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3 In 2019, the maximum allowable charge under 

20 CFR 655.122(g) and 655.173 was $12.46 per day. 

84 FR 10838 (Mar. 22, 2019). 

4Maximum Per Diem Reimbursement Rates for 

the Continental United States (CONUS), 84 FR 

40413 (August 14, 2019); see also https://

www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates/miebreakdown. 

the annual update to the H–2A 

allowable meal charge is calculated by 

multiplying the current allowable meal 

charge ($12.46) by the 12-month 

percentage change in the CPI–U for 

Food between December 2018 and 

December 2019 ($12.46 × 1.018 = 

$12.68). Accordingly, the updated 

maximum allowable charge under 

§§ 655.122(g) and 655.173 is $12.68 per 

day, and an employer is not permitted 

to charge a worker more than $12.68 per 

day unless the OFLC Certifying Officer 

approves a higher charge, as authorized 

under § 655.173(b).3

Reimbursement for Travel-Related 

Subsistence 

H–2B and H–2A employers must pay 

reasonable travel and subsistence costs, 

including the costs of meals and 

lodging, incurred by workers during 

travel to the worksite from the place 

from which the worker has come to 

work for the employer and from the 

place of employment to the place from 

which the worker departed to work for 

the employer, as well as any such costs 

incurred by the worker incident to 

obtaining a visa authorizing entry to the 

United States for the purpose of H–2A 

or H–2B employment. See 

§§ 655.122(h)(1)–(2) and 655.20(j)(1)(i)– 

(ii). 

Specifically, an H–2A employer is 

responsible for providing, paying in 

advance, or reimbursing a worker for the 

reasonable costs of daily travel-related 

subsistence between the employer’s 

worksite and the place from which the 

worker has come to work for the 

employer, if the worker completes 50 

percent of the work contract period, the 

employer must provide (or pay at the 

time of departure) the worker’s return 

costs, upon the worker completing the 

contract or being dismissed without 

cause. See § 655.122(h)(1)–(2). 

Similarly, an H–2B employer is 

responsible for providing, paying in 

advance, or reimbursing a worker for the 

reasonable costs of transportation and 

daily subsistence between the 

employer’s worksite and the place from 

which the worker has come to work for 

the employer if the worker completes 50 

percent of the job order period and upon 

the worker completing the job order 

period or being dismissed early (for any 

reason), return costs. See 

§ 655.20(j)(1)(i)–(ii). 

The minimum amount of daily travel 

subsistence expense for meals for which 

a worker is entitled to reimbursement 

must be at least as much as the 

employer would charge for providing 

the worker with three meals per day 

during employment (if applicable). 

Under no circumstances may the 

employer reimburse workers less than 

the amount permitted under 

§ 655.173(a) (i.e., the current year’s daily 

meal charge amount of $12.68). The 

maximum amount an employer is 

required to reimburse workers for daily 

travel-related subsistence, as evidenced 

with receipts, is equal to the standard 

Continental United States (CONUS) per 

diem rate, as established by the General 

Services Administration (GSA) at 41 

CFR part 301, formerly published in 

Appendix A and now found at https:// 

www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/perdiem-rates. See Annual Update to 

Allowable Charges for Agricultural 

Workers’ Meals and for Travel 

Subsistence Reimbursement, Including 

Lodging, 84 FR 10838 (Mar. 22, 2019) 

(2019 Update). The standard CONUS 

meals and incidental expenses rate is 

$55.00 per day for 2020.4 Workers who 

qualify for travel reimbursement are 

entitled to reimbursement for meals up 

to the standard CONUS meals and 

incidental expenses rate when they 

provide receipts. In determining the 

appropriate amount of reimbursement 

for meals for less than a full day, the 

employer may limit the meal expense 

reimbursement, with receipts, to 75 

percent of the maximum reimbursement 

for meals, or $41.25, based on the GSA 

per diem schedule. See, 2019 Update, 

84 FR at 40413. If a worker does not 

provide receipts, the employer is not 

obligated to reimburse above the 

minimum stated at § 655.173, as 

specified above. 

