Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 51 / Thursday, March 15, 2012 / Notices 15397 

NE., Room 2E–508, Washington, DC 

20530. 

Jerri Murray, 

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United 

States Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6264 Filed 3–14–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Dominican Republic-Central AmericaUnited States Free Trade Agreement; 

Notice of Determination Regarding 

Review of Submission #2011–03 

AGENCY: Bureau of International Labor 

Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Trade and Labor 

Affairs (OTLA) gives notice that on 

February 22, 2012, Submission #2011– 

03 was accepted for review pursuant to 

Article 16.4.3 of the Dominican 

Republic–Central America–United 

States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA– 

DR). 

Father Christopher Hartley filed the 

submission with OTLA on December 22, 

2011. The submitter alleges that the 

Government of the Dominican Republic 

(GODR) failed to fulfill its obligations 

under Chapter 16 of the CAFTA–DR (the 

Labor Chapter). U.S. Submission #2011– 

3 alleges that the GODR’s actions or lack 

thereof denied workers their rights 

under the laws of the Dominican 

Republic relating to freedom of 

association, the right to organize, child 

labor, forced labor, the right to bargain 

collectively, and acceptable conditions 

of work. These allegations are supported 

by statements which, if substantiated, 

could constitute a failure on the part of 

the Dominican Republic to comply with 

its obligations under the CAFTA–DR. 

The objective of the review of the 

submission will be to gather information 

so that OTLA can better understand the 

allegations therein and publicly report 

on the U.S. Government’s views 

regarding whether the GODR’s actions 

were consistent with its obligations 

under the Labor Chapter of the CAFTA– 

DR. 

DATES: Effective Date: February 22, 

2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gregory Schoepfle, Director, OTLA, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Room S–5303, 

Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: 

(202) 693–4900. (This is not a toll-free 

number.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 

16.4.3 of the Labor Chapter of the 

CAFTA–DR provides for the receipt and 

review of public communications 

(‘‘submissions’’) regarding labor law 

matters in Central America and the 

Dominican Republic. A Federal Register 

notice issued on December 21, 2006 

informed the public that the OTLA had 

been designated as the office to serve as 

the contact point for implementing the 

CAFTA–DR’s labor provisions. The 

same Federal Register notice informed 

the public of the Procedural Guidelines 

that OTLA would follow for the receipt 

and review of public submissions (71 

FR 76691 (2006)). These Procedural 

Guidelines are available at http:// 

www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/otla/ 

proceduralguidelines.htm. According to 

the definitions contained in the 

Procedural Guidelines (Section B) a 

‘‘submission’’ is ‘‘a communication from 

the public containing specific 

allegations, accompanied by relevant 

supporting information, that another 

Party has failed to meet its 

commitments or obligations arising 

under a labor chapter or Part Two of the 

NAALC.’’ 

The Procedural Guidelines specify 

that OTLA shall consider six factors, to 

the extent that they are relevant, in 

determining whether to accept a 

submission for review: 

1. Whether the submission raises 

issues relevant to any matter arising 

under a labor chapter or the NAALC; 

2. Whether a review would further the 

objectives of a labor chapter or the 

NAALC; 

3. Whether the submission clearly 

identifies the person filing the 

submission, is signed and dated, and is 

sufficiently specific to determine the 

nature of the request and permit an 

appropriate review; 

4. Whether the statements contained 

in the submission, if substantiated, 

would constitute a failure of the other 

Party to comply with its obligations or 

commitments under a labor chapter or 

the NAALC; 

5. Whether the statements contained 

in the submission or available 

information demonstrate that 

appropriate relief has been sought under 

the domestic laws of the other Party, or 

that the matter or a related matter is 

pending before an international body; 

and 

6. Whether the submission is 

substantially similar to a recent 

submission and significant, new 

information has been furnished that 

would substantially differentiate the 

submission from the one previously 

filed. 

U.S. Submission #2011–3 alleges that 

the GODR’s actions or lack thereof 

denied workers their rights under the 

laws of the Dominican Republic relating 

to freedom of association, the right to 

organize, child labor, forced labor, the 

right to bargain collectively, and 

acceptable conditions of work. 

In determining whether to accept the 

submission, OTLA considered the 

relevant factors in light of the 

statements in the submission and its 

supporting documentation. The 

submission clearly identifies the 

submitter, is signed and dated, and 

upon clarification, was sufficiently 

specific to determine the nature of the 

request and permit an appropriate 

review. It also raises issues relevant to 

the Labor Chapter of the CAFTA–DR, 

citing numerous problems in the sugar 

sector that it believes are in violation of 

the Dominican Republic’s labor laws. 

The submission raises pertinent issues 

that would further the objectives of the 

Labor Chapter and that could, if 

substantiated, constitute a failure of the 

GODR to comply with its obligations 

under the Labor Chapter. The submitter 

provided additional information, 

including a list of articles of the Labor 

Code, the Constitution of the Dominican 

Republic, and ILO Conventions that he 

believes were violated by the allegations 

in the submission. The submitter 

provided information on his efforts to 

seek appropriate relief for these alleged 

violations under domestic laws and to 

raise the issues with GODR officials. 

The submission also notes that the 

issues in the submission have been 

raised in international fora, but to date, 

they have not been remedied. OTLA has 

not received similar submissions. 

Accordingly, OTLA has accepted the 

submission for review. 

OTLA’s decision to accept the 

submission for review is not intended to 

indicate any determination as to the 

validity or accuracy of the allegations 

contained in the submission. The 

objective of the review of the 

submission will be to gather information 

so that OTLA can better understand the 

allegations therein and publicly report 

on the issues raised by the submission. 

