Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 125 / Thursday, June 27, 1996 / Notices 33541

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 Form

LS–1, Request For Examination and/or

Treatment.

A copy of the proposed information

collection request can be obtained by

contacting the office listed below in the

addressee section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

addressee section below on or before

September 4, 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., N.W., Room S–3201, Washington,

D.C. 20210, telephone (202) 219–6375

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

219–6592.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The Longshore and Harbor Workers’

Compensation Act provides benefits to

workers injured in maritime

employment area customarily used by

an employee in loading, unloading,

repairing or building a vessel. Under

Section 702.419 of the Act the

employer/insurance carrier is

responsible for furnishing medical care

for the injured employee for such period

of time as the injury or recovery period

may require. Form LS–1 serves two

purposes: it authorizes the medical care

and provides a vehicle for the treating

physician to report the findings,

treatment given, and anticipated

physical condition of the employee.

II. Current Actions

The Department of Labor seeks

extension approval to collect this

information to carry out its

responsibility to verify that proper

medical treatment has been authorized

and to determine the severity of a

claimant’s injuries and entitlement to

compensation benefits which an

employer is responsible by law to

provide if a claimant is medically

unable to work as a result of a workrelated injury. If the information were

not collected, verification of authorized

medical care and entitlement to

compensation benefits would not be

possible.

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: Employment Standards

Administration.

Title: Request For Examination and/or

Treatment, LS–1.

OMB Number: 1215–0066.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Total Respondents: 16,500.

Frequency: On occasion.

Total Responses: 132,000 (average of

8 per respondent).

Average Time Per Response for

Reporting: 1 hour.

Estimated Total Burden Hours:

142,560.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

$0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): $46,000.

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, 1996.

Cecily A. Rayburn,

Director, Division of Financial Management,

Office of Management, Administration and

Planning, Employment Standards

Administration.

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Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

NACOSH HazCom Workgroup Meeting

Notice is hereby given that a

workgroup of 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 July 23 in

N4437 B–D in the Department of Labor

Building located at 200 Constitution

Avenue NW, Washington, DC. If

necessary, the meeting will be

continued on July 24 in the same

location. This meeting, which is open to

the public, will run from 10:00 am to

approximately 4:00 pm the first day

and, if necessary, from 8:30 am to no

longer than 3:00 pm the second day.

The Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA) asked NACOSH

to form a workgroup to identify ways to

improve chemical hazard

communication and the right-to-know

in the workplace. OSHA asked the

Committee to provide OSHA with

recommendations related to

simplification of material safety data

sheets, reducing the amount of required

paperwork, improving the effectiveness

of worker training, and revising

enforcement policies so that they focus

on the most serious hazards.

It is intended that this will be the

final meeting of this workgroup. The

entire meeting will be devoted to review

and finalization of the content of its

report and recommendations. This will

involve making any necessary changes

and obtaining concurrences of

workgroup members. This report will

then be transmitted to the full National

Advisory Committee on Occupational

Safety and Health for its action and

submission to the Occupational Safety

and Health Administration.

Written data, views or comments for

consideration by the workgroup may be

submitted, preferably with 20 copies, to

Joanne Goodell at the address provided

below. Any such submissions will be

provided to the members of the

Workgroup and will be included in the

record of the meeting. However, at this

point they will not have any impact on

the report. Individuals with disabilities

who need special accommodations

should contact Tom Hall (202–219–

8615) a week before the meeting.

For additional information contact:

Joanne Goodell, Directorate of Policy,

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, Room N–3641, 200
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Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC, 20210, telephone (202) 219–8021,

extension 107.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 21st day of

June, 1996.

Joseph A. Dear,

Assistant Secretary of Labor.

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq) this notice announces an

Information Collection Request (ICR) by

the National Institute for Literacy

(NIFL). The ICR includes the full text of

the ICR in order to facilitate respondents

evaluating the nature of the information

collection and its expected cost and

burden. This is not a solicitation for

applicants; it is an early notification of

the types of information that the NIFL

intends to collect. The ICR document is

currently under review at OMB, and

may be modified in response to that

review.

DATES: Comments must be submitted

July 29, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sondra Stein at (202) 632–1508 or email: sstein@nifl.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Applicantion for Adult Learning

System Reform and Improvement Grant:

Stage II Collaborative Development of

Equipped for the Future (EFF) Adult

Literacy Standards cooperative

agreements.

