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of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of
responses.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB 1140–0068]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Police Check
Inquiry—ATF Form 8620.42
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives, Department of
Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Justice
(DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives (ATF), will be
submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 30 days until May
17, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have comments especially on the
estimated public burden or associated
response time, suggestions, or need a
copy of the proposed information
collection instrument with instructions
or additional information, please
contact: John Dugan, Physical Security
Programs Branch/Security & Emergency
Programs Division, by email at
John.T.Dugan@atf.gov, or telephone at
202–648–7935.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register, 89 FR 11871, on Thursday,
February 15, 2024, allowing a 60-day
comment period.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address one or more
of the following four points:
—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/or
—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
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Written comments and
recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within
30 days of the publication of this notice
on the following website
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 and entering either the title of
the information collection or the OMB
Control Number 1140–0068. This
information collection request may be
viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to view Department of
Justice, information collections
currently under review by OMB.
DOJ 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 DOJ notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Overview of This Information
Collection
1. Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a previously approved
collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: Police
Check Inquiry.
3. Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: ATF Form 8620.42.
Component: Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S.
Department of Justice.
4. Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Abstract: The Police Check Inquiry—
ATF Form 8620.42 is used to collect
personally identifiable information (PII)
to determine if non-ATF personnel meet
the basic requirements for escorted
access to ATF facilities, non-sensitive
information and/or construction sites.
5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
6. Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 3,500.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 10
minutes.
8. Frequency: Once annually.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time
Burden: 595 hours.
10. Total Estimated Annual Other
Costs Burden: $0.
If additional information is required,
contact: Darwin Arceo, Department
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Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning
Staff, Justice Management Division,
United States Department of Justice,
Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street
NE, 4W–218 Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: April 11, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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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
‘‘Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses.’’ A copy of the proposed
information collection request (ICR) 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 June 17, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora
Kincaid, 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:
Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll-free
number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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I. Background
Section 24(a) of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires
the Secretary of Labor to develop and
maintain an effective program of
collection, compilation, and analysis of
statistics on occupational injuries and
illnesses. The Commissioner of Labor
Statistics has been delegated the
responsibility for ‘‘Furthering the
purpose of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act by developing and
maintaining an effective program of
collection, compilation, analysis and
publication of occupational safety and
health statistics.’’ The BLS fulfills this
responsibility, in part, by conducting
the Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses in conjunction with
participating State statistical agencies.
The BLS Survey of Occupational
Injuries and Illnesses provides the
Nation’s primary indicator of the
progress towards achieving the goal of
safer and healthier workplaces. The
survey produces the overall rate of
occurrence of work injuries and
illnesses by industry which can be
compared to prior years to produce
measures of the rate of change. These
data are used to assess the Nation’s
progress in improving the safety and
health of America’s work places; to
prioritize scarce Federal and State
resources; to guide the development of
injury and illness prevention strategies;
and to support Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) and
State safety and health standards and
research. Data are essential for
evaluating the effectiveness of Federal
and State programs for improving work
place safety and health. For these
reasons, it is necessary to provide
estimates separately for participating
States.
Effective with the release of estimates
from the Survey of Occupational
Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) in
November 2023, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) introduced the
publication of a new biennial case and
demographic data series for cases that
involve days of job transfer or restriction
(DJTR). The first release of this new
series covered the 2021–22 biennial
reference period. This shift significantly
changed the SOII news release and how
publication tables are presented to
provide additional data on the case
circumstances and worker
demographics for DJTR cases, in
addition to details that have long been
published for cases involving days away
from work (DAFW). Biennial estimates
for DJTR and DAFW are now released
together. Summary industry estimates,
produced annually, remain unchanged.
Starting with reference year 2023
data, the circumstances of injury and
illness cases are coded using the
updated Occupational Injury and Illness
Classification System (OIICS), version 3.
(See https://www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/
occupational-injuries-and-illnessesclassification-manual.htm for more
information on OIICS.) Estimates of
detailed case circumstances for DJTR
and DAFW using OIICS 3 will first be
published in the SOII news release in
November 2025, covering the 2023–24
biennial reference period.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the Survey
of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
The survey measures the overall rate of
occurrence of work injuries and
illnesses by industry for private
industry, State governments, and local
governments. For more serious injuries
and illnesses with days away from work
(DAFW) or with days of job transfer or
restriction (DJTR), the survey provides
detailed information on the injured/ill
worker (age, sex, race, industry,
occupation, and length of service), the
time in shift, and the circumstances of
the injuries and illnesses classified by
standardized codes (nature of the
injury/illness, part of body affected,
primary and secondary sources of the
injury/illness, and the event or exposure
which produced the injury/illness).
