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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 69989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22865]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

November 14, 2005.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (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 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) 
or e-mail: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Employment Standards 
Administration (ESA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll-free number), 
within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.
    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 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: Employment Standards Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Requirements of a Bona Fide Thrift or Savings Plan (29 CFR 
part 547) and Requirements of a Bona Fide Profit-Sharing Plan or Trust 
(29 CFR part 549).
    OMB Number: 1215-0119.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Third party disclosure.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Farms; and State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 818,000.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 818,000.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 3.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The maintenance of the records required by 29 CFR 
parts 547 and 549 enables DOL investigators to determine whether a 
given thrift or savings plan, profit-sharing plan or trust, is in 
compliance with section 7(e)(3)(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. 
Without these records, such a determination could not be made.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-22865 Filed 11-17-05; 8:45 am]
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