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the United States Trade Representative 

on the day of their issuance. The 

Commission has also notified the 

Secretary of the Treasury and Customs 

and Border Protection of the order. 

The authority for the Commission’s 

determination is contained in section 

337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, and in Part 

210 of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR part 

210. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: December 18, 2018. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27712 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[OMB Number 1121–0339] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed eCollection 

eComments Requested; Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection; 

Comments Requested: Generic 

Clearance for Cognitive, Pilot and Field 

Studies for Bureau of Justice Statistics 

Data Collection Activities 

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, 

Department of Justice. 

ACTION: 60-day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Justice 

(DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), 

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) intends 

to request approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for a 

generic information collection clearance 

that will allow BJS to conduct a variety 

of cognitive, pilot, and field test studies. 

BJS will submit the request for review 

and approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

Over the next three years, BJS 

anticipates undertaking a variety of new 

surveys and data collections, as well as 

reassessing ongoing statistical projects, 

across a number of areas of criminal 

justice, including law enforcement, 

courts, corrections, and victimization. 

This work will entail development of 

new survey instruments, redesigning 

and/or modifying existing surveys, 

procuring administrative data from state 

and local government entities, and 

creating or modifying establishment 

surveys. In order to inform BJS data 

collection protocols, to develop accurate 

estimates of respondent burden, and to 

minimize respondent burden associated 

with each new or modified data 

collection, BJS will engage in cognitive, 

pilot and field test activities to refine 

instrumentation and data collection 

methodologies. BJS envisions using a 

variety of techniques, including but not 

limited to tests of different types of 

survey and data collection operations, 

focus groups, cognitive testing, pilot 

testing, exploratory interviews, 

experiments with questionnaire design, 

and usability testing of electronic data 

collection instruments. 

Following standard Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

requirements, BJS will submit a change 

request to OMB individually for every 

group of data collection activities 

undertaken under this generic 

clearance. BJS will provide OMB with a 

copy of the individual instruments or 

questionnaires (if one is used), as well 

as other materials describing the project. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted for 60 days until 

February 19, 2019. 

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 

Devon Adams, Bureau of Justice 

Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20531 (email: 

Devon.Adams@usdoj.gov; telephone: 

202–307–0765). 

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. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Extension of a currently approved 

collection. 

(2) The Title of the Form/Collection: 

Generic Clearance for cognitive, pilot 

and field studies for Bureau of Justice 

Statistics data collection Activities. 

(3) The agency form number, if any, 

and the applicable component of the 

Department sponsoring the collection: 

Form numbers not available for generic 

clearance. The applicable component 

within the Department of Justice is the 

Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Office 

of Justice Programs. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Administrators or staff of state 

and local agencies or programs in the 

relevant fields; administrators or staff of 

non-government agencies or programs 

in the relevant fields; individuals; 

policymakers at various levels of 

government. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: We estimate that 

approximately 30,000 respondents will 

be involved in exploratory, field test, 

pilot, cognitive, and focus group work 

conducted under this clearance over the 

requested 3-year clearance period. The 

average response time per respondent 

will be specific to each project covered 

under the clearance. Specific estimates 

of the number of respondents and the 

average response time are not known for 

each pilot study or development project 

covered under a generic clearance at 

this time. Project specific estimates will 

be submitted to OMB separately for each 

project conducted under this clearance. 

An estimate of the overall number of 

burden hours for activities under this 

generic 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The total respondent burden 

for identified and future projects 

covered under this generic clearance 

over the 3-year clearance period is 

approximately 20,000 hours. 

If additional information is required 

contact: Melody Braswell, Department 

Clearance Officer, United States 

Department of Justice, Justice 

Management Division, Policy and 

Planning Staff, Two Constitution 

Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, 

Washington, DC 20530. 


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Dated: December 17, 2018. 

Melody Braswell, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27578 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Fee Adjustment for Testing, 

Evaluation, and Approval of Mining 

Products 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of fee adjustment. 

SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) announces a 

revised hourly rate for the fees charged 

to applicants and approval holders for 

testing, evaluating, and approving 

products for use in mines. MSHA 

charges a fee to cover the full cost 

(direct and indirect costs) of its services 

associated with the approval program. 

The new hourly rate is $137. 

DATES: MSHA will charge the new 

hourly rate for new approval services 

starting January 1, 2019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dennis L. Ferlich, Chief, Approval and 

Certification Center (A&CC), 304–547– 

2029 or 304–547–0400 (these are not 

toll-free numbers). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Under the Federal Mine Safety and 

Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), as 

amended, MSHA’s mission is to prevent 

death, disease, and injury from mining 

and promote safe and healthy 

workplaces for the Nation’s miners. 

