Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Definition and Requirements for a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory, 92174-92175 [2024-27296]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 92174 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 225 / Thursday, November 21, 2024 / Notices (l) The Plan will only contract with a Fronting Insurer that is unrelated to Meta or any of its affiliates, and that has a financial strength rating of ‘‘A’’ or better from A.M. Best. For purposes of this provision, the term ‘‘unrelated’’ means that the Fronting Insurer is not owned or controlled by Meta or any of its affiliates in whole or in part; (m) The Plan pays no more than adequate consideration with respect to insurance that is part of the captive reinsurance arrangement covered by the proposed exemption; (n) In the event a successor Independent Fiduciary is appointed to represent the interests of the Plan with respect to the subject transaction, no time shall elapse between the resignation or termination of the former Independent Fiduciary and the appointment of the successor Independent Fiduciary; (o) All expenses associated with the exemption and the exemption application, including any payment to the Independent Fiduciary, must be paid by Meta and not the Plan; (p) Meta may adjust the Benefit Enhancements to the Plan at any time, if such adjustment is approved in advance by the Independent Fiduciary after the Independent Fiduciary first determines that each adjusted Benefit Enhancement is in the interest of the Plan’s participants and beneficiaries and available to them on an equal basis. The cost incurred by Meta to fund the Benefit Enhancement may be used to determine whether the Primary Benefit Test has been met, but may not be considered to address a Shortfall if the Primary Benefit Test has not been met with respect to a five-year period, unless in accordance with Section III(a)(3)(A)(B). A complete description of any new Benefit Enhancements and the Independent Fiduciary’s rationale and determinations regarding such enhancements must be included in the next Independent Fiduciary report submitted to the Department; (q) The Reinsurance Arrangement between Ekahi and Prudential or any successor Fronting Insurer must be indemnity insurance only. The arrangement must not relieve a Fronting Insurer from any responsibility or liability to the Plan, including liability that would result if Ekahi fails to meet any of its contractual obligations to Prudential or any successor Fronting Insurer under the Reinsurance Arrangement. Further, the executed reinsurance contract between the Fronting Insurer and Ekahi will expressly state (by rider, addendum, amendment, etc.) that, in the event that Ekahi is insolvent, unable or unwilling VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 Nov 20, 2024 Jkt 265001 to pay any claims, or otherwise prevented from paying any claims, the Fronting Insurer remains solely obligated to pay any claim properly incurred by the Plan and its participants and beneficiaries; (r) If the exemption is granted, the Plan document and Summary Plan Description (SPD) will be revised within 90 days after the final exemption is published in the Federal Register to include a summary of the reinsurance arrangement, an explanation why the arrangement constitutes a transaction prohibited by ERISA (including an explanation of why Ekahi is a party in interest). The revision must also state that the Plan is currently relying on an individual prohibited transaction exemption granted by the U.S. Department of Labor. The revision to the Plan and SPD must be conspicuously displayed and not contained in a footnote. The Plan Administrator must distribute the updated SPD to all Plan participants within six months of the publishing of the granted exemption. (s) If the Reinsurance Arrangement is terminated the Plan Administrator will revise and update the SPD accordingly. The Plan Administrator will then distribute the updated SPD to all Plan participants within six months of the termination of the Reinsurance Arrangement. (t) Meta, and its affiliates, must maintain all the records necessary to demonstrate the conditions of the exemption have been met with respect to all the prohibited transactions described in this exemption, for a period of six years from the date of any prohibited transaction for which the exemption provides relief. Meta must provide these records to the Department within 30 days from the date the Department requests these records. Applicability Date: This exemption will be in effect for the period beginning on the date of publication in the Federal Register. Signed at Washington, DC, this this 15th day of November 2024. George Christopher Cosby, Director, Office of Exemption Determinations, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. [FR Doc. 2024–27260 Filed 11–20–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–29–P PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Definition and Requirements for a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory Notice of availability; request for comments. ACTION: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)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 the agency receives on or before December 23, 2024. SUMMARY: 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202– 693–0213, or by email at DOL_PRA_ PUBLIC@dol.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A number of standards issued by the OSHA contain requirements for equipment, products, or materials. These standards often specify that employers use only equipment, products, or material tested or approved by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. This requirement ensures that employers use safe equipment, products, or materials in complying with the standards. Accordingly, OSHA promulgated the regulation 29 CFR 1910.7, ‘‘Definition and Requirements for a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory.’’ The Regulation specifies procedures that organizations must follow to apply for, and to maintain, OSHA’s recognition to test and certify equipment, products, or material for this purpose. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on August 1, 2024 (89 FR 62803). 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 ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\21NON1.SGM 21NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 225 / Thursday, November 21, 2024 / Notices have practical utility; (2) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) 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. 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–OSHA. Title of Collection: Definition and Requirements for a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. OMB Control Number: 1218–0147. Affected Public: Private Sector— Businesses or other for-profits. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 24. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 148. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1,588 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $767,736. (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)) Nicole Bouchet, Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. [FR Doc. 2024–27296 Filed 11–20–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Statement of Recovery Forms Notice of availability; request for comments. ACTION: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Office of SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 Nov 20, 2024 Jkt 265001 Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP)-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 the agency receives on or before December 23, 2024. 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) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) 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: Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202– 693–0213, or by email at DOL_PRA_ PUBLIC@dol.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These forms are used to obtain information about amounts received as the result of final judgments in litigation, or a settlement of the litigation, brought against a third party who is liable for damages due to a Federal employee comprehensive work-related injury. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on September 5, 2024 (89 FR 72430). 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 ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 92175 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: Statement of Recovery Forms. OMB Control Number: 1240–0001. Affected Public: Individuals or Households; Private Sector—Businesses or other for-profits. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,392. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 1,392. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 640 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $25.00. (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)) Nicole Bouchet, Senior PRA Analyst. [FR Doc. 2024–27259 Filed 11–20–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA–2022–0011] Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH); Charter Renewal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Renewal of the MACOSH charter. AGENCY: The Acting Secretary of Labor (Secretary) has renewed the charter for MACOSH. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For press inquiries: Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of Communications, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 693–1999; email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. For general information: Ms. Amy Wangdahl, Director, Office of Maritime and Agriculture, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 693–2066; email: wangdahl.amy@ dol.gov. SUMMARY: The Acting Secretary has renewed the MACOSH charter. The charter will expire two years from its filing date. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\21NON1.SGM 21NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 92174-92175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27296]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Definition and Requirements for a Nationally 
Recognized Testing Laboratory

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Occupational 
Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)-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 the agency 
receives on or before December 23, 2024.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202-
693-0213, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A number of standards issued by the OSHA 
contain requirements for equipment, products, or materials. These 
standards often specify that employers use only equipment, products, or 
material tested or approved by a Nationally Recognized Testing 
Laboratory. This requirement ensures that employers use safe equipment, 
products, or materials in complying with the standards. Accordingly, 
OSHA promulgated the regulation 29 CFR 1910.7, ``Definition and 
Requirements for a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory.'' The 
Regulation specifies procedures that organizations must follow to apply 
for, and to maintain, OSHA's recognition to test and certify equipment, 
products, or material for this purpose. For additional substantive 
information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the 
Federal Register on August 1, 2024 (89 FR 62803).
    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

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have practical utility; (2) 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; (3) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) 
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.
    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-OSHA.
    Title of Collection: Definition and Requirements for a Nationally 
Recognized Testing Laboratory.
    OMB Control Number: 1218-0147.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--Businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 24.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 148.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1,588 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $767,736.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))

Nicole Bouchet,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2024-27296 Filed 11-20-24; 8:45 am]
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