If transportation and lodging are not 

provided by the employer, the amount 

an employer must pay for transportation 

and, where required, lodging must be no 

less than (and is not required to be more 

than) the most economical and 

reasonable costs. The employer is 

responsible for those costs necessary for 

the worker to travel to the worksite if 

the worker completes 50 percent of the 

work contract period but is not 

responsible for unauthorized detours. 

The employer also is responsible for the 

costs of return transportation and 

subsistence, including lodging costs 

where necessary, as described above. 

These requirements apply equally to 

instances where the worker is traveling 

within the U.S. to the employer’s 

worksite. See §§ 655.122(h)(1)–(2) and 

655.20(j)(1)(i)–(ii). 

For further information on when the 

employer is responsible for lodging 

costs, please see DOL’s H–2A 

Frequently Asked Questions on Travel 

and Daily Subsistence, on OFLC’s 

website at https://

www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/. 

Signed: 

John Pallasch, 

Assistant Secretary for Employment and 

Training. 

[FR Doc. 2020–05775 Filed 3–19–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

Advisory Board on Toxic Substances 

and Worker Health; Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice; meeting. 

SUMMARY: Announcement of meeting of 

the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances 

and Worker Health (Advisory Board) for 

the Energy Employees Occupational 

Illness Compensation Program Act 

(EEOICPA). 

DATES: The Advisory Board will meet 

April 15–16, 2020, via teleconference, 

from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time both days. 

ADDRESSES: Submission of comments, 

requests to speak, and materials for the 

record: You must submit comments, 

materials, and requests to speak at the 

Advisory Board meeting by April 8, 

2020, identified by the Advisory Board 

name and the meeting date of April 15– 

16, 2020, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Electronically: Send to: 

EnergyAdvisoryBoard@dol.gov (specify 

in the email subject line, for example 

‘‘Request to Speak: Advisory Board on 

Toxic Substances and Worker Health’’). 

• Mail, express delivery, hand 

delivery, messenger, or courier service: 

Submit one copy to the following 

address: U.S. Department of Labor, 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs, Advisory Board on Toxic 

Substances and Worker Health, Room 

S–3522, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20210. 

Instructions: Your submissions must 

include the Agency name (OWCP), the 

committee name (the Advisory Board), 

and the meeting date (April 15–16, 

2020). Due to security-related 

procedures, receipt of submissions by 

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delays. For additional information about 

submissions, see the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

OWCP will make available publicly, 

without change, any comments, requests 

to speak, and speaker presentations, 

including any personal information that 

you provide. Therefore, OWCP cautions 

interested parties against submitting 

personal information such as Social 

Security numbers and birthdates. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

press inquiries: Ms. Laura McGinnis, 

Office of Public Affairs, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room S–1028, 200 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20210; telephone (202) 693–4672; email 

Mcginnis.Laura@DOL.GOV. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Board will meet via 

teleconference: Wednesday, April 15, 

2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern time; and Thursday, April 16, 

2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern time. The teleconference 

number and other details for 

participating remotely will be posted on 

the Advisory Board’s website, http://

www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/ 

compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm, 72 

hours prior to the commencement of the 

first meeting date. Advisory Board 

meetings are open to the public. 

Public comment session: Wednesday, 

April 15, 2020, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 

p.m. Eastern time. Please note that the 

public comment session ends at the 

time indicated or following the last call 

for comments, whichever is earlier. 

Members of the public who wish to 

provide public comments should plan 

to call in to the public comment session 

at the start time listed. 

