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(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: Underground 

Retorts. 

OMB Control Number: 1219–0096. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits. 

Number of Respondents: 1. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Number of Responses: 1. 

Annual Burden Hours: 160 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. 2024–29835 Filed 12–17–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection; Attorney 

Acknowledgement/Instructions 

Relating to Representative Fee 

Applications; OMB Control No. 1240– 

0049 

AGENCY: Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, Division of 

Federal Employees’ Compensation, 

(OWCP/DFEC) 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, 

Division of Federal Employees’ 

Compensation, (OWCP/DFEC) is 

soliciting comments on the information 

collection for Attorney 

Acknowledgement/Instructions Relating 

to Representative Fee Applications, CA– 

143/CA–155. 

DATES: All comments must be received 

on or before February 18, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comment 

as follows. Please note that late, 

untimely filed comments will not be 

considered. 

Electronic Submissions: Submit 

electronic comments in the following 

way: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

for WCPO–2024–0021–0001. Comments 

submitted electronically, including 

attachments, to https://

www.regulations.gov will be posted to 

the docket, with no changes. Because 

your comment will be made public, you 

are responsible for ensuring that your 

comment does not include any 

confidential information that you or a 

third party may not wish to be posted, 

such as your or anyone else’s Social 

Security number or confidential 

business information. 

• If your comment includes 

confidential information that you do not 

wish to be made available to the public, 

submit the comment as a written/paper 

submission. 

Written/Paper Submissions: Submit 

written/paper submissions in the 

following way: 

• Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit 

DOL–OWCP/DFEC, Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, Division of 

Federal Employees’ Compensation, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Ave. NW, Room S–3323, Washington, 

DC 20210. 

• OWCP/DFEC 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, Division of 

Federal Employees’ Longshore, and 

Harbor Workers’ Compensation, OWCP/ 

DFELHWC, at suggs.anjanette@dol.gov 

(email); (202) 354–9660. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Division of Federal Employees’ 

Compensation (DFEC) administers the 

Federal Employees’ Compensation Act 

(FECA). A Federal employee who 

sustains a work-related injury is entitled 

to receive compensation under the 

FECA. Under 5 U.S.C. 8127(a) and in 

accordance with 20 CFR 10.700 and 

702.131, a claimant may authorize an 

attorney or other individual to represent 

his or her interests in any proceeding 

before the Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs (OWCP). Under 

5 U.S.C. 8127(b) and in accordance with 

20 CFR 10.702 and 702.132, fees for 

representatives’ services must first be 

approved by the Secretary. The 

representative is entitled to request a fee 

for services under 20 CFR 10.700–703 

(Federal Employees’ Compensation Act 

(FECA)). The fee must be approved by 

the OWCP before any demand for 

payment can be made by the 

representative. 

See: https://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/ 

regs/statutes/feca.htm. 

eCFR: 20 CFR part 10—Claims for 

Compensation Under the Federal 

Employees’ Compensation Act, as 

Amended. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

OWCP/DFEC is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed information 

collection related to the Attorney 

Acknowledgement/Instructions Relating 

to Representative Fee Applications. 

OWCP/DFEC 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/ 

DFEC’s estimate of the burden related to 

the information collection, including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used in the estimate; 

• 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/DFEC located at 200 

Constitution Ave. NW, Room S–3323, 

Washington, DC 20210. Questions about 

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1See Docket No. RM2018–3, Order Adopting 

Final Rules Relating to Non-Public Information, 

June 27, 2018, Attachment A at 19–22 (Order No. 

4679). 

may be directed to the person listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

III. Current Actions 

This information collection request 

concerns the Attorney 

Acknowledgement/Instructions Relating 

to Representative Fee Applications, CA– 

143/CA–155. OWCP/DFEC has updated 

the data with respect to the number of 

respondents, responses, burden hours, 

and burden costs supporting this 

information collection request from the 

previous information collection request. 

Type of Review: Extension, with 

change, of a currently approved 

collection. 

Agency: Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, Division of 

Federal Employees’ Compensation, 

OWCP/DFEC. 

OMB Number: 1240–0049. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

Business or other For-profits. 

Number of Respondents: 6,328. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Number of Responses: 6,328. 

Annual Burden Hours: 3,164 hours. 

Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper 

Cost: $1,107,400.00. 

