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various worker groups so that

comparisons can be made over time and

among different affected groups.

Combining the questions on

displacement, job tenure, and

occupational mobility will enable

analysts to obtain a more complete

picture of employment stability.

II. 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.

III. Current Action

Office of Management and Budget

clearance is being sought for the CPS

Displaced Worker, Job Tenure, and

Occupational Mobility Supplement.

Type of Review: Reinstatement, with

change, of a previously approved

collection for which approval has

expired.

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Title: CPS Displaced Worker, Job

Tenure, and Occupational Mobility

Supplement.

OMB Number: 1220–0104.

Affected Public: Households.

Total Respondents: 58,000.

Frequency: Biennially.

Total Responses: 58,000.

Average Time Per Response: 9

minutes.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 8,700

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, D.C., this 11th day

of June, 2001.

Jesu ́ s Salinas,

Acting Chief, Division of Management

Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

[FR Doc. 01–15637 Filed 6–20–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. ICR–1218–0209–2000]

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Announcement of OMB

Approval

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA) is

announcing that a collection of

information regarding occupational

injuries and illnesses has been approved

by the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995. This document

announces the OMB approval number

and expiration date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph J. DuBois, Directorate of

Information Technology, Office of

Statistics, Occupational Safety and

Health Administration, U.S. Department

of Labor, Room N3507, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210,

telephone (202) 693–1875.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

Federal Register of June 28, 2000 (65 FR

39944), the Agency announced its intent

to request an extension of approval for

the OSHA Data Collection System. This

data collection will request

occupational injury and illness data and

employment and hours worked data

from selected employers in the

following Standard Industrial

Classification (SICs):

20–39 Manufacturing

0181 Ornamental Floriculture and

Nursery Products

0182 Food Crops Grown Under Cover

0211 Beef Cattle Feedlots

0212 Beef Cattle, Except Feedlots

0213 Hogs

0214 Sheep and Goats

0219 General Livestock, Except Dairy

and Poultry

0241 Dairy Farms

0251 Broiler, Fryer, and Roaster

Chickens

0252 Chicken Eggs

0253 Turkeys and Turkey Eggs

0254 Poultry Hatcheries

0259 Poultry and Eggs, NEC

0291 General Farms, Primarily

Livestock and Animal Specialities

0782 Lawn and Garden Services

(North Carolina only)

0783 Ornamental Shrub and Tree

Services

1751 Carpentry Work (California only)

1752 Floor Laying and Other Floor

Work (California only)

1761 Roofing, Siding, and Sheet Metal

Work (California only)

4212 Local Trucking Without Storage

4213 Trucking, Except Local

4214 Local Trucking With Storage

4215 Courier Services, Except Air

4221 Farm Product Warehousing and

Storage

4222 Refrigerated Warehousing and

Storage

4225 General Warehousing and

Storage

4226 Special Warehousing and

Storage, NEC

4231 Terminal and Joint Terminal

Maintenance Facilities for Motor

Freight Transportation

4311 United States Postal Service

(Pilot)

4491 Marine Cargo Handling

4492 Towing and Tugboat Services

4493 Marinas

4499 Water Transportation Services,

NEC

4512 Air Transportation, Scheduled

4513 Air Courier Services

4581 Airports, Flying Fields, & Airport

Terminal Services

4783 Packing and Crating

4952 Sewerage Systems (California

only)

4953 Refuse Systems

4959 Sanitary Services, NEC

(California only)

5012 Automobiles and Other Motor

Vehicles

5013 Motor Vehicle Supplies and New

Parts

5014 Tires and Tubes

5015 Motor Vehicle Parts, Used

5031 Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and

Wood Panels

5032 Brick, Stone, and Related

Construction Materials

5033 Roofing, Siding and Insulation

Materials

5039 Construction Materials, NEC

5051 Metal Service Centers and

Offices

5052 Coal and Other Minerals and

Ores

5093 Scrap and Waste Materials

5141 Groceries, General Line

5142 Packaged Frozen Food Products

5143 Dairy Products, Except Dried or

Canned

5144 Poultry and Poultry Products

5145 Confectionery

5146 Fish and Seafoods

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5147 Meats and Meat Products

5148 Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

5149 Groceries and Related Products,

NEC

5181 Beer and Ale

5182 Wine and Distilled Alcoholic

Beverages

5211 Lumber and Other Building

Materials Dealers

5311 Department Stores (Pilot

collection)

8051 Skilled Nursing Care Facilities

8052 Intermediate Care Facilities

8059 Nursing and Personal Care

Facilities, NEC

8062 General Medical and Surgical

Hospitals (Pilot collection)

8063 Psychiatric Hospitals (Pilot

collection)

8069 Specialty Hospitals, Except

Psychiatric (Pilot collection)

In addition, OSHA will collect data

from establishments that were visited by

OSHA during Fiscal years 1998, 1999

and 2000 (October 1, 1997 through

September 30, 2000) that are required to

maintain the OSHA Log. Information

will also be collected from Public Sector

establishments in certain State Plan

States.

In accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–

3520), OMB has renewed its approval

for the information collection and

assigned OMB control number 1218–

0209. The approval expires 01/31/2002.

Under 5 CFR 1320.5(b), an Agency may

not conduct or sponsor, and a person is

not required to respond to, a collection

of information unless the collection

displays a valid control number.

Dated: June 15, 2001.

R. Davis Layne,

Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor.

[FR Doc. 01–15645 Filed 6–20–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–26–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY

CORPORATION

Proposed Extension of Information

Collection Request Submitted for

Public Comment and

Recommendations

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor and

the Pension Benefit Guaranty

Corporation (the Agencies), as part of

their continuing efforts to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden,

conduct a preclearance consultation

program to provide the general public

and other federal agencies with an

opportunity to comment on proposed

and continuing collections of

information in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA

95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This

program helps to ensure that requested

data is 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.

By this notice, the Agencies are

soliciting comments concerning the

proposed extension of approval of the

Form 5500, Annual Return/Report of

Employee Benefit Plan. The Internal

Revenue Service (IRS) published its

preclearance notice related to the Form

5500 and schedules on April 13, 2001

(66 FR 19287). 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. Although the 2001 Form

5500 is not yet available, it is not

expected at this time to differ

substantively or materially from the

2000 Form 5500. The Agencies are

considering certain modifications to the

existing Form 5500 to address

processing issues arising from

implementation of the ERISA Filing

Acceptance System (EFAST) and

incorporate statutory or regulatory

changes that have occurred.

Informational copies of the 2000 Form

5500 and schedules, as well as the 2001

Form 5500 and schedules when they are

finalized, are available for downloading

and viewing on the EFAST website:

www.efast.dol.gov. Official hand print

forms are also made available as part of

the annual mailing of the Form 5500

package. The hand print forms,

schedules and instructions will also be

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

by calling: 1–800–TAX–FORM (1–800–

829–3676).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

addresses section below on or before

August 20, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are

invited to submit written comments

regarding the collection of information.

Send comments to Mr. Gerald B.

Lindrew, Office of Policy and Research,

U.S. Department of Labor, Pension and

Welfare Benefits Administration, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N–

5647, Washington, DC 20210.

Telephone: (202) 219–4782. Fax: (202)

219–4745 (these are not toll-free

numbers). All comments will be shared

between the Agencies.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The purpose of this notice is to seek

comments from the public prior to

submission to OMB for continued

approval of the Form 5500 in

accordance with the provisions of PRA

95. The existing approval will expire on

August 31, 2001. We are providing this

detailed background information to

summarize the numerous changes that

have occurred for the Form 5500 and

processing system since the OMB’s most

recent prior action to approve the ICR,

and to provide context for the comments

requested at this time.

Under Titles I and IV of the Employee

Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,

as amended (ERISA), and the Internal

Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the

Code), pension and other employee

benefit plans are generally required to

file annual returns/reports concerning,

among other things, the financial

condition and operations of the plan.

These annual reporting requirements

can be satisfied generally by filing the

Form 5500 in accordance with its

instructions and related regulations. The

Form 5500 is the primary source of

information concerning the operation,

funding, assets and investments of

pension and other employee benefit

plans. In addition to being an important

disclosure document for plan

participants and beneficiaries, the Form

5500 is a compliance and research tool

for the Agencies and the IRS, and a

source of information for use by other

federal agencies, Congress, and the

private sector in assessing employee

benefit, tax, and economic trends and

policies.

On September 3, 1997, the Agencies

and IRS published a Notice of Proposed

Revision of Annual Information Return/

Reports (September 3 Notice) in the

Federal Register (62 FR 46556) as part

of the effort to streamline and simplify

the Form 5500, Annual Report/Return of

Employee Benefit Plan. The Agencies

and the IRS proposed the replacement

of the Form 5500, Form 5500–C and

Form 5500–R with one Form 5500

intended to streamline the report and

the methods by which it is filed.

Concurrent with the development of the

new forms, the Agencies and the IRS

initiated the development of a new

computerized system to process the

Form 5500 (EFAST). EFAST is designed

to simplify and expedite the receipt and

processing of the new Form 5500 by

relying on computer scannable forms

and electronic filing technologies. The

development of the forms in

conjunction with the EFAST system was

intended to streamline and improve the