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Employment and Training 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Room N–5311, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. 

Such submissions will be included in 

the record for the meeting if received by 

Monday, November 3, 2014. 

4. See below regarding members of 

the public wishing to speak at the ACA 

meeting. 

Purpose of the Meeting and Topics To 

Be Discussed 

The purpose of the meeting will focus 

on Registered Apprenticeship expansion 

efforts. The agenda will cover the 

following topics: 

• The American Apprenticeship 

Initiative 

• Workforce Innovation and 

Opportunity Act (WIOA) and the 

Implications for Registered 

Apprenticeship 

• Federal and State Partnerships 

Supporting Apprenticeship 

Expansion 

• Sector-Based Outreach Efforts and 

Technical Assistance 

• ACA Workgroup Updates 

• New Member FACA Orientation and 

Ethics Training 

• Other Matters of Interest to the 

Apprenticeship Community 

• Public Comment 

• Adjourn 

The agenda and meeting logistics may 

be updated should priority items come 

before the ACA between the time of this 

publication and the scheduled date of 

the ACA meeting. All meeting updates 

will be posted to the Office of 

Apprenticeship’s homepage: http://

www.doleta.gov/oa/. Any member of the 

public who wishes to speak at the 

meeting should indicate the nature of 

the intended presentation and the 

amount of time needed by furnishing a 

written statement to the Designated 

Federal Official, Mr. John V. Ladd, by 

Monday, November 3, 2014. The 

Chairperson will announce at the 

beginning of the meeting the extent to 

which time will permit the granting of 

such requests. 

Portia Wu, 

Assistant Secretary for the Employment and 

Training Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0066] 

Vertical Tandem Lifts in Marine 

Terminals; Extension of the Office of 

Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

Approval of Collection of Information 

(Paperwork) Requirements 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public 

comments concerning its proposal to 

extend the Office of Management and 

Budget’s (OMB) approval of the 

collection of information requirements 

specified by the Standard on Vertical 

Tandem Lifts (VTLs) in Marine 

Terminals. A VTL is the practice of a 

container crane lifting two or more 

intermodal containers, one on top of the 

other, connected by a particular type of 

interbox connector, known as a 

semiautomatic twistlock. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by 

December 8, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Electronically: You may 

submit comments and attachments 

electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

instructions online for submitting 

comments. 

Facsimile: If your comments, 

including attachments, are not longer 

than 10 pages you may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

Mail, hand delivery, express mail, 

messenger, or courier service: When 

using this method, you must submit a 

copy of your comments and attachments 

to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. 

OSHA–2011–0066, Occupational Safety 

and Health Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room N–2625, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries 

(hand, express mail, messenger, and 

courier service) are accepted during the 

Department of Labor’s and Docket 

Office’s normal business hours, 8:15 

a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and the OSHA 

docket number (OSHA–2011–0066) for 

the Information Collection Request 

(ICR). All comments, including any 

personal information you provide, are 

placed in the public docket without 

change, and may be made available 

online at http://www.regulations.gov. 

For further information on submitting 

comments see the ‘‘Public 

Participation’’ heading in the section of 

this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

Docket: To read or download 

comments or other material in the 

docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov 

or the OSHA Docket Office at the 

address above. All documents in the 

docket (including this Federal Register 

notice) are listed in the http://

www.regulations.gov index; however, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download from the Web site. All 

submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

You may also contact Theda Kenney at 

the address below to obtain a copy of 

the ICR. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Theda Kenney or Todd Owen, 

Directorate of Standards and Guidance, 

OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room 

N–3609, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 

693–2222. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Department of Labor, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, 

conducts a preclearance consultation 

program to provide the public with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and continuing information collection 

requirements in accord with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This 

program ensures that information is in 

the desired format, reporting burden 

(time and costs) is minimal, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

OSHA’s estimate of the information 

collection burden is accurate. The 

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 

1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et 

seq.) authorizes information collection 

by employers as necessary or 

appropriate for enforcement of the OSH 

Act or for developing information 

regarding the causes and prevention of 

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). 

The VTL Standard for Marine 

Terminals (29 CFR part 1917) specifies 

the following collection of information 

requirements. The purpose of each of 

these requirements is to provide 

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workers with safe work practices when 

using VTLs. 

Paragraph (i)(8)(iv) of § 1917.71 

requires employers to ensure that the 

interbox connectors used in VTLs has 

been certified by a competent authority 

authorized under § 1918.11 (for interbox 

connectors that are part of a vessel’s 

gear) or § 1917.50 (for other interbox 

connectors). Paragraph (i)(8)(v) requires 

employers to make the certification 

available for inspection and that the 

certificate attests that the interbox 

connector meets the strength criteria 

specified in paragraph (i)(8)(iv) of the 

standard. Also, paragraph (i)(8)(vi) 

requires that each interbox connector be 

clearly and durably marked with its safe 

working load for lifting and with an 

identifying number or mark that will 

enable it to be associated with its test 

certificate. 

The certification is necessary to 

ensure that interbox connector-corner 

casting assemblies have adequate 

strength to ensure the safety of the lift. 

Marking of interbox connectors informs 

employers, workers and OSHA that the 

interbox connectors have been certified. 

Paragraph (j)(2) of § 1917.71 requires 

the employer to develop, implement, 

and maintain a written plan for 

transporting vertically connected 

containers in the terminal. The transport 

plan helps ensure the safety of terminal 

workers and therby enhances 

productivity. Paragraph (k)(2) of 

§ 1917.71 requires that the written 

transport plan include the safe work 

zone and procedures to ensure that 

workers are not in the zone when a VTL 

is in motion. 

Written plans give employers, 

workers, and OSHA compliance officers 

assurance that VTLs are safe to use and 

provide the compliance officers with an 

efficient means to assess employer 

compliance with the Standard. 

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 requirements contained in the 

Standard on Vertical Tandem Lifts 

(VTLs) for Marine Terminals (29 CFR 

part 1917). OSHA is proposing to 

decrease the existing burden hour 

estimate for the collection of 

information requirements specified by 

the Standard from 2,000 hours to 560 

hours, a total decrease of 1,440 hours. 

Based on staff expertise, the Agency 

estimates that 10%, of marine terminal 

establishments are using VTLs. 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: Vertical Tandem Lifts (VTLs) for 

Marine Terminals (29 CFR part 1917). 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0260. 

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

Federal Government; State, Local, or 

Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 140. 

Frequency of Responses: On occasion. 

Total Responses: 140. 

Average Time per Response: 

Employers will take four hours to 

generate, develop, and maintain a 

written plan for transporting vertically 

coupled containers in a terminal. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 560. 

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 (Docket 

No. OSHA–2011–0066) for the ICR. 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 from 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 from the Web site, and for 

assistance in using the Internet to locate 

docket submissions. 

V. Authority and Signature 

David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, 

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. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on October 3, 

2014. 

David Michaels, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor, for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

MILITARY COMPENSATION AND 

RETIREMENT MODERNIZATION 

COMMISSION 

Meeting of the Military Compensation 

and Retirement Modernization 

Commission 

AGENCY: Military Compensation and 

Retirement Modernization Commission. 

ACTION: Notice town hall meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Military Compensation 

and Retirement Modernization 

Commission (Commission) was 

established by the National Defense 

Authorization Act for FY 2013. Pursuant 

to the Act, the Commission is holding 

public hearings and a town hall to 

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