North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation Notice of Determination Regarding Review of Submission #2011-02, 4366-4367 [2012-1765]
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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.
Title of Collection: Vehicle-Mounted
Elevating and Rotating Work Platforms
Standard.
OMB Control Number: 1218–0230.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 1,000.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 1,014.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 21.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Dated: January 12, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Current
Population Survey Disability
Supplement
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) proposal titled,
‘‘Current Population Survey Disability
Supplement,’’ to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval for use in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.).
DATES: Submit comments on or before
February 27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov
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Web site, https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain, on the day
following publication of this notice or
by contacting Michel Smyth by
telephone at (202) 693–4129 (this is not
a toll-free number) or sending an email
to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
Officer for the Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Office
of Management and Budget, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503,
Telephone: (202) 395–6929/Fax: (202)
395–6881 (these are not toll-free
numbers), email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at
(202) 693–4129 (this is not a toll-free
number) or by email at
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Current Population Survey (CPS)
Disability Supplement will provide
information on labor force participation
rates for people with disabilities; the use
of and satisfaction with programs that
prepare people with disabilities for
employment; the work history, barriers
to employment, and workplace
accommodations reported by persons
with a disability; and the effect of
financial assistance programs on the
likelihood of working. Because the
Disability Supplement is part of the
CPS, the same detailed demographic
information collected in the CPS will be
available about respondents to the
supplement.
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless it is
approved by the OMB under the PRA
and displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information if the
collection of information does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For
additional information, see the related
notice published in the Federal Register
on October 19, 2011 (76 FR 64975).
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section within 30 days of publication of
this notice in the Federal Register. In
order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should
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mention OMB ICR Reference Number
201110–1220–003. The OMB is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• 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: Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS).
Title of Collection: Current Population
Survey Disability Supplement.
OMB Control Number: 201110–1220–
003.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 63,000.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 106,000.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 8,833.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Dated: January 23, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
North American Agreement on Labor
Cooperation Notice of Determination
Regarding Review of Submission
#2011–02
Bureau of International Labor
Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Office of Trade and Labor
Affairs (OTLA) gives notice that on
January 13, 2012, Submission #2011–02
was accepted for review pursuant to
Article 16.3 of the North American
Agreement on Labor Cooperation
(NAALC).
SUMMARY:
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The Sindicato Mexicano de
Electricistas (SME), a Mexican union,
filed the submission with OTLA on
November 14, 2011. The SME also filed
the submission on behalf of 93 other
organizations. The submitters allege that
the Government of Mexico (GOM) failed
to fulfill its obligations under Articles 2
through 6 of the NAALC. The
submission alleges that these violations
of the NAALC stem from a number of
actions or failures to take action on the
part of the GOM starting with the
issuance of a Presidential decree on
October 10, 2009 dissolving the stateowned electrical power company,
Central Light and Power (Luz y Fuerza
del Centro), thereby in effect
terminating the employment of over
44,000 SME members. According to the
submission, the GOM’s subsequent
actions or lack thereof denied these
workers their rights under Mexican law
related to freedom of association, the
right to organize, the right to bargain
collectively, and the prevention of
occupational injuries and illnesses. If
substantiated, such statements in the
submission could constitute a failure on
the part of Mexico to comply with its
obligations under the NAALC.
The objective of the review of the
submission will be to gather information
so that OTLA can better understand the
allegations therein and publicly report
on the U.S. Government’s views
regarding whether the GOM’s actions
were consistent with its obligations
under the NAALC.
DATES: Effective Date: January 13, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregory Schoepfle, Director, OTLA, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room S–5303,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone:
(202) 693–4900. (This is not a toll-free
number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article
16.3 of the NAALC requires each Party’s
National Administrative Office (NAO) to
provide for the submission, receipt and
review of public communications of
labor law matters arising in the territory
of another Party. In the United States,
the NAO was re-designated as OTLA in
a Federal Register notice issued on
December 21, 2006 (71 FR 76691
(2006)). The same Federal Register
notice informed the public of the
Procedural Guidelines that OTLA would
follow for the receipt and review of
public submissions. These Procedural
Guidelines are available at https://
www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/otla/
proceduralguidelines.htm. According to
the definitions contained in the
Procedural Guidelines (Section B) a
‘‘submission’’ is ‘‘a communication from
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the public containing specific
allegations, accompanied by relevant
supporting information, that another
Party has failed to meet its
commitments or obligations arising
under a labor chapter or Part Two of the
NAALC.’’
