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to best implement NTIS’s joint venture 

authority. 

b. Provide advice on the means, 

including infrastructure and process 

improvements, to make Federal data 

easier to find, access, use, analyze, and 

combine. 

c. Assess progress in evolving NTIS 

programs toward a focus on Federal data 

priorities. 

d. Assess the use of merit-based 

criteria and processes to plan, conduct, 

and oversee programs and projects, 

including the selection of joint venture 

partners. 

e. Assess policies in connection with 

fees and charges for NTIS services in 

order for the agency to operate on a 

substantially self-sustaining basis, as 

required by law. 

f. Assess organizational capabilities 

required to carry out NTIS’s mission, 

including capabilities in data science 

and for operational management of its 

project portfolio. 

Membership 

1. The NTIS Advisory Board shall be 

composed of a Chairperson appointed 

by the Secretary and four other members 

appointed by the Secretary. In the event 

of a vacancy in the Chairperson 

position, the NTIS Director may 

designate a member to serve as acting 

Chairperson until a Chairperson is 

appointed by the Secretary. 

2. Members shall be selected solely on 

the basis of established records of 

distinguished service and objectivity; 

shall have recognized expertise in data 

collection, compilation, analysis, use, 

and dissemination, as well as data 

science, information technology, 

cybersecurity, and privacy. Members 

will be selected from the business, 

academic, non-profit, and state and 

local government communities. 

Reasonable efforts will be made 

toensure members represent the entire 

spectrum of Federal data interests 

including demographic, economic, 

trade, health, scientific, patent, 

environmental, geospatial, 

cybersecurity, and transactional data. 

No Federal Government employee shall 

serve as a member of the Board. 

3. The term of office of each member 

of the Board shall be three years, except 

that vacancy appointments shall be for 

the remainder of the unexpired term of 

the vacancy. All appointments shall 

automatically terminate if the charter is 

terminated or not renewed. All members 

serve at the pleasure of the Secretary. 

4. Any person who has completed two 

consecutive full terms of service on the 

Board shall be ineligible for 

appointment for a third term during the 

one-year period following the expiration 

of the second term. 

5. Members shall serve as Special 

Government Employees (SGEs) and will 

be subject to all ethical standards and 

rules applicable to SGEs. 

Miscellaneous 

1. Members of the Committee will not 

be paid for their services, but will, upon 

request, be allowed travel and per diem 

expenses in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

5701 et seq., while attending meetings 

of the Committee or of its 

subcommittees, or while otherwise 

performing duties at the request of the 

chairperson, while away from their 

homes or a regular place of business. 

2. The Board shall meet at the call of 

the Secretary or the Secretary’s 

designee, but not less often than once 

every six months. 

3. NTIS may establish such 

subcommittees of its members as may be 

necessary, pursuant to the provisions of 

FACA, the FACA implementing 

regulations, and applicable Department 

of Commerce guidance. Subcommittees 

will report to the NTIS Advisory Board 

and may not provide advice or work 

products directly to the Department of 

Commerce or NTIS. 

4. Recordkeeping. Records of the 

NTIS Advisory Board, any formally and 

informally established subcommittees, 

or other subgroups of the Board, shall be 

handled in accordance with General 

Records Schedule 6.2 or other approved 

agency records disposition schedule. 

These records shall be available for 

public inspection and copying, subject 

to the Freedom of Information Act (5 

U.S.C. 552). 

Nomination Information 

1. NTIS seeks nominations of 

practitioners with recognized expertise 

in data collection, compilation, analysis, 

use, and dissemination, as well as data 

science, information technology, 

cybersecurity, and privacy. 

2. Members will be selected from the 

business, academic, non-profit, and 

state and local government 

communities. 

3. Reasonable efforts will be made to 

ensure members represent the entire 

spectrum of Federal data interests 

including demographic, economic,trade, 

health, scientific, patent, environmental, 

geospatial, cybersecurity, and 

transactional data. Collectively, their 

knowledge will include all types of data 

the Federal Government collects, 

compiles, analyzes, uses, and 

disseminates. 

