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NASA, it shall be forwarded to the
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Property.
(b) Disposition and notification. The
General Counsel, or designee, shall
investigate and administratively settle,
deny, or otherwise dispose of each
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Federal Claims based on the same facts
or transactions as the administrative
claim, the administrative claim shall
thereupon be automatically dismissed,
with no further action being required of
NASA.
Charles F. Bolden, Jr.,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Wage and Hour Division
29 CFR Part 552
RIN 1235–AA05
Application of the Fair Labor
Standards Act to Domestic Service
AGENCY:
Wage and Hour Division,
Labor.
ACTION:
Extension of comment period.
This document extends the
period for filing written comments until
March 21, 2012 on the proposed
revisions to the Application of the Fair
Labor Standards Act to Domestic
Service. On February 24, 2012, the
Department published a document
extending the comment period for the
proposed revisions published on
December 27, 2011 by an additional 14
days. This document further extends the
comment period to March 21, 2012. The
Department of Labor (Department) is
taking this action in order to provide
interested parties additional time to
submit comments.
DATES: The agency must receive
comments on or before March 21, 2012.
The period for public comments, which
was to close on March 12, 2012, will be
extended to March 21, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by RIN 1235–AA05, by either
one of the following methods:
Electronic comments: through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
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www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Mary Ziegler, Director, Division
of Regulations, Legislation and
Interpretation, Wage and Hour Division,
U.S. Department of Labor, Room S–
3502, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210.
Instructions: Please submit one copy
of your comments by only one method.
All submissions received must include
the agency name (Wage and Hour
Division) and Regulatory Information
Number identified above for this
rulemaking (1235–AA05). All comments
received will be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided.
Consequently, prior to including any
individual’s personal information such
as Social Security Number, home
address, telephone number, email
addresses and medical data in a
comment, the Department urges
commenters carefully to consider that
their submissions are a matter of public
record and will be publicly accessible
on the Internet. It is the commenter’s
responsibility to safeguard his or her
information. Because we continue to
experience delays in receiving mail in
the Washington, DC area, commenters
are strongly encouraged to transmit their
comments electronically via the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov or to submit them
by mail early. For additional
information on submitting comments
and the rulemaking process, see the
‘‘Public Participation’’ heading of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Ziegler, Director, Division of
Regulations, Legislation, and
Interpretation, Wage and Hour Division,
U.S. Department of Labor, Room S–
3510, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202)
693–0406 (this is not a toll free number).
Copies of this notice of proposed
rulemaking may be obtained in
alternative formats (Large Print, Braille,
Audio Tape, or Disc), upon request, by
calling (202) 693–0023. TTY/TDD
callers may dial toll-free (877) 889–5627
to obtain information or request
materials in alternative formats.
Questions of interpretation and/or
enforcement of regulations issued by
this agency or referenced in this
document may be directed to the nearest
Wage and Hour Division District Office.
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Locate the nearest office by calling the
Wage and Hour Division’s toll-free help
line at (866) 4US–WAGE ((866) 487–
9243) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. in your
local time zone, or log onto the Wage
and Hour Division’s Web site for a
nationwide listing of Wage and Hour
District and Area Offices at: https://
www.dol.gov/whd/america2.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Electronic Access and Filing
Comments
Public Participation: This notice of
proposed rulemaking is available
through the Federal Register and the
https://www.regulations.gov Web site.
You may also access this document via
the Department’s Web site at https://
www.dol.gov/federalregister. To
comment electronically on federal
rulemakings, go to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov, which will allow
you to find, review, and submit
comments on federal documents that are
open for comment and published in the
Federal Register. Please identify all
comments submitted in electronic form
by the RIN docket number (1235–
AA05). Because of delays in receiving
mail in the Washington, DC area,
commenters should transmit their
comments electronically via the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov, or submit them by
mail early to ensure timely receipt prior
to the close of the comment period.
Submit one copy of your comments by
only one method.
all third party employers the use of such
exemptions.
On December 15, 2011, President
Obama announced that the Department
of Labor was proposing the rule
changes. The Department posted a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM), complete with background
information, economic impact analyses
and proposed regulatory text, on its Web
site that day. The Department published
the NPRM in the Federal Register on
December 27, 2011 (76 FR 81190),
requesting public comments on the
proposed revisions to the regulations
pertaining to the exemption for
companionship services and live-in
domestic services. Interested parties
were requested to submit comments on
or before February 27, 2012. On
February 24, 2012, the Department
published a document in the Federal
Register extending the original
comment period by 14 days to March
12, 2012 (77 FR 11021).
