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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. 

Currently, no specific forms are 

available for preparing variance 

applications and other documents that 

may accompany variance applications. 

OSHA is developing new forms to assist 

employers in preparing variance 

applications that comply with the 

information collection requirements 

contained in the OSH Act and variance 

regulations. 

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 proper performance of the Agency’s 

functions, 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 OMB approval of 

the information collection (paperwork) 

requirements contained in Sections 

6(b)6(A), 6(b)6(B), 6(b)6(C), 6(d), and 16 

of the Occupational Safety and Health 

Act of 1970, 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. 

OSHA is also requesting OMB 

approval to develop and use variance 

application forms for the four types of 

variances specified by the OSH Act and 

variance regulations. The four types of 

variances are: temporary variances 

(Section 6(b)(6)(A) of the Act; 29 U.S.C. 

655; 29 CFR 1905.10); experimental 

variances (Section 6(b)(6)(C) of the Act; 

29 U.S.C. 655); permanent variances 

(Section 6(d) of the Act; 29 U.S.C. 655; 

29 CFR 1905.11); and national defense 

variances (Section 16 of the Act; 29 

U.S.C. 665; 29 CFR 1905.12). The 

variance regulations specify the 

information that employers must 

provide when requesting one of these 

variances. The variance application 

forms would organize and clarify the 

information collection requirements for 

each type of variance by specifying the 

requirements in comprehensible 

language, and providing explanatory 

material. Employers applying for a 

variance could download and complete 

the applicable form from OSHA’s Web 

site. The forms would expedite the 

application process for employers, and 

ensure that the information on the 

application is complete and accurate. 

The Agency is proposing to retain its 

previous burden hour estimate of 366 

hours. The Agency will summarize the 

comments submitted in response to this 

notice, and will include this summary 

in its request to OMB to approve these 

information collection requirements and 

variance application forms. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Variance Regulations. 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0265. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits and not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Frequency of Responses: On occasion. 

Number of Respondents: 12. 

Total Responses: 12. 

Average Time per Response: Ranges 

from 2 hours for an employer to 

assemble the application documents to 

16 hours to locate and assemble 

information required to complete an 

application. 

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 http://

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by 

facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. 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. If you wish to mail 

additional materials in reference to an 

electronic or facsimile submission, you 

must submit them to the OSHA Docket 

Office (see the section of this notice 

titled ADDRESSES). The additional 

materials must clearly identify your 

electronic comments by your name, 

date, and the docket number so the 

Agency can attach them to your 

comments. 

Because of security procedures, the 

use of regular mail may cause a 

significant delay in the receipt of 

comments. For information about 

security procedures concerning the 

delivery of materials by hand, express 

delivery, messenger, or courier service, 

please contact the OSHA Docket Office 

at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889– 

5627). 

Comments and submissions are 

posted without change at http://

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA 

cautions commenters about submitting 

personal information such as social 

security numbers and date of birth. 

Although all submissions are listed in 

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

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publically available to 

read or download from this Web site. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

Information on using the http://

www.regulations.gov Web site to submit 

comments and access the docket is 

available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ 

link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office 

for information about materials not 

available from the Web site, and for 

assistance in using the Internet to locate 

docket submissions. 

V. Authority and Signature 

David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health, 

directed the preparation of this notice. 

The authority for this notice is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of 

Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on August 14, 

2014. 

David Michaels, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

U.S. Copyright Office 

[Docket No. 2014–05] 

Public Draft of the Compendium of 

U.S. Copyright Office Practices 

AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library 

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1The first edition of the Compendium (commonly 

referred to as ‘‘Compendium I’’) reflected the 

Office’s general practices for registration, 

recordation, and other matters arising under the 

Copyright Act of 1909. The second edition of the 

Compendium (commonly referred to as 

‘‘Compendium II’’) reflects the Office’s general 

practices for registration, recordation, and other 

matters arising under the Copyright Act of 1976, 

prior to the adoption of the Third Edition. 

ACTION: Register of Copyrights releases 

public draft of the Compendium of U.S. 

Copyright Office Practices, Third 

Edition. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Copyright Office (the 

‘‘Office’’) is announcing the release of a 

public draft of its administrative 

manual, the Compendium of U.S. 

Copyright Office Practices, Third 

Edition (the ‘‘Third Edition’’). It is 

available on the Office’s Web site at 

http://copyright.gov/comp3/. The Third 

Edition will remain in draft form for 120 

days pending final review and 

implementation. It is expected to take 

effect on or around December 15, 2014. 