MSHA approves equipment, materials, 

and explosives for use in mines to 

assure that the products are designed, 

constructed, and maintained so as not to 

cause a fire, explosion, or other 

accident. MSHA’s regulation under 30 

CFR part 5, Fees for Testing, Evaluation, 

and Approval of Mining Products, 

establishes the method the Agency uses 

to calculate the fees needed to recover 

costs for approval services. 

Under 30 U.S.C. 966, MSHA may 

collect and retain up to $2,499,000 of 

fees collected for the approval and 

certification of equipment, materials, 

and explosives for use in mines. 

On July 29, 2015, MSHA published a 

final rule in the Federal Register (80 FR 

45051) that revised the Agency’s 

regulation for administering fees for 

testing, evaluation, and approval of 

products manufactured for use in mines. 

Under the final rule, MSHA revised the 

hourly rate by dividing the total of a 

prior fiscal year’s approval program 

costs (direct and indirect costs) by the 

number of total direct hours spent on 

approval program activities for that 

year. The hourly rate was increased 

from $97 to $121. 

MSHA began charging the existing 

hourly rate on October 1, 2015, for new 

approval applications. 

II. Applicable Fee 

Under 30 CFR 5.50, an hourly rate 

will remain in effect for at least one year 

and be subject to revision at least once 

every three years. MSHA calculates the 

FY 2019 hourly rate using FY 2017 costs 

for baseline data. MSHA has determined 

that as of January 1, 2019, the hourly 

rate will be $137 per hour for services 

on new applications and post-approval 

activities (changes to approvals and 

post-approval product audits). 

• MSHA will process applications 

and post-approval activities postmarked 

before January 1, 2019, under the 

existing FY 2018 hourly rate of $121. 

• MSHA will process applications 

and post-approval activities postmarked 

on or after January 1, 2019, under the 

revised FY 2019 hourly rate of $137. 

This information is available on 

MSHA’s web page at http://

www.msha.gov. 

David G. Zatezalo, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety 

and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27633 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

Copyright Office 

[Docket No. 2018–11] 

Request for Information on 

Designation of Mechanical Licensing 

Collective and Digital Licensee 

Coordinator 

AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library 

of Congress. 

ACTION: Notice of inquiry. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Copyright Office is 

issuing a notice of inquiry regarding the 

Musical Works Modernization Act, title 

I of the Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte 

Music Modernization Act (‘‘MMA’’), 

enacted on October 11, 2018. The MMA 

made significant modifications to the 

compulsory license in section 115 of 

title 17 for making and distributing 

phonorecords of musical works (the 

‘‘mechanical license’’). Among the many 

changes to the section 115 compulsory 

license, the MMA calls for establishing 

a collective to manage a new blanket 

licensing system governing licensed 

uses of musical works by digital music 

providers. The Register of Copyrights is 

directed to designate the mechanical 

licensing collective and the digital 

licensee coordinator that will carry out 

key functions under the new blanket 

license. 

The Office now solicits information to 

identify the appropriate entities to be 

designated. The information received in 

response to this notice of inquiry will be 

publicly posted, and interested 

members of the public may publicly 

comment on the submissions. After 

consideration of the record material, the 

Register will publish a notice in the 

Federal Register setting forth the 

identity of and contact information for 

the mechanical licensing collective and 

digital licensee coordinator, and the 

reasons for the designations. 

DATES: Initial written proposals must be 

received no later than 11:59 p.m. 

Eastern Time on March 21, 2019. 

Written reply comments must be 

received no later than 11:59 p.m. 

Eastern Time on April 22, 2019. 

Following submission of these written 

comments, the Office may provide for 

proponents of written proposals to 

supplement or amend their initial 

submission, in accordance with specific 

instructions established by the Office at 

https://www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/ 

mma-designations/. The Office reserves 

the option to seek additional public 

input prior to making a designation, to 

be announced by separate notice in the 

future. Rather than reserving time for 

potential extensions of time to file 

comments, commenting parties should 

be aware that the Office has already 

established what it believes to be the 

most reasonable deadlines consistent 

with the statutory deadlines by which it 

must promulgate the regulations 

described in this notice of inquiry. 

ADDRESSES: For reasons of government 

efficiency, the Copyright Office is using 

the regulations.gov system for the 

submission and posting of public 

comments in this proceeding. All 

comments in response to this notice are 

therefore to be submitted electronically 

through regulations.gov. Specific 

instructions for submitting comments 

are available on the Copyright Office’s 

website at https://www.copyright.gov/ 

rulemaking/mma-designations/. If 

electronic submission of comments is 

not feasible due to lack of access to a 

computer and/or the internet, please 

contact the Office using the contact 

information below for special 

instructions. 


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