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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–MSHA. 

Title of Collection: Sealing of 

Abandoned Areas Standard. 

OMB Control Number: 1219–0142. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

businesses or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 242. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 15,800. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

3,525 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $1,068,083. 

Dated: October 23, 2017. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23548 Filed 10–27–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Request 

for Assistance From the Department of 

Labor, Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Employee 

Benefits Security Administration 

(EBSA) sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Request 

for Assistance from the Department of 

Labor, Employee Benefits Security 

Administration,’’ 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 29, 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=201708-1210-002 (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 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. 

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks to extend PRA authority for the 

Request for Assistance from Department 

of Labor, Employee Benefits Security 

Administration information collection. 

The EBSA assists employee benefit plan 

participants in understanding their 

rights, responsibilities, and benefits 

under employee benefit law and 

intervenes informally on behalf of 

beneficiaries with plan sponsors in 

order to assist participants in obtaining 

the health and retirement benefits that 

may have been inappropriately denied. 

Such informal intervention can avert the 

necessity for a formal investigation or a 

civil action. The EBSA maintains a tollfree telephone number through which 

inquirers can reach Benefits Advisors in 

ten Regional Offices. The EBSA has also 

made a request for assistance form 

available on its Web site for those 

wishing to obtain assistance in this 

manner. Employee Retirement Income 

Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) sections 

504 and 513 authorize this information 

collection. See 29 U.S.C. 1134, 1143. 

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 1210–0146. 

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 

October 31, 2017. 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 

1210–0146. 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–EBSA. 


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50166 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 208 / Monday, October 30, 2017 / Notices 

Title of Collection: Request for 

Assistance from the Department of 

Labor, Employee Benefits Security 

Administration. 

OMB Control Number: 1210–0146. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 7,618. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 7,618. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

3,809 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Dated: October 23, 2017. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23547 Filed 10–27–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

Proposed Collection of Information; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Division of Coal Mine Workers’ 

Compensation, Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, Department of 

Labor. 

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. 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 Office 

of Workers’ Compensation Programs 

(OWCP) is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed collection: 

Application For Self-Insurance Under 

The Black Lung Benefits Act, 1240– 

0NEW (CM–2017; CM–2017a; CM– 

2017b). 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 

received by the office listed in the 

addresses section below by December 

29, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by mail, delivery service, or by hand to 

Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of 

Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Room S–3323, Washington, DC 20210; 

by fax to (202) 354–9647; or by Email to 

ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. Please use only 

one method of transmission for 

comments (mail/delivery, fax, or Email). 

Please note that comments submitted 

after the comment period will not be 

considered. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background: The Department of 

Labor is requesting an approval of a new 

information collection. This information 

collection is essential to the mission of 

OWCP’s Division of Coal Mine Workers’ 

Compensation, which administers the 

Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA), 30 

U.S.C. 901 et seq. The statute grants the 

Department authority to authorize and 

regulate coal mine operators who wish 

to self-insure their BLBA liabilities. 30 

U.S.C. 933. This information collection 

would provide OWCP with sufficient 

information to determine whether a coal 

mine operator should be (or continue to 

be) authorized to self-insure. The 

information would also allow OWCP to 

determine the security amount a coal 

mine operator must deposit to guarantee 

that it will be able to meet its BLBA 

liabilities. 

II. Review Focus: The Department is 

particularly interested in comments that 

will help it to: 

* 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 Department 

seeks the approval of this new 

information collection to carry out its 

responsibility to administer the BLBA. 

Agency: Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs. 

Type of Review: New Collection 

(Request for New OMB Control 

Number). 

Title: Application For Self-Insurance 

Under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 

1240–0NEW (CM–2017; CM–2017a; 

CM–2017b). 

OMB Number: 1240–0NEW. 

Agency Number: CM–2017; CM– 

2017a; CM–2017b. 

Affected Public: Business entities or 

other for-profit institutions. 

Total Respondents: 53. 

Total Annual Responses: 318. 

Average Time per Response: 20 

minutes–2 hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 283. 

Frequency: Annually and quarterly. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): $137.47. 

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: October 24, 2017. 

Yoon Ferguson, 

Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of 

Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23551 Filed 10–27–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CK–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice: 17–079] 

NASA Advisory Council; Aeronautics 

Committee; Meeting 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, the National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA) 

announces a meeting of the Aeronautics 

Committee of the NASA Advisory 

Council (NAC). The meeting will be 

held for the purpose of soliciting, from 

the aeronautics community and other 

persons, research and technical 

information relevant to program 

planning. This Committee reports to the 

NAC. 

DATES: Wednesday, November 15, 2017, 

12:30–5:15 p.m.; and Thursday, 

November 16, 2017, 8:00–11:30 a.m., 

Local Time. 

ADDRESSES: The AERO Institute, 38256 

Sierra Highway, Palmdale, CA 93550. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Irma Rodriguez, Designated Federal 

Officer, NAC Aeronautics Committee, 

NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 

20546, (202) 358–0984, or 

irma.c.rodriguez@nasa.gov. 


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