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DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that the agency 

receives on or before April 1, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: 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. 

Comments are invited on: (1) whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimates of the burden and 

cost of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Howell by telephone at 202– 

693–6782, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In support 

of the Unemployment Insurance 

statutory and regulatory requirements, 

ETA 581 provides quarterly data on 

State agencies’ volume and performance 

in wage processing, promptness of liable 

employer registration, timeliness of 

filing contribution and wage reports, 

extent of tax delinquency, and results of 

the field audit program. For additional 

substantive information about this ICR, 

see the related notice published in the 

Federal Register on September 22, 2023 

(88 FR 65406). 

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 the OMB 

approves it 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 OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOL notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Agency: DOL–ETA. 

Title of Collection: Contribution 

Operations. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0178. 

Affected Public: State, local and 

Tribal governments. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 53. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 212. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

1,590 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

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

Michael Howell, 

Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2019–0009] 

DEKRA Certification Inc.: Application 

for Expansion of Recognition and 

Proposed Modification to the NRTL 

Program’s List of Appropriate Test 

Standards 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA 

announces the application of DEKRA 

Certification Inc., for expansion of the 

scope of recognition as a Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) 

and presents the agency’s preliminary 

finding to grant the application. 

Additionally, OSHA proposes to add 

one test standard and modify an existing 

standard on the NRTL List of 

Appropriate Test Standards. 

DATES: Submit comments, information, 

and documents in response to this 

notice, or requests for an extension of 

time to make a submission, on or before 

March 18, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronically: Submit comments and 

attachments electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

instructions online for making 

electronic submissions. 

Docket: To read or download 

comments or other material in the 

docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov 

or the OSHA Docket Office. All 

documents in the docket (including this 

Federal Register notice) are listed in the 

http://www.regulations.gov index; 

however, some information (e.g., 

copyrighted material) is not publicly 

available to read or download through 

the website. All submissions, including 

copyrighted material, are available for 

inspection through the OSHA Docket 

Office. Contact the OSHA Docket Office 

at (202) 693–2350 (TTY (877) 889–5627) 

for assistance in locating docket 

submissions. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and the OSHA 

docket number (OSHA–2019–0009). 

OSHA places comments and other 

materials, including any personal 

information, in the public docket 

without revision, and these materials 

will be available online at http://

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, the 

agency cautions commenters about 

submitting statements they do not want 

made available to the public, or 

submitting comments that contain 

personal information (either about 

themselves or others) such as Social 

Security numbers, birth dates, and 

medical data. 

Extension of comment period: Submit 

requests for an extension of the 

comment period on or before March 18, 

2024 to the Office of Technical 

Programs and Coordination Activities, 

Directorate of Technical Support and 

Emergency Management, Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Room N–3653, 

Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to 

(202) 693–1644. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information regarding this notice is 

available from the following sources: 

Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank 

Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of 

Communications, U.S. Department of 

Labor, telephone: (202) 693–1999; 

email: meilinger.francis@dol.gov. 

General and technical information: 

Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director, 

Office of Technical Programs and 

Coordination Activities, Directorate of 

Technical Support and Emergency 

Management, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, U.S. Department 

of Labor, phone: (202) 693–1911 or 

email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of the Application for 

Expansion 

OSHA is providing notice that 

DEKRA Certification Inc., (DEKRA) is 

applying to expand the current 

recognition as a NRTL. DEKRA requests 

the addition of three test standards to 

the NRTL scope of recognition. 


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OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies 

that the organization meets the 

requirements specified in 29 CFR 

1910.7. Recognition is an 

acknowledgment that the organization 

can perform independent safety testing 

and certification of the specific products 

covered within the scope of recognition. 

Each NRTL’s scope of recognition 

includes (1) the type of products the 

NRTL may test, with each type specified 

by the applicable test standard; and (2) 

the recognized site(s) that has/have the 

technical capability to perform the 

product-testing and productcertification activities for test standards 

within the NRTL’s scope. Recognition is 

not a delegation or grant of government 

authority; however, recognition enables 

employers to use products approved by 

the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that 

require product testing and certification. 

The agency processes applications by 

NRTLs or applicant organizations for 

initial recognition, as well as for 

expansion or renewal of recognition, 

following requirements in Appendix A 

to 29 CFR 1910.7. This appendix 

requires that the agency publish two 

notices in the Federal Register in 

processing an application. In the first 

notice, OSHA announces the 

application and provides a preliminary 

finding. In the second notice, the agency 

provides the final decision on the 

application. These notices set forth the 

NRTL’s scope of recognition or 

modifications of that scope. OSHA 

maintains an informational web page for 

each NRTL, including DEKRA, which 

details that NRTL’s scope of recognition. 

