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• Where applicable, the number of 

days in the last 12 months the 

respondent worked while ill with 

COVID–19. 

• Whether the respondent or anyone 

in the respondent’s household received 

a COVID–19 unemployment benefit in 

the last 12 months. 

The additional health information to 

be collected is: 

• Whether the respondent has been 

diagnosed with COVID–19. 

• Whether COVID–19 prevented the 

respondent from seeking health care. 

• Whether the respondent faced any 

barriers to being tested for COVID–19. 

• Whether the respondent has been 

vaccinated against COVID–19. 

• Where applicable, the reason(s) 

why the respondent has not been 

vaccinated. 

• Whether the respondent screens 

positive for depression. 

The additional safety and health 

information to be collected is: 

• Where applicable, information on 

safety and health protocols in employerprovided, rent-free housing. 

• Whether there are COVID–19 safety 

and health protocols in place at the 

respondent’s farm job at the time of the 

interview. 

The Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended 

(29 U.S.C. 49f(d) and 49l–2(a)) 

authorizes this information collection. 

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 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. 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

provide comments to the contact shown 

in the ADDRESSES section. To receive 

consideration, you must provide written 

comments, which DOL will summarize 

and include in the request for OMB 

approval of the final ICR. In order to 

help ensure appropriate consideration, 

comments should mention OMB Control 

No. 1205–0453. 

Submitted comments will also be a 

matter of public record for this ICR and 

posted on the internet, without 

redaction. DOL encourages commenters 

not to include personally identifiable 

information, confidential business data, 

or other sensitive statements/ 

information in any comments. 

DOL 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–ETA. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title of Collection: National 

Agricultural Workers Survey. 

Form: Primary Questionnaire. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0453. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households, Private Sector. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,476. 

Frequency: Annual. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

4,476. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: 45 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,484 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Cost 

Burden: $0. 

Lenita Jacobs-Simmons, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment 

and Training, Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19068 Filed 9–2–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Veterans’ Employment and Training 

Service 

Solicitation of Nominations for 

Appointment to the Advisory 

Committee on Veterans’ Employment, 

Training, and Employer Outreach 

(ACVETEO) 

AGENCY: Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Service (VETS), Department of 

Labor (DOL). 

ACTION: Solicitation of nominations. 

SUMMARY: Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Service is seeking nominations 

of qualified candidates to be considered 

for appointment as members of the 

Advisory Committee on Veterans’ 

Employment, Training, and Employer 

Outreach (ACVETEO, or the 

Committee). The Secretary of Labor will 

appoint at least 12, but no more than 16, 

members who serve as Special 

Government Employees. Members will 

consist of: (1) Seven individuals, one 

each from among the representatives 

nominated by (a) the Society for Human 

Resource Management, (b) the Business 

Roundtable, (c) National Association of 

State Workforce Agencies, (d) the 

United States Chamber of Commerce, (e) 

the National Federation of Independent 

Business, (f) a nationally recognized 

labor union or organization and (g) the 

National Governors Association; (2) no 

more than five representatives 

nominated by Veterans Service 

Organizations that have a national 

employment program; and (3) no more 

than five individuals who are 

recognized authorities in the fields of 

business, employment, training, 

rehabilitation, or labor and who are not 

employees of DOL. 

DATES: Nominations for membership on 

the Committee must be received no later 

than 11:59 p.m. EST on October 31, 

2021. Packages received after this time 

will not be considered for the current 

membership cycle. 

ADDRESSES: All nomination packages 

must be sent by email to the Designated 

Federal Official to ACVETEO@dol.gov 

subject line ‘‘2021 ACVETEO 

Nomination’’. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Gregory Green, Designated Federal 

Official for the ACVETEO, ACVETEO@

dol.gov, (202) 693–4734. Additional 

information regarding the Committee, 

including its charter, current 

membership list, annual reports and 

meeting minutes, may be found at 

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/ 

about/advisorycommittee. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

ACVETEO is a Congressionally 

mandated advisory committee 

authorized under Title 38, U.S. Code, 

Section 4110 and subject to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 

2, as amended. The ACVETEO is 

responsible for: Assessing employment 

and training needs of veterans; 

determining the extent to which the 

programs and activities of the U.S. 

