Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request: Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report VETS-4212, 83161-83162 [2023-26088]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 227 / Tuesday, November 28, 2023 / Notices systems), and hyperbaric work areas, as required under 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2), including: (a) Developing a set of checklists to be used by a competent person in conducting weekly inspections of hyperbaric equipment and work areas; and (b) Ensuring that a competent person conducts daily visual checks and weekly inspections of the TBM. 2. Remove from service any equipment that constitutes a safety hazard until it corrects the hazardous condition and has the correction approved by a qualified person. 3. SUNDTJV must maintain records of all tests and inspections of the TBM, as well as associated corrective actions and repairs, at the job site for the duration of the tunneling project and for 90 days after the final project report is submitted to OSHA. H. Compression and Decompression SUNDTJV must consult with its attending physician concerning the need for special compression or decompression exposures appropriate for CAWs not acclimated to hyperbaric exposure. I. Recordkeeping In addition to completing OSHA Form 301 Injury and Illness Incident Report and OSHA Form 300 Log of WorkRelated Injuries and Illnesses, SUNDTJV must maintain records of: 1. The date, times (e.g., time compression started, time spent compressing, time performing intervention, time spent decompressing), and pressure for each hyperbaric intervention. 2. The names of all supervisors and DMTs involved for each intervention. 3. The name of each individual worker exposed to hyperbaric pressure and the decompression protocols and results for each worker. 4. The total number of interventions and the amount of hyperbaric work time at each pressure. 5. The results of the post-intervention physical assessment of each CAW for signs and symptoms of decompression illness, barotrauma, nitrogen narcosis, oxygen toxicity, or other health effects associated with work in compressed air for each hyperbaric intervention. submitting the completed OSHA Form 301 Injuries and Illness Incident Report) 19 resulting from exposure of an employee to hyperbaric conditions, including those that do not require recompression treatment (e.g., nitrogen narcosis, oxygen toxicity, barotrauma), but still meet the recordable injury or illness criteria of 29 CFR 1904. The notification must be made within 8 hours of the incident or 8 hours after becoming aware of a recordable injury, illness, or fatality; a copy of the incident investigation (OSHA Form 301 Injuries and Illness Incident Report) must be submitted to OSHA within 24 hours of the incident or 24 hours after becoming aware of a recordable injury, illness, or fatality. In addition to the information required by OSHA Form 301 Injuries and Illness Incident Report, the incident-investigation report must include a root-cause determination, and the preventive and corrective actions identified and implemented. (b) Provide certification to the OTPCA and the OSHA Area Office in Dallas, Texas within 15 working days of the incident that SUNDTJV informed affected workers of the incident and the results of the incident investigation (including the root-cause determination and preventive and corrective actions identified and implemented). (c) Notify the OTPCA and the OSHA Area Office Dallas, Texas within 15 working days and in writing, of any change in the compressed-air operations that affects SUNDTJV’s ability to comply with the conditions specified herein. (d) Upon completion of the Integrated Pipeline Tunnel Project, evaluate the effectiveness of the decompression tables used throughout the project, and provide a written report of this evaluation to the OTPCA and the OSHA Area Office in Dallas, Texas. Note: The evaluation report must contain summaries of: (1) The number, dates, durations, and pressures of the hyperbaric interventions completed; (2) decompression protocols implemented (including composition of gas mixtures (air and/or oxygen), and the results achieved; (3) the total number of interventions and the number of hyperbaric incidents (decompression illnesses and/or health effects associated with hyperbaric interventions as recorded on OSHA Form 301 Injuries and Illness Incident Report and OSHA Form 300 Log of Work- lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 J. Notifications 1. To assist OSHA in administering the conditions specified herein, SUNDTJV must: (a) Notify the OTPCA and the OSHA Area Office in Dallas, Texas at www.osha.gov/contactus/byoffice of any recordable injury, illness, or fatality (by VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:19 Nov 27, 2023 Jkt 262001 19 See 29 CFR 1904 (Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses) (https:// www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_ document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9631); recordkeeping forms and instructions (https:// www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/RKform300pkgfillable-enabled.pdf); and the OSHA Recordkeeping Handbook (https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/ handbook/). PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 83161 Related Injuries and Illnesses, and relevant medical diagnoses, and treating physicians’ opinions); and (4) root causes of any hyperbaric incidents, and preventive and corrective actions identified and implemented. (e) To assist OSHA in administering the conditions specified herein, inform the OTPCA and the OSHA Area Office in Dallas, Texas as soon as possible, but no later than seven (7) days, after it has knowledge that it will: (i) Cease doing business; (ii) Change the location and address of the main office for managing the tunneling operations