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accordance with paragraph (f) of this 

section. You must keep such records for, 

at a minimum, 3 years after the date 

such record was created. You must 

make all records required under this 

subpart available within 1 business day 

to an authorized FDA representative, 

upon request, for inspection and 

copying. Upon FDA request, you must 

provide within a reasonable time an 

English translation of records 

maintained in a language other than 

English. 

(1) Records must be kept as original 

records, as true copies (such as 

photocopies or other accurate 

reproductions of the original records), or 

as electronic records. 

(2) Electronic records must comply 

with part 11 of this chapter. 

(3) Documents and records must be 

retrieved as originals or true copies, and 

available for copying by FDA, including 

by computer or other electronic means, 

using equipment readily accessible to 

FDA during an inspection. If requested 

in writing by FDA, you must send 

records electronically, or through 

another means that delivers the records 

within 1 business day, rather than 

making the records available for review 

at your place of business. 

(h) What consequences result from 

failing to test talc ingredients or talccontaining product for asbestos or 

failing to rely on and verify a certificate 

of analysis from the talc ingredient 

supplier? Failure of a manufacturer to 

test a talc ingredient or a talc-containing 

product in compliance with paragraph 

(c) of this section renders the product 

adulterated under section 601(c) of the 

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 

(i) What consequences result from 

failing to comply with the recordkeeping 

requirements? Failure of a manufacturer 

to operate in compliance with the 

requirements of paragraph (g) of this 

section renders the cosmetic product 

adulterated under section 601(c) of the 

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 

(j) What consequences result from the 

presence of asbestos in a talc-containing 

cosmetic product, or in talc used in that 

cosmetic product, or from the presence 

of asbestos in talc intended for use in 

cosmetics? If asbestos is present in a 

talc-containing cosmetic product or in 

talc used in that cosmetic product, that 

cosmetic product is adulterated under 

section 601(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, 

and Cosmetic Act. If asbestos is present 

in talc intended for use in a cosmetic, 

that talc is adulterated under section 

601(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 

Cosmetic Act. 

(k) Incorporation by reference. 

Material listed in this paragraph (k) is 

incorporated by reference into this 

section with approval of the Director of 

the Federal Register under 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. All approved 

material is available for inspection at 

the Food and Drug Administration and 

at the National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). Contact the 

Food and Drug Administration between 

9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through 

Friday at: Dockets Management Staff, 

(HFA–305), Food and Drug 

Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 

1061, Rockville, MD 20852; phone: 240– 

402–7500; email: DMSInbox@

fda.hhs.gov. For information on the 

availability of this material at NARA, 

visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/ 

cfr/ibr-locations or email fr.inspection@

nara.gov. The material may be obtained 

from The International Organization for 

Standardization (ISO), BIBC II, Chemin 

de Blandonnet 8, CP 401, 1214 Vernier, 

Geneva, Switzerland; phone: +41–22– 

749–01–11; email: customerservice@

iso.org; website: https://www.iso.org/ 

store.html. 

(1) ISO 22262–1:2012(E), ‘‘Air 

quality—Bulk materials—Part 1: 

Sampling and qualitative determination 

of asbestos in commercial bulk 

materials,’’ Annex D, Asbestos 

identification by PLM and dispersion 

staining in commercial materials, First 

edition, July 1, 2012. 

(2) ISO 10312:2019(E), ‘‘Ambient air— 

Determination of asbestos fibres—Direct 

transfer transmission electron 

microscopy method,’’ Annex C, 

Structure counting criteria, Figure C.1, 

Second edition, October 10, 2019. 

§§ 730.4–730.100 [Reserved] 

Subparts B Through K [Reserved] 

Dated: December 17, 2024. 

Robert M. Califf, 

Commissioner of Food and Drugs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

29 CFR Parts 29 and 30 

[Docket No. ETA–2023–0004] 

RIN 1205–AC13 

National Apprenticeship System 

Enhancements; Withdrawal 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Withdrawal of proposed rule 

and termination of rulemaking 

proceeding. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the 

Department) is withdrawing its notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM or 

proposed rule), which proposed to 

revise the Federal regulations 

implementing the National 

Apprenticeship Act of 1937 (NAA). 

DATES: The Department is withdrawing 

the proposed rule published on January 

17, 2024 (89 FR 3118), as of December 

27, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The docket is available at 

https://www.regulations.gov—Docket 

No. ETA–2023–0004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Paczynski, Administrator, 

Office of Policy Development and 

Research, U.S. Department of Labor, 

Employment and Training 

Administration, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Room N–5641, 

Washington, DC 20210, Telephone: 

202–693–3700 (voice) (this is not a tollfree number). For persons with a 

hearing or speech disability who need 

assistance to use the telephone system, 

please dial 711 to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The NAA (29 U.S.C. 50) authorizes 

the Secretary of the Department of Labor 

(the Secretary) to ‘‘formulate and 

promote the furtherance of labor 

standards necessary to safeguard the 

welfare of apprentices, to extend the 

application of such standards by 

encouraging the inclusion thereof in 

contracts of apprenticeship, to bring 

together employers and labor for the 

formulation of programs of 

apprenticeship, [and] to cooperate with 

State agencies engaged in the 

formulation and promotion of standards 

of apprenticeship.’’ Under this 

authority, the Department established 

the registered apprenticeship program. 

