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337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in 

sections 210.42–50 of the Commission’s 

Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 

210.42–50). 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: January 15, 2009. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E9–1428 Filed 1–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree 

Under the Clean Air Act 

Notice is hereby given that on January 

15, 2009, a proposed consent decree 

(‘‘Consent Decree’’) in United States v. 

CEMEX California Cement, LLC, Civil 

Action No. 07–00223–GW, was lodged 

with the United States District Court for 

the Central District of California. 

The Consent Decree would resolve 

claims asserted by the United States 

against CEMEX California Cement, LLC 

(‘‘CEMEX’’) pursuant to Sections 113(b) 

and 167 of the Clean Air Act (the 

‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C. 7413(b) and 7477, 

seeking injunctive relief and the 

assessment of civil penalties for 

CEMEX’s violations of the Prevention of 

Significant Deterioration (‘‘PSD’’) 

provisions in Part C of Subchapter I of 

the Act, 42 U.S.C. 7470–7492, and the 

federal PSD regulations, 40 CFR 52.21. 

CEMEX operates a portland cement 

manufacturing facility in Victorville and 

Apple Valley, California. The complaint 

filed by the United States alleges that 

CEMEX modified Quarry Kiln #2 in 

1997 and constructed new Quarry Kiln 

#3 in 2000 without complying with 

PSD, including the requirements to first 

obtain a PSD permit authorizing the 

modifications and to install and operate 

the best available technology to control 

emissions of sulfur dioxide (‘‘SO2’’), 

nitrogen oxides (‘‘NOX’’), and/or carbon 

monoxide (‘‘CO’’). 

The Consent Decree would require 

CEMEX to comply with emissions limits 

of 1.95 pounds of NOX, 0.35 pounds of 

SO2, and 2.9 pounds of CO per ton of 

clinker at Quarry Kiln #2. The Consent 

Decree would also require CEMEX to 

comply with a 1.95 pounds of NOX per 

ton of clinker emission limit at Quarry 

Kiln #3, as well as a mass NOX emission 

limit for both kilns of 19,314 pounds per 

day of operation. Finally, the Consent 

Decree would require CEMEX to pay a 

$2,000,000 civil penalty. 

The Department of Justice will receive 

for a period of thirty (30) days from the 

date of this publication comments 

relating to the Consent Decree. 

Comments should be addressed to the 

Assistant Attorney General, 

Environment and Natural Resources 

Division, and either emailed to 

pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or 

mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20044–7611, and should refer to United 

States v. CEMEX California Cement, 

LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–08691. 

The Consent Decree may be examined 

at the Office of the United States 

Attorney, Central District of California, 

300 North Los Angeles Street, Room 

7516, Los Angeles, California 90012, 

and at U.S. EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne 

Street, San Francisco, California 94105. 

During the public comment period, the 

Consent Decree may also be examined 

on the following Department of Justice 

Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ 

Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 

Consent Decree may also be obtained by 

mail from the Consent Decree Library, 

P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of 

Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611 or 

by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia 

Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), 

fax no. (202) 514–0097, phone 

confirmation number (202) 514–1547. In 

requesting a copy from the Consent 

Decree Library, please enclose a check 

in the amount of $10.25 (25 cents per 

page reproduction cost) payable to the 

U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail or fax, 

forward a check in that amount to the 

Consent Decree Library at the stated 

address. 

Henry S. Friedman, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–1393 Filed 1–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

National Institute of Corrections 

Solicitation for a Cooperative 

Agreement—Transition From Prison to 

Community (TPC) 

AGENCY: National Institute of 

Corrections, Department of Justice. 

ACTION: Solicitation for a Cooperative 

Agreement. 

