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and Budget stated in its guidelines 

implementing section 204(b): 

2. This exemption applies to meetings 

between Federal officials and employees 

and Tribal Governments acting through 

their elected officers, officials, 

employees, and Washington 

representatives, at which ‘views, 

information, or advice’ are exchanged 

concerning the implementation of 

intergovernmental responsibilities or 

administration, including those that 

arise explicitly or implicitly under 

statute, regulation, or Executive order. 

The scope of meetings covered by this 

exemption should be construed broadly 

to include meetings called for any 

purpose relating to intergovernmental 

responsibilities or administration. Such 

meetings include, but are not limited to, 

meetings called for the purpose of 

seeking consensus, exchanging views, 

information, advice, and/or 

recommendations; or facilitating any 

other interaction relating to 

intergovernmental responsibilities or 

administration. (OMB Memorandum 

95–20 (September 21, 1995), pp. 6–7, 

published at 60 FR 50651, 50653 

(September 29, 1995)). 

3. If, however, DOL were to form an 

advisory committee consisting of (nonfederally recognized) AI/AN 

organizations or groups lacking the 

government-to-government relationship, 

the section 204(b) exception would not 

apply and all FACA requirements 

would need to be followed. 

4. Reservation of Authorities. Nothing 

in this policy waives or diminishes the 

U.S. Government’s rights, authorities, 

immunities, or privileges, including the 

deliberative process privilege. Among 

other things, internal communications 

on the development of proposed 

legislation, enforcement policy, and 

other internal policy matters are part of 

the deliberative process by the 

Executive Branch and will remain 

confidential. Nothing in this policy 

waives or diminishes any Tribal rights, 

authorities, immunities, or privileges 

including treaty rights and sovereign 

immunities, and this policy does not 

diminish any rights or protections 

afforded to individual AI/ANs under 

Federal law. 

5. Disclaimer. This document is 

intended to improve the Department’s 

management of its relations and 

cooperative activities with Indian 

Tribes. DOL has no obligation to engage 

in any consultation activities under this 

policy unless they are practicable and 

permitted by law. Nothing in this policy 

requires any budgetary obligation or 

creates a right of action against the 

Department for failure to comply with 

this policy nor creates any right, 

substantive or procedural, enforceable at 

law by a party against the United States, 

its agencies, or any person. 

6. Effective Date. The Tribal 

Consultation Policy is effective October 

10, 2023, and shall apply to all 

prospective actions taken by the 

Department as described herein. 

Julie A. Su, 

Acting Secretary, Department of Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28493 Filed 12–26–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–23–P 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

[NARA–2024–010] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed extension 

request. 

SUMMARY: NARA proposes to request an 

extension from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) of a 

currently approved information 

collection used by individuals applying 

for a research card that grants them 

access to original archival records in a 

National Archives and Records 

Administration facility. We invite you 

to comment on this proposed 

information collection pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: We must receive written 

comments on or before February 26, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to 

Paperwork Reduction Act Comments 

(MP), Room 4100; National Archives 

and Records Administration; 8601 

Adelphi Road; College Park, MD 20740– 

6001 or email them to tamee.fechhelm@

nara.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tamee Fechhelm, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Officer, by email at 

tamee.fechhelm@nara.gov or by 

telephone at 301.837.1694 with requests 

for additional information or copies of 

the proposed information collection and 

supporting statement. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13), NARA invites the 

public and other Federal agencies to 

comment on proposed information 

collections. The comments and 

suggestions should address one or more 

of the following points: (a) whether the 

proposed information collection is 

necessary for NARA to properly perform 

its functions; (b) NARA’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed information 

collection and its accuracy; (c) ways 

NARA could enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information it 

collects; (d) ways NARA could 

minimize the burden on respondents of 

collecting the information, including 

through information technology; and (e) 

whether this collection affects small 

businesses. We will summarize any 

comments you submit and include the 

summary in our request for OMB 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. In this notice, 

NARA solicits comments concerning the 

following information collection: 

Title: Researcher Application. 

OMB number: 3095–0016. 

Agency form number: NA Form 

14003. 

Type of review: Regular. 

Affected public: Individuals or 

households, business or other for-profit, 

not-for-profit institutions, Federal, State, 

local or Tribal government. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

7,600. 

Estimated time per response: 5 

minutes. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

633 hours. 

Abstract: The information collection 

is prescribed by 36 CFR 1254.8. The 

collection is an application for a 

research card. Respondents are 

individuals who want access to original 

archival records in a NARA facility. 

