81 FR 10280 - Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment; on the Road to Retirement Surveys
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 39 (February 29, 2016)
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 39 (February 29, 2016)
| Page Range | 10280-10281 | |
| FR Document | 2016-04315 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 39 (Monday, February 29, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 10280-10281] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-04315] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employee Benefits Security Administration Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment; on the Road to Retirement Surveys AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is soliciting comments on the proposed information collection request (ICR) described below. A copy of the ICRs may be obtained by contacting the office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. ICRs also are available at reginfo.gov (http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain). DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office shown in the Addresses section on or before April 29, 2016. ADDRESSES: G. Christopher Cosby, Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., N-5718, Washington, DC 20210, (202) 693-8410, FAX (202) 219-4745 (these are not toll-free numbers). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice requests public comment on the Department's proposed collection of information regarding a household survey that will investigate retirement planning and decision-making. A summary of the ICR and the current burden estimates follows: Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor. [[Page 10281]] Title: On the Road to Retirement Surveys. Type of Review: New collection of information. OMB Number: 1210-NEW. Respondents: (Annual) 4,963. Year when Pretesting and Pre-survey occur: 10,390. Year 1 of Survey: 4,500. Year 2 of Survey: 4,075. Number of Annual Responses: 19,607. Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,319 hours. Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0. Total Annual Costs: $0. Description: The Department is planning to undertake a long-term research study to develop a panel that will track U. S. households over several years in order to collect data and answer important research questions on how retirement planning strategies and decisions evolve over time. Relatively little is known about how people make planning and financial decisions before and during retirement. A major hurdle to retirement research is the lack of data on how people make these decisions related to retirement. Gaining insight into Americans' decision-making processes and experiences will provide policy-makers and the research community with valuable information that can be used to guide future policy and research. This investigation will explore a set of research questions on retirement savings, investment, and drawdown behavior by conducting a study that tracks retirees and future retirees over an extended period. Household reports of such items as retirement account contributions and investment allocations will be combined with survey responses on planning methods and strategies and on financial advice received to perform a cross-sectional analysis, conditional on other respondent attributes. Multiple waves of data drawn from various surveys will be utilized to analyze how retirement planning strategies, decisions, and outcomes evolve over time. Prior to administering the surveys, the data collection instruments will be pretested via cognitive interviews, pilot surveys, and debriefing of respondents to the pilot surveys. I. Focus of Comments The Department is particularly interested in comments that:Evaluate whether the collections of information are 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 collections 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 submissions of responses. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the ICRs for OMB approval of the extension of the information collection; they will also become a matter of public record. Joseph S. Piacentini, Director, Office of Policy and Research, Employee Benefits Security Administration. [FR Doc. 2016-04315 Filed 2-26-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-29-P
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or their representatives, who are parties briefs must conform with the provisions By order of the Commission.
to the reviews. of section 207.65 of the Commission’s Issued: February 24, 2016.
For further information concerning rules; the deadline for filing is June 28, Lisa R. Barton,
the conduct of these reviews and rules 2016. Parties may also file written Secretary to the Commission.
of general application, consult the testimony in connection with their [FR Doc. 2016–04319 Filed 2–26–16; 8:45 am]
Commission’s Rules of Practice and presentation at the hearing, as provided
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Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B in section 207.24 of the Commission’s
(19 CFR part 201), and part 207, rules, and posthearing briefs, which
subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part must conform with the provisions of
207). section 207.67 of the Commission’s DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Limited disclosure of business rules. The deadline for filing Employee Benefits Security
proprietary information (BPI) under an posthearing briefs is July 21, 2016. In
administrative protective order (APO) Administration
addition, any person who has not
and BPI service list.—Pursuant to entered an appearance as a party to the Proposed Information Collection
section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s reviews may submit a written statement Request Submitted for Public
rules, the Secretary will make BPI of information pertinent to the subject of Comment; on the Road to Retirement
gathered in these reviews available to the reviews on or before July 21, 2016. Surveys
authorized applicants under the APO On August 12, 2016, the Commission
issued in the reviews, provided that the will make available to parties all AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security
application is made by 45 days after information on which they have not had Administration, Department of Labor.
publication of this notice. Authorized an opportunity to comment. Parties may ACTION: Notice.
