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occupational injuries, illnesses, and 

accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act 

also requires that OSHA obtain such 

information with minimum burden 

upon employers, especially those 

operating small businesses, and to 

reduce to the maximum extent feasible 

unnecessary duplication of efforts in 

obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657). 

Under the paperwork requirement 

specified by paragraph (c) of the 

Standard, employers must certify that 

his or her employees have been trained 

as specified by the performancelanguage training provision of the 

Standard. Specifically, employers must 

prepare a certification record which 

includes the identity of the person 

trained, the signature of the employer or 

the person who conducted the training, 

and the date the training was 

completed. The certification record 

shall be prepared at the completion of 

training and shall be maintained on file 

for the duration of the employee’s 

employment. The information collected 

would be used by employers as well as 

compliance officers to determine 

whether employees have been trained 

according to the requirements set forth 

in 29 CFR 1910.268(c). 

II. Special Issues for Comment 

OSHA has a particular interest in 

comments on the following issues: 

• Whether the proposed information 

collection requirements are necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

Agency’s functions, including whether 

the information is useful; 

• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of 

the burden (time and costs) of the 

information collection requirements, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• The quality, utility, and clarity of 

the information collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden on 

employers who must comply; for 

example, by using automated or other 

technological information collection 

and transmission techniques. 

III. Proposed Actions 

OSHA is requesting that OMB extend 

its approval of the information 

collection requirement contained in the 

Standard on Telecommunications (29 

CFR 1910.268). In the existing ICR, the 

Agency calculated burden hours and 

cost for the training certification record 

for all employees working in the 

telecommunications industry. After 

further research, the Agency has found 

that this is not the case; only a 

percentage of employees in 

telecommunications customer service 

and all telecommunications equipment 

installers and repairers, and line 

installers and repairers are subject to the 

training requirement of the Standard. 

Therefore, OSHA is proposing to 

decrease the existing burden hour 

estimate for the collection of 

information requirement specified by 

the Standard from 4,202 hours to 1,507 

hours, for a total decrease of 2,695 

hours. The Agency will summarize the 

comments submitted in response to this 

notice and will include this summary in 

the request to OMB. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Telecommunications (29 CFR 

1910.268). 

OMB Number: 1218–0225. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; not-for-profit organizations; 

Federal Government; State, Local, or 

Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 668. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Average Time per Response: Three (3) 

minutes for an establishment to disclose 

training records and 3 minutes for the 

training record to be generated. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,507. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $0. 

IV. Public Participation—Submission of 

Comments on This Notice and Internet 

Access to Comments and Submissions 

You may submit comments in 

response to this document as follows: 

(1) Electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by 

facsimile (FAX); or (3) by hard copy. All 

comments, attachments, and other 

material must identify the Agency name 

and the OSHA docket number for the 

ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2008–0023). 

You may supplement electronic 

submissions by uploading document 

files electronically. If you wish to mail 

additional materials in reference to an 

electronic or facsimile submission, you 

must submit them to the OSHA Docket 

Office (see the section of this notice 

titled ADDRESSES). The additional 

materials must clearly identify your 

electronic comments by your name, 

date, and the docket number so the 

Agency can attach them to your 

comments. 

Because of security procedures, the 

use of regular mail may cause a 

significant delay in the receipt of 

comments. For information about 

security procedures concerning the 

delivery of materials by hand, express 

delivery, messenger, or courier service, 

please contact the OSHA Docket Office 

at (202) 693–2350 (TTY (877) 889– 

5627). 

Comments and submissions are 

posted without change at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA 

cautions commenters about submitting 

personal information such as social 

security numbers and date of birth. 

Although all submissions are listed in 

the http://www.regulations.gov index, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through this Web site. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

Information on using the http:// 

www.regulations.gov Web site to submit 

comments and access the docket is 

available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ 

link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office 

for information about materials not 

available through the Web site, and for 

assistance in using the Internet to locate 

docket submissions. 

V. Authority and Signature 

Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health, directed the 

preparation of this notice. The authority 

for this notice is the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 

et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order 

No. 5–2007 (72 FR 31159). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on September 

22nd, 2008. 

Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Advisory Committee for Engineering; 

Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as 

amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: Advisory Committee for 

Engineering (1170). 

Date/Time: October 15, 2008: 12 p.m. to 

6:30 p.m.; October 16, 2008: 8 a.m.–12 p.m. 

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Suite 375, Arlington, 

Virginia 22230. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Shirah Pope, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 

Suite 505, Arlington, Virginia 22230. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice, 

recommendations and counsel on major goals 

and policies pertaining to engineering 

programs and activities. 

Agenda 

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Discussion of Potential Future ENG Topics 

Overview of EHR Programs for Broadening 

Participation 

Thursday, October 16 

Report from Subcommittee on Broadening 

Participation and Discussion 

Overview of the Division of Electrical 

Communications and Cyber Systems 

(ECCS) 

ECCS Committee of Visitor’s Report 

Discussion with Arden Bement, Director and 

Kathie Olsen, Deputy Director, NSF 

Dated: September 23, 2008. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

U.S. Chief Financial Officer Council; 

Grants Policy Committee 

ACTION: Notice of open stakeholder 

Webcast meeting and publication of 

draft Implementation Plan. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open stakeholder Webcast meeting 

sponsored by the Grants Policy 

Committee (GPC) of the U.S. Chief 

Financial Officers (CFO) Council, as 

well as the publication of the 

Committee’s draft Implementation Plan 

for public comment. 

