11970 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 53 / Friday, March 20, 2009 / Notices 

double-spaced and reference the NIC 

Application Number and Title provided 

in this announcement. 

If you are hand delivering or 

submitting via Fed-Ex, please include 

an original and three copies of your full 

proposal (program and budget narrative, 

application forms, assurances, and 

curricula). Curricula may be submitted 

in hard copy or on disk in Word or 

WordPerfect format. The original should 

have the applicant’s signature in blue 

ink. Electronic submissions will only be 

accepted via http://www.grants.gov. 

The narrative portion of the 

application should include, at a 

minimum: brief paragraph indicating 

the applicant’s understanding of the 

project’s purpose; brief paragraph that 

summarizes the project goals and 

objectives; clear description of the 

methodology that will be used to 

complete the project and achieve its 

goals; statement or chart of measurable 

project milestones and time lines for the 

completion of each milestone; 

description of the qualifications of the 

applicant organization and a resume for 

the principle and each staff member 

assigned to the project that documents 

relevant knowledge, skills and ability to 

carry out the project; budget that details 

all costs for the project, shows 

consideration for all contingencies for 

this project, and notes a commitment to 

work within the proposed budget; two 

curricula developed by the applicant or 

primary project-team members. 

The curricula must include lesson 

plans, presentation slides, and a 

participant manual. The application 

must also include a description of the 

role of the applicant or project-team 

member in the development of the 

sample curricula. The curricula 

submitted DO NOT have to be related to 

direct supervision. 

Authority: Public Law 93–415. 

Funds Available: NIC is seeking 

applicants’ best ideas regarding 

accomplishments of the scope of work 

and the related costs for achieving the 

goals of this solicitation. Funds may 

only be used for the activities that are 

linked to the desired outcome of the 

project. 

Eligibility of Applicants: An eligible 

applicant is any State or general unit of 

local government, private agency, 

educational institution, organization, 

individual or team with expertise in the 

described areas. Applicants must have 

demonstrated ability to implement a 

project of this size and scope. 

Review Considerations: Applications 

will be reviewed by a team of three to 

five persons. Evaluation will be based 

on criteria such as: clarity of applicant’s 

understanding of project requirements; 

background, experience, and expertise 

of the proposed project staff, including 

subcontractors; specific level of 

experience with, and expertise on jails 

generally, and direct supervision jails in 

particular; experience with curriculum 

design based on Instructional Theory 

into Practice (ITIP); experience in 

designing, managing, facilitating, or 

delivering training on direct supervision 

to jail practitioners who are moving 

from a traditional jail to a direct 

supervision jail; clarity of the 

description of all project elements and 

tasks; technical soundness of project 

design and methodology; financial and 

administrative integrity of the proposal, 

including adherence to Federal financial 

guidelines and processes; sufficiently 

detailed budget that shows 

consideration of all contingencies for 

this project and a commitment to work 

within the budget proposal; indication 

of availability to meet with NIC staff at 

various points during the project; and 

design and quality of sample curricula. 

Note: NIC will NOT award a cooperative 

agreement to an applicant who does not have 

a Dun and Bradstreet Database Universal 

Number (DUNS) and is not registered in the 

Central Contractor Registry (CCR). 

Applicants can receive a DUNS 

number at no cost by calling the 

dedicated toll-free DUNS number 

request line at 1–800–333–0505 (if you 

are a sole proprietor, dial 1–866–705– 

5711 and select option 1). 

Applicants may register in the CCR 

online at the CCR Web site: http:// 

www.ccr.gov. A CCR handbook and 

worksheet can also be reviewed at the 

Web site. 

Number of Awards: One. 

Applicant’s Conference: An 

applicant’s conference will be held on 

Friday, April 3, 2009 from 1 p.m.–3 p.m. 

(EDT) at the NIC office, 500 1st Street, 

NW., 7th Floor, Washington, DC. The 

Conference will give applicants the 

opportunity to meet with NIC project 

staff to ask questions about the project 

and the application procedures. 

Attendance at the conference is 

optional, and those who will be unable 

to attend in person may request a 

telephone conference instead. In 

addition, if you have access to a 

computer, provisions can be made to 

conduct a WebEx session. Applicants 

who plan to attend or who would like 

to participate via telephone or WebEx 

should call Robbye Braxton-Mintz, NIC 

Jails Division, Correctional Program 

Specialist, at 1–800–995–6423 ext. 4– 

4562 by 4:30 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday 

April 1, 2009 to confirm attendance and 

receive further instructions. 

NIC Opportunity Number: 09J69. This 

number should appear as a reference 

line in the cover letter, in box 12 of 

Standard Form 424 (where it asks for 

Funding Opportunity Number), and 

outside of the envelope in which the 

application is sent. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 16.601. 

Executive Order 12372: This project is 

not subject to the provision of Executive 

Order 12372. 

Thomas J. Beauclair, 

Deputy Director, National Institute of 

Corrections. 

[FR Doc. E9–6113 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–36–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Submission for OMB Review: 

Comment Request 

March 16, 2009. 