These pages are available from the 

OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/ 

dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html. 

DEKRA currently has two facilities 

(sites) recognized by OSHA for product 

testing and certification, with 

headquarters located at: DEKRA 

Certification Inc., 405 Glenn Drive, 

Sterling, Virginia 20164. A complete list 

of DEKRA sites recognized by OSHA is 

available at https://www.osha.gov/ 

nationally-recognized-testinglaboratory-program/dekra. 

II. General Background on the 

Application 

DEKRA submitted an application on 

December 24, 2021 (OSHA–2019–0009– 

0004), which requested the addition of 

twenty-two standards to the scope of 

recognition. DEKRA submitted an 

amended application, dated June 21, 

2023 (OSHA–2019–0009–0003), which 

requested that OSHA consider three of 

the twenty-two standards separately. 

OSHA then moved forward with 

consideration only of the three 

standards requested in the June 21, 

2023, amended application; it is still 

evaluating the initial application and 

will announce the preliminary decision 

on the remaining nineteen standards in 

a separate notice. OSHA staff performed 

a detailed analysis of the application 

packet for the three standards covered 

by the June 21, 2023, amended 

application, and other pertinent 

information. OSHA staff performed an 

on-site assessment of DEKRA’s 

Netherlands facility on June 5–7, 2023, 

in which OSHA assessors found some 

nonconformances with the requirements 

of 29 CFR 1910.7. DEKRA has addressed 

these issues sufficiently, and OSHA staff 

has preliminarily determined that 

OSHA should grant the June 21, 2023, 

amended application. 

Table 1, below, lists the three test 

standards found in DEKRA’s June 21, 

2023, amended application for 

expansion for testing and certification of 

products under the NRTL Program. 

TABLE 1—PROPOSED TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN DEKRA’S

NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION

Test standard Test standard title 

UL 2202 ......... DC Charging Equipment for 

Electric Vehicles. 

UL 2251 * ....... Plugs, Receptacles, and 

Couplers for Electric Vehicles. 

UL 2594 ......... Electric Vehicle Supply 

Equipment. 

* In this notice, OSHA also proposes to add 

this test standard to the NRTL Program’s List 

of Appropriate Test Standards. 

III. Proposal To Add One New Test 

Standard to the NRTL Program’s List of 

Appropriate Test Standards 

Periodically, OSHA will propose to 

add new test standards to the NRTL list 

of appropriate test standards following 

an evaluation of the test standard 

document. To qualify as an appropriate 

test standard, the agency evaluates the 

document to: (1) verify it represents a 

product category for which OSHA 

requires certification by a NRTL; (2) 

verify the document represents a 

product and not a component; and (3) 

verify the document defines safety test 

specifications (not installation or 

operational performance specifications). 

OSHA becomes aware of new test 

standards through various avenues. For 

example, OSHA may become aware of 

new test standards by: (1) monitoring 

notifications issued by certain 

Standards Development Organizations; 

(2) reviewing applications by NRTLs or 

applicants seeking recognition to 

include new test standards in their 

scopes of recognition; and (3) obtaining 

notification from manufacturers, 

manufacturing organizations, 

government agencies, or other parties. 

OSHA may determine to include a new 

test standard in the list, for example, if 

the test standard is for a particular type 

of product that another test standard 

also covers or it covers a type of product 

that no standard previously covered. 

In this notice, OSHA proposes to add 

one new test standard to the NRTL 

Program’s list of appropriate test 

standards. Table 2, below, lists the test 

standard that is new to the NRTL 

Program. OSHA preliminarily 

determines that this test standard is an 

appropriate test standard. OSHA seeks 

public comment on this preliminary 

determination. 

TABLE 2—STANDARD OSHA IS PROPOSING TO ADD TO THE NRTL PROGRAM’S LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST

STANDARDS

Test standard Test standard title 

UL 2251 ......... Plugs, Receptacles, and 

Couplers for Electric Vehicles. 

IV. Preliminary Findings on the 

Application 

DEKRA submitted an acceptable 

application for expansion of the scope 

of recognition. OSHA’s review of the 

application files and related material 

preliminarily indicates that DEKRA can 

meet the requirements prescribed by 29 

CFR 1910.7 for expanding recognition to 

include the addition of the test 

standards listed above for NRTL testing 

and certification. This preliminary 

finding does not constitute an interim or 

temporary approval of DEKRA’s 

application. 

OSHA also preliminarily determined 

that the test standard listed above is an 

appropriate test standard. 

OSHA seeks public comment on these 

preliminary determinations. 

