13262 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 57 / Thursday, March 26, 2009 / Notices 

1On March 17, 2009, DOL proposed to suspend 

the H–2A Final Rule. 74 FR 11408. The proposed 

suspension is open to public comment, but 

regardless of the outcome of the notice of proposed 

rulemaking, the Department withdraws for further 

consideration the interpretation of the FLSA that 

appeared in the preamble to the H–2A Final Rule. 

decisions that followed its reasoning in 

the H–2B context were wrongly decided 

and that inbound travel expenses of H– 

2B workers do not primarily benefit 

their employers. 73 FR 78039–41. DOL 

characterized this discussion as an 

interpretation of the FLSA, 73 FR 78041, 

and did not seek public comment on the 

issue when it issued the H–2B Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, 73 FR 29941 

(May 22, 2008). Prior to the issuance of 

the preamble discussion, courts 

uniformly had held that relocation 

expenses were primarily for the benefit 

of employers. 

This matter concerns important issues 

as to whether various pre-employment 

expenses incurred by workers lawfully 

may result in workers’ weekly wages 

being reduced below the minimum 

wage. Because of the reach of FLSA 

coverage, any interpretation of FLSA 

regulations has wide-ranging effects; the 

interpretation of section 203(m) of the 

FLSA and its regulations in the 

preamble of the H–2A and H–2B Final 

Rules may have ramifications well 

beyond the workers and employers 

subject to the H–2A and H–2B rules. 

Indeed, the H–2A and H–2B preamble 

interpretation of the FLSA is not 

codified in any regulatory requirement 

set out in the H–2A and H–2B rules, and 

DOL did not seek public comment on 

the issue from the H–2A and H–2B 

regulated communities. DOL is 

especially sensitive to potential adverse 

impacts an interpretation, which was 

included in the preamble in order to 

state a policy position of the prior 

Administration, might have on our 

Nation’s most vulnerable workers, 

including low-wage U.S. workers and 

foreign guest workers. For these reasons, 

DOL believes that this issue warrants 

further review. Consequently, in 

accordance with authority granted 

under the FLSA, 29 U.S.C. 203(m) and 

259, as well as the INA, 8 U.S.C. 

1101(a)(15)(h)(ii)(a), 

1101(a)(15)(h)(ii)(b), 1103(a)(6), 1184(c), 

1188; 8 CFR 214.2(h); and 20 CFR 

655.50(a), DOL withdraws the FLSA 

interpretation at 73 FR 77148–52 and at 

73 FR 78039–41 for further 

consideration and the interpretation 

may not be relied upon as a statement 

of agency policy for purposes of the 

Portal-to-Portal Act, 29 U.S.C. 259 or 

otherwise.1 After reconsideration of this 

issue, DOL will provide the public with 

interpretive guidance through a 

mechanism established for 

disseminating the Department’s 

opinions and interpretations of the 

FLSA. 

Signed in Washington, DC, this 20th day of 

March 2009. 

Douglas F. Small, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and 

Training Administration. 

Shelby Hallmark, 

Acting Assistant Secretary, Employment 

Standards Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–6623 Filed 3–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Workforce Investment Act; Lower 

Living Standard Income Level 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of Determination of 

Lower Living Standard Income Level. 

SUMMARY: Under Title I of the Workforce 

Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 (Pub. L. 

105–220), the Secretary of Labor 

annually determines the Lower Living 

Standard Income Level (LLSIL) for uses 

described in the law. WIA defines the 

term ‘‘Low Income Individual’’ as one 

who qualifies under various criteria, 

including an individual who received 

income for a six-month period that does 

not exceed the higher level of the 

poverty line or 70 percent of the LLSIL. 

This issuance provides the Secretary’s 

annual LLSIL for 2009 and references 

the current 2009 Health and Human 

Services ‘‘Poverty Guidelines.’’ 

DATES: Effective Date: This notice is 

effective on the date of publication in 

the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: 

Mr. Samuel Wright, Department of 

Labor, Employment and Training 

Administration, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Room C–4510, 

Washington, DC 20210. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please contact Mr. Samuel Wright, 

Telephone (202) 693–2870; Fax (202) 

693–3015 (these are not toll free 

numbers). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is the 

purpose of the Workforce Investment 

Act of 1998 ‘‘to provide workforce 

investment activities, through statewide 

and local workforce investment systems, 

that increase the employment, retention, 

and earnings of participants, and 

increase occupational skill attainment 

by participants, and as a result, improve 

the quality of the workforce, reduce 

welfare dependency, and enhance the 

productivity and competitiveness of the 

Nation.’’ 