Abstract: The National Literacy Act of

1991 established the National Institute

for Literacy and required that the

Institute conduct basic and applied

research and demonstrations on literacy,

collect and disseminate information of

Federal, State and local entities with

respect to literacy; and improve and

expand the system for delivery of

literacy services. This form will be used

by individual public and private

nonprofit organizations and agencies

that represent key literacy consumer,

practitioner, provider, administrator,

and funded constituencies; and

consortia of such organizations and

agencies operating at a state, regional

(multi-state), or national level. These

individuals and organizations may

apply for funding to continue

development of the framework for

voluntary adult literacy standards

currently being developed by the NIFL

Equipped for the Future grantees.

Evaluations to determine successful

applications will be made using the

published criteria. The Institute will use

this information to make a maximum of

three cooperative agreement awards for

a period of up to 3 years.

Burden Statement: The burden for

this collection of information is

estimated at 80 hours per response. This

estimate includes the time needed to

review instructions, complete the form,

and review the collection of

information.

Respondents: Individual public and

private non-profit organizations and

agencies that represent key literacy

consumer, practitioner, provider,

administrator, and funded

constituencies; and consortia of such

organizations and agencies operating at

a state, regional (multi-state), or national

level.

Estimated number of Respondents:

10.

Estimated Number of Responses Per

Respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 800.

Frequency of Collection: One time.

Send comments regarding the burden

estimate or any other aspect of the

information collection, including

suggestions for reducing the burden to:

Sondra Stein, National Institute for

Literacy, 800 Connecticut Avenue, NW,

Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006, and

the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Attn: Docket Library, Room

10102, 726 17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503.

Draft Solicitation of Grant Applications

Title: Applicantion for Adult Literacy

System Reform and Improvement Grant:

Collaborative Development of Equipped

for the Future Adult Literacy Standards.

Agency: The National Institute for

Literacy.

Action: Notice.

Summary: The National Institute for

Literacy invites applications for grants

to support standards development and

consensus-building. These grants are the

third phase of a four-phased initiative

whose ultimate goal is to reform and

improve America’s adult learning

systems in order to enhance progress

toward National Education Goal 6. This

goal will be achieved through the

development of voluntary content

standards that communicate a new

vision for what adults need to know and

be able to do in their roles as citizens,

worker, and parent/family member and

the building of consensus about these

standards among key constituencies at

the grassroots, state, and national levels.

Date: Applicantions must be received

by 4:30 p.m., September 6, 1996.

Note to Applicants: This notice is a

complete application package. Together with

the NIFL Equipped for the Future Orientation

Package, and the statute authorizing the

program and applicable regulations

governing the program, including the

Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), this

notice contains all the information,

application forms, regulations and

instructions needed to apply for a grant

under this competition.

For Further Information Contact:

Sandra Stein, National Institute for

Literacy, 800 Connecticut Avenue, NW,

Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006 TEL:

202–632–1508; Fax 202–632–1512.

Supplementary Information

Definitions: For purposes of this

notice, the following definitions apply:

‘‘Literacy’’ is an individual’s ability to

read, write, and speak in English, and

compute and solve problems at levels of

proficiency necessary to function on the

job and in society, to achieve one’s goals

and develop one’s knowledge and

potential (as stated in the National

Literacy Act of 1991).

‘‘Adult Literacy System’’ means all

individuals, programs, and

organizations that are involved, directly

and indirectly, in the delivery of literacy

and basic skills services to adults. This

includes, but is not limited to, people

and groups involved in literacy

policymaking, research and

development, technical assistance, and

service delivery.

‘‘Adult Roles’’ mean the following

three major arenas of adult life and the

obligations that pertain to each:

• Parent/family member.

• Citizen.

• Worker.

‘‘Constituencies’’ are national, state or

local organizations (in the public,

nonprofit, and private sectors) that have

a stake in developing standards for the

relevant role because the quality of role

performance impacts their

organization’s achievement of its goals/

mission.

‘‘Consensus-building’’ includes the

development of a convincing public

argument for the use of ‘‘Equipped for

the Future’’ standards by key

constituencies and the conscious,

ongoing effort to expand the number of

individuals from key constituencies

involved in standards development use,

marketing and dissemination and to

leverage key segments of the workforce

development system to use the

standards at the national, state and local

levels.