NARA uses the information to screen 

individuals, to identify which types of 

records they should use, and to allow 

further contact. 

Sheena Burrell, 

Executive for Information Services/CIO. 

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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 Meeting (#13883) (Hybrid). 

Date and Time: January 18–19, 2023; 

9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. 

Place: National Science Foundation, 

2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room W 

2210, Alexandria, VA 22314 (Hybrid). 


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Attendance information for the 

meeting will be forthcoming on the 

AAAC 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 

Administration (NASA) and the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) on issues 

within the field of astronomy and 

astrophysics that are of mutual interest 

and concern to the agencies. To prepare 

the annual report. 

Agenda: To hear presentations of 

current programming by representatives 

from NSF, NASA, DOE and other 

agencies relevant to astronomy and 

astrophysics; to discuss current and 

potential areas of cooperation between 

the agencies; to formulate 

recommendations for continued and 

new areas of cooperation and 

mechanisms for achieving them. 

Dated: December 20, 2023. 

Crystal Robinson, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28467 Filed 12–26–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

RIN 3145–AA58 

Notice on Penalty Inflation 

Adjustments for Civil Monetary 

Penalties 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice announcing updated 

penalty inflation adjustments for civil 

monetary penalties for 2024. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF or Foundation) is 

providing notice of its adjusted 

maximum civil monetary penalties, 

effective January 15, 2024. These 

adjustments are required by the Federal 

Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bijan Gilanshah, Assistant General 

Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, 

National Science Foundation, 2415 

Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 

22314. Telephone: 703–292–5055. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

27, 2016, NSF published an interim 

final rule amending its regulations to 

adjust, for inflation, the maximum civil 

monetary penalties that may be imposed 

for violations of the Antarctic 

Conservation Act of 1978 (ACA), as 

amended, 16 U.S.C. 2401 et seq., and 

the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act 

of 1986 (PFCRA), 31 U.S.C. 3801, et seq. 

These adjustments are required by the 

2015 Act. The 2015 Act also requires 

agencies to make subsequent annual 

adjustments for inflation. Pursuant to 

OMB guidance dated December 19, 

2023, the cost-of-living adjustment 

multiplier for 2024 is 1.03241. 

Accordingly, the 2024 annual inflation 

adjustments for the maximum penalties 

under the ACA are $21,022 ($20,362 × 

1.03241) for violations and $35,574 

($34,457 × 1.03241) for knowing 

violations of the ACA. Finally, the 2024 

annual inflation adjustment for the 

maximum penalty for violations under 

PFCRA is $13,946 ($13,508 × 1.03241). 

Dated: December 20, 2023. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28433 Filed 12–26–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

[Docket ID: OPM–2023–0011] 

Submission for Review: 3206–0162, 

Report of Medical Examination of 

Person Electing Survivor Benefits, 

OPM 1530 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM), Retirement 

Services, offers the general public and 

other Federal agencies the opportunity 

to comment on a revised information 

collection request (ICR), with change: 

3206–0162, Report of Medical 

Examination of Person Electing Survivor 

Benefits, OPM 1530. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until February 26, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

copy of this ICR with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by contacting the Retirement 

Services Publications Team, Office of 

Personnel Management, 1900 E Street 

NW, Room 3316–L, Washington, DC 

20415, Attention: Cyrus S. Benson, or 

sent via electronic mail to 

Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov or faxed to 

(202) 606–0910 or reached via telephone 

at (202) 936–0401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, OPM is soliciting 

comments for this collection. The 

information collection (OMB No. 3206– 

0162) was previously published in the 

Federal Register on May 3, 2023, at 88 

FR 27930, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. No comments were 

received. The Office of Management and 

Budget is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

1. Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of functions 

of the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

2. 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; 

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

4. 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 submissions 

of responses. 

At the time of retirement, an 

employee or Member in good health 

may elect an insurable interest survivor 

annuity benefit on behalf of an eligible 

beneficiary. OPM Form 1530 is used to 

collect the information necessary to 

determine whether the employee or 

Member is in good health, so that OPM 

can determine whether the applicant is 

eligible to elect an insurable interest 

survivor annuity benefit. The revision 

included in this ICR is as follows: (1) 

the Public Burden Statement has been 

revised; and (2) the edition date has 

been updated. 

Analysis 

Agency: Retirement Operations, 

Retirement Services, Office of Personnel 

Management. 


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