The LLSIL is used for several 

purposes under WIA. Specifically, WIA 

Section 101(25) defines the term ‘‘low 

income individual’’ for eligibility 

purposes, and Sections 127(b)(2)(C) and 

132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV) define the terms 

‘‘disadvantaged youth’’ and 

‘‘disadvantaged adult’’ in terms of the 

poverty line or LLSIL for state formula 

allotments. The Governor and state/ 

local workforce investment boards 

(WIBs) use the LLSIL for determining 

eligibility for youth, eligibility for 

employed adult workers for certain 

services and for the Work Opportunity 

Tax Credit (WOTC). We encourage the 

Governors and state/local WIBs to 

consult WIA regulations and the 

preamble to the WIA Final Rule 

(published at 65 FR 49294 August 11, 

2000) for more specific guidance in 

applying the LLSIL to program 

requirements. The Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS) published 

the annual 2009 update of the povertylevel guidelines in the Federal Register, 

Vol. 74, No. 14, January 23, 2009, pp. 

4199–4201. The HHS 2009 Poverty 

guidelines may also be found on the 

Internet at: http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/ 

09fedreg.pdf. ETA plans to have the 

2009 LLSIL available on its Web site at 

[http://www.doleta.gov/llsil/2009/]. 

WIA Section 101(24) defines the 

LLSIL as ‘‘that income level (adjusted 

for regional, metropolitan, urban and 

rural differences and family size) 

determined annually by the Secretary 

[of Labor] based on the most recent 

lower living family budget issued by the 

Secretary.’’ The most recent lower living 

family budget was issued by the 

Secretary in the fall of 1981. The fourperson urban family budget estimates, 

previously published by the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics (BLS), provided the 

basis for the Secretary to determine the 

LLSIL. BLS terminated the four-person 

family budget series in 1982, after 

publication of the fall 1981 estimates. 

Currently, BLS provides data to ETA 

through which ETA develops the LLSIL 

tables, as provided in the Appendices. 

ETA published the 2008 updates to 

the LLSIL in the Federal Register of 

April 25, 2008, at 73 FR 22435 and the 

corrections to tables 4 and 5 in the 

Federal Register of June 10, 2008, at 73 

FR 32740. These notices again updates 

the LLSIL to reflect cost of living 

increases for 2008, by applying the 

percentage change in the most recent 

2008 Consumer Price Index for All 

Urban Consumers (CPI–U) for an area, 

compared with the 2007 CPI–U to each 

Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 57 / Thursday, March 26, 2009 / Notices 13263 

of the April 25, 2008 LLSIL figures. 

Those updated figures for a family-offour are listed in Appendix A, Table 1, 

by region for both metropolitan and 

non-metropolitan areas. This year the 

LLSIL figures for some areas have 

decreased because the over-the-year 

change in CPI–U was negative due to 

the economic downturn. Figures in all 

of the accompanying tables, in the 

Appendices, are rounded up to the 

nearest dollar. Since low income 

individuals, ‘‘disadvantaged adult’’ and 

‘‘disadvantaged youth’’ may be 

determined by family income at 70 

percent of the LLSIL, pursuant to WIA 

Sections 101(25), 127(b)(2)(C), and 

132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV), respectively, those 

figures are listed as well. 

Jurisdictions included in the various 

regions, based generally on Census 

Divisions of the U.S. Department of 

Commerce, are as follows: 

Northeast 

Connecticut, 

Maine, 

Massachusetts, 

New Hampshire, 

New Jersey, 

New York, 

Pennsylvania, 

Rhode Island, 

Vermont, 

Virgin Islands. 

Midwest 

Illinois, 

Indiana, 

Iowa, 

Kansas, 

Michigan, 

Minnesota, 

Missouri, 

Nebraska, 

North Dakota, 

Ohio, 

South Dakota, 

Wisconsin. 

South 

Alabama, 

American Samoa, 

Arkansas, 

Delaware, 

District of Columbia, 

Florida, 

Georgia, 

Northern Marianas, 

Oklahoma, 

Palau, 

Puerto Rico, 

South Carolina, 

Kentucky, 

Louisiana, 

Marshall Islands, 

Maryland, 

Micronesia, 

Mississippi, 

North Carolina, 

Tennessee, 

Texas, 

Virginia, 

West Virginia. 

