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implementing regulations at 20 CFR
702.349(b) allow parties and their
representatives to waive certified mail
service and consent to electronic service
instead. The information collected will
be used by OWCP to serve
compensation orders by email instead of
by registered or certified mail. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
November 5, 2021 (86 FR 61323).
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–OWCP.
Title of Collection: Request for
Electronic Service of Orders—Waiver of
Certified Mail Requirement.
OMB Control Number: 1240–0053.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 9,240.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 9,240.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
770 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
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Dated: March 23, 2022.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Labor-Management
Standards
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Notice of
Employee Rights Under National Labor
Relations Act Complaint Process
ACTION:
Notice; request for comments.
Office of Labor-Management
Standards, Labor.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the DOL is soliciting public
comments regarding the proposed
extension of this Office of LaborManagement Standards (OLMS)sponsored information collection for the
authority to continue the information
collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Notice
of Employee Rights under National
Labor Relations Act Complaint
Process,’’ currently approved under
OMB Control Number 1245–0004.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
written comments received by May 31,
2022.
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 free by contacting
Karen Torre at (202) 693–0123 (this is
not a toll-free number), or (800) 877–
8339 (TTY/TDD).
Electronic submission: You may
submit comments and attachments
electronically at olms-public@dol.gov,
identified by OMB Control Number
1245–0004.
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:
Karen Torre, Chief of the Division of
Interpretations and Regulations, Office
of Labor-Management Standards, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
AGENCY:
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Avenue NW, Room N–5609,
Washington, DC 20210, by telephone at
(202) 693–0123 (this is not a toll-free
number), (800) 877–8339 (TTY/TDD), or
by email at olms-public@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: President
Barack Obama signed Executive Order
13496 (E.O. 13496) on January 30, 2009,
requiring certain Government
contractors and subcontractors to post
notices informing their employees of
their rights as employees under Federal
labor laws. The Order also provides the
text of contractual provisions that
Federal Government contracting
departments and agencies must include
in every Government contract, except
for collective bargaining agreements and
contracts for purchases under the
Simplified Acquisition Threshold.
OLMS administers the enforcement
provisions of Executive Order 13496,
while the compliance evaluation and
investigatory provisions are handled by
the Department’s Office of Federal
Contract Compliance Programs
(OFCCP), pursuant to the Order’s
implementing regulatory provisions (29
CFR part 471). Complaints can be filed
with both agencies.
The Department seeks extension of
the current approval to collect this
information. An extension is necessary
because if this information collection is
not conducted, E.O. 13496 could not be
enforced through the complaint
procedure.
E.O. 13496 advances the
Administration’s goal of promoting
economy and efficiency of Federal
government procurement by ensuring
that workers employed in the private
sector as a result of Federal government
contracts are informed of their rights to
engage in union activity and collective
bargaining. Knowledge of such basic
statutory rights promotes stable labormanagement relations, thus reducing
costs to the Federal government.
The contractual provisions require
contractors and subcontractors to post a
notice, created by the Secretary of
Labor, informing employees of their
rights under the National Labor
Relations Act. The notice also provides
a statement of the policy of the United
States to encourage collective
bargaining, as well as a list of activities
that are illegal under the Act. The notice
concludes with a general description of
the remedies to which employees may
be entitled if these rights have been
violated and contact information for
further information about those rights
and remedies, as well as enforcement
procedures.
The clause also requires contractors to
include the same clause in their
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nonexempt subcontracts and purchase
orders, and describes generally the
sanctions, penalties, and remedies that
may be imposed if the contractor fails to
satisfy its obligations under the Order
and the clause.
The regulatory provisions
implementing E.O. 13496 (29 CFR part
471) include the language of the
required notices, and they explain
posting and contractual requirements,
the complaint process, the investigatory
process, and sanctions, penalties, and
remedies that may be imposed if the
contractor or subcontractor fails to
comply with its obligations under the
Order. Specifically, 29 CFR part
471.11(c) sets forth the procedures that
the Department must use when
accepting written complaints alleging
that a contractor doing business with
the Federal government has failed to
post the notice required by the
Executive Order.
