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(EVE) Award, and Exemplary Public 

Interest Contribution (EPIC) Award. 

These awards are presented annually to 

Federal contractors and non-profit 

organizations whose activities support 

the mission of the OFCCP. The 

recognition of Federal contractors who 

are in compliance with the OFCCP 

regulations and who work with 

community and public interest 

organizations sends a positive message 

throughout the U.S. Labor Force and 

business community. 

The Secretary of Labor’s Opportunity 

Award and EVE Award recipients must 

be Federal contractors covered by 

Executive Order 11246, as amended; 

Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 

1973, as amended; and the Vietnam Era 

Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act 

of 1974, as amended. 

The Secretary of Labor’s Opportunity 

Award is presented to one contractor 

each year that has established and 

instituted comprehensive workforce 

strategies to ensure equal employment 

opportunity. The EVE Award is given to 

those contractors who have 

demonstrated through programs or 

activities, exemplary and innovative 

efforts to create an inclusive American 

workforce. The EPIC Award is presented 

to public interest organizations that 

have supported equal employment 

opportunity and linked their efforts 

with those of the Federal contractors to 

enhance employment opportunities for 

those with the least opportunity to join 

the workforce. Guidelines for the 

nomination process can be found in 

Administrative Notice Number 261 

dated February 02, 2004; to view the 

Notice visit OFCCP web page address at 

http://www.dol.gov/esa/ofccp/media/ 

reports/evedr261.htm. This information 

collection is currently approved for use 

through January 31, 2010. 

II. Review Focus: The Department of 

Labor 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 submissions 

of responses. 

III. Current Actions: OFCCP seeks a 

three-year extension for the approval of 

the Secretary of Labor’s Opportunity 

Award, Exemplary Voluntary Effort 

(EVE) Award, and Exemplary Public 

Interest Contribution (EPIC) Award. 

There is no change in the substance or 

method of collection since the last OMB 

approval. OFCCP revised the burden 

hour estimates associated with the 

awards based on the number of 

nominations received for Calendar Year 

(CY) 2008. During CY 2008, OFCCP 

received nominations for three (3) 

Secretary of Labor’s Opportunity 

Awards, nine (9) EVE Awards, and 

fourteen (14) EPIC Awards. This 

information collection recognizes 

outstanding Federal contractors and 

non-profit public interest organizations 

that have created exceptional equal 

opportunity and nondiscrimination 

programs that support the OFCCP’s 

mission. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Employment Standards 

Administration. 

OMB Number: 1215–0201 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions. 

Total Respondents: 26. 

Total Annual Responses: 26. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3,174. 

Estimated Time per Response: 122 

minutes 

Frequency: Annually. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): $0. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request; they will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated: June 4, 2009. 

Hazel M. Bell, 

Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review 

and Internal Control, Division of Financial 

Management, Office of Management, 

Administration and Planning, Employment 

Standards Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–13594 Filed 6–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Request for Certification of 

Compliance —Rural Industrialization 

Loan and Grant Program 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Employment and 

Training Administration is issuing this 

notice to announce the receipt of a 

‘‘Certification of Non-Relocation and 

Market and Capacity Information 

Report’’ (Form 4279–2) for the 

following: 

Applicant/Location: Barrel O’Fun 

Snack Foods, Inc./Perham, Minnesota. 

Principal Product/Purpose: The loan, 

guarantee, or grant application is to 

allow an existing manufacturer to 

purchase equipment and expand its 

facility to manufacture pretzels and 

tortilla chips. The NAICS industry code 

for this enterprise is: 311919 Other 

Snack Food Manufacturing. 

DATES: All interested parties may submit 

comments in writing no later than June 

24, 2009. Copies of adverse comments 

received will be forwarded to the 

applicant noted above. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments 

concerning this notice to Anthony D. 

Dais, U.S. Department of Labor, 

Employment and Training 

Administration, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Room S–4231, 

Washington, DC 20210; or e-mail 

Dais.Anthony@dol.gov; or transmit via 

fax (202) 693–3015 (this is not a toll-free 

number). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anthony D. Dais, at telephone number 

(202) 693–2784 (this is not a toll-free 

number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

188 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act of 1972, as established 

under 29 CFR part 75, authorizes the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

to make or guarantee loans or grants to 

finance industrial and business 

activities in rural areas. The Secretary of 

Labor must review the application for 

financial assistance for the purpose of 

certifying to the Secretary of Agriculture 

that the assistance is not calculated, or 

likely, to result in: (a) A transfer of any 

employment or business activity from 

one area to another by the loan 

applicant’s business operation; or, (b) 

An increase in the production of goods, 

materials, services, or facilities in an 

area where there is not sufficient 


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demand to employ the efficient capacity 

of existing competitive enterprises 

unless the financial assistance will not 

have an adverse impact on existing 

competitive enterprises in the area. The 

Employment and Training 

Administration within the Department 

of Labor is responsible for the review 

and certification process. Comments 

should address the two bases for 

certification and, if possible, provide 

data to assist in the analysis of these 

issues. 

Signed at Washington, DC this 4th of June, 

2009. 