West 

Arizona, 

California, 

Colorado, 

Idaho, 

Montana, 

Nevada, 

New Mexico, 

Oregon, 

Utah, 

Washington, 

Wyoming. Additionally, separate figures have 

been provided for Alaska, Hawaii, and 

Guam as indicated in Appendix B, 

Table 2. 

For Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam, the 

year 2008 figures were updated from the 

April 2008 ‘‘State Index’’ based on the 

ratio of the urban change in the state 

(using Anchorage for Alaska and 

Honolulu for Hawaii and Guam) 

compared to the West regional 

metropolitan change, and then applying 

that index to the West regional 

metropolitan change. Data on 23 selected MSAs are also 

available. These are based on 

semiannual CPI–U changes for a 12- 

month period ending in June 2008. The 

updated LLSIL figures for these MSAs 

and 70 percent of the LLSIL are reported 

in Appendix C, Table 3. Appendix D, Table 4 lists each of the 

various figures at 70 percent of the 

updated 2008 LLSIL for family sizes of 

one to six persons. Because tables 1–3 

only list the LLSIL for a family of four, 

table 4 can be used to determine the 

LLSIL for families of one to six persons. 

For families larger than six persons, an 

amount equal to the difference between 

the six-person and the five-person 

family income levels should be added to 

the six-person family income level for 

each additional person in the family. 

Where the poverty level for a particular 

family size is greater than the 

corresponding LLSIL figure, the figure is 

indicated in parentheses. A modified 

Excel version of Appendix D, Table 4, 

with the area names, will be available 

on the Department of Labor, 

Employment and Training 

Administration LLSIL Webpage at 

[http://www.doleta.gov/llsil/2009/]. 

Appendix E, Table 5, indicates 100 

percent of LLSIL for family sizes of one 

to six and is used to determine selfsufficiency as noted at 20 CFR 663.230 

of the WIA regulations and WIA Section 

134(d)(3)(A)(ii). 

Use of These Data 

Governors should designate the 

appropriate LLSILs for use within the 

state from Appendices A, B, and C, 

containing Tables 1 through 3. 

Appendices D and E, which contain 

Tables 4 and 5, may be used with any 

LLSIL designated. The Governor’s 

designation may be provided by 

disseminating information on MSAs and 

metropolitan and non-metropolitan 

areas within the state or it may involve 

further calculations. For example, the 

State of New Jersey may have four or 

more LLSIL figures for Northeast 

metropolitan, Northeast nonmetropolitan, portions of the state in the 

New York City MSA, and those in the 

Philadelphia MSA. If a workforce 

investment area includes areas that 

would be covered by more than one 

figure, the Governor may determine 

which is to be used. 

Under 20 CFR 661.110, a state’s 

policies and measures for the workforce 

investment system shall be accepted by 

the Secretary to the extent that they are 

consistent with the WIA and the WIA 

regulations. 

Disclaimer on Statistical Uses 

It should be noted, the publication of 

these figures is only for the purpose of 

meeting the requirements specified by 

WIA as defined in the law and 

regulations. BLS has not revised the 

lower living family budget since 1981, 

and has no plans to do so. The fourperson urban family budget estimates 

series has been terminated. The CPI–U 

adjustments used to update the LLSIL 

for this publication are not precisely 

comparable, most notably because 

certain tax items were included in the 

1981 LLSIL, but are not in the CPI–U. 

Thus, these figures should not be used 

for any statistical purposes, and are 

valid only for those purposes under 

WIA as defined in the law and 

regulations. 

Lower Living Standard Income Level 

for 2009 

Under Title I of the Workforce 

Investment Act of 1998 (Public Law 

105–220), the Secretary of Labor 

annually determines the Lower Living 

Standard Income Level (LLSIL). This 

Notice announces the LLSIL Tables for 

2009. WIA requires the Department of 

Labor to update and publish the LLSIL 

tables annually. The LLSIL tables are 

used for several purposes under WIA, 

including determining eligibility for 

youth and for the Work Opportunity 

Tax Credit. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of 

March 2009. 

Douglas F. Small, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary. 