The Advisory Board is mandated by 

Section 3687 of EEOICPA. The Secretary 

of Labor established the Board under 

this authority and Executive Order 

13699 (June 26, 2015). The purpose of 

the Advisory Board is to advise the 

Secretary with respect to: (1) The Site 

Exposure Matrices (SEM) of the 

Department of Labor; (2) medical 

guidance for claims examiners for 

claims with the EEOICPA program, with 

respect to the weighing of the medical 

evidence of claimants; (3) evidentiary 

requirements for claims under Part B of 

EEOICPA related to lung disease; (4) the 

work of industrial hygienists and staff 

physicians and consulting physicians of 

the Department of Labor and reports of 

such hygienists and physicians to 

ensure quality, objectivity, and 

consistency; (5) the claims adjudication 

process generally, including review of 

procedure manual changes prior to 

incorporation into the manual and 

claims for medical benefits; and (6) such 

other matters as the Secretary considers 

appropriate. The Advisory Board 

sunsets on December 19, 2024. 

The Advisory Board operates in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 

2) and its implementing regulations (41 

CFR part 102–3). 

Agenda: The tentative agenda for the 

Advisory Board meeting includes: 

• Review and follow-up on Advisory 

Board’s previous recommendations, 

data requests, and action items; 

• Discussions from Advisory Board 

working groups; 

• Review of claims; 

• Review of public comments; 

• Review of Board tasks, structure 

and work agenda; 

• Consideration of any new issues; 

and 

• Public comments. 

OWCP transcribes and prepares 

detailed minutes of Advisory Board 

meetings. OWCP posts the transcripts 

and minutes on the Advisory Board web 

page, http://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/ 

regs/compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm, 

along with written comments, speaker 

presentations, and other materials 

submitted to the Advisory Board or 

presented at Advisory Board meetings. 

Public Participation, Submissions and 

Access to Public Record 

Advisory Board meetings: All 

Advisory Board meetings are open to 

the public. Information on how to 

participate in the meeting remotely will 

be posted on the Advisory Board’s 

website. 

Submission of comments: You may 

submit comments using one of the 

methods listed in the SUMMARY section. 

Your submission must include the 

Agency name (OWCP) and date for this 

Advisory Board meeting (April 15–16, 

2020). OWCP will post your comments 

on the Advisory Board website and 

provide your submissions to Advisory 

Board members. 

Because of security-related 

procedures, receipt of submissions by 

regular mail may experience significant 

delays. 

Requests to speak and speaker 

presentations: If you want to address the 

Advisory Board at the meeting you must 

submit a request to speak, as well as any 

written or electronic presentation, by 

April 8, 2020, using one of the methods 

listed in the SUMMARY section. Your 

request may include: 

• The amount of time requested to 

speak; 

• The interest you represent (e.g., 

business, organization, affiliation), if 

any; and 

• A brief outline of the presentation. 

PowerPoint presentations and other 

electronic materials must be compatible 

with PowerPoint 2010 and other 

Microsoft Office 2010 formats. The 

Advisory Board Chair may grant 

requests to address the Board as time 

and circumstances permit. 

Electronic copies of this Federal 

Register notice are available at http://

www.regulations.gov. This notice, as 

well as news releases and other relevant 

information, are also available on the 

Advisory Board’s web page at http://

www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/ 

compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm. 

For further information regarding this 

meeting, you may contact Michael 

Chance, Designated Federal Officer, at 

chance.michael@dol.gov, or Carrie 

Rhoads, Alternate Designated Federal 

Officer, at rhoads.carrie@dol.gov, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Suite S–3524, Washington, 

DC 20210, telephone (202) 343–5580. 

This is not a toll-free number. 

Signed at Washington, DC. 

Julia K. Hearthway, 

Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2020–05943 Filed 3–19–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

[NARA–2020–027] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are planning to request 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) renew its approval for us 

to engage in the following information 

collection consisting of National 

Archives Trust Fund (NATF) order 

forms for genealogical research in the 

National Archives. The NATF forms 

included in this information collection 

are: NATF 84, National Archives Order 

for Copies of Land Entry Files; NATF 

85, National Archives Order for Copies 

of Pension or Bounty Land Warrant 

Applications; and NATF 86, National 

Archives Order for Copies of Military 

Service Records. We invite you to 

comment on the proposed information 

collection. 

DATES: We must receive comments in 

writing on or before May 19, 2020. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent 

by email to tamee.fechhelm@nara.gov, 


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