Information Collection Activities; Comment Request, 1944-1945 [2024-00374]

Download as PDF 1944 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 8 / Thursday, January 11, 2024 / Notices Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College, acquired part of the Magic Mountain collection from the Rimrocker Historical Society. The Rimrock Historical Society originally accepted the materials as part of a larger donation in 1998 from Dr. Jonathan Kent of Metropolitan State College of Denver (now the Metropolitan State University of Denver). In April 2023, DMNS staff learned of the Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College Magic Mountain collection. Both parties agreed to transfer the materials to DMNS in 2023 since the Museum holds the majority of the collections from the site. Prior to transfer analysis conducted by Dr. Dawn Mulhern identified 31 bone fragments. No associated funerary objects are present. Cultural Affiliation The human remains in this notice are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: anthropological information, archeological information, biological information, folklore, geographical information, historical information, kinship, linguistics, oral tradition, other relevant information, or expert opinion. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Dated: January 4, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. BILLING CODE 4312–52–P Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of six individuals of Native American ancestry. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. 17:31 Jan 10, 2024 Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by: 1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. 2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after February 12, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and 10.14. [FR Doc. 2024–00434 Filed 1–10–24; 8:45 am] Determinations VerDate Sep<11>2014 Requests for Repatriation Jkt 262001 INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [USITC SE–24–002] Sunshine Act Meetings United States International Trade Commission. TIME AND DATE: January 19, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: (202) 205–2000. STATUS: Open to the public. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 1. Agendas for future meetings: none. 2. Minutes. 3. Ratification List. 4. Commission vote on Inv. Nos. 701– TA–576–577 and 731–TA–1362–1367 (Review) (Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing (CDMT) from China, Germany, India, Italy, South Korea, and AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Switzerland). The Commission currently is scheduled to complete and file its determinations and views of the Commission on February 9, 2024. 5. Outstanding action jackets: none. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Sharon Bellamy, Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer, 202–205–2000. The Commission is holding the meeting under the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552(b). In accordance with Commission policy, subject matter listed above, not disposed of at the scheduled meeting, may be carried over to the agenda of the following meeting. By order of the Commission. Issued: January 9, 2024. Sharon Bellamy, Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2024–00544 Filed 1–9–24; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics Information Collection Activities; Comment Request Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. AGENCY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance 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. 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. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed revision of the ‘‘Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Business Supplement.’’ A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice on or before March 11, 2024. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\11JAN1.SGM 11JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 8 / Thursday, January 11, 2024 / Notices Send comments to Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room G225, 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20212. Written comments also may be transmitted by email to BLS_PRA_ Public@bls.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, at 202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See ADDRESSES section.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: I. Background ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Business Supplement (QBS) is a versatile collection instrument designed to capture information on the US economy quickly and efficiently. The QBS collection is designed to incorporate new questionnaires as the need arises to allow BLS to collect and publish information quickly so that stakeholders and data users can understand the impact of specific events, or economic issues of relevance, on the US economy. The BLS will primarily use the Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) as a platform for conducting the QBS. Each year, the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) Program conducts the ARS by reaching out to approximately 1.5 million establishments requesting verification of their main business activity, and their mailing and physical location addresses. The fully web-based ARS allows for an accelerated timeframe for collection and provides a low-cost platform for conducting the quick, short surveys of the QBS. The QBSs accompanying the ARS have little data collection overhead, leveraging the respondent contact process undertaken as part of the production ARS. QBS respondents already logged into the ARS secure website are directed to a QBS and asked to answer a limited number of additional survey questions after completing the ARS. QBS respondents that are not in the ARS are solicited using established contact methods (email and/or printed letters) and directed to a stand-alone interface to access and answer the QBS questions online. II. Current Action Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for a revision of the QCEW Business Supplement (QBS). The QBS is designed to encourage a fast response and minimize respondent burden on the public by limiting the number of questions on each survey and VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:31 Jan 10, 2024 Jkt 262001 by asking questions that respondents should be able to answer without research or referring to records. In this manner, BLS can provide information that is needed quickly and is not collected elsewhere. The QBS will incorporate new questionnaires as the need for data arises, as frequently as twice a year. The BLS plans to conduct multiple small surveys under the QBS clearance. The 2024 survey will focus on establishments’ telework policies and practices, recent experiences in hiring, and how they advertise vacancies. These questions were previously asked in the 2022 QBS collected under this clearance (the 2022 Business Response Survey). Asking these questions again, a full two years later, will provide an understanding of how these business operations have changed. III. Desired Focus of Comments The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in comments that: • 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. • 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. Title of Collection: QCEW Business Supplement. OMB Number: 1220–0198. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, and farms. Total Number of Respondents: 80,000. Frequency: Once. Total Responses: 80,000. Average Time per Response: 5 minutes. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,667 hours. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1945 information collection request; they also will become a matter of public record. Signed at Washington, DC, on January 5, 2024. Eric Molina, Chief, Division of Management Systems, Branch of Policy Analysis. [FR Doc. 2024–00374 Filed 1–10–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–24–P NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES National Endowment for the Arts Arts Advisory Panel Meetings AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts. ACTION: Notice of meetings. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given that 5 meetings of the Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts will be held by teleconference or videoconference. DATES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for individual meeting times and dates. All meetings are Eastern time and ending times are approximate: ADDRESSES: National Endowment for the Arts, Constitution Center, 400 7th St. SW, Washington, DC 20506. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Further information with reference to these meetings can be obtained from David Travis, Office of Guidelines & Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC 20506; travisd@arts.gov, or call 202–682–5001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The closed portions of meetings are for the purpose of Panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendations on financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, including information given in confidence to the agency. In accordance with the determination of the Chair of March 11, 2022, these sessions will be closed to the public pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 10. The upcoming meetings are: NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships Panel A (review of applications): This meeting will be closed. Date and time: February 6, 2024; 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships Panel B (review of applications): This meeting will be closed. Date and time: February 6, 2024; 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Shakespeare in American Communities Cooperative Agreement SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\11JAN1.SGM 11JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 8 (Thursday, January 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1944-1945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00374]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics


Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance 
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. 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. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting 
comments concerning the proposed revision of the ``Quarterly Census of 
Employment and Wages Business Supplement.'' A copy of the proposed 
information collection request can be obtained by contacting the 
individual listed below in the Addresses section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
Addresses section of this notice on or before March 11, 2024.

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ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, 
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room G225, 
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20212. Written comments also 
may be transmitted by email to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, at 
202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See ADDRESSES section.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Business Supplement 
(QBS) is a versatile collection instrument designed to capture 
information on the US economy quickly and efficiently. The QBS 
collection is designed to incorporate new questionnaires as the need 
arises to allow BLS to collect and publish information quickly so that 
stakeholders and data users can understand the impact of specific 
events, or economic issues of relevance, on the US economy.
    The BLS will primarily use the Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) as a 
platform for conducting the QBS. Each year, the BLS Quarterly Census of 
Employment and Wages (QCEW) Program conducts the ARS by reaching out to 
approximately 1.5 million establishments requesting verification of 
their main business activity, and their mailing and physical location 
addresses. The fully web-based ARS allows for an accelerated timeframe 
for collection and provides a low-cost platform for conducting the 
quick, short surveys of the QBS. The QBSs accompanying the ARS have 
little data collection overhead, leveraging the respondent contact 
process undertaken as part of the production ARS. QBS respondents 
already logged into the ARS secure website are directed to a QBS and 
asked to answer a limited number of additional survey questions after 
completing the ARS. QBS respondents that are not in the ARS are 
solicited using established contact methods (email and/or printed 
letters) and directed to a stand-alone interface to access and answer 
the QBS questions online.

II. Current Action

    Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for a 
revision of the QCEW Business Supplement (QBS).
    The QBS is designed to encourage a fast response and minimize 
respondent burden on the public by limiting the number of questions on 
each survey and by asking questions that respondents should be able to 
answer without research or referring to records. In this manner, BLS 
can provide information that is needed quickly and is not collected 
elsewhere. The QBS will incorporate new questionnaires as the need for 
data arises, as frequently as twice a year. The BLS plans to conduct 
multiple small surveys under the QBS clearance. The 2024 survey will 
focus on establishments' telework policies and practices, recent 
experiences in hiring, and how they advertise vacancies. These 
questions were previously asked in the 2022 QBS collected under this 
clearance (the 2022 Business Response Survey). Asking these questions 
again, a full two years later, will provide an understanding of how 
these business operations have changed.

III. Desired Focus of Comments

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in 
comments that:
     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.
     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.
    Title of Collection: QCEW Business Supplement.
    OMB Number: 1220-0198.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and farms.
    Total Number of Respondents: 80,000.
    Frequency: Once.
    Total Responses: 80,000.
    Average Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,667 hours.
    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 also will become a 
matter of public record.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on January 5, 2024.
Eric Molina,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Branch of Policy Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2024-00374 Filed 1-10-24; 8:45 am]
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