Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification, 51678-51679 [2021-19994]

Download as PDF 51678 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 177 / Thursday, September 16, 2021 / Notices —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. Overview of This Information Collection 1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved collection. 2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Claim for Damage, Injury, or Death. 3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number is CIV SF 95. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Civil Division. 4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Other: Businesses or other for-profit, Non-for-profit institutions, and State, Local, or Tribal Governments. Abstract: This form is used by those persons making a claim against the United States Government under the Federal Tort Claims Act. 5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated that there will be 100,000 respondents who will each require 6 hours to respond. 6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The total estimated annual burden hours to complete the certification form is 600,000 hours. If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:44 Sep 15, 2021 Jkt 253001 Dated: September 13, 2021. Melody Braswell, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2021–20030 Filed 9–15–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–12–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; CW–1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification Notice of availability; request for comments. ACTION: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employment and Training Administration (ETA)sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited. DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives on or before October 18, 2021. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency’s estimates of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202– 693–8538, or by email at DOL_PRA_ PUBLIC@dol.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL collects information through Form ETA–9142C, and appendices, and Form SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ETA–9141C, to carry out the responsibilities created for DOL under the Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018. The Workforce Act provides that a petition to employ a nonimmigrant worker under the CW– 1 visa classification may not be approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security unless the employer has received a temporary labor certification from DOL confirming the following: (1) There are not sufficient U.S. workers in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) who are able, willing, qualified, and available at the time and place needed to perform the services or labor involved in the petition; and (2) the employment of a nonimmigrant worker who is the subject of a petition will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly employed U.S. workers. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on May 19, 2021 (86 FR 27107). 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 the OMB approves it 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 that does not display a valid OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. Agency: DOL–ETA. Title of Collection: CW–1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification. OMB Control Number: 1205–0534. Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profits, not-forprofit institutions, and farms. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,283. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 159,353. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 71,078 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). E:\FR\FM\16SEN1.SGM 16SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 177 / Thursday, September 16, 2021 / Notices Dated: September 10, 2021. Mara Blumenthal, Senior PRA Analyst. Health Act of 1977 and Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 44 govern the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for modification. [FR Doc. 2021–19994 Filed 9–15–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FP–P I. Background DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Mine Safety and Health Administration Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice is a summary of a petition for modification submitted to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) by the party listed below. DATES: All comments on the petition must be received by MSHA’s Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances on or before October 18, 2021. ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments including the docket number of the petition by any of the following methods: 1. Electronic Mail: zzMSHAcomments@dol.gov. Include the docket number of the petition in the subject line of the message. 2. Facsimile: 202–693–9441. 3. Regular Mail or Hand Delivery: Regular Mail or Hand Delivery: MSHA, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, Virginia 22202–5452, Attention: Jessica D. Senk, Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances. MSHA will consider only comments postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service or proof of delivery from another delivery service such as UPS or Federal Express on or before the deadline for comments. Persons delivering documents are required to check in at the receptionist’s desk in Suite 4E401. Individuals may inspect copies of the petition and comments during normal business hours at the address listed above. Before visiting MSHA in person, call 202–693–9455 to make an appointment, in keeping with the Department of Labor’s COVID–19 policy. Special health precautions may be required. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica D. Senk, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances at 202–693– 9440 (voice), Senk.Jessica@dol.gov (email), or 202–693–9441 (facsimile). [These are not toll-free numbers.] