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1A record of the Commissioners’ votes, the 

Commission’s statement on adequacy, and any 

individual Commissioner’s statements will be 

available from the Office of the Secretary and at the 

Commission’s website. 

2Commissioner David S. Johanson voted to 

conduct full reviews. 

3The Commission has found the response 

submitted on behalf of Chemtrade Chemicals US 

LLC to be individually adequate. Comments from 

other interested parties will not be accepted (see 19 

CFR 207.62(d)(2)). 

The authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Kirk Malstrom, 

Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25074 Filed 10–28–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–453 and 731– 

TA–1136–1137 (Third Review)] 

Sodium Nitrite From China and 

Germany; Scheduling of Expedited 

Five-Year Reviews 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the scheduling of expedited 

reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 

1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to determine whether 

revocation of the antidumping and 

countervailing duty orders on sodium 

nitrite from China and the antidumping 

duty order on sodium nitrite from 

Germany would be likely to lead to 

continuation or recurrence of material 

injury within a reasonably foreseeable 

time. 

DATES: October 4, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rachel Devenney (202–205–3172), 

Office of Investigations, U.S. 

International Trade Commission, 500 E 

Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. 

Hearing-impaired persons can obtain 

information on this matter by contacting 

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– 

205–1810. Persons with mobility 

impairments who will need special 

assistance in gaining access to the 

Commission should contact the Office 

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its internet server (https://

www.usitc.gov). The public record for 

this proceeding may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at https://edis.usitc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background.—On October 4, 2024, 

the Commission determined that the 

domestic interested party group 

response to its notice of institution (89 

FR 54536, July 1, 2024) of the subject 

five-year reviews was adequate and that 

the respondent interested party group 

response was inadequate. The 

Commission did not find any other 

circumstances that would warrant 

conducting full reviews.1 Accordingly, 

the Commission determined that it 

would conduct expedited reviews 

pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the Act 

(19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(3)).2

For further information concerning 

the conduct of these reviews and rules 

of general application, consult the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B 

(19 CFR part 201), and part 207, 

subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 

207). 

Staff report.—A staff report 

containing information concerning the 

subject matter of the reviews has been 

placed in the nonpublic record, and will 

be made available to persons on the 

Administrative Protective Order service 

list for these reviews on December 30, 

2024. A public version will be issued 

thereafter, pursuant to § 207.62(d)(4) of 

the Commission’s rules. 

Written submissions.—As provided in 

§ 207.62(d) of the Commission’s rules, 

interested parties that are parties to the 

reviews and that have provided 

individually adequate responses to the 

notice of institution,3 and any party 

other than an interested party to the 

reviews may file written comments with 

the Secretary on what determinations 

the Commission should reach in the 

reviews. Comments are due on or before 

5:15 p.m. on January 8, 2025 and may 

not contain new factual information. 

Any person that is neither a party to the 

five-year reviews nor an interested party 

may submit a brief written statement 

(which shall not contain any new 

factual information) pertinent to the 

reviews by January 8, 2025. However, 

should the Department of Commerce 

(‘‘Commerce’’) extend the time limit for 

its completion of the final results of its 

reviews, the deadline for comments 

(which may not contain new factual 

information) on Commerce’s final 

results is three business days after the 

issuance of Commerce’s results. If 

comments contain business proprietary 

information (BPI), they must conform 

with the requirements of §§ 201.6, 

207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s 

rules. The Commission’s Handbook on 

Filing Procedures, available on the 

Commission’s website at https://

www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_

on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates 

upon the Commission’s procedures with 

respect to filings. 

In accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and 

207.3 of the rules, each document filed 

by a party to the reviews must be served 

on all other parties to the reviews (as 

identified by either the public or BPI 

service list), and a certificate of service 

must be timely filed. The Secretary will 

not accept a document for filing without 

a certificate of service. 

Determination.—The Commission has 

determined these reviews are 

extraordinarily complicated and 

therefore has determined to exercise its 

authority to extend the review period by 

up to 90 days pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 

1675(c)(5)(B). 

