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filed in response to this Notice are
limited to five (5) pages in length,
inclusive of attachments.
Persons filing written submissions
must file the original document
electronically on or before the deadlines
stated above and submit 8 true paper
copies to the Office of the Secretary by
noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f)
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)).
Submissions should refer to the docket
number (‘‘Docket No. 3435’’) in a
prominent place on the cover page and/
or the first page. (See Handbook for
Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic
Filing Procedures 1.) Persons with
questions regarding filing should
contact the Secretary (202–205–2000).
Any person desiring to submit a
document to the Commission in
confidence must request confidential
treatment. All such requests should be
directed to the Secretary to the
Commission and must include a full
statement of the reasons why the
Commission should grant such
treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents
for which confidential treatment by the
Commission is properly sought will be
treated accordingly. All information,
including confidential business
information and documents for which
confidential treatment is properly
sought, submitted to the Commission for
purposes of this Investigation may be
disclosed to and used: (i) By the
Commission, its employees and Offices,
and contract personnel (a) for
developing or maintaining the records
of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in
internal investigations, audits, reviews,
and evaluations relating to the
programs, personnel, and operations of
the Commission including under 5
U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.
government employees and contract
personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity
purposes. All nonconfidential written
submissions will be available for public
inspection at the Office of the Secretary
and on EDIS.3
This action is taken under the
authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),
and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).
By order of the Commission.

Issued: February 14, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020–03433 Filed 2–20–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[USITC SE–20–006]

Sunshine Act Meetings
Agency Holding the Meeting: United
States International Trade Commission.
TIME AND DATE: February 28, 2020 at 11
a.m.
PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436, Telephone:
(202) 205–2000.
STATUS: Open to the public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
1. Agendas for future meetings: None.
2. Minutes.
3. Ratification List.
4. Vote on Inv. Nos. 701–TA–637 and
731–TA–1471 (Preliminary)(Vertical
Shaft Engines from China). The
Commission is currently scheduled to
complete and file its determinations on
March 2, 2020; views of the Commission
are currently scheduled to be completed
and filed on March 9, 2020.
5. Outstanding action jackets: None.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
William Bishop, Supervisory Hearings
and Information Officer, 202–205–2595.
The Commission is holding the
meeting under the Government in the
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552(b). In
accordance with Commission policy,
subject matter listed above, not disposed
of at the scheduled meeting, may be
carried over to the agenda of the
following meeting.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: February 18, 2020.
William Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020–03550 Filed 2–19–20; 11:15 am]
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities;
Comment Request
Bureau of Labor Statistic,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

1 Handbook

for Electronic Filing Procedures:
https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_
filing_procedures.pdf.
2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate
nondisclosure agreements.
3 Electronic Document Information System
(EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.

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paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance 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. 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. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed extension of
the ‘‘Consumer Price Index
Commodities and Services Survey.’’ A
copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR) can be obtained
by contacting the individual listed
below in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
Addresses section of this notice on or
before April 21, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora
Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080,
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE,
Washington, DC 20212. Written
comments also may be transmitted by
fax to 202–691–5111 (this is not a toll
free number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Under the direction of the Secretary of
Labor, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) is directed by law to collect,
collate, and report full and complete
statistics on the conditions of labor and
the products and distribution of the
products of the same; the Consumer
Price Index (CPI) is one of these
statistics. The collection of data from a
wide spectrum of retail establishments
and government agencies is essential for
the timely and accurate calculation of
the Commodities and Services (C&S)
component of the CPI.
The CPI is the only index compiled by
the U.S. Government that is designed to
measure changes in the purchasing
power of the urban consumer’s dollar.
The CPI is a measure of the average
change in prices over time paid by
urban consumers for a market basket of
goods and services. The CPI is used
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and serves as an indicator of the
effectiveness of government economic
policy. It is also used as a deflator of
other economic series, that is, to adjust
other series for price changes and to
translate these series into inflation-free
dollars. Examples include retail sales,
hourly and weekly earnings, and
components of the Gross Domestic
Product.
A third major use of the CPI is to
adjust income payments. Over 2 million
workers are covered by collective
bargaining contracts, which provide for
increases in wage rates based on
increases in the CPI. At least eight states
have laws that link the adjustment in
state minimum wage to the changes in
the CPI. In addition, as a result of
statutory action, the CPI affects the
income of almost 132 million of
Americans: 64 Million Social Security
beneficiaries, 4 million military and
Federal Civil Service retirees, and 34
million food stamp recipients have costof-living adjustments tied to the CPI.
Changes in the CPI also affect the cost
of lunches for 30 million children who
eat lunch at school. Under the National
School Lunch Act and Child Nutrition
Act, national average payments for those
lunches and breakfasts are adjusted
annually by the Secretary of Agriculture
on the basis of the change in the CPI
series, ‘‘Food away from Home.’’ Since
1985, the CPI has been used to adjust
the Federal income tax structure to
prevent inflation-induced tax rate
increases.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the
proposed extension of the Consumer
Price Index Commodities and Services
Survey.
In January 2018, BLS introduced a
new geographic area sample for the
Consumer Price Index (CPI). The CPI

