4804 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 10 / Thursday, January 16, 2025 / Notices 

If additional information is required 

contact: Darwin Arceo, Department 

Clearance Officer, United States 

Department of Justice, Justice 

Management Division, Policy and 

Planning Staff, Two Constitution 

Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218, 

Washington, DC. 

Dated: January 13, 2025. 

Darwin Arceo, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Occupational Safety and Health Act 

Variance Regulations 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Occupational 

Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)- 

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 February 18, 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: 

Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202– 

693–0213, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

several provisions of the OSH Act, 

employers may apply for four different 

types of variances from the 

requirements of OSHA standards. 

Employers submit variance applications 

voluntarily to OSHA, and the 

applications specify alternative means 

of complying with the requirements of 

OSHA standards. The four types of 

variances are: temporary variances 

(section 6(b)(6)(A) of the OSH Act; 29 

U.S.C. 655); experimental variances 

(section 6(b)(6)(C) of the OSH Act; 29 

U.S.C. 655); permanent variances 

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

and national-defense variances (section 

16 of the OSH Act; 29 U.S.C. 665). 

OSHA codified these statutory 

provisions under 29 CFR part 1905 

(‘‘Rules of Practice for Variances, 

Limitations, Variations, Tolerances, and 

Exemptions under the William-Steiger 

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 

1970’’). For additional substantive 

information about this ICR, see the 

related notice published in the Federal 

Register on September 16, 2024 (89 FR 

75587). 

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. 

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOL notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Agency: DOL–OSHA. 

Title of Collection: Occupational 

Safety and Health Act Variance 

Regulations. 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0265. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 12. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 48. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

366 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

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

Nicole Bouchet, 

Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00861 Filed 1–15–25; 8:45 am] 

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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION 

BOARD 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: U.S. Merit Systems Protection 

Board. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Merit Systems 

Protection Board (MSPB), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, intends to 

request approval of a new information 

collection from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

MSPB is submitting this Information 

Collection Request (ICR), entitled 

Accommodation Request Form, OMB 

Control No. 3124–0NEW, for approval 

in accordance with Federal regulations, 

and is requesting public comments. This 

collection was developed as part of 

MSPB’s effort to streamline the process 

for collecting information from 

employees and applicants to MSPB, as 

well as participants in MSPB functions 

(parties and/or participants in MSPB 

appeals, respondents to surveys, and all 

other individuals engaged in activity 

conducted by the MSPB), who seek a 

reasonable accommodation in order for 

MSPB to carry out its functions with 

respect to these individuals. The 

purpose of this notice is to allow 60 

days for public comment preceding 

submission of the collection to OMB. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by March 17, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by using 

only one of the following methods: 

(1) Email. Submit comments to 

privacy@mspb.gov. 

(2) Mail. Submit comments to D. Fon 

Muttamara, Chief Privacy Officer, Office 

of the Clerk of the Board, U.S. Merit 

Systems Protection Board, 1615 M 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20419. 

(3) Fax. Submit comments to (202) 

653–7130. 

All comments must reference ‘‘OMB 

Control No. 3124–0NEW.’’ Regardless of 

the method used for submitting 

comments or material, all submissions 

will be posted, without change, to 


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