The Department has received requests
to extend the period for filing public
comments from members of Congress
and various business organizations.
Because of the interest that has been
expressed in this matter, the Department
has decided to provide an additional
extension of the period for submitting
public comment until March 21, 2012.
Dated: March 8, 2012.
Nancy J. Leppink,
Deputy Administrator, Wage and Hour
Division.
[FR Doc. 2012–6136 Filed 3–9–12; 4:15 pm]
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II. Request for Comment
The Department is proposing to revise
the Fair Labor Standards Act minimum
wage, overtime and recordkeeping
regulations pertaining to the exemptions
for companionship services and live-in
domestic services. The Department
proposes to amend the regulations to
revise the definitions of ‘‘domestic
service employment’’ and
‘‘companionship services.’’ The
Department also proposes to more
specifically describe the type of
activities and duties that may be
considered ‘‘incidental’’ to the provision
of companionship services. In addition,
the Department proposes to amend the
recordkeeping requirements for live-in
domestic workers. Finally, the
Department proposes to amend the
regulation pertaining to employment by
a third party of companions and live-in
domestic workers. This change would
continue to allow the individual, family,
or household employing the worker’s
services to apply the companionship
and live-in exemptions and would deny
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG–2012–0126]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation;
Berwick Bay (Atchafalaya River),
Morgan City, LA
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of temporary deviation
from regulations.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commander, Eighth
Coast Guard District, has issued a
temporary deviation from the regulation
governing the operation of the
Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF)
Railway Company vertical lift span
bridge across Berwick Bay, mile 0.4,
(Atchafalaya River, mile 17.5) at Morgan
City, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. The
deviation is necessary to perform
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scheduled maintenance to the bridge.
This deviation allows the bridge to
remain in the closed-to-navigation
position on two dates occurring in
March of 2012.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
7:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 15, 2012
through 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 22,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in
this preamble as being available in the
docket are part of docket USCG–2012–
0126 and are available online by going
to https://www.regulations.gov, inserting
USCG–2012–0126 in the ‘‘Keyword’’
box and then clicking ‘‘Search’’. They
are also available for inspection or
copying at the Docket Management
Facility (M–30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this rule, call or
email Kay Wade, Bridge Branch Office,
Coast Guard; telephone 504–671–2128,
email Kay.B.Wade@uscg.mil. If you have
questions on viewing the docket, call
Renee V. Wright, Program Manager,
Docket Operations, telephone 202–366–
9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BNSF
Railway Company has requested a
temporary deviation from the operating
schedule of the vertical lift span railroad
bridge across Berwick Bay, mile 0.4
(Atchafalaya River, mile 17.5), at
Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
The vertical lift span bridge has a
vertical clearance of 6.4 feet above high
water, elevation 8.2 feet Mean Sea Level
in the closed-to-navigation position.
Vessels able to pass underneath the
bridge in the closed-to-navigationposition may do so.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.5, the
bridge currently opens on signal for the
passage of vessels. This deviation allows
the vertical lift span of the bridge to
remain in the closed-to-navigation
position from 7:30 a.m. through
11:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 15, 2012
and Thursday, March 22, 2012.
To avoid becoming a safety hazard,
the closures are necessary in order to
cut and weld worn rails and chipping
Conley joints. This maintenance is
essential for the continued safety and
operation of the bridge. Notices will be
published in the Eighth Coast Guard
District Local Notice to Mariners and
will be broadcast via the Coast Guard
Broadcast Notice to Mariners System.
Navigation on the waterway consists
of tugs with tows, fishing vessels and
recreational craft, including sailboats
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[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Wage and Hour Division
29 CFR Part 552
RIN 1235-AA05
Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Domestic Service
AGENCY: Wage and Hour Division, Labor.
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: This document extends the period for filing written comments
until March 21, 2012 on the proposed revisions to the Application of
the Fair Labor Standards Act to Domestic Service. On February 24, 2012,
the Department published a document extending the comment period for
the proposed revisions published on December 27, 2011 by an additional
14 days. This document further extends the comment period to March 21,
2012. The Department of Labor (Department) is taking this action in
order to provide interested parties additional time to submit comments.