Authority: These reviews are being 

conducted under authority of title VII of 

the Act; this notice is published 

pursuant to § 207.62 of the 

Commission’s rules. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: October 24, 2024. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Federal Contract Compliance 

Programs 

Notice of Request Under the Freedom 

of Information Act for Federal 

Contractors’ Type 2 Consolidated 

EEO–1 Report Data 

AGENCY: Office of Federal Contract 

Compliance Programs, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Labor’s Office of Federal Contract 

Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has 

received two requests under the 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for 

2021 Type 2 Consolidated Employer 

Information Reports, Standard Form 100 

(EEO–1 Report), filed by the federal 

contractors. These two requests have 

come from the University of Utah and 

a non-profit organization named ‘‘As 

You Sow,’’ respectively. OFCCP has 

reason to believe that the information 

requested may be protected from 

disclosure under FOIA Exemption 4, 

which protects disclosure of 

confidential commercial information, 

but has not yet determined whether the 

requested information is protected from 

disclosure under that exemption. 

OFCCP is requesting that entities that 

filed Type 2 Consolidated EEO–1 

Reports as federal contractors for the 


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1Hereinafter, all references to ‘‘contractors’’ or 

‘‘federal contractors’’ includes first-tier 

subcontractors as well, unless specified otherwise. 

2These requests also sought federal contractors’ 

Consolidated Report EEO–1 data for the 2022 

reporting year. However, because OFCCP currently 

only has the EEO–1 data for reporting year 2021 in 

its possession, this Notice is limited to that dataset. 

2021 reporting year and object to the 

disclosure of this information submit 

those objections to OFCCP within 40 

days of the date of this Notice. 

DATES: Written objections to the FOIA 

requests discussed herein are due 

December 9, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kelley Smith, Director, Division of 

Management and Administrative 

Programs, Office of Federal Contract 

Compliance Programs, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Room C–3325, 

Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: 1– 

800–397–6251 (voice). If you are deaf, 

hard of hearing, or have a speech 

disability, please dial 7–1–1 to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

A. Background on EEO–1 Reports 

Multi-establishment employers must 

file annually a ‘‘Consolidated Report’’ 

(formerly known as a Type 2 Report) for 

all employees at the employer’s 

headquarters as well as all its 

establishments, categorized by job 

category, sex, and race or ethnicity. 

Since 1966, the Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has 

required eligible employers to submit 

workforce demographic data (EEO–1 

Component 1) on an annual basis. All 

private employers that are covered by 

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 

as amended (Title VII) and that have 100 

or more employees are required to file 

the workforce demographic data. 42 

U.S.C. 2000e–8(c);29 CFR 1602.7. In 

addition, OFCCP’s regulations require 

federal contractors 1 and first-tier 

subcontractors that are covered by 

Executive Order 11246 and that have 50 

or more employees to file the EEO–1 

Report. 41 CFR 60–1.7(a). 

The EEO–1 Report is administered as 

a single data collection to meet the 

statistical needs of both EEOC and 

OFCCP. OFCCP’s regulations describe 

the EEO–1 Report as being 

‘‘promulgated jointly . . . [with] the 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission.’’ 41 CFR 60–1.7(a)(1). 

Employers submit their data to the 

EEOC. See EEOC, Agency Information 

Collection Activities: Existing 

Collection, 88 FR 27504 (May 2, 2023). 

OFCCP then obtains the EEO–1 data of 

federal contractors from the EEOC. 

Section 709(e) of Title VII of the Civil 

Rights Act of 1964 imposes criminal 

penalties and makes it unlawful for any 

officer or employee of EEOC from 

making public the employment data 

derived from any of its data collections 

prior to the institution of any 

proceeding under EEOC’s authority 

involving such information. 42 U.S.C. 

2000e–8(e). Because OFCCP obtains 

EEO–1 data for contractors under its 

own E.O. 11246 authority, some courts 

have held that the Title VII prohibition 

against disclosure provision does not 

apply to OFCCP. See; Sears, Roebuck & 

Co. v. General Services Admin., 509 

F.2d 527, 529 (D.C. Cir. 1974). 

