Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 121 / Friday, June 22, 2018 / Notices 29137 

1For the purposes of RETAIN, the term ‘‘work 

disability’’ is defined as an illness, injury, or 

medical condition that has the potential to inhibit 

or prevent continued employment or labor force 

participation, and ‘‘federal disability benefits’’ 

refers specifically to the Social Security Disability 

Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security 

Income (SSI) programs. See https://www.ssa.gov/ 

disability/ for more information on SSDI and SSI. 

analytical testing purposes for EU 

customer requirements. This analysis is 

required to allow the company to export 

domestically-manufactured FDF to 

foreign markets. 

Dated: June 13, 2018. 

John J. Martin, 

Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13410 Filed 6–21–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Office of Justice Programs 

[OJP Docket No. 1746] 

Meeting of the Public Safety Officer 

Medal of Valor Review Board 

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, 

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), 

Justice. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This is an announcement of a 

meeting (via WebEx/conference call-in) 

of the Public Safety Officer Medal of 

Valor Review Board to consider a range 

of issues of importance to the Board, to 

include but not limited to: The MOV 

Charter renewal; Bylaws; membership/ 

terms; nomination eligibility; the 

conflict of interest policy and 

procedures; the pending 2016–2017 

MOV ceremony; the 2017–2018 

nominations, program outreach and 

marketing efforts; potential updates to 

the administrative system; and other 

issues of interest to the Board. The 

meeting date and time is listed below. 

DATES: Tuesday, August 7, 2018, 1:00 

p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will take place 

via WebEx/conference call-in. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gregory Joy, Policy Advisor, Bureau of 

Justice Assistance, Office of Justice 

Programs, 810 7th Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20531, by telephone at 

(202) 514–1369, toll free (866) 859– 

2687, or by email at Gregory.joy@

usdoj.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor 

Review Board carries out those advisory 

functions specified in 42 U.S.C. 15202. 

Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 15201, the 

President of the United States is 

authorized to award the Public Safety 

Officer Medal of Valor, the highest 

national award for valor by a public 

safety officer. 

This meeting/conference call is open 

to the public at the offices of BJA. For 

security purposes, members of the 

public who wish to participate must 

register at least seven (7) days in 

advance of the meeting/conference call 

by contacting Mr. Joy. All interested 

participants will be required to meet at 

the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office 

of Justice Programs, 810 7th Street NW, 

Washington, DC, 20531, and will be 

required to sign in at the front desk. 

Note: Photo identification will be 

required for admission. Additional 

identification documents may be 

required. 

Access to the meeting/conference call 

will not be allowed without prior 

registration. Anyone requiring special 

accommodations should contact Mr. Joy 

at least seven (7) days in advance of the 

meeting. Please submit any comments 

or written statements for consideration 

by the Review Board in writing at least 

seven (7) days in advance of the meeting 

date. 

Gregory Joy, 

Policy Advisor/Designated Federal Officer, 

Bureau of Justice Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13460 Filed 6–21–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Disability Employment Policy 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request 

AGENCY: Department of Labor (DOL). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, conducts a pre-clearance 

consultation program to provide the 

general public and federal agencies with 

an opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing collections of 

information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 

program helps to ensure that requested 

data can be provided in the desired 

format, reporting burden (time and 

financial resources) is minimized, 

collection instruments are clearly 

understood, and the impact of collection 

requirements on respondents can be 

properly assessed. Currently, the Office 

of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) 

of the Department of Labor (DOL) is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

proposed collection of information for 

the Retaining Employment and Talent 

After Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) 

Demonstration Projects and Evaluation. 

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request (ICR) can be obtained 

by contacting the office listed below in 

the ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

August 21, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

to the Office of Disability Employment 

Policy, Room S–1303, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210, 

Attention: Juston Locks, Workforce 

Research Analyst, Division of Policy 

Planning and Research. 

Telephone number: (202) 693–7880. 

Fax: (202) 693–7888. 

Email: locks.juston@dol.gov. 

Instructions: Please submit one copy 

of your comments by only one method. 

All submissions received must include 

the agency name and collection name 

identified above for this information 

collection. Because we continue to 

experience delays in receiving mail in 

the Washington, DC area, commenters 

are strongly encouraged to transmit their 

comments electronically via email or to 

submit them by mail early. Comments, 

including any personal information 

provided, become a matter of public 

record. They will be summarized and/ 

or included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Juston Locks, Workforce Research 

Analyst, Division of Policy Planning & 

Research, Office of Disability 

Employment Policy, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Room S–1303, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; 

telephone (202) 693–7880 (this is not a 

toll free number). Copies of this notice 

may be obtained in alternative formats 

(Large print, Braille, Audio Tape, or 

Disc), upon request by calling (202) 

693–7880 (this is not a toll-free 

number). TTY/TTD callers may dial 

(202) 693–7881 to obtain information or 

to request materials in alternative 

formats. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In FY 2018, the Department of Labor 

and the Social Security Administration 

are collaborating to develop and test 

promising stay-at-work/return-to-work 

(SAW/RTW) early intervention 

strategies and evaluate outcomes for 

individuals who are at risk of 

experiencing work disability.1 Each 

year, millions of American workers 

leave the workforce after experiencing 


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2Bardos, Maura, Hannah Burak, and Yonatan 

Ben-Shalom. ‘‘Assessing the Costs and Benefits of 

Return-to-Work Programs.’’ Final report submitted 

to the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability 

Employment Policy. Washington, DC: Mathematica 

Policy Research, March 2015. 

