Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 25, 2012 / Notices 24741 

DATES: On March 27, 2012, the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approved under the PRA the 

Department of Labor’s information 

collection request for requirements in 20 

CFR part 641. The current expiration 

date for OMB authorization for this 

information collection is March 31, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding the burden-hour estimates or 

other aspects of the information 

collection requirements contained in 

20 CFR part 641 may be submitted to: 

Ann Maize, Division of National 

Programs, Tools, and Technical 

Assistance, Room S–4203, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington 

DC 20210. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimberly Vitelli, Chief, Division of 

National Programs, Tools, and 

Technical Assistance, Employment and 

Training Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room S–4203, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693–3639 

(this is not a toll-free number). 

Questions of interpretation and/or 

enforcement of regulations referenced in 

this notice may be directed to: Michael 

S. Jones, Acting Administrator, Office of 

Policy Development and Research, 

Employment and Training 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Room N–5641, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; 

telephone: (202) 693–3700 (this is not a 

toll-free number). 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved under the PRA information 

collection requirements contained in 

recently revised final regulations under 

the Older Americans Act (OAA) 

published by the Department of Labor in 

the Federal Register on January 31, 

2012. See 77 FR 4654. The purpose of 

the Final Rule was to implement an 

additional indicator for volunteer work 

in the SCSEP. Specifically, this rule 

amended existing regulations regarding 

Performance Accountability for title V 

of the OAA and corresponding 

definitions. These regulations also 

provided administrative and 

programmatic guidance and 

requirements for the implementation of 

the SCSEP. 

The preamble to the new regulations 

stated an effective date of March 1, 

2012; however, OMB had not yet 

provided a PRA-required approval for 

the revised information collection 

requirements contained in the revised 

SCSEP rules at the time of their 

publication. 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(2). An 

agency may not conduct an information 

collection unless it has a currently valid 

OMB approval; therefore, in accordance 

with the PRA, the effective date of the 

information collection requirements in 

the revised regulations was delayed 

until OMB approved them under the 

PRA. 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(1)(B)(iii)(V). On 

March 27, 2012, OMB approved the 

Department’s information collection 

request under Control Number 1215– 

0040, thus giving effect to the 

requirements, as announced and 

published in the Federal Register on 

January 31, 2012, under the PRA. The 

current expiration date for OMB 

authorization for this information 

collection is March 31, 2015. 

Dated: Signed in Washington, DC on this 

18th day, April 2012. 

Jane Oates, 

Assistant Secretary, Employment and 

Training Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9830 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

Sunshine Act Meeting; National 

Museum and Library Services Board 

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and 

Library Services (IMLS), NFAH. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

agenda of the forthcoming meeting of 

the National Museum and Library 

Services Board. This notice also 

describes the function of the Board. 

Notice of the meeting is required under 

the Sunshine in Government Act. 

TIME AND DATE: Saturday, April 28, 2012 

from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. 

AGENDA: Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the 

National Museum and Library Service 

Board Meeting: 

8:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Jury Meeting to 

consider the National Medals for 

Museum Services. 

8:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Jury Meeting to 

consider the National Medals for 

Library Services. 

(Closed to the Public) 

10:30 p.m.–12:15 p.m. Executive 

Session and Jury 

Recommendations. 

(Closed to the Public) 

12:45 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Twenty-Fifth 

National Museum and Library 

Services Board Meeting: 

I. Welcome 

II. Approval of Minutes 

III. Financial Update 

IV. Legislative Update 

V. Program Updates 

VI. Board Program 

VII. Adjournment 

(Open to the Public) 

PLACE: The meetings will be held in the 

Doty Library Board Room at the 

Minneapolis Central Library, 300 

Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Lyons, Special Events and 

Board Liaison, Institute of Museum and 

Library Services, 1800 M Street NW., 

9th Floor, Washington, DC 20036. 

Telephone: (202) 653–4676. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Museum and Library Services 

Board is established under the Museum 

and Library Services Act, 20 U.S.C. 

Section 9101 et seq. The Board advises 

the Director of the Institute on general 

policies with respect to the duties, 

powers, and authority of the Institute 

relating to museum, library, and 

information services. 

The Jury Meetings to consideration 

the National Medal for Museum and 

Library Services from 8:30 a.m. until 

10:30 a.m. and the Executive Session/ 

Jury Recommendations from 10:30 a.m. 

until 12:15 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, 

2012, will be closed pursuant to 

subsections (c)(4) and (c)(9) of section 

552b of Title 5, United States Code 

because the Board will consider 

information that may disclose: Trade 

secrets and commercial or financial 

information obtained from a person and 

privileged or confidential; and 

information the premature disclosure of 

which would be likely to significantly 

frustrate implementation of a proposed 

agency action. The meeting from 

12:45 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, 

April 28, 2012 is open to the public. 

If you need special accommodations 

due to a disability, please contact: 

Institute of Museum and Library 

Services, 1800 M Street NW., 9th Fl., 

Washington, DC 20036. Telephone: 

(202) 653–4676; TDD (202) 653–4614 at 

least seven (7) days prior to the meeting 

date. 


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24742 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 25, 2012 / Notices 

Dated: April 18, 2012. 

Nancy Weiss, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9883 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7536–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2012–0094; EA–11–254] 

In the Matter of ABSG Consulting Inc. 

Confirmatory Order (Effective 

Immediately) 

I 

ABSG Consulting Inc. (ABSG) is an 

independently owned and operated risk, 

safety, and integrity management 

company serving various industries in 

the United States and overseas; some of 

which are regulated by the U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission (NRC). ABSG’s 

main office is located in Houston, TX. 