Accordingly, the EEO-1 data of federal 

contractors received by OFCCP are 

subject to the provisions of FOIA, 

meaning that members of the public 

may file FOIA requests asking OFCCP to 

disclose such records in its possession. 

B. Legal Authorities Governing FOIA 

Requests for Potentially Commercial 

Confidential Information 

Executive Order 12600 (E.O. 12600), 

published on June 23, 1987, established 

a formal process for notifying persons 

who submit confidential commercial 

information to the United States when 

that information becomes the subject of 

a FOIA request. 3 CFR 235 (1988), 

reprinted in 5 U.S.C. 552 note (2012 & 

supp. V 2017). Exemption 4 to the FOIA 

protects against the disclosure of ‘‘trade 

secrets and commercial or financial 

information obtained from a person 

[that is] privileged or confidential.’’ 5 

U.S.C. 552(b)(4). E.O. 12600 is based on 

the principle that companies are 

entitled to notification and an 

opportunity to object to disclosure of 

this category of information before an 

agency makes a possible disclosure 

determination. 

The Department’s regulations 

implementing E.O. 12600 can be found 

at 29 CFR 70.26. These regulations 

require the agency to notify submitters 

of a FOIA request when it has reason to 

believe that the information requested 

may be protected from disclosure under 

Exemption 4 but has not yet made a 

determination. 29 CFR 70.26(d)(2). 

Further, the Department’s regulations 

provide that when notification of a 

voluminous number of submitters is 

required, notice can be effectuated by 

posting and publishing it ‘‘in a place 

reasonably calculated to accomplish 

notification.’’ Id. at 70.26(j). Given 

OFCCP’s best estimate that these FOIA 

requests cover at least 14,000 unique 

federal contractors, OFCCP is fulfilling 

its notification obligation through this 

Federal Register notice, a 

contemporaneous posting on the OFCCP 

website (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ 

ofccp/submitter-notice-response-portal), 

and notification to all federal 

contractors and federal contractor 

representatives that have registered and 

provided electronic mail contact 

information through the agency’s 

Contractor Portal and/or have 

subscribed to OFCCP’s GovDelivery 

electronic mail listserv. 

Once notified, the Department’s 

regulations state that submitters will be 

provided a reasonable time to respond 

to the notice. Id. at 70.26(e). If a 

submitter has any objection to 

disclosure, it is ‘‘required to submit a 

detailed written statement as to why the 

information is a trade secret or 

commercial or financial information 

that is privileged or confidential.’’ Id. If 

the agency receives a timely written 

objection, it will give careful 

consideration to the objection prior to 

making a decision whether the 

requested information should be 

disclosed or withheld under FOIA 

Exemption 4. E.O. 12600, Sec. 5. If the 

agency determines that disclosure is 

appropriate notwithstanding the 

submitter’s objection, the agency will 

provide the submitter written notice of 

the reason for the decision, and a 

specified disclosure date that is a 

reasonable time subsequent to the 

notice. 29 CFR 70.26(f). 

Process for Submitting Objections to the 

FOIA Requests 

Consistent with E.O. 12600 and the 

Department’s regulations, OFCCP is 

hereby notifying federal contractors that 

submitted a Consolidated EEO–1 Report 

for the 2021 reporting year (hereinafter 

Covered Contractors) of both 

aforementioned FOIA requests.2

Covered Contractors have 40 days from 

the date of this Notice, or December 9, 

2024, to submit to OFCCP a written 

objection to the disclosure of its 2021 

Consolidated EEO–1 Report. Written 

objections must be received by OFCCP 

no later than this date. To facilitate this 

process, OFCCP has created a web form 

through which Covered Contractors may 

submit written objections, which can be 

found at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ 

ofccp/submitter-notice-response-portal. 