Appendix A 

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TABLE 1—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL

(For a family of four persons) by Region 1

Region 2 2009 Adjusted 

LLSIL 

70 percent 

LLSIL 

Northeast 

Metro ................................................................................................................................................................. $37,703 $26,392 

Non-Metro 3 ....................................................................................................................................................... 36,086 25,260 

Midwest 

Metro ................................................................................................................................................................. 33,198 23,239 

Non-Metro ......................................................................................................................................................... 31,817 22,272 

South 

Metro ................................................................................................................................................................. 32,143 22,500 

Non-Metro ......................................................................................................................................................... 30,986 21,690 

West 

Metro ................................................................................................................................................................. 36,664 25,665 

Non-Metro 4 ....................................................................................................................................................... 35,126 24,588 

1For ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next highest dollar. 

2 Metropolitan area measures were calculated from the weighted average CPI–Us for city size classes A and B/C. Non-metropolitan area 

measures were calculated from the CPI–Us for city size class D. 3 Non-metropolitan area percent changes for the Northeast region are no longer available. The Non-metropolitan percent change was calculated using the U.S. average CPI–U for city size class D. 4 Non-metropolitan area percent changes for the West region are unpublished data. 

Appendix B 

TABLE 2—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL

(For a family of four persons)—Alaska, Hawaii and Guam 1

Region 2009 Adjusted 

LLSIL 

70 percent 

LLSIL 

Alaska 

Metro ................................................................................................................................................................. $44,250 $30,975 

Non-Metro 2 ....................................................................................................................................................... 44,073 30,851 

Hawaii, Guam 

Metro ................................................................................................................................................................. 47,622 33,335 

Non-Metro 2 ....................................................................................................................................................... 47,051 32,936 

1For ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next highest dollar. 

2 Non-Metropolitan percent changes for Alaska, Hawaii and Guam were calculated from the CPI–Us for city size class D in the Western 

Region. 

Appendix C 

TABLE 3—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL

(For a family of four persons) 23 MSAs 1

Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) 2009 Adjusted 

LLSIL 

70 percent 

LLSIL 

Anchorage, AK ......................................................................................................................................................... $45,356 $31,749 

Atlanta, GA .............................................................................................................................................................. 30,799 21,559 

Boston—Brockton—Nashua, MA/NH/ME/CT .......................................................................................................... 41,150 28,805 

Chicago—Gary—Kenosha, IL/IN/WI ....................................................................................................................... 34,947 24,463 

Cincinnati—Hamilton, OH/KY/IN ............................................................................................................................. 33,753 23,627 

Cleveland—Akron, OH ............................................................................................................................................ 34,542 24,179 

Dallas—Ft. Worth, TX .............................................................................................................................................. 31,333 21,933 

Denver—Boulder—Greeley, CO .............................................................................................................................. 35,307 24,715 

Detroit—Ann Arbor—Flint, MI .................................................................................................................................. 31,957 22,370 

Honolulu, HI ............................................................................................................................................................. 48,670 34,069 

Houston—Galveston—Brazoria, TX ........................................................................................................................ 29,759 20,831 

Kansas City, MO/KS ................................................................................................................................................ 32,479 22,735 

Los Angeles—Riverside—Orange County, CA ....................................................................................................... 38,822 27,175 

Milwaukee—Racine, WI ........................................................................................................................................... 33,405 23,384 

Minneapolis—St. Paul, MN/WI ................................................................................................................................ 33,585 23,510 

New York—Northern NJ—Long Island, NY/NJ/CT/PA ........................................................................................... 40,205 28,144 

Philadelphia—Wilmington—Atlantic City, PA/NJ/DE/MD ........................................................................................ 36,317 25,422 

Pittsburgh, PA .......................................................................................................................................................... 40,379 28,265 

St. Louis, MO/IL ....................................................................................................................................................... 31,917 22,342 

San Diego, CA ......................................................................................................................................................... 42,827 29,979 

San Francisco—Oakland—San Jose, CA ............................................................................................................... 38,904 27,233 

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TABLE 3—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL—Continued 

(For a family of four persons) 23 MSAs 1

Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) 2009 Adjusted 

LLSIL 

70 percent 

LLSIL 

Seattle—Tacoma—Bremerton, WA ......................................................................................................................... 40,221 28,155 

Washington—Baltimore, DC/MD/VA/WV2 .............................................................................................................. 41,013 28,709 

1For ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next highest dollar. 

2Baltimore and Washington are now calculated as a single metropolitan statistical area. 

