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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 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/or 

—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. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for this information 

collection should be submitted within 

30 days of the publication of this notice 

on the following website 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function and entering either the title of 

the information collection or the OMB 

Control Number 1121–0329. This 

information collection request may be 

viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the 

instructions to view Department of 

Justice, information collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOJ notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

1. Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a previously approved 

collection. 

2. Title of the Form/Collection: OJP 

Solicitation Template. 

3. Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Justice sponsoring the 

collection: No form number available. 

Office of Justice Programs, Department 

of Justice. 

4. Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: The primary respondents are 

state agencies, tribal governments, local 

governments, colleges and universities, 

non-profit organizations, for-profit 

organizations, and faith-based 

organizations. The purpose of the 

solicitation template is to provide a 

framework to develop program-specific 

announcements soliciting applications 

for funding. A program solicitation 

outlines the specifics of the funding 

program; describes requirements for 

eligibility; instructs an applicant on the 

necessary components of an application 

under a specific program (e.g., project 

activities, project abstract, project 

timeline, proposed budget, etc.); 

outlines program evaluation and 

performance measures; explains 

selection criteria and the review 

process; and provides registration dates, 

deadlines, and instructions on how to 

apply within the designated application 

systems. The approved solicitation 

template collection also includes the 

OJP Budget Detail Worksheet; the 

Coordinated Tribal Assistance 

Solicitation (CTAS) Tribal Community 

and Justice Profile, Budget Detail 

Worksheet and Demographic Form; and 

the Financial Management and System 

of Internal Controls Questionnaire 

(FCQ). The solicitation template 

collection was previously streamlined to 

move static instructions and guidance 

that do not frequently change from year 

to year to a Grant Application Resource 

Guide web page. The result is a more 

concise, user-friendly solicitation 

document that draws closer attention to 

the program-specific details and 

requirements in order to lessen 

confusion for the applicant. 

Additionally, it enables the agency to 

revise static guidance on the web page 

as necessary, reducing the need to reissue program solicitations already 

released to the public. 

5. Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

6. Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 10,000. 

7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 32 

hours. 

8. Frequency: Annually. 

9. Total Estimated Annual Time 

Burden: 320,000 hours 

10. Total Estimated Annual Other 

Costs Burden: Annual cost to the 

respondents is based on the number of 

hours involved in preparing and 

submitting a complete application 

package. Mandatory requirements for an 

application under the OJP and CTAS 

Standard Solicitation Template include 

a program narrative; budget details and 

narrative, via the OJP standard BDW; 

Applicant Disclosure of Duplication in 

Cost Items; Applicant Disclosure and 

Justification—DOJ High Risk Grantees; 

and the FCQ. With the exception of the 

Tribal Narrative Profile and added 

Demographic form, the mandatory 

requirements for an application under 

the CTAS Solicitation Template are the 

same as those for OJP. Optional 

requirements can be made mandatory 

depending on the type of program to 

include, but not limited to: 

documentation related to 

Administration priority areas of 

consideration (e.g., Advancing Racial 

Equity and Support for Underserved 

Communities Through the Federal 

Government), project abstract, indirect 

cost rate agreement, tribal authorizing 

resolution, timelines, logic models, 

memoranda of understanding, letters of 

support, resumes, and research and 

evaluation independence and integrity. 

If additional information is required, 

contact: Darwin Arceo, Department 

Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning 

Staff, Justice Management Division, 

United States Department of Justice, 

Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street 

NE, 4W–218 Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: October 11, 2023. 

Darwin Arceo, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

[Agency Docket Number DOL–2023–0008] 

Request for Comments for Dominican 

Republic-Central America-United 

States Free Trade Agreement 

(‘‘CAFTA–DR’’) Report 

AGENCY: The Bureau of International 

Labor Affairs, United States Department 

of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice; request for information 

and invitation to comment. 

SUMMARY: This notice is a request for 

comments from the public to assist the 

Secretary of Labor in preparing a report 

on labor capacity-building efforts under 

Chapter 16 (‘‘the Labor Chapter’’) and 

Annex 16.5 of the Dominican RepublicCentral America-United States Free 

Trade Agreement (‘‘CAFTA–DR’’). 

Comments are also welcomed on efforts 

made by the CAFTA–DR countries to 

implement the labor obligations under 

the Labor Chapter and the 

recommendations contained in a paper 

entitled ‘‘The Labor Dimension in 

Central America and the Dominican 

Republic—Building on Progress: 

Strengthening Compliance and 

Enhancing Capacity’’ (the ‘‘White 


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Paper’’). This report is required under 

the Dominican Republic-Central 

America-United States Free Trade 

Agreement Implementation Act 

(CAFTA–DR Implementation Act). The 

reporting function and the 

responsibility for soliciting public 

comments required under this Act were 

assigned to the Secretary of Labor in 

consultation with the United States 

Trade Representative (USTR). The 

upcoming report will consolidate 

reporting periods to cover February 29, 

2020, through October 31, 2023. As this 

is the final iteration of this report, DOL 

is also accepting comments on the 

implementation of labor obligations in 

all six countries under the Labor 

Chapter of CAFTA–DR since the White 

Paper was initially published in April 

2005. 

