34272 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 124 / Wednesday, June 27, 2001 / Notices

• Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through 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

The adoption of the Class Exemptions

under this regulation permits fiduciaries

with respect to the Fund to engage in

certain transactions that would

otherwise be prohibited under section

8477(c) of FERSA. The recordkeeping

requirements incorporated within the

Class Exemptions are intended to insure

that a Class Exemption is not abused,

that the rights of plan participants and

beneficiaries are protected, and that the

affected fiduciaries comply with the

Class Exemptions’ conditions.

Type of Review: Extension of

currently approved collection of

information.

Agency: Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration.

Title: Prohibited Transaction

Exemption T88–1.

OMB Number: 1210–0074.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions;

individuals.

Total Respondents: 1.

Frequency: On occasion.

Total Responses: 1.

Average Time Per Response: 1 hour.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1

hour.

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 will

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: June 21, 2001.

Gerald B. Lindrew,

Deputy Director, Office of Policy and

Research, Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Announcement of OMB

Approval

AGENCY: Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Pension and Welfare

Benefits Administration (PWBA) is

announcing that collections of

information included in Prohibited

Transaction Class Exemptions (PTCE)

91–55, 92–6, and 82–63 have been

approved by the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995. This notice

announces the OMB approval numbers

and expiration dates.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Address requests for copies of the

information collection requests (ICRs) to

Gerald B. Lindrew, U.S. Department of

Labor, Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW. Room N–5647,

Washington, DC, 20210. Telephone:

(202) 219–4782. This is a not a toll-free

number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

Federal Register of February 14, 2001

(66 FR 10322), the Agency announced

its intent to request renewal of its

current OMB approval for the

information collection provisions of

PTCE 91–55, Compensation to

Fiduciaries for Securities Lending

Services to an Employee Benefit Plan. In

accordance with the Paperwork

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

3520) (PRA 95), OMB has renewed its

approval for the ICR under OMB control

number 1210–0079. The approval

expires June 30, 2004.

In the Federal Register of January 18,

2001 (66 FR 4865), the Agency

announced its intent to request renewal

of its current OMB approval for the

information collection provisions of

Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption

92–6, Sale of Individual Life Insurance

or Annuity Contracts. In accordance

with PRA 95, OMB has renewed its

approval for the ICR under OMB control

number 1210–0063. The approval

expires June 30, 2004.

In the Federal Register of February

22, 2001 (66 FR 11182), the Agency

announced its intent to request renewal

of its current OMB approval for the

information collection provisions of

Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption

82–63, Compensation for Securities

Lending. In accordance with PRA 95,

OMB has renewed its approval for the

ICR under OMB control number 1210–

0062. The approval expires June 30,

2004.

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 of information displays a

valid control number.

Dated: June 21, 2001.

Gerald B. Lindrew,

Deputy Director, Office of Policy and

Research, Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration

A Special Joint Session of the Working

Groups on Increasing Pension

Coverage, Participation and Savings

and Preparing for Retirement Advisory

Council on Employee Welfare and

Pension Benefits Plan; Notice of

Meeting

Pursuant to the authority contained in

section 512 of the Employee Retirement

Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29

U.S.C. 1142, two of the three Working

Groups assigned by the Advisory

Council on Employee Welfare and

Pension Benefit Plans to study the issue

of increasing pension coverage,

participation and savings as well as the

issue of preparing for retirement will

meet jointly at an open public meeting

on Tuesday, July 17, 2001, in Room N–

5437 A–C, U.S. Department of Labor

Building, Second and Constitution

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.

The purpose of the joint open

meeting, which will run from 9:00 a.m.

to approximately 4:30 p.m., with a short

break at noon for an in-place luncheon,

is for Working Group members to hear

testimony from several invited

witnesses who’ll discuss factors which

either encourage or inhibit the growth of

pension plan coverage and, ultimately,

retirement security as well as what ‘‘best

practices’’ there are that actually assist

Americans facing retirement in the near

future.

Members of the public are encouraged

to file a written statement pertaining to

the topic(s) by sending 20 copies on or

before July 10, 2001, to Sharon

Morrissey, Executive Secretary, ERISA

Advisory Council, U.S. Department of

Labor, Room N–5677, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210.

Individuals or representatives of

organizations wishing to address the

Working Group(s) should forward their

request to the Executive Secretary or

telephone (202) 219–8753. Oral

presentations will be limited to 20

minutes, but an extended statement may

be submitted for the record. Individuals

with disabilities, who need special

accommodations, should contact Sharon