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:44 Sep 15, 2021 Jkt 253001 Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) allows the mine operator or representative of miners to file a petition to modify the application of any mandatory safety standard to a coal or other mine if the Secretary of Labor determines that: 1. An alternative method of achieving the result of such standard exists which will at all times guarantee no less than the same measure of protection afforded the miners of such mine by such standard; or 2. The application of such standard to such mine will result in a diminution of safety to the miners in such mine. In addition, sections 44.10 and 44.11 of 30 CFR establish the requirements for filing petitions for modification. II. Petition for Modification Docket Number: M–2021–030–C. Petitioner: Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittanning, Pennsylvania (ZIP 16201). Mine: Heilwood Mine, MSHA ID No. 36–09407, located in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1700 (Oil and gas wells). Modification Request: The petitioner requests a modification of the existing standard, 30 CFR 75.1700, as it relates to oil and gas wells at the mine. Specifically, the petitioner is proposing procedures for: Cleaning out and preparing oil and gas wells prior to plugging or re-plugging; procedures for plugging or re-plugging oil or gas wells to the surface; procedures for plugging or replugging oil or gas wells for use as degasification boreholes; alternative procedures for preparing and plugging or re-plugging oil or gas wells; and procedures after approval has been granted to mine through a plugged or replugged well. The petitioner states that: (a) The Heilwood Mine is opened into the Lower Kittanning Coal seam and accesses the Brookville coal seam via an inter mine slope. Coal is produced in one underground section using a continuous mining machine and a continuous haulage system. The mine operates one production shift per day, 5 to 6 days per week, producing an average of 800 tons of raw coal per day. The mine employs 20 persons underground and 5 on the surface. PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 51679 (b) The Heilwood Mine uses a room and pillar method of mining. A continuous miner with attached haulage develops main entries. After the mains are established butts, rooms, and/or panels are developed off of the mains. The length of the rooms and/or panels can typically extend a distance of 600 feet to over 6,000 feet, depending on permit boundaries, projections, and conditions. (c) The Heilwood Mine permit contains oil or gas wells that have been depleted of oil or gas production, producing wells, and oil or gas wells that have not produced oil or gas and may have been plugged. These wells would alter the mining projections for the life of the mine and not allow for the most efficient use of air available to the mine if the barrier established by 30 CFR 75.1700 were to remain in place. The petitioner proposes the following alternative method: (a) District Manager’s approval is required. (1) The type of oil or gas well that will be considered under this petition includes wells that have been depleted of oil or gas production, have not produced oil or gas and may have been plugged, and active wells. No Marcellus and Utica wells are contained within the Heilwood Mine Permit and subject to this modification. (2) A safety barrier of 300 feet in diameter (150 feet between any mined area and a well) shall be maintained around all oil and gas wells (to include: All active, inactive, abandoned, shut-in, and previously plugged wells; water injection wells; and carbon dioxide sequestration wells) until approval to proceed with mining has been obtained from the District Manager. Wells that were drilled into potential oil or gas producing formations that did not produce commercial quantities of either gas or oil (exploratory wells, wildcat wells, or dry holes) are classified as oil or gas wells by MSHA. (3) Prior to mining within the safety barrier around any well that the mine plans to intersect, the mine operator shall provide to the District Manager a sworn affidavit or declaration executed by a company official stating that all mandatory procedures for cleaning out, preparing, and plugging each gas or oil well have been completed as described by the terms and conditions of the Decision and Order. (4) The affidavit or declaration must be accompanied by all logs described in (b)(8) and (b)(9) below and any other records which the District Manager may request. The District Manager will review the affidavit or declaration, the logs, and any other records, may inspect E:\FR\FM\16SEN1.SGM 16SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 177 (Thursday, September 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51678-51679]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment 
Certification

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employment 
and Training Administration (ETA)-sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before October 18, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely 
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and 
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202-
693-8538, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL collects information through Form ETA-
9142C, and appendices, and Form ETA-9141C, to carry out the 
responsibilities created for DOL under the Northern Mariana Islands 
U.S. Workforce Act of 2018. The Workforce Act provides that a petition 
to employ a nonimmigrant worker under the CW-1 visa classification may 
not be approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security unless the 
employer has received a temporary labor certification from DOL 
confirming the following: (1) There are not sufficient U.S. workers in 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) who are able, 
willing, qualified, and available at the time and place needed to 
perform the services or labor involved in the petition; and (2) the 
employment of a nonimmigrant worker who is the subject of a petition 
will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly 
employed U.S. workers.
    For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the 
related notice published in the Federal Register on May 19, 2021 (86 FR 
27107).
    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 the OMB approves it 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 that does not display a valid 
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
    DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
    Agency: DOL-ETA.
    Title of Collection: CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment 
Certification.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0534.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profits, 
not-for-profit institutions, and farms.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,283.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 159,353.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 71,078 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).


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    Dated: September 10, 2021.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-19994 Filed 9-15-21; 8:45 am]
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