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BILLING CODE 4410-31-M DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request January 12, 2006. The Department of Labor

(DOL)has submitted the following public information collection requests

(ICRs)to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of each ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting the Department of Labor (DOL). To obtain documentation, contact Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail: *king.darrin@dol.gov.* Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll-free number), within 30 days from the date of this publication in the **Federal Register.** The OMB 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 submission of responses. *Agency:* Occupational Safety and Health Administration. *Type of Review:* Extension of currently approved collection. *Title:* Asbestos in Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.1101). *OMB Number:* 1218-0134. *Frequency:* On occasion and Annually. *Type of Response:* Recordkeeping and Third party disclosure. *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal Government. *Number of Respondents:* 286,821. *Number of Annual Responses:* 53,719,202. *Estimated Time Per Response:* Varies from 5 minutes to maintain records to 17.3 hours to train a competent person. *Total Burden Hours:* 5,569,658. *Total Annualized capital/startup costs:* $0. *Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services):* $30,730,200. *Description:* The information collection requirements specified in the Asbestos in Construction Standard protect employees from the adverse health effects that may result from asbestos exposure. The major information collection requirements of the Asbestos in Construction Standard include: implementing an exposure-monitoring program that informs employees of their exposure-monitoring results; and at multi-employer worksites, notification of other onsite employers by employers establishing regulated areas for the type of work performed with asbestos-containing materials

(ACMs)and/or presumed asbestos-containing materials (PACMs); the requirements that pertain to regulated areas; and the measures they can use to protect their employees from asbestos overexposure. Other provisions associated with paperwork requirements include: evaluating and certifying alternative control methods for Class I and Class II asbestos work and informing laundry personnel of the requirement to prevent release of airborne asbestos above the time-weighted average and excursion limit; notification by employers and building/facility owners of designated personnel and employees regarding the presence, location, and quantity of ACMs and/or PACMs; using information, data, and analyses to demonstrate that PACM does not contain asbestos; posting signs in mechanical rooms/areas that employees may enter and that contain ACMs and PACMs, informing them of the identity and location of these materials and work practices that prevent disturbing the materials; posting warning signs demarcating regulated areas; and affixing warning labels to asbestos-containing products and to containers holding such products. Additional provisions of the Standard that contain paperwork requirements include: developing specific information and training programs for employees; providing medical surveillance for employees potentially exposed to ACMs and/or PACMs, including administering an employee medical questionnaire, providing information to the examining physician, and providing the physician's written opinion to the employee; maintaining records of objective data used for exposure determinations, employee exposure-monitoring and medical surveillance records, training records, the record ( *i.e.* , information, data, and analyses) used to demonstrate that PACM does not contain asbestos, and notifications made and received by building/facility owners regarding the content of ACMs and PACMs; making specified records ( *e.g.* , exposure-monitoring and medical surveillance records) available to designated parties; and transferring exposure-monitoring and medical surveillance records to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health on cessation of business. These paperwork requirements permit employers, employees and their designated representatives, OSHA, and other specified parties to determine the effectiveness of an employer's asbestos-control program. It provides notification to building owners, subsequent building owners, contractors and employees of the presence of asbestos so that precautions can be taken to protect workers. It provides for monitoring and medical surveillance to assure that exposures are kept low and early symptoms are detected. Accordingly, the requirements ensure that employees exposed to asbestos receive all of the protection afforded by the Standard. *Agency:* Occupational Safety and Health Administration. *Type of Review:* Extension of currently approved collection. *Title:* Asbestos in Shipyards (29 CFR 1915.1001). *OMB Number:* 1218-0195. *Frequency:* On occasion; Semi-annually; and Annually. *Type of Response:* Recordkeeping and Third party disclosure. *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal Government. *Number of Respondents:* 19. *Number of Annual Responses:* 2,210. *Estimated Time Per Response:* Varies from 5 minutes to maintain records to 17.3 hours for training a competent person. *Total Burden Hours:* 1,426. *Total Annualized capital/startup costs:* $0. *Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services):* $33,635. *Description:* Several provisions of the Standard specify paperwork requirements, including: Implementing an exposure-monitoring program that informs employees of their exposure-monitoring results; and, at multi-employer worksites, notification of other onsite employers by employers establishing regulated areas of the type of work performed with asbestos-containing materials

