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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training
Administration

Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Benefit
Appeals Report

Notice of a Change in Status of the
Extended Benefit (EB) Program for
Vermont
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Notice of availability; request
for comments.

ACTION:

Vermont’s 13-week insured unemployment
rate (IUR) for the week ending April 18, 2020
was 6.27 percent, which exceeds 120 percent
of the corresponding rate in the prior two
years. This IUR caused Vermont to be
triggered ‘‘on’’ to an EB period that began
May 3, 2020. The State will remain in an EB
period for a minimum of 13 weeks.

The trigger notice covering state
eligibility for the EB program can be
found at: http://oui.doleta.gov/
unemploy/claims_arch.asp.
Information for Claimants
The duration of benefits payable in
the EB program and the terms and
conditions on which they are payable
are governed by the Federal-State
Extended Unemployment Compensation
Act of 1970, as amended, and the
operating instructions issued to the
states by the U.S. Department of Labor.
In the case of a state beginning an EB
period, the State Workforce Agency will
furnish a written notice of potential
entitlement to each individual who has
exhausted all rights to regular benefits
and is potentially eligible for EB (20
CFR 615.13(c)(1)).
Persons who believe they may be
entitled to EB, or who wish to inquire
about their rights under the program,
should contact their State Workforce
Agency.
U.S.
Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration, Office of
Unemployment Insurance Room S–
4524, Attn: Kevin Stapleton, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20210, telephone number: (202)693–3009 (this is not a toll-free number)
or by email: [email protected].

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Signed in Washington, DC.
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training.
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The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Employment
and Training Administration (ETA)sponsored information collection
request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before June 17, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) if the
information will be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(5) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Crystal Rennie by telephone at 202–
693–0456, or by email at DOL_PRA_
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ETA
5130, Benefit Appeals Report, contains
information on the number of appeals
and the resultant decisions classified by
program, appeal level, cases filed and
disposed of (workload flow), and
decisions by level, appellant and issue.
The data on this form are used to
monitor the benefit appeals process in
the state workforce agencies (SWAs).
Data are also used for budgeting and
SUMMARY:

This notice announces a change in
benefit payment status under the EB
program for Vermont.
The following change has occurred
since the publication of the last notice
regarding Vermont’s EB status:

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workload data. For additional
substantive information about this ICR,
see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on October 28, 2019
(84 FR 57769).
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOL notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL–ETA.
Title of Collection: Benefit Appeals
Report.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0172.
Affected Public: State, local and
Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 53.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 1,272.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
1,272 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: May 8, 2020.
Anthony May,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities;
Comment Request
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
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

SUMMARY:

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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 revision of the
‘‘Current Population Survey (CPS).’’ 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 July 17, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Erin
Good, 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 email to BLS_PRA_
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Good, BLS Clearance Officer, 202–691–
7763 (this is not a toll-free number).
(See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The CPS has been the principal
source of the official Government
statistics on employment and
unemployment for over 75 years. The
labor force information gathered
through the survey is of paramount
importance in keeping track of the
economic health of the Nation. The
survey is the only source of monthly
data on total employment and
unemployment. The Employment
Situation news release contains data
from this survey and is designated as a
Principal Federal Economic Indicator
(PFEI). Moreover, the survey also yields
data on the characteristics of persons
not in the labor force. The CPS data are
used monthly, in conjunction with data
from other sources, to analyze the extent
to which, and with what success, the
various components of the American
population are participating in the
economic life of the Nation.
The labor force data gathered through
the CPS are provided to users in the
greatest detail possible, in conjunction
with the demographic information
obtained in the survey. In brief, the
labor force data can be broken down by
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family composition, educational level,
certification and licensing status,
disability status, and other
characteristics. Through such
breakdowns, one can focus on the
employment situation of specific
population groups as well as on general
trends in employment and
unemployment. Information of this type
can be obtained only through
demographically oriented surveys such
as the CPS.
The basic CPS data also are used as
an important platform on which to base
the data derived from the various
supplemental questions that are
administered in conjunction with the
survey. By coupling the basic data from
the monthly survey with the special
data from the supplements, one can get
valuable insights on the behavior of
American workers and on the social and
economic health of their families.
There is wide interest in the monthly
CPS data among Government
policymakers, legislators, economists,
the media, and the general public.
While the data from the CPS are used in
conjunction with data from other
surveys in assessing the economic
health of the Nation, they are unique in
various ways. Specifically, they are the
basis for much of the monthly
Employment Situation report, a PFEI.
They provide a monthly, nationally
representative measure of total
employment, including farm work, selfemployment, and unpaid family work;
other surveys are generally restricted to
the nonagricultural wage and salary
sector, or provide less timely
information. The CPS provides data on
all job seekers, and on all persons
outside the labor force, while payrollbased surveys cannot, by definition,
cover these sectors of the population.
Finally, the CPS data on employment,
unemployment, and on persons not in
the labor force can be linked to the
demographic characteristics of the many
groups that make up the Nation’s
population, while the data from other
surveys often have limited demographic
information. Many groups, both in the
government and in the private sector,
are eager to analyze this wealth of
demographic and labor force data.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for a revision
of the Current Population Survey (CPS).
This survey is being revised to
temporarily add five questions to the
Current Population Survey (CPS) to
collect data on the effects of novel
coronavirus (COVID–19) and the
attempts to constrain the spread of the
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responses to COVID–19 during the
previous 4 weeks—specifically, whether
respondents teleworked due to COVID–
19, were unable to work because an
employer closed or lost business, and
were paid for hours not worked. A
question for people not in the labor
force will ask if respondents did not
look for work in the previous 4 weeks
because of COVID–19. In addition,
respondents will be asked whether any
household members needed noncoronavirus-related medical care in the
previous 4 weeks but did not get it
because of the pandemic.
Also, while letters are typically sent
to households entering the CPS sample
for the first time to inform them that
they have been selected for the survey,
those letters may be suspended during
periods where the Census Bureau’s
National Processing Center, which
handles mailings, is closed to help
prevent the spread of COVID–19.
These data were approved for
monthly collection for 180 days under
Emergency OMB Clearance Package
1220–0194, which expires on October
31, 2020.
The revision of 1220–0100 requests
approval to extend collection of the CPS
for three years, but the additional
COVID–19 data are not intended to be
collected for that full timeframe. A nonsubstantive change request will be
submitted to remove the COVID–19
questions and the associated respondent
burden from the survey when the BLS
determines they are no longer relevant
to this collection.
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.

