Notice of Publication of 2011 Update to The Department of Labor's List of Goods From Countries Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor, 61115 [2011-24625]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 191 / Monday, October 3, 2011 / Notices —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. srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Overview of This Information Collection (1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously approved collection, with change; comments requested. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: COPS Application Package. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: None. U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Law enforcement agencies and other public and private entities that apply for COPS Office grants or cooperative agreements will be asked complete the COPS Application Package. The COPS Application Package includes all of the necessary forms and instructions that an applicant needs to review and complete to apply for COPS grant funding. The package is used as a standard template for all COPS programs. (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: It is estimated that 4,200 respondents annually will complete the form within 9.4 hours. (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: There are an estimated 39 total annual burden hours associated with this collection. If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street, NE., Room 2E– 508, Washington, DC 20530. Jerri Murray, Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2011–25337 Filed 9–30–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–AT–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:42 Sep 30, 2011 Jkt 223001 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Bureau of International Labor Affairs Notice of Publication of 2011 Update to The Department of Labor’s List of Goods From Countries Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor. ACTION: Announcement of public availability of updated list of goods. AGENCY: This notice announces the publication of an updated list of goods—along with countries of origin— that the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) has reason to believe are produced by child labor or forced labor in violation of international standards. ILAB is required to develop and make available to the public the List pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor at (202) 693–4843 (this is not a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of International Labor Affairs announces the publication of a second update to the List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor (List), pursuant to the TVPRA of 2005. The TVPRA mandated that ILAB develop and publish a list of goods from countries that ILAB ‘‘has reason to believe are produced with child labor or forced labor in violation of international standards.’’ ILAB published the initial List on September 10, 2009, and published its first update on December 15, 2010. This update adds 2 new goods and 1 new country to the List and adds additional products from countries already on the list. With this update, the List has a total of 130 goods from 71 countries. The primary purposes of the List are to raise public awareness about the incidence of child labor and forced labor in the production of goods in the countries listed and to promote efforts to eliminate such practices. A full report, including the updated List and a discussion of the List’s context, scope, methodology, and limitations, as well as Frequently Asked Questions and a bibliography of sources, are available on the DOL Web site at: https:// www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/ocft/ tvpra.htm. ILAB’s Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT) SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 61115 carries out the mandates of section 105(b)(1) of the TVPRA, Public Law 109–164. For complete information on OCFT’s TVPRA activities, please visit the Web site listed above. Previous Federal Register notices issued on this subject include: Notice of Proposed Procedural Guidelines for the Development and Maintenance of the List of Goods From Countries Pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (72 Fed. Reg. 55808, Oct. 1, 2007); Notice of Procedural Guidelines for the Development and Maintenance of the List of Goods From Countries Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor; Request for Information (72 FR 73374, Dec. 27, 2007); Notice of Public Hearing To Collect Information To Assist in the Development of the List of Goods From Countries Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor (73 FR 21985, Apr. 23, 2008); and Notice of Publication of The Department of Labor’s List of Goods From Countries Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor (74 FR 46620, Sept. 10, 2009). Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of September, 2011. Carol Pier, Associate Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs. [FR Doc. 2011–24625 Filed 9–30–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–28–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers (MSFWs) Monitoring Report and OneStop Career Center Complaint/Referral Record: Comments Employment and Training Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 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 (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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\03OCN1.SGM 03OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 191 (Monday, October 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24625]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Bureau of International Labor Affairs


Notice of Publication of 2011 Update to The Department of Labor's 
List of Goods From Countries Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor

AGENCY: Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Announcement of public availability of updated list of goods.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the publication of an updated list of 
goods--along with countries of origin--that the Bureau of International 
Labor Affairs (ILAB) has reason to believe are produced by child labor 
or forced labor in violation of international standards. ILAB is 
required to develop and make available to the public the List pursuant 
to the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 
2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, Office of Child Labor, 
Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking, Bureau of International Labor 
Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor at (202) 693-4843 (this is not a 
toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of International Labor Affairs 
announces the publication of a second update to the List of Goods 
Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor (List), pursuant to the TVPRA 
of 2005. The TVPRA mandated that ILAB develop and publish a list of 
goods from countries that ILAB ``has reason to believe are produced 
with child labor or forced labor in violation of international 
standards.'' ILAB published the initial List on September 10, 2009, and 
published its first update on December 15, 2010. This update adds 2 new 
goods and 1 new country to the List and adds additional products from 
countries already on the list. With this update, the List has a total 
of 130 goods from 71 countries.
    The primary purposes of the List are to raise public awareness 
about the incidence of child labor and forced labor in the production 
of goods in the countries listed and to promote efforts to eliminate 
such practices. A full report, including the updated List and a 
discussion of the List's context, scope, methodology, and limitations, 
as well as Frequently Asked Questions and a bibliography of sources, 
are available on the DOL Web site at: https://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/ocft/tvpra.htm.
    ILAB's Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking 
(OCFT) carries out the mandates of section 105(b)(1) of the TVPRA, 
Public Law 109-164. For complete information on OCFT's TVPRA 
activities, please visit the Web site listed above.
    Previous Federal Register notices issued on this subject include: 
Notice of Proposed Procedural Guidelines for the Development and 
Maintenance of the List of Goods From Countries Pursuant to the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (72 Fed. 
Reg. 55808, Oct. 1, 2007); Notice of Procedural Guidelines for the 
Development and Maintenance of the List of Goods From Countries 
Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor; Request for Information (72 FR 
73374, Dec. 27, 2007); Notice of Public Hearing To Collect Information 
To Assist in the Development of the List of Goods From Countries 
Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor (73 FR 21985, Apr. 23, 2008); 
and Notice of Publication of The Department of Labor's List of Goods 
From Countries Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor (74 FR 46620, 
Sept. 10, 2009).

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of September, 2011.
Carol Pier,
Associate Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-24625 Filed 9-30-11; 8:45 am]
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