Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 179 / Monday, September 16, 2024 / Notices 75587 

Dated: September 11, 2024. 

Darwin Arceo, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20961 Filed 9–13–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0024] 

Occupational Safety and Health Act 

Variance Regulations; Extension of the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) Approval of Information 

Collection (Paperwork) Requirements 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public 

comments concerning the proposal to 

extend the Office of Management and 

Budget’s (OMB) approval of the 

information collection requirements 

specified Occupational Safety and 

Health Act Variance Regulations. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by 

November 15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments and attachments 

electronically at https://

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

instructions online for submitting 

comments. 

Docket: To read or download 

comments or other material in the 

docket, go to http://

www.regulations.gov. Documents in the 

docket are listed in the https://

www.regulations.gov index, however, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through the websites. 

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 OSHA 

docket number (OSHA–2009–0024) for 

the Information Collection Request 

(ICR). OSHA will place all comments, 

including any personal information, in 

the public docket, which may be made 

available online. Therefore, OSHA 

cautions interested parties about 

submitting personal information such as 

social security numbers and birthdates. 

For further information on submitting 

comments see the ‘‘Public 

Participation’’ heading in the section of 

this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Seleda Perryman Directorate of 

Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. 

Department of Labor. Telephone (202)– 

693–2222. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Department of Labor, as part of 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, 

conducts a preclearance consultation 

program to provide the public with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and continuing information collection 

requirements in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program 

ensures that information is in the 

desired format, reporting burden (time 

and costs) is minimal, the collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

OSHA’s estimate of the information 

collection burden is accurate. The 

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 

1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) 

authorizes information collection by 

employers as necessary or appropriate 

for enforcement of the OSH Act or for 

developing information regarding the 

causes and prevention of occupational 

injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29 

U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also requires 

that OSHA obtain such information 

with minimum burden upon employers, 

especially those operating small 

businesses, and to reduce to the 

maximum extent feasible unnecessary 

duplication of efforts in obtaining 

information (29 U.S.C. 657). 

The following sections describe who 

uses information collected under each 

requirement, as well as how they use it. 

The purpose of these requirements are 

Sections 6(b)(6)(A), 6(b)(6)(B), 6(b)(6)(C), 

6(d), and 16 of the OSH Act, and 29 CFR 

1905.10, 1905.11, and 1905.12, specify 

the procedures that employers must 

follow to apply for a variance from the 

requirements of an OSHA standard. 

OSHA uses the information collected 

under these procedures to: (1) evaluate 

the employer’s claim that the alternative 

means of compliance would provide 

affected employees with the requisite 

level of health and safety protection; (2) 

assess the technical feasibility of the 

alternative means of compliance; (3) 

determine that the employer properly 

notified affected employees of the 

variance application and their right to a 

hearing; and (4) verify that the 

application contains the administrative 

information required by the applicable 

variance regulation. 

II. Special Issues for Comment 

OSHA has a particular interest in 

comments on the following issues: 

• Whether the proposed information 

collection requirements are necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

agency’s functions to protect workers, 

including whether the information is 

useful; 

• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of 

the burden (time and costs) of the 

information collection requirements, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• The quality, utility, and clarity of 

the information collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden on 

employers who must comply. For 

example, by using automated or other 

technological information collection 

and transmission techniques. 

III. Proposed Actions 

OSHA is requesting that OMB extend 

the approval of the information 

collection requirements contained in 

Occupational Safety and Health Act 

Variance Regulations Sections 

6(b)(6)(A), 6(b)(6)(B), 6(b)(6)(C), 6(d), 

and 16 of the OSH Act, and 29 CFR 

1905.10, 1905.11, and 1905.12. These 

statutory and regulatory provisions 

specify the requirements for submitting 

applications to OSHA for temporary, 

experimental, permanent, and national 

defense variances. 

There are no adjustments or program 

changes associated with this ICR. The 

agency is proposing to retain the 

previous burden estimate of 366 hours. 

OSHA will summarize the comments 

submitted in response to this notice and 

will include this summary in the 

request to OMB to extend the approval 

of the information collection 

requirements. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Variance Regulations. 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0265. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits. 

Number of Respondents: 12. 

Number of Responses: 12. 

Frequency of Responses: On occasion. 

Average Time per Response: Various. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 366. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $0. 

IV. Public Participation—Submission of 

Comments on This Notice and Internet 

Access to Comments and Submissions 

You may submit comments in 

response to this document as follows: 

(1) electronically at https:// 


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www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal; or (2) by 

facsimile (fax); if your comments, 

including attachments, are not longer 

than 10 pages you may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

All comments, attachments, and other 

materials must identify the agency name 

and the OSHA docket number for the 

ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2009–0024). 

