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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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Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Responses: 4,565. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,225. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of the information collection 

request; they will also become a matter 

of public record. 

Dated: June 26, 2009. 

Joseph S. Piacentini, 

Director, Office of Policy and Research, 

Employee Benefits Security Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–15774 Filed 7–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Veterans’ Employment and Training 

Service (VETS) 

Fiscal Years (FY) 2009 and 2010 Stand 

Down Grant Award Requests 

ACTION: Follow up announcement of 

available FY 2009 and FY 2010 funds to 

support local Stand Down events. 

AGENCY: Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Service, Labor. 

Announcement Type: Follow-up 

Notice of Available Funds and 

Solicitation for Grant Applications. The 

full announcement is posted on the 

VETS Web site at: http://www.dol.gov/ 

vets/programs/stand%20down/ 

main.htm. 

Funding Opportunity Number: 17– 

805. 

Key Dates: To be considered for FY 

2009 funding, applications must be 

received at least sixty (60) days prior to 

the event and no later than July 30, 

2009. Applications for events planned 

in FY 2010 must be received at least 

sixty (60) days prior to the event and no 

later than July 30, 2010. 

Funding Opportunity Description: 

The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), 

Veterans’ Employment and Training 

Service (VETS) continues to support 

local Stand Down events that assist 

homeless veterans. A Stand Down is an 

event held in a local community where 

homeless veterans are provided with a 

wide variety of social services including 

employment assistance. 

Under this announcement, VETS 

anticipates that up to $400,000 will be 

available in each year for grant awards 

of up to a maximum of $10,000 per 

multi-day event (more than one day), 

and a maximum of $7,000 for a one (1) 

day event. VETS expects to award 

approximately forty-five (45) grants each 

fiscal year. Availability of FY 2010 

funds will be dependent upon 

Congressional appropriations. 

Applications for Stand Down funds will 

be accepted from State Workforce 

Agencies and State and local Workforce 

Investment Boards, Veterans Service 

Organizations (VSO), local public 

agencies, and non-profit organizations, 

including community and faith-based 

organizations. USDOL is not authorized 

to award grant funds to organizations 

that are registered with Internal 

Revenue Service (IRS) as a 501(c)(4) 

organization. 

Applications for Stand Down grant 

funding should be submitted to the 

appropriate State Director of Veterans 

Employment and Training/Grant Officer 

Technical Representative (DVET/ 

GOTR). Address and contact 

information for each State DVET/GOTR 

can be found at Web site address: 

http://www.dol.gov/vets/aboutvets/ 

contacts/main.htm. The closing date for 

receipt of applications is sixty (60) days 

prior to the event or July 30, 2009. Any 

events approved in FY 2009 must be 

held prior to December 31, 2009. 

Applications for events planned in FY 

2010 must be received at least sixty (60) 

days prior to the event and no later than 

July 30, 2010. 

The full Solicitation for Grant 

Application for Stand Downs is posted 

on the VETS Web site (http:// 

www.dol.gov/vets/aboutvets/contacts/ 

main.htm. If you need to speak to a 

person concerning these grants, or if you 

have issues regarding access to the 

VETS Web site, you may telephone 

Kenneth Fenner at 202–693–4728 (not a 

toll-free number). 

Signed at Washington, DC this 29th day of 

June 2009. 

Cassandra R. Mitchell, 

Grant Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–15772 Filed 7–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–79–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Veterans’ Employment and Training 

The Advisory Committee on Veterans’ 

Employment, Training and Employer 

Outreach (ACVETEO); Notice of Open 

Meeting 

The Advisory Committee on Veterans’ 

Employment, Training and Employer 

Outreach (ACVETEO) was established 

pursuant to Title II of the Veterans’ 

Housing Opportunity and Benefits 

Improvement Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109– 

233) and section 9 of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. 

L. 92–462, Title 5 U.S.C. app.II). The 

authority of the ACVETEO is codified in 

Title 38 U.S. Code, section 4110. 

The ACVETEO is responsible for 

assessing employment and training 

needs of veterans; determining the 

extent to which the programs and 

activities of the U.S. Department of 

Labor meet these needs; and assisting to 

conduct outreach to employers seeking 

to hire veterans. The ACVETEO will 

conduct a business meeting on 

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 from 8:30 

a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Hyatt Regency 

Washington on Capitol Hill Hotel, 400 

New Jersey Avenue, NW., Ticonderoga 

room lower level, Washington, DC 

20001. 

The ACVETEO will discuss programs 

to assist veterans seeking employment 

and to raise employer awareness as to 

the advantages of hiring veterans, with 

special emphasis on employer outreach 

and wounded and injured veterans. 

There will be an opportunity for persons 

or organizations to address the 

committee. Any individual or 

organization that wishes to do so should 

contact Margaret Hill Watts at (202) 

693–4744. Time constraints may limit 

the number of presentations. 

Individuals needing special 

accommodations should notify Margaret 

Hill Watts at (202) 693–4744 by July 13, 

2009. 

Signed in Washington, DC, this 29th day of 

June 2009. 

John M. McWilliam, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Veterans’ 

Employment and Training Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–15771 Filed 7–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–79–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

146th Meeting of the Advisory Council 

on Employee Welfare and Pension 

Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting 

Pursuant to the authority contained in 

Section 512 of the Employee Retirement 

Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 

U.S.C. 1142, the 146th open meeting of 

the Advisory Council on Employee 

Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans will 

be held on July 21–23, 2009. 

The three-day meeting will take place 

in Room N 3437 A&B, U.S. Department 

of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20210. The 

purpose of the open meeting, which will 

run from 9 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. 

each day, with a one hour break for 

lunch, is for Council members to hear 

testimony from invited witnesses and to 

receive an update from the Employee 

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