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The company plans to manufacture 

the listed controlled substances in bulk 

for either internal use or for sale to its 

customers. Thebaine (9333) will be used 

to manufacture other controlled 

substances for sale in bulk to its 

customers. 

Dated: January 4, 2018. 

Susan A. Gibson, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00506 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Notice of a Virtual Meeting of the Task 

Force on Apprenticeship Expansion 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and its 

implementing regulations, notice is 

hereby given to announce a virtual 

meeting of the Task Force on 

Apprenticeship Expansion on Tuesday, 

February 6, 2018. The Task Force will 

convene its second meeting virtually; 

information on how to access this 

meeting is provided below and will be 

prominently posted on the Task Force’s 

homepage: https://www.dol.gov/ 

apprenticeship/task-force.htm. The 

Task Force is a FACA committee 

established by Presidential Executive 

Order that is charged with identifying 

strategies and proposals to promote and 

expand apprenticeships, especially in 

sectors where apprenticeship programs 

are insufficient. The Task Force is solely 

advisory in nature, and will consider 

reports, comments, research, evidence, 

and existing practices as appropriate to 

develop recommendations for inclusion 

in its final report to the President. A 

virtual meeting of the Task Force 

provides cost savings to the government 

while still offering a venue that allows 

for public participation and 

transparency, as required by FACA. To 

achieve its mission, the Task Force will 

likely convene four meetings between 

February and May 2018; two meetings 

will convene virtually and two meetings 

will convene in person. 

DATES: The meeting will begin at 

approximately 1:00 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time on Tuesday, February 6, 

2018, and adjourn at approximately 3:00 

p.m. Eastern Standard Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will convene 

virtually. Any updates to the agenda 

and meeting logistics will be posted on 

the Task Force homepage at: https://

www.dol.gov/apprenticeship/taskforce.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Diane A. Jones, Senior Policy Advisor to 

the Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20210, Telephone: 

(202) 693–2700 (this is not a toll-free 

number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Virtual Meeting Log-In Instructions 

In order to promote openness and 

increase public participation, webinar 

and audio conference technology will be 

used throughout the meeting. Webinar 

and audio instructions will be 

prominently posted on the Task Force 

homepage at: https://www.dol.gov/ 

apprenticeship/task-force.htm. 

II. Task Force Meeting Schedule 

The Task Force is charged with 

identifying strategies and proposals to 

promote apprenticeships, especially in 

sectors where apprenticeship programs 

are insufficient. Upon completion of its 

work, the Task Force shall submit to the 

President of the United States a final 

report detailing these strategies and 

proposals. To achieve its mission, the 

Task Force will likely convene four 

meetings between February and May 

2018. The remaining meeting dates for 

the 2018 calendar year will be posted on 

the Task Force homepage and 

subsequent Federal Register Notices 

will be published. 

III. Task Force Subcommittees 

Pursuant to the Executive Order and 

the Task Force Charter, the final report 

must specifically address the following 

four topics: (1) Federal initiatives to 

promote apprenticeships; (2) 

administrative and legislative reforms 

that would facilitate the formation and 

success of apprenticeship programs; (3) 

the most effective strategies for creating 

industry-recognized apprenticeships; 

and (4) the most effective strategies for 

amplifying and encouraging privatesector initiatives to promote 

apprenticeships. In order to accomplish 

this goal, Secretary R. Alexander Acosta 

established the following four 

subcommittees. 

1. Expanding Access, Equity and Career 

Awareness Subcommittee 

2. Administrative and Regulatory 

Strategies to Expand 

Apprenticeship Subcommittee 

3. Attracting Business to Apprenticeship 

Subcommittee 

4. Education and Credentialing 

Subcommittee 

Interested parties can obtain further 

meeting details and subcommittee 

descriptions on the Task Force website: 

https://www.dol.gov/apprenticeship/ 

task-force.htm. 