V. Public Participation 

OSHA welcomes public comment as 

to whether DEKRA meets the 

requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for 

expansion of recognition as a NRTL and 

whether the test standard listed above is 

an appropriate test standard that should 

be included in the NRTL Program’s List 

of Appropriate Test Standards. 

Comments should consist of pertinent 

written documents and exhibits. 

Commenters needing more time to 

comment must submit a request in 

writing, stating the reasons for the 

request by the due date for comments. 

OSHA will limit any extension to 10 

days unless the requester justifies a 


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longer time period. OSHA may deny a 

request for an extension if it is not 

adequately justified. 

To review copies of the exhibits 

identified in this notice, as well as 

comments submitted to the docket, 

contact the Docket Office, Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor. These materials 

also are generally available online at 

https://www.regulations.gov under 

Docket No. OSHA–2019–0009 (for 

further information, see the ‘‘Docket’’ 

heading in the section of this notice 

titled ADDRESSES), 

OSHA staff will review all comments 

to the docket submitted in a timely 

manner and after addressing the issues 

raised by these comments, make a 

recommendation to the Assistant 

Secretary for Occupational Safety and 

Health on whether to grant, in part, 

DEKRA’s application for expansion of 

its scope of recognition and to add the 

test standard listed above to the NRTL 

Program’s List of Appropriate Test 

Standards. The Assistant Secretary will 

make the final decision on granting the 

application and on adding the test 

standard listed above to the NRTL 

Program’s List of Appropriate Test 

Standards. In making these decisions, 

the Assistant Secretary may undertake 

other proceedings prescribed in 

Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. 

OSHA will publish a public notice of 

its final decision in the Federal 

Register. 

VI. Authority and Signature 

James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health, authorized the 

preparation of this notice. Accordingly, 

the agency is issuing this notice 

pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 657(g)(2), 

Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 8–2020 

(85 FR 58393, Sept. 18, 2020), and 29 

CFR 1910.7. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on February 26, 

2024. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04387 Filed 2–29–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Advisory Committee for Geosciences; 

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: Advisory 

Committee for Geosciences (#1755) 

Hybrid Meeting. 

Date and Time: March 25, 2024; 8:30 

a.m. to 5 p.m.; March 26, 2024; 8:30 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. 

Place: NSF, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 

Alexandria, VA 22314. Hybrid 

participation is for members and 

speakers only. Public participants may 

attend the meeting virtually by 

accessing the following link: https://

nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_

aZeZPArhRC-NP1KEXb04rg. After 

registering, you will receive a 

confirmation email with a unique link 

to join the meeting. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Simona Gilbert, 

National Science Foundation, 2415 

Eisenhower Avenue, Room C 8047, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22314; Telephone: 

703–292–7216. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice, recommendations and counsel 

on major goals and policies pertaining 

to engineering programs and activities. 

Agenda 

Monday, March 25, 2024; 8:30 a.m.–5 

p.m. 

• COI Ethics Briefing 

• Call to Order 

• AD Updates 

• Program Updates 

• Agency Updates 

• Division/Office Highlights 

• Closing Remarks 

Tuesday, March 26, 2024; 8:30 a.m.–5 

p.m. 

• Agency Updates Continued 

• NSF Director’s Briefing 

• AI for Climate Discussion 

• Partnerships Discussion 

• Future Meetings 

• Action Item(s) Discussion 

• Closing Remarks 

Dated: February 27, 2024. 

Crystal Robinson, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04396 Filed 2–29–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Submission for Review: Information 

and Instructions on Your 

Reconsideration Rights, RI 38–47, 

3206–0237 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 

is proposing an extension to a currently 

approved information collection: OMB 

Control Number 3206–0237, RI 38–47, 

Information and Instructions on Your 

Reconsideration Rights. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until April 1, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for this proposed 

information collection requests should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection request by 

selecting ‘‘Office of Personnel 

Management’’ under ‘‘Currently Under 

Review,’’ then check ‘‘Only Show ICR 

for Public Comment’’ checkbox. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to this 

information collection activities, please 

contact: 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 

RSPublicationsTeam@opm.gov or faxed 

to (202) 606–0910 or via telephone at 

(202) 936–0401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPM, in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the public with 

an opportunity to comment on 

proposed, revised, and continuing 

collections of information. This helps 

the Agency assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the public’s reporting burden. 

It also helps the public understand the 

Agency’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. OPM is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request that is 

described below. The Agency is 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following issues: (1) 

whether this collection is necessary to 

the proper functions of the Agency; (2) 

whether this information will be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) the accuracy of the burden estimate; 

(4) ways the Agency can enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) 

ways the Agency can minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Written 

comments received in response to this 

notice will be considered public 

records. 


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