This Confirmatory Order (referenced 

as CO, Confirmatory Order or Order) is 

the result of an agreement reached 

during an alternative dispute resolution 

(ADR) mediation session conducted on 

March 12, 2012, in Arlington VA. 

II 

On October 5, 2011, the NRC’s Office 

of Investigations (OI) issued its report of 

investigation (OI Report No. 1–2010– 

050). Based upon evidence developed 

during its investigation, the NRC 

identified an apparent violation of Title 

10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 

(10 CFR) 50.7, ‘‘Employee protection,’’ 

involving a former ABSG employee who 

was terminated, in part, for participating 

in a Commission proceeding before the 

NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 

Panel prior to his employment with 

ABSG. 

By letter dated January 17, 2012, the 

NRC identified to ABSG the apparent 

violation of 10 CFR 50.7 and offered 

ABSG the opportunity to provide a 

response in writing, attend a predecisional enforcement conference, or to 

request alternative dispute resolution 

(ADR) in which a neutral mediator with 

no decision-making authority would 

facilitate discussions between the NRC 

and ABSG, and if possible, assist the 

NRC and the parties in reaching an 

agreement on resolving the concerns. 

ABSG chose to participate in ADR in an 

effort to resolve this matter. 

On March 12, 2012, the NRC and 

ABSG met at ABSG’s facility in 

Arlington, Virginia in an ADR session 

mediated by a professional mediator, 

arranged through Cornell University’s 

Institute on Conflict Resolution. This 

Confirmatory Order is issued pursuant 

to the agreement reached during the 

ADR process. 

III 

The NRC acknowledges that ABSG on 

its own initiative undertook several 

actions. These actions included: 

1. Issuance of a letter to the manager 

involved with the termination of the 

employment of the individual 

reiterating ABSG’s commitment to its 

non-retaliation policies; 

2. Directing ABSG’s HR Manager of 

Employee Relations to draft an 

expanded anti-retaliation policy for 

inclusion in the Company’s Policies and 

Benefits Guide; and 

3. Directing ABSG’s Director of 

Compliance to draft an expanded antiretaliation policy for inclusion in the 

Company’s Code of Ethics. 

During the ADR mediation session, an 

agreement in principle was reached in 

which ABSG agreed to take the 

following additional actions: 

1. The President of ABSG shall issue 

a communication in writing to those 

employees involved in its U.S. Nuclear 

Utilities Market Sector informing them 

of the Company’s policy and their right 

and avenues for raising nuclear safety 

concerns without fear of retaliation. 

This communication shall also be 

provided to all new hire employees 

within thirty days of their assumption of 

duties. All employees to whom this 

communication is given shall confirm 

their receipt in writing. 

2. ABSG shall hire an outside 

consultant with expertise in NRC 

employee protection regulations to 

develop anti-retaliation training for all 

ABSG U.S. Nuclear Utilities Market 

Sector employees which shall include 

those items identified in 10 CFR 50.7, 

‘‘Employee protection.’’ Training shall: 

a. Inform managers that it is the 

position of the NRC that ABSG is 

subject to 10 CFR 50.7. 

b. Define key terms and include 

examples of discriminatory practices 

that address all categories of protected 

activities listed in 10 CFR 50.7. 

c. Inform employees of their rights 

and avenues for raising nuclear safety 

concerns (including to the NRC) without 

fear of retaliation. 

3. The anti-retaliation training, 

developed in paragraph 2 above, shall 

be conducted by an outside consultant 

with expertise in NRC employee 

protection regulations. 

a. The training shall be provided 

every two years commencing within two 

months after development. 

b. The training, after its first offering 

may be provided by ABSG training staff. 

c. Training records shall be retained 

consistent with applicable ABSG record 

retention policies. 

4. ABSG shall establish a process to 

conduct a secondary review of all 

proposed adverse actions (including 

written reprimand or above, but 

excluding reductions-in-force and other 

ordinary layoffs) for any of its U.S. 

Nuclear Utilities Market Sector 

employees who have engaged in 

protected activities to ensure that these 

actions comport with applicable 

employee-protection requirements and 

assess and mitigate the potential for any 

chilling effect on such protected 

activities. 

a. ABSG shall establish requirements 

for this process in an ABSG procedure 

that shall become effective thereafter. 

b. This review shall be conducted by 

management personnel, including legal 

and/or human resources. 

5. ABSG shall publish, as part of its 

on-line newsletter, an article concerning 

the protections afforded by 10 CFR 50.7. 

On April 17, 2012, ABSG consented 

to the NRC issuing this Confirmatory 

Order with the commitments, as 

described in Section IV below. ABSG 

further agreed in its April 17, 2012, 

letter that this Order is to be effective 

upon issuance and that it has waived its 

right to a hearing. 

The NRC has concluded that its 

concerns can be resolved through 

effective implementation of ABSG’s 

commitments. I find that ABSG’s 

commitments as set forth in Section IV 

are acceptable and necessary and 

conclude that with these commitments 

the public health and safety are 

reasonably assured. In view of the 

foregoing, I have determined that the 

public health and safety require that 

ABSG’s commitments be confirmed by 

this Order. Based on the above and 

ABSG’s consent, this Order is 

immediately effective upon issuance. 

Accordingly, the staff is exercising its 

enforcement discretion and will not 

issue a Notice of Violation or civil 

penalty in this matter. 

IV 

Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 

103, 161b, 161i, 161o, 182, and 186 of 

the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 

amended, and the Commission’s 

regulations in 10 CFR 2.202 and 10 CFR 

Part 50, it is hereby ordered, effective 

immediately, that: 

1. By no later than three months after 

issuance of the Confirmatory Order, the 

President of ABSG shall issue a 

communication in writing to those 

employees involved in its U.S. Nuclear 

Utilities Market Sector informing them 

of the Company’s policy and their right 


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