66996 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 209 / Friday, October 28, 2011 / Notices 

This Order is effective November 28, 

2011. 

Dated: October 17, 2011. 

Michele M. Leonhart, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2011–28010 Filed 10–27–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Forging 

Machines 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration 

(OSHA) sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Forging 

Machines,’’ to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval for continued use in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.). 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

November 28, 2011. 

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 from the RegInfo.gov 

Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain, on the day 

following publication of this notice or 

by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at (202) 693–4129 (this is not 

a toll-free number) or sending an email 

to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for the Department of Labor, 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 

(202) 395–6929/Fax: (202) 395–6881 

(these are not toll-free numbers), email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 

(202) 693–4129 (this is not a toll-free 

number) or by email at 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

regulations 29 CFR 1910.218, it is 

mandatory for covered employers to 

conduct and to document periodic 

inspections of forging machines, guards, 

and point-of-operation protection 

devices and to mark manually 

controlled valves and switches. These 

requirements reduce workers’ risks of 

death or serious injury by ensuring that 

forging machines used by them are in 

safe operating condition and that the 

workers are able to identify manually 

operated valves and switches. 

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 if the 

collection of information does not 

display a valid OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The 

DOL obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under OMB 

Control Number 1218–0228. The current 

OMB approval is scheduled to expire on 

October 31, 2011; however, it should be 

noted that existing information 

collection requirements submitted to the 

OMB receive a month-to-month 

extension while they undergo review. 

For additional information, see the 

related notice published in the Federal 

Register on May 24, 2011 (76 FR 30200). 

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 30 days of publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register. In 

order to help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

reference OMB Control Number 1218– 

0228. 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: Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration (OSHA). 

Title of Collection: Forging Machines. 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0228. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

businesses or other for-profits and not 

for profit institutions. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 27,700. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 1,440,788. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 187,264. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Dated: October 24, 2011. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27904 Filed 10–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Notice of Development of the U.S. 

Department of Labor, Employment and 

Training Administration’s Five-Year 

Research and Evaluation Strategic 

Plan for 2010–2015; Request for Public 

Comment 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given on the 

development of the U.S. Department of 

Labor (Department), Employment and 

Training Administration’s (ETA) FiveYear Research and Evaluation Strategic 

Plan for 2010–2015, hereafter referred to 

as the ‘‘Research Plan.’’ The Research 

Plan is required under the Workforce 

Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 

2916(a)). The Research Plan sets a 

research agenda by identifying high 

priority topics for potential pilot, 

demonstration, multiservice, multistate, 

research, and evaluation efforts that 

should be examined over the next five 

years. The draft Research Plan was 

based on a consultation process of 

internal and external stakeholders. This 

request for public comment is another 

opportunity for ETA to receive 

additional stakeholder feedback as part 

of its process in finalizing the Research 

Plan and transmitting it to Congress. 

To download a copy of the full draft 

report as a PDF, visit the ETA Research 

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

reports/fiveyear_researchplan.cfm. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

November 14, 2011. 


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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

and/or suggestions by any one of the 

following methods: 

• Regulations.gov Federal Portal 

http://www.regulations.gov, identified 

by Docket ID Number ETA–2011–0003. 

Follow the Web site instructions for 

submitting comments. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery/Courier: 

Please submit all written comments 

(including disk and CD–ROM 

submissions) to DOL/ETA, Office of 

Policy Development and Research, Attn: 

ETA Research Plan, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Room N–5641, 

Washington, DC 20210. Be advised that 

mail delivery in the Washington, DC 

area may be delayed due to security 

concerns. Hand-delivered comments 

will be received at the above address. 

All overnight mail will be considered to 

be hand-delivered and must be received 

at the designated place by the date 

specified above. 

• Facsimile: Please fax comments to 

(202) 693–2766 attention to ‘‘ETA 

Research Plan.’’ 

• Email: Please send comments to 

eta.research@dol.gov with subject line 

‘‘ETA Research Plan.’’ 