DATES: The GPC will hold a Webcast 

meeting on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 

from 2–3:30 p.m., Eastern Time. The 

Webcast will be broadcast live. The 

GPC’s draft Implementation Plan will be 

posted on http://www.GPC.gov as of the 

date of this notice and remain posted 

until at least November 7, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: The GPC October 28 

Webcast meeting will be broadcast from 

and held in Room B–180 of the U.S. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD), 451 7th Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20410. Seating is 

limited—the first 50 people to respond, 

and receive confirmation of the 

response, can be part of the live 

audience. Both federal and non-federal 

employees must R.S.V.P. to reserve a 

seat by contacting Charisse CarneyNunes at GPCWebcast@nsf.gov. All who 

have reserved seating must arrive at the 

HUD building fifteen minutes prior to 

broadcast (arrive on the North side of 

the building). You must have a 

government-issued photo ID to gain 

access and will have to go through 

security screening. The GPC encourages 

non-federal organizations staffs and 

members to attend the meeting in 

person or via Webcast. 

Overview: This Webcast will serve 

several purposes: (1) To update the 

public on the latest news of the GPC; (2) 

to present the draft Implementation Plan 

to the public and allow for public 

comment; and (3) to update the public 

on the status of the pilot that will be 

conducted in furtherance of the Federal 

Financial Accountability and 

Transparency Act (Transparency Act) to 

collect federal grantee subaward data. 

Webcast presenters will be available for 

a question & answer period after the 

presentations. 

Further Information about the GPC 

Webcast: Questions on the Webcast 

should be directed to Charisse CarneyNunes, National Science Foundation, 

4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 

22230; e-mail, GPCWebcast@nsf.gov. 

Information and materials that pertain 

to this Webcast meeting, including the 

call-in telephone number and the 

agenda will be posted on the Grants 

Policy Committee’s Web site at http:// 

www.GPC.gov on the ‘‘Webcasts and 

Outreach’’ page. The link to view the 

Webcast will be posted on this site, 

along with Webcast instructions. After 

the meeting, a link to its recording will 

be posted on http://www.GPC.gov for at 

least 90 days. 

Comments Submission Information: 

You may submit comments during the 

Webcast meeting via telephone or email. The call-in telephone number, 

which may be used only DURING the 

live Webcast, is 202–708–0995. The email address for comments, which 

should be used only DURING the 

Webcast is HUDTV@HUD.GOV. After 

the Webcast, you may submit comments 

via e-mail through the close of business 

on Friday, November 7, 2008. The email address for comments after the 

Webcast is GPCWebcast@nsf.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

Webcast meeting has been made 

possible by the cooperation of the 

National Science Foundation, HUD, and 

the GPC. 

Webcast Materials: Webcast materials 

including the agenda, the GPC’s draft 

Implementation Plan, Webcast meeting 

slides, and feedback form are posted at 

http://www.GPC.gov on the Webcasts 

and Outreach page. 

Purpose of the Webcast meeting: The 

purpose of the Webcast meeting is 

threefold: (1) To update the public on 

the latest news of the GPC; (2) to present 

the GPC’s draft Implementation Plan to 

the public and allow for public 

comment; and (3) to update the public 

on the status of the pilot that will be 

conducted in furtherance of the Federal 

Financial Accountability and 

Transparency Act (Transparency Act) to 

collect federal grantee subaward data. 

Presenters will be available for a 

question and answer period after the 

presentations. A key purpose of the 

Webcast meeting is to seek stakeholder 

input into the language describing the 

GPC’s planned implementation of its 

strategic plan, including the mapping of 

its potential products to fulfill the 

agreed-upon strategic objectives of the 

GPC. The Webcast materials are being 

offered to stimulate public input into 

the GPC’s long-term planning and 

prioritization efforts and to receive 

input from stakeholders to inform 

government efforts as they relate to 

streamlining and stewardship of federal 

policy and practice relating to grants, 

cooperative agreements, and federal 

financial assistance. 

Meeting structure and agenda: The 

October 28th Webcast meeting will have 

the following structure and agenda: 

(1) Welcome; 

(2) GPC Update; 

(3) Draft Implementation Plan 

Presentation; 

(4) Transparency Act Subaward Pilot 

update; and 

(5) Participants’ discussion, questions 

and comments. 

Background: The GPC is a committee 

of the U.S. Chief Financial Officers 

(CFO) Council. The Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

sponsors the GPC; its membership 

consists of grants policy subject matter 

experts from across the Federal 

Government. The GPC is charged with 

improving the management of federal 

financial assistance government-wide. 

To carry out that role, the committee 

recommends financial assistance 

policies and practices to OMB and 

coordinates related interagency 

activities. The GPC serves the public 

interest in collaboration with other 

Federal Government-wide grants 

initiatives. 

Dated: September 23, 2008. 

Thomas N. Cooley, 

Director, Office of Budget, Finance and Award 

Management of the National Science 

Foundation and Chair of the Grants Policy 

Committee of the U.S. CFO Council. 

Submitted for the National Science 

Foundation on September 23, 2008. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

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