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ARS collection instrument Number of 

respondents Frequency Total responses 

Estimated 

average 

burden 

(hours) 

Estimated total 

burden 

(hours) 

BLS NVM Non-mandatory ................................................... 15,400 once ............... 15,400 0.25 3,850 

BLS NVM Mandatory ........................................................... 16,800 once ............... 16,800 0.25 4,200 

BLS NCA Non-mandatory ................................................... 22,750 once ............... 22,750 0.167 3,800 

BLS NCA Mandatory ........................................................... 30,000 once ............... 30,000 0.167 5,010 

Small Units Non-Mandatory ................................................ 43,000 once ............... 43,000 0.083 3,569 

Small Units Mandatory ........................................................ 57,000 once ............... 57,000 0.083 4,731 

Totals: ........................................................................... 773,650 ........................ 773,650 ........................ 74,023 

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 

information collection request; they also 

will become a matter of public record. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on December 8, 

2023. 

Eric Molina, 

Chief, Division of Management Systems, 

Branch of Policy Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27433 Filed 12–13–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

[NARA–23–0014; NARA–2024–007] 

Records Schedules; Availability and 

Request for Comments 

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

proposed records schedules; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA) 

publishes notice of certain Federal 

agency requests for records disposition 

authority (records schedules). We 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

and on regulations.gov for records 

schedules in which agencies propose to 

dispose of records they no longer need 

to conduct agency business. We invite 

public comments on such records 

schedules. 

DATES: We must receive responses on 

the schedules listed in this notice by 

January 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: To view a records schedule 

in this notice, or submit a comment on 

one, use the following address: https:// 

www.regulations.gov/docket/NARA-23- 

0014/document. This is a direct link to 

the schedules posted in the docket for 

this notice on regulations.gov. You may 

submit comments by the following 

method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. On the 

website, enter either of the numbers 

cited at the top of this notice into the 

search field. This will bring you to the 

docket for this notice, in which we have 

posted the records schedules open for 

comment. Each schedule has a 

‘comment’ button so you can comment 

on that specific schedule. For more 

information on regulations.gov and on 

submitting comments, see their FAQs at 

https://www.regulations.gov/faq. 

If you are unable to comment via 

regulations.gov, you may email us at 

request.schedule@nara.gov for 

instructions on submitting your 

comment. You must cite the control 

number of the schedule you wish to 

comment on. You can find the control 

number for each schedule in 

parentheses at the end of each 

schedule’s entry in the list at the end of 

this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eddie Germino, Strategy and 

Performance Division, by email at 

regulation_comments@nara.gov or at 

301–837–3758. For information about 

records schedules, contact Records 

Management Operations by email at 

request.schedule@nara.gov or by phone 

at 301–837–1799. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Comment Procedures 

We are publishing notice of records 

schedules in which agencies propose to 

dispose of records they no longer need 

to conduct agency business. We invite 

public comments on these records 

schedules, as required by 44 U.S.C. 

3303a(a), and list the schedules at the 

end of this notice by agency and 

subdivision requesting disposition 

authority. 

In addition, this notice lists the 

organizational unit(s) accumulating the 

records or states that the schedule has 

agency-wide applicability. It also 

provides the control number assigned to 

each schedule, which you will need if 

you submit comments on that schedule. 

We have uploaded the records 

schedules and accompanying appraisal 

memoranda to the regulations.gov 

docket for this notice as ‘‘other’’ 

documents. Each records schedule 

contains a full description of the records 

at the file unit level as well as their 

proposed disposition. The appraisal 

memorandum for the schedule includes 

information about the records. 

We will post comments, including 

any personal information and 

attachments, to the public docket 

unchanged. Because comments are 

public, you are responsible for ensuring 

that you do not include any confidential 

or other information that you or a third 

party may not wish to be publicly 

posted. If you want to submit a 

comment with confidential information 

or cannot otherwise use the 

regulations.gov portal, you may contact 

request.schedule@nara.gov for 

instructions on submitting your 

comment. 

We will consider all comments 

submitted by the posted deadline and 

consult as needed with the Federal 

agency seeking the disposition 

authority. After considering comments, 

we may or may not make changes to the 

proposed records schedule. The 

schedule is then sent for final approval 

by the Archivist of the United States. 

After the schedule is approved, we will 

post on regulations.gov a ‘‘Consolidated 

Reply’’ summarizing the comments, 

responding to them, and noting any 

changes we made to the proposed 

schedule. You may elect at 

regulations.gov to receive updates on 

the docket, including an alert when we 

post the Consolidated Reply, whether or 

not you submit a comment. If you have 

a question, you can submit it as a 

comment, and can also submit any 

concerns or comments you would have 

to a possible response to the question. 

We will address these items in 

consolidated replies along with any 

other comments submitted on that 

schedule. 

We will post schedules on our 

website in the Records Control Schedule 

(RCS) Repository, at https://

www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/rcs, 

after the Archivist approves them. The 


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RCS contains all schedules approved 

since 1973. 