(ACMs)and/or presumed asbestos-containing materials (PACMs), the requirements that pertain to regulated areas, and the measures they can use to protect their employees from asbestos overexposure. Other provisions associated with paperwork requirements include: Evaluating and certifying alternative control methods for Class I and Class II asbestos work and, for Class I asbestos work, a requirement to send a copy of the evaluation and certification to the OSHA national office; informing laundry personnel of the requirement to prevent release of airborne asbestos above the time-weighted average and excursion limit; notification by employers and building/facility owners of designated personnel and employees regarding the presence, location, and quantity of ACMs and/or PACMs; using information, data, and analyses to demonstrate that PACM does not contain asbestos; posting signs in mechanical rooms/areas that employees may enter and that contain ACMs and PACMs, informing them of the identity and location of these materials and work practices that prevent disturbing the materials; posting warning signs demarcating regulated areas; and affixing warning labels to asbestos-containing products and to containers holding such products. Additional provisions of the Standard that contain paperwork requirements include: Developing specific information and training programs for employees; providing medical surveillance for employees potentially exposed to ACMs and/or PACMs, including administering an employee medical questionnaire, providing information to the examining physician, and providing the physician's written opinion to the employee; maintaining records of objective data used for exposure determinations, employee exposure-monitoring and medical-surveillance records, training records, the record ( *i.e.* , information, data, and analyses) used to demonstrate that PACM does not contain asbestos, and notifications made and received by building/facility owners regarding the content of ACMs and PACMs; making specified records ( *e.g.* , exposure-monitoring and medical-surveillance records) available to designated parties; and transferring exposure-monitoring and medical-surveillance records to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health on cessation of business. Ira L. Mills, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E6-534 Filed 1-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-26-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request January 12, 2006. The Department of Labor

(DOL)has submitted the following public information collection request

(ICR)to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13,44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation contact Ira Mills on 202-693-4122 (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail: *Mills.Ira@dol.gov.* Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ETA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll free number), within 30 days from the date of this publication in the **Federal Register** . The OMB 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 submission of responses. *Agency:* Employment and Training Administration (ETA). *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Title:* Experience Rating Report. *OMB Number:* 1205-0164. *Frequency:* Annual. *Affected Public:* State, local, or tribal gov't. *Type of Response:* Reporting. *Number of Respondents:* 53. *Annual Responses:* 53. *Average Response time:* 15 minutes per State. *Total Annual Burden Hours:* 13. *Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs:* 0. *Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services):* 0. *Description:* The ETA-204 provides data to ETA for the study of seasonality, employment or payroll fluctuations, and stabilization, expansion or contraction in operations on employment experience. The data are used to provide an indication of whether solvency problems exist in the State's Trust Fund accounts and in analyzing factors that give rise to solvency problems. The data are also used to complete the Experience Rating Index. Ira L. Mills, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E6-537 Filed 1-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment Standards Administration Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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/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 the proposed collection: Statement of Recovery Forms (CA/EN-1108, SOL/EN-1108, CA/EN-1122). 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 20, 2006. ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC. 20210, telephone

(202)693-0418, fax

(202)693-1451, e-mail *hbell@fenix2.dol-esa.gov.* Please use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or e-mail). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Under section 8131 a Federal employee can sustain a work-related injury, for which he or she is eligible for compensation under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), under circumstance that create a legal liability in some third party to pay damages for the same injury. When this occurs, section 8131 of the FECA (5 U.S.C. 8131) authorizes the Secretary of Labor to either require the employee to assign his or her right of action to the United States or to prosecute the action. When the employee receives a payment for his or her damages, whether from a final court judgment on or a settlement of the action, section 8132 of the FECA (5 U.S.C. 8132) provides that the employee “shall refund to the United States the amount of compensation paid by the United States * * *” To enforce the United States' statutory right to this refund, the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

(OWCP)has promulgated regulations that require both the reporting of these types of payments (20 CFR 10.710) and the submission of the type of detailed information necessary to calculate the amount of the required refund (20 CRF 10.707(e)). The information collected by Form CA/EN-1122 is requested from the claimant if he or she received a payment for damages without hiring an attorney. Form CA/EN-1108 requests this information from the attorney if one was hired to bring suit against the third party. Form SOL/EN-1108 request the same information as the CA/EN-1108 if the claimant's attorney contacts the Office of the Solicitor

(SOL)directly. This information collection is currently approved for use through July 31, 2006. II. Review Focus The Department of Labor 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 Department of Labor seeks approval to collect this information in order to exercise its responsibility to enforce the United States' right to this refund. These forms will be used to obtain information about amounts received as the result of a final judgment in litigation, or a settlement of the litigation, brought against a third party who is liable for damages due to compensable work-related injury. *Type of Review:* Extension. *Agency:* Employment Standards Administration. *Title:* Statement of Recovery Forms. *OMB Number:* 1215-0200. *Agency Number:* CA/EN-1108, SOL/EN-1108, CA/EN-1122. *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit, Individuals or households. Form/requirement Respondents/responses Time per response (min.) Burden hours CA/EN-1108 2,720 30 1,360 SOL/EN-1108 160 30 80 CA/EN-1122 320 15 80 *Total Respondents/Responses:* 3,200. *Frequency:* As needed. *Estimated Total Burden Hours:* 1,520. *Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):* $0. *Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance):* $1,344.00. 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: January 12, 2006. Sue Blumenthal, Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and Planning, Employment Standards Administration. [FR Doc. E6-535 Filed 1-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-CH-P NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice (06-003)] Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Meeting AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a forthcoming meeting of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel. DATES: 1. Thursday, February 2, 2006, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Central Time. (Briefing, Teleconference). 2. Friday, February 3, 2006, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Central Time. (Briefing, Teleconference). 3. Friday, February 3, 2006, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Central Time. (ASAP Public Meeting). ADDRESSES: 1. Marshall Space Flight Center, 4200 Room P110, Huntsville, AL (Briefings 1 and 2). 2. Marshall Institute Educator Resource Center at the U. S. Space and Rocket Center, Auditorium/Room 105, One Tranquility Base, Huntsville, AL 35805. (ASAP Public Meeting). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John D. Marinaro, Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Executive Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546,

