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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Foreign Claims Settlement 

Commission 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

F.C.S.C. Meeting and Hearing Notice 

No. 02–12 

The Foreign Claims Settlement 

Commission, pursuant to its regulations 

(45 CFR part 503.25) and the 

Government in the Sunshine Act (5 

U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in 

regard to the scheduling of open 

meetings as follows: 

Thursday, February 23, 2012: 

3:00 p.m.—Issuance of Proposed 

Decisions in claims against Libya. 

4:00 p.m.—Oral hearing on Objection to 

Commission’s Proposed Decision in 

Claim No. LIB–II–088. 

Friday, February 24, 2012: 

9:00 a.m.—Oral hearings on Objection to 

Commission’s Proposed Decisions in 

Claim No. LIB–I–051; 10:30 a.m.— 

LIB–II–169; 12:00 NOON—LIB–II– 

178. 

Status: Open. 

All meetings are held at the Foreign 

Claims Settlement Commission, 600 E 

Street NW., Washington, DC. Requests 

for information, or advance notices of 

intention to observe an open meeting, 

may be directed to: Judith H. Lock, 

Executive Officer, Foreign Claims 

Settlement Commission, 600 E Street 

NW., Suite 6002, Washington, DC 

20579. Telephone: (202) 616–6975. 

Jaleh F. Barrett, 

Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3843 Filed 2–14–12; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4410–BA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Forced 

or Indentured Child Labor in the 

Production of Goods in Foreign 

Countries and Efforts by Certain 

Countries To Eliminate the Worst 

Forms of Child Labor 

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 

information and/or comment on reports 

issued by the Bureau of International 

Labor Affairs (ILAB) October 3, 2011, 

regarding child labor and forced labor in 

foreign countries. Relevant information 

will be used by the Department of Labor 

(DOL) in preparation of its ongoing 

reporting under Congressional mandates 

and Presidential directive. In addition, 

ILAB may use relevant information to 

conduct assessments of each country’s 

individual progress towards eliminating 

the worst forms of child labor during the 

current reporting period compared to 

previous years. 

DATES: Submitters of information are 

requested to provide their submission to 

the Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor 

and Human Trafficking (OCFT) at the 

email or physical address below by 5 

p.m. March 9, 2012. 

To Submit Information: Information 

submitted to DOL should be submitted 

directly to OCFT, Bureau of 

International Labor Affairs, U.S. 

Department of Labor at (202) 693–4843 

(this is not a toll free number). 

Comments, identified as ‘‘Docket No. 

DOL–2011–0002,’’ may be submitted by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

The portal includes instructions for 

submitting comments. Parties 

submitting responses electronically are 

encouraged not to submit paper copies. 

• Facsimile (fax): OCFT at 202–693– 

4830. 

• Mail, Express Delivery, Hand 

Delivery, and Messenger Service (2 

copies): Tina McCarter at U.S. 

Department of Labor, OCFT, Bureau of 

International Labor Affairs, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW., Room S– 

5317, Washington, DC 20210. 

• Email: Email submissions should be 

addressed to Tina McCarter at 

mccarter.tina@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina 

McCarter (see contact information 

above). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Section 105(b)(1) of the Trafficking 

Victims Protection Reauthorization Act 

of 2005 (‘‘TVPRA of 2005’’), Public Law 

109–164 (2006), directed the Secretary 

of Labor, acting through ILAB, to 

‘‘develop and make available to the 

public a list of goods from countries that 

the Bureau of International Labor Affairs 

has reason to believe are produced by 

forced labor or child labor in violation 

of international standards’’ (TVPRA 

List). 

Pursuant to this mandate, in 

December 2007 DOL published in the 

Federal Register a set of procedural 

guidelines that ILAB follows in 

developing the TVPRA List (72 FR 

73374). The guidelines set forth the 

criteria by which information is 

evaluated; established procedures for 

public submission of information to be 

considered by ILAB; and identified the 

process ILAB follows in maintaining 

and updating the List after its initial 

publication. 

