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workers receive updated information 

regarding any safety-related hazards and 

incidents, and corrective actions taken, 

prior to the start of each shift. The 

proposed condition also requires the 

applicant to ensure that reliable means 

of emergency communications are 

available and maintained for affected 

workers and support personnel during 

diving activities. Availability of such 

reliable means of communications 

would enable affected workers and 

support personnel to respond quickly 

and effectively to hazardous conditions 

or emergencies that may develop during 

diving activities at NASA’s NBL. 

F. Worker Qualification and Training 

KBR would be required to: 

1. Follow the requirements of the 

NASA NBL Safety Program, including 

the NBL Safe Practices Manual, as well 

as any instruction provided by NASA’s 

DSB; 

2. Ensure that prior to entering the 

water, all KBR employees conducting 

dives at the NBL have been physically 

examined for fitness to dive by the NBL 

medical officer of the day or a human 

test support group medical technician. 

G. Recordkeeping 

In addition to completing OSHA Form 

301 Injury and Illness Incident Report 

and OSHA Form 300 Log of WorkRelated Injuries and Illnesses, KBR 

would have to: 

1. Maintain records of recordable 

injuries that occur as a result of diving 

operations conducted for NASA under 

the NBL; 

2. Ensure that the information 

gathered and recorded under this 

provision, in concert with the 

information provided under proposed 

condition G (using OSHA Form 301 

Incident Report Form) to investigate and 

record dive-related recordable injuries 

as defined by 29 CFR parts 1904.4, 

1904.7, and 1904.8—1904.12, would 

enable KBR and OSHA to determine the 

effectiveness of the proposed permanent 

variance in preventing DCS and other 

dive-related injuries and illnesses. 

H. Notifications 

KBR would be required to: 

1. Notify OSHA’s Office of Technical 

Programs and Coordination Activities 

(OTPCA) and the Houston South Texas 

OSHA Area Office of any recordable 

injuries, illnesses, in-patient 

hospitalizations, amputations, loss of an 

eye, or fatality that occur as a result of 

diving operations within eight (8) hours 

of the incident; 

2. Provide OTPCA and the Houston 

South Texas OSHA Area Office within 

twenty-four (24) hours of the incident 

with a copy of the incident investigation 

report (using OSHA 301 form); 

3. Include on the OSHA 301 form 

information on the diving conditions 

associated with the recordable injury or 

illness, the root-cause determination, 

and preventive and corrective actions 

identified and implemented; 

4. Provide their certification that they 

informed affected divers of the incident 

and the results of the incident 

investigation; 

5. Notify OTPCA and the Houston 

South Texas OSHA Area Office within 

fifteen (15) working days should the 

applicant need to revise their dive 

procedures to accommodate changes in 

their diving operations that affect their 

ability to comply with the conditions of 

the proposed permanent variance; 

6. Obtain OSHA’s written approval 

prior to implementing the revision in 

their dive procedures to accommodate 

changes in their diving operations that 

affect their ability to comply with the 

conditions in the proposed permanent 

variance; 

7. By the fifteenth (15th) of January, 

at the beginning of each new calendar 

year, provide OTPCA, and Houston 

South Texas OSHA Area Office, with a 

report summarizing the dives completed 

during the previous year and evaluating 

the effectiveness of the variance 

conditions in providing a safe and 

healthful work environment and in 

preventing dive-related incidents; 

8. Notify OSHA if it ceases to do 

business, has a new address or location 

for their main office, or transfers the 

operations covered by the proposed 

permanent variance to a successor 

company; and 

9. Ensure that OSHA would approve 

the transfer of the interim order or 

permanent variance to a successor 

company. 

OSHA will publish a copy of this 

notice in the Federal Register. 

VII. Authority and Signature 

James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210, 

authorized the preparation of this 

notice. Accordingly, the agency is 

issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 

655(d), Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 

8–2020 (85 FR 58393, Sept. 18, 2020), 

and 29 CFR 1905.11. 

Signed at Washington, DC. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

Pro Bono Innovation Fund Process for 

Submitting Pre-Applications for 2024 

Grants 

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Legal Services 

Corporation (LSC) issues this Notice 

describing the conditions for submitting 

a Pre-Application for 2024 Pro Bono 

Innovation Fund grants. 