SUMMARY: Helping offenders make a 

successful transition from prison back 

into the community has been the focus 

of much interest in recent years. In 

2001, the National Institute of 

Corrections (NIC) launched its 

Transition From Prison to the 

Community (TPC) initiative to bring the 

best of practical thinking and research 

knowledge to this issue. The goal was to 

articulate a comprehensive and strategic 

approach to transition that incorporates 

the lessons of evidence-based practice, 

emphasizes the importance of 

collaboration, and provides a practical 

tool for use by corrections agencies and 

their governmental and community 

partners. The TPC model was developed 

and NIC is now bringing to conclusion 

extensive implementation assistance to 

a first set of eight states. The TPC 

Reentry Handbook (see ‘‘Background’’) 

provides a thorough record of that 

initiative and what has been learned so 

far. Building specifically on NIC’s 

efforts to date, this cooperative 

agreement award will deliver TPC 

technical assistance to a new set of 

approximately six states and the 

provider, in conjunction with NIC, and 

will continue to advance the model and 

develop products that can assist nonparticipating jurisdictions who have an 

interest in TPC implementation. 

Since a system change initiative of 

this scale and scope is complex and 

time consuming it is expected that new 

states will require TPC assistance for 

three years. This initial 12-month phase 

is expected to be followed by 12 month 

funding from each of the next two fiscal 

years for a full 36-month project 

duration. However, year’s two and three 

funding is subject to satisfactory 

performance by the provider and 

availability of funds for NIC to make 

subsequent TPC continuation awards. 

Therefore, applications will be reviewed 

specifically for the ‘‘Year One’’ proposal 

and work plan, as well as vision and 

demonstrated competence to complete 

necessary subsequent year tasks like 

document development and electronic 

dissemination of information to nonparticipating jurisdictions. 

DATES: Applications must be received 

by 4 p.m. EDT on Monday, March 9, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Mailed applications must be 

sent to: Director, National Institute of 

Corrections, 320 First Street, NW., Room 

5007, Washington, DC 20534. 

Applicants are encouraged to use 

Federal Express, UPS, or similar service 

to ensure delivery by the due date. 

Hand delivered applications should 

be brought to 500 First Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20534. At the front 

desk, dial 7–3106, extension 0 for 

pickup. 

Faxed applications will not be 

accepted. Electronic applications can be 

submitted via http://www.grants.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

ensure that all potential applicants have 

access to the same information, all 

questions concerning the background 

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and expectations of work to be 

performed will be addressed only at the 

WebEx conference and Web page 

posting as explained in the following 

paragraph. Other questions concerning 

this announcement should be directed 

to Kermit Humphries, Correctional 

Program Specialist, National Institute of 

Corrections. He can be reached by 

calling 202–514–0118, or by e-mail at 

khumphries@bop.gov. 

A WebEx conference will be 

conducted on February 12, 2009 at 2 

p.m. EDT, for persons having a serious 

intent to respond to this solicitation. In 

this conference, NIC project managers 

will respond to questions regarding the 

solicitation and expectation of work to 

be performed. Please notify Kermit 

Humphries electronically 

(khumphries@bop.gov) by 12 noon EDT 

on February 9, 2009, if you wish to 

participate in the conference. By return 

e-mail you will be provided with a Web 

address and access code, and when 

logging into the session you will also 

receive a toll free telephone number to 

call. (WebEx conferences require 

simultaneous computer and telephone 

access, and essentially function as a 

conference call where everyone can 

view documents and text at the same 

time.) In addition, NIC project managers 

will post answers on its Web site to 

questions received from potential 

applicants during the WebEx 

conference, as well as any questions that 

are e-mailed between the time of the 

WebEx conference and the application 

due date. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview: Nearly 700,000 prisoners 

are released from state or federal prisons 

each year, at least 95% of all inmates 

confined today will some day be 

released. State prisoners are expected to 

serve on average about 2.5 years. Almost 

80% of persons released from prison 

will have some parole supervision in 

the community. Many will be rearrested within a short time after their 

release and about two-thirds can be 

expected to return to prison within 

three years for committing either 

technical violations of their release or a 

new crime. At a time when prisons are 

full and budgets are in crisis, states and 

communities are looking for more 

effective and efficient ways to manage 

the offender population as they 

transition through the prison system 

and back into local communities. 

