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published in the Federal Register on 

November 22, 2004 (69 FR 67950). 

Patricia A. Brink, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division. 

[FR Doc. E8–18880 Filed 8–15–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—Tree Care Industry 

Association 

Notice is hereby given that, on July 

14, 2008, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the 

National Cooperative Research and 

Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 5 

4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Tree Care 

Industry Association (‘‘TCIA’’) has filed 

written notifications simultaneously 

with the Attorney General and the 

Federal Trade Commission disclosing 

additions or changes to its standards 

development activities. The 

notifications were filed for the purpose 

of extending the Acts provisions 

limiting the recovery of antitrust 

plaintiffs to actual damages under 

specified circumstances. Specifically, 

TCIA recently finalized and adopted: (a) 

ANSI A300 (Part 1)—2008 Pruning for 

Tree Care Operations—Tree, Shrub, and 

Other Woody Plant Management 

Standard Practices (Pruning); (b) ANSI 

A300 (Part 3)—2006 Supplemental 

Support Systems for Tree Care 

Operations—Tree, Shrub, and Other 

Woody Plant Maintenance—Standard 

Practices (Supplemental Support 

Systems); (c) ANSI A300 (Part 4)—2008 

Lightning Protection Systems for Tree 

Care Operations—Tree, Shrub, and 

Other Woody Plant Management—

Standard Practices (Lightning Protection 

Systems); (d) Accreditation Standards 

Draft 6 Version 2; (e) Green Industry 

Standards Dictionary; and (f) CTSP 

Policies and Procedures Draft 1 Version 

2. 

On September 8, 2004, TCIA filed its 

original notification pursuant to Section 

6(a) of the Act. The Department of 

Justice published a notice in the Federal 

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 

Act on October 4, 2004 (69 FR 59271). 

The last notification was filed with 

the Department on November 27, 2006. 

A notice was published in the Federal 

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 

Act on December 22, 2006 (71 FR 

77061) 

Patricia A. Brink, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division. 

[FR Doc. E8–18879 Filed 8–15–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Submission for OMB Review: 

Comment Request 

August 12, 2008. 

The Department of Labor (DOL) 

hereby announces the submission of 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; including 

among other things a description of the 

likely respondents, proposed frequency 

of response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov 

Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain or by contacting 

Darrin King on 202–693–4129 (this is 

not a toll-free number)/e-mail: 

king.darrin@dol.gov. 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the 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, Telephone: 202–395–7316/Fax: 

202–395–6974 (these are not toll-free 

numbers), E-mail: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov within 

30 days from the date of this publication 

in the Federal Register. In order to 

ensure the appropriate consideration, 

comments should reference the OMB 

Control Number (see below). 

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 without 

change of an existing OMB Control 

Number. 

Title of Collection: OFCCP 

Recordkeeping and Reporting 

Requirements—Supply and Service. 

OMB Control Number: 1215–0072. 

Affected Public: Private Sector—

Business or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 99,028. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 10,045,984. 

Total Estimated Annual Cost Burden: 

$120,019. 

Description: Recordkeeping and 

reporting obligations incurred by 

Federal contractors under Executive 

Order 11246, Section 503 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Section 

4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans’

Readjustment Assistance Act are 

necessary to substantiate compliance 

with nondiscrimination and affirmative 

action requirements enforced by the 

Office of Federal Contract Compliance 

Programs. For additional information, 

see related notice published at 73 FR 

25032 on May 6, 2008. 

Darrin A. King, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–19026 Filed 8–15–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection of the 

Tax Performance System Handbook 

ETA 407; Extension Without Change 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Department of Labor. 

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 


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