Department of Labor meet these needs; 

assisting to conduct outreach to 

employers seeking to hire veterans; 

making recommendations to the 

Secretary, through the Assistant 

Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Service, with respect to 

outreach activities and employment and 

training needs of veterans; and carrying 


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out such other activities necessary to 

make required reports and 

recommendations. DOL is soliciting 

nominations for members to serve on 

the Committee. As required by statute, 

the members of the Committee are 

appointed by the Secretary from the 

general public. DOL seeks nominees 

with the following experience: 

(1) Diversity in professional and 

personal qualifications; 

(2) Experience in military service; 

(3) Current work with veterans; 

(4) Veterans disability subject matter 

expertise; 

(5) Experience working in large and 

complex organizations; 

(6) Experience in transition 

assistance; 

(7) Experience in the protection of 

employment and reemployment rights; 

(8) Experience in education, skills 

training, integration into the workforce 

and outreach; 

(9) Understanding of licensing and 

credentialing issues; and/or 

(10) Experience in military/veteran 

apprenticeship programs. 

Requirements for Nomination 

Submission: Nominations should be 

formatted in PDF and saved as one 

document (one nomination per 

nominator). The nomination package 

should be submitted in the following 

order and include: 

(1) Letter of nomination that clearly 

states the name and affiliation of the 

nominee, the basis for the nomination 

(i.e., specific attributes, including 

military service, if applicable, that 

qualifies the nominee for service in this 

capacity); 

(2) Statement from the nominee 

indicating willingness to regularly 

attend and participate in Committee 

meetings; 

(3) Nominee’s contact information, 

including name, mailing address, 

telephone number(s), and email address; 

(4) Nominee’s curriculum vitae or 

resume; 

(5) Summary of the nominee’s 

experience and qualifications relative to 

the experience listed above; 

(6) Nominee biography; 

(7) Provide a summary of the Veterans 

Service Organization’s (VSO) national 

employment program: To be considered 

a national employment program, the 

VSO must offer nationwide access to 

employment resources for veterans 

seeking employment. 

(8) Recognition as a VSO accredited 

by the Department of Veterans Affairs 

through the Office of the General 

Counsel, listed on this site: https://

www.va.gov/ogc/apps/accreditation/ 

index.asp. 

(9) Statement that the nominee has no 

apparent conflicts of interest that would 

preclude membership. 

(10) An affirmative statement that the 

nominee is not a federally registered 

lobbyist, and that the nominee 

understands that, if appointed, the 

nominee will not be allowed to continue 

to serve as an Advisory Committee 

member if the nominee becomes a 

federally registered lobbyist. 

Individuals selected for appointment 

to the Committee will be reimbursed for 

per diem and travel for attending inperson Committee meetings. The 

Department makes every effort to ensure 

that the membership of its federal 

advisory committees is fairly balanced 

in terms of points of view represented. 

Every effort is made to ensure that a 

broad representation of geographic 

areas, gender, racial and ethnic minority 

groups, and the disabled are given 

consideration for membership. 

Appointment to this Committee shall be 

made without discrimination because of 

a person’s race, color, religion, sex 

(including gender identity, transgender 

status, sexual orientation, and 

pregnancy), national origin, age, 

disability, or genetic information. An 

ethics review is conducted for each 

selected nominee. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on August 26, 

2021. 

James Rodriquez, 

Acting Assistant Secretary, Veterans’ 

Employment and Training. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19066 Filed 9–2–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–79–P 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Endowment for the Arts 

30-Day Notice for the ‘‘NEA American 

Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Grants to 

Organizations and Grants to Local Arts 

Agencies for Subgranting Notices of 

Funding Opportunties (NOFOs)’’ 

AGENCY: National Endowment for the 

Arts (NEA), National Foundation on the 

Arts and the Humanities. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed collection; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: The NEA, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, conducts a 

preclearance 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. This program 

helps to ensure that requested data is 

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 is properly assessed. 

Currently, the NEA is soliciting 

comments concerning the proposed 

information collection of: NEA 

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 

Grants to Organizations and Grants to 

Local Arts Agencies for Subgranting 

Notices of Funding Opportunities 

(NOFOs). Copies of this ICR, with 

applicable supporting documentation, 

may be obtained by visiting 

www.Reginfo.gov. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments within 30 days from 

the date of this publication in the 

Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the 

National Endowment for the Arts, Office 

of Management and Budget, Room 

10235, Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the 

National Endowment for the Arts, Office 

of Management and Budget, Room 

10235, Washington, DC 20503, (T) 202– 

395–7316. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) is 

particularly interested in comments 

which: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3) 

Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(4) Could help minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of electronic submission of 

responses through Grants.gov. 

Agency: National Endowment for the 

Arts. 

Title: NEA American Rescue Plan Act 

of 2021 Grants to Organizations and 

Grants to Local Arts Agencies for 

Subgranting Programs NOFOs. 

OMB Number: 3135–0143. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

8,500. 

Total burden hours: 59,500 hours. 


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