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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. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22899 Filed 10–16–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–28–P 

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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have practical utility; (2) if the 

information will be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimates of the burden and 

cost of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (4) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(5) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Neary by telephone at 202– 

693–6312, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Form LS– 

265 is used to report funeral expenses 

payable under the Longshore and 

Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

May 11, 2023 (88 FR 30346). 

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 the OMB 

approves it 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 OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

DOL 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 DOL notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Agency: DOL–OWCP. 

Title of Collection: Certification of 

Funeral Expenses under the Longshore 

and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. 

OMB Control Number: 1240–0040. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 75. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 75. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

19 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $26. 

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

Michelle Neary, 

Senior PRA Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22831 Filed 10–16–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Qualification/Certification Program 

Request for MSHA Individual 

Identification Number (MIIN) 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Mine Safety 

and Health Administration (MSHA)- 

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 

have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimates of the burden and 

cost of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Howell by telephone at 202– 

693–6782, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MSHA 

issues certifications, qualifications and 

approvals to the nation’s miners to 

conduct specific work within the mines. 

Miners requiring qualification or 

certification from MSHA will register 

for an ‘‘MSHA Individual Identification 

Number’’ (MIIN). MSHA uses this 

unique number in place of individual 

SSNs for all MSHA collections. The 

MIIN identifier fulfills Executive Order 

13402, Strengthening Federal Efforts 

Against Identity Theft, which requires 

Federal agencies to better secure 

government held data. For additional 

substantive information about this ICR, 

see the related notice published in the 

Federal Register on May 31, 2023 (88 

FR 34896). 

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 the OMB 

approves it 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 OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

Agency: DOL–MSHA. 

Title of Collection: Qualification/ 

Certification Program Request for MSHA 

Individual Identification Number 

(MIIN). 

OMB Control Number: 1219–0143. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits. 

Number of Respondents: 6,000. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Number of Responses: 6,000. 

Annual Burden Hours: 500 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $72. 

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

Michael Howell, 

Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22834 Filed 10–16–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Registration Requirements To Serve as 

a Pooled Plan Provider to Pooled 

Employer Plans 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Employee 

Benefits Security Administration (EBS)- 

sponsored information collection 

request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 


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