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by the U.S. Office of Management and 

Budget. In order for an area to be 

classified as a LSA under the 

exceptional circumstance criteria, the 

state workforce agency must submit a 

petition requesting such classification to 

the Department of Labor’s ETA. The 

current criteria for an exceptional 

circumstance classification are, 

(1) an area’s unemployment rate is at 

least 6.1453 percent for each of the three 

most recent months; 

(2) a projected unemployment rate of 

at least 6.1453 percent for each of the 

next 12 months; and 

(3) documentation that the 

exceptional circumstance event has 

occurred. The state workforce agency 

may file petitions on behalf of civil 

jurisdictions, Metropolitan Statistical 

Areas, or Micropolitan Statistical Areas. 

The addresses of state workforce 

agencies are available on the ETA Web 

site at: http://www.doleta.gov/programs/ 

lsa.cfm. State Workforce Agencies may 

submit petitions in electronic format to 

wright.samuel.e@dol.gov, or in hard 

copy to the U.S. Department of Labor, 

Employment and Training 

Administration, Office of Workforce 

Investment, 200 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Room C–4514, Washington, DC 

20210, Attention Samuel Wright. Data 

collection for the petition is approved 

under OMB 1205–0207, expiration date 

March 31, 2018. 

Signed at Washington, DC 

Byron Zuidema, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment 

and Training. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

‘‘Suspension of Pension Benefits 

Pursuant to Regulations 29 CFR 

2530.203–3’’ 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On September 30, 2017, the 

Department of Labor (DOL) will submit 

the Employee Benefits Security 

Administration (EBSA) sponsored 

information collection request (ICR) 

titled, ‘‘Suspension of Pension Benefits 

Pursuant to Regulations 29 CFR 

2530.203–3,’’ to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval for continued use, 

without change, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are 

invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that agency receives 

on or before November 1, 2017. 

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/PRAView

ICR?ref_nbr=201707-1210-002 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 to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for DOL–EBSA, 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: 

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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks to extend PRA authority for the 

Suspension of Pension Benefits 

Pursuant to Regulations 29 CFR 

2530.203–3 information collection. 

Employee Retirement Income Security 

Act (ERISA) section 203(a)(3)(B), 29 

U.S.C. 1103(a)(3)(B), and its 

implementing regulations govern the 

circumstances under which a pension 

plan may suspend pension benefit 

payments to a retiree who returns to 

work or of a participant who continues 

to work beyond normal retirement age. 

In order for a plan to suspend benefits, 

it must notify the affected retiree or 

participant during the first calendar 

month or payroll period in which the 

plan withholds payment that benefits 

are suspended. The notice must include 

the specific reasons for such 

suspension, a general description of the 

plan provisions authorizing the 

suspension, a copy of the relevant plan 

provisions, and a statement indicating 

where the applicable regulations may be 

found, i.e., 29 CFR 2530.203–3. The 

suspension notification must also 

inform the retiree or participant of the 

plan’s procedure for affording a review 

of the suspension of benefits. ERISA 

section 203 authorizes this information 

collection. See 29 U.S.C. 1103. 

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 1210–0048. 

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 

May 22, 2017 (82 FR 23303). 

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 

1210–0048. 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 


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other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Agency: DOL–EBSA. 

Title of Collection: Suspension of 

Pension Benefits Pursuant to 

Regulations 29 CFR 2530.203–3. 

OMB Control Number: 1210–0048. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 39,457. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 171,221. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

132,639 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $46,773. 

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

Dated: September 26, 2017. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Powered 

Platforms for Building Maintenance 

Standard 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On September 30, 2017, the 

Department of Labor (DOL) will submit 

the Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA) sponsored 

information collection request (ICR) 

titled, ‘‘Powered Platforms for Building 

Maintenance Standard,’’ to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval for continued use, 

without change, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are 

invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that agency receives 

on or before November 1, 2017. 

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=201707-1218-006 

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 to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for DOL–OSHA, 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: 

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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks to extend PRA authority for the 

Powered Platforms for Building 

Maintenance Standard information 

collection. Requirements codified in 

regulations 29 CFR 1910.66 provide that 

an Occupational Safety and Health Act 

(OSH Act) covered employer subject to 

the Standard develop and implement a 

written emergency action plan for each 

type of powered platform operation. The 

plan must explain the emergency 

procedures to follow upon encountering 

a disruption of the power supply, 

equipment failure, or other emergency. 

More specifically, the Standard requires 

the employer to develop and maintain a 

written emergency action plan and work 

plan for training; affix a load rating plate 

to each suspended unit; label each 

emergency electric operating device 

with instructions for use; attach a tag to 

one of the fastenings holding a 

suspension wire rope; and prepare and 

maintain a written certification record 

of the inspection and testing of each 

building-support structure component 

of a powered platform, powered 

platform facility, and suspension wire 

rope. OSH Act sections 2 and 8 

authorize this information collection. 

See 29 U.S.C. 651, 657. 

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 1218–0121. 

OMB authorization for an ICR cannot 

be for more than three (3) years without 

renewal. 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 

May 22, 2017 (82 FR 23312). 

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 

1218–0121. 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–OSHA. 

Title of Collection: Powered Platforms 

for Building Maintenance Standard. 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0121. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

businesses or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 900. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 181,612. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

130,763 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 


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