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and scientific communities; and all 

other stakeholders and interested 

parties. We are especially requesting 

input related to environmental 

requirements of importance to end 

users. 

Those individuals wishing to view or 

provide comments on the draft 

document are directed to the following 

Web site: http://www.justnet.org. These 

comments will be considered as the 

standard is further developed. 

DATES: The comment period will be 

open for 30 days beginning on July 6, 

2009 and concluding on August 4, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Casandra Robinson, by telephone at 

202–305–2596 [Note: this is not a tollfree telephone number], or by e-mail at 

casandra.robinson@usdoj.gov. 

Dated: June 30, 2009. 

Kristina Rose, 

Acting Director, National Institute of Justice. 

[FR Doc. E9–15858 Filed 7–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request Submitted for Public 

Comment and Recommendations; Fire 

Protection (Underground Coal Mines) 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden 

conducts a pre-clearance 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 Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) is soliciting 

comments concerning the extension of 

the information collection related to the 

30 CFR Sections 75.1100–3, 75.1103–8, 

75.1103–11, 75.1501(a)(3), 75.1502; Fire 

Protection (Underground Coal Mines) 

and Mine Emergency Evacuation. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

September 4, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to U.S. 

Department of Labor, Mine Safety and 

Health Administration, John Rowlett, 

Director, Management Services 

Division, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 

2134, Arlington, VA 22209–3939. 

Commenters are encouraged to send 

their comments on a computer disk, or 

via Internet E-mail to 

Rowlett.John@dol.gov, along with an 

original printed copy. Mr. Rowlett can 

be reached at (202) 693–9827 (voice), or 

(202) 693–9801 (facsimile). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact the employee listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Under 30 CFR 75.1100–3, chemical 

fire extinguishers must be examined 

every 6 months and the date of the 

examination recorded on a permanent 

tag attached to the extinguisher. Under 

§ 75.1103–8, a qualified person must 

examine the automatic fire sensor and 

warning device systems on a weekly 

basis, and must conduct a functional 

test of the complete system at least once 

a year. Under § 75.1103–11, each fire 

hydrant and hose must be tested at least 

once a year, and the records of those 

tests shall be kept in an appropriate 

location. Under § 75.1501(a)(3), the 

operator must certify that each 

responsible person is trained and that 

the certification is maintained at the 

mine for at least one year. Under 

§ 75.1502, the program of instruction 

requires revisions to existing firefighting and evacuation plans to address 

emergencies, and requires training of 

miners regarding the mine emergency 

evacuation fire-fighting plan for all 

emergencies created as a result of a fire, 

an explosion, or a gas or water 

inundation. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

MSHA 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 submissions 

of responses. 

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request can be obtained by 

contacting the employee listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice, or viewed on the 

Internet by accessing the MSHA home 

page (http://www.msha.gov/) and 

selecting ‘‘Rules & Regs’’, and then 

selecting ‘‘FedReg.Docs’’. On the next 

screen, select ‘‘Paperwork Reduction 

Act Supporting Statement’’ to view 

documents supporting the Federal 

Register Notice. 

III. Current Actions 

30 CFR 75.1100–3, 75.1103–8, 

75.1103–11, 75.1501(a)(3) and 75.1502 

requires chemical fire extinguishers to 

be examined every 6 months; requires 

operators to establish a program for the 

instruction of all miners in the proper 

fire fighting and evacuation procedures 

in the event of an emergency; requires 

operators to conduct fire drills; requires 

a qualified person to examine the 

automatic fire sensor and warning 

device systems; and requires that each 

fire hydrant and hose be tested; requires 

the mine operator to train all miners 

about the requirements of this section 

and the identity of the responsible 

person(s) designated by the operator for 

the work-shift. The operator also is 

required to instruct miners of any 

change in the identity of the responsible 

person before the start of their workshift and any change during the shift; 

includes all mine emergencies created 

as a result of a fire, an explosion, or a 

gas or water inundation in the program 

of instruction. This section required 

revisions to existing fire-fighting and 

evacuation plans to address these 

emergencies, required training of miners 

regarding the mine emergency 

evacuation fire-fighting plan, and 

requires that mine operators train 

miners in any revisions to the plan after 

its submission to MSHA for approval. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

Title: Fire Protection (Underground 

Coal Mines). 

OMB Number: 1219–0054. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Respondents: 622. 

Responses: 339,768. 

Total Burden Hours: 75,729 hours. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $1,344. 