will rotate its sample to new geographic
areas on a continuous basis, over a 4year transition period, until all new
areas have been brought into the
sample. The last time the sample was
revised was in 1998. There are notable
methodological changes with the
introduction of a new geographic area
sample. First, the sample classification
structure has been changed. The 1998
design classified areas into four Census
regions (Northeast, Midwest, South, and
West) by three size classes. The 2018
design classifies these areas into the
same four Census regions, plus nine
Census divisions: New England, Middle
Atlantic, East North Central, West North
Central, South Atlantic, East South
Central, West South Central, Mountain,
and Pacific. Primary sampling units
(PSUs) are classified into one of two
population-size classes—selfrepresenting or non-self-representing.
Second, the PSU area definitions have
been updated using Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB) CoreBased Statistical Areas (CBSAs)
definitions. There are two types of
CBSAs: Metropolitan and micropolitan.
A metropolitan CBSA has an urban core
of more than 50,000 people, and a
micropolitan CBSA has an urban core of
10,000 to 50,000 people. CBSAs may
cross state borders. Currently, BLS
publishes the CPI–U, which covers
approximately 89% of the U.S.
population. Third, in the new design,
the number of sampled PSUs in the CPI
has been reduced from 87 to 75. This
change will increase the average number
of price quotes per index area. Finally,
changes were made to the stratification
variables and the sampling process for
selecting non-self-representing PSUs.
The continuation of the collection of
prices for the CPI is essential since the
CPI is the nation’s chief source of
information on retail price changes. If
the information on C&S prices were not

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Total
respondents

Frequency

collected, Federal fiscal and monetary
policies would be hampered due to the
lack of information on price changes in
a major sector of the U.S. economy, and
estimates of the real value of the Gross
National Product could not be made.
The consequences to both the Federal
and private sectors would be far
reaching and would have serious
repercussions on Federal government
policy and institutions.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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.
• 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.
Title: Consumer Price Index
Commodities and Services Survey.
OMB Number: 1220–0039.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not for profit institutions; and
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Total
responses

Average
time per
response

Estimated
total
burden

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36,547
15,500

8.7811
1

320,923
15,500

0.33
1.0

105,905
15,500

Total ..............................................................................

52,047

n/a

336,423

n/a

121,405

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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 also
will become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of
February 2020.
Mark Staniorski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems.
[FR Doc. 2020–03504 Filed 2–20–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–24–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028]

MET Laboratories, Inc.: Applications
for Expansion of Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.

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AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA
announces the applications of MET
Laboratories, Inc., for expansion of
recognition as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents
the agency’s preliminary finding to
grant the applications.
DATES: Submit comments, information,
and documents in response to this
notice, or requests for an extension of
time to make a submission, on or before
March 9, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of
the following methods:
Electronically: Submit comments and
attachments electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for making
electronic submissions.
Facsimile: If submissions, including
attachments, are not longer than 10
pages, commenters may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Regular or express mail, hand
delivery, or messenger (courier) service:
Submit comments, requests, and any
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office,
Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028,
Technical Data Center, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Room N–3653, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693–2350, TTY
number: (877) 889–5627. Note that
security procedures may result in
significant delays in receiving
comments and other written materials
by regular mail. Contact the OSHA
Docket Office for information about
security procedures concerning delivery
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delivery, or messenger service. The
hours of operation for the OSHA Docket
Office are 10 a.m.–3 p.m., ET.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and the OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2006–0028).
OSHA places comments and other
materials, including any personal
information, in the public docket
without revision, and these materials
will be available online at http://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, the
agency cautions commenters about
submitting statements they do not want
made available to the public, or
submitting comments that contain
personal information (either about
themselves or others) such as Social
Security Numbers, birth dates, and
medical data.
Docket: To read or download
submissions or other material in the
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov
or the OSHA Docket Office at the above
address. All documents in the docket
are listed in the http://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the website.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office for
assistance in locating docket
submissions.
Extension of comment period: Submit
requests for an extension of the
comment period on or before March 9,
2020 to the Office of Technical
Programs and Coordination Activities,
Directorate of Technical Support and
Emergency Management, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Room N–3653,
Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to
(202) 693–1644.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
Communications, phone: (202) 693–
1999; email: [email protected].
General and technical information:
Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director,
Office of Technical Programs and
Coordination Activities, Directorate of
Technical Support and Emergency
Management, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, phone: (202)
693–2110 or email: robinson.kevin@
dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Notice of the Applications for
Expansion
OSHA is providing notice that MET
Laboratories, Inc. (MET), is applying for
expansion of the current recognition as
a NRTL. MET requests the addition of
two test standards to the NRTL scope of
recognition.
OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies
that the organization meets the
requirements specified in 29 CFR
1910.7. Recognition is an
acknowledgment that the organization
can perform independent safety testing
and certification of the specific products
covered within its scope of recognition.
Each NRTL’s scope of recognition
includes (1) the type of products the
NRTL may test, with each type specified
by its applicable test standard; and (2)
the recognized site(s) that has/have the
technical capability to perform the
product-testing and productcertification activities for test standards
within the NRTL’s scope. Recognition is
not a delegation or grant of government
authority; however, recognition enables
employers to use products approved by
the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that
require product testing and certification.
The agency processes applications by
a NRTL for initial recognition and for an
expansion or renewal of this
recognition, following requirements in
Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This
appendix requires that the agency
publish two notices in the Federal
Register in processing an application. In
the first notice, OSHA announces the
application and provides its preliminary
finding. In the second notice, the agency
provides the final decision on the
application. These notices set forth the
NRTL’s scope of recognition or
modifications of that scope. OSHA
maintains an informational web page for
each NRTL, including MET, which
details the NRTL’s scope of recognition.
These pages are available from the
OSHA website at http://www.osha.gov/
dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
MET currently has one facility (site)
recognized by OSHA for product testing
and certification, with its headquarters
located at: MET Laboratories, Inc., 914
West Patapsco Avenue, Baltimore,
Maryland 21230. A complete list of
MET’s scope of recognition is available
at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
met.html.
II. General Background on the
Applications
MET submitted two applications, one
dated June 28, 2018 (OSHA–2006–
0028–0061), and another dated January
14, 2019 (OSHA–2006–0028–0062) to
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