DATES: Pre-applications must be 

submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on 

Monday, January 16, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Letters of Intent must be 

submitted electronically at http://

lscgrants.lsc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katherine Harris, Special Grant Program 

Coordinator, Office of Program 

Performance, Legal Services 

Corporation, 3333 K Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20007; (202) 295–1572 

or harrisk@lsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

Since 2014, Congress has provided an 

annual appropriation to LSC ‘‘for a Pro 

Bono Innovation Fund.’’ See, e.g., 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, 

Public Law 117–328, 136 Stat. 4553 

(2022). LSC requested these funds for 

grants to ‘‘develop, test, and replicate 

innovative pro bono efforts that can 

enable LSC grantees to expand clients’ 

access to high quality legal assistance.’’ 

LSC Budget Request, Fiscal Year 2014 at 

26 (2013). The grants must involve 

innovations that are either ‘‘new ideas’’ 

or ‘‘new applications of existing best 

practices.’’ Id. Each grant would ‘‘either 

serve as a model for other legal services 

providers to follow or effectively 

replicate a prior innovation. Id. The 

Senate Appropriations Committee 

explained that these funds ‘‘will support 

innovative projects that promote and 

enhance pro bono initiatives throughout 

the Nation,’’ and the House 

Appropriations Committee directed LSC 

‘‘to increase the involvement of private 

attorneys in the delivery of legal 

services to [LSC-eligible] clients.’’ 

Senate Report 114–239 at 123 (2016), 

House Report 113–448 at 85 (2014). 

Since its inception, the Pro Bono 

Innovation Fund has advanced LSC’s 

goal of increasing the quantity and 

quality of legal services by funding 

projects that more efficiently and 

effectively involve pro bono volunteers 

in serving the critical unmet legal needs 

of LSC-eligible clients. In 2017, LSC 

built on these successes by creating 

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on innovations serving unmet and welldefined client needs (Project Grants), on 

building comprehensive and effective 

pro bono programs through new 

applications of existing best practices 

(Transformation Grants), and on 

providing continued development 

support for the most promising 

innovations (Sustainability Grants). In 

2021, LSC created Non-Direct Service 

Project Grants to fund organizations to 

develop and implement innovative 

solutions to pro bono challenges that do 

not involve providing direct legal 

services to clients. In 2022, LSC created 

a new funding category to provide 

organizations with resources to plan and 

establish a strong foundation (Planning 

Grants). Planning Grants will be 

available to all eligible applicants in the 

2024 funding cycle. 

II. Funding Opportunities Information 

A. Eligible Applicants 

To be eligible for the Pro Bono 

Innovation Fund’s Project, 

Sustainability, and Transformation 

grants, Applicants must be current 

grantees of LSC Basic Field-General, 

Basic Field-Migrant, or Basic FieldNative American grants. To qualify for 

a Sustainability Grant, Applicants must 

also have a 2022 Pro Bono Innovation 

Fund Project Grant. 

B. Pro Bono Innovation Fund Purpose 

and Key Goals 

Pro Bono Innovation Fund grants 

develop, test, and replicate innovative 

pro bono efforts that can enable LSC 

grantees to use pro bono volunteers to 

serve larger numbers of low-income 

clients and improve the quality and 

effectiveness of the services provided. 

The key goals of the Pro Bono 

Innovation Fund are to: 

1. Address gaps in the delivery of 

legal services to low-income people; 

2. Engage more lawyers and other 

volunteers in pro bono service; 

3. Develop, test, and replicate 

innovative pro bono efforts. 

C. Funding Categories 

1. Planning Grants 

In 2023, LSC piloted a new grant 

category, Planning Grants, to provide 

select organizations with the resources 

to assess their pro bono program and 

develop an action plan. Planning Grants 

are one-time, six-month grants. 

2. Project Grants 

Pro Bono Innovation Fund Project 

Grants aim to leverage volunteers to 

meet a critical, unmet and well-defined 

client need. Consistent with the key 

goals of the Pro Bono Innovation Fund, 

applicants are encouraged to focus on 

engaging volunteers to increase free 

civil legal aid for low-income 

Americans by proposing new, replicable 

ideas. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

research prior Pro Bono Innovation 

Fund projects to replicate and improve 

upon them. LSC is particularly 

interested in applications that propose 

to replicate projects LSC has previously 

funded with ‘‘Sustainability’’ Grants. 

Project Grants can be either 18 or 24 

months. 