OWCP/DFEC 1240–0049: OWCP/ 

DFEC Attorney Acknowledgement/ 

Instructions Relating to Representative 

Fee Applications. 

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 Suggs, 

Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29866 Filed 12–17–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CH–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. K2025–814; MC2025–770 and 

K2025–769; MC2025–793 and K2025–792; 

MC2025–794 and K2025–793; MC2025–795 

and K2025–794; MC2025–796 and K2025– 

795; MC2025–797 and K2025–796; MC2025– 

798 and K2025–797; MC2025–799 and 

K2025–798; MC2025–800 and K2025–799; 

MC2025–801 and K2025–800; MC2025–802 

and K2025–801; MC2025–803 and K2025– 

802; MC2025–804 and K2025–803; MC2025– 

805 and K2025–804; MC2025–806 and 

K2025–805; MC2025–807 and K2025–806; 

MC2025–808 and K2025–807; MC2025–809 

and K2025–808; MC2025–810 and K2025– 

809; MC2025–811 and K2025–810; MC2025– 

812 and K2025–811; MC2025–813 and 

K2025–812; MC2025–814 and K2025–813; 

MC2025–815 and K2025–815; MC2025–816 

and K2025–816; MC2025–817 and K2025– 

817] 

New Postal Products 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recent Postal Service filing for the 

Commission’s consideration concerning 

a negotiated service agreement. This 

notice informs the public of the filing, 

invites public comment, and takes other 

administrative steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: December 

20, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at https://

www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit 

comments electronically should contact 

the person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section by 

telephone for advice on filing 

alternatives. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 

202–789–6820. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Public Proceeding(s) 

III. Summary Proceeding(s) 

I. Introduction 

Pursuant to 39 CFR 3041.405, the 

Commission gives notice that the Postal 

Service filed request(s) for the 

Commission to consider matters related 

to Competitive negotiated service 

agreement(s). The request(s) may 

propose the addition of a negotiated 

service agreement from the Competitive 

product list or the modification of an 

existing product currently appearing on 

the Competitive product list. 

The public portions of the Postal 

Service’s request(s) can be accessed via 

the Commission’s website (https://

www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of 

the Postal Service’s request(s), if any, 

can be accessed through compliance 

with the requirements of 39 CFR 

3011.301.1

Section II identifies the docket 

number(s) associated with each Postal 

Service request, if any, that will be 

reviewed in a public proceeding as 

defined by 39 CFR 3010.101(p), the title 

of each such request, the request’s 

acceptance date, and the authority cited 

by the Postal Service for each request. 

For each such request, the Commission 

appoints an officer of the Commission to 

represent the interests of the general 

public in the proceeding, pursuant to 39 

U.S.C. 505 and 39 CFR 3000.114 (Public 

Representative). Section II also 

establishes comment deadline(s) 

pertaining to each such request. 

The Commission invites comments on 

whether the Postal Service’s request(s) 

identified in Section II, if any, are 

consistent with the policies of title 39. 

Applicable statutory and regulatory 

requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 

U.S.C. 3633, 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 

part 3035, and 39 CFR part 3041. 

Comment deadline(s) for each such 

request, if any, appear in Section II. 

Section III identifies the docket 

number(s) associated with each Postal 

Service request, if any, to add a 

standardized distinct product to the 

Competitive product list or to amend a 

standardized distinct product, the title 

of each such request, the request’s 

acceptance date, and the authority cited 

by the Postal Service for each request. 

Standardized distinct products are 

negotiated service agreements that are 

variations of one or more Competitive 

products, and for which financial 

models, minimum rates, and 

classification criteria have undergone 

advance Commission review. See 39 

CFR 3041.110(n); 39 CFR 3041.205(a). 

Such requests are reviewed in summary 

proceedings pursuant to 39 CFR 

3041.325(c)(2) and 39 CFR 

3041.505(f)(1). Pursuant to 39 CFR 

3041.405(c)–(d), the Commission does 

not appoint a Public Representative or 

request public comment in proceedings 

to review such requests. 

II. Public Proceeding(s) 

1. Docket No(s).: K2025–814; Filing 

Title: Request of the United States Postal 

Service Concerning Functionally 

Equivalent Inbound Competitive MultService Agreement with Foreign Postal 

Operator—FY25–2; Filing Acceptance 


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