ILAB released its first TVPRA List on 

September 30, 2009, an update on 

December 10, 2010 and another update 

on October 3, 2011. This List is updated 

periodically as additional countries and 

territories are researched and new 

information for countries and territories 

already reviewed is evaluated. For a 

copy of the 2011 TVPRA report, 

Frequently Asked Questions, and other 

materials relating to the TVPRA List, see 

ILAB’s TVPRA Web page at: http:// 

www.dol.gov/ILAB/programs/ocft/ 

tvpra.htm. 

II. Executive Order No. 13126 (E.O. 

13126) declared that it was ‘‘the policy 

of the United States Government * * * 

that the executive agencies shall take 

appropriate actions to enforce the laws 

prohibiting the manufacture or 

importation of goods, wares, articles, 

and merchandise mined, produced, or 

manufactured wholly or in part by 

forced or indentured child labor.’’ 

Pursuant to E.O. 13126, and following 

public notice and comment, the 

Department of Labor published in the 

January 18, 2001, Federal Register, a 

final list of products (‘‘E.O. List’’), 

identified by country of origin, that the 

Department, in consultation and 

cooperation with the Departments of 

State (DOS) and Treasury [relevant 

responsibilities now within the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS)], had a reasonable basis to believe 

might have been mined, produced or 

manufactured with forced or indentured 

child labor (66 FR 5353). In addition to 

the List, the Department also published 

on January 18, 2001, ‘‘Procedural 

Guidelines for Maintenance of the List 

of Products Requiring Federal 

Contractor Certification as to Forced or 

Indentured Child Labor,’’ which provide 

for maintaining, reviewing, and, as 

appropriate, revising the EO List (66 FR 

5351). 

Pursuant to Sections D through G of 

the Procedural Guidelines, the EO List 

may be updated through consideration 

of submissions by individuals or 

through OCFT’s own initiative. 

DOL has officially revised the EO List 

twice, on July 20, 2010 and May 31, 

2011, each time after public notice and 

comment as well as consultation with 

DOS and DHS. In addition, DOL 

published an initial determination on 

October 4, 2011 proposing another 

revision to the EO List and requesting 

public comment (76 FR 61384). 

The current EO List, Procedural 

Guidelines, and related information can 

be accessed on the Internet at http:// 

www.dol.gov/ILAB/regs/eo13126/ 

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III. The Trade and Development Act 

of 2000 (TDA), Public Law 106–200 

(2002), established a new eligibility 

criterion for receipt of trade benefits 

under the Generalized System of 

Preferences (GSP), Caribbean Basin 

Trade and Partnership Act (CBTPA), 

and Africa Growth and Opportunity Act 

(AGOA). The TDA amends the GSP 

reporting requirements of Section 504 of 

the Trade Act of 1974, 19 U.S.C. 2464, 

to require that the President’s annual 

report on the status of internationally 

recognized worker rights include 

‘‘findings by the Secretary of Labor with 

respect to the beneficiary country’s 

implementation of its international 

commitments to eliminate the worst 

forms of child labor.’’ Title II of the TDA 

and the TDA Conference Report, Joint 

Explanatory Statement of the Committee 

of Conference, 106th Cong.2d.Sess. 

(2000), indicate that the same criterion 

applies for the receipt of benefits under 

CBTPA and AGOA, respectively. 

In addition, the Andean Trade 

Preference Act, as amended and 

expanded by the Andean Trade 

Promotion and Drug Eradication Act, 

Public Law 107–210, Title XXXI (2002), 

includes as a criterion for receiving 

benefits ‘‘[w]hether the country has 

implemented its commitments to 

eliminate the worst forms of child labor 

as defined in section 507(6) of the Trade 

Act of 1974.’’ DOL fulfills these 

reporting mandates through annual 

publication of the U.S. Department of 

Labor’s Findings on the Worst Forms of 

Child Labor with respect to countries 

eligible for the aforementioned 

programs. The 2010 report and 

additional background information are 

available on the Internet at http:// 

www.dol.gov/ILAB/programs/ocft/ 

tda.htm. 

