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deportation that became final before

June 13, 1995, may be eligible to apply

for suspension of deportation pursuant

to section 244 of the Immigration and

Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1254, if they:

(1) Have been present in the United

States for at least 7 years; (2) are persons

of good moral character; (3) are persons

whose deportation would impose an

extreme hardship to themselves or to

their spouse, parent, or child who is

either a United States citizen or a

lawful, permanent resident. The INS

further advised that to apply for such

relief, aliens with final orders must file

a motion to reopen with the

Immigration Court pursuant to 8 CFR

3.23 and 242.22 or the Board of

Immigration Appeals (BIA) pursuant to

8 CFR 3.2 and 3.8.

The INS also announced certain

transitional criteria for the processing of

work authorization requests filed by

Nicaraguans affected by the termination

of the NRP and whose employment

authorization no longer would be

extended automatically. Specifically,

the INS provided that it would treat the

filing of a motion to reopen deportation

proceedings accompanied by an

application for suspension of

deportation as a sufficient basis upon

which such a person may apply for

work authorization. In such cases, work

authorization may be granted upon a

finding that the alien has met the

physical presence requirement for

suspension of deportation.

In an effort to moderate any lingering

disruptive effects that the termination of

the NRP may cause, the transitional

criteria for suspension-based work

authorization applications filed by

Nicaraguans subject to orders of

deportation that became final before

June 13, 1995, will be extended for one

year, through June 12, 1997. This

extension will afford Nicaraguans

affected by the termination of the NRP

who have yet to file a motion to reopen

their deportation proceedings to apply

for suspension of deportation as well as

those who will not have met the sevenyears physical presence requirement for

suspension of deportation by June 12,

1996, the opportunity to benefit from

these transitional criteria.

Dated: May 24, 1996.

Doris Meissner,

Commissioner, Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards Administration

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 preclearance 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) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 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

Employment Standards Administration

is soliciting comments concerning the

proposed revision collection of the

Application of the Employee Polygraph

Protection Act (EPPA) of 1988.

A copy of the proposed information

collection request can be obtained by

contacting the office listed below in the

ADDRESSES section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

ADDRESSES section below on or before

August 8, 1996. The Department of

Labor 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 submissions

of responses.

ADDRESSES: Mr. Rich Elman, U.S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington,

DC 20201, telephone (202) 219–6375

(this is not a toll-free number), fax 202–

219–6592.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

EPPA prohibits most private

employers (Federal, State and local

governments are exempted from this

Act) from using any lie detector tests

either for preemployment screening or

during the course of employment. The

law contains certain limited exceptions

which authorize polygraph tests under

certain conditions, including (1) Testing

of employees who are reasonably

suspected of involvement in a

workplace incident that results in

economic loss or injury to the

employer’s business; (2) testing by the

Federal government of experts,

consultants, or employees of Federal

contractors engaged in national security

intelligence or counterintelligence

functions; (3) testing of some

prospective employees of private

armored car, security alarm, and

security guard firms; and (4) the testing

of some current and prospective

employees in firms authorized to

manufacture, distribute or dispense

controlled substances. Employers who

violate any of the Act’s provisions may

be assessed civil monetary penalties up

to $10,000. This information collection

is necessary to carry out this Act and

require the keeping of records necessary

or appropriate for administration of the

Act. In addition to recordkeeping

requirements which were previously

cleared under OMB 1215–0170, this

information collection contains a third

party notification which was not

previously subject to PRA.

II. Current Actions

The Department of Labor seeks the

revision approval to collect this

information in order to carry out its

responsibility to ensure that individuals

subjected to polygraph testing are

afforded the rights and protections

contained in EPPA. Failure to collect

this information would make it

extremely difficult for the Wage and

Hour Division to enforce the provisions

of the Act. Hours for third party

notification not previously in the

information collection are now

included.

Type of Review: Revision.

Agency: Employment Standards

Administration.

Title: Application of the Employee

Polygraph Protection Act of 1988.

OMB Number: 1215–0170.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; Businesses or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions.
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Total Respondents: 328,000.

Frequency: On occasion.

Total Responses: 328,000.

Average Time Per Response for

Reporting: 1⁄2 hour.

Average Time For Recordkeeping Per

Record: 1 to 5 minutes.

Estimated Total Burden Hours:

82,406.

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 will

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: May 31, 1996.

Cecily A. Rayburn,

Director, Division of Financial Management,

Office of Management, Administration and

Planning, Employment Standards

Administration.