Some states have demonstrated 

encouraging progress in changing their 

systems to promote offender success 

following release. Their success is 

attributed to policy direction from the 

highest levels of government, 

collaboration within government and 

with community based organizations, 

use of effective assessment tools, and 

programming that is based on research 

and ‘‘risk reduction’’ evidence based 

practices. More is being learned each 

day about how states can more 

effectively manage the return of 

offenders to the community through a 

shared ownership of the problem and 

solutions involving numerous agencies 

and organizations. The best answers are 

found when there is a strategic system 

change initiative involving true 

collaboration between corrections, 

health and human services, employment 

services, and other agencies of 

government, community and faith based 

organizations. This appears to be a 

highly complex endeavor, but in reality 

its component parts are commonly 

known and achievable. The TPC model 

is designed to assist jurisdictions 

address necessary elements in a way 

that responds to their particular needs 

and interests. 

Background: NIC has been funding a 

Transition from Prison to the 

Community (TPC) initiative since FY 

2000. Recognizing that most persons in 

custody will be released in a relatively 

brief time, and most are ‘‘clients’’ of 

both corrections AND other publicly 

funded agencies/providers, corrections 

and human service functions are 

working jointly to better prepare 

offenders and communities for the 

inevitable release from confinement. 

‘‘Reentry’’ and ‘‘transition’’ are the two 

terms commonly used to describe the 

numerous activities and programs. 

Successful reentry is paramount to 

improving the safety of our 

communities and breaking the cycle of 

recidivism. Crucial to achieving system 

changes at both state and community 

levels is policy directed collaboration 

between prisons, the paroling authority, 

the post-release supervision agency and 

the myriad of other government and 

community-based organizations 

providing health, transportation, 

housing, and employment. 

The NIC Web site includes extensive 

NIC transition information and contains 

critical background material for 

potential applicants. Those requiring 

hard copies of the documents may 

contact the NIC Information Center at 1– 

800–877–1461 and request that copies 

be mailed. 

The Web address for TPC material is 

http://nicic.gov/TPCModel. Of greatest 

importance, at http://nicic.gov/Library/ 

022669 is a PDF of the TPC Reentry 

Handbook: Implementing the NIC 

Transition from Prison to the 

Community Model. This document not 

only fully explains the TPC model and 

process, but it is essential for applicants 

to understand that this document has 

been specifically designed to serve as a 

primary technical assistance tool for 

assistance to states to be served by this 

award. 

Purpose: Public safety through 

reduced crimes committed following 

release from Prison is the primary value 

that drives this work. This initiative is 

to establish through system level 

policies and procedures a model 

approach for transitioning individuals 

from prison back into their 

communities. The model brings together 

a state’s top prison leadership, paroling 

authority, supervision agency, 

employment services, public and 

private human service providers, faith 

based programs, elected officials and 

other interested parties for joint 

development of policies and procedures 

affecting the custody, release, and 

supervision of individuals targeted for 

this transition initiative. NIC has 

worked extensively in the area of 

Offender Risk Reduction and those 

initiatives are clearly related to the TPC 

Purpose. Applicants should be 

conversant with the Reducing Offender 

Risk material located on the NIC Web 

page at http://nicic.gov/ 

ReducingOffenderRisk. 

Scope of Work and Specific 

Requirements: Goals of the TPC include 

improved public safety by reducing the 

threat of harm to persons and property 

by released offenders in communities to 

which they return, and increased 

success rates of offenders who transition 

from prisons into the community by 

fostering effective treatment 

programming that reduces offender’s 

risk of violating laws upon release, 

accountability for both offender and 

system officials, and community and 

victim involvement. Appropriate use of 

dynamic assessment of risk and needs is 

a critical component of the model, as 

well as a commitment to ongoing use of 

evidence-based principles for behavior 

change. 