The Department set forth labor 

standards designed to facilitate these 

statutory directives through its 

implementing regulations at 29 CFR part 

29. Those regulations prescribe 

minimum quality and content 

requirements with respect to a 

program’s standards of apprenticeship 

and its apprenticeship agreements; 

establish procedures concerning the 

registration, cancellation, and 

deregistration of apprenticeship 

programs; and set forth a mechanism for 

the recognition of State Apprenticeship 

Agencies (SAAs) as Registration 

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oversee registered apprenticeship 

programs in a State. A companion 

regulation, at 29 CFR part 30, also 

implements the NAA by setting forth 

minimum Equal Employment 

Opportunity in Apprenticeship 

requirements that registered 

apprenticeship programs must follow to 

obtain and maintain registration status. 

Summary of the Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking 

On January 17, 2024, the Department 

published an NPRM titled ‘‘National 

Apprenticeship System Enhancements’’ 

in the Federal Register (89 FR 3118) 

proposing to revise the regulations for 

registered apprenticeship at 29 CFR 

parts 29 and 30 by enhancing worker 

protections and equity, improving the 

quality of registered apprenticeship 

programs, revising the State governance 

provisions, and more clearly 

establishing critical pipelines to 

registered apprenticeship programs, 

such as by creating registered career and 

technical education (CTE) 

apprenticeships. The NPRM invited 

written comments from the public 

concerning the proposed rulemaking 

through March 18, 2024. 

Summary of Comments 

The Department received comment 

submissions from 2,115 commenters, 

which included 9 form letters that 

accounted for 1,760 comments, and 333 

unique comments (substantive and nonsubstantive). Additionally, 22 comments 

were duplicates or not related to the 

subject of this rulemaking. The 

commenters represented a range of 

stakeholders from the public, non-profit, 

and private sectors, and individuals, 

including current and former 

apprentices. Among other things, 

commenters focused on three primary 

areas: (1) the scope and nature of the 

proposed program quality 

enhancements and worker protections, 

and the impact and burdens on program 

sponsors and employers in making 

those enhancements, (2) proposed 

changes to the governance structure of 

SAAs, and (3) the proposal to create a 

new model of registered CTE 

apprenticeship. 

Rationale for Withdrawal 

The Department has considered the 

detailed feedback, analysis, proposed 

alternatives, and dialogue generated by 

the publication of the NPRM. The 

Department broadly notes that the 

breadth and diversity of stakeholders 

commenting, as well as the unique 

perspectives provided, is a testament to 

the strength and growth of the registered 

apprenticeship model overall as a 

solution to America’s workforce needs 

across a wide range of industries. The 

Department believes that the dialogue 

spurred by the NPRM demonstrates a 

need for a robust and modernized 

approach to registered apprenticeship 

with more clearly defined roles and 

responsibilities, more points of entry, 

and improved accessibility for 

employers to join or register programs 

and for job seekers to become 

apprentices in those programs. 

Through this rulemaking, the 

Department sought to strengthen the 

National Apprenticeship System and 

balance the needs of all apprenticeship 

stakeholders. The Department engaged 

in stakeholder outreach prior to the 

development of the proposed rule. The 

Department believes that commenters 

have raised some ideas and concepts— 

particularly regarding the impact and 

value of the proposed quality 

enhancements, proposed SAA 

governance provisions, and the 

registered CTE apprenticeship 

proposal—that would benefit from more 

outreach and dialogue with interested 

parties and the regulated community 

before it develops a new regulatory 

proposal updating the governing 

regulations for the National 

Apprenticeship System and registered 

apprenticeship programs. Therefore, the 

Department is withdrawing the 

proposed rule. 

Conclusion 

By withdrawing the proposed rule, 

the Department is eliminating the 

pending nature of this rulemaking. The 

Department intends to engage with all 

interested parties to discuss and 

consider future enhancements and 

impacts for the quality and expansion of 

registered apprenticeship and the roles 

and responsibilities of stakeholders in 

the National Apprenticeship System. If 

the Department decides to revise parts 

29 and 30 at a later date, it will issue 

a new NPRM in the Federal Register. 

Accordingly, the NPRM published in 

the Federal Register on January 17, 

2024, at 89 FR 3118 is withdrawn. 

Jose ́ Javier Rodrı ́guez, 

Assistant Secretary for Employment and 

Training, Labor. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

34 CFR Part 300 

[Docket ID ED–2022–OSERS–0052] 

RIN 1820–AB82 

Assistance to States for the Education 

of Children With Disabilities; 

Withdrawal 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Withdrawal of notice of 

proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary is withdrawing 

a notice of proposed rulemaking, which 

proposed to amend regulations under 

Part B of the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act (Part B of 

IDEA or the Act) that govern the 

Assistance to States for the Education of 

Children with Disabilities program, 

including the Preschool Grants program. 

Specifically, the Secretary proposed to 

amend the IDEA Part B regulations to 

remove the requirement for public 

agencies to obtain parental consent prior 

to accessing for the first time a child’s 

or parent’s public benefits or insurance 

to provide or pay for required IDEA Part 

B services. 

DATES: The notice of proposed 

rulemaking published in the Federal 

Register at 88 FR 31659 on May 18, 

2023, is withdrawn as of December 23, 

2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebecca Walawender, U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, 

Room 5130, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 

(202) 245–7399. Email: 

Rebecca.Walawender@ed.gov. 

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or 

have a speech disability and wish to 

access telecommunications relay 

services, please dial 7–1–1. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On May 18, 2023, the Department 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

proposing to amend the IDEA 

regulations at 34 CFR 300.154(d)(2)(iv), 

which requires a Local Educational 

Agency to obtain informed written 

parental consent before it accesses the 

child’s or parent’s public benefits or 

insurance (e.g., Medicaid, Children’s 

Health Insurance Program) for the first 

time for the provision of Medicaidreimbursable services identified on a 

child’s individualized education 

program (IEP). 88 FR 31659. This 

consent provision was initially added to 


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