Please submit your comments by only 

one method. The Department will not 

review comments received by means 

other than those listed above or that are 

received after the comment period has 

closed. The Department will post all 

comments received on http:// 

www.regulations.gov without making 

any change to the comments, including 

any personal information provided. The 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site is a 

Federal portal, and all comments posted 

there are available and accessible to the 

public. The Department cautions 

commenters not to include their 

personal information such as Social 

Security Numbers, personal addresses, 

telephone numbers, and email addresses 

in their comments as such submitted 

information will become viewable by 

the public on the http:// 

www.regulations.gov Web site. It is the 

commenter’s responsibility to safeguard 

his or her information. Comments 

submitted through http:// 

www.regulations.gov will not include 

the commenter’s email address unless 

the commenter chooses to include that 

information as part of his or her 

comment. Postal delivery in 

Washington, DC may be delayed due to 

security concerns. Therefore, the 

Department encourages the public to 

submit comments through the http:// 

www.regulations.gov Web site. For 

access to the docket to read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

the Regulations.gov Federal portal at 

http://www.regulations.gov and enter 

Docket ID: ETA–2011–0003 in the 

search field. The Department will also 

make all the comments it receives 

available for public inspection during 

normal business hours at the ETA Office 

of Policy Development and Research at 

the above address. 

If you need assistance to review the 

comments, the Department will provide 

you with appropriate aids such as 

readers or print magnifiers. The 

Department will make copies of the 

notice available, upon request, in large 

print and as an electronic file on 

computer disk. The Department will 

consider providing the notice in other 

formats upon request. To schedule an 

appointment to review the comments 

and/or obtain the draft research plan in 

an alternate format, contact the Office of 

Policy Development and Research at 

(202) 693–3700 (VOICE) (this is not a 

toll-free number) or 1–877–889–5627 

(TTY/TDD). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Janet Javar, Employment and Training 

Administration, Office of Policy 

Development and Research, Room N– 

5641, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: 

(202) 693–3677 (this is not a toll-free 

number); fax: (202) 693–2766; email: 

javar.janet@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

Section 171 of WIA, the Secretary of 

Labor is required to submit, every two 

years, a plan that describes priorities for 

pilot, demonstration, multiservice, 

multistate, and research projects. The 

Research Plan provides ETA with an 

extensive literature review of prior 

research, a summary of current research, 

and an identification of research topics 

related to workforce development 

programs and policies that should be 

taken into consideration over the next 

five years, from 2010–2015. In addition 

to ETA-funded studies, this Research 

Plan includes a number of studies and 

research efforts funded by other public 

and private organizations, such as state 

and local agencies, other Federal 

agencies, foundations and other nonprofits, universities, and other 

stakeholders, to gain a better 

understanding of the gaps in 

employment and training research in 

order to identify high priority topics for 

research. 

The Research Plan is composed of five 

chapters: 

• Chapter I introduces the role of the 

plan in informing the decision-making 

process for carrying out research and 

evaluation. 

• Chapter II identifies significant 

recently completed research and 

evaluation projects conducted in the 

years from 2005–2010. 

• Chapter III identifies current and 

ongoing research and evaluation efforts. 

• Chapter IV recommends five high 

priority topic areas for research. 

• Chapter V summarizes the role of 

the plan. 

In the development of the Research 

Plan, WIA calls for the consultation of 

interested parties to address national 

employment and training problems. 

With support from ETA, an extensive 

effort was made by the John J. Heldrich 

Center of Rutgers University to engage 

both internal and external stakeholders 

in the process of identifying research 

gaps and high priority topics for the 

public workforce system. The Heldrich 

Center produced a paper summarizing 

the findings from these efforts entitled 

Identifying Gaps and Setting Priorities 

for Employment and Training Research. 

This paper was a critical source for the 

Research Plan, and information from the 

paper was adopted as core parts of 

Chapters II, III, IV, and the appendices 

in the Research Plan. ETA is also 

accepting comments about the Research 

Plan in response to this notice. ETA will 

use this additional feedback to finalize 

the Research Plan before ultimately 

transmitting the plan to Congress. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 17th day of 

October, 2011. 

Jane Oates, 

Assistant Secretary for Employment and 

Training. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27905 Filed 10–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FM–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice: (11–106)] 

NASA Advisory Council; Technology 

and Innovation Committee; Meeting 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 

Law 92–463, as amended, the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

(NASA) announces a meeting of the 

Technology and Innovation Committee 

of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). 

The meeting will be held for the 

purpose of reviewing the status of the 

Space Technology programs; the status 

of activities within the Office of the 

Chief Technologist; and the status of the 

Draft NASA Space Technology 

Roadmaps being reviewed by National 

Research Council. 

DATES: Friday, November 18, 2011, 8 

a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Local Time. 


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