The Procedural Guidelines specify
that OTLA shall consider six factors, to
the extent that they are relevant, in
determining whether to accept a
submission for review:
1. Whether the submission raises
issues relevant to any matter arising
under a labor chapter or the NAALC;
2. Whether a review would further the
objectives of a labor chapter or the
NAALC;
3. Whether the submission clearly
identifies the person filing the
submission, is signed and dated, and is
sufficiently specific to determine the
nature of the request and permit an
appropriate review;
4. Whether the statements contained
in the submission, if substantiated,
would constitute a failure of the other
Party to comply with its obligations or
commitments under a labor chapter or
the NAALC;
5. Whether the statements contained
in the submission or available
information demonstrate that
appropriate relief has been sought under
the domestic laws of the other Party, or
that the matter or a related matter is
pending before an international body;
and
6. Whether the submission is
substantially similar to a recent
submission and significant, new
information has been furnished that
would substantially differentiate the
submission from the one previously
filed.
U.S. Submission #2011–2 alleges that
the GOM, through a Presidential Decree
dated October 10, 2009, terminated
44,000 workers of Luz y Fuerza del
Centro without the legally required
notice; failed to transfer the employer’s
obligations to the new employer as a
substitute employer; failed to give fired
union workers preference in the hiring
process; failed to guarantee the right to
freedom of association; failed to
negotiate economic bargaining issues
with the union; failed to effectively
enforce its labor inspection laws
regarding occupational safety and health
(OSH) regulations; and failed to provide
an effective judicial process for the
terminated workers. In particular, the
SME alleges that the Mexican
government violated Articles 41, 47, 53,
154, 357, 358, 386, 387, 433, 434, 435,
438, 541, 542, and 900 through 919 of
the Mexican Federal Labor Law, and
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Articles 9, 14, and 17 of the Mexican
Constitution. U.S. Submission #2011–02
alleges that Mexico has failed to
effectively enforce its labor law under
NAALC Articles 2 through 6, and relates
to labor law enforcement matters in
Mexico.
In determining whether to accept the
submission, OTLA considered the
relevant factors in light of the
statements in the submission and
additional supplementary information
provided by the submitters. The
submission clearly identifies the
submitters, is signed and dated, and is
sufficiently specific to determine the
nature of the request and permit an
appropriate review. It also raises issues
relevant to labor law matters arising
under the NAALC and a review would
appear to further the objectives of the
NAALC. In addition, it appears that
statements contained in the submission
could, if substantiated, constitute a
failure of the GOM to comply with its
NAALC obligations. The submission
described the extensive efforts of the
SME to seek appropriate relief under
domestic laws and procedures.
Accordingly, the OTLA has accepted the
submission for review.
OTLA’s decision to accept the
submission for review is not intended to
indicate any determination as to the
validity or accuracy of the allegations
contained in the submission. The
objective of the review of the
submission will be to gather information
so that OTLA can better understand the
allegations therein and publicly report
on the issues raised by the submission.
OTLA will complete the review and
issue a public report within 180 days,
unless circumstances, as determined by
OTLA, require an extension of time, as
set out in the Procedural Guidelines.
The public report will include a
summary of the review process, as well
as any findings and recommendations.
Signed at Washington, DC, on January 13,
2012.
Sandra Polaski,
Deputy Undersecretary for International
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation Notice of
Determination Regarding Review of Submission 2011-02
AGENCY: Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Trade and Labor Affairs (OTLA) gives notice that
on January 13, 2012, Submission 2011-02 was accepted for
review pursuant to Article 16.3 of the North American Agreement on
Labor Cooperation (NAALC).
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The Sindicato Mexicano de Electricistas (SME), a Mexican union,
filed the submission with OTLA on November 14, 2011. The SME also filed
the submission on behalf of 93 other organizations. The submitters
allege that the Government of Mexico (GOM) failed to fulfill its
obligations under Articles 2 through 6 of the NAALC. The submission
alleges that these violations of the NAALC stem from a number of
actions or failures to take action on the part of the GOM starting with
the issuance of a Presidential decree on October 10, 2009 dissolving
the state-owned electrical power company, Central Light and Power (Luz
y Fuerza del Centro), thereby in effect terminating the employment of
over 44,000 SME members. According to the submission, the GOM's
subsequent actions or lack thereof denied these workers their rights
under Mexican law related to freedom of association, the right to
organize, the right to bargain collectively, and the prevention of
occupational injuries and illnesses. If substantiated, such statements
in the submission could constitute a failure on the part of Mexico to
comply with its obligations under the NAALC.