OTLA will complete the review and 

issue a public report within 180 days, 

unless circumstances, as determined by 

OTLA, require an extension of time, as 

set out in the Procedural Guidelines. 

The public report will include a 

summary of the review process, as well 

as any findings and recommendations. 


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15398 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 51 / Thursday, March 15, 2012 / Notices 

Signed at Washington, DC, on February 22, 

2012. 

Sandra Polaski, 

Deputy Undersecretary for International 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6225 Filed 3–14–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–28–P 

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION 

SAFETY BOARD 

Attentive Driving: Countermeasures 

for Distraction Forum 

The National Transportation Safety 

Board (NTSB) will convene a forum, 

Attentive Driving: Countermeasures for 

Distraction, which will begin at 8:30 

a.m., Tuesday, March 27, 2012. NTSB 

Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman will 

serve as Chairman of the forum, and all 

five NTSB Board Members will serve as 

members of the Board of Inquiry. The 

forum is open to all and attendance is 

free (no registration). The forum will be 

streamed live via Webcast. Webcast 

archives are generally available by the 

end of the next day are archived for a 

period of 3 months from the date of the 

event. 

Distracted driving is a serious safety 

risk on our highways, as evidenced by 

both accident data and laboratory 

research. The purpose of this one-day 

forum is to examine countermeasures 

that can mitigate distracted driving 

behaviors. Forum panels will consider 

the findings of distracted driver research 

and will promote ongoing and future 

efforts to promote attentive driving and 

eliminate distracted driving accidents. 

Specific countermeasures to be 

addressed include distracted driving 

laws and enforcement, changing 

attitudes and behaviors through 

education and outreach, and technology 

and design countermeasures. 

Expert panelists will include 

representatives of safety advocacy 

groups, vehicle manufacturers, law 

enforcement, government, and the 

research community. Below is the 

preliminary agenda: 

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 

Opening Remarks 

Panel 1: Attention to Non-Driving Tasks 

Panel 2: Distracted Driving Laws and 

Enforcement 

Panel 3: Attentive Driving: Changing 

Attitudes and Behaviors 

Panel 4: Technology and Design 

Countermeasures 

Summary and Closing Remarks 

The full agenda and list of 

participants can be found at: 

www.ntsb.gov/attentivedriving 

The forum will be held in the NTSB 

Board Room and Conference Center, 

located at 429 L’Enfant Plaza E., SW., 

Washington, DC. The public can view 

the forum in person or by Webcast at 

www.ntsb.gov. 

Individuals requesting specific 

accommodations should contact Ms. 

Rochelle Hall at (202) 314–6305 by 

Friday, March 23, 2012. 

NTSB Media Contact: Mr. Terry 

Williams, (202) 314–6403 (Washington, 

DC), williat@ntsb.gov. 

NTSB Forum Manager: Ms. Deborah 

Bruce, bruced@ntsb.gov. 

March 9, 2012. 

Candi R. Bing, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6217 Filed 3–14–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7533–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. NRC–2011–0271] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of 

information collection and solicitation 

of public comment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) has recently 

submitted to OMB for review the 

following proposal for the collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby 

informs potential respondents that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and 

that a person is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. The NRC published a Federal 

Register notice with a 60-day comment 

period on this information collection on 

November 28, 2011 (76 FR 72982). 

1. Type of submission, new, revision, 

or extension: Revision. 

2. The title of the information 

collection: 10 CFR Part 20, ‘‘Standards 

for Protection Against Radiation.’’ 

3. Current OMB approval number: 

3150–0014. 

4. The form number if applicable: 

N/A. 

5. How often the collection is 

required: Annually for most reports and 

at license termination for reports 

dealing with decommissioning. 

6. Who will be required or asked to 

report: NRC licensees and Agreement 

State licensees, including those 

requesting license terminations. Types 

of licensees include civilian 

commercial, industrial, academic, and 

medical users of nuclear materials. 

Licenses are issued for, among other 

things, the possession, use, processing, 

handling, and importing and exporting 

of nuclear materials, and for the 

operation of nuclear reactors. 

7. An estimate of the number of 

annual responses: 43,505 (6,215 from 

NRC licensees and 37,290 from 

Agreement State licensees) 

8. The estimated number of annual 

respondents: 21,000 (3,000 NRC 

licensees and 18,000 Agreement State 

licensees) 

9. An estimate of the total number of 

hours needed annually to complete the 

requirement or request: 640,521 (91,503 

from NRC licensees and 549,018 from 

Agreement State licensees) 

10. Abstract: 10 CFR part 20 

establishes standards for protection 

against ionizing radiation resulting from 

activities conducted under licenses 

issued by the NRC and by Agreement 

States. These standards require the 

establishment of radiation protection 

programs, maintenance of radiation 

protection programs, maintenance of 

radiation records recording of radiation 

received by workers, reporting of 

incidents which could cause exposure 

to radiation, submittal of an annual 

report to NRC and to Agreement States 

of the results of individual monitoring, 

and submittal of license termination 

information. These mandatory 

requirements are needed to protect 

occupationally exposed individuals 

from undue risks of excessive exposure 

to ionizing radiation and to protect the 

health and safety of the public. 

The public may examine and have 

copied for a fee publicly available 

documents, including the final 

supporting statement, at the NRC’s 

Public Document Room, Room O1–F21, 

One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

OMB clearance requests are available 

at the NRC’s Web site: http:// 

www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doccomment/omb/. The document will be 

available on the NRC home page site for 

60 days after the signature date of this 

notice. 

Comments and questions should be 

directed to the OMB reviewer listed 

below by April 16, 2012. Comments 

received after this date will be 

considered if it is practical to do so, but 

assurance of consideration cannot be 

given to comments received after this 

date. 

Chad Whiteman, Desk Officer, Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs 


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