Notice of Intent to Attend the Meeting 

and Submission of a Written Statement: 

Interested members of the public must 

register for the virtual Task Force 

meeting by Thursday, January 25, 2018, 

via the public registration website using 

the following link: https://

secure.thegateam.com/dol-aetf-reg/. 

Additionally, individuals with special 

needs and/or disabilities that will 

require special accommodations should 

send an email to 

Apprenticeshiptaskforce@dol.gov with 

the subject line ‘‘Special 

Accommodations for the February 2018 

Virtual Task Force Meeting’’ no later 

than Thursday, January 25, 2018. 

The tentative agenda for this meeting 

includes the following: 

• Updates Since November 2017 

Meeting 

• Overview and Status Report on the 

Work of the Subcommittees 

• Taking Apprenticeship to Scale 

• Next Meeting and Next Steps 

Also in the interest of increasing 

public participation, any member of the 

public who wishes to provide a written 

statement should send it via electronic 

mail to Apprenticeshiptaskforce@

dol.gov, subject line ‘‘Public Comment 

February 2018 Virtual Task Force 

Meeting.’’ The agenda and meeting 

logistics may be updated between the 

time of this publication and the 

scheduled date of the Task Force 

meeting. All meeting updates will be 

posted to the Task Force website: 

https://www.dol.gov/apprenticeship/ 

task-force.htm. 

Rosemary Lahasky, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for the 

Employment and Training Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Cognitive 

and Psychological Research 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (BLS) sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) titled, 

‘‘Cognitive and Psychological 

Research,’’ to the Office of Management 


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and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval for continued use, without 

change, 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 agency receives 

on or before February 15, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov website at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201708-112201- 

004 (this link will only become active 

on the day following publication of this 

notice) or by contacting Michel Smyth 

by telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 

202–693–8064, (these are not toll-free 

numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for DOL–BLS, Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 

20503; by Fax: 202–395–5806 (this is 

not a toll-free number); or by email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Commenters are encouraged, but not 

required, to send a courtesy copy of any 

comments by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Attn: 

Departmental Information Compliance 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not 

toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks to extend PRA authority for the 

Cognitive and Psychological Research 

information collection. The BLS 

Behavioral Science Research Center 

(BSRC) conducts psychological research 

focusing on the design and execution of 

the data collection process in order to 

improve the quality of data collected by 

the Bureau. The research is aimed at 

improving data collection quality by 

assessing questionnaire/form 

management and administration, as well 

as issues that relate to interviewer 

training and interaction with 

respondents during the interview 

process. BSRC staff work closely with 

economists and/or program specialists 

responsible for defining the concepts to 

be measured by BLS collection 

programs. This laboratory research 

enhances BLS survey data quality. 

Improvements are made by examining 

psychological and cognitive aspects of 

BLS data collection procedures, 

including questionnaire design, 

interviewing procedures, collection 

modalities, and administrative 

technology. The BLS Authorizing 

Statute authorizes this information 

collection. See 29 U.S.C. 1, 2. 

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 it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

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 Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1220–0141. 

OMB authorization for an ICR cannot 

be for more than three (3) years without 

renewal, and the current approval for 

this collection is scheduled to expire on 

April 30, 2018. The DOL seeks to extend 

PRA authorization for this information 

collection for three (3) more years, 

without any change to existing 

requirements. The DOL notes that 

existing information collection 

requirements submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 1, 2017 (82 FR 35826). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within thirty (30) days of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. In order to help ensure 

appropriate consideration, comments 

should mention OMB Control Number 

1220–0141. The OMB is particularly 

interested in comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• 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. 

Agency: DOL–BLS. 

Title of Collection: Cognitive and 

Psychological Research. 

OMB Control Number: 1220–0141. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

businesses or other for-profits and 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 18,300. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 18,300. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

6,300 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

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

Dated: January 8, 2018. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00556 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Proposed Collection, Comment 

Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing collections of 

information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA95). This program 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. The Bureau of 

Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting 

comments concerning the proposed 

revision of the ‘‘Local Area 

Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) 

Program’’. A copy of the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) can 

be obtained by contacting the individual 


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