It is expected that the Transition from 

Prison to the Community (TPC) award 

components will include: 

In conjunction with NIC, announce 

the opportunity and select 

approximately six state jurisdictions 

that are ready to make effective use of 

TPC assistance; 

Deliver technical assistance to 

participating jurisdictions on-site, 

supplemented by use of distance 

technologies when feasible and/or cost 

effectiveness; 

The application must carefully 

describe the types and frequency of 

technical assistance activities proposed; 

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Enhance the TPC Model: The 

cooperative agreement provider will 

offer expertise, facilitation, 

documentation and staff/consultant 

support activities to improve and 

enhance the TPC model and methods 

for effective implementation; 

Evaluation and use of data: This is 

primarily a technical assistance award, 

but data collection, use of performance 

measures, and evaluation must be a key 

component of the work plan. Time and 

resources will not allow a full outcome 

evaluation, but the application must 

include a detailed research design for 

gathering performance and intermediate 

outcome data, conducting process 

evaluations, making regular reports, and 

providing technical assistance to the 

sites so that they develop the capacity 

to collect and use information over time. 

A key component will be an evaluation 

to determine the impact of TPC 

activities on Prisons/communities in 

terms of performance measures and 

intermediate outcomes, and; 

Develop products to share learning: 

Recognizing that NIC can only provide 

direct assistance to a very small portion 

of all the states, prisons and 

communities, the applicant must 

identify needs and develop outreach 

tools similar to the TPC Reentry 

Handbook, on-line training modules, 

publishable monographs and written or 

electronic articles. 

Depending on proposed work plans, it 

is likely that at least part of the above 

items will be products of future awards, 

funding permitted. However, the 

application should discuss a general 

strategy for addressing all components 

and propose a specific work plan for 

this initial 12-month award. 

No jurisdictions have yet been 

identified as participants. The 

applicants’ work plan should propose 

how competitive selections will be 

solicited, and participant selections will 

be made in conjunction with NIC. While 

TPC is generally discussed as a ‘‘state 

prison to community initiative’’, the 

principles may apply to federal, 

territorial or Indian nation systems as 

well. Such systems may be considered 

for participation. 

Significant TPC challenges and issues 

for this initiative include the following 

items: Assessment tools; Evidence based 

practices; Individualized case 

management planning; Prison based 

programs and strategies; Community 

based programs and strategies; 

Coordination and cooperation between 

prisons and public/private human 

services agencies/groups; TPC 

challenges from the state corrections 

Director/commissioner perspective, the 

prison administrator perspective, and 

from perspectives of other governmental 

human services agencies; from not for 

profit, NGO’s and other community 

agency perspectives; Local/state 

implications for TPC, including the TPC 

role and involvement of local criminal 

justice decision makers and TPC 

opportunities and consequences related 

to local probation violation practices; 

Distances between the prisons and 

communities where offenders will be 

released; and ‘‘Hard and soft’’ 

information system processes and 

needs. Additional prison/community 

transition issues may be identified by 

the applicant. 

The applicant must prioritize and 

address at minimum five challenges/ 

issues from the above paragraph. 

Explain the criteria used for prioritizing 

your challenges/issues. Also, the 

applicant must explain why each 

challenge/issue described is important, 

propose strategies for successfully 

addressing each challenge/issues and 

propose how the impact of each 

challenge/issue could be measured. 

Specific Requirements: 

Document Preparation—For all 

awards in which a document will be a 

deliverable, the awardee must follow 

the Guidelines for Preparing and 

Submitting Manuscripts for Publication 

as found in the ‘‘General Guidelines for 

Cooperative Agreements’’ which will be 

included in the award package. 

