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(OMB) for review and approval for 

continued use, without change, in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq. Public comments on the 

ICR are invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that agency receives 

on or before December 26, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov Web site at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201405-1235-003 

(this link will only become active on the 

day following publication of this notice) 

or by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– 

693–8064, (these are not toll-free 

numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail or courier to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–WHD, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– 

395–5806 (this is not a toll-free 

number); or by email: OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters 

are encouraged, but not required, to 

send a courtesy copy of any comments 

by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Attn: 

Departmental Information Compliance 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 

202–693–4129, TTY 202–693–8064, 

(these are not toll-free numbers) or by 

email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks to extend PRA authority for the 

information collection requirements 

codified in regulations 29 CFR 547.1(b) 

and 549.1(b) related to bona fide thrift 

or savings plans and bona fide profitsharing plans or trusts. The information 

collection requirements apply to 

employers claiming the overtime 

exemption available under Fair Labor 

Standards Act section 7(e)(3)(b), 29 

U.S.C. 207(e)(3)(b). Specifically, in 

calculating an employee’s regular rate of 

pay, an employer need not include 

contributions made to a bona fide thrift 

or savings plan or a bona fide profitsharing plan or trust—as defined in 

regulations 29 CFR parts 547 and 549. 

An employer is required to 

communicate, or to make available to its 

employees, the terms of the bona fide 

thrift, savings, or profit-sharing plan or 

trust and to retain certain records. Fair 

Labor Standards Act sections 7(e)(3)(b) 

and 11(c) authorize this information 

collection. See 29 U.S.C. 207(e)(3)(b) 

and 211(c). 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

and displays a currently valid OMB 

Control Number. In addition, 

notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person shall generally be subject 

to penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information that does not 

display a valid Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1235–0013. 

OMB authorization for an ICR cannot 

be for more than three (3) years without 

renewal, and the current approval for 

this collection is scheduled to expire on 

January 31, 2015. The DOL seeks to 

extend PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) more 

years, without any change to existing 

requirements. The DOL notes that 

existing information collection 

requirements submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

June 9, 2014 (79 FR 33003). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within thirty (30) days of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. In order to help ensure 

appropriate consideration, comments 

should mention OMB Control Number 

1235–0013. The OMB is particularly 

interested in comments that: 

• 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: DOL–WHD. 

Title of Collection: Requirements of a 

Bona Fide Thrift or Savings Plan and 

Requirements of a Bona Fide ProfitSharing Plan or Trust. 

OMB Control Number: 1235–0013. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

businesses or other for-profits, farms, 

and not-for-profit institutions. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 523,500. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

291 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Dated: November 20, 2014. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27994 Filed 11–25–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–27–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Comment Request for Information 

Collection for Labor Standards for the 

Registration of Apprenticeship 

Programs, Extension With Minor 

Definition Addition 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(Department), as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, conducts a 

preclearance consultation program to 

provide the 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 [44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)] (PRA). The PRA 

helps ensure that respondents can 

provide requested data in the desired 

format with minimal reporting burden 

(time and financial resources), 

collection instruments are clearly 

understood, and the impact of collection 

requirements on respondents can be 

properly assessed. 

Currently, ETA is soliciting comments 

concerning the collection of data in 

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accordance with Title 20 CFR part 29, 

the Labor Standards for Apprenticeship 

Programs Registration, currently 

expiring April 30, 2015. 

DATES: Submit written comments to the 

office listed in the addresses section 

below on or before January 26, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Michael Qualter, Chief, Division of 

Program Administration and 

Management Services, Office of 

Apprenticeship, Room N–5311, 

Employment and Training 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210. Telephone 

number: 202- 693–3812 (this is not a 

toll-free number). Individuals with 

hearing or speech impairments may 

access the telephone number above via 

TTY by calling the toll-free Federal 

Information Relay Service at 1–877– 

889–5627 (TTY/TDD). Fax: 202–693– 

3799. Email: qualter.michael@dol.gov. 

To obtain a copy of the proposed 

information collection request (ICR), 

please contact the person listed above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The National Apprenticeship Act of 

1937, Section 50 (29 U.S.C. 50), 

authorizes and directs the Secretary of 

Labor ‘‘to formulate and promote the 

furtherance of labor standards necessary 

to safeguard the welfare of apprentices, 

to extend the application of such 

standards by encouraging the inclusion 

thereof in contracts of apprenticeship, to 

bring together employers and labor for 

the formulation of programs of 

apprenticeship, to cooperate with State 

agencies engaged in the formulation and 

promotion of standards of 

apprenticeship, and to cooperate with 

the Secretary of Education in 

accordance with Section 17 of Title 20.’’ 

Section 50a of the Act authorizes the 

Secretary of Labor to ‘‘publish 

information relating to existing and 

proposed labor standards of 

apprenticeship,’’ and to ‘‘appoint 

national advisory committees . . .’’ (29 

U.S.C. 50a). The form approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget used 

to collect labor standards information is 

ETA 617, Program Registration, Section 

I, and Apprentice Registration, Section 

II. Both sections of ETA 671 are 

available electronically to facilitate the 

registration of programs and 

apprentices. ETA is requesting a regular 

three-year extension with a minor 

change to the current information 

collection. The proposed change to ETA 

671 is under Program Definitions and/ 

or Instructions, Part A, 7b. In the 

instructions, the definition of Direct 

Entry has been modified to include preapprenticeship training programs that 

meet the requirements outlined in 

Training and Employment Notice 13– 

12: ‘‘Defining a Quality PreApprenticeship Program.’’ 

II. Review Focus 

The Department 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. 

III. Current Actions 

Type of Review: Extension with minor 

addition to definition section. 

Title: Labor Standards for the 

Registration of Apprenticeship 

Programs. 

OMB Number: 1205–0223. 

Affected Public: individuals/

households, state/local/tribal 

governments, Federal government, 

private sector (businesses or other forprofits, and, not-for-profit institutions) 

Estimated Total Annual Respondents: 

141,779. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

141,779. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 14,775. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: 0. 

We will summarize and include in the 

request for OMB approval of the ICR, 

the comments received in response to 

this comment request; they will also 

become a matter of public record. 

Portia Wu, 

Assistant Secretary for Employment and 

Training, Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27971 Filed 11–25–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Comment Request Information 

Collection for OMB 1205–0164, ETA 

204, Experience Rating Report; 

Extension Without Revision 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, 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 

(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, ETA is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed extension, 

without change, of the Experience 

Rating Report, Form ETA 204. 

DATES: Submit written comments to the 

office listed in the addressee section 

below on or before January 26, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Edward M. Dullaghan, U.S. Department 

of Labor, Employment and Training 

Administration, Office of 

Unemployment Insurance, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW., Frances 

Perkins Bldg. Room S–4524, 

Washington, DC 20210, telephone 

number (202) 693–2927 (this is not a 

toll-free number). Individuals with 

hearing or speech impairments may 

access the telephone number above via 

TTY by calling the toll-free Federal 

Information Relay Service at 1–877– 

889–5627 (TTY/TDD). Email: 

dullaghan.edward@dol.gov. To obtain a 

copy of the proposed information 

collection request (ICR), please contact 

the person above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The data submitted annually on the 

ETA 204 report enables the Employment 

and Training Administration to project 

revenues for the Unemployment 

Insurance (UI) program on a state-bystate basis and to measure the variations 

in assigned contribution rates which 

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