Information Requested and Invitation 

To Comment: Interested parties are 

invited to comment and provide 

information regarding DOL’s 2010 TDA 

Report; the 2011 TVPRA list; and the 

current E.O. 13126 List, all of which 

may be found on the Internet at 

http://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/ocft/ 

research.htm or obtained from OCFT. 

DOL requests comments or information 

to update the findings and suggestions 

for government action for countries 

reviewed in the TDA report, as well as 

to assess each country’s individual 

progress towards eliminating the worst 

forms of child labor during the current 

reporting period compared to previous 

years. In addition, DOL especially 

appreciates information on the nature 

and extent of child labor, forced labor, 

and forced or indentured child labor in 

the production of goods in foreign 

countries as well as information on 

government, industry, or third-party 

actions to address these issues for 

countries reviewed for the E.O. and 

TVPRA lists. Materials submitted 

should be confined to the specific topics 

of these reports. DOL will generally 

consider sources with dates up to five 

years old (i.e., data not older than 

January 1, 2006). DOL appreciates the 

extent to which submissions clearly 

indicate the time period to which they 

apply. In the interest of transparency, 

classified information will not be 

accepted. Where applicable, information 

submitted should indicate its source or 

sources, and copies of the source 

material should be provided. If primary 

sources are utilized, such as research 

studies, interviews, direct observations, 

or other sources of quantitative or 

qualitative data, details on the research 

or data-gathering methodology should 

be provided. Please see the 2010 TDA 

Report, TVPRA List, and E.O. List for a 

complete explanation of relevant terms, 

definitions, and reporting guidelines 

employed by DOL, or refer to ILAB’s 

previous Request for Information 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 25, 2011 (76 FR 22921). 

This notice is a general solicitation of 

comments from the public. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of 

February 2012. 

Sandra Polaski, 

Deputy Undersecretary for International 

Labor Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3592 Filed 2–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–28–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Petitions for Modification of 

Application of Existing Mandatory 

Safety Standards 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Section 101(c) of the Federal 

Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and 

30 CFR Part 44 govern the application, 

processing, and disposition of petitions 

for modification. This notice is a 

summary of petitions for modification 

submitted to the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) by the parties 

listed below to modify the application 

of existing mandatory safety standards 

codified in Title 30 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations. 

DATES: All comments on the petitions 

must be received by the Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances 

on or before March 19, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit your 

comments, identified by ‘‘docket 

number’’ on the subject line, by any of 

the following methods: 

1. Electronic Mail: zzMSHAcomments@dol.gov. Include the docket 

number of the petition in the subject 

line of the message. 

2. Facsimile: 202–693–9441. 

3. Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 

1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, 

Arlington, Virginia 22209–3939, 

Attention: Roslyn B. Fontaine, Acting 

Director, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances. 

4. Hand-Delivery or Courier: MSHA, 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, 

Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209– 

3939. Individuals who submit 

comments by hand-delivery are required 

to check in at the receptionist’s desk on 

the 21st floor. Individuals may inspect 

copies of the petitions and comments 

during normal business hours at the 

address listed above. 

MSHA will consider only comments 

postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service or 

proof of delivery from another delivery 

service such as UPS or Federal Express 

on or before the deadline for comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Barron, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances at 202–693– 

9447 (Voice), barron.barbara@dol.gov 

(E-mail), or 202–693–9441 (Facsimile). 

[These are not toll-free numbers]. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine 

Act) allows the mine operator or 

representative of miners to file a 

petition to modify the application of any 

mandatory safety standard to a coal or 

other mine if the Secretary of Labor 

determines that: 

(1) An alternative method of 

achieving the result of such standard 

exists which will at all times guarantee 

no less than the same measure of 

protection afforded the miners of such 

mine by such standard; or 

(2) That the application of such 

standard to such mine will result in a 

diminution of safety to the miners in 

such mine. 

In addition, the regulations at 30 CFR 

44.10 and 44.11 establish the 

requirements and procedures for filing 

petitions for modification. 

II. Petitions for Modification 

Docket Number: M–2011–044–C. 

Petitioner: Bowie Resources, LLC, 

P.O. Box 1488, Paonia, Colorado 81418. 


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