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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 

James J. Sheets, Biometric Services 

Section, Identity Management Unit, 

Federal Bureau of Investigation, CJIS 

Division, Biometric Technology Center, 

1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, 

West Virginia 26306. 

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: 

Federal Bureau of Investigation 

Bioterrorism Preparedness Act: Entity/ 

Individual Information. 

3. The agency form number, if any, 

and the applicable component of the 

Department sponsoring the collection: 

The form is FD–961. The applicable 

component within the Criminal Justice 

Information Services Division, 

Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal 

Bureau of Investigation (FBI). 

4. Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract:. 

Primary: City, country, state, federal, 

individuals, business or other for profit, 

and not-for-profit institute. This 

collection is needed to receive names 

and other identifying information 

submitted by individuals requesting 

access to specific agents or toxins, and 

consult with appropriate officials of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services and the Department of 

Agriculture as to whether certain 

individuals specified in the provisions 

should be denied access to or granted 

limited access to specific agents. 

5. An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: There are approximately 3,655 

(FY 2020) and respondents at 1 hour 30 

minutes for the FD–961 form. 

6. An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The estimated public burden 

associated with this collection is 

approximately 5,483 hours annual 

burden, associated with this information 

collection. 

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. 

Dated: February 24, 2021. 

Melody Braswell, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

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BILLING CODE 4410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

State All Payer Claims Databases 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

establishment of the State All Payer 

Claims Databases Advisory Committee 

(Committee) and also solicits 

nominations for members to be 

appointed by the Secretary of Labor 

(Secretary). The No Surprises Act, 

enacted as part of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2021, requires the 

Department of Labor (DOL) to establish 

(and periodically update) a standardized 

reporting format for voluntary reporting 

by group health plans to State All Payer 

Claims Databases and provide guidance 

to States on collecting data. The Act also 

directs the Secretary to convene an 

advisory committee. 

DATES: Nominations for membership 

will be considered if they are received 

by March 16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send nominations to 

SAPCDACnominations@dol.gov to the 

attention of Elizabeth Schumacher, 

Office of Health Plan Standards and 

Compliance Assistance, Employee 

Benefits Security Administration, DOL. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Schumacher, Employee 

Benefits Security Administration, DOL 

at 202–693–8335. For press inquiries 

contact Grant Vaught, Office of Public 

Affairs, DOL at 202–693–4672. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 735 of the Employee 

Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 

as added by section 115(b) of the No 

Surprises Act, enacted as part of the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 

div. BB, tit. I, Public Law 116–260 (Dec. 

27, 2020), requires the DOL to establish 

(and periodically update) a standardized 

reporting format for voluntary reporting 

by group health plans to State All Payer 

Claims Databases and provide guidance 

to States on collecting data. The Act also 

directs the Secretary to convene an 

advisory committee consisting of no 

more than 15 members to advise the 

Secretary regarding the format and 

guidance for voluntary reporting by 

group health plans to State All Payer 

Claims Databases. The Committee will 

remain in existence from the time of its 

convention until it submits its report 

with its recommendations to the 

Secretary, the Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 

Senate, and the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce and the Committee on 

Education and Labor of the House of 

Representatives. The Committee is 

governed by the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2. 

II. Charter, General Responsibilities, 

and Composition of the State All Payer 

Claims Databases Advisory Committee 

A. Charter Information and General 

Responsibilities 

On February 17, 2021, the Acting 

Secretary approved the charter 

establishing the Committee. The 

Committee will advise the Secretary 

regarding the standardized reporting 

format for the voluntary reporting by 

group health plans to State All Payer 

Claims Databases. Reporting will 

include medical claims, pharmacy 

claims, dental claims, and eligibility 

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and public payers. The Committee will 

also advise the Secretary on the 

guidance provided to States on the 

process by which States may collect 

such data in the standardized reporting 

format. 

The Committee must submit a report 

to the Secretary, the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

of the Senate, and the Committee on 

Energy and Commerce and the 

Committee on Education and Labor of 

the House of Representatives that 

includes recommendations on the 

establishment of the format and 

guidance no later than 180 days from 

the date of enactment of the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 

with a due date of June 25, 2021. 

A copy of the charter for the 

Committee may be obtained by visiting 

the Department’s website at https://

www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/ 

about-us/state-all-payer-claimsdatabases-advisory-committee. 

