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• The descriptions of the code 

categories, including the lists of 

inclusions and exclusions. 

• Alphabetical indices and other 

desired tools for coding assistance. 

• Any other thoughts on the coding 

system. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 5th day of 

October 2017. 

Kimberley Hill, 

Chief, Division of Management Systems. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22188 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2017–0010] 

Nevada State Plan; Change in Level of 

Federal Enforcement: Private-Sector 

Employment on Military Bases 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Department of 

Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document gives notice of 

OSHA’s approval of a change to the 

state of Nevada’s Occupational Safety 

and Health State Plan reinstating federal 

OSHA enforcement authority over 

private-sector employment on military 

facilities and bases in Nevada. The 

Nevada State Plan currently has 

coverage over some private-sector 

contractors on military bases. Therefore, 

OSHA amends the Nevada State Plan’s 

coverage to reflect this change in the 

level of federal enforcement. 

DATES: Applicable Date: October 13, 

2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

press inquiries: Francis Meilinger, 

Director, OSHA Office of 

Communications: Telephone: (202) 693– 

1999; email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. 

For general and technical 

information: Douglas J. Kalinowski, 

Director, OSHA Directorate of 

Cooperative and State Programs: 

Telephone: (202) 693–2200; email: 

kalinowski.doug@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 18 

of the Occupational Safety and Health 

Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. 667 (OSH Act), 

provides that states that assume 

responsibility for developing and 

enforcing their own occupational safety 

and health standards may do so by 

submitting and obtaining federal 

approval of a State Plan. State Plan 

approval occurs in stages which include 

initial approval under section 18(c) of 

the OSH Act and, ultimately, final 

approval under section 18(e). 

The Nevada State Plan was initially 

approved under Section 18(c) of the 

OSH Act on January 4, 1974 (39 FR 

1009). The Nevada State Plan is 

administered by the Department of 

Business and Industry, Division of 

Industrial Relations, Nevada 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (Nevada OSHA). On 

April 18, 2000, OSHA announced the 

final approval of the Nevada State Plan 

pursuant to section 18(e) and amended 

29 CFR part 1952 to reflect the Assistant 

Secretary’s decision (65 FR 20742). As 

a result, federal OSHA relinquished its 

enforcement authority with regard to 

occupational safety and health issues 

covered by the Nevada State Plan. 

Federal OSHA retained its authority 

over safety and health in the private 

sector over maritime employment; 

contract workers, and contractoroperated facilities engaged in U.S. 

Postal Service mail operations; 

contractors and subcontractors on land 

under exclusive federal jurisdiction; 

employment on Indian Land; and any 

hazard, industry, geographical area, 

operation, or facility over which the 

state is unable to effectively exercise 

jurisdiction for reasons not related to 

the required performance or structure of 

the plan. 

To establish military facilities, the 

Federal Government may privately 

purchase or lease land, as any other 

entity would, and in those cases a State 

Plan can cover private-sector 

occupational safety and health on such 

land. In other cases, the Federal 

Government may ask a State to cede the 

land to the Federal Government, in 

which case the latter obtains 

jurisdiction over it; however, a State 

may retain some jurisdiction. Thus, the 

determination whether the State Plan or 

federal OSHA covers private-sector 

employers on military facilities can be 

complicated. For example, military 

facilities in Nevada sometimes 

encompass both land where jurisdiction 

has been ceded and land privately 

owned by the Federal Government 

(though federal OSHA covers all federal 

civilian employees on military 

facilities). This situation has created 

confusion as to whether federal OSHA 

or the Nevada State Plan covers privatesector employers on a military facility, 

and is a resource-intensive inquiry. 

Thus, the Nevada State Plan requested 

on December 14, 2016, that federal 

OSHA resume enforcement authority 

over all private-sector employment on 

military facilities and bases. After 

discussions between federal OSHA and 

Nevada OSHA, both agencies agreed 

that federal coverage of all private-sector 

contractors on military bases was the 

best solution to ensure prompt and 

effective protection to workers on 

military bases in Nevada. 

Accordingly, notice is hereby given of 

the change in federal enforcement 

authority over private-sector contractors 

on military bases in Nevada, and 

coverage is transferred from the Nevada 

State Plan to federal OSHA. 

Authority and Signature 

Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health, U.S. Department of 

Labor, authorized the preparation of this 

notice. OSHA is issuing this notice 

under the authority specified by Section 

18 of the Occupational Safety and 

Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 667), 

Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 

(77 FR 3912), and 29 CFR parts 1902, 

1953 and 1955. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on October 3, 

2017. 

Loren Sweatt, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22175 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

Division of Coal Mine Workers’ 

Compensation; Proposed Extension of 

Existing Collection; Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Currently, the Office of 

Workers’ Compensation Programs is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

proposed collection: Representative 

Payee Report (CM–623), Representative 

Payee Report, Short Form (CM–623S) 

and Physician’s/Medical Officer’s 

Statement (CM–787). 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: Written comments must be 

submitted by December 12, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by mail, delivery service, or by hand to 

Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of 

Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., 


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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: The Division of Coal 

Mine Workers’ Compensation 

administers the Black Lung Benefits Act 

(30 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) which provides 

benefits to coal miners totally disabled 

due to pneumoniosis, and their 

surviving dependents. The CM–623, 

Representative Payee Report is used to 

collect expenditure data regarding the 

disbursement of the beneficiary’s 

benefits by the representative payee to 

assure that the beneficiary’s needs are 

being met. The CM–623S, 

Representative Payee—Short Form, is a 

shortened version of the CM–623 that is 

used when the representative payee is a 

family member residing with the 

beneficiary. Currently, the 

representative payee completes the CM– 

623/CM–623S to provide a final 

accounting of benefits received on 

behalf of the beneficiary. Commonly, 

final utilization is due to the death of 

the beneficiary or when there is a 

change in representative payee 

determination. The CM–787, 

Physician’s/Medical Officer’s Statement 

is used to gather information from the 

beneficiary’s physician about the 

capability of the beneficiary to manage 

monthly benefits. This form is used by 

OWCP to determine if it is in the 

beneficiary’s best interest to have his/ 

her benefits managed by another party. 

The regulatory authority for collecting 

this information is in 20 CFR 725.506, 

510, 511, and 513. 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 for the 

extension of this currently-approved 

information collection in order to carry 

out its responsibility to administer the 

Black Lung Benefits Act. 

Agency: Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Representative Payee Report 

(CM–623), Representative Payee Report, 

Short Form (CM–623S) and Physician’s/ 

Medical Officer’s Statement (CM–787). 

OMB Number: 1240–0020. 

Agency Number: CM–623, CM–623S 

and CM–787. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, Business or other for-profit 

and Not-for-profit institutions. 

Form Time to 

complete 

Frequency 

of response 

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses Hours burden 

CM–623 ............................................................................... 90 As Needed ..... 300 300 450 

CM–623S ............................................................................. 10 As Needed ..... 325 325 54 

CM–787 ............................................................................... 15 Once .............. 700 700 175 

Totals ............................................................................ ........................ ........................ 1,325 1,325 679 

Total Respondents: 1,325. 

Total Annual Responses: 1,325. 

Average Time per Response: 31 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 679. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

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: October 3, 2017. 

Yoon Ferguson, 

Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of 

Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22163 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

Division of Coal Mine Workers’ 

Compensation; Proposed Extension of 

Existing Collection; Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Currently, the Office of 

Workers’ Compensation Programs is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

proposed collection: Report of Changes 

that May Affect Your Black Lung 

Benefits (CM–929 and CM–929P). 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: Written comments must be 

submitted by December 12, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: 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 


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