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revisions to the Rehabilitation Action 

Report, Form OWCP–44, which a 

contractor hired to provide vocational 

rehabilitation services submits to the 

OWCP. Form OWCP–44 gives prompt 

notification of key events that may 

require OWCP action in the vocational 

rehabilitation process. For example, 

when a disabled worker returns to work, 

benefits must be promptly adjusted to 

avoid an overpayment. All items are 

completed by the rehabilitation 

counselor from information in his or her 

records. This information collection has 

been classified as a revision, because of 

the deletion of a few data fields, such as 

the date wage-loss began and the date 

the rehabilitation case opened. Fields 

for specific rehabilitation counselor 

action items have also been either 

expanded or deleted. In addition, the 

Privacy Act Statement has been revised, 

and the form will now include an 

accommodation statement informing a 

claimant with a mental or physical 

limitation to contact the OWCP if 

further assistance is needed in the 

claims process. The Federal Employees’ 

Compensation Act and Longshore and 

Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act 

authorize this information collection. 

See 5 U.S.C. 8104(a), 8111(b) and 33 

U.S.C. 908(g), 939(c). 

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 it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

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 Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1240–0008. The current 

approval is scheduled to expire on 

September 30, 2014; however, the DOL 

notes that existing information 

collection requirements submitted to the 

OMB receive a month-to-month 

extension while they undergo review. 

New requirements would only take 

effect upon OMB approval. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

May 27, 2014 (79 FR 30183). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section by October 30, 2014. In order to 

help ensure appropriate consideration, 

comments should mention OMB Control 

Number 1240–0008. The OMB 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; 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. 

Agency: DOL–OWCP. 

Title of Collection: Rehabilitation 

Action Report. 

OMB Control Number: 1240–0008. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

businesses or other for-profits and notfor-profit institutions. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 4,775. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 4,775. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

796 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Dated: September 22, 2014. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–CR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Application of the Employee Polygraph 

Protection Act 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Wage and Hour 

Division (WHD) sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) titled, 

‘‘Application of the Employee 

Polygraph Protection Act,’’ to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval for continued use, 

without change, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Public 

comments on the ICR are invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that agency receives 

on or before October 27, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.

reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_

nbr=201402-1235-002 (this link will 

only become active on the day following 

publication of this notice) or by 

contacting Michel Smyth by telephone 

at 202–693–4129, TTY 202–693–8064, 

(these are not toll-free numbers) or by 

email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail or courier to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–WHD, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10235, 725 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– 

395–5806 (this is not a toll-free 

number); or by email: OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters 

are encouraged, but not required, to 

send a courtesy copy of any comments 

by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Attn: 

Departmental Information Compliance 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not 

toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks to extend PRA authority for the 

Application of the Employee Polygraph 

Protection Act information collection. 

These third-party notifications and 

recordkeeping requirements help to 

ensure polygraph examinees receive the 

protections and rights provided by the 

Employee Polygraph Protection Act, 

which also authorizes this information 

collection. See 29 U.S.C. 2001, et seq. 

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 it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

and displays a currently valid OMB 

Control Number. In addition, 

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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 Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1235–0005. 

OMB authorization for an ICR cannot 

be for more than three (3) years without 

renewal, and the current approval for 

this collection is scheduled to expire on 

October 31, 2014. The DOL seeks to 

extend PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) more 

years, without any change to existing 

requirements. The DOL notes that 

existing information collection 

requirements submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 1, 2014 (79 FR 18319). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within thirty (30) days of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. In order to help ensure 

appropriate consideration, comments 

should mention OMB Control Number 

1235–0005. The OMB 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; 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. 

Agency: DOL–WHD. 

Title of Collection: Application of the 

Employee Polygraph Protection Act. 

OMB Control Number: 1235–0005. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

businesses or other for-profits, farms, 

and not-for-profit institutions. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 85,200. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 757,400. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

68,739 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Dated: September 22, 2014. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–27–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Technical Advisory Committee; 

Request for Nominations 

AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics 

(BLS). 

ACTION: Request for nominations to the 

BLS Technical Advisory Committee. 

SUMMARY: The BLS is soliciting new 

members for the BLS Technical 

Advisory Committee (BLSTAC). The 

Committee presents advice and makes 

recommendations to the BLS on 

technical aspects of the collection and 

formulation of economic measures. The 

Committee functions solely as an 

advisory body to the BLS, on technical 

topics selected by the BLS. 

The Committee consists of 

approximately sixteen members who 

serve as Special Government 

Employees. Members are appointed by 

the BLS and are approved by the 

Secretary of Labor. Committee members 

are economists, statisticians, and 

behavioral scientists and are chosen to 

achieve a balanced membership across 

those disciplines. They are prominent 

experts in their fields and recognized for 

their professional achievements and 

objectivity. BLS invites nominations for 

consideration for committee 

membership. Interested persons may 

nominate themselves or may submit the 

name of another person who they 

believe to be interested in and qualified 

to serve on the BLSTAC. Nominations 

may also be submitted by organizations. 

DATES: Nominations for the BLSTAC 

membership should be postmarked by 

October 10, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations for the 

BLSTAC membership should be sent to: 

Commissioner Erica Groshen, U.S. 

Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 

Massachusetts Avenue NE., Room 4040, 

Washington, DC 20212. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Fieldhouse, U.S. Bureau of Labor 

Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE., 

Office of Productivity and Technology, 

Room 2150. Washington, DC 20212. 

Telephone: (202) 691–5025. This is not 

a toll free number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BLS 

intends to appoint members to threeyear terms. The Bureau often faces 

highly technical issues while 

developing and maintaining the 

accuracy and relevancy of its data on 

employment and unemployment, prices, 

productivity, and compensation and 

working conditions. These issues range 

from how to develop new measures to 

how to make sure that existing measures 

account for the ever changing economy. 

The BLS presents issues and then draws 

on the specialized expertise of 

Committee members representing 

specialized fields within the academic 

disciplines of economics, statistics and 

survey design. Nominations: BLS is 

looking for committed BLSTAC 

members who have significant 

knowledge of BLS data. The economists 

will have research experience with 

technical issues related to BLS data and 

will be familiar with employment and 

unemployment statistics, price index 

numbers, compensation measures, 

productivity measures, occupational 

and health statistics, or other topics 

relevant to BLS data series. The 

statisticians will be familiar with 

sample design, data analysis, 

computationally intensive statistical 

methods, non-sampling errors or other 

areas which are relevant to BLS work. 

The behavioral scientists will be 

familiar with questionnaire design, 

usability or other areas of survey 

development. The members of the panel 

will collectively provide a balance of 

expertise in all of these areas. The U.S. 

Bureau of Labor Statistics is committed 

to bringing greater diversity of thought, 

perspective, and experience to its 

advisory committees. Nominees of all 

age, disability, ethnicity, gender, race, 

and sexual orientation are encouraged to 

apply. Nominations should include the 

name, address, and telephone number of 

the candidate. Each nomination should 

include a summary of the candidate’s 

training or experience relating to BLS 

data. BLS will conduct a basic 

background check of candidates before 

their appointment to the BLSTAC. The 

background check will involve 

accessing publicly available, Internet 

based sources. 

Authority: This notice was prepared in 

accordance with the provisions of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. 

App. 2. The Secretary of Labor has 

determined that the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics Technical Advisory Committee is 

in the public interest in connection with the 

performance of duties imposed upon the 

Commissioner of Labor Statistics by 29 

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