DATES: The agency must receive comments on or before March 21, 2012.
The period for public comments, which was to close on March 12, 2012,
will be extended to March 21, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 1235-AA05, by
either one of the following methods:
Electronic comments: through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Mary Ziegler, Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation
and Interpretation, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor,
Room S-3502, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Instructions: Please submit one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must include the agency name (Wage and
Hour Division) and Regulatory Information Number identified above for
this rulemaking (1235-AA05). All comments received will be posted
without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided. Consequently, prior to including any individual's
personal information such as Social Security Number, home address,
telephone number, email addresses and medical data in a comment, the
Department urges commenters carefully to consider that their
submissions are a matter of public record and will be publicly
accessible on the Internet. It is the commenter's responsibility to
safeguard his or her information. Because we continue to experience
delays in receiving mail in the Washington, DC area, commenters are
strongly encouraged to transmit their comments electronically via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov or to submit
them by mail early. For additional information on submitting comments
and the rulemaking process, see the ``Public Participation'' heading of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Ziegler, Director, Division of
Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation, Wage and Hour Division,
U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-3510, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-0406 (this is not a toll
free number). Copies of this notice of proposed rulemaking may be
obtained in alternative formats (Large Print, Braille, Audio Tape, or
Disc), upon request, by calling (202) 693-0023. TTY/TDD callers may
dial toll-free (877) 889-5627 to obtain information or request
materials in alternative formats.
Questions of interpretation and/or enforcement of regulations
issued by this agency or referenced in this document may be directed to
the nearest Wage and Hour Division District Office.
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Locate the nearest office by calling the Wage and Hour Division's toll-
free help line at (866) 4US-WAGE ((866) 487-9243) between 8 a.m. and 5
p.m. in your local time zone, or log onto the Wage and Hour Division's
Web site for a nationwide listing of Wage and Hour District and Area
Offices at: https://www.dol.gov/whd/america2.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Electronic Access and Filing Comments
Public Participation: This notice of proposed rulemaking is
available through the Federal Register and the https://www.regulations.gov Web site. You may also access this document via the
Department's Web site at https://www.dol.gov/federalregister. To comment
electronically on federal rulemakings, go to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov, which will allow you to find,
review, and submit comments on federal documents that are open for
comment and published in the Federal Register. Please identify all
comments submitted in electronic form by the RIN docket number (1235-
AA05). Because of delays in receiving mail in the Washington, DC area,
commenters should transmit their comments electronically via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov, or submit
them by mail early to ensure timely receipt prior to the close of the
comment period. Submit one copy of your comments by only one method.
II. Request for Comment
The Department is proposing to revise the Fair Labor Standards Act
minimum wage, overtime and recordkeeping regulations pertaining to the
exemptions for companionship services and live-in domestic services.
The Department proposes to amend the regulations to revise the
definitions of ``domestic service employment'' and ``companionship
services.'' The Department also proposes to more specifically describe
the type of activities and duties that may be considered ``incidental''
to the provision of companionship services. In addition, the Department
proposes to amend the recordkeeping requirements for live-in domestic
workers. Finally, the Department proposes to amend the regulation
pertaining to employment by a third party of companions and live-in
domestic workers. This change would continue to allow the individual,
family, or household employing the worker's services to apply the
companionship and live-in exemptions and would deny all third party
employers the use of such exemptions.
On December 15, 2011, President Obama announced that the Department
of Labor was proposing the rule changes. The Department posted a Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), complete with background information,
economic impact analyses and proposed regulatory text, on its Web site
that day. The Department published the NPRM in the Federal Register on
December 27, 2011 (76 FR 81190), requesting public comments on the
proposed revisions to the regulations pertaining to the exemption for
companionship services and live-in domestic services. Interested
parties were requested to submit comments on or before February 27,
2012. On February 24, 2012, the Department published a document in the
Federal Register extending the original comment period by 14 days to
March 12, 2012 (77 FR 11021).
The Department has received requests to extend the period for
filing public comments from members of Congress and various business
organizations. Because of the interest that has been expressed in this
matter, the Department has decided to provide an additional extension
of the period for submitting public comment until March 21, 2012.
Dated: March 8, 2012.
Nancy J. Leppink,
Deputy Administrator, Wage and Hour Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-6136 Filed 3-9-12; 4:15 pm]
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