The Department continues to estimate
a total of 10 respondents with an equal
amount of responses. Since the ICR was
last approved in 2019, the Department
has received 1 complaint. The
Department maintains the estimate of 10
complaints for purposes of this renewal
request. The Department continues to
estimate that it will take an employee
1.28 hours per complaint, for a total of
12.8, rounded to 13 hours.
Additionally, employees will incur
costs of $0.62 per complaint in capital/
start-up costs ($0.58 for standard-sized,
rectangular envelopes postage in
January 2022 1 + $0.03 for an envelope
+ $0.01 for paper) for a total cost of
$6.20. (Although employees will submit
many if not all complaints via email, the
Department assumes, conservatively,
that it will receive all via mail.) The
total cost for the estimated 10
complaints is therefore $6.20. There are
no ongoing operation/maintenance costs
associated with this information
collection.
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.
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
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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–OLMS.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title of Collection: Notice of
Employee Rights under National Labor
Relations Act Complaint Process.
OMB Control Number: 1245–0004.
Affected Public: Employees of Federal
Contractors and Subcontractors.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 10.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 10.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 1.28 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
13 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $6.20.
approaches-to-reducing-vessel-strike-ofcetaceans/.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The
Commission and Committee of
Scientific Advisors will meet to
consider actions for reducing vessel
strike of large cetaceans. Specifically,
meeting participants will review Federal
vessel-routing and speed-reduction
programs, their elements, and
effectiveness, identify locations where
additional measures are or may be
needed, and consider recommendations
for next steps. The agenda for the
meeting is posted on the Commission’s
website at https://www.mmc.gov/eventsmeetings-and-workshops/other-events/
approaches-to-reducing-vessel-strike-ofcetaceans/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brady O’Donnell or Hannah Wellman,
Marine Mammal Commission, 4340 East
West Highway, Room 700, Bethesda,
MD 20814; (301) 504–0087; email:
mmc@mmc.gov.
Peter O. Thomas,
Executive Director.
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Dated: March 24, 2022.
Karen Torre,
Chief of the Division of Interpretations and
Regulations.
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
CORPORATION
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AGENCY:
Millennium Challenge
Corporation.
ACTION: Notice.
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Notice
The Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals
will hold a public meeting on Tuesday,
12 April 2022, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00
p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).
PLACE: This meeting will be conducted
by remote means.
STATUS: This meeting will be held in
accordance with the provisions of the
Government in the Sunshine Act (5
U.S.C. 552b) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I) and
will be open to the public. Public
participation will be allowed as time
permits and as determined to be
desirable by the Chairman. The
Commission will livestream the meeting
via a Zoom webinar. For further
information and to register for the
webinar, go to the Commission’s
website at https://www.mmc.gov/eventsmeetings-and-workshops/other-events/
TIME AND DATE:
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In accordance with the
requirements of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, the Millennium
Challenge Corporation (MCC) Advisory
Council was established as a
discretionary advisory committee on
July 14, 2016. Its charter was renewed
for a second term on July 11, 2018 and
third term on July 8, 2020. The MCC
Advisory Council serves MCC solely in
an advisory capacity and provides
insight regarding innovations in
infrastructure, technology and
sustainability; perceived risks and
opportunities in MCC partner countries;
new financing mechanisms for
developing country contexts; and shared
value approaches. The MCC Advisory
Council provides a platform for
systematic engagement with the private
sector and other external stakeholders
and contributes to MCC’s mission—to
reduce poverty through sustainable,
economic growth.
DATES: Thursday, April 21, 2022 from
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. EDT.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Labor-Management Standards
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Notice of Employee Rights Under National Labor
Relations Act Complaint Process
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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AGENCY: Office of Labor-Management Standards, Labor.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
the DOL is soliciting public comments regarding the proposed extension
of this Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS)-sponsored
information collection for the authority to continue the information
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Notice of Employee Rights under
National Labor Relations Act Complaint Process,'' currently approved
under OMB Control Number 1245-0004.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by
May 31, 2022.
