63170 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 204 / Wednesday, October 22, 2014 / Notices 

• 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–OWCP. 

Title of Collection: Miner’s Claim for 

Benefits Under the Black Lung Benefits 

Act and Employment History. 

OMB Control Number: 1240–0038. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 11,000. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 11,000. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

7,750 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $2,058. 

Dated: October 9, 2014. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25057 Filed 10–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

174th Meeting of the Advisory Council 

on Employee Welfare and Pension 

Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting 

Pursuant to the authority contained in 

Section 512 of the Employee Retirement 

Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 

U.S.C. 1142, the 174th open meeting of 

the Advisory Council on Employee 

Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (also 

known as the ERISA Advisory Council) 

will be held on November 3–4, 2014. 

The meeting will take place in C5320 

Room 6, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20210 on November 3, from 1 p.m. 

to approximately 5:00 p.m. On 

November 4, the meeting will start at 

8:30 a.m. and conclude at 

approximately 4:00 p.m., with a break 

for lunch. The morning session on 

November 4 will be in C5320 Room 6. 

The afternoon session on November 4 

will take place in Room S–2508 at the 

same address. The purpose of the open 

meeting on November 3 and the 

morning of November 4 is for the 

Advisory Council members to finalize 

the recommendations they will present 

to the Secretary. At the November 4 

afternoon session, the Council members 

will receive an update from the 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for the 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration (EBSA) and present 

their recommendations. 

The Council recommendations will be 

on the following issues: (1) PBM 

Compensation and Fee Disclosure, (2) 

Outsourcing Employee Benefit Plan 

Services, and (3) Issues and 

Considerations around Facilitating 

Lifetime Plan Participation. 

Descriptions of these topics are 

available on the Advisory Council page 

of the EBSA Web site at http:// 

www.dol.gov/ebsa/aboutebsa/ 

erisa_advisory_council.html. 

Organizations or members of the 

public wishing to submit a written 

statement may do so by submitting 30 

copies on or before October 27, 2014 to 

Larry Good, Executive Secretary, ERISA 

Advisory Council, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Suite N–5623, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. 

Statements also may be submitted as 

email attachments in rich text, Word, or 

pdf format transmitted to 

good.larry@dol.gov. It is requested that 

statements not be included in the body 

of an email. Statements deemed relevant 

by the Advisory Council and received 

on or before October 27 will be included 

in the record of the meeting and will be 

available by contacting the EBSA Public 

Disclosure Room. Do not include any 

personally identifiable information 

(such as name, address, or other contact 

information) or confidential business 

information that you do not want 

publicly disclosed. 

Individuals or representatives of 

organizations wishing to address the 

Advisory Council should forward their 

requests to the Executive Secretary or 

telephone (202) 693–8668. Oral 

presentations will be limited to ten 

minutes, time permitting, but an 

extended statement may be submitted 

for the record. Individuals with 

disabilities who need special 

accommodations should contact the 

Executive Secretary by October 27, 2014 

at the address indicated. 

Signed at Washington, DC this 10th day of 

October, 2014 

Phyllis C. Borzi, 

Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits 

Security Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25213 Filed 10–20–14; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical 

Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting 

and Agenda 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Technical Advisory Committee will 

meet on Friday, November 21, 2014. 

The meeting will be held in the Postal 

Square Building, 2 Massachusetts 

Avenue NE., Washington, DC. 

The Committee provides advice and 

makes recommendations to the Bureau 

of Labor Statistics (BLS) on technical 

aspects of the collection and 

formulation of economic measures. The 

BLS presents issues and then draws on 

the expertise of Committee members 

representing specialized fields within 

the academic disciplines of economics, 

statistics and survey design. 

The meeting will be held in rooms 1 

and 2 of the Postal Square Building 

Conference Center. The schedule and 

agenda for the meeting are as follows: 

8:30 a.m. Commissioner’s welcome 

and review of agency developments 

9:00 a.m. Adjusting Major Sector 

Productivity Industry Multifactor 

Productivity to Account for 

Changes in the Composition of 

Labor 

10:45 a.m. Updates on topics from past 

committee meetings: 

• Survey of Occupational Injuries and 

Illnesses (SOII) Undercount 

• How to Take Account of Internet 

Job Search in Measuring 

Unemployment in the Current 

Population Survey (CPS) 

1:30 p.m. Discussion of future 

priorities 

2:00 p.m. Occupational Employment 

Statistics (OES) Redesign: Sampling 

and Estimation 

4:00 p.m. Approximate conclusion 

The meeting is open to the public. 

Any questions concerning the meeting 

should be directed to Lisa Fieldhouse, 

Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical 

Advisory Committee, on 202–691–5025. 

Individuals who require special 

accommodations should contact Ms. 

Fieldhouse at least two days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 204 / Wednesday, October 22, 2014 / Notices 63171 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of 

October 2014. 

Eric P. Molina, 

Acting Chief, Division of Management 

Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25058 Filed 10–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0034] 

Subpart A (‘‘General Provisions’’) and 

Subpart B (‘‘Confined and Enclosed 

Spaces and Other Dangerous 

Atmospheres in Shipyard 

Employment’’); Extension of the Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

Approval of Information Collection 

(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 

information collection requirements 

specified in 29 CFR part 1915, subpart 

A (‘‘General Provisions’’) and subpart B 

(‘‘Confined and Enclosed Spaces and 

Other Dangerous Atmospheres in 

Shipyard Employment’’). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by 

December 22, 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–2011–0034, 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–2011–0034) 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 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 following is a description of the 

requirements in subparts A and B that 

pertain to the collection and retention of 

information. 

One provision in subpart A contains 

paperwork requirements (§ 1915.7). 

Section 1915.7(b)(2) specifies that 

shipyard employers must maintain a 

roster of designated competent persons 

(for inspecting and testing spaces 

covered by subpart B), or a statement 

that a Marine Chemist will perform 

these inspections and tests. Section 

1915.7(d) requires employers to ensure 

that competent persons, Marine 

Chemists, and certified industrial 

hygienists (CIHs) make a record of each 

inspection and test they conduct, post 

the record near the covered space while 

work is in progress, and file the record 

for at least three months. In addition, 

employers must make the roster or 

statement and the inspection and test 

records available for inspection by 

designated parties. 

Subpart B consists of several 

standards governing entry into confined 

and enclosed spaces and other 

dangerous atmospheres in shipyard 

employment. These standards require 

that employers: 

• Ensure that competent persons 

conduct inspections and atmospheric 

testing prior to workers entering a 

confined or enclosed space 

(§§ 1915.12(a)–(c)); 

• Warn workers not to enter 

hazardous spaces and other dangerous 

atmospheres (§§ 1915.12 (a)–(c) and 

§ 1915.16); 

• Certify that workers who will be 

entering confined or enclosed spaces 

have been trained (§ 1915.12(d)(5)); 

• Establish and train shipyard rescue 

teams or arrange for outside rescue 

teams and provide them with 

information (§ 1915.12(e)); 

• Ensure that one person on each 

rescue team maintains a current first aid 

training certification (§ 1915.12(e)); 

• Exchange information regarding 

hazards, safety rules, and emergency 

procedures concerning these spaces and 

atmospheres with other employers 

whose workers may enter these same 

spaces (§ 1915.12(f)); 

• Ensure testing of spaces containing 

or having contained combustible or 

flammable liquids or gases, or solids 

that are toxic, corrosive, or irritating and 

other dangerous atmospheres, 

boundaries or pipelines before cleaning 

and other cold work is started and as 

necessary thereafter while the 

operations are ongoing (§§ 1915.13(b)(2) 

and (4)); 

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