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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Employee 

Retirement Income Security Act of 

1974 Section 408(a) Prohibited 

Transaction Provisions Exemption 

Application Procedure 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Employee 

Benefits Security Administration 

(EBSA) sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) titled, 

‘‘Employee Retirement Income Security 

Act of 1974 Section 408(a) Prohibited 

Transaction Provisions Exemption 

Application Procedure,’’ to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval for continued use, 

without change, 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 agency receives 

on or before February 1, 2018. 

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 free of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov website at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201708-1210-003 

(this link will only become active on the 

day following publication of this notice) 

or by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– 

693–8064, (these are not toll-free 

numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for DOL–EBSA, Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 

20503; by Fax: 202–395–5806 (this is 

not a toll-free number); or by email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Commenters are encouraged, but not 

required, to send a courtesy copy of any 

comments by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor—OASAM, Office 

of the Chief Information Officer, Attn: 

Departmental Information Compliance 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not 

toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks to extend PRA authority for the 

Employee Retirement Income Security 

Act of 1974 Section 408(a) Prohibited 

Transaction Provisions Exemption 

Application Procedure information 

collection. This information collection 

provides the Secretary with information 

needed to grant an exemption for a 

transaction ERISA sections 406 and/or 

407(a) would otherwise prohibit. 

Employee Retirement Income Security 

Act of 1974 authorizes this information 

collection. See 29 U.S.C. 1108. 

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 that does not 

display a valid Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1210–0060. 

OMB authorization for an ICR cannot 

be for more than three (3) years without 

renewal, and the DOL seeks to extend 

PRA authorization for this information 

collection for three (3) more years, 

without any change to existing 

requirements. The DOL notes that 

existing information collection 

requirements submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

May 22, 2017 (82 FR 23303). 

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 thirty (30) days of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. In order to help ensure 

appropriate consideration, comments 

should mention OMB Control Number 

1210–0060. 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–EBSA. 

Title of Collection: Employee 

Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 

Section 408(a) Prohibited Transaction 

Provisions Exemption Application 

Procedure. 

OMB Control Number: 1210–0060. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

businesses or other for profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 37. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 17,271. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

1,852 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $1,023,418. 

Seleda Perryman, 

Assistant Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28266 Filed 12–29–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

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 pre-clearance 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). 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 

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is 

soliciting comments concerning the 


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proposed request for a new OMB control 

number for the ‘‘Current Population 

Survey (CPS) Unemployment Insurance 

(UI) Non-Filer Supplement’’ to be 

conducted in May 2018 and September 

2018. A copy of the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) can 

be obtained by contacting the individual 

listed below in the addresses section of 

this notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice on or 

before March 5, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Erin 

Good, BLS Clearance Officer, Division 

of Management Systems, Bureau of 

Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2 

Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, 

DC 20212. Written comments may also 

be transmitted by fax to 202–691–5111 

(This is not a toll free number). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

Good, BLS Clearance Officer, 202–691– 

7763. (See ADDRESSES section.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

A version of the CPS Unemployment 

Insurance (UI) Non-Filer Supplement 

was last collected in 2005 under an 

interagency agreement between the 

Department of Labor and the United 

States Census Bureau. 

The UI Non-Filer Supplement will 

gather information on people who are 

unemployed but also on a subset of 

those who are not in the labor force. 

Information will be collected about UI 

participation and reasons for not 

participating. The supplement also 

contains questions about people’s job 

search experience, such as information 

about jobs for which they have applied 

and whether they would accept a job 

similar to their last job but at lower pay. 

Additionally, this supplement contains 

questions about the job search process 

of unemployed individuals and the 

difficulties these seekers have in finding 

new employment. 

Because this supplement is part of the 

CPS, the same detailed demographic 

information collected in the CPS will be 

available on respondents to the 

supplement. Comparisons between UI 

filers and non-filers will be possible 

across characteristics such as sex, race 

and ethnicity, age, and educational 

attainment. 

UI benefits provide temporary 

financial assistance to the unemployed 

who meet certain eligibility criteria and 

can also help protect the economy 

during economic downturns. Work 

patterns have changed since the 

supplement was last collected in 2005, 

making updated information of 

paramount importance. Data gathered in 

this supplement will help measure the 

effectiveness of current UI programs, 

identify possible shortcomings in 

existing UI programs, and assist policy 

makers in developing more effective 

policies. 

II. Current Action 

Office of Management and Budget 

clearance is being sought for a new 

OMB control number for the CPS UN 

Non-Filer Supplement to the CPS. 

This collection is needed to provide 

the Nation with timely information 

about individuals who do not file for UI 

benefits and their reasons for not doing 

so. In addition, data from the 

supplement will provide a fuller picture 

about how the unemployed search for 

jobs and the hardships they face when 

doing so. 

III. Desired Focus of Comments 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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 submissions 

of responses. 

Type of Review: New collection 

(Request for a new OMB control 

Number). 

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Title: CPS UI Non-Filer Supplement. 

OMB Number: 1220–NEW. 

Affected Public: Households. 

Total Respondents: 60,000. 

Frequency: Once. 

Total Responses: 60,000. 

Average Time per Response: 2 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,000 

hours. 

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 also 

will become a matter of public record. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of 

December 2017. 

Kimberley Hill, 

Chief, Division of Management Systems, 

Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28291 Filed 12–29–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

Advisory Board on Toxic Substances 

and Worker Health 

AGENCY: Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, Department of 

Labor. 

ACTION: Announcement of telephonic 

meeting of the Advisory Board on Toxic 

Substances and Worker Health 

(Advisory Board) for the Energy 

Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA). 

SUMMARY: The Advisory Board will meet 

January 30, 2018, via teleconference, 

from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time. 

Comments and submissions of 

materials for the record, and requests for 

special accommodations: You must 

submit (postmark, send, transmit) 

comments, materials, and requests for 

special accommodations for the 

meetings by January 23, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

press inquiries: Ms. Amy Louviere, 

Office of Public Affairs, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room S–1028, 200 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20210; telephone (202) 693–4672; email 

Louviere.Amy@DOL.GOV. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Board will meet 

telephonically on January 30, 2018, 

from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time. Advisory Board members will 

attend the meeting by teleconference. 

The teleconference number and other 

details for participating remotely will be 

posted on the Advisory Board’s website, 

http://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/ 

compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm 72 

hours prior to the commencement of the 

first meeting date. Advisory Board 

meetings are open to the public. 

The Advisory Board is mandated by 

Section 3687 of EEOICPA. The Secretary 

of Labor established the Board under 

this authority and Executive Order 

13699 (June 26, 2015). The purpose of 

the Advisory Board is to advise the 


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