applicants must represent interested submit final comments on this
parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), information on or before August 16, SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the
who are parties to the reviews. A party 2016, but such final comments must not Department), in accordance with the
granted access to BPI following contain new factual information and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA
publication of the Commission’s notice must otherwise comply with section 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides
of institution of the reviews need not 207.68 of the Commission’s rules. All the general public and Federal agencies
reapply for such access. A separate written submissions must conform with with an opportunity to comment on
service list will be maintained by the the provisions of section 201.8 of the proposed and continuing collections of
Secretary for those parties authorized to Commission’s rules; any submissions information. This helps the Department
receive BPI under the APO. that contain BPI must also conform with assess the impact of its information
Staff report.—The prehearing staff the requirements of sections 201.6, collection requirements and minimize
report in the reviews will be placed in 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s the public’s reporting burden. It also
the nonpublic record on June 16, 2016, rules. The Commission’s Handbook on helps the public understand the
and a public version will be issued E-Filing, available on the Commission’s Department’s information collection
thereafter, pursuant to section 207.64 of Web site at http://edis.usitc.gov, requirements and provide the requested
the Commission’s rules. elaborates upon the Commission’s rules data in the desired format. The
Hearing.—The Commission will hold with respect to electronic filing. Employee Benefits Security
a hearing in connection with the Additional written submissions to the Administration (EBSA) is soliciting
reviews beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Commission, including requests comments on the proposed information
Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at the U.S. pursuant to section 201.12 of the collection request (ICR) described
International Trade Commission Commission’s rules, shall not be below. A copy of the ICRs may be
Building. Requests to appear at the accepted unless good cause is shown for obtained by contacting the office listed
hearing should be filed in writing with accepting such submissions, or unless in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
the Secretary to the Commission on or the submission is pursuant to a specific ICRs also are available at reginfo.gov
before July 5, 2016. A nonparty who has request by a Commissioner or (http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
testimony that may aid the Commission staff. PRAMain).
Commission’s deliberations may request In accordance with sections 201.16(c)
permission to present a short statement DATES: Written comments must be
and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, submitted to the office shown in the
at the hearing. All parties and each document filed by a party to the ADDRESSES section on or before April
nonparties desiring to appear at the reviews must be served on all other
hearing and make oral presentations 29, 2016.
parties to the reviews (as identified by
should participate in a prehearing ADDRESSES: G. Christopher Cosby,
either the public or BPI service list), and
conference to be held on July 6, 2016, a certificate of service must be timely Department of Labor, Employee Benefits
at the U.S. International Trade filed. The Secretary will not accept a Security Administration, 200
Commission Building, if deemed document for filing without a certificate Constitution Avenue NW., N–5718,
necessary. Oral testimony and written of service. Washington, DC 20210, (202) 693–8410,
materials to be submitted at the public The Commission has determined that FAX (202) 219–4745 (these are not toll-
hearing are governed by sections these reviews are extraordinarily free numbers).
201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), 207.24, and complicated and therefore has SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
207.66 of the Commission’s rules. notice requests public comment on the
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determined to exercise its authority to
Parties must submit any request to extend the review period by up to 90 Department’s proposed collection of
present a portion of their hearing days pursuant to 19 U.S.C. information regarding a household
testimony in camera no later than 7 1675(c)(5)(B)). survey that will investigate retirement
business days prior to the date of the planning and decision-making. A
Authority: These reviews are being
hearing. conducted under authority of title VII of the summary of the ICR and the current
Written submissions.—Each party to Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published burden estimates follows:
the reviews may submit a prehearing pursuant to section 207.62 of the Agency: Employee Benefits Security
brief to the Commission. Prehearing Commission’s rules. Administration, Department of Labor.
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Title: On the Road to Retirement information, including the validity of 401, 101 Independence Avenue SE.,
Surveys. the methodology and assumptions used; Washington, DC 20559–6000.
Type of Review: New collection of • Enhance the quality, utility, and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
information. clarity of the information to be
OMB Number: 1210–NEW. LaKeshia Keys, Program Specialist, by
collected; and
Respondents: (Annual) 4,963. • Minimize the burden of the telephone at (202) 707–7658 or email at
Year when Pretesting and Pre-survey collection of information on those who crb@loc.gov.
occur: 10,390. are to respond, including through the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year
Year 1 of Survey: 4,500. use of appropriate automated, cable systems must submit royalty
Year 2 of Survey: 4,075. electronic, mechanical, or other payments to the Register of Copyrights
Number of Annual Responses: 19,607. technological collection techniques or as required by the statutory license set
Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,319 other forms of information technology, forth in section 111 of the Copyright Act
hours. e.g., by permitting electronic
Total Annualized Capital/Startup for the retransmission to cable
submissions of responses. subscribers of over-the-air television
Costs: $0. Comments submitted in response to
Total Annual Costs: $0. and radio broadcast signals. See 17
Description: The Department is this notice will be summarized and/or U.S.C. 111(d). The Copyright Royalty
planning to undertake a long-term included in the ICRs for OMB approval Judges (Judges) oversee distribution of
research study to develop a panel that of the extension of the information royalties to copyright owners whose
will track U. S. households over several collection; they will also become a works were included in a qualifying
years in order to collect data and answer matter of public record. transmission and who timely filed a
important research questions on how Joseph S. Piacentini, claim for royalties. Allocation of the
retirement planning strategies and Director, Office of Policy and Research, royalties collected occurs in one of two
decisions evolve over time. Relatively Employee Benefits Security Administration. ways.