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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 at Arlington, Virginia, this 29th day 

of June 2009. 

John Rowlett, 

Director, Management Services Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–15792 Filed 7–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection; Comment Request; 

Prohibited Transaction Class 

Exemptions for Multiple Employer 

Plans and Multiple Employer 

Apprenticeship Plans, PTE 76–1, PTE 

77–10, PTE 78–6 

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 continuing collections of 

information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 

95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This 

program helps to ensure that the 

Department can properly assess the 

impact of its information collection 

requirements on respondents and 

minimize the reporting burden (time 

and financial resources) on the public 

and that the public can understand the 

Department’s collection instruments 

and provide the requested data in the 

desired format. Currently, the Employee 

Benefits Security Administration is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

information collections incorporated in 

three related prohibited transactions 

class exemptions (PTEs) that apply to 

certain transactions involving 

collectively bargained multiple 

employer plans. A copy of the 

information collection request (ICR) 

may be obtained by contacting the office 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office shown in the 

ADDRESSES section below on or before 

September 4, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to G. Christopher Cosby, Office of Policy 

and Research, Employee Benefits 

Security Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Room N–5718, 

Washington, DC 20210, (210) 693–8410, 

FAX (202) 219–4745 (the foregoing are 

not toll-free numbers). Comments may 

also be submitted electronically to the 

following Internet e-mail address: 

ebsa.opr@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

This ICR covers information 

collections contained in three related 

prohibited transaction class exemptions: 

PTE 76–1, PTE 77–10, and PTE 78–6. 

All three of these exemptions cover 

transactions that were recognized by the 

Department as being well-established, 

reasonable and customary transactions 

in which collectively bargained 

multiple employer plans (principally, 

multiemployer plans, but also including 

other collectively bargained multiple 

employer plans) frequently engage in 

order to carry out their purposes. 

PTE 76–1 provides relief, under 

specified conditions, for three types of 

transactions: (1) Part A of PTE 76–1 

permits collectively bargained multiple 

employer plans to take several types of 

actions regarding delinquent or 

uncollectible employer contributions; 

(2) Part B of PTE 76–1 permits 

collectively bargained multiple 

employer plans, under specified 

conditions, to make construction loans 

to participating employers; and (3) Part 

C of PTE 76–1 permits collectively 

bargained multiple employer plans to 

share office space and administrative 

services, and the costs associated with 

such office space and services, with 

parties in interest. PTE 77–10 

complements Part C of PTE 76–1 by 

providing relief from the prohibitions of 

subsection 406(b)(2) of ERISA with 

respect to collectively bargained 

multiple employer plans sharing office 

space and administrative services with 

parties in interest if specific conditions 

are met. PTE 78–6 provides an 

exemption to collectively bargained 

multiple employer apprenticeship plans 

for the purchase or leasing of personal 

property from a contributing employer 

(or its wholly owned subsidiary) and for 

the leasing of real property (other than 

office space within the contemplation of 

section 408(b)(2) of ERISA) from a 

contributing employer (or its wholly 

owned subsidiary) or an employee 

organization any of whose members’ 

work results in contributions being 

made to the plan. 

Each of these PTEs requires, as part of 

its conditions, either written 

agreements, recordkeeping, or both. The 

Department has combined the 

information collection provisions of the 

three PTEs into one information 

collection request (ICR) because it 

believes that the public benefits from 

having the opportunity to collectively 

review these closely related exemptions 

and their similar information 

collections. The Department previously 

submitted an ICR to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval of the information collections 

in PTEs 76–1, 77–10, and 78–6 and 

received OMB approval under the OMB 

Control No. 1210–0058. The current 

approval is scheduled to expire on 

October 31, 2009. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

The Department 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., by permitting electronic submission 

of responses. 

III. Current Action 

This notice requests comments on the 

proposed extension of the approval of 

the ICR relating to PTEs 76–1, 77–10, 

and 78–6. The Department is not 

proposing or implementing changes to 

the existing information collection 

requirements at this time. The following 

summarizes the ICR and the current 

burden estimates: 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection of 

information. 

Agency: Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, Department of Labor. 

Titles: Prohibited Transaction Class 

Exemptions for Multiple Employer 

Plans and Multiple Employer 

Apprenticeship Plans, PTCE 76–1, PTCE 

77–10, PTCE 78–6. 

OMB Number: 1210–0058. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions. 

Respondents: 4,565. 

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