Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Electronic Applications for the Attorney General's Honors Program and the Summer Law Intern Program (HP/SLIP), 13498-13500 [2025-04928]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 13498 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 55 / Monday, March 24, 2025 / Notices the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background.—These investigations are being instituted, pursuant to sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)), in response to petitions filed on March 18, 2025, by CoolSeal USA Inc., Perrysburg, Ohio; Inteplast Group Corporation, Livingston, New Jersey; SeaCa Plastic Packaging, Kent, Washington; and Technology Container Corp., Desoto, Texas. For further information concerning the conduct of these investigations and rules of general application, consult the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207). Participation in the investigations and public service list.—Persons (other than petitioners) wishing to participate in the investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as provided in §§ 201.11 and 207.10 of the Commission’s rules, not later than seven days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Industrial users and (if the merchandise under investigation is sold at the retail level) representative consumer organizations have the right to appear as parties in Commission antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations. The Secretary will prepare a public service list containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to these investigations upon the expiration of the period for filing entries of appearance. Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.—Pursuant to § 207.7(a) of the Commission’s rules, the Secretary will make BPI gathered in these investigations available to authorized applicants representing interested parties (as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are parties to the investigations under the APO issued in the investigations, provided that the application is made not later than seven days after the publication of this notice in the Federal Register. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO. Conference.— The Office of Investigations will hold a staff conference in connection with the preliminary phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Requests to appear at the conference should be VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Mar 21, 2025 Jkt 265001 emailed to preliminaryconferences@ usitc.gov (DO NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or before noon on Friday, April 4, 2025. Please provide an email address for each conference participant in the email. Information on conference procedures, format, and participation, including guidance for requests to appear as a witness via videoconference, will be available on the Commission’s Public Calendar (Calendar (USITC) | United States International Trade Commission). A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission’s deliberations may request permission to participate by submitting a short statement. Please note the Secretary’s Office will accept only electronic filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https:// edis.usitc.gov). No in-person paperbased filings or paper copies of any electronic filings will be accepted until further notice. Written submissions.—As provided in §§ 201.8 and 207.15 of the Commission’s rules, any person may submit to the Commission on or before 5:15 p.m. on April 11, 2025, a written brief containing information and arguments pertinent to the subject matter of the investigations. Parties shall file written testimony and supplementary material in connection with their presentation at the conference no later than 4:00 p.m. on April 7, 2025. All written submissions must conform with the provisions of § 201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of §§ 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s rules. The Commission’s Handbook on Filing Procedures, available on the Commission’s website at https:// www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_ on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon the Commission’s procedures with respect to filings. In accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules, each document filed by a party to the investigations must be served on all other parties to the investigations (as identified by either the public or BPI service list), and a certificate of service must be timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for filing without a certificate of service. Certification.—Pursuant to § 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, any person submitting information to the Commission in connection with these investigations must certify that the information is accurate and complete to the best of the submitter’s knowledge. In making the certification, the submitter will acknowledge that any information PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 that it submits to the Commission during these investigations may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of these or related investigations or reviews, or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. Government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements. Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to § 207.12 of the Commission’s rules. By order of the Commission. Issued: March 18, 2025. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2025–04909 Filed 3–21–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [OMB Number 1105–0030] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Electronic Applications for the Attorney General’s Honors Program and the Summer Law Intern Program (HP/SLIP) Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management, Justice Management Division, Department of Justice. ACTION: 60-Day notice. AGENCY: The Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management, Department of Justice (DOJ), 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 60 days until May 23, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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 Deana Willis, Assistant Director, Office of Attorney Recruitment and SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\24MRN1.SGM 24MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 55 / Monday, March 24, 2025 / Notices Management, c/o Rae Ross, 450 5th Street NW, Suite 10200, Washington, DC, 20530, 202–514–8900, Deana.Willis@usdoj.