[FR Doc. 96–14091 Filed 6–4–96; 8:45 am]

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Mine Safety and Health Administration

Advisory Committee on the Elimination

of Pneumoconiosis Among Coal Mine

Workers; Meeting

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health

Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee

meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

date, time, place, and agenda summary

for the fourth meeting of the Mine

Safety and Health Administration’s

Advisory Committee on the Elimination

of Pneumoconiosis Among Coal Mine

Workers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia W. Silvey, Director, Office of

Standards, Regulations, and Variances,

Mine Safety and Health Administration,

4015 Wilson Boulevard, room 631,

Arlington, Virginia 22203; phone 703–

235–1910.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A public

meeting of the advisory committee will

be held as follows:

(1) Date and Time

a. June 20, 1996, in Salt Lake City,

Utah. The meeting will begin at 8:00

a.m. and end at 9:00 p.m.

b. June 21, 1996, in Salt Lake City,

Utah. The meeting will begin at 8:00

a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m.

(2) Location

The meeting will be held on both days

at the Ramada Inn Downtown (Beehive

North & South Room), 230 West, 600

South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101.

Phone: 801–364–5200.

The Secretary of Labor established

this advisory committee (60 FR 5947) to

develop recommendations for improved

standards or other appropriate actions

addressing: permissible exposure limits

to eliminate black lung disease and

silicosis; the means to control respirable

coal mine dust levels; improved

monitoring of respirable coal dust levels

and the role of the miner in that

monitoring; and the adequacy of

operator sampling programs to

determine the actual levels of dust

concentrations to which miners are

exposed. The advisory committee is

chartered through September 30, 1996

(60 FR 55284), but must complete its

deliberations by August 19, 1996.

The agenda for the fourth meeting

will include discussions on:

(1) Ventilation plans.

(2) Permissible exposure limits.

(3) The application of the Respirable

Dust Program to surface mines and

surface miners.

(4) Medical surveillance, including

the use of medical records.

(5) Role of miners.

A presentation will be made regarding

the University of Utah’s study on airstream helmets.

The public is invited to attend. The

chairperson will provide one hour

during the afternoon of the meeting on

June 20, 1996, to allow interested

persons to make comments. Official

records of the meeting will be available

for public inspection at the above

MSHA address.

Dated: May 31, 1996.

J. Davitt McAteer,

Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and

Health.

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Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

National Advisory Committee on

Occupational Safety and Health; Full

Committee Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the

National Advisory Committee on

Occupational Safety and Health

(NACOSH), established under section

7(a) of the Occupational Safety and

Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 656) to

advise the Secretary of Labor and the

Secretary of Health and Human Services

on matters relating to the administration

of the Act, will meet on June 26, 1996,

in Room N4437 B–D of the Department

of Labor Building located at 200

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,

DC. The meeting is open to the public

and will begin at 9 a.m. lasting until

approximately 4 p.m.

Agenda items for the morning will

include a brief overview of current

activities in the Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA) and the

National Institute of Occupational

Safety and Health (NIOSH), as well as

an extensive planning session to

determine issues and topics for future

committee action. The afternoon will be

devoted to a discussion of current

‘‘partnership initiatives’’ and how they

fit into the overall mix of OSHA

interventions.

Written data, views or comments for

consideration by the committee may be

submitted, preferably with 20 copies, to

Joanne Goodell at the address provided

below. Any such submissions received

prior to the meeting will be provided to

the members of the Committee and will

be included in the record of the

meeting. Anyone wishing to make an

oral presentation should notify Ms.

Goodell before the meeting. The request

should state the amount of time desired,

the capacity in which the person will

appear and a brief outline of the content

of the presentation. Persons who request

the opportunity to address the Advisory

Committee may be allowed to speak to

the extent time permits, at the discretion

of the Chair of the Advisory Committee.

Individuals with disabilities who need

special accommodations should contact

Tom Hall one week before the meeting

at the address indicated below.

An official record of the meeting will

be available for public inspection in the

OSHA Technical Data Center (TDC)

located in Room N2625 of the

Department of Labor Building (202–

219–7500).

For additional information contact:

Joanne Goodell, Directorate of Policy,

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, Room N–3641, 200

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,

DC 20210, telephone (202) 219–8021,

ext. 107.

Signed at Washington, DC this 30th day of

May, 1996.

Joseph A. Dear,

Assistant Secretary of Labor.

[FR Doc. 96–14089 Filed 6–4–96; 8:45 am]

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