DATES: The public draft of the 

Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office 

Practices, Third Edition is available on 

the Office’s Web site as of August 19, 

2014.. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Kasunic, Associate Register and 

Director of Registration Policy and 

Practice, U.S. Copyright Office, P.O. Box 

70400, Washington, DC 20024–0400. 

Telephone (202) 707–8040. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Compendium of U.S. Copyright 

Office Practices is the administrative 

manual of the Register of Copyrights 

concerning the mandate and statutory 

duties of the Copyright Office under 

title 17 of the United States Code. For 

the first time in more than two decades, 

the Office is releasing a major revision 

of this manual titled, Compendium of 

U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third 

Edition. 

The Third Edition presents more than 

1200 pages of administrative practices 

and sets the stage for a number of longterm improvements in the area of 

registration and recordation policy. 

While prior publications were largely 

internal,1 the Third Edition is a 

comprehensive overhaul that makes the 

practices and standards of the Office 

more timely and transparent. It will 

serve as a technical manual for staff, as 

well as a guidebook for authors, 

copyright licensees, practitioners, 

scholars, the courts, and members of the 

general public. As in the past, it will 

address fundamental principles of 

copyright law—for example, standards 

of copyrightability, joint authorship, 

work for hire, and termination of 

transfers—as well as routine questions 

involving fees, records retrieval, 

litigation documents, and other 

procedural matters. Among other 

improvements, the Third Edition will 

offer the significant benefits of 

electronic publication. Its final format 

will allow for regular updates and will 

have a multitude of hypertext links to 

statutory and regulatory provisions, 

glossary terms, and cross-references. 

The public draft of the Third Edition 

may be viewed on the Office’s Web site 

at http://copyright.gov/comp3/. It will 

remain in draft form for 120 days 

pending final review and 

implementation, taking effect on or 

around December 15, 2014. 

Dated: August 12, 2014. 

Jacqueline C. Charlesworth, 

General Counsel and Associate Register of 

Copyrights. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Proposal Review Panel for Computing 

and Communication Foundations; 

Notice of Meeting 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub., 

L. 92–463, as amended), the National 

Science Foundation announces the 

following meeting: 

Name: Proposal Review Panel for 

Expeditions in Computing (EIC) 

Program (#1192) Site Visit. 

DATES: 

September 23, 2014, 6 p.m.–9 p.m. 

September 24, 2014, 8 a.m.–8 p.m. 

September 25, 2014, 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Massachusetts Institute of 

Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ralph Wachter, National Science 

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 

Room 1175, Arlington, VA 22230. 

Telephone: (703) 292–8950. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Type of Meeting: Part Open. 

Purpose of Meeting: NSF site visit to 

assess the progress of the EIC Award: 

CCF1138967, ‘‘Collaborative Research: 

An Expedition in Computing for 

Compiling Printable Programmable 

Machines’’, and to provide advice and 

recommendations concerning further 

NSF support for the Center. 

EIC Site Visit Agenda 

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 

6 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Closed 

Site Team and NSF Staff meets to 

discuss Site Visit materials, review 

process and charge. 

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 

8 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Open 

Presentations by Awardee Institution, 

faculty staff, and students to the Site 

Team and NSF Staff Discussions, 

question and answer sessions. 

1 p.m.–8 p.m.: Closed 

Draft report on education and 

research activities. 

Thursday, September 25, 2014 

8:30 a.m.–noon: Open 

Response presentations by Site Team 

and NSF Staff Awardee Institution 

Discussions, question and answer 

sessions. 

Noon to 3 p.m.: Closed 

Complete written site visit report with 

preliminary recommendations. 

Reason for closing: The proposals 

being reviewed include information of a 

proprietary or confidential nature, 

including technical information; 

financial data, such as salaries; and 

personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the 

proposals. These matters are exempt 

under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the 

Government in the Sunshine Act. 

Dated: August 13, 2014. 

Crystal Robinson, 

Acting Committee Management Officer. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Advisory Committee for Biological 

Sciences; Notice of Meeting 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub., 

L., 92–463, as amended), the National 

Science Foundation announces the 

following meeting: 

Name: Biological Sciences Advisory 

Committee (#1110). 

DATES:

September 10, 2014, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. 

September 11, 2014, 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: National Science 

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Room 

1235, Arlington, VA 22230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Liarakos, National Science 

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 

Room 605, Arlington, VA 22230; Tel 

No.: (703) 292–8400. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All 

visitors must contact the Directorate for 

Biological Sciences [call (703) 292–8400 

or send an email message to jwoodruf@

nsf.gov] at least 24 hours prior to the 

meeting to arrange for a visitor’s badge. 

All visitors must report to the NSF 


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