Appendix D 

Table 4—Seventy Percent of Updated 

2009 Lower Living Standard Income 

Level (LLSIL), by Family Size 

To use the seventy percent LLSIL 

value, where it is stipulated for WIA 

programs, begin by locating the region 

or metropolitan area where they reside. 

These are listed in Tables 1, 2 and 3. 

After locating the appropriate region or 

metropolitan statistical area, find the 

seventy percent LLSIL amount for that 

location. The seventy percent LLSIL 

figures are listed in the last column to 

the right on each of the three tables. 

These figures apply to a family of four. 

Larger and smaller family eligibility is 

based on a percentage of the family of 

four. To determine eligibility for other 

size families consult table 4 and the 

instructions below. 

To use Table 4, locate the seventy 

percent LLSIL value that applies to the 

individual’s region or metropolitan area 

from Tables 1, 2 or 3. Find the same 

number in the ‘‘family of four’’ column 

of Table 4. Move left or right across that 

row to the size that corresponds to the 

individual’s family unit. That figure is 

the maximum household income the 

individual is permitted in order to 

qualify as economically disadvantaged 

under WIA. 

Where the HHS poverty level for a 

particular family size is greater than the 

corresponding LLSIL figure, the LLSIL 

figure appears in a shaded block. 

Individuals from these size families may 

consult the 2009 HHS poverty 

guidelines found in the Federal 

Register, Vol. 74, No. 14, January 23, 

2009, pp. 4199–4201 (on the Internet at 

http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/ 

09fedreg.pdf) to find the higher 

eligibility standard. Individuals from 

Alaska and Hawaii should consult the 

HHS guidelines for the generally higher 

poverty levels that apply in their states. 

Family of one Family of two Family of three Family of four Family of five Family of six 

$7,505 ................................ $12,296 $16,876 $20,831 $24,585 $28,751 

7,762 .................................. 12,722 17,470 21,559 25,444 29,754 

7,815 .................................. 12,802 17,571 21,690 25,597 29,935 

7,901 .................................. 12,947 17,771 21,933 25,887 30,272 

8,024 .................................. 13,144 18,044 22,272 26,288 30,742 

8,049 .................................. 13,187 18,101 22,342 26,367 30,832 

8,056 .................................. 13,199 18,123 22,370 26,398 30,870 

8,104 .................................. 13,278 18,225 22,500 26,556 31,058 

8,184 .................................. 13,416 18,421 22,735 26,831 31,379 

8,366 .................................. 13,714 18,824 23,239 27,422 32,075 

8,418 .................................. 13,798 18,943 23,384 27,596 32,272 

8,467 .................................. 13,874 19,048 23,510 27,747 32,449 

8,508 .................................. 13,945 19,144 23,627 27,884 32,608 

8,707 .................................. 14,272 19,588 24,179 28,536 33,369 

8,807 .................................. 14,439 19,815 24,463 28,871 33,766 

8,853 .................................. 14,509 19,921 24,588 29,019 33,939 

8,901 .................................. 14,587 20,025 24,715 29,166 34,110 

9,096 .................................. 14,909 20,467 25,260 29,812 34,859 

9,157 .................................. 15,002 20,595 25,422 30,004 35,085 

9,240 .................................. 15,142 20,790 25,665 30,285 35,422 

9,505 .................................. 15,578 21,379 26,392 31,148 36,424 

9,784 .................................. 16,034 22,013 27,175 32,068 37,507 

9,809 .................................. 16,073 22,060 27,233 32,138 37,587 

10,133 ................................ 16,609 22,797 28,144 33,210 38,845 

10,142 ................................ 16,613 22,809 28,155 33,226 38,856 

10,181 ................................ 16,683 22,901 28,265 33,359 39,011 

10,340 ................................ 16,945 23,258 28,709 33,884 39,626 

10,372 ................................ 16,997 23,339 28,805 33,995 39,752 

10,798 ................................ 17,689 24,287 29,979 35,379 41,377 

11,111 ................................ 18,203 24,992 30,851 36,406 42,575 

11,157 ................................ 18,277 25,094 30,975 36,554 42,753 

11,435 ................................ 18,739 25,720 31,749 37,471 43,815 

11,861 ................................ 19,437 26,681 32,936 38,866 45,453 

12,007 ................................ 19,670 27,007 33,335 39,339 4,6010 

12,270 ................................ 20,102 27,596 34,069 40,203 47,022 

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Appendix E 

Table 5—Updated 2009 LLSIL (100%), 

By Family Size 

To use the LLSIL to determine the 

minimum level for establishing selfsufficiency criteria at the State or local 

level, begin by locating the metropolitan 

area or region from Table 1, 2 or 3. Then 

locate the appropriate region or 

metropolitan statistical area and then 

find the 2009 Adjusted LLSIL amount 

for that location. These figures apply to 

a family of four. Locate the 

corresponding number in the family of 

four in the column below. Move left or 

right across that row to the size that 

corresponds to the individual’s family 

unit. That figure is the minimum figure 

States must set for determining whether 

employment leads to self-sufficiency 

under WIA programs. 