Background 

Each year, Federal agencies create 

billions of records. To control this 

accumulation, agency records managers 

prepare schedules proposing retention 

periods for records and submit these 

schedules for NARA’s approval. Once 

approved by NARA, records schedules 

provide mandatory instructions on what 

happens to records when no longer 

needed for current Government 

business. The records schedules 

authorize agencies to preserve records of 

continuing value in the National 

Archives or to destroy, after a specified 

period, records lacking continuing 

administrative, legal, research, or other 

value. Some schedules are 

comprehensive and cover all the records 

of an agency or one of its major 

subdivisions. Most schedules, however, 

cover records of only one office or 

program or a few series of records. Many 

of these update previously approved 

schedules, and some include records 

proposed as permanent. 

Agencies may not destroy Federal 

records without the approval of the 

Archivist of the United States. The 

Archivist grants this approval only after 

thorough consideration of the records’ 

administrative use by the agency of 

origin, the rights of the Government and 

of private people directly affected by the 

Government’s activities, and whether or 

not the records have historical or other 

value. Public review and comment on 

these records schedules is part of the 

Archivist’s consideration process. 

Schedules Pending 

1. Department of the Treasury, 

Internal Revenue Service, Modified 

Employee Plans Exempt Organization 

Determinations System (DAA–0058– 

2022–0004). 

Laurence Brewer, 

Chief Records Officer for the U.S. 

Government. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27464 Filed 12–13–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7515–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Applications Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of permit applications 

received. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

a notice of permit applications received 

to conduct activities regulated under the 

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. 

NSF has published regulations under 

the Antarctic Conservation Act in the 

Code of Federal Regulations. This is the 

required notice of permit applications 

received. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit written data, comments, or 

views with respect to this permit 

application by January 16, 2024. This 

application may be inspected by 

interested parties at the Permit Office, 

address below. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Permit Office, Office of 

Polar Programs, National Science 

Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22314 or 

ACApermits@nsf.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Titmus, ACA Permit Officer, at 

the above address, 703–292–4479. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Science Foundation, as 

directed by the Antarctic Conservation 

Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR 

670), as amended by the Antarctic 

Science, Tourism and Conservation Act 

of 1996, has developed regulations for 

the establishment of a permit system for 

various activities in Antarctica and 

designation of certain animals and 

certain geographic areas as requiring 

special protection. The regulations 

establish such a permit system to 

designate Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. 

Application Details 

Permit Application: 2024–019 

1. Applicant: Brandon Harvey, EYOS 

Expeditions Ltd. PO Box 2535, 

Vashon Island, WA 98070 

Activity for Which Permit is 

Requested: Waste Management. Waste 

Management. The applicant proposes to 

operate small, battery-operated remotely 

piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) 

consisting, in part, of a quadcopter 

equipped with cameras to collect 

commercial and educational footage of 

the Antarctic. The quadcopter would 

not be flown over concentrations of 

birds or mammals, or over Antarctic 

Specially Protected Areas or Historic 

Sites and Monuments. The RPAS would 

only be operated by pilots with 

extensive experience, who are preapproved by the Expedition Leader. 

Several mitigation measures to reduce 

environmental impacts and prevent 

against loss of the quadcopter include 

only flying when the wind is less than 

25 knots; flying for only 20 minutes at 

a time to preserve battery life; and an 

‘‘auto go home’’ feature in case of loss 

of control link or low battery; having an 

observer on the lookout for wildlife, 

people, and other hazards; ensuring that 

the aircraft remains within visual line of 

sight; and implementing biosecurity 

measures by using disinfecting agents 

before and after each flight. The 

applicant is seeking a Waste Permit to 

cover any accidental releases that may 

result from operating the RPAS. 

Location: Antarctic Peninsula Region. 

Dates of Permitted Activities: 

December 8, 2023–March 30, 2024. 

Permit Application: 2024–020 

2. Applicant: Karl Muhlberger, ROW 

Management Ltd, 1551 Sawgrass 

Corporate Parkway, Fort 

Lauderdale, FL 33323. 

Activity for Which Permit is 

Requested: Waste Management. Waste 

Management. The applicant proposes to 

operate small, battery-operated remotely 

piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) 

consisting, in part, of a quadcopter 

equipped with cameras to collect 

commercial and educational footage of 

the Antarctic. The quadcopter would 

not be flown over concentrations of 

birds or mammals, or over Antarctic 

Specially Protected Areas or Historic 

Sites and Monuments. The RPAS would 

only be operated by pilots with 

extensive experience, who are preapproved by the Expedition Leader. 

Several mitigation measures to reduce 

environmental impacts and prevent 

against loss of the quadcopter include 

only flying when the wind is less than 

25 knots; flying for only 20 minutes at 

a time to preserve battery life; and an 

‘‘auto go home’’ feature in case of loss 

of control link or low battery; having an 

observer on the lookout for wildlife, 

people, and other hazards; ensuring that 

the aircraft remains within visual line of 

sight; and implementing biosecurity 

measures by using disinfecting agents 

before and after each flight. The 

applicant is seeking a Waste Permit to 

cover any accidental releases that may 

result from operating the RPAS. 

Location: Antarctic Peninsula Region. 

Dates of Permitted Activities: 

December 8, 2023–March 30, 2024. 

Kimiko S. Bowens-Knox, 

Program Analyst, Office of Polar Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27442 Filed 12–13–23; 8:45 am] 

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