3U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety 

and Health Administration, 2012, ‘‘Injury and 

Illness Prevention Programs White Paper.’’ 

Available online at <https://www.osha.gov/dsg/ 

InjuryIllnessPreventionProgramsWhitePaper.html>. 

and National Safety Council. 2016, ‘‘Injury Facts, 

2016 Edition.’’ Itasca, IL: Author. 

4Neuhauser, F. 2016. ‘‘The Myth of Workplace 

Injuries: or Why We Should Eliminate Workers’ 

Compensation for 90% of Workers and Employers.’’ 

IAIABC Perspectives. Accessed online at https://

www.iaiabc.org/iaiabc/Perspectives.asp. 

5Social Security Administration, ‘‘Annual 

Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability 

Insurance Program, 2016.’’ SSA Publication No. 13– 

11826. Washington, DC: Social Security 

Administration, October 2017. 

6http://www.lni.wa.gov/ClaimsIns/Providers/Proj

ResearchComm/OHS/default.asp. 

7http://www.lni.wa.gov/ClaimsIns/Insurance/ 

Injury/LightDuty/Ertw/Default.asp. 

8http://lni.wa.gov/Main/StayAtWork/. 

an injury or illness.2 The Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration 

(OSHA) estimates that 4 million 

nonfatal work-related injuries and 

illnesses occur annually, and the 

National Safety Council (NSC) estimates 

that there were over 14 million nonfatal, 

off-the-job injuries and illnesses in 2014 

alone.3 According to NSC, over three 

times as many injuries requiring 

medical attention occur off-the-job 

compared to those that occur on-the-job. 

Indeed, some experts estimate that nonoccupational injuries and illnesses are 

roughly eight times as common as 

occupational ones.4 Hundreds of 

thousands of these workers go on to 

receive state or federal disability 

benefits.5 The socio-economic impacts 

of these injuries and illnesses on 

individuals, employers, and all levels of 

government can be significant and longlasting. 

SAW/RTW programs succeed by 

returning injured workers to productive 

work as soon as medically possible by 

providing interim part-time or light duty 

work and accommodations, as 

necessary. The RETAIN Demonstration 

Projects are modeled after promising 

programs currently operating in 

Washington State, including the Centers 

of Occupational Health and Education 

(COHE),6 the Early Return to Work 

(ERTW),7 and the Stay at Work 

programs.8 While these programs 

operate within the state’s workers’ 

compensation system and are available 

only to individuals experiencing workrelated injuries or illnesses, the RETAIN 

Demonstration Projects provide 

opportunities to improve SAW/RTW 

outcomes for individuals with both 

occupational and non-occupational 

injuries and illnesses. 

The primary goals of the RETAIN 

Demonstration Projects are: 

1. To increase employment retention 

and labor force participation of 

individuals who acquire, and/or are at 

risk of developing, work disabilities; 

and 

2. To reduce long-term work disability 

among project participants, including 

the need for federal disability benefits 

(i.e., Social Security Disability 

Insurance [SSDI] and Supplemental 

Security Income [SSI]). 

The ultimate purpose of the 

demonstration is to validate and bring to 

scale evidence-based strategies to 

accomplish these goals. 

By September 2018, up to eight states 

will receive funding through a 

cooperative agreement to create systems 

changes by developing and 

implementing partnerships and 

strategies to test the effects of the 

provision of comprehensive, 

coordinated health and employmentrelated services and supports to injured 

or ill workers who have acquired, or are 

at risk of developing, a work disability. 

Awards will be made in two phases. In 

Phase 1, up to eight states will receive 

awards to complete start-up activities 

and launch a small pilot. In Phase 2, up 

to four of those states will receive 

awards to scale up their pilot to full 

implementation. Only Phase 1 awardees 

will be eligible to compete for Phase 2 

awards. 

The purpose of the RETAIN employee 

participant information collection is to 

understand and assess RETAIN program 

start-up, pilot projects, and full 

implementation. 

II. Review Focus 

DOL is interested in comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary, 

and 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 

• minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond. 

III. Current Actions 

Agency: Department of Labor, Office 

of Disability Employment Policy. 

Title: Retaining Employment and 

Talent After Injury/Illness Network 

(RETAIN) Demonstration Projects 

Baseline Data Collection and Reporting. 

Baseline Employee Participant Data 

Collection 

Total Respondents (Employee 

Participants): 10,667. 

