Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 163 / Thursday, August 24, 2017 / Notices 40169 

Below we provide the U.S. 

International trade Commission’s 

projected average estimates for the next 

three years: 

Current Actions: Extension of current 

clearance. 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses and 

Organizations. 

Average Expected Number of 

Activities (annual): 10. 

Average Number of Respondents (per 

activity): 60. 

Annual Responses (annual): 600. 

Frequency of Response: Once per 

request. 

Average Minutes per Response: 30. 

Average Burden Hours (annual): 300. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

control number. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: August 21, 2017. 

William R. Bishop, 

Supervisory Hearings and Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17969 Filed 8–23–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

Proposed Renewal of Existing 

Collection; Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Currently, the Office of 

Workers’ Compensation Programs is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

proposed collection: Agreement and 

Undertaking (OWCP–1). A copy of the 

proposed information collection request 

can be obtained by contacting the office 

listed below in the addresses section of 

this Notice. This program helps to 

ensure that requested data can be 

provided in the desired format, 

reporting burden (time and financial 

resources) is minimized, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

the impact of collection requirements on 

respondents can be properly assessed. 

DATES: You may submit comments by 

mail, delivery service, or by hand to Ms. 

Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of 

Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Room S–3323, Washington, DC 20210; 

by fax to (202) 354–9647; or by Email to 

ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. Please use only 

one method of transmission for 

comments (mail/delivery, fax, or Email). 

Please note that comments submitted 

after the comment period will not be 

considered. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Labor, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, conducts a 

preclearance consultation program to 

provide the general public and Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95). 

I. Background: Coal mine operators 

desiring to be self-insurers are required 

by law (30 U.S.C. 933 BL) to produce 

security by way of an indemnity bond, 

security deposit, a letter of credit, or 

501(c)(21) trust. Once a company’s 

application to become self-insured is 

reviewed by the Division of Coal Mine 

Workers’ Compensation (DCMWC) and 

it is determined the company is 

potentially eligible, an amount of 

security is determined to guarantee the 

payment of benefits required by the Act. 

The OWCP–1 form is executed by the 

self-insurer who agrees to abide by the 

Department’s rules and authorizes the 

Secretary, in the event of default, to file 

suit to secure payment from a bond 

underwriter or in the case of a Federal 

Reserve account, to sell the securities 

for the same purpose. A company 

cannot be authorized to self-insure until 

this requirement is met. Regulations 

establishing this requirement are at 20 

CFR 726.110 for Black Lung. This 

information collection is currently 

approved for use through January 31, 

2018. 

II. Review Focus: The Department of 

Labor is particularly interested in 

comments which: 

* 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: The Department 

of Labor seeks the approval of the 

extension of this currently approved 

information collection in order to 

determine if a coal mine company is 

potentially eligible to become selfinsured. The information is reviewed to 

insure that the correct amounts of 

negotiable securities are deposited or 

indemnity bond is purchased and that 

in a case of default OWCP has the 

authority to utilize the securities or 

bond. If this Agreement and 

Undertaking were not required, OWCP 

would not be empowered to utilize the 

company’s security deposit to meet its 

financial responsibilities for the 

payment of black lung benefits in case 

of default. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs. 

Title: Agreement and Undertaking. 

OMB Number: 1240–0039. 

Agency Number: OWCP–1. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit. 

Total Respondents: 17. 

Total Responses: 17. 

Time per Response: 15 minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): $9. 

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: August 14, 2017. 

Yoon Ferguson, 

Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of 

Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17525 Filed 8–23–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CR–P 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services 

Corporation’s Finance Committee will 

meet telephonically on August 31, 2017. 

The meeting will commence at 3:15 

p.m., EDT, and will continue until the 

conclusion of the Committee’s agenda. 

LOCATION: John N. Erlenborn Conference 

Room, Legal Services Corporation 

Headquarters, 3333 K Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20007. 

PUBLIC OBSERVATION: Members of the 

public who are unable to attend in 

person but wish to listen to the public 

proceedings may do so by following the 


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