3. Transformation Grants 

Pro Bono Innovation Fund 

Transformation Grants aim to support 

LSC grantees in comprehensive 

assessment and restructuring of pro 

bono programs through new 

applications of existing best practices in 

pro bono delivery. Each Transformation 

Grant will support a rigorous 

assessment of an LSC grantee’s pro bono 

program and the identification of best 

practices in pro bono delivery that are 

best suited to that grantee’s needs and 

circumstances. Transformation Grants 

are targeted towards LSC grantees 

whose leadership is committed to 

restructuring an entire pro bono 

program and incorporating pro bono 

best practices into core, high-priority 

client services with an urgency to create 

a high-impact pro bono program. This 

funding opportunity is open to all LSC 

grantees but is primarily intended for 

LSC grantees who have been 

unsuccessful applying for Project Grants 

or who have never applied for a Pro 

Bono Innovation Fund grant in the past. 

Transformation Grants can be either 24 

or 36 months. 

4. Sustainability Grants 

Pro Bono Innovation Fund 

Sustainability Grants are available to 

current Pro Bono Innovation Fund 

grantees who received a 2022 Project 

grant. Sustainability Grants aim to 

support further development of the most 

promising and replicable Pro Bono 

Innovation Fund projects with an 

additional 24 months of funding so 

grantees can leverage new sources of 

revenue for the project and collect 

meaningful data to demonstrate the 

project’s results and outcomes for 

clients and volunteers. Applicants for 

Sustainability Grants will be asked to 

propose an ambitious strategy that 

reduces the Pro Bono Innovation Fund 

contribution to the project over the 

Sustainability Grant term. Sustainability 

Grants can only be 24 months. 

D. Available Funds and Additional 

Consideration for 2021 Grants 

The amount of funds available for Pro 

Bono Innovation Fund Grants for 

FY2024 depends on LSC’s final 

appropriation. LSC currently operates 

under a Continuing Resolution for 

FY2024, which funds the Federal 

government through November 17, 

2023. The Continuing Resolution 

maintains funding for the Pro Bono 

Innovation Fund at $5,000,000. LSC will 

make Pro Bono Innovation Fund grant 

decisions for FY2023 in the summer of 

2023. LSC anticipates publicizing the 

total amount available for Pro Bono 

Innovation Fund grants when Congress 

enacts the FY2023 appropriation. 

LSC will not designate fixed or 

estimated amounts for the three 

different funding categories and will 

make grant awards for the three 

categories within the total amount of 

funding available. 

E. Grant Terms 

Pro Bono Innovation Fund awards can 

have grant terms of 6, 18, 24, or 36 

months, depending on the category of 

grant. 

6 Months 12 Months 18 Months 24 Months 36 Months 

Planning Grants ................................................................... √ X X X X 

Project Grants ...................................................................... X X √ √ X 

Transformation Grants ......................................................... X X X √ √ 

Sustainability Grants ............................................................ X X X √ X 

Applicants for Planning Grants can 

apply for a 6-month grant. Applicants 

for Project Grants can apply for either an 

18- or a 24-month grant. Applicants for 

Transformation Grants can apply for 

either a 24- or a 36-month grant. 

Applicants for Sustainability Grants can 

apply for a 24-month grant only. 

Applications must cover the full 


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proposed grant term. The grant term is 

expected to commence on October 1, 

2023. 

III. Grant Application Process 

A. Pro Bono Innovation Fund Grant 

Application Process 

The Pro Bono Innovation Fund 

application process will be 

administered in LSC’s unified grants 

management system, GrantEase. 

Applicants must first submit a PreApplication to LSC in GrantEase by 

January 16, 2024 to be considered for a 

grant. After review by LSC Staff, LSC’s 

President decides which applicants will 

be asked to submit a full application. 

Applicants will be notified of approval 

to submit a full application by early 

March 2024. Full applications are due to 

LSC in the GrantEase system on May 6, 

2024. Once received, full applications 

will undergo a rigorous review by LSC 

staff and other subject matter experts. 

LSC’s President makes the final decision 

on funding for the Pro Bono Innovation 

Fund. 

B. Late or Incomplete Applications 

LSC may consider a request to submit 

a Pre-Application after the deadline, but 

only if the Applicant has submitted an 

email to probonoinnovation@lsc.gov 

explaining the circumstances that 

caused the delay prior to the PreApplication deadline. Communication 

with LSC staff, including assigned 

Program Liaisons, is not a substitute for 

sending a formal request and 

explanation to probonoinnovation@

lsc.gov. At its discretion, LSC may 

consider incomplete applications. LSC 

will determine the admissibility of late 

or incomplete applications on a case-bycase basis. 

