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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2017–0010]
Nevada State Plan; Change in Level of
Federal Enforcement: Private-Sector
Employment on Military Bases
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This document gives notice of
OSHA’s approval of a change to the
state of Nevada’s Occupational Safety
and Health State Plan reinstating federal
OSHA enforcement authority over
private-sector employment on military
facilities and bases in Nevada. The
Nevada State Plan currently has
coverage over some private-sector
contractors on military bases. Therefore,
OSHA amends the Nevada State Plan’s
coverage to reflect this change in the
level of federal enforcement.
DATES: Applicable Date: October 13,
2017.
SUMMARY:
For
press inquiries: Francis Meilinger,
Director, OSHA Office of
Communications: Telephone: (202) 693–
1999; email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
For general and technical
information: Douglas J. Kalinowski,
Director, OSHA Directorate of
Cooperative and State Programs:
Telephone: (202) 693–2200; email:
kalinowski.doug@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 18
of the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. 667 (OSH Act),
provides that states that assume
responsibility for developing and
enforcing their own occupational safety
and health standards may do so by
submitting and obtaining federal
approval of a State Plan. State Plan
approval occurs in stages which include
initial approval under section 18(c) of
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the OSH Act and, ultimately, final
approval under section 18(e).
The Nevada State Plan was initially
approved under Section 18(c) of the
OSH Act on January 4, 1974 (39 FR
1009). The Nevada State Plan is
administered by the Department of
Business and Industry, Division of
Industrial Relations, Nevada
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (Nevada OSHA). On
April 18, 2000, OSHA announced the
final approval of the Nevada State Plan
pursuant to section 18(e) and amended
29 CFR part 1952 to reflect the Assistant
Secretary’s decision (65 FR 20742). As
a result, federal OSHA relinquished its
enforcement authority with regard to
occupational safety and health issues
covered by the Nevada State Plan.
Federal OSHA retained its authority
over safety and health in the private
sector over maritime employment;
contract workers, and contractoroperated facilities engaged in U.S.
Postal Service mail operations;
contractors and subcontractors on land
under exclusive federal jurisdiction;
employment on Indian Land; and any
hazard, industry, geographical area,
operation, or facility over which the
state is unable to effectively exercise
jurisdiction for reasons not related to
the required performance or structure of
the plan.
To establish military facilities, the
Federal Government may privately
purchase or lease land, as any other
entity would, and in those cases a State
Plan can cover private-sector
occupational safety and health on such
land. In other cases, the Federal
Government may ask a State to cede the
land to the Federal Government, in
which case the latter obtains
jurisdiction over it; however, a State
may retain some jurisdiction. Thus, the
determination whether the State Plan or
federal OSHA covers private-sector
employers on military facilities can be
complicated. For example, military
facilities in Nevada sometimes
encompass both land where jurisdiction
has been ceded and land privately
owned by the Federal Government
(though federal OSHA covers all federal
civilian employees on military
facilities). This situation has created
confusion as to whether federal OSHA
or the Nevada State Plan covers privatesector employers on a military facility,
and is a resource-intensive inquiry.
Thus, the Nevada State Plan requested
on December 14, 2016, that federal
OSHA resume enforcement authority
over all private-sector employment on
military facilities and bases. After
discussions between federal OSHA and
Nevada OSHA, both agencies agreed
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that federal coverage of all private-sector
contractors on military bases was the
best solution to ensure prompt and
effective protection to workers on
military bases in Nevada.
Accordingly, notice is hereby given of
the change in federal enforcement
authority over private-sector contractors
on military bases in Nevada, and
coverage is transferred from the Nevada
State Plan to federal OSHA.
Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, U.S. Department of
Labor, authorized the preparation of this
notice. OSHA is issuing this notice
under the authority specified by Section
18 of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 667),
Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 1–2012
(77 FR 3912), and 29 CFR parts 1902,
1953 and 1955.
Signed in Washington, DC, on October 3,
2017.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Division of Coal Mine Workers’
Compensation; Proposed Extension of
Existing Collection; Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
Currently, the Office of
Workers’ Compensation Programs is
soliciting comments concerning the
proposed collection: Representative
Payee Report (CM–623), Representative
Payee Report, Short Form (CM–623S)
and Physician’s/Medical Officer’s
Statement (CM–787). A copy of the
proposed information collection request
can be obtained by contacting the office
listed below in the addresses section of
this Notice. 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 properly assessed.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted by December 12, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by mail, delivery service, or by hand to
Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW.,
SUMMARY:
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Room S–3323, Washington, DC 20210;
by fax to (202) 354–9647; or by Email to
ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. Please use only
one method of transmission for
comments (mail/delivery, fax, or Email).
Please note that comments submitted
after the comment period will not be
considered.
The
Department of Labor, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance 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).