DATES: Written comments may be 

provided in English or Spanish and are 

due no later than 5 p.m. (ET) November 

16, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

with the subject line ‘CAFTA–DR Labor 

Report’ to Sarah Casson at the Division 

of Monitoring and Enforcement, Office 

of Trade and Labor Affairs, Bureau of 

International Labor Affairs, DOL by 

email to ILAB-Outreach@DOL.gov. 

508 Compliance: Pursuant to section 

508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 

U.S.C. 794d), as amended. Section 508 

became enforceable on June 21, 2001, 

and the Revised 508 standards issued by 

the United States Access Board (36 CFR 

part 1194), January 2018 require that 

Information and Communication 

Technology (ICT) procured, developed, 

maintained, and used by Federal 

departments and agencies is accessible 

to and usable by Federal employees and 

members of the public including people 

with disabilities. All documents 

received in electronic format must be 

accessible using assistive technologies 

such as a screen reader, e.g., Job Aid 

with Speech (JAWS), NonVisual 

Desktop Access (NVDA), ZoomText, to 

name a few. The product should also be 

navigable using other means such as a 

keyboard or voice commands. 

Accessible document formats are either 

Microsoft Word or equivalent and 

Portable Document Format with OCR. 

The Department of Labor requests that 

your submissions through the portal 

comply with our DOL Policies as well 

as the 508 Standards as referenced 

above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Casson, Advisor, Office of Trade 

and Labor Affairs, Bureau of 

International Labor Affairs, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Room S–5006, 

Washington, DC 20210. Email: ILABOutreach@DOL.gov, Telephone: 202– 

693–2960. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background Information 

During the legislative approval 

process for the CAFTA–DR, the 

Administration and the Congress 

reached an understanding on the need 

to support labor capacity-building 

efforts linked to recommendations 

identified in the ‘‘White Paper’’ of the 

Working Group of the Vice Ministers 

Responsible for Trade and Labor in the 

countries of Central America and the 

Dominican Republic. CAFTA–DRspecific trade capacity-building funds 

were appropriated through fiscal year 

2010, and subsequently the Bureau of 

International Labor Affairs used its own 

appropriation to support technical 

assistance projects in CAFTA–DR 

partner countries through fiscal year 

2023. For more information, see the full 

text of the CAFTA–DR at https://

ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-tradeagreements/cafta-dr-dominicanrepublic-central-america-fta/final-text 

and the ‘‘White Paper’’ at http://

www.sice.oas.org/labor/ 

white%20paper_e.pdf. 

Under section 403(a) of the CAFTA– 

DR Implementation Act, 19 U.S.C. 

4111(a), the President must report 

biennially to the Congress on the 

progress made by the CAFTA–DR 

countries in implementing the labor 

obligations and the labor capacitybuilding provisions found in the Labor 

Chapter and in Annex 16.5, and in 

implementing the recommendations 

contained in the ‘‘White Paper.’’ Section 

403(a)(4) requires that the President 

establish a mechanism to solicit public 

comments on the matters described in 

section 403(a)(3)(D) of the CAFTA–DR 

Implementation Act, 19 U.S.C. 

4111(a)(4) (listed below in 2). 

By Proclamation, the President 

delegated the reporting function and the 

responsibility for soliciting public 

comments under section 403(a) of the 

CAFTA–DR Implementation Act, 19 

U.S.C. 4111(a), to the Secretary of Labor, 

in consultation with the USTR 

(Proclamation No. 8272, 73 FR 38,297 

(June 30, 2008)). This notice serves to 

request public comments as required by 

this section. 

2. The Department of Labor Is Seeking 

Comments on the Following Topics as 

Required Under Section 403(a)(3)(D) of 

the CAFTA–DR Implementation Act 

a. Capacity-building efforts by the 

United States government envisaged by 

Article 16.5 of the CAFTA–DR Labor 

Chapter and Annex 16.5; 

b. Efforts by the United States 

government to facilitate full 

implementation of the ‘‘White Paper’’ 

recommendations and other matters 

related to the CAFTA–DR Labor 

Chapter; and 

c. Efforts made by the CAFTA–DR 

countries to comply with Article 16.5 of 

the Labor Chapter and Annex 16.5 and 

to fully implement the ‘‘White Paper’’ 

recommendations, including progress 

made by the CAFTA–DR countries in 

affording to workers internationally 

recognized worker rights through 

improved capacity. 

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 7112(b)(2)(C) & 

(D) and 19 U.S.C. 2464; Executive Order 

13126. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 11th day of 

October, 2023. 

Thea Lee, 

Deputy Undersecretary for International 

Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Certification of Funeral Expenses 

Under the Longshore and Harbor 

Workers’ Compensation Act 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Office of 

Workers’ Compensation Programs 

(OWCP)-sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are 

invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that the agency 

receives on or before November 16, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

Comments are invited on: (1) whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 


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