Distance Technology—NIC is 

committed to supplementing on-site 

technical assistance by using distance 

technology when it can be used 

effectively and efficiently for meetings, 

training or technical assistance. It is 

expected that shortly after award, the 

recipient will be/become proficient in 

the use of NIC’s application sharing and 

conferencing service (WebEx) that may 

be used for such things as presentations, 

demonstrations, training, and support 

services to TPC participant sites. 

Examples where it might be used 

effectively by TPC include project team 

meetings when staff are not co-located, 

preparation for or follow-up to inperson site visits, or providing 

PowerPoint training on an aspect of TPC 

to multiple project sites with similar 

needs. Through an existing contract, 

NIC will make Web-Ex resources and 

support available at no cost to the TPC 

provider. Applicants must discuss how 

they propose to use distance meeting 

and training strategies within the scope 

of the RFP. General information about 

the platform used by NIC (WebEx) can 

be found by going to http://webex.com/ 

. Applicants may also review the NIC 

site at https://nic.webex.com/mw0305l/ 

mywebex/default.do?siteurl=nic. 

Application Requirements: 

Applications should be concisely 

written, typed double-spaced and 

reference the project by the ‘‘NIC 

Application Number’’ 09K112, and 

Title: ‘‘Transition From Prison to 

Community (TPC).’’ The package must 

include: A cover letter that identifies the 

audit agency responsible for the 

applicant’s financial accounts as well as 

the audit period or fiscal year that the 

applicant operates under (e.g., July 1 

through June 30); a budget narrative 

explaining projected costs; and a 

program narrative in response to the 

statement of work. The program 

narrative must be fewer than 15 pages 

in length, but there is no limit placed on 

the length of proposed staff re ́sume ́s, or 

listings of organizational experience. 

The following forms must also be 

included: OMB Standard Form 424, 

Application for Federal Assistance; 

OMB Standard Form 424A, Budget 

information—Non-Construction 

Programs; OMB Standard Form 424B, 

Assurances—Non-Construction 

Programs (these forms are available at 

http://www.grants.gov) and DOJ/NIC 

Certification Regarding Lobbying; 

Debarment, Suspension and Other 

Responsibility Matters; and the DrugFree Workplace Requirements (available 

at http://www.nicic.gov/Downloads/ 

PDF/certif-frm.pdf.) 

Applications may be submitted in 

hard copy, or electronically via http:// 

www.grants.gov. If submitted in hard 

copy, there needs to be an original and 

six copies of the full proposal (program 

and budget narratives, application forms 

and assurances). The original should 

have the applicant’s signature in blue 

ink. All potential applicants are 

reminded that the only opportunity to 

receive clarifying information about this 

solicitation is described earlier under 

the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Authority: Public Law 93–415. 

Funds Available: NIC is seeking the 

applicant’s best ideas regarding 

accomplishment of the scope of work 

and the related costs for achieving the 

goals of this solicitation. The final 

budget and award amount will be 

negotiated between NIC and the 

successful applicant. Applications will 

be accepted for the 12-month award for 

amounts up to $400,000 (direct and 

indirect costs). Funds may only be used 

for the activities that are linked to the 

desired outcome of the project. No 

funds are transferred to state or local 

governments. Supplemental awards for 

up to two additional years (a TPC 

project duration not to exceed three 

fiscal years) are possible based upon 

satisfactory performance of the awardee 

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and upon the availability of funding in 

future years. 

This project will be a collaborative 

venture with the NIC Transition/ 

Offender Workforce Development 

Division. 

Eligibility of Applicants: An eligible 

applicant is any public or private 

agency, educational institution, 

organization, individual or team with 

expertise in the described areas. 

Review Considerations: Applications 

received under this announcement will 

be subjected to a 3 to 5 person NIC Peer 

Review Process. 

Note: NIC will NOT award a cooperative 

agreement to an applicant who does not have 

a Dun and Bradstreet Database Universal 

Number (DUNS) and is not registered in the 

Central Contractor Registry (CCR). 