The objective of the review of the submission will be to gather
information so that OTLA can better understand the allegations therein
and publicly report on the U.S. Government's views regarding whether
the GOM's actions were consistent with its obligations under the NAALC.
DATES: Effective Date: January 13, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Schoepfle, Director, OTLA,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room S-5303,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-4900. (This is not a toll-
free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 16.3 of the NAALC requires each
Party's National Administrative Office (NAO) to provide for the
submission, receipt and review of public communications of labor law
matters arising in the territory of another Party. In the United
States, the NAO was re-designated as OTLA in a Federal Register notice
issued on December 21, 2006 (71 FR 76691 (2006)). The same Federal
Register notice informed the public of the Procedural Guidelines that
OTLA would follow for the receipt and review of public submissions.
These Procedural Guidelines are available at https://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/otla/proceduralguidelines.htm. According to the definitions
contained in the Procedural Guidelines (Section B) a ``submission'' is
``a communication from the public containing specific allegations,
accompanied by relevant supporting information, that another Party has
failed to meet its commitments or obligations arising under a labor
chapter or Part Two of the NAALC.''
The Procedural Guidelines specify that OTLA shall consider six
factors, to the extent that they are relevant, in determining whether
to accept a submission for review:
1. Whether the submission raises issues relevant to any matter
arising under a labor chapter or the NAALC;
2. Whether a review would further the objectives of a labor chapter
or the NAALC;
3. Whether the submission clearly identifies the person filing the
submission, is signed and dated, and is sufficiently specific to
determine the nature of the request and permit an appropriate review;
4. Whether the statements contained in the submission, if
substantiated, would constitute a failure of the other Party to comply
with its obligations or commitments under a labor chapter or the NAALC;
5. Whether the statements contained in the submission or available
information demonstrate that appropriate relief has been sought under
the domestic laws of the other Party, or that the matter or a related
matter is pending before an international body; and
6. Whether the submission is substantially similar to a recent
submission and significant, new information has been furnished that
would substantially differentiate the submission from the one
previously filed.
U.S. Submission 2011-2 alleges that the GOM, through a
Presidential Decree dated October 10, 2009, terminated 44,000 workers
of Luz y Fuerza del Centro without the legally required notice; failed
to transfer the employer's obligations to the new employer as a
substitute employer; failed to give fired union workers preference in
the hiring process; failed to guarantee the right to freedom of
association; failed to negotiate economic bargaining issues with the
union; failed to effectively enforce its labor inspection laws
regarding occupational safety and health (OSH) regulations; and failed
to provide an effective judicial process for the terminated workers. In
particular, the SME alleges that the Mexican government violated
Articles 41, 47, 53, 154, 357, 358, 386, 387, 433, 434, 435, 438, 541,
542, and 900 through 919 of the Mexican Federal Labor Law, and Articles
9, 14, and 17 of the Mexican Constitution. U.S. Submission
2011-02 alleges that Mexico has failed to effectively enforce
its labor law under NAALC Articles 2 through 6, and relates to labor
law enforcement matters in Mexico.
In determining whether to accept the submission, OTLA considered
the relevant factors in light of the statements in the submission and
additional supplementary information provided by the submitters. The
submission clearly identifies the submitters, is signed and dated, and
is sufficiently specific to determine the nature of the request and
permit an appropriate review. It also raises issues relevant to labor
law matters arising under the NAALC and a review would appear to
further the objectives of the NAALC. In addition, it appears that
statements contained in the submission could, if substantiated,
constitute a failure of the GOM to comply with its NAALC obligations.
The submission described the extensive efforts of the SME to seek
appropriate relief under domestic laws and procedures. Accordingly, the
OTLA has accepted the submission for review.
OTLA's decision to accept the submission for review is not intended
to indicate any determination as to the validity or accuracy of the
allegations contained in the submission. The objective of the review of
the submission will be to gather information so that OTLA can better
understand the allegations therein and publicly report on the issues
raised by the submission. OTLA will complete the review and issue a
public report within 180 days, unless circumstances, as determined by
OTLA, require an extension of time, as set out in the Procedural
Guidelines. The public report will include a summary of the review
process, as well as any findings and recommendations.
Signed at Washington, DC, on January 13, 2012.
Sandra Polaski,
Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs.
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