Years 1–3 Total Respondents: 4,000 + 

16,000 + 12,000 = 32,000. 

Average Annual Respondents: 

32,000 / 3 = 10,667. 

Frequency: Rolling basis. 

Average Time per Response: Once 

pilots are launched and throughout 

implementation, RETAIN employee 

participants will spend approximately 

20 minutes (0.33 hour) submitting 

baseline information at the time of 

enrollment. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: The 

cumulative hours of burden due to the 

baseline employee participant data 

collection is approximately 1,320 hours 

in the first year (zero hours for the first 

three quarters and 1,320 in the fourth 

quarter) and approximately 5,280 hours 

in the second year and approximately 

3,960 hours in the third year. This is an 

average of 3,520 hours of burden per 

year. 

ESTIMATED HOURS OF BURDEN DUE

TO BASELINE PARTICIPANT DATA

COLLECTION—YEARS 1–3 

Awardee 

Employee participants 

Number of 

respondents 

Hours/ 

response 

State 1 ......................... 7,000 0.33 

State 2 ......................... 7,000 0.33 

State 3 ......................... 7,000 0.33 

State 4 ......................... 7,000 0.33 

State 5 ......................... 1,000 0.33 

State 6 ......................... 1,000 0.33 

State 7 ......................... 1,000 0.33 

State 8 ......................... 1,000 0.33 

Year 1, Qtrs 1–3 Total 0 0 

Year 1, Qtr 4 Total ...... 4,000 1,320 

*Year 2, Qtrs 1 and 2 

Total ......................... 4,000 1,320 

*Year 2, Qtrs 3 and 4 .. 12,000 3,960 

**Year 3 ....................... 12,000 3,960 

Three-year total ....... 32,000 10,560 

* Year 2 will include six months of the pilot for eight 

states and six months of full implementation for the 

four states competitively selected for Phase 2 

awards. 

** In Year 3, the full 12 months will focus on fullscale implementation in the four Phase 2 states. 

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 it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

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 Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 


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Comments submitted in response to 

this Notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

ICR; they will also become a matter of 

public record. 

Signed: at Washington, DC, this 15th day 

of June 2018. 

Jennifer Sheehy, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of 

Disability Employment Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13437 Filed 6–21–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–27–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Fair Labor 

Standards Act Special Employment 

Provisions 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Wage and Hour 

Division (WHD) sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) revision titled, 

‘‘Fair Labor Standards Act Special 

Employment Provisions,’’ to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval for use in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public 

comments on the ICR are invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that agency receives 

on or before July 23, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov website at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAView

ICR?ref_nbr=201711-1235-002 (this link 

will only become active on the day 

following publication of this notice) or 

by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– 

693–8064, (these are not toll-free 

numbers) or sending an email to DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for DOL–WHD, Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 

20503; by Fax: 202–395–5806 (this is 

not a toll-free number); or by email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Commenters are encouraged, but not 

required, to send a courtesy copy of any 

comments by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Attn: 

Departmental Information Compliance 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not 

toll-free numbers) or sending an email 

to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks approval under the PRA for 

revisions to the Fair Labor Standards 

Act (FLSA) Special Employment 

Provisions information collection. FLSA 

special employment provisions relate to 

restrictions on industrial homework and 

to the use of special certificates that 

allow for the employment of categories 

of workers who may be paid less than 

the statutory minimum wage to the 

extent necessary to prevent curtailment 

of their employment opportunities. This 

information collection has been 

classified as a revision, because the 

Department proposes to revise forms 

WH–226 (Application for Authority to 

Employ Workers with Disabilities at 

Special Minimum Wages) and WH– 

226A (Supplemental Data Sheet for 

Application for Authority to Employ 

Workers with Disabilities at Special 

Minimum Wages). The proposed 

changes would provide an electronic 

platform the public may use to submit 

Forms WH–226 and WH–226A. The 

substance of the proposed electronic 

forms is substantially the same with 

minor word changes to accommodate 

the type of submission (electronic 

versus paper). FLSA sections 11(d) and 

14(a) and 14(b) authorize this 

information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 

211(d), 214(a), 214(b). 

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 it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

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 Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1235–0001. The current 

approval is scheduled to expire on 

December 31, 2019; however, the DOL 

notes that existing information 

collection requirements submitted to the 

OMB receive a month-to-month 

extension while they undergo review. 

New requirements would only take 

effect upon OMB approval. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 9, 2016 (82 FR 78861). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within thirty (30) days of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. In order to help ensure 

appropriate consideration, comments 

should mention OMB Control Number 

1235–0001. 

The OMB is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

• 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 

• 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. 

Agency: DOL–WHD. 

Title of Collection: Fair Labor 

Standards Act Special Employment 

Provisions. 

OMB Control Number: 1235–0001. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

businesses or other for-profits and notfor-profit institutions. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 336,607. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 1,345,357. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

693,807 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $2,482. 

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

Dated: June 18, 2018. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

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