The Department of Labor (DOL) 

hereby announces the submission of the 

following public information collection 

requests (ICR) 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 ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation; including, 

among other things, a description of the 

likely respondents, proposed frequency 

of response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov 

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

public/do/PRAMain or by contacting 

Darrin King on 202–693–4129 (this is 

not a toll-free number)/e-mail: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 

202–395–7316/Fax: 202–395–6974 

(these are not toll-free numbers), E-mail: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov within 

30 days from the date of this publication 

in the Federal Register. In order to 

ensure the appropriate consideration, 

comments should reference the OMB 

Control Number (see below). 

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 

Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 53 / Friday, March 20, 2009 / Notices 11971 

1 In general, an ‘‘Assistance Eligible Individual’’ 

is an individual who is eligible for COBRA 

continuation coverage as a result of an involuntary 

termination of employment at any time from 

September 1, 2008 through December 31, 2009; and 

who elects COBRA coverage (when first offered or 

during the additional election period). 

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: Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a previously approved 

collection. 

Title of Collection: Blasting 

Operations and the Use of Explosives 

(29 CFR part 1926, Subpart U). 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0217. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

160. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,294. 

Estimated Total Annual Costs Burden 

(does not include wage/hour costs): 

$800,000. 

Description: The information 

collection requirements provide 

protection to employees who work with 

and around blasting operations. In 

addition, inventories of explosives must 

be maintained to assure employer and 

blaster accountability for explosives. For 

additional information, see the related 

60-day preclearance notice published in 

the Federal Register at Vol. 73 FR 74525 

on December 8, 2008. PRA 

documentation prepared in association 

with the preclearance notice is available 

on http://www.regulations.gov under 

docket number OSHA–2008–0045. 

Agency: Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a previously approved 

collection. 

Title of Collection: OSHA Strategic 

Partnership for Worker Safety and 

Health Program (OSPP). 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0244. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

24,272. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 361,416. 

Estimated Total Annual Costs Burden 

(does not include wage/hour costs): $0. 

Description: The OSPP allows OSHA 

to enter into an extended, voluntary, 

cooperative relationship with groups of 

employers, employees, and 

representatives to encourage, assist and 

recognize their efforts to eliminate 

serious hazards and to achieve a high 

level of employee safety and health that 

goes beyond what historically has been 

achieved through traditional 

enforcement methods. Each OSHA 

Strategic Partnership (OSP) determines 

which information will be needed, 

selects the best collection method, and 

specifies how the information will be 

used. At a minimum each OSP must 

identify baseline illness and injury data 

corresponding to all summary line items 

on the OSHA 300 logs, and must track 

changes at either the worksite level or 

participant-aggregate level. For 

additional information, see the related 

60-day preclearance notice published in 

the Federal Register at Vol. 73 FR 67546 

on November 14, 2008. PRA 

documentation prepared in association 

with the preclearance notice is available 

on http://www.regulations.gov under 

docket number OSHA–2008–0041. 

Darrin A. King, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–6033 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

Publication of Model Notices for Health 

Care Continuation Coverage Provided 

Pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus 

Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) 

and Other Health Care Continuation 

Coverage, as Required by the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009, Notice 

AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of the Availability of the 

Model Health Care Continuation 

Coverage Notices Required by ARRA. 

SUMMARY: On February 17, 2009, 

President Obama signed the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) 

of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–5). ARRA includes 

a requirement that the Secretary of 

Labor (the Secretary), in consultation 

with the Secretaries of the Treasury and 

Health and Human Services, develop 

model notices. These models are for use 

by group health plans and other entities 

that, pursuant to ARRA, must provide 

notices of the availability of premium 

reductions and additional election 

periods for health care continuation 

coverage. This document announces the 

availability of the model health care 

continuation coverage notices required 

by ARRA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin Horahan or Amy Turner, Office of 

Health Plan Standards and Compliance 

Assistance, Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, (202) 693–8335. This is 

not a toll-free number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget 

Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) 

created the health care continuation 

coverage provisions of title I of the 

Employee Retirement Income Security 

Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Internal 

Revenue Code (Code), and the Public 

Health Service Act (PHS Act). These 

provisions are commonly referred to as 

the COBRA continuation provisions, 

and the continuation coverage that they 

mandate is commonly referred to as 

COBRA continuation coverage. Group 

health plans subject to the COBRA 

continuation provisions are subject to 

ARRA’s premium reduction provisions, 

notice requirements, and an additional 

election period. The COBRA 

continuation coverage provisions do not 

apply to group health plans sponsored 

by employers with fewer than 20 

employees. Many States require health 

insurance issuers who provide group 

health insurance coverage to plans not 

subject to the COBRA continuation 

provisions to provide comparable 

continuation coverage. Such 

continuation coverage provided 

pursuant to State law is also subject to 

ARRA’s premium reduction provisions 

and notice requirements but not the 

additional election period. 

II. Description of the Model Notices 

a. In General 

ARRA mandates the provision of 

three notices—a ‘‘General Notice,’’ an 

‘‘Alternative Notice,’’ and a ‘‘Notice in 

Connection with Extended Election 

Periods.’’ Each of these notices must 

include: a prominent description of the 

availability of the premium reduction 

including any conditions on the 

entitlement; a model form to request 

treatment as an ‘‘Assistance Eligible 

Individual’’;1 the name, address, and 

telephone number of the plan 

administrator (and any other person