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their outstanding advances before 

November 10, 2024, and as a result, 

employers in this state are not subject to 

a FUTA credit reduction for 2024. 

California and New York did not repay 

their outstanding advances before 

November 10, 2024, and had 

outstanding advances on January 1 for 

four consecutive years. Therefore, 

employers in California and New York 

are subject to a FUTA credit reduction 

of 0.9 percent for 2024. 

USVI has had outstanding advances 

on January 1 for 15 consecutive years. 

As a result, employers in USVI were 

potentially liable for the additional 

credit reduction under section 

3302(c)(2)(C) of FUTA. The jurisdiction 

applied for the waiver of this additional 

credit reduction and the Employment 

and Training Administration 

determined that USVI met each of the 

criteria necessary to qualify for the 

waiver of the additional credit 

reduction. Therefore, employers in 

USVI will have no additional credit 

reduction applied for calendar year 

2024. However, because USVI has had 

an outstanding advance on each January 

1 from 2010 through 2024, and 

maintained an outstanding balance on 

November 10, 2024, employers in USVI 

are subject to a FUTA credit reduction 

of 4.2 percent in 2024. 

Jose ́ Javier Rodrı ́guez, 

Assistant Secretary for Employment and 

Training Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28880 Filed 12–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Notification of Methane Detected in 

Underground Metal and Nonmetal Mine 

Atmospheres 

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 January 9, 2025. 

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: Title 30 

CFR 57.22004(c) requires operators of 

underground M/NM mines to notify the 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

(MSHA) as soon as possible if any of the 

following events occur: (a) there is an 

outburst that results in 0.25 percent or 

more methane in the mine atmosphere, 

(b) there is a blowout that results in 0.25 

percent or more methane in the mine 

atmosphere, (c) there is an ignition of 

methane, or (d) air sample results 

indicate 0.25 percent or more methane 

in the mine atmosphere of a I–B, I–C, II– 

B, V–B, or Category VI mine. Under 

§§ 57.22239 and 57.22231, if methane 

reaches 2.0 percent in a Category IV 

mine or if methane reaches 0.25 percent 

in the mine atmosphere of a 

Subcategory I–B, II–B, V–B, or VI mine, 

MSHA shall be notified immediately. 

Although the standards do not specify 

how MSHA is to be notified, MSHA 

anticipates that the notifications would 

be made by telephone. 

Title 30 CFR 57.22229 and 57.22230 

require that the mine atmosphere be 

tested for methane and/or carbon 

dioxide at least once every seven days 

by a competent person or atmospheric 

monitoring system or a combination of 

both. Section 57.2229 applies to 

underground M/NM mines categorized 

as I–A, III, and V–A mines where the 

atmosphere is tested for both methane 

and carbon dioxide. Section 57.22230 

applies to underground M/NM mines 

categorized as II–A mines where the 

atmosphere is tested for methane. 

Where examinations disclose hazardous 

conditions, affected miners must be 

informed. Title 30 CFR 57.22229(d) and 

57.22230(c) require that the person 

performing the tests certify by signature 

and date that the tests have been 

conducted. Certifications of 

examinations shall be kept for at least 

one year and made available to 

authorized representatives of the 

Secretary of Labor. For additional 

substantive information about this ICR, 

see the related notice published in the 

Federal Register on August 15, 2024 (89 

FR 66454). 

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: Notification of 

Methane Detected in Underground 

Metal and Nonmetal Mine Atmospheres. 

OMB Control Number: 1219–0103. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits. 

Number of Respondents: 4. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Number of Responses: 213. 

Annual Burden Hours: 18 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

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

Michael Howell, 

Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28878 Filed 12–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; DieselPowered Equipment in Underground 

Coal 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 


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