The SOII is a mandatory survey that
has traditionally experienced relatively
high response rates compared to other
establishment surveys. However, the
SOII response rate has been trending
lower for several years and was
significantly impacted by the pandemic.
BLS will conduct a one-year test with a
small sample of survey participants to
evaluate the effectiveness of an
additional respondent contact for
improving response rates.
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: Survey of
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
OMB Number: 1220–0045.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits; not-for-profit institutions;
farms; State, local or Tribal
governments.
BLS 9300 RESPONDENT BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total
respondents
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Form
Frequency
Total
responses
Average
time
per response
(minutes)
Estimated
burden hours
Total Recording Burden .......................................
Total Reporting Burden ........................................
85,800
228,200
Annually ........................
Annually ........................
85,800
228,200
71.049
29.791
101,600
113,304
Totals .............................................................
228,200
Annually ........................
228,200
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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 also
will become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of
April 2024.
Eric Molina,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Branch of Policy Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2024–08088 Filed 4–16–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0043]
TUV SUD America, Inc.: Application for
Expansion of Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces the application of TUV SUD
America, Inc. (TUVAM) for expansion
of recognition as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)
and presents the agency’s preliminary
finding to grant the application.
DATES: Submit comments, information,
and documents in response to this
notice, or requests for an extension of
time to make a submission, on or before
May 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted as follows:
Electronically: You may submit
comments, including attachments,
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency’s name and the
docket number for this rulemaking
(Docket No. OSHA–2007–0043). All
comments, including any personal
information you provide, are placed in
the public docket without change and
may be made available online at https://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions commenters about submitting
information they do not want made
available to the public, or submitting
materials that contain personal
information (either about themselves or
others), such as Social Security numbers
and birthdates.
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Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Documents in the
docket (including this Federal Register
notice) are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the website.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
through the OSHA Docket Office.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202)
693–2350 (TTY (877) 889–5627) for
assistance in locating docket
submissions.
Extension of comment period: Submit
requests for an extension of the
comment period on or before May 2,
2024 to the Office of Technical
Programs and Coordination Activities,
Directorate of Technical Support and
Emergency Management, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Room N–3653,
Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to
(202) 693–1644.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
Communications, U.S. Department of
Labor by phone: (202) 693–1999 or
email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
General and technical information:
Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director,
Office of Technical Programs and
Coordination Activities, Directorate of
Technical Support and Emergency
Management, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor by phone: (202) 693–1911 or
email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Application for
Expansion
OSHA is providing notice that TUV
SUD America, Inc. (TUVAM) is
applying for expansion of the current
recognition as a NRTL. TUVAM
requests the addition of five test
standards to their NRTL scope of
recognition.
OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies
that the organization meets the
requirements specified in 29 CFR
1910.7. Recognition is an
acknowledgment that the organization
can perform independent safety testing
and certification of the specific products
covered within its scope of recognition.
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Each NRTL’s scope of recognition
includes (1) the type of products the
NRTL may test, with each type specified
by its applicable test standard; and (2)
the recognized site(s) that has/have the
technical capability to perform the
product-testing and productcertification activities for test standards
within the NRTL’s scope. Recognition is
not a delegation or grant of government
authority; however, recognition enables
employers to use products approved by
the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that
require product testing and certification.
The agency processes an application
by a NRTL for initial recognition and for
an expansion or renewal of this
recognition, following requirements in
appendix A, 29 CFR 1910.7. This
appendix requires that the agency
publish two notices in the Federal
Register in processing an application. In
the first notice, OSHA announces the
application and provides its preliminary
finding. In the second notice, the agency
provides the final decision on the
application. These notices set forth the
NRTL’s scope of recognition or
modifications of that scope. OSHA
maintains an informational web page for
each NRTL, including TUVAM, which
details the NRTL’s scope of recognition.
These pages are available from the
OSHA website at: https://www.osha.gov/
dts/otpca/nrtl/.