specified herein; or (iii) Transfer the operations specified herein to a successor company. (f) Notify all affected employees of this permanent variance by the same means required to inform them of its application for a permanent variance. (g) This permanent variance cannot be transferred to a successor company without OSHA approval. OSHA hereby grants a permanent variance to SUNDTJV to the provisions of 29 CFR 1926.803 outlined in this notice. VII. Authority and Signature James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210, authorized the preparation of this notice. Accordingly, the agency is issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 655(d), Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 8–2020 (85 FR 58393, Sept. 18, 2020), and 29 CFR 1905.11. Signed at Washington, DC. James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2023–26179 Filed 11–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Veterans’ Employment and Training Service Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request: Federal Contractor Veterans’ Employment Report VETS–4212 ACTION: Request for comments. The Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on a collection of information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\28NON1.SGM 28NON1 83162 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 227 / Tuesday, November 28, 2023 / Notices in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. In this notice, VETS is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information collection request for the VETS Federal Contractor Veterans’ Employment Report VETS– 4212. Comments must be submitted by January 29, 2024. ADDRESSES: Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Email: 4212-FRN-2023-VETS@ dol.gov. Include ‘‘VETS–4212 Form’’ in the subject line of the message. • Fax: (202) 693–4755. Please send comments by fax only if they are 10 pages or less. • Mail: William E. Coughlin, Investigative Analyst, Compliance and Investigations, VETS, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S–1325, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. • Receipt of submissions, whether by U.S. Mail, email, or FAX transmittal, will not be acknowledged; however, the sender may request confirmation that a submission has been received, by telephoning VETS at (202) 693–4700 (VOICE) (this is not a toll-free number) or (202) 693–4760 (TTY/TDD). All comments received, including any personal information provided, will be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the above address. People needing assistance to review comments will be provided with appropriate aids such as readers or print magnifiers. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William E. Coughlin, Investigative Analyst, Compliance and Investigations, VETS, U.S. Department of Labor, who may be reached at (202) 693–4715 or by email at: 4212-FRN-2023-VETS@dol.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 I. Background The Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (‘‘VEVRAA’’), 38 U.S.C. 4212(d), requires Federal contractors and subcontractors subject to the Act’s affirmative action provisions in 38 U.S.C. 4212(a) to track and report annually to the Secretary of Labor the number of employees in their workforces, by job category and hiring location, who belong to the specified categories of protected veterans. VETS maintains regulations to implement the reporting requirements under VEVRAA, and uses the VETS–4212 form for providing the required information on the employment of covered veterans. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:19 Nov 27, 2023 Jkt 262001 The regulations in 41 CFR part 61– 300 require contractors and subcontractors with a covered Federal contract entered into or modified in the amount of $150,000 or more to use the Federal Contractor Veterans’ Employment Report VETS–4212 form for reporting information on their employment of covered veterans under VEVRAA. The VETS–4212 Report is currently approved under OMB No. 1293–0005. II. Desired Focus of Comments Currently VETS is soliciting comments concerning a request to extend the currently approved information collection request. 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 approval of the extension of the currently approved information collection request in order to carry out its responsibilities to administer and enforce compliance with the contractor reporting requirements under VEVRAA, as amended by the JVA. In preparation of that request, the Department seeks public comments on the information collection requirements. Type of Review: Extension. Agency: Veterans’ Employment and Training Service. Title: Federal Contractor Veterans’ Employment Report VETS–4212. OMB Number: 1293–0005. Affected Public: Private Sector— businesses or other for profits and notfor-profit institutions. Total Respondents: 21,000. Average responses per Respondent: 18. Total Annual Responses: 378,000. PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Average Time per Response: • Electronic Submission—20 minutes. • Paper Submission—40 minutes. Total Burden Hours: 129,200. Frequency: Annually. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. Total Burden Cost (operating/ maintaining): $735,000. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and 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. Signed in Washington, DC, this 15th day of November 2023. James D. Rodriguez, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training Service. [FR Doc. 2023–26088 Filed 11–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–79–P NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION [NARA–2024–005] Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Board; Members Office of Human Capital, National Archives and Records Administration. ACTION: Notice of membership on the SES Performance Review Board. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given of the appointment of members of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Performance Review Board (PRB). The members of the PRB for the National Archives and Records Administration are: William J. Bosanko, Chief Operating Officer; Micah M. Cheatham, Chief of Management and Administration; and Valorie F. Findlater, Chief Human Capital Officer. These appointments supersede all previous appointments. DATES: This appointment is effective on November 28, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Valorie Findlater, Office of Human Capital, by email at valorie.findlater@ nara.gov or by telephone at (301) 837– 3754. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The authority for this notice is 5 U.S.C. 4314(c), which also requires each agency to establish, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management, one or more SES Performance Review Boards. The Board shall review the initial appraisal of a senior executive’s performance by SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\28NON1.SGM 28NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83161-83162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26088]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Veterans' Employment and Training Service


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request: 
Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report VETS-4212

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) is 
announcing an opportunity for public comment on a collection of 
information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 
1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice

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in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of 
information and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the 
notice. In this notice, VETS is soliciting comments concerning the 
proposed information collection request for the VETS Federal Contractor 
Veterans' Employment Report VETS-4212.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by January 29, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``VETS-4212 
Form'' in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 693-4755. Please send comments by fax only if 
they are 10 pages or less.
     Mail: William E. Coughlin, Investigative Analyst, 
Compliance and Investigations, VETS, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-
1325, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.
     Receipt of submissions, whether by U.S. Mail, email, or 
FAX transmittal, will not be acknowledged; however, the sender may 
request confirmation that a submission has been received, by 
telephoning VETS at (202) 693-4700 (VOICE) (this is not a toll-free 
number) or (202) 693-4760 (TTY/TDD).
    All comments received, including any personal information provided, 
will be available for public inspection during normal business hours at 
the above address. People needing assistance to review comments will be 
provided with appropriate aids such as readers or print magnifiers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William E. Coughlin, Investigative 
Analyst, Compliance and Investigations, VETS, U.S. Department of Labor, 
who may be reached at (202) 693-4715 or by email at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 
(``VEVRAA''), 38 U.S.C. 4212(d), requires Federal contractors and 
subcontractors subject to the Act's affirmative action provisions in 38 
U.S.C. 4212(a) to track and report annually to the Secretary of Labor 
the number of employees in their workforces, by job category and hiring 
location, who belong to the specified categories of protected veterans. 
VETS maintains regulations to implement the reporting requirements 
under VEVRAA, and uses the VETS-4212 form for providing the required 
information on the employment of covered veterans.
    The regulations in 41 CFR part 61-300 require contractors and 
subcontractors with a covered Federal contract entered into or modified 
in the amount of $150,000 or more to use the Federal Contractor 
Veterans' Employment Report VETS-4212 form for reporting information on 
their employment of covered veterans under VEVRAA.
    The VETS-4212 Report is currently approved under OMB No. 1293-0005.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    Currently VETS is soliciting comments concerning a request to 
extend the currently approved information collection request. 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 approval of the extension of the 
currently approved information collection request in order to carry out 
its responsibilities to administer and enforce compliance with the 
contractor reporting requirements under VEVRAA, as amended by the JVA. 
In preparation of that request, the Department seeks public comments on 
the information collection requirements.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Veterans' Employment and Training Service.
    Title: Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report VETS-4212.
    OMB Number: 1293-0005.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for profits 
and not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Respondents: 21,000.
    Average responses per Respondent: 18.
    Total Annual Responses: 378,000.
    Average Time per Response:
     Electronic Submission--20 minutes.
     Paper Submission--40 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 129,200.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $735,000.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and 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.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 15th day of November 2023.
James D. Rodriguez,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-26088 Filed 11-27-23; 8:45 am]
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