What scheduling technique may be used to shorten the schedule duration but may incur additional expenditures?

According to PMBOK, schedule compression shortens the project schedule without changing the project scope, to meet schedule constraints, imposed dates, or other schedule objectives.

Whether the project is late or the project manager has been asked to shorten the duration, these techniques can be used to compress a schedule:

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arrangement established or maintained assemble, either because they are

104-4), as well as Executive Order under or pursuant to one or more

maintained in the ordinary course of 12875, this proposed rule does not agreements which the Secretary of Labor business, or they have been assembled include any federal mandate that may (the Secretary) finds to be a collective at least in part in response to the result in expenditures by state, local, or bargaining agreement. This proposed assertion of jurisdiction by the state. tribal governments, or the private sector, regulation sets forth administrative The majority of the time is expected to which may impose an annual burden of procedures pursuant to which an entity be associated with drafting documents $100 million. may, under limited circumstances, seek describing the facts related to whether a an individual determination from the plan is established or maintained under

Executive Order 13132 Secretary as to whether it is a plan or pursuant to a collective bargaining When an agency promulgates a established or maintained under or agreement. The total estimated cost for regulation that has federalism pursuant to one or more collective an attorney's time is $2,300 per petition implications, Executive Order 13132 (64 bargaining agreements. filed. Additional costs are estimated at

FR 43255, August 10, 1999) requires As stated in the Regulatory Flexibility $10.00 per petition for materials and that the Agency provide a federalism Act analysis, the Department estimates mailing costs. Additional actions

summary impact statement. Pursuant to that 45 entities would be the maximum following the establishment of a

section 6(c) of the Order, such a number of petitioners for an ALJ proceeding by the ALJ are excepted

statement must include a description of hearing. Those entities seeking a finding from PRA under the provisions of 5

the extent of the agency's consultation under section 3(40) must file a written CFR1320.4(a)(2).

with State and local officials, a petition by delivering or mailing to the Type of Review: New.

summary of the nature of their concerns ALJ a petition which shall: (1) Provide Agency: Pension and Welfare Benefits

and the agency's position supporting the the name and address of the entity for Administration.

need to issue the regulation, and a which the petition is filed; (2) provide Title: Petition for Finding under

statement of the extent to which the the names and addresses of the plan Section 3(40) of ERISA.

concerns of the State have been met. administrator and plan sponsor(s) of the

OMB Number: 1210-NEW. plan or other arrangement for which the

Affected Public: Business or other for- This proposed regulation has finding is sought; (3) identify the state profit; not-for-profit institutions; state Federalism implications because it sets

forth standards and procedures for an or states whose law or jurisdiction the

government. petitioner claims has been asserted over

Respondents: 45.

ALJ hearing for determining whether the plan or other arrangement at issue,

Responses: 45.

certain entities may be regulated under and provide the addresses and names of

Average Time per Response: 32 hours. certain state laws or whether such state

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1. responsible officials; (4) include

laws are preempted with respect to such

Estimated Total Burden Cost affidavits or other written evidence

entities. The state laws at issue are those (Operating and Maintenance): $104,100. that regulate the business of insurance. showing that-(i) state jurisdiction has

Comments submitted in response to been asserted over or legal process

A representative from the National this comment request will be commenced against the plan or other

Association of Insurance Commissioners summarized and/or included in the

(NAIC), which represents the interest of arrangement pursuant to state law; (ii)

request for Office of Management and the plan is an employee welfare benefit

state governments in the regulation of Budget approval of the information plan as defined at section 3 (1) of ERISA

insurance, participated in this collection request; they will also and is covered by ERISA pursuant to

rulemaking from the inception of the become a matter of public record. section 4 of the Act; (iii) the plan is

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. established or maintained for the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement In the course of this rulemaking, the purpose of offering or providing benefits Fairness Act

NAIC raised a concern that the proposed described in section 3(1) of ERISA to The rule being issued here is subject

process by which the Department issues employees of two or more employers to the provisions of the Small Business

ALJ determinations regarding the (including one or more self-employed Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of

collectively bargained status of entities, individuals) or their beneficiaries; (iv) 1996 (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) and, if

move forward as quickly as possible and the plan satisfies the criteria in 29 CFR finalized, will be transmitted to

not result in a stay of state enforcement 2510.3–40(b); and (v) service has been Congress and the Comptroller General

proceedings against MEWAs. The made as provide in subsection 2570.95; for review. The rule is not a “major

regulation specifically states that the (5) The affidavits shall set forth such rule” as that term is defined in 5 U.S.C. proceedings shall be conducted as facts as would be admissible in 804, because it is not likely to result in

expeditiously as possible, the parties evidence in a proceeding under part 18 (1) an annual effect on the economy of

shall make every effort to avoid delay at of Title 1 and shall show affirmatively $100 million or more; (2) a major

each stage of the proceeding, and the that the affiant is competent to testify to increase in costs or prices for

companion regulation that establishes the matters stated therein. The affidavit

consumers, individual industries, or criteria provides that proceedings under or other written evidence must set forth federal, state, or local government

this regulation are not intended to specific facts showing the factors agencies, or geographic regions; or (3)

change existing law regarding stay and required under subparagraph (b)(4). significant adverse effects on

abstention. The Department believes that competition, employment, investment,

Statutory Authority preparing and filing the petition will

productivity, innovation, or on the require 32 hours of an attorney's time, ability of United States-based

These regulations are proposed at $72 per hour, and that entities will

enterprises to compete with foreign- pursuant to section 3(40) of ERISA (Pub. purchase services to complete the based enterprises in domestic or export

L. 97–473, 96 Stat. 2611, 2612, 29 U.S.C. petition rather than do this work markets.

1002(40)) and section 505 (Pub. L. 93– themselves. Most of the factual

406, 88 Stat. 892, 894, 29 U.S.C. 1135) information will be readily available in Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

of ERISA and under Secretary of Labor's the office of any business or plan and For purposes of the Unfunded

Order No. 1-87,52 FR 13139, April 21, will not require a great deal of time to Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 1987.