TUVAM currently has seventeen
facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA for
product testing and certification, with
its headquarters located at: TUV SUD
America, Inc., 401 Edgewater Place,
Suite 500, Wakefield, MA 01880. A
complete list of TUVAM’s scope of
recognition (including sites recognized
by OSHA) is available at: https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
tuvam.html.
II. General Background on the
Application
TUVAM submitted an application,
dated September 30, 2021 (OSHA–
2007–0043–0057), to expand their
recognition to include five additional
test standards. OSHA staff performed
detailed analysis of the application
packet and reviewed other pertinent
information. OSHA did not perform any
on-site reviews in relation to this
application.
Table 1 below lists the appropriate
test standards found in TUVAM’s
application for expansion for testing and
certification of products under the
NRTL Program.
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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 ``Survey of
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.'' A copy of the proposed
information collection request (ICR) 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 June 17, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora Kincaid, 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: Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
202-691-7628 (this is not a toll-free number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
Section 24(a) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
requires the Secretary of Labor to develop and maintain an effective
program of collection, compilation, and analysis of statistics on
occupational injuries and illnesses. The Commissioner of Labor
Statistics has been delegated the responsibility for ``Furthering the
purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Act by developing and
maintaining an effective program of collection, compilation, analysis
and publication of occupational safety and health statistics.'' The BLS
fulfills this responsibility, in part, by conducting the Survey of
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in conjunction with participating
State statistical agencies. The BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses provides the Nation's primary indicator of the progress
towards achieving the goal of safer and healthier workplaces. The
survey produces the overall rate of occurrence of work injuries and
illnesses by industry which can be compared to prior years to produce
measures of the rate of change. These data are used to assess the
Nation's progress in improving the safety and health of America's work
places; to prioritize scarce Federal and State resources; to guide the
development of injury and illness prevention strategies; and to support
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and State safety
and health standards and research. Data are essential for evaluating
the effectiveness of Federal and State programs for improving work
place safety and health. For these reasons, it is necessary to provide
estimates separately for participating States.
Effective with the release of estimates from the Survey of
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) in November 2023, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS) introduced the publication of a new biennial
case and demographic data series for cases that involve days of job
transfer or restriction (DJTR). The first release of this new series
covered the 2021-22 biennial reference period. This shift significantly
changed the SOII news release and how publication tables are presented
to provide additional data on the case circumstances and worker
demographics for DJTR cases, in addition to details that have long been
published for cases involving days away from work (DAFW). Biennial
estimates for DJTR and DAFW are now released together. Summary industry
estimates, produced annually, remain unchanged.
Starting with reference year 2023 data, the circumstances of injury
and illness cases are coded using the updated Occupational Injury and
Illness Classification System (OIICS), version 3. (See https://www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/occupational-injuries-and-illnesses-classification-manual.htm for more information on OIICS.) Estimates of
detailed case circumstances for DJTR and DAFW using OIICS 3 will first
be published in the SOII news release in November 2025, covering the
2023-24 biennial reference period.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. The survey measures the
overall rate of occurrence of work injuries and illnesses by industry
for private industry, State governments, and local governments. For
more serious injuries and illnesses with days away from work (DAFW) or
with days of job transfer or restriction (DJTR), the survey provides
detailed information on the injured/ill worker (age, sex, race,
industry, occupation, and length of service), the time in shift, and
the circumstances of the injuries and illnesses classified by
standardized codes (nature of the injury/illness, part of body
affected, primary and secondary sources of the injury/illness, and the
event or exposure which produced the injury/illness).
The SOII is a mandatory survey that has traditionally experienced
relatively high response rates compared to other establishment surveys.
However, the SOII response rate has been trending lower for several
years and was significantly impacted by the pandemic. BLS will conduct
a one-year test with a small sample of survey participants to evaluate
the effectiveness of an additional respondent contact for improving
response rates.
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: Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
OMB Number: 1220-0045.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; not-for-profit
institutions; farms; State, local or Tribal governments.
BLS 9300 Respondent Burden Estimates
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Average time
Form Total Frequency Total per response Estimated
respondents responses (minutes) burden hours
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Total Recording Burden........ 85,800 Annually........ 85,800 71.049 101,600
Total Reporting Burden........ 228,200 Annually........ 228,200 29.791 113,304
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Totals.................... 228,200 Annually........ 228,200 .............. 214,904
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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 also will become a
matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of April 2024.
Eric Molina,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Branch of Policy Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2024-08088 Filed 4-16-24; 8:45 am]
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