4. Nominees should have established 

records of distinguished service. The 

field of expertise in which the candidate 

is qualified should be specified in the 

nomination letter. Nominations for a 

particular field should come from 

organizations or individuals within that 

field. A summary of the candidate’s 

qualifications should be included with 

the nomination, including (where 

applicable) current or former service on 

federal advisory boards and federal 

employment. In addition, each 

nomination letter should state that the 

person agrees to the nomination, 

acknowledges the responsibilities of 

serving on the board, and will actively 

participate in good faith in the tasks of 

the NTIS Advisory Board. 

5. The Department of Commerce is 

committed to equal opportunity in the 

workplace and seeks a broad-based and 

diverse NTIS Advisory Board 

membership. 

Rosio Harris, 

Chief of Staff, National Technical Information 

Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–04–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposals, Submissions, 

and Approvals 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled operates as the U.S. AbilityOne 

Commission (Commission). This notice 

announces the Commission’s intent to 

submit the Information Collection 

Request (‘‘ICR’’) described below to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for approval under applicable 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act. This notice provides an 

opportunity to interested members of 

the public and affected agencies to 

comment on a proposed form, 

previously titled Participating Employee 

Eligibility form, and now renamed 

Disability Qualification Determination. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

November 16, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to 

policy@abilityone.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Stewart, Compliance and 

Enforcement Attorney, Office of General 

Counsel, U.S. AbilityOne Commission, 

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DC 20024; telephone: (703) 254–6172; 

email: cstewart@abilityone.gov. If you 

are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a 

speech disability and wish to access 

telecommunications relay services, 

please dial 7–1–1. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview of ICR: This notice pertains 

to an ICR the Commission intends to 

submit to OMB to approve the form that 

an AbilityOne-participating nonprofit 

agency employer will fill out to 

document its determination of an 

individual’s eligibility to be a qualified 

direct labor employee for purposes of 

meeting the statutory requirements of 

the Javits-Wagner-O’Day (JWOD) Act, 41 

U.S.C. 8501–8506. The form is an 

updated and modified version of the 

Commission’s Individual Eligibility 

Evaluation (IEE) form (OMB Control 

#3037–0012). The purpose of the IEE 

was to determine and document an 

individual’s disability eligibility by 

identifying the individual’s barriers to 

employment as well as the job supports 

the individual needs to perform their 

job. 

This ICR is consistent with OMB 

regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which 

implement provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.) These regulations require the 

Commission to provide an opportunity 

to interested members of the public and 

affected agencies to comment on 

information collection and 

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)) such as those proposed to be 

implemented through this form. 

The Commission is responsible for 

implementing the JWOD Act. In doing 

so, the Commission oversees the 

AbilityOne Program, an employment 

program in which individuals who are 

blind or have significant disabilities 

provide products and services to 

Federal agencies, thereby creating 

employment opportunities for such 

individuals. The Commission maintains 

a Procurement List of mandatory source 

products and services provided by 

approximately 400 qualified nonprofit 

agencies (NPAs). In order to qualify for 

the Program, an NPA must show that 

75% of all direct labor hours are 

performed by individuals who are blind 

or significantly disabled, regardless of 

whether the hours relate to work done 

on AbilityOne contracts or work done 

on other contracts held by the NPA. 

Effective program stewardship requires 

collection of information to ensure that 

NPAs are only counting the hours of 

individuals with qualifying disabilities 

toward their 75% statutory minimum. 

The proposed data collection form in 

this ICR is consistent with the 

Commission’s responsibilities and 

ensures that the Commission will 

collect the most pertinent data to inform 

its oversight and decision making. 

A version of the Disability 

Qualification Determination form is 

available at www.abilityone.gov. 

The form described in this ICR is the 

first of two forms intended to modernize 

the existing IEE form and align it with 

the Commission’s strategic plan and 

updated approach to determining 

qualifying disability eligibility. A draft 

version of this form accompanies this 

notice. The Commission has outlined 

the criteria for such eligibility in its 

revised Policy 51.403. 

As outlined in Policy 51.403, and 

reflected in the proposed form, a 

significant change in the Commission’s 

approach to determining qualifying 

disability eligibility is the Commission’s 

acceptance of other governmental 

agency determinations of disability. For 

example, individuals deemed eligible 

for Social Security disability benefits are 

now automatically deemed as having a 

qualifying disability for purposes of 

meeting the statutory direct labor hour 

ratio. This ICR will establish a form that 

enables NPAs to certify that an 

individual has a determination of 

disability from a governmental agency, 

and in so doing, streamlines the process 

of establishing a qualifying disability. 