(202)358-0914. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel will receive two status briefings and hold its Quarterly Meeting on February 2 and 3, respectively. This discussion is pursuant to carrying out its statutory duties for which the Panel reviews, identifies, evaluates, and advises on those program activities, systems, procedures, and management activities that can contribute to program risk. Priority is given to those programs that involve the safety of human flight. The major subjects covered will be NASA organizational areas of interest as they relate to safety. The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel is composed of nine members. The two briefings will cover the following topics: 1. STS-121 (Shuttle Transport System) Return to Flight Activities Teleconference phone number: 888-455-3612. Passcode: ASAP. 2. NASA Crew Launch Vehicle

(CLV)Teleconference phone number: 888-455-3612. Passcode: ASAP. The following two Status Briefings will be given to the Panel and open to the public, via teleconference, up to the capacity of the phone bridge (25). The Public Meeting will be held at the Marshall Institute Educator Resource Center and open to the public up to the seating capacity of the room (128). Teleconference access and seating will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please contact Ms. Susan Burch at *Susan.Burch@nasa.gov* or by telephone at

(202)358-0914 by January 30 to reserve a seat. Visitors will be requested to sign a visitor's register. Photographs will only be permitted during the first 10 minutes of the meeting. During the first 30 minutes of the Public Meeting, members of the public may make a 5-minute verbal presentation to the Panel on the subject of safety in NASA. To do so, please contact Ms. Susan Burch at

(202)358-0914 at least 24 hours in advance. Any member of the public is permitted to file a written statement with the Panel at the time of the meeting. Verbal presentations and written comments should be limited to the subject of safety in NASA. Rationale for this notice being posted less than 15 days prior to the meeting is due to the scheduling difficulties of the meeting venue and Panel member availability. P. Diane Rausch, Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. [FR Doc. E6-581 Filed 1-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7510-13-P NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES Proposed Collection, Comment Request, Program Guidelines ACTION: Notice of requests for information collection. SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Services 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. 3508(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 Institute of Museum and Library Services is soliciting comments concerning the proposed collection of application information for the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the addresses section of this notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the addressee section below on or before March 20, 2006. IMLS is particularly interested in comments that help the agency 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 collocation 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. ADDRESSES: Rebecca Danvers, Director of Research and Technology, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 1800 M Street, NW., 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20036; telephone 202-653-4680, fax 202-653-4625, e-mail *rdanvers@imls.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Background:* The Institute of Museum and Library Services is an independent Federal grant-making agency authorized by the Museum and Library Services Act, 20 U.S.C. 9191, *et seq.* The IMLS provides a variety of grant programs to assist the nation's museums and libraries in improving their operations and enhancing their services to the public. Museums and libraries of all sizes and types may receive support from IMLS programs. The Museum and Library Services Act, 20 U.S.C. 9101, *et seq.* authorizes the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services to make grants to museums and other entities as the Director considers appropriate. In addition, the National Museum of African American History and Culture Act (the “Act”) authorizes the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services to establish grant and scholarship programs to improve operations, care of collections, and development of professional management of African American museums throughout the country, and to establish grant programs with the purpose of providing internship and fellowship opportunities at African American Museums. See, generally, 20 U.S.C. 80r-5(b). The Institute's new Program is developed pursuant to the provisions of this Act. I. The National Museum of African American History and Culture Act authorizes the Institute to develop, among other things, the following:

(A)A grant program with the purpose of improving operations, care of collections, and development of professional management at African American museums;

(B)A grant program with the purpose of providing internship and fellowship opportunities at African American museums. 20 U.S.C. 80r-5(b). Pursuant to this authority, IMLS proposes the program of grants to support and enhance African American museums throughout the country. II. Current Actions: To administer this program of grants, IMLS must develop application guidelines. *Agency:* Institute of Museum and Library Services. *Title:* Application Guidelines. *OMB Number:* n/a. *Agency Number:* 3137. *Frequency:* Annually. *Affected Public:* Museums. *Number of Respondents:* 50. *Estimated Time Per Respondent:* 35 hours. *Total Burden Hours:* 1750. *Total Annualized capital/startup costs:* $0. *Total Annual costs:* $32,900. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Danvers, Direct of Research and Technology, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 1800 M Street, NW., 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20036; telephone 202-653-4680, fax 202-653-4625, e-mail *rdanvers@imls.gov.* Dated: January 12, 2006. Rebecca Danvers, Director, Office of Research and Technology. [FR Doc. 06-462 Filed 1-18-06; 8:45 am]

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