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• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

• Suggest methods to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

The information collection request 

will be available on https://

www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions 

the commenter against providing any 

information in the submission that 

should not be publicly disclosed. Full 

comments, including personal 

information provided, will be made 

available on https://

www.regulations.gov and https://

www.reginfo.gov. 

The public may also examine publicly 

available documents at DOL–MSHA, 

Office of Standards, Regulations and 

Variances, 201 12th Street South, 4th 

Floor West, Arlington, VA 22202–5452. 

Sign in at the receptionist’s desk on the 

4th Floor via the West elevator. Before 

visiting MSHA in person, call 202–693– 

9455 to make an appointment. 

Questions about the information 

collection requirements may be directed 

to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

notice. 

III. Current Actions 

This information collection request 

concerns provisions for Records of 

Preshift and Onshift Inspections of 

Slope and Shaft Areas at Coal Mines. 

MSHA has updated the data with 

respect to the number of respondents, 

responses, time burden, and burden 

costs supporting this information 

collection request from the previous 

information collection request. 

Type of Review: Extension, without 

change, of a currently approved 

collection. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

OMB Number: 1219–0082. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Annual Respondents: 15. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Number of Annual Responses: 6,600. 

Annual Time Burden: 8,250 hours. 

Annual Other Burden Costs: $0. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

proposed information collection 

request; they will become a matter of 

public record and be available at https:// 

www.reginfo.gov. 

Song-ae Aromie Noe, 

Certifying Officer, Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25237 Filed 10–30–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

[OMB Control No. 1240–NEW] 

Proposed Information Collection; 

OWCP Provider ACH Form (OWCP– 

3881) 

AGENCY: Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance request for 

comment to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

collections of information in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. This request helps to ensure that: 

requested data can be provided in the 

desired format; reporting burden (time 

and financial resources) is minimized; 

collection instruments are clearly 

understood; and the impact of collection 

requirements on respondents can be 

properly assessed. Currently, the Office 

of Workers’ Compensation Programs 

(OWCP) is soliciting comments on the 

information collection for OWCP 

Provider ACH Form (SF–3881). 

DATES: All comments must be received 

on or before December 30, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comment 

as follows. Please note that late, 

untimely filed comments will not be 

considered. 

Written/Paper Submissions: Submit 

written/paper submissions in the 

following way: 

• Mail or visit DOL–OWCP(HandDelivery), Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Room S3524, Washington, 

DC 20210. 

• OWCP will post your comment as 

well as any attachments, except for 

information submitted and marked as 

confidential, in the docket at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anjanette Suggs, Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, at 

suggs.anjanette@dol.gov (email) or (202) 

354–9660 (voice). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs (OWCP) is the agency 

responsible for administration of the 

Federal Employees’ Compensation Act 

(FECA), 5 U.S.C. 8101 et seq., the Black 

Lung Benefits Act (BLBA), 30 U.S.C. 901 

et seq., the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA), 42 

U.S.C. 7384 et seq., and the Longshore 

and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 

33 U.S.C 901 et seq. These statutes 

require OWCP to pay for appropriate 

medical and vocational rehabilitation 

services provided to beneficiaries. In 

order for OWCP’s bill processing 

contractor to pay providers for these 

services with its bill processing system, 

providers must complete and submit an 

ACH Vendor payment system form. This 

form is required under the provision of 

31 U.S.C. 3322 and 31 CFR 210. The 

information reported on the form will be 

used by the Treasury Department to 

transmit payment data by electronic 

means to a vendor’s financial institution 

for payment of medical services 

rendered to OWCP’s claimants. 

If this information is not obtained, 

when a provider submits their bill for 

payment, the bill payment process is 

substantially prolonged and increases 

the burden on providers to obtain 

payment for services rendered. The 

regulations implementing the above 

statutes that OWCP administers permit 

the collection of information necessary 

to allow its billing contractor to process 

and pay bills submitted by providers of 

medical and vocational rehabilitation 

services. (20 CFR 10.801, 30.701, 

725.704, 725.705 and 725.714). 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

OWCP is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed information 

collection related to the OWCP ACH 

Vendor Payment Enrolment Form. 

The OWCP is particularly interested 

in comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Agency, including whether the 

information has practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of OWCP’s 

estimate of the burden related to the 

information collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used in the estimate; 


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• Suggest methods to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

information collection on those who are 

to respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

Background documents related to this 

information collection request are 

available at https://regulations.gov and 

at DOL–OWCP located at 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Room S– 

3524, Washington, DC 20210. Questions 

about the information collection 

requirements may be directed to the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

III. Current Actions 

This information collection request 

concerns ACH Vendor Payment 

Enrollment Form. OWCP has updated 

the data with respect to the number of 

respondents, responses, burden hours, 

and burden costs supporting this 

information from the previous 

information collection request. 