B. Composition of the State All Payer 

Claims Databases Advisory Committee 

The Committee shall consist of no 

more than 15 members appointed by the 

Secretary (in coordination with the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services 

(HHS)), and the Comptroller General of 

the United States to serve as Regular 

Government Employee or Special 

Government Employee members. The 

Committee shall be composed of the 

Assistant Secretary of the Employee 

Benefits Security Administration of 

DOL, or a designee of such Assistant 

Secretary; the Assistant Secretary for 

Planning and Evaluation of the 

Department of HHS, or a designee of 

such Assistant Secretary; and members 

appointed by the Secretary, in 

coordination with the Secretary of HHS, 

including: A member to serve as the 

Committee chair; a representative of the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services; a representative of the Agency 

for Healthcare Research and Quality; a 

representative of the Office for Civil 

Rights of the Department of HHS with 

expertise in data privacy and security; a 

representative of the National Center for 

Health Statistics; a representative of the 

Office of the National Coordinator for 

Health Information Technology; and a 

representative of a State All Payer 

Claims Databases. 

Members appointed by the 

Comptroller General of the United 

States shall include: A representative of 

an employer that sponsors a group 

health plan; a representative of an 

employee organization that sponsors a 

group health plan; an academic 

researcher with expertise in health 

economics or health services research; a 

consumer advocate; and two additional 

members. 

Members of the Committee must have 

distinguished themselves in fields of 

health services research, health 

economics, health informatics, data 

privacy and security, or the governance 

of State All Payer Claims Databases, or 

represent organizations likely to submit 

data to or use the database, including 

patients, employers, employee 

organizations that sponsor group health 

plans, health care providers, health 

insurance issuers, or third-party 

administrators of group health plans. 

III. Submissions of Nominations 

DOL is requesting nominations for a 

Committee chair and a representative of 

a State All Payer Claims Databases. DOL 

will consider qualified individuals who 

are self-nominated or are nominated by 

organizations representing affected 

stakeholders when selecting those 

representatives. DOL will make every 

effort to appoint members to serve on 

the Committee from among those 

candidates determined to have the 

technical expertise required to meet 

specific statutory categories and 

Departmental needs and in a manner 

intended to ensure an appropriate 

balance of membership. Selection of 

Committee membership will be 

consistent with achieving the greatest 

impact, scope, and credibility among 

diverse stakeholders. The diversity in 

such membership includes, but is not 

limited to, race, gender, disability, 

sexual orientation, and gender identity. 

DOL reserves discretion to appoint 

members to serve on the Committee 

who were not nominated in response to 

this notice if necessary to meet specific 

statutory categories and Departmental 

needs in a manner intended to ensure 

an appropriate balance of membership. 

DOL has a process for vetting 

nominees under consideration for 

appointment. DOL will contact 

nominees for information on their status 

as registered lobbyists. Anyone 

currently subject to federal registration 

requirements as a lobbyist is not eligible 

for appointment to this Committee. 

Additionally, nominees will be 

evaluated in accordance with 

Secretary’s Order 10–2020 (85 FR 

71104) to ensure they are financially 

independent from the Department 

programs and activities for which they 

may be called upon to provide advice. 

Follow-up communications with 

nominees may occur as necessary 

throughout the process. 

Any interested person may nominate 

one or more qualified individuals (selfnominations will also be accepted). 

Each nomination must include the 

following information: 

1. A letter of nomination that contains 

contact information for both the 

nominator and nominee (if not the 

same). 

2. A statement from the nominee that 

he or she is willing to serve on the 

Committee if appointed, will attend and 

participate in Committee meetings 

regularly, and has no conflicts of 

interest that would preclude Committee 

membership. 

3. The nominee should also indicate 

which category or categories of 

stakeholders designated by the statute 

he or she is willing to represent, along 

with an explanation of interest in 

serving on the Committee. For selfnominations, this information may be 

included in the nomination letter. 

4. A curriculum vitae that indicates 

the nominee’s educational experience, 

as well as relevant professional 

experience. 

5. Two letters of reference that 

support the nominee’s qualifications for 

participation on the Committee. For 

nominations other than selfnominations, a nomination letter that 

includes information supporting the 

nominee’s qualifications may be 

counted as one of the letters of 

reference. 

Please do not include information that 

you do not want publicly disclosed. 

To ensure that a nomination is 

considered, the Department must 

receive all of the nomination 

information specified in section III of 

this notice by March 16, 2021. 

Nominations should be sent to the 

address specified in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice. 

Dated: February 24, 2021. 

Ali Khawar, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, 

Employee Benefits Security Administration, 

U.S. Department of Labor. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2019–0004] 

Gestamp West Virginia: Grant of 

Permanent Variance 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of Permanent Variance. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA grants a 

permanent variance to Gestamp West 

Virginia from the provisions of the 


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