OFCCP strongly encourages Covered 

Contractors that wish to submit written 

objections to utilize this web form to 

facilitate processing. If utilizing the web 

form is not feasible, contractors may 

also submit written objections via email 

at OFCCPSubmitterResponse@dol.gov, 

or by mail to the contact provided in 

this notice. Regardless of the delivery 

system used, any objections filed by 

Covered Contractors must include the 


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contractor’s name, address, contact 

information for the contractor (or its 

representative), and should, at 

minimum, address the following 

questions in detail so that OFCCP may 

evaluate the objection to determine 

whether the information should be 

withheld or disclosed pursuant to FOIA 

Exemption 4: 

1. What specific information from the 

2021 EEO–1 Report does the contractor 

consider to be a trade secret or 

commercial or financial information? 

2. What facts support the contractor’s 

belief that this information is 

commercial or financial in nature? 

3. Does the contractor customarily 

keep the requested information private 

or closely-held? What steps have been 

taken by the contractor to protect the 

confidentiality of the requested data, 

and to whom has it been disclosed? 

4. Does the contractor contend that 

the government provided an express or 

implied assurance of confidentiality? If 

no, were there express or implied 

indications at the time the information 

was submitted that the government 

would publicly disclose the 

information? 

5. How would disclosure of this 

information harm an interest of the 

contractor protected by Exemption 4 

(such as by causing foreseeable harm to 

the contractor’s economic or business 

interests)? 

In the event that a Covered Contractor 

fails to respond to the notice within the 

time specified, it will be considered to 

have no objection to disclosure of the 

information. See 29 CFR 70.26(e). For 

Covered Contractors that do submit 

timely objections, OFCCP will 

independently evaluate the objection(s) 

submitted consistent with the agency’s 

regulations described herein and other 

relevant legal authority. If OFCCP 

determines to disclose the information 

over the objection of the Covered 

Contractor, OFCCP will provide written 

notice to the Covered Contractor of the 

reasons the disclosure objections were 

not sustained, a description of the 

information that will be disclosed, and 

a specified disclosure date that is a 

reasonable time subsequent to the 

notice. Id. at 70.26(f). 

Michele Hodge, 

Acting Director, Office of Federal Contract 

Compliance Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–CM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Mine 

Mapping and Records of Opening, 

Closing, and Reopening of Mines 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Mine Safety 

and Health Administration (MSHA)- 

sponsored information collection 

request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are 

invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that the agency 

receives on or before November 29, 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Howell by telephone at 202– 

693–6782, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection protects miners 

by assuring that up-to-date, accurate 

mine maps contain the information 

needed to clarify the best alternatives 

for action during an emergency 

operation. Also, coal mine operators 

routinely use maps to create safe and 

effective development plans. 

Mine maps are schematic depictions 

of critical mine infrastructure, such as 

water, power, transportation, 

ventilation, and communication 

systems. Using accurate, up-to-date 

maps during a disaster, mine emergency 

personnel can locate refuges for miners 

and identify sites of explosion potential; 

they can know where stationary 

equipment was placed, where ground 

was secured, and where they can best 

begin a rescue operation. During a 

disaster, maps can be crucial to the 

safety of the emergency personnel who 

must enter a mine to begin a search for 

survivors. 

Mine maps may describe the current 

status of an operating mine or provide 

crucial information about a long-closed 

mine that is being reopened. 

Coal mine operators use map 

information to develop safe and 

effective plans and to help determine 

hazards before beginning work in areas, 

such as abandoned underground mines 

or the worked-out and inaccessible areas 

of an active underground or surface 

mine. Abandoned mines or inaccessible 

areas of active mines may have water 

inundation potentials and explosive 

levels of methane or lethal gases. If an 

operator, unaware of the hazards, were 

to mine into such an area, miners could 

be killed or seriously injured. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

July 12, 2024 (89 FR 57168). 

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. 

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. 

Agency: DOL–MSHA. 

Title of Collection: Mine Mapping and 

Records of Opening, Closing, and 

Reopening of Mines. 

OMB Control Number: 1219–0073. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits. 

Number of Respondents: 376. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Number of Responses: 1,540. 

Annual Burden Hours: 8,308 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $5,134,836. 

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

Michael Howell, 

Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. 

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