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Bureau of Justice Statistics, 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; —Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected can be enhanced; 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 submission of responses. Abstract: Candidates enter information pertinent to legal employment on a series of electronic screens (the number of screens varies by Program; hiring organizations vary by year). The data is then certified and submitted into a database for OARM review and transmission to the components that consider the candidates for legal employment. The candidate is automatically notified by email that his/her application has been received when he/she certifies and submits his/her electronic application, and provided other hiring status updates throughout the hiring cycle. In compliance with the Executive Order issued January 20, 2025, (https:// www.whitehouse.gov/presidentialactions/2025/01/defending-womenfrom-gender-ideology-extremism-andrestoring-biological-truth-to-the-federalgovernment/), the voluntary demographic question on the HP/SLIP application is revised to reflect ‘‘Sex’’ with the responses ‘‘Male,’’ ‘‘Female’’ or ‘‘Decline to Answer,’’ removing references to gender identity and sexual orientation. There is no impact on the public burden or cost. OARM, in coordination with hiring offices, periodically reviews questions relating to qualifications and experience to ensure their focus and criteria remains relevant (e.g., assists hiring officials evaluate written or oral communication skills, public service interest, relevant experience, etc.). • Hiring officials requested the addition of two ‘‘yes/no’’ questions relating to written or oral communication skills for SLIP applicants. This change is limited to the questions presented to eligible applicants to the Summer Law Intern Program, who often have limited objective law school accomplishments at the time they apply. There is de minimis impact on the public burden and no impact on cost. • In addition, hiring officials requested modification to an existing ‘‘check the box’’ question presented to all applicants clarifying the type of public service experience responsive to the question. There is no impact on the public burden or cost to this change. • A new ‘‘check the box’’ question relating to relevant experience was added. There is de minimis impact on the public burden and no cost to this change. The estimate of annualized cost to the federal government decreased from $54,000 to $39,885. Overview of this information collection: 1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously approved collection. 13499 2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Electronic Applications for the Attorney General’s Honors Program and the Summer Law Intern Program. 3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: N/A 4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as the obligation to respond: Affected PublicIndividuals. The obligation to respond is voluntary. 5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimated 2428 candidates apply to the HP & SLIP annually. It is estimated that the electronic application takes approximately one hour to complete and submit. It is further estimated that it takes an average of an additional 45 minutes to review the instructions, search existing data sources, gather and maintain the data needed, and complete and review the information collected. In addition, approximately 600 HP applicants will complete the Virtual Interview Scheduling form. Each Interview Scheduling Form will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Thus, the annual burden would be 4349 hours based on 2428 applicants (the average number of applications received in the last several years) × 1.75 response hours (estimated time to collect the appropriate information and complete the Program application) plus 100 hours (time for 600 HP candidates to complete the Virtual Interview Scheduling Form). 6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The total annual burden hours for this collection is 4349 hours. 7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the collection, if applicable: $39,885. TOTAL BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents Activity lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Electronic application (individuals) ....................................... Virtual Interview Scheduling Form (Individuals) .................. Unduplicated Totals ...................................................... If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo, Department VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Mar 21, 2025 Jkt 265001 2,428 600 3,028 Frequency (annually) 1 1 ........................ Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Time per response (minutes) Total annual responses 2,428 600 3,028 Total annual burden (hours) 105 10 ........................ Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218, Washington, DC. E:\FR\FM\24MRN1.SGM 24MRN1 4,249 100 4,349 13500 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 55 / Monday, March 24, 2025 / Notices Dated: March 19, 2025. Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2025–04928 Filed 3–21–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–PB–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Labor Certification Process for the Temporary Employment of H–2A and H–2B Foreign Workers in the United States: Annual Update To Allowable Monetary Charges for Agricultural Workers’ Meals and for Travel Subsistence Reimbursement, Including Lodging Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the Department of Labor (DOL) is issuing this notice to announce the annual updates to allowable monetary charges employers of H–2A workers, in occupations other than herding or production of livestock on the range, may charge workers when the employer provides three meals per day. This notice also announces the minimum and maximum amount of travel-related subsistence reimbursements required under the H–2A and H–2B programs. Finally, this notice includes a reminder regarding employers’ obligations with respect to overnight lodging costs as part of required subsistence and reasonable travel costs to and from the worksite. DATES: These allowable charges become effective March 24, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Pasternak, Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N–5311, Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–8200 (this is not a toll-free number). For persons with a hearing or speech disability who need assistance to use the telephone system, please dial 711 to access telecommunications relay services. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security will not approve an employer’s petition for the admission of H–2A or H–2B nonimmigrant temporary workers in the U.S. unless the petitioner has received an H–2A or H–2B labor certification lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Mar 21, 2025 Jkt 265001 from DOL. The labor certification provides that: (1) there are not sufficient U.S. workers who are able, willing, and qualified and who will be available at the time and place needed to perform the labor or services involved in the petition; and (2) the employment of the foreign worker(s) in such labor or services will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of workers in the U.S. similarly employed. See 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) and (b), 1184(c)(1), and 1188(a); 8 CFR 214.2(h)(5) and (6); 20 CFR 655.1(a) and 655.100. Allowable Meal Charge H–2A agricultural employers who are employing workers in occupations other than herding or production of livestock on the range must offer and provide workers three meals per day or free and convenient cooking facilities.1 See 20 CFR 655.122(g). Where the employer provides the meals, the job offer must state the charge, if any, to the worker for such meals. See id. The amount of meal charges is governed by 20 CFR 655.173. By regulation, DOL has established the methodology for determining the maximum amount that H–2A agricultural employers may charge workers for providing them with three meals per day. See 20 CFR 655.173(a). This methodology allows for annual adjustments of the previous year’s maximum allowable charge based on the updated Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for Food (CPI–U for Food), not seasonally adjusted. See id. The maximum amount employers may charge workers for providing meals is adjusted annually by the 12-month percentage change in the CPI–U for Food for the prior year (i.e., between December of the year just concluded and December of the prior year). See id. The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) Certifying Officer may also permit an employer to charge workers a higher amount for providing them with three meals a day if the higher amount is justified and sufficiently documented by the employer, as set forth in 20 CFR 655.173(b). The percentage change in the CPI–U for Food between December 2023 and December 2024 was 2.5% percent.2 Thus, the annual update to the H–2A allowable meal charge is calculated by multiplying the current allowable meal 1 H–2A employers must provide workers engaged in herding or the production of livestock on the range meals or food to prepare meals without charge or deposit charge. See 20 CFR 655.210(e). 2 See Consumer Price Index—December 2024, published January 15, 2025, available at https:// www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/cpi_ 01152025.pdf. PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 charge ($15.88) by the 12-month percentage change in the CPI–U for Food between December 2023 and December 2024 ($15.88 × 1.025 = $16.28).3 Accordingly, the updated maximum allowable charge under 20 CFR 655.122(g) and 655.173 is $16.28 per day, and an employer is not permitted to charge a worker more than $16.28 per day unless the OFLC Certifying Officer approves a higher charge, as authorized under 20 CFR 655.173(b). Reimbursement for Travel-Related Subsistence H–2B and H–2A employers must pay reasonable travel and subsistence costs, including the costs of meals and lodging, incurred by workers during travel to the place of employment from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer and from the place of employment to the place from which the worker departed to work for the employer, as well as any such costs incurred by the worker incident to obtaining a visa authorizing entry to the United States for the purpose of H–2A or H–2B employment. See 20 CFR 655.122(h)(1) and (2) and 655.20(j)(1)(i) and (ii). Specifically, an H–2A employer is responsible for providing, paying in advance, or reimbursing a worker for the reasonable costs incurred by the worker for transportation and daily travelrelated subsistence from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer, if the worker completes 50 percent of the work contract period. 20 CFR 655.122(h)(1). In general, the employer must provide (or pay at the time of departure) the worker’s transportation and daily travel-related subsistence from the place of employment to the place from which the worker departed to work for the employer upon the worker completing the contract or being terminated without cause. 20 CFR 655.122(h)(2). Similarly, an H–2B employer is responsible for providing, paying in advance, or reimbursing a worker for transportation and daily travel-related subsistence from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer, if the worker completes 50 percent of the job order period. 20 CFR 655.20(j)(1)(i). Upon the worker completing the job order period or being dismissed early (for any reason), the employer is generally responsible for providing (or paying at the time of departure) the worker’s cost of return 3 In 2024, the maximum allowable charge under 20 CFR 655.122(g) and 655.173 was $15.88 per day. See 89 FR 10101 (Feb. 13, 2024). 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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 55 (Monday, March 24, 2025)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1105-0030]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; 
Electronic Applications for the Attorney General's Honors Program and 
the Summer Law Intern Program (HP/SLIP)

AGENCY: Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management, Justice 
Management Division, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management, Department 
of Justice (DOJ), 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 60 days until 
May 23, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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 
Deana Willis, Assistant Director, Office of Attorney Recruitment and

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Management, c/o Rae Ross, 450 5th Street NW, Suite 10200, Washington, 
DC, 20530, 202-514-8900, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected can be enhanced; 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 
submission of responses.