I. Background: The Division of Coal
Mine Workers’ Compensation
administers the Black Lung Benefits Act
(30 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) which provides
benefits to coal miners totally disabled
due to pneumoniosis, and their
surviving dependents. The CM–623,
Representative Payee Report is used to
collect expenditure data regarding the
disbursement of the beneficiary’s
benefits by the representative payee to
assure that the beneficiary’s needs are
being met. The CM–623S,
Representative Payee—Short Form, is a
shortened version of the CM–623 that is
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
used when the representative payee is a
family member residing with the
beneficiary. Currently, the
representative payee completes the CM–
623/CM–623S to provide a final
accounting of benefits received on
behalf of the beneficiary. Commonly,
final utilization is due to the death of
the beneficiary or when there is a
change in representative payee
determination. The CM–787,
Physician’s/Medical Officer’s Statement
is used to gather information from the
beneficiary’s physician about the
capability of the beneficiary to manage
monthly benefits. This form is used by
OWCP to determine if it is in the
beneficiary’s best interest to have his/
her benefits managed by another party.
The regulatory authority for collecting
this information is in 20 CFR 725.506,
510, 511, and 513. This information
collection is currently approved for use
through January 31, 2018.
II. Review Focus: The Department of
Labor is particularly interested in
comments which:
* 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
Time to
complete
Form
Frequency
of response
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 submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions: The Department
of Labor seeks the approval for the
extension of this currently-approved
information collection in order to carry
out its responsibility to administer the
Black Lung Benefits Act.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Representative Payee Report
(CM–623), Representative Payee Report,
Short Form (CM–623S) and Physician’s/
Medical Officer’s Statement (CM–787).
OMB Number: 1240–0020.
Agency Number: CM–623, CM–623S
and CM–787.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households, Business or other for-profit
and Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses
Hours burden
90
10
15
As Needed .....
As Needed .....
Once ..............
300
325
700
300
325
700
450
54
175
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CM–623 ...............................................................................
CM–623S .............................................................................
CM–787 ...............................................................................
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1,325
1,325
679
Total Respondents: 1,325.
Total Annual Responses: 1,325.
Average Time per Response: 31
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 679.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: October 3, 2017.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Division of Coal Mine Workers’
Compensation; Proposed Extension of
Existing Collection; Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
Currently, the Office of
Workers’ Compensation Programs is
soliciting comments concerning the
proposed collection: Report of Changes
that May Affect Your Black Lung
Benefits (CM–929 and CM–929P). A
copy of the proposed information
collection request can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the
addresses section of this Notice. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
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financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted by December 12, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by mail, delivery service, or by hand to
Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Room S–3323, Washington, DC 20210;
by fax to (202) 354–9647; or by Email to
ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. Please use only
one method of transmission for
comments (mail/delivery, fax, or Email).
Please note that comments submitted
after the comment period will not be
considered.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Labor, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, conducts a
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation; Proposed Extension
of Existing Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Currently, the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is
soliciting comments concerning the proposed collection: Representative
Payee Report (CM-623), Representative Payee Report, Short Form (CM-
623S) and Physician's/Medical Officer's Statement (CM-787). A copy of
the proposed information collection request can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the addresses section of this
Notice. 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
properly assessed.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted by December 12, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by mail, delivery service, or by
hand to Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW.,
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Room S-3323, Washington, DC 20210; by fax to (202) 354-9647; or by
Email to ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. Please use only one method of
transmission for comments (mail/delivery, fax, or Email). Please note
that comments submitted after the comment period will not be
considered.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Labor, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance 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).
I. Background: The Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation
administers the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) which
provides benefits to coal miners totally disabled due to pneumoniosis,
and their surviving dependents. The CM-623, Representative Payee Report
is used to collect expenditure data regarding the disbursement of the
beneficiary's benefits by the representative payee to assure that the
beneficiary's needs are being met. The CM-623S, Representative Payee--
Short Form, is a shortened version of the CM-623 that is used when the
representative payee is a family member residing with the beneficiary.
Currently, the representative payee completes the CM-623/CM-623S to
provide a final accounting of benefits received on behalf of the
beneficiary. Commonly, final utilization is due to the death of the
beneficiary or when there is a change in representative payee
determination. The CM-787, Physician's/Medical Officer's Statement is
used to gather information from the beneficiary's physician about the
capability of the beneficiary to manage monthly benefits. This form is
used by OWCP to determine if it is in the beneficiary's best interest
to have his/her benefits managed by another party. The regulatory
authority for collecting this information is in 20 CFR 725.506, 510,
511, and 513. This information collection is currently approved for use
through January 31, 2018.
II. Review Focus: The Department of Labor is particularly
interested in comments which:
* 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
submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions: The Department of Labor seeks the approval
for the extension of this currently-approved information collection in
order to carry out its responsibility to administer the Black Lung
Benefits Act.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Representative Payee Report (CM-623), Representative Payee
Report, Short Form (CM-623S) and Physician's/Medical Officer's
Statement (CM-787).
OMB Number: 1240-0020.
Agency Number: CM-623, CM-623S and CM-787.
Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit and Not-for-profit institutions.
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Time to Frequency of Number of Number of
Form complete response respondents responses Hours burden
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CM-623...................... 90 As Needed......... 300 300 450
CM-623S..................... 10 As Needed......... 325 325 54
CM-787...................... 15 Once.............. 700 700 175
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Totals.................. .............. .................. 1,325 1,325 679
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Total Respondents: 1,325.
Total Annual Responses: 1,325.
Average Time per Response: 31 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 679.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: October 3, 2017.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs,
U.S. Department of Labor.
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