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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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25028 Filed 10–28–24; 8:45 am] 

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