You may supplement electronic 

submissions by uploading document 

files electronically. 

Comments and submission are posted 

without change at https://

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA 

cautions commenters about submitting 

personal information such as social 

security numbers and dates of birth. 

Although all submissions are listed in 

the https://www.regulations.gov index, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download from this website. All 

submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

Information on using the https://

www.regulations.gov website to submit 

comments and access the docket is 

available at the website’s ‘‘User Tips’’ 

link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office at 

(202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889–5627) 

for information about materials not 

available from the website, and for 

assistance in using the internet to locate 

docket submissions. 

V. Authority and Signature 

James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health, directed the 

preparation of this notice. The authority 

for is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 et seq.), Secretary 

of Labor’s Order No. 8–2020 (85 FR 

58393). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on September 

10, 2024. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21017 Filed 9–13–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Veterans’ Employment and Training 

Service 

Advisory Committee on Veterans’ 

Employment, Training and Employer 

Outreach (ACVETEO): Meeting 

AGENCY: Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Service (VETS), Department of 

Labor (DOL). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of a 

forthcoming meeting of the ACVETEO. 

The ACVETEO will discuss the DOL 

core programs and services that assist 

veterans seeking employment and raise 

employer awareness as to the 

advantages of hiring veterans. There 

will be an opportunity for individuals or 

organizations to address the committee. 

Any individual or organization that 

wishes to do so should contact Mr. 

Gregory Green at ACVETEO@dol.gov. 

Additional information regarding the 

Committee, including its charter, 

current membership list, annual reports, 

meeting minutes, and meeting updates 

may be found at https://www.dol.gov/ 

agencies/vets/about/advisorycommittee. 

This notice also describes the functions 

of the ACVETEO. This document is 

intended to notify the general public. 

DATES: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 

beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 

approximately 12 p.m. (EDT). 

ADDRESSES: This ACVETEO meeting 

will be held via TEAMS and 

teleconference. Meeting information 

will be posted at the link below under 

the Meeting Updates tab. https://

www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/about/ 

advisorycommittee. 

Notice of Intent to Attend the Meeting: 

All meeting participants should submit 

a notice of intent to attend by Friday, 

September 27, 2024, via email to Mr. 

Gregory Green at ACVETEO@dol.gov, 

subject line ‘‘October 2024 ACVETEO 

Meeting.’’ Individuals who will need 

accommodations for a disability to 

attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting 

services, assistive listening devices, 

and/or materials in alternative format) 

should notify the Advisory Committee 

no later than Friday, September 27, 

2024, by contacting Mr. Gregory Green 

at ACVETEO@dol.gov. 

Requests made after this date will be 

reviewed, but availability of the 

requested accommodations cannot be 

guaranteed. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Gregory Green, Designated Federal 

Official for the ACVETEO, ACVETEO@

dol.gov, (202) 693–4734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

ACVETEO is a Congressionally 

mandated advisory committee 

authorized under title 38, U.S. Code, 

section 4110 and subject to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 10. 

The ACVETEO is responsible for: 

assessing employment and training 

needs of veterans; determining the 

extent to which the programs and 

activities of the U.S. Department of 

Labor meet these needs; assisting to 

conduct outreach to employers seeking 

to hire veterans; making 

recommendations to the Secretary, 

through the Assistant Secretary for 

Veterans’ Employment and Training 

Service, with respect to outreach 

activities and employment and training 

needs of veterans; and carrying out such 

other activities necessary to make 

required reports and recommendations. 

The ACVETEO meets at least quarterly. 

Agenda 

9:00 a.m. Welcome and remarks, James 

D. Rodriguez, Assistant Secretary, 

Veterans’ Employment and Training 

Service 

9:10 a.m. Administrative Business, 

Gregory Green, Designated Federal 

Official 

9:20 a.m. CX–HCD HVRP Findings 

Briefing 

10:20 a.m. Break 

10:30 a.m. Service Delivery, 

Underserved Population and 

Innovative Veteran Training and 

Employment Subcommittee breakout 

rooms 

11:45 p.m. Public Forum, Gregory 

Green, Designated Federal Official 

12:00 p.m. Adjourn 

Signed in Washington, DC, this 10th day of 

September 2024. 

James D. Rodriguez, 

Assistant Secretary, Veterans’ Employment 

and Training Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20947 Filed 9–13–24; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

[NARA–24–0020; NARA–2024–055] 

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 

November 1, 2024. 


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