The Commission published a sixtyday notice for this ICR on November 17, 

2023. The Commission received eleven 

comments from various stakeholders in 

response to the notice. Comments were 

received from NPAs, CNAs and other 

stakeholders. The comments requested 

instructions for the form, instructions 

for each individual section, and 

definitions for various terms to be made 

clearer. Some commenters requested 

that changes be made to the various 

supports and accommodations listed in 

the form. Additionally, some 

commenters expressed concerns 

regarding potential confusion caused by 

introducing a new approach and/or 

system and how that might work with 

legacy disability documentation or 

determinations. 

Further, commenters expressed 

concern that the form did not 

necessarily permit a reviewer to discern 

how a significantly disabled individual 

is precluded from engaging in ‘‘normal 

competitive employment,’’ as required 

by the JWOD Act. While commenters 

recognized that this requirement is 

generally out of line with the current 

understanding of the ability of people 

with significant disabilities to achieve 

employment, the Commission has a 

duty to fulfill its responsibilities to 

administer the JWOD Act. For that 

reason, the Commission has concluded 

that a determination of eligibility for 

Social Security benefits or for eligibility 

for Medicaid based on a disability is 

sufficient to meet the requirements of 

the statute. In contrast, the Commission 

has concluded that a determination of 

the extent of an individual’s 

disability(ies), and the impact of the 

disability(ies) on the individual’s ability 

to work, is necessary to meet the 

statutory requirement if the certification 

of disability derives from other sources, 

governmental or otherwise. 

To that end, the Commission has 

added a narrative section to the form. By 

requiring that the reason that an 

individual needs a significant job 

support, as well as the extent the 

individual needs the support, is 

articulated on the form, an official 

reviewing the form will be able to reach 

a conclusion as to the qualifying nature 

of the individual’s disability. 

Comments were received from one of 

the CNAs pointing out that the initial 

number of individuals for whom this 

form will need to be filled out was 

understated in the sixty-day notice. The 

Commission revised that number to 

reflect the total number of blind or 

significantly disabled individuals 

performing direct labor across all 

qualified NPAs. The Commission used 

data from fiscal year 2023 for this 

calculation, as reflected in the updated 

burden analysis below. 

Many commenters praised the 

Commission’s move toward a 

streamlined process for establishing 

disability eligibility. Furthermore, 

commenters noted that the 

Commission’s implementation of 

presumptive disability qualification is 

responsive to recommendations made 

by the panel established by Section 898 

of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for fiscal year 2017, Public Law 

114–328, more often referred to as ‘‘the 

898 Panel.’’ A draft version of the form 

NPAs will complete accompanies this 

notice. The final form will be electronic. 

For individuals who meet the 

eligibility requirements under either 

Part A or Part B of the proposed form, 

the Commission estimates that 

completing the form will take 

approximately 5 minutes. For 

individuals who meet the eligibility 

requirements under Part C or Part D of 

the proposed form, the Commission 

estimates that completing the form will 

take approximately 30 minutes. NPAs 

completing Part C or Part D of the form 

will need to complete Part E, as well, 

which is included in the estimated 30 

minutes. 

In accordance with these and other 

changes reflected in Policy 51.403, the 


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Commission estimates that the time and 

financial burden to the NPAs in 

completing the proposed form will be 

significantly lower than required by the 

corresponding sections of the existing 

IEE form. Over time, this form will 

further substantially reduce the burden 

on NPAs because, in most cases, it will 

be filled out only once per employee— 

i.e., when an employee is onboarded— 

and not on an annual basis as required 

by the existing IEE form. For employees 

with a non-permanent disability, the 

form will be completed on a recurring, 

seven-year basis. The Commission 

estimates that approximately 10% of 

employees with qualifying disabilities 

will have non-permanent disabilities. 

To calculate the burden for 

completion of the proposed form, the 

Commission considered an estimate 

from the Society for Human Resource 

Management that the average annual 

turnover across all industries is 

approximately 18 percent. Using this 

number, the Commission estimated that 

NPAs may need to complete this form 

for approximately 18 percent of their 

total employees each year. However, 

AbilityOne employers may experience 

lower turnover than employers in the 

general economy. The Commission 

acknowledges that net AbilityOne job 

growth may result in NPAs completing 

additional forms for new employees. 