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Title: Current Population Survey
(CPS).
OMB Number: 1220–0100.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Households.
Total Respondents: 49,500 per month.
Frequency: Monthly.
Total Responses: 594,000.
Average Time per Response: 9.6
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 95,040
hours.
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 also
will become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, on May 8, 2020.
Mark Staniorski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petitions for Modification of
Application of Existing Mandatory
Safety Standards
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This notice is a summary of
three petitions for modification
submitted to the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) by the parties
listed below.
DATES: All comments on the petitions
must be received by MSHA’s Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances
on or before June 17, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
comments, identified by ‘‘docket
number’’ on the subject line, by any of
the following methods:
1. Electronic Mail: [email protected]. Include the docket
number of the petition in the subject
line of the message.
2. Facsimile: 202–693–9441.
3. Regular Mail or Hand Delivery:
MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
Virginia 22202–5452, Attention: Roslyn
B. Fontaine, Acting Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
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desk in Suite 4E401. Individuals may
inspect copies of the petition and
comments during normal business
hours at the address listed above.
MSHA will consider only comments
postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service or
proof of delivery from another delivery
service such as UPS or Federal Express
on or before the deadline for comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S.
Aromie Noe, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances at 202–693–
9557 (voice), [email protected]
(email), or 202–693–9441 (facsimile).
[These are not toll-free numbers.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and
Health Act of 1977 and Title 30 of the
Code of Federal Regulations Part 44
govern the application, processing, and
disposition of petitions for modification.
I. Background
Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act) allows the mine operator or
representative of miners to file a
petition to modify the application of any
mandatory safety standard to a coal or
other mine if the Secretary of Labor
determines that:
1. An alternative method of achieving
the result of such standard exists which
will at all times guarantee no less than
the same measure of protection afforded
the miners of such mine by such
standard; or
2. The application of such standard to
such mine will result in a diminution of
safety to the miners in such mine.
In addition, the regulations at 30 CFR
44.10 and 44.11 establish the
requirements for filing petitions for
modification.
II. Petitions for Modification
Docket Number: M–2019–067–C.
Petitioner: Peabody Twentymile
Mining, LLC, 29515 Route County Road
#27, Oak Creek, CO 80467.
Mine: Foidel Creek Mine, MSHA I.D.
No. 05–03836, located in Routt County,
Colorado.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.500(d)
(Permissible electric equipment).
Modification Request: The petitioner
requests an amended petition for
modification of the existing standard, 30
CFR 75.500(d), as it relates to the use of
an alternative method of respirable dust
protection at the Foidel Creek mine. The
operator previously submitted a petition
to use a battery powered respirable
protection unit called a VersafloTM TR–
800 Intrinsically Safe Powered Air
Purifying Respirator (PAPR) in or inby
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January 27, 2020. The operator
submitted the amended petition below
to include in the previous petition the
use of a powered respirable protection
unit called the CleanSpace EX Powered
Respirator in or inby the last open
crosscut under the same conditions as
was proposed for the VersafloTM TR–800
Intrinsically Safe Powered Air Purifying
Respirator (PAPR) product.
The petitioner states that:
(a) Peabody currently uses the 3M
Airstream helmet to provide miners
with respirable protection against coal
mine dust, a protection with long-term
health benefits.
(b) 3M is discontinuing the Airstream
helmet by June 1, 2020 due to
disruption in their component supply,
but it will offer the VersafloTM TR–800
Intrinsically Safe Powered Air Purifying
Respirator (PAPR). February 2020 was
the last opportunity to order the
Airstream components.
(c) There are currently no replacement
PAPRs that meet the MSHA standard for
permissibility.
(d) The VersafloTM TR–800
Intrinsically Safe PAPR qualifies as
intrinsically safe in the US, Canada, and
countries that accept the International
Electrotechnical Commissions System
for Certification to Standards Relating to
Equipment for Use in Explosive
Atmosphere (IECEx). However, it is not
MSHA-approved and 3M is not
pursuing MSHA approval.
(e) Another type of PAPR called the
CleanSpace EX Power Unit, which is
manufactured by CleanSpace is also
determined to be intrinsically safe
under IECEx and other countries’
standards. However, the Cleanspace EX
Power Unit is not approved by MSHA
and CleanSpace is not pursuing MSHA
approval.
The petitioner proposes the following
alternative method:
(1) The operator is petitioning to use
the VersafloTM TR–800 Intrinsically Safe
PAPR and the CleanSpace EX Power
Unit in or inby the last open crosscut.
(2) The equipment will be examined
at least weekly by a qualified person
according to 30 CFR 75.512–2 and
examination results will be recorded
weekly and may be expunged after one
year.
(3) The operator will comply with 30
CFR 75.323.
(4) A qualified person under 30 CFR
75.151 will monitor for methane as is
required in the mine.
(5) Qualified miners will receive
training regarding the information in the
Decision and Order before using
equipment in the relevant part of the
mine. A record of the training will be
kept and available upon request.

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