    Abstract: Candidates enter information pertinent to legal 
employment on a series of electronic screens (the number of screens 
varies by Program; hiring organizations vary by year). The data is then 
certified and submitted into a database for OARM review and 
transmission to the components that consider the candidates for legal 
employment. The candidate is automatically notified by email that his/
her application has been received when he/she certifies and submits 
his/her electronic application, and provided other hiring status 
updates throughout the hiring cycle.
    In compliance with the Executive Order issued January 20, 2025, 
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/), the voluntary demographic question on the HP/
SLIP application is revised to reflect ``Sex'' with the responses 
``Male,'' ``Female'' or ``Decline to Answer,'' removing references to 
gender identity and sexual orientation. There is no impact on the 
public burden or cost.
    OARM, in coordination with hiring offices, periodically reviews 
questions relating to qualifications and experience to ensure their 
focus and criteria remains relevant (e.g., assists hiring officials 
evaluate written or oral communication skills, public service interest, 
relevant experience, etc.).
     Hiring officials requested the addition of two ``yes/no'' 
questions relating to written or oral communication skills for SLIP 
applicants. This change is limited to the questions presented to 
eligible applicants to the Summer Law Intern Program, who often have 
limited objective law school accomplishments at the time they apply. 
There is de minimis impact on the public burden and no impact on cost.
     In addition, hiring officials requested modification to an 
existing ``check the box'' question presented to all applicants 
clarifying the type of public service experience responsive to the 
question. There is no impact on the public burden or cost to this 
change.
     A new ``check the box'' question relating to relevant 
experience was added. There is de minimis impact on the public burden 
and no cost to this change.
    The estimate of annualized cost to the federal government decreased 
from $54,000 to $39,885.

Overview of this information collection:

    1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Electronic Applications for 
the Attorney General's Honors Program and the Summer Law Intern 
Program.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: N/A
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as the obligation to respond: Affected Public- Individuals. The 
obligation to respond is voluntary.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimated 2428 
candidates apply to the HP & SLIP annually. It is estimated that the 
electronic application takes approximately one hour to complete and 
submit. It is further estimated that it takes an average of an 
additional 45 minutes to review the instructions, search existing data 
sources, gather and maintain the data needed, and complete and review 
the information collected. In addition, approximately 600 HP applicants 
will complete the Virtual Interview Scheduling form. Each Interview 
Scheduling Form will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Thus, 
the annual burden would be 4349 hours based on 2428 applicants (the 
average number of applications received in the last several years) x 
1.75 response hours (estimated time to collect the appropriate 
information and complete the Program application) plus 100 hours (time 
for 600 HP candidates to complete the Virtual Interview Scheduling 
Form).
    6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total annual burden hours for this collection 
is 4349 hours.
    7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: $39,885.

                                               Total Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Time per
            Activity                 Number of       Frequency     Total annual      response      Total annual
                                    respondents     (annually)       responses       (minutes)    burden (hours)
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Electronic application                     2,428               1           2,428             105           4,249
 (individuals)..................
Virtual Interview Scheduling                 600               1             600              10             100
 Form (Individuals).............
    Unduplicated Totals.........           3,028  ..............           3,028  ..............           4,349
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    If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.


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    Dated: March 19, 2025.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2025-04928 Filed 3-21-25; 8:45 am]
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