The table below shows the 

Commission’s estimate for the average 

amount of time per employee for whom 

the NPAs complete a form, both in the 

first year of implementation (‘‘Year 1’’) 

and in the following years of 

implementation (‘‘Years 2+’’). The 

Commission recognizes that NPAs vary 

widely in total number of employees. 

Therefore, an NPA can apply this 

analysis based on their individual 

employment totals. 

Number of employees for whom NPA must complete form 

Annual 

turnover/entry 

rate of 18% 

Maximum 

responses 

for this 

form 

Annual form 

burden 

(hours/employee) 

Total time 

burden 

for all 

employees 

(hours) 

Annual 

form cost 

burden 

(dollars) 

62,798 (Year 1) .................................................................... 11,304 74,102 0.5 37,051 1,144,134.9 

11,304 (Years 2+) ................................................................ 2,035 13,339 0.5 6,669.5 205,954.2 

NPAs can calculate their overall time 

burden (in hours) by multiplying the 

number of qualified direct labor 

employees they have by 0.5. The cost 

burden is based upon national average 

pay data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor 

Statistics, using the May 2022 National 

Occupational Employment and Wage 

Estimate of $30.88 as the median hourly 

wage for a Human Resources Specialist 

(OC 13–1070). (https://www.bls.gov/oes/ 

current/oes_nat.htm#11-0000). 

With respect to this collection of 

information via the proposed form, the 

Commission welcomes comments on 

the following: 

1. The necessity to collect this 

information to support the 

Commission’s mission and oversight 

responsibilities; 

2. Methodology to improve the 

accuracy of the estimated time burden; 

i.e., specific year-over-year employee 

turnover rates for NPAs or number of 

additional employee hires above 

turnovers, expressed as a percentage of 

the NPAs’ total number of qualified 

direct labor employees; 

3. Methodology to determine the 

percentage of individuals with 

qualifying disabilities who will have 

non-permanent disabilities; 

4. Suggestions or methods to 

minimize the burdens associated with 

collecting the information described in 

this ICR. 

Michael R. Jurkowski, 

Director, Business Operations. 

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BILLING CODE 6353–01–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings; Correction 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (Commission) is 

correcting a notice published in the 

Federal Register on October 18, 2024. 

The document noticing a closed meeting 

for consideration of enforcement matters 

contained an incorrect date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Kirkpatrick, 202–418–5964. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of Friday, 

October 18, 2024, in FR Doc. 2024– 

24314, on page 83842 in the second 

column correct the TIME AND DATE

caption to read: 

TIME AND DATE: 9 a.m. EDT, Friday, 

October 25, 2024. 

Dated: October 18, 2024. 

Robert Sidman, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES 

SAFETY BOARD 

Senior Executive Service Performance 

Review Board 

AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities 

Safety Board. 

ACTION: Notice of Members of Senior 

Executive Service Performance Review 

Board. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

membership of the Defense Nuclear 

Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) Senior 

Executive Service (SES) Performance 

Review Board (PRB). 

DATES: These appointments are effective 

on November 14, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments concerning 

this notice to: Defense Nuclear Facilities 

Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW, 

Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004–2001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

LeMont Neal by telephone at (202) 826– 

9667, or by email at LemontN@

dnfsb.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 5 U.S.C. 

4314(c)(1) through (5) requires each 

agency to establish, in accordance with 

regulations prescribed by the Office of 

Personnel Management, one or more 

performance review boards. The PRB 

shall review and evaluate the initial 

summary rating of the senior executives’ 

performance, the executives’ responses, 

and the higher-level officials’ comments 

on the initial summary rating. In 

addition, the PRB will recommend 

executive performance bonuses and pay 

increases. The DNFSB is a small, 

independent Federal agency; therefore, 

the members of the DNFSB SES 

Performance Review Board listed in this 

notice are drawn from the SES ranks of 

other agencies. The following persons 

comprise a standing roster to serve as 

members of the Defense Nuclear 

Facilities Safety Board SES Performance 

Review Board: 


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