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this section and, if the time period of

the transition plan is longer than one

year, identify steps that will be taken

during each year of the transition

period; and indicate the official

responsible for implementation of the

plan. If a public entity has already

complied with the transition plan

requirement of a Federal agency

regulation implementing section 504 of

the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or it has

previously developed a transition plan

to implement title II, the revised

transition plan requirements apply only

to those policies and practices that were

not included in the previous transition

plan(s).

Public entities are required to provide

an opportunity to interested persons,

including individuals with disabilities

or organizations representing

individuals with disabilities, to

participate in the development of

transition plans and they are required to

make a copy of the transitions plan

available for public inspection.

Overview of this information

collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection:

Revision of a currently approved

collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

Nondiscrimination on the Basis of

Disability in State and Local

Government services. (Transition Plan).

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form: None. Disability

Rights Section, Civil Rights Division,

United States Department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: State, Local or Tribal

Government. Other: None. Under title II

of the Americans with Disabilities Act

(ADA), State and Local governments

cannot discriminate against individuals

with disabilities in operating services,

programs, and activities. If physical

changes to existing facilities are

required to achieve program access,

public entities that have 50 or more

employees must prepare a transition

plan and make it available for public

inspection. This proposed amendment

to the current transition plan

requirement applies only to those public

entities that have 50 or more employees,

that have responsibility or authority

over streets, roads, walkways, and that

choose to take advantage of the

extensions of time provided by the

proposed rule.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 10,000 responses (public

entities) at 2 hours per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 20,000 annual burden hours

at $10 per hour for a total burden cost

of $200,000.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Systems Policy Staff, Justice

Management Division, Suite 850,

Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: January 22, 1996.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 96–1259 Filed 1–25–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

President’s Committee on the

International Labor Organization;

Notice of Closed Meeting

In accordance with Section 10(a) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law 92–463), announcement is

hereby given of a meeting of the

President’s Committee on the ILO:

Name: President’s Committee on the

International Labor Organization.

Date: Tuesday, January 30, 1996.

Time: 10:30 am.

Place: U.S. Department of Labor, Third &

Constitution Ave., NW., Room S–2508,

Washington, DC 20210.

Purpose: The meeting will include a

review and discussion of current issues

relating to United States’ negotiating

positions with member nations of the

International Labor Organization. The

meeting will concern matters the disclosure

of which would seriously compromise the

Government’s negotiating objectives and

bargaining positions. Accordingly, the

meeting will be closed to the public,

pursuant to Section 9(b) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B).

Due to the furlough of Labor Department

employees and other complications, we are

unable to provide the full 15 days of prior

notice of this meeting.

For Further Information Contact: Mr.

Joaquin F. Otero, President’s Committee on

the International Labor Organization, U.S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Room S–2235, Washington,

DC 20210; Telephone (202) 219–6043.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day

of January 1996.

Robert B. Reich,

Secretary of Labor.

[FR Doc. 96–1367 Filed 1–25–96; 8:45 am]

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Bureau of International Labor Affairs;

U.S. National Administrative Office;

North American Agreement on Labor

Cooperation; Public Forum on the

Effects of Sudden Plant Closings and

the Impact on the Principle of Freedom

of Association and the Right of

Workers To Organize

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of public forum.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to announce a public forum on

Submission 9501 filed under the North

American Agreement on Labor

Cooperation

Submission 9501, filed with the

Mexican National Administrative Office

(Mexican NAO) by the Telephone

Workers of The Republic of Mexico,

involves labor law matters in the United

States, and was filed for review on

February 9, 1995. The Mexican NAO

issued a public report on May 31, 1995

requesting ministerial consultations on

the matter, pursuant to Article 22 of the

North American Agreement on Labor

Cooperation (NAALC). Pursuant to these

ministerial consultations an agreement

was reached on December 15, 1995,

between the United States Secretary of

Labor Robert B. Reich and his Mexican

counterpart, Secretary Javier Bonilla

Garcia. This agreement provides, inter

alia, for a public forum in San

Francisco, California to allow interested

parties an opportunity to convey to the

public their concerns on the effects of

the sudden closing of a plant on the

principle of freedom of association and

the right of workers to organize. This

public forum will be held on February

27, 1996, commencing at 9:30 a.m. and

ending at 6:00 p.m.

Persons wishing to present their

views on these matters may do so by

registering their requests with the U.S.

National Administrative Office (U.S.

NAO) no later than February 16, 1996.

Only those individuals registered in

advance may address the forum.

ADDRESSES: The public forum will be

held at the ANA Hotel San Francisco,

located at 50 Third Street, San

Francisco, California, 94103. The hotel

telephone number is 415–974–6400.

Registration to make an oral statement

may be mailed or faxed to the U.S. NAO

at the U.S. Department of Labor, 200

Constitution Avenue N.W., Room C–

4327, Washington, D.C. 20210, Fax #

202–501–6615.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Irasema T. Garza, Secretary, U.S.