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 free by
contacting Karen Torre at (202) 693-0123 (this is not a toll-free
number), or (800) 877-8339 (TTY/TDD).
Electronic submission: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at [email protected], identified by OMB Control Number
1245-0004.
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: Karen Torre, Chief of the Division of
Interpretations and Regulations, Office of Labor-Management Standards,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-5609,
Washington, DC 20210, by telephone at (202) 693-0123 (this is not a
toll-free number), (800) 877-8339 (TTY/TDD), or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: President Barack Obama signed Executive
Order 13496 (E.O. 13496) on January 30, 2009, requiring certain
Government contractors and subcontractors to post notices informing
their employees of their rights as employees under Federal labor laws.
The Order also provides the text of contractual provisions that Federal
Government contracting departments and agencies must include in every
Government contract, except for collective bargaining agreements and
contracts for purchases under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.
OLMS administers the enforcement provisions of Executive Order 13496,
while the compliance evaluation and investigatory provisions are
handled by the Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs (OFCCP), pursuant to the Order's implementing regulatory
provisions (29 CFR part 471). Complaints can be filed with both
agencies.
The Department seeks extension of the current approval to collect
this information. An extension is necessary because if this information
collection is not conducted, E.O. 13496 could not be enforced through
the complaint procedure.
E.O. 13496 advances the Administration's goal of promoting economy
and efficiency of Federal government procurement by ensuring that
workers employed in the private sector as a result of Federal
government contracts are informed of their rights to engage in union
activity and collective bargaining. Knowledge of such basic statutory
rights promotes stable labor-management relations, thus reducing costs
to the Federal government.
The contractual provisions require contractors and subcontractors
to post a notice, created by the Secretary of Labor, informing
employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act. The
notice also provides a statement of the policy of the United States to
encourage collective bargaining, as well as a list of activities that
are illegal under the Act. The notice concludes with a general
description of the remedies to which employees may be entitled if these
rights have been violated and contact information for further
information about those rights and remedies, as well as enforcement
procedures.
The clause also requires contractors to include the same clause in
their
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nonexempt subcontracts and purchase orders, and describes generally the
sanctions, penalties, and remedies that may be imposed if the
contractor fails to satisfy its obligations under the Order and the
clause.
The regulatory provisions implementing E.O. 13496 (29 CFR part 471)
include the language of the required notices, and they explain posting
and contractual requirements, the complaint process, the investigatory
process, and sanctions, penalties, and remedies that may be imposed if
the contractor or subcontractor fails to comply with its obligations
under the Order. Specifically, 29 CFR part 471.11(c) sets forth the
procedures that the Department must use when accepting written
complaints alleging that a contractor doing business with the Federal
government has failed to post the notice required by the Executive
Order.
The Department continues to estimate a total of 10 respondents with
an equal amount of responses. Since the ICR was last approved in 2019,
the Department has received 1 complaint. The Department maintains the
estimate of 10 complaints for purposes of this renewal request. The
Department continues to estimate that it will take an employee 1.28
hours per complaint, for a total of 12.8, rounded to 13 hours.
Additionally, employees will incur costs of $0.62 per complaint in
capital/start-up costs ($0.58 for standard-sized, rectangular envelopes
postage in January 2022 \1\ + $0.03 for an envelope + $0.01 for paper)
for a total cost of $6.20. (Although employees will submit many if not
all complaints via email, the Department assumes, conservatively, that
it will receive all via mail.) The total cost for the estimated 10
complaints is therefore $6.20. There are no ongoing operation/
maintenance costs associated with this information collection.
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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.
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-OLMS.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title of Collection: Notice of Employee Rights under National Labor
Relations Act Complaint Process.
OMB Control Number: 1245-0004.
Affected Public: Employees of Federal Contractors and
Subcontractors.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 10.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 1.28 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 13 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $6.20.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
Dated: March 24, 2022.
Karen Torre,
Chief of the Division of Interpretations and Regulations.
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