little is known about how people make [FR Doc. 2016–04315 Filed 2–26–16; 8:45 am] In the first instance, the Judges may
planning and financial decisions before BILLING CODE 4510–29–P authorize distribution in accordance
and during retirement. A major hurdle with a negotiated settlement among all
to retirement research is the lack of data claiming parties. 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(4)(A).
on how people make these decisions LIBRARY OF CONGRESS If all claimants do not reach agreement
related to retirement. Gaining insight with respect to the royalties, the Judges
into Americans’ decision-making Copyright Royalty Board must conduct a proceeding to determine
processes and experiences will provide the distribution of any royalties that
policy-makers and the research [Docket No. 16–CRB–0009–CD (2014)]
remain in controversy. 17 U.S.C.
community with valuable information Distribution of 2014 Cable Royalty 111(d)(4)(B). Alternatively, the Judges
that can be used to guide future policy Funds may, on motion of claimants and on
and research. notice to all interested parties, authorize
This investigation will explore a set of AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, a partial distribution of royalties,
research questions on retirement Library of Congress. reserving on deposit sufficient funds to
savings, investment, and drawdown ACTION: Notice requesting comments. resolve identified disputes. 17 U.S.C.
behavior by conducting a study that 111(d)(4)(C), 801(b)(3)(C).
tracks retirees and future retirees over SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges
solicit comments on a motion of Phase On February 5, 2016, representatives
an extended period. Household reports
of such items as retirement account I claimants for partial distribution of of the Phase I claimant categories (the
contributions and investment 2014 cable royalty funds. ‘‘Phase I Claimants’’) 1 filed with the
allocations will be combined with DATES: Comments are due on or before Judges a motion requesting a partial
survey responses on planning methods March 30, 2016. distribution amounting to 60% of the
and strategies and on financial advice 2014 cable royalty funds pursuant to
ADDRESSES: Interested claimants must
received to perform a cross-sectional submit comments to only one of the section 801(b)(3)(C) of the Copyright
analysis, conditional on other following addresses. Unless responding Act. 17 U.S.C. 801(b)(3)(C). That section
respondent attributes. Multiple waves of by email or online, claimants must requires that, before ruling on the
data drawn from various surveys will be submit an original, five paper copies, motion, the Judges publish a notice in
utilized to analyze how retirement and an electronic version on a CD. the Federal Register seeking responses
planning strategies, decisions, and Email: crb@loc.gov; or to the motion for partial distribution to
outcomes evolve over time. U.S. mail: Copyright Royalty Board, ascertain whether any claimant entitled
Prior to administering the surveys, the P.O. Box 70977, Washington, DC 20024– to receive the subject royalties has a
data collection instruments will be 0977; or
pretested via cognitive interviews, pilot Overnight service (only USPS Express 1 The self-identified ‘‘Phase I Claimants’’ are
Mail is acceptable): Copyright Royalty Program Suppliers; Joint Sports Claimants; Public
surveys, and debriefing of respondents Television Claimants; National Association of
to the pilot surveys. Board, P.O. Box 70977, Washington, DC Broadcasters; American Society of Composers,
20024–0977; or Authors and Publishers; Broadcast Music, Inc.;
I. Focus of Comments Commercial courier: Address package SESAC, Inc.; Canadian Claimants Group; National
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The Department is particularly to: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Public Radio; and Devotional Claimants. In what
Congress, James Madison Memorial has been known as Phase I of a cable royalty
interested in comments that: distribution proceeding, the Judges allocate
• Evaluate whether the collections of Building, LM–403, 101 Independence royalties among certain categories of claimants
information are necessary for the proper Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20559– whose broadcast programming has been
performance of the functions of the 6000. Deliver to: Congressional Courier retransmitted by cable systems. The ‘‘Phase I
agency, including whether the Acceptance Site, 2nd Street NE., and D Claimants’’ who are the moving parties in this
requested partial distribution represent traditional
information will have practical utility; Street NE., Washington, DC; or claimant categories. The Judges have not and do not
• Evaluate the accuracy of the Hand delivery: Library of Congress, by this notice determine the universe of claimant
agency’s estimate of the collections of James Madison Memorial Building, LM– categories for 2014 cable retransmission royalties.
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