Type of Review: New collection 

without an OMB Control Number. 

Agency: Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs. 

OMB Number: 1240–0NEW. 

Affected Public: Private Sector. 

Number of Respondents: 35,424. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Number of Responses: 35,424. 

Annual Burden Hours: 1,772 hours. 

Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper 

Cost: $216.96. 

OWCP Forms: OWCP Form [OWCP– 

3881], [OWCP Provider Enrollment ACH 

Form]. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval of the proposed 

information collection request; they will 

become a matter of public record and 

will be available at https://

www.reginfo.gov. 

Anjanette C. Suggs, 

Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25236 Filed 10–30–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CR–P 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 

BUDGET 

Designation of Databases to the Do 

Not Pay Working System 

AGENCY: Office of Management and 

Budget. 

ACTION: Notice of designation. 

The Payment Integrity Information 

Act of 2019 (PIIA) authorizes the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) to 

designate databases for inclusion in the 

Department of the Treasury (Treasury) 

Do Not Pay Working System under the 

Do Not Pay Initiative. PIIA requires 

OMB to provide public notice and an 

opportunity for comment prior to 

designating databases. In fulfillment of 

this requirement, OMB published a 

Notice of Proposed Designation on Aug. 

29, 2024 (89 FR 70208) for Treasury’s 

Account Verification Services and 

Treasury’s Death Notification Entries. 

OMB received no comments on these 

proposed designations during the 30- 

day comment period. Effective 

immediately, OMB designates 

Treasury’s Account Verification 

Services and Treasury’s Death 

Notification Entries to the Do Not Pay 

Working System. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebecca Rowe, Policy Analyst, Office of 

Federal Financial Management, 

(telephone: 202–395–3993 OMB email: 

PaymentIntegrity@omb.eop.gov). 

Shalanda Young, 

Director, Office of Management & Budget. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25234 Filed 10–30–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3110–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Applications Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of permit applications 

received. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

a notice of permit applications received 

to conduct activities regulated under the 

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. 

NSF has published regulations under 

the Antarctic Conservation Act in the 

Code of Federal Regulations. This is the 

required notice of permit applications 

received. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit written data, comments, or 

views with respect to this permit 

application by December 2, 2024. This 

application may be inspected by 

interested parties at the Permit Office, 

address below. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Permit Office, Office of 

Polar Programs, National Science 

Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22314 or 

ACApermits@nsf.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Titmus, ACA Permit Officer, at 

the above address, 703–292–4479. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Science Foundation, as 

directed by the Antarctic Conservation 

Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR 

670), as amended by the Antarctic 

Science, Tourism and Conservation Act 

of 1996, has developed regulations for 

the establishment of a permit system for 

various activities in Antarctica and 

designation of certain animals and 

certain geographic areas as requiring 

special protection. The regulations 

establish such a permit system to 

designate Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. 

Application Details 

Permit Application: 2025–019 

1. Applicant: Ari Friedlaender, UC 

Santa Cruz, Institute of Marine 

Sciences, 115 McAllister Way, 

Santa Cruz, CA 96050. 

Activity for Which Permit is 

Requested: Type, description of activity. 

Take, Harmful Interference, Import into 

USA. The applicant proposes to 

continue research activities to 

understand the population demography, 

health, behavior, and ecology of 

cetaceans in the Antarctic Peninsula 

region. To study these species, the 

applicant and agents would assess body 

condition, health, behavior, and 

distribution using remotely piloted 

aircraft systems (RPAS). Population 

demography and growth rates of 

cetaceans would be evaluated from 

remote biopsy samples that would be 

imported to the U.S. for analysis. 

Behavior and ecology of individual 

whales would be studied using multisensor suction cup tags that collect 

high-resolution behavioral information 

for 1–2 days, dart/barb tags that to 

collect spatial and dive data for up to 

one month, and implantable tags that 

collect movement and behavioral data 

on individual whales for months. The 

applicant and agents would biopsy, tag, 

and operate RPAS over humpback 

whales, Antarctic minke whales, blue 

whales, fin whales, sei whales, southern 

right whales, killer whales, and 

Arnoux’s beaked whales. The proposed 

research focusing on cetaceans requires 

a permit under the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act which is currently 

pending. 

Location: Antarctic Peninsula Region. 


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