Office of the Secretary October 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) will award up to $9.5 million through a cooperative agreement(s) to one or more qualifying organizations to combat exploitative child labor, particularly the worst forms of child labor, in Egypt. Projects funded under SGA 10-09 must combat child labor by seeking to achieve the following five goals: 1. Reducing exploitative child labor, especially the worst forms through the provision of direct educational services and by addressing root causes of child labor, including innovative strategies to promote sustainable livelihoods of target households; 2. Strengthening policies on child labor, education, and sustainable livelihoods, and the capacity of national institutions to combat child labor, address its root causes, and promote formal, nonformal and vocational education opportunities to provide children with alternatives to child labor; 3. Raising awareness of exploitative child labor and its root causes, and the importance of education for all children and mobilizing a wide array of actors to improve and expand education infrastructures; 4. Supporting research, evaluation, and the collection of reliable data on child labor, its root causes, and effective strategies, including educational and vocational alternatives, microfinance and other income generating activities to improve household income; and 5. Ensuring the long-term sustainability of these efforts. Application and Submission Information: The full-text version of SGA 10-09 is available on https://www.grants.gov and USDOL/ILAB's Web site at https://www.dol.gov/ILAB/grants/main.htm. Applications in response to this solicitation may be submitted in hard copy to USDOL or electronically via https://www.grants.gov. Applications submitted by other means, including e-mail, telegram, or facsimile (FAX) will not be accepted. Key Dates: The deadline for submission of applications is 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on November 22, 2010. Applicants are advised to submit their applications in advance of the deadline. All technical questions regarding SGA 10-09 must be sent to USDOL by October 15, 2010 in order to receive a response. USDOL will make all cooperative agreement awards on or before December 31, 2010. Agency Contacts: All technical questions regarding SGA 10-09 should be sent to Georgiette Nkpa, U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Procurement Services, via e-mail (e-mail address: nkpa.georgiette@dol.gov) no later than October 15, 2010; telephone: (202-693-4570)please note that this is not a toll-free-number).

The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is proposing to add a system of records notice to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

The Secretary of Homeland Security determined on September 23, 2008 that there is a significant potential for a domestic emergency involving a heightened risk of attack with a specified biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear agent or agentsin this case, Bacillus anthracis. On the basis of this determination, the Secretary of Health and Human Services is renewing the October 1, 2008 declaration by former Secretary Michael O. Leavitt of an emergency justifying the authorization of emergency use of doxycycline hyclate tablets accompanied by emergency use information subject to the terms of any authorization issued by the Food and Drug Commissioner under 21 U.S.C. 360bbb-3(a). This notice is being issued in accordance with section 564(b)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 360bbb-3(b)(4).

The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of the proposed information collection request (ICR) sponsored by the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs titled, ``Contractor Survey under Federal Employees' Compensation Act,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in its role as the Chair of the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs, is announcing a meeting to solicit input from the public that will inform the development of a strategic plan for federal youth policy.