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Commissioner of Labor Statistics by 29
U.S.C. 1 and 2. This determination
follows consultation with the
Committee Management Secretariat,
General Services Administration.
The Committee presents advice and
makes recommendations to the Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS) on technical
aspects of the collection and
formulation of economic measures. The
Committee functions solely as an
advisory body to the BLS, on technical
topics selected by the BLS. Important
aspects of the Committee’s
responsibilities include, but are not
limited to:
a. Providing comments on papers and
presentations developed by BLS
research and program staff. The
comments will address the technical
soundness of the research and whether
it reflects best practices in the relevant
fields.
b. Identifying research projects that
can address technical problems with
BLS statistics.
c. Participating in discussions
regarding areas where the types or
coverage of economic statistics could be
expanded or improved and areas where
statistics are no longer relevant.
The Committee reports to the
Commissioner of Labor Statistics,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.
Department of Labor.
The Committee consists of
approximately sixteen members who
serve as Special Government
Employees. Members are appointed by
the BLS and are approved by the
Secretary of Labor. Committee members
are experts in economics, statistics, data
science, and survey design. They are
prominent experts in their fields and
recognized for their professional
achievements and objectivity. The
Committee will function solely as an
advisory body, in compliance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. The Charter will be
filed under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act.
Lisa
Fieldhouse, Office of the Commissioner,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, telephone:
202–691–5025, email: Fieldhouse.Lisa@
bls.gov.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of
October 2020.
Mark Staniorski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Renewal of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics Data Users Advisory
Committee
The Secretary of Labor is announcing
the renewal of a Federal Advisory
Committee. In accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2,
the Secretary of Labor has determined
that the renewal of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics Data Users Advisory
Committee (the ‘‘Committee’’) is in the
public interest in connection with the
performance of duties imposed upon the
Commissioner of Labor Statistics by 29
U.S.C. 1 and 2. This determination
follows consultation with the
Committee Management Secretariat,
General Services Administration.
The Committee provides advice to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics from the
points of view of data users from
various sectors of the U.S. economy,
including the labor, business, research,
academic and government communities,
on matters related to the analysis,
dissemination, and use of the Bureau’s
statistics, on its published reports, and
on gaps between or the need for new
Bureau statistics.
The Committee will function solely as
an advisory body to the BLS, on
technical topics selected by the BLS.
The Committee is responsible for
providing the Commissioner of Labor
Statistics: (1) The priorities of data
users; (2) suggestions concerning the
addition of new programs, changes in
the emphasis of existing programs or
cessation of obsolete programs; and (3)
advice on potential innovations in data
analysis, dissemination and
presentation.
The Committee reports to the
Commissioner of Labor Statistics,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.
Department of Labor.
The Committee will not exceed 20
members. Committee members are
nominated by the Commissioner of
Labor Statistics and approved by the
Secretary of Labor. Membership of the
Committee will represent a balance of
expertise across a broad range of BLS
program areas, including employment
and unemployment statistics,
occupational safety and health statistics,
compensation measures, price indexes,
and productivity measures; or other
areas related to the subject matter of
BLS programs. All committee members
will have extensive research or practical
experience using BLS data.
The Committee will function solely as
an advisory body, in compliance with

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the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. The Charter will be
filed under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
Fieldhouse, Office of the Commissioner,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, telephone:
202–691–5025, email: Fieldhouse.Lisa@
bls.gov.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of
September 2020.
Mark Staniorski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0015]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Refuse Piles and
Impoundment Structures,
Recordkeeping and Reporting
Requirements
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:

The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
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
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. Currently, the Mine
Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA) is soliciting comments on the
information collection for Refuse Piles
and Impoundment Structures,
Recordkeeping and Reporting
Requirements.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before December 7, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comment
as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be
considered.
Electronic Submissions: Submit
electronic comments in the following
way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
for docket number MSHA–2020–0027.
SUMMARY:

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Comments submitted electronically,
including attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
the docket, with no changes. Because
your comment will be made public, you
are responsible for ensuring that your
comment does not include any
confidential information that you or a
third party may not wish to be posted,
such as your or anyone else’s Social
Security number or confidential
business information.
• If you want to submit a comment
with confidential information that you
do not wish to be made available to the
public, submit the comment as a
written/paper submission.
Written/Paper Submissions: Submit
written/paper submissions in the
following way:
• Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit
DOL–MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452.
• MSHA will post your comment as
well as any attachments, except for
information submitted and marked as
confidential, in the docket at https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Roslyn Fontaine, Deputy Director,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, MSHA, at
[email protected]
(email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202)
693–9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Background
Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act), 30 U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes
MSHA to collect information necessary
to carry out its duty in protecting the
safety and health of miners. Further,
section 101(a) of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C.
811, authorizes the Secretary of Labor to
develop, promulgate, and revise as may
be appropriate, improved mandatory
health or safety standards for the
protection of life and prevention of
injuries in coal or other mines.
Title 30 CFR part 77, subpart C, sets
forth standards for surface installations
to prevent accidents and injuries to
miners. More specifically, section
77.215 addresses refuse piles and
section 77.216 addresses
impoundments. Refuse piles are
deposits of coal mine waste (other than
overburden or spoil) that are removed
during mining operations or separated
from mined coal and deposited on the
surface. Impoundments are structures
that can impound water, sediment, or
slurry or any combination of materials.
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a devastating effect on mine employees,
communities, and nearby areas. To
avoid or minimize such failures, MSHA
has promulgated standards for the
design, construction, and maintenance
of these structures; for annual
certifications; for certification for
hazardous refuse piles; for the frequency
of inspections; and the methods of
abandonment for impoundments and
impounding structures.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Refuse Piles and
Impoundment Structures,
Recordkeeping and Reporting
Requirements. MSHA is particularly
interested in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information has practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
• Suggest methods to 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.
Background documents related to this
information collection request are
available at https://regulations.gov and
in DOL–MSHA located at 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452. Questions about the
information collection requirements
may be directed to the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice from the previous
collection of information.
III. Current Actions
This information collection request
concerns provisions for Refuse Piles and
Impoundment Structures,
Recordkeeping and Reporting
Requirements. MSHA has updated the
data with respect to the number of
respondents, responses, burden hours,
and burden costs supporting this
information collection request from the
previous information collection request.
Type of Review: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.

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OMB Number: 1219–0015.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 548.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 28,047.
Annual Burden Hours: 68,692 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $1,449,204.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the proposed
information collection request; they will
become a matter of public record and
will be available at https://
www.reginfo.gov.
Roslyn B. Fontaine,
Certifying Officer.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Sunshine Act Meeting; National
Science Board
The National Science Board’s
Committee on National Science and
Engineering Policy (SEP), pursuant to
NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), the
National Science Foundation Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n-5), and the
Government in the Sunshine Act (5
U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice of the
scheduling of a CHANGE in a
teleconference for the transaction of
National Science Board business, as
follows:
FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS
ANNOUNCEMENT: 85 FR 60273, which

appeared on September 24, 2020.
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME & DATE OF
THE MEETING: Thursday, October 8, 2020

at 1:30–2:30 p.m. EDT.
The time of the
meeting is now 1:30–2 p.m. on the same
date of October 8, 2020. The matters to
be considered will include the chair’s
opening remarks and the discussion of
the narrative outlines for the SEI
thematic report on innovation.
Discussion of the narrative outline for
the thematic report on knowledge-and
technology-intensive industries has
been postponed to a time to be
announced later.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Point of contact for this meeting is:
Chris Blair, [email protected], 703–292–
7000. To listen to this teleconference,
members of the public must send an
email to [email protected] at
least 24 hours prior to the
teleconference. The National Science
Board Office will send requesters a tollCHANGES IN THE MEETING:

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