Gay M. Gilbert, 

Administrator, Office of Workforce 

Investment, Employment and Training 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–13548 Filed 6–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

Susan Harwood Training Grant 

Program, FY 2009 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Initial announcement of 

availability of funds and solicitation for 

grant applications (SGA). 

Funding Opportunity No.: SHTG–FY– 

09–02. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance No.: 17.502. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Labor, Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA) awards funds to 

nonprofit organizations to provide 

training and educational programs for 

employers and workers about safety and 

health topics selected by OSHA. 

Nonprofit organizations, including 

qualifying labor unions and communitybased and faith-based organizations that 

are not an agency of a State or local 

government are eligible to apply. 

Additionally, State or local governmentsupported institutions of higher 

education are eligible to apply in 

accordance with 29 CFR part 95. This 

notice announces grant availability for 

Susan Harwood Training Program 

grants. All information and forms 

needed to apply for this funding 

opportunity are published as part of this 

SGA or are available on the Grants.gov 

site. 

DATES: Grant applications must be 

received electronically by the 

Grants.gov system no later than 4:30 

p.m., E.T., on Friday, July 24, 2009, the 

application deadline date. 

ADDRESSES: Applications for grants 

submitted under this competition must 

be submitted electronically using the 

government-wide Grants.gov Apply site 

at: http://www.grants.gov. If applying 

online poses a hardship to any 

applicant, the OSHA Directorate of 

Training and Education will provide 

assistance to ensure that applications 

are submitted online by the closing date. 

Applicants must contact the OSHA 

Directorate of Training and Education 

office listed on the announcement at 

least one week prior to the application 

deadline date (or no later than 4:30 

p.m., E.T., on July 17, 2009) to speak to 

a representative who can provide 

assistance to ensure that applications 

are submitted online by the closing date. 

Requests for extensions to this deadline 

will not be granted. Further information 

regarding submitting your grant 

application electronically is listed in 

Section IV, Item 3, Submission Date, 

Times, and Addresses. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

questions regarding this SGA should be 

directed to Cynthia Bencheck, Program 

Analyst, e-mail address: 

bencheck.cindy@dol.gov, tel: 847–297– 

4810 (note that this is not a toll-free 

number), or Jim Barnes, Director, Office 

of Training and Educational Programs, 

e-mail address: barnes.jim@dol.gov, tel: 

847–297–4810 (note that this is not a 

toll-free number). To obtain further 

information on the Susan Harwood 

Training Grant Program of the U.S. 

Department of Labor, visit the OSHA 

Web site at: http://www.osha.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Overview of the Susan Harwood 

Training Grant Program 

The Susan Harwood Training Grant 

Program provides funds for programs to 

train workers and employers to 

recognize, avoid, and prevent safety and 

health hazards in their workplaces. The 

program emphasizes four areas: 

• Educating workers and employers 

in small businesses. For purposes of this 

grant program, a small business is one 

with 250 or fewer employees. 

• Training workers and employers 

about new OSHA standards. 

• Training at-risk worker and 

employer populations. 

• Training workers and employers 

about high risk activities or hazards 

identified by OSHA through the 

Department of Labor’s Strategic Plan, or 

as part of an OSHA special emphasis 

program. 

Grant Category Being Announced 

Under this solicitation for grant 

applications, OSHA will accept 

applications for the Targeted Topic 

training grant category. The emphasis 

for applications submitted for the Target 

Topic training grant category should be 

on conducting training for multiple 

employers and their workers addressing 

safety and health hazards associated 

with one of the selected training topic 

areas listed below. 

Topics for the Targeted Topic Training 

Category 

Organizations funded for Targeted 

Topic training category grants are 

expected to develop and provide 

occupational safety and health training 

and/or educational programs addressing 

one of the topics selected by OSHA; 

recruit workers and employers for the 

training; and conduct and evaluate the 

training. Grantees are also expected to 

conduct follow-up evaluations with 

individuals trained by their program to 

determine what, if any, changes were 

made to reduce hazards in their 

workplaces as a result of the training. If 

your organization plans to train workers 

or employers in any of the 26 states 

operating OSHA-approved State Plans, 

State OSHA requirements for that state 

must be included in the training. 

Twenty-four different training topics 

were selected for this grant 

announcement. OSHA may award 

grants for some or all of the listed 

Targeted Topic training topics. 

Applicants are required to focus their 

grant application proposal to address 

only one of the training topics from the 

list of 24 training topics OSHA has 

selected for this grant solicitation. 

Applicants wishing to address more 

than one of the announced grant 

training topics must submit a separate 

grant application for each topic. Each 

application must propose a plan for 

developing and conducting training 

programs addressing the recognition 

and prevention of safety and health 

hazards that focuses on one of the 

training topics listed below. 

Training Topics That Address 

Construction Industry Hazards 

Programs that train workers and 

employers in the recognition and 

prevention of safety and health hazards 

addressing one of the following training 

topic areas. 

1. Crane Safety, including but not 

limited to the following subtopics: 

safety hazards relating to Derricks, 

Overhead Hazards, and Tower 

Cranes 

2. Fall Protection, including but not 

limited to the following subtopics: 


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