A DUNS number can be received at 

no cost by calling the dedicated toll-free 

DUNS number request line at 1–800– 

333–0505 (if you are a sole proprietor, 

you would dial 1–866–705–5711 and 

select option 1). 

Registration in the CCR can be done 

online at the CCR Web site: http:// 

www.ccr.gov. A CCR Handbook and 

worksheet can also be reviewed at the 

Web site. 

Number of Awards: One. 

NIC Application Number: 09K112. 

This number should appear as a 

reference line in the cover letter, in box 

4a of Standard Form 424, and outside of 

the envelope in which the application is 

sent. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 16.603 (Technical Assistance/ 

Clearinghouse). 

Executive Order 12372: This program 

is subject to the provisions of Executive 

Order 12372. E.O. 12372 allows states 

the option of setting up a system for 

reviewing applications from within 

their states for assistance under certain 

Federal programs. Applicants (other 

than Federally recognized Indian tribal 

governments) should contact their State 

Single Point of Contact (SPOC), a list of 

which can be found at http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/ 

spoc.html. 

Morris Thigpen, 

Director, National Institute of Corrections. 

[FR Doc. E9–1283 Filed 1–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–36–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment Standards Administration 

Proposed Extension of the Approval of 

Information Collection Requirements 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL), 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 its 

proposal to extend OMB approval of the 

information collection: Application for a 

Farm Labor Contractor or Farm Labor 

Contractor Employee Certificate of 

Registration, Form WH–530. 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 

March 24, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Mr. Steven D. Lawrence, 

U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Ave., NW., Room S–3201, 

Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 

693–0292, fax (202) 693–1451, e-mail 

Lawrence.Steven@dol.gov. Please use 

only one method of transmission for 

comments (mail, fax, or e-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background: The Migrant and 

Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection 

Act (MSPA) provides that no person 

shall engage in any farm labor 

contracting activity for any money or 

valuable consideration paid or promised 

to be paid, unless such person has a 

certificate of registration from the 

Secretary of Labor specifying which 

farm labor contracting activities such 

person is authorized to perform. See 29 

U.S.C. 1802(7), 1811(a); 29 CFR 500.1(c), 

–.20(i), –.40. The named MSPA 

contracting activities include recruiting, 

soliciting, hiring, employing, furnishing, 

or transporting any migrant or seasonal 

agricultural worker and, with respect to 

migrant agricultural workers, providing 

housing. 29 U.S.C. 1802(6); 29 CFR 

500.20(j). The MSPA also provides that 

a Farm Labor Contractor (FLC) shall not 

hire, employ, or use any individual to 

perform farm labor contracting activities 

unless such individual has a certificate 

of registration as a FLC or a certificate 

of registration as a Farm Labor 

Contractor Employee of the FLC that 

authorizes the activity for which such 

individual is hired, employed or used. 

29 U.S.C. 1811(b); 29 CFR 500.1(c). 

Form WH–530 provides the means for 

an applicant to meet the statutory MSPA 

requirement to file a written application 

with the Secretary containing specified 

information regarding prospective farm 

labor contracting activities. Applicants 

use the WH–530 to obtain authorization 

to engage in the named MSPA farm 

labor contracting activities or to obtain 

authorization to be hired, employed, or 

used by a currently registered FLC to 

perform these activities. Applicants 

complete the form when seeking an 

initial, renewal, or amended certificate 

and submit it to either the Wage and 

Hour Division of the DOL or a State 

Employment Service Office. See 29 CFR 

500.44, –.47. The DOL proposes to make 

several revisions to Form WH–530.This 

information collection is currently 

approved for use through August 31, 

2009. 

II. Review Focus: The DOL 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: The DOL seeks 

the approval for the extension of this 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

AGENCY: Employment Standards 

Administration. 

Title: Application for a Farm Labor 

Contractor or Farm Labor Contractor 

Employee Certificate of Registration, 

Form WH–530. 

OMB Number: 1215–0037. 

Agency Number: WH–530. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Farms. 

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