National Administrative Office, 200

Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room C–

4327, Washington, D.C. 20210,
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Telephone number—202/501/6653.

(This is not a toll-free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Nature and Conduct of the Public

Forum

The public forum will be conducted

by an officer of the U.S. Department of

Labor. There will be limited audience

capacity, and participation from the

public will be based on a first-come,

first-served basis. Simultaneous

translation between English and

Spanish will be provided. Disabled

persons should contact the Secretary of

the U.S. NAO, by February 16, if special

accommodations are needed.

2. Oral or Written Statements and

Requests To Present Oral Statements

Requests to present oral statements

shall include name, address, and

telephone and fax numbers of the

presenter, the organization represented,

if any, and any other information

pertinent to the request. Such request

must be received by February 16, 1996.

The U.S. NAO will notify each requester

of the disposition of their request to

present an oral statement. Presenters

may submit written statements in lieu of

a request to make an oral statement.

Such written statements will be entered

into the record but will not be read at

the forum.

Oral statements at the public forum

will normally be limited to ten minutes.

Additional time may be allowed based

on the number of speakers. The number

of oral presenters may be limited, based

on considerations of available time, on

a first-come, first-served basis. There

will be no general audience

participation nor questioning of

presenters by members of the audience.

This is a public forum open to

members of the press.

Signed at Washinton, DC, on January 22,

1996.

Irasema T. Garza,

Secretary, U.S. National Administrative

Office.

[FR Doc. 96–1366 Filed 1–25–96; 8:45 am]

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Employment Standards Administration

Proposed Information Collection

Request Submitted for Public

Comment and Recommendations

1. Payment of Compensation Without

Award (LS–206);

2. Certification of Funeral Expenses (LS–

265);

3. Notice of Controversion of Right to

Compensation (LS–207);

4. Application for Authority to Employ

Full-Time Students at Subminimum Wages

in Retail or Service Establishments or

Agriculture (WH–200–MIS)

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 extension collection of: (1)

Payment of Compensation Without

Award; (2) Certification of Funeral

Expenses; (3) Notice of Controversion of

Right to Compensation; (4) Application

for Authority to Employ Full-Time

Students at Subminimum Wages in

Retail or Service Establishments or

Agriculture.

Copies of the proposed information

collection requests can be obtained by

contacting the employee listed below in

the ADDRESSES section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before April 1, 1996.

Written comments should address

whether the proposed information

collection is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency; the accuracy of the burden (time

and financial resources) estimates; ways

to minimize burden including the use of

automated collection techniques or the

use of other forms of information

technology; and other relevant aspects

of the information collection request.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Patricia A. Forkel, U.S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Ave., N.W., Room S–3201, Washington,

D.C. 20210, telephone (202) 219–7601

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

219–6592.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Payment of Compensation Without

Award

I. Background

The Office of Workers’ Compensation

Programs administers the Longshore

and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act,

which provides benefits to workers

injured in maritime employment on the

navigable waters of the United States or

in an adjoining area customarily used by

an employer in loading, unloading,

repairing, or building a vessel. Under

the Act, a self-insured employer or

insurance carrier is required to pay

compensation within 14 days after the

employer has knowledge of the injury or

death. Upon making the first payment,

the employer or carrier must

immediately notify the deputy

commissioner of the payment. This form

has been designated as the form on

which report of first payment is to be

made.

II. Current Actions

The Department of Labor seeks the

extension of approval to collect this

information in order to carry out its

responsibility to monitor the payment

status of a given case.

Certification of Funeral Expenses

I. Background

The Office of Workers’ Compensation

Programs administers the Longshore

and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act,

which provides benefits to workers

injured in maritime employment on the

navigable waters of the United States or

in an adjoining area customarily used by

an employer in loading, unloading,

repairing, or building a vessel. The Act

provides that reasonable funeral

expenses not to exceed $3,000 shall be

paid in all compensable death cases.

Form LS–265 has been provided for use

in submitting the funeral expenses for

payment.

II. Current Actions

The Department of Labor seeks the

extension of this information collection

in order to carry out its responsibility

for monitoring and processing death

cases. It is used to certify the amount of

funeral expenses incurred in the case.

Notice of Controversion of Right to

Compensation

I. Background

The Office of Workers’ Compensation

Programs administers the Longshore

and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act,

which provides benefits to workers

injured in maritime employment on the

navigable waters of the United States or

in an adjoining area customarily used by

an employer in loading, unloading,

repairing, or building a vessel. Pursuant

to the Act, if an employer controverts

the right to compensation he/she shall

file with the deputy commissioner in

the affected compensation district on or

before the fourteenth day after he has

knowledge of the alleged injury or

death, a notice, in accordance with a

form prescribed by the Secretary of