 297–

4874. Copies of the referenced

information collection request are

available for inspection and copying in

the Docket Office and will be mailed to

persons who request copies by

telephoning Robert O’Brien or Barbara

Bielaski at (202) 219–7177, x142. For

electronic copies of the Information

Collection Request for the Student Data

Form, contact OSHA’s WebPage on the

Internet at http://www.osha.gov under

Standards.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA) Training

Institute provides basic, intermediate,

and advanced training and education in

occupational safety and health for

Federal and State compliance officers,

agency professional and technical

support personnel, employers,

employees, organizations representing

employees and employers, educators

who aid in developing curricula and

teaching occupational safety and health

courses, and representatives of

professional safety and health groups.

Students attending OSHA’s Training

Institute courses complete the one-page

form on the first day of class. The

information is used in order to know

who to contact in the event of an

emergency and to obtain the correct

student group information for record

keeping and reporting needs. The

student group information is also used

to ensure that OSHA is collecting

tuition from all private sector students

as required by OMB Circular A–25 and

Part 1949 of Title 29, Code of Federal

Regulations.

II. Current Actions

OSHA is planning to reinstate this

form. Its approval was inadvertently

allowed to lapse.

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Agency: Occupational Safety and

Health Administration.

Title: Student Data Form.

OMB Number: Formerly 1218–0172.

Agency Number: OSHA 182.

Affected Public: Individuals.

Total Respondents: 5500.

Frequency: On occasion.

Total Responses: 5500.

Average Time per Response: 5

minutes.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 463

hours.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintaining): $7,662.

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: January 14, 1998.

Zigmas Sadauskas,

Acting Director, Office of Training and

Education.

[FR Doc. 98–1328 Filed 1–20–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket Number ICR 98–2]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Acrylonitrile

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

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration is soliciting comments

concerning the proposed extension of

the information collection request for

the Acrylonitrile Standard 29 CFR

1910.1045. A copy of the proposed

information collection request (ICR) can

be obtained by contacting the employee

listed below in the addressee section of

this notice. The Department of labor is

particularly interested in comments

which:

• evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information 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
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• 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 technique or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submissions

of responses.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted by March 23, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be

submitted to the Docket Office, Docket

No. ICR 98–2, U.S. Department of labor,

Room N–2625, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210,

telephone number (202) 219–7894.

Written comments limited to 10 pages

or less in length may also be transmitted

by facsimile to (202) 219–5046.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Adrian Corsey, Directorate of Health

Standards Programs, Occupational

Safety and Health Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor, Room N3718,

telephone (202) 219–7075. Copies of the

referenced information collection

request are available for inspection and

copying in the Docket Office and will be

mailed immediately to persons who

request copies by telephoning Barbara

Bielaski at (202) 219–8076 or Adrian

Corsey at (202) 219–7075. For electronic

copies of the Information Collection

Request on Acrylonitrile, contact

OSHA’s WebPage on the Internet at

http://www.osha.gov/ and click on

standards.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Acrylonitrile standard and its

information collection requirements is

to provide protection for employees

from the adverse health effects

associated with occupational exposure

to Acrylonitrile. The Standard requires

that employers must establish and

maintain a training and compliance

program, including exposure monitoring

and medical surveillance records. These

records are used by employees,

physicians, employers and the OSHA to

determine the effectiveness of the

employers’ compliance efforts. Also the

standard requires that OSHA have

access to various records to ensure that

employers are complying with the

disclosure provisions of the

Acrylonitrile Standard.

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: Occupational Safety and

Health Administration.

Title: Acrylonitrile 29 CFR 1910.1045.

OMB Number: 1218–0126.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Federal government, State and

Local governments.

Total Respondents: 26.

Frequency: On occasion.

Total Responses: 25,602.

Average Time per Response: Ranges

from 5 minutes to maintain records to

1.5 hours for an employee to have a

medical exam.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,621.

Total Annualized capital/startup

costs: -0-.

Total initial annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $311,360.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and

included in the request for Office of

Management and Budget approval of the

information collection request. The

comments will become a matter of

public record.

Dated: January 13, 1998.

Ray Donnelly,

Acting Deputy Director, Directorate of Health

Standards Program.

[FR Doc. 98–1329 Filed 1–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–26–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Veterans’ Employment and Training

Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration

Project Competitive Grants

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and

Training, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds

and solicitation for grant applications

for Homeless Veterans Reintegration

Projects (SGA 98–01).

SUMMARY: This notice contains all of the

necessary information and forms needed

to apply for grant funding. All

applicants for grant funds should read

this notice in its entirety. The U.S.

Department of Labor, Veterans’

Employment and Training Service

(VETS) announces a grant competition

for Homeless Veterans Reintegration

Projects (HVRP) authorized under the

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless

Assistance Act. Such projects will assist

eligible veterans who are homeless by

providing employment, training,

supportive and transitional housing

assistance. Under this solicitation, VETS

expects to award up to twenty grants in

FY 1998.

This notice describes the background,

the application process, description of

program activities, evaluation criteria,

and reporting requirements for

Solicitation of Grant Applications (SGA)

98–01. VETS anticipates that up to

$2.25 million will be available for grant

awards under this SGA.

The information and forms contained

in the Supplementary Information

Section of this announcement constitute

the official application package for this

Solicitation. In order to receive any

amendments to this Solicitation which

may be subsequently issued, all

applicants must register their name and

address with the Procurement Services

Center. Please send this information as

soon as possible, Attention: Grant

Officer, to the following address: U.S.

Department of Labor, Procurement

Services Center, Room N–5416, 200

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20210. Please

reference SGA 98–01.

DATES: One (1) ink-signed original,

complete grant application (plus three

(3) copies of the Technical Proposal and

three (3) copies of the Cost Proposal

shall be submitted to the U.S.

Department of Labor, Procurement

Services Center, Room N–5416, 200

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20210, not later than

4:45 p.m., Eastern Standard Time,

February 23, 1998, or be postmarked by

the U.S. Postal Service on or before that

date. Hand delivered applications must

be received by the Procurement Services

Center by that time.

ADDRESSES: Applications shall be

mailed to the U.S. Department of Labor,

Procurement Services Center, Attention:

Lisa Harvey, Reference SGA 98–01,

Room N–5416, 200 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lisa Harvey, U.S. Department of Labor,

Procurement Services Center, telephone

(202) 219–6445 [not a toll free number].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Homeless Veterans Reintegration

Project Solicitation

I. Purpose

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL),

Veterans’ Employment and Training

Service (VETS) is requesting grant

applications for the provision of

employment and training services in

accordance with Title VII, Subtitle C,

Section 738 of the Stewart B. McKinney

Homeless Assistance Act (MHAA), 42

U.S.C. 11448. These instructions

contain general program information,

requirements and forms for application

for funds to operate a Homeless

Veterans Reintegration Project (HVRP).

II. Background

The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless

Assistance Act of 1987, enacted on July

22, 1987, under Title VII, Subtitle C,

Section 738 provides that ‘‘The

Secretary shall conduct, directly or