C. Multiple Pre-Applications 

Applicants may submit multiple Preapplications under the same or different 

funding category. If applying for 

multiple grants, applicants should 

submit separate Pre-applications for 

each funding request. 

D. Additional Information and 

Guidelines 

Additional guidance and instructions 

on the Pro Bono Innovation Fund PreApplication and Application processes, 

will be available and regularly updated 

at https://www.lsc.gov/grants-granteeresources/our-grant-programs/pro-bonoinnovation-fund. 

(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996g(e).) 

Dated: November 14, 2023. 

Stefanie Davis, 

Deputy General Counsel for Administrative 

and Regulatory Practice, Legal Services 

Corporation. 

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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 

BUDGET 

Request for Comments on Updated 

Guidance for Modernizing the Federal 

Risk Authorization Management 

Program (FedRAMP); Extension of 

Public Comment Period 

AGENCY: Office of Management and 

Budget. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of public 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: On October 27, 2023, the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) published a notice entitled 

‘‘Request for Comments on Updated 

Guidance for Modernizing the Federal 

Risk Authorization Management 

Program (FedRAMP).’’ OMB is 

extending the public comment period 

announced in that notice, which 

currently closes on November 27, 2023, 

by 26 days. The comment period will 

now remain open until December 22, 

2023, to allow additional time for the 

public to review and comment on the 

initial proposals. 

DATES: With the extension provided by 

this notice, comments on the proposed 

guidance ‘‘Modernizing the Federal Risk 

Authorization Management Program 

(FedRAMP)’’ published October 27, 

2023, at 88 FR 73878, must be provided 

in writing to OMB no later than 

December 22, 2023, to ensure 

consideration during the final decisionmaking process. 

ADDRESSES: The proposed memorandum 

is available at https://www.cio.gov/ 

policies-and-priorities/FedRAMP/. 

Submission of comments is voluntary. 

Please submit comments via https://

www.regulations.gov, a Federal website 

that allows the public to find, review, 

and submit comments on documents 

that agencies have published in the 

Federal Register and that are open for 

comment. Simply type ‘‘OMB–2023– 

0021’’ in the search box, click ‘‘Search,’’ 

click the ‘‘Comment’’ button underneath 

‘‘Request for Comments on Proposed 

Guidance for Modernizing the Federal 

Risk Authorization Management 

Program (FedRAMP),’’ and follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

All comments received will be posted to 

https://www.regulations.gov, so 

commenters should not include 

information they do not wish to be 

posted (e.g., personal or confidential 

business information). Additionally, the 

OMB System of Records Notice, OMB 

Public Input System of Records, OMB/ 

INPUT/01 includes a list of routine uses 

associated with the collection of this 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carol Bales, OMB, at 202.395.9915 or 

cbales@omb.eop.gov or Laura Gerhardt, 

at 202.881.8928 or Laura.G.Gerhardt@

omb.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Rationale: Based on consideration of 

requests received from stakeholders, 

which are available for the public to 

view in the docket on 

www.regulations.gov for OMB’s October 

27, 2023 notice, OMB is extending the 

public comment period announced in 

that notice for an additional 26 days. 

Therefore, the public comment period 

will close on December 22, 2023. 

Docket: OMB has established a docket 

for the October 27, 2023 notice under 

Docket ID No. OMB–2023–0021. 

Clare Martorana, 

Federal Chief Information Officer, Office of 

the Federal Chief Information Officer, Office 

of Management Budget. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory 

Committee Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation (NSF) announces the 

following meeting: 

Name and Committee Code: 

Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory 

Committee (#13883) (Virtual). 

Date and Time: December 15, 2023; 

12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. 

Place: National Science Foundation, 

2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, 

VA 22314 (Zoom Videoconference). 

Attendance information for the 

meeting will be forthcoming on the 

website: https://www.nsf.gov/mps/ast/ 

aaac.jsp. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Dr. Carrie Black, 

Program Director, Division of 

Astronomical Sciences, Suite W 9188, 

National Science Foundation, 2415 

Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 

22314; Telephone: 703–292–2426. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and recommendations to the 

National Science Foundation (NSF), the 

National Aeronautics and Space 


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