Family of one Family of two Family of three Family of four Family of five Family of six 

$10,722 .............................. $17,566 $24,109 $29,759 $35,121 $41,073 

11,089 ................................ 18,174 24,957 30,799 36,348 42,505 

11,164 ................................ 18,289 25,101 30,986 36,567 42,764 

11,287 ................................ 18,496 25,387 31,333 36,982 43,246 

11,463 ................................ 18,777 25,777 31,817 37,554 43,917 

11,499 ................................ 18,838 25,858 31,917 37,667 44,046 

11,509 ................................ 18,855 25,890 31,957 37,712 44,100 

11,577 ................................ 18,969 26,036 32,143 37,937 44,369 

11,692 ................................ 19,166 26,316 32,479 38,330 44,827 

11,952 ................................ 19,592 26,891 33,198 39,174 45,822 

12,026 ................................ 19,712 27,062 33,405 39,423 46,103 

12,095 ................................ 19,820 27,211 33,585 39,638 46,355 

12,154 ................................ 19,922 27,348 33,753 39,834 46,583 

12,438 ................................ 20,389 27,983 34,542 40,766 47,670 

12,582 ................................ 20,627 28,307 34,947 41,244 48,237 

12,647 ................................ 20,727 28,458 35,126 41,455 48,484 

12,716 ................................ 20,838 28,607 35,307 41,665 48,729 

12,994 ................................ 21,299 29,239 36,086 42,589 49,799 

13,081 ................................ 21,432 29,421 36,317 42,863 50,121 

13,200 ................................ 21,632 29,700 36,664 43,264 50,603 

13,578 ................................ 22,254 30,542 37,703 44,497 52,034 

13,977 ................................ 22,905 31,447 38,822 45,811 53,582 

14,013 ................................ 22,961 31,514 38,904 45,911 53,696 

14,476 ................................ 23,727 32,567 40,205 47,443 55,493 

14,489 ................................ 23,733 32,584 40,221 47,466 55,508 

14,544 ................................ 23,833 32,715 40,379 47,656 55,730 

14,771 ................................ 24,207 33,226 41,013 48,405 56,609 

14,817 ................................ 24,282 33,341 41,150 48,564 56,789 

15,426 ................................ 25,270 34,696 42,827 50,541 59,110 

15,873 ................................ 26,004 35,703 44,073 52,009 60,821 

15,938 ................................ 26,110 35,849 44,250 52,220 61,075 

16,336 ................................ 26,770 36,743 45,356 53,530 62,593 

16,944 ................................ 27,767 38,115 47,051 55,523 64,933 

17,153 ................................ 28,100 38,581 47,622 56,199 65,728 

17,528 ................................ 28,717 39,423 48,670 57,433 67,174 

[FR Doc. E9–6618 Filed 3–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0006] 

Reports of Injuries to Employees 

Operating Mechanical Power Presses; 

Extension of the Office of Management 

and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of an 

Information Collection (Paperwork) 

Requirement 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments 

concerning its proposal to extend OMB 

approval of the information collection 

requirement contained in the Provision 

on Reports of Injuries to Employees 

Operating Mechanical Power Presses (29 

CFR 1910.217(g)). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by May 

26, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments and attachments 

electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

instructions online for submitting 

comments. 

Facsimile: If your comments, 

including attachments, are not longer 

than 10 pages, you may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

Mail, hand delivery, express mail, 

messenger, or courier service: When 

using this method, you must submit 

three copies of your comments and 

attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, 

Docket No. OSHA–2009–0006, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration, 

Room N–2625, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. 

Deliveries (hand, express mail, 

messenger, and courier service) are 

accepted during the Department of 

Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal 

business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., 

e.t. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and OSHA 

docket number for the ICR (OSHA– 

2009–0006). All comments, including 

any personal information you provide, 

are placed in the public docket without 

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