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updated AEWR is higher than the
highest of the previous AEWRs, a
prevailing rate for the crop activity or
agricultural activity and, if applicable, a
distinct work task or tasks performed in
that activity and geographic area, the
agreed-upon collective bargaining wage,
the Federal minimum wage rate, or the
State minimum wage rate. See 20 CFR
655.120(b)(3). Similarly, when the
AEWR is updated during a work
contract and is lower than the wage rate
that is guaranteed on the job order, the
employer must continue to pay at least
the wage rate guaranteed on the job
order. See 20 CFR 655.120(b)(4).
Pursuant to the final rule, Adverse
Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the
Temporary Employment of H–2A
Nonimmigrants in Non-Range
Occupations in the United States, 88 FR
12760 (Feb. 28, 2023), most AEWRs will
continue to be based, as they have been
since 1987, on the USDA FLS. The
OEWS-based AEWRs apply to H–2A job
opportunities classified: (1) in SOC
codes other than the six SOC codes
comprising the field and livestock
workers (combined) group, or (2) in the
field and livestock workers (combined)
occupational group that are located in
States or regions, or equivalent districts
or territories, for which the USDA FLS
does not report a wage.1
The final rule, noted above, requires
the OFLC Administrator to publish a
Federal Register Notice at least once in
each calendar year to establish each set
of AEWRs. See 20 CFR 655.120(b)(2).
The OFLC Administrator provides this
notice by publishing two separate
announcements in the Federal Register,
one to update the non-range AEWRs
based on the wage data reported by the
USDA’s FLS and a second to update the
AEWRs based on data reported by the
BLS OEWS survey. See 88 FR at 12775.

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OEWS-Based AEWR Updates
In accordance with 20 CFR
655.120(b)(1)(ii), AEWRs for agricultural
employment not represented by the six
SOC codes comprising the field and
livestock worker (combined) group 2 for
which temporary H–2A certification is
1 In the event an employer’s job opportunity
requires the performance of agricultural labor or
services that are not encompassed in a single SOC
code’s description and tasks, the applicable AEWR
will be the highest AEWR for all applicable SOCs.
See 20 CFR 655.120(b)(5).
2 The FLS survey’s field and livestock workers
(combined) category reports aggregate wage data for
the following six SOC titles and codes:
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and
Greenhouse (45–2092); Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch,
and Aquacultural Animals (45–2093); Agricultural
Equipment Operators (45–2091); Packers and
Packagers, Hand (53–7064); Graders and Sorters,
Agricultural Products (45–2041); and All Other
Agricultural Workers (45–2099).

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being sought is determined using the
statewide annual average hourly gross
wage for the SOC code for the State, or
equivalent district or territory, as
reported by the OEWS survey. In the
event the OEWS survey does not report
an average hourly gross wage for the
SOC code for the State, or equivalent
district or territory, the AEWR is
determined using the national average
hourly gross wage for the SOC as
reported by the OEWS survey.
Using the most recently published
OEWS survey,3 the OFLC Administrator
is publishing the statewide hourly
AEWRs applicable to H–2A job
opportunities classified using an SOC
code not included in the field and
livestock workers (combined) group.4
The hourly AEWRs determined under
20 CFR 655.120(b)(1)(ii) are available for
each SOC code and geographic area at
the following URL: https://flag.dol.gov/
wage-data/adverse-effect-wage-rates. At
the URL, DOL provides a searchable
spreadsheet and other resources that
enable interested parties to search by
State and SOC code for the OEWS-based
AEWR applicable to an H–2A job
opportunity.
In addition, where the FLS survey
does not report an annual average gross
wage for the field and livestock workers
(combined) group in a State or region,
or equivalent district or territory, the
AEWRs applicable to the field and
livestock workers (combined) group is
established using the statewide annual
average hourly gross wage for the field
and livestock workers (combined) group
in the State, or equivalent district or
territory, as reported by the OEWS
survey. See 20 CFR 655.120(b)(1)(i)(B).
OFLC establishes these AEWRs by
computing data reported in the OEWS,
and utilizing a methodology devised by
BLS. A summary of the methodology is
available at https://flag.dol.gov/wagedata/adverse-effect-wage-rates. In the
event the OEWS survey does not report
a statewide average hourly gross wage
for the field and livestock workers
(combined) group for the State, or
equivalent district or territory, the
AEWR is determined using the national
average hourly gross wage for field and
livestock workers (combined) group as
reported by the OEWS survey. See 20
CFR 655.120(b)(1)(i)(C).
3 See Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational
Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) data,
OEWS Databases (Apr. 2, 2025), available at https://
www.bls.gov/oes/data.htm. Note that the OEWS
data released in April 2025 represent May 2024
estimates.
4 See 20 CFR 655.120(b)(1)(iii) (‘‘For purposes of
paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section, the term
State and statewide include the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the
U.S. Virgin Islands.’’).

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Using the most recently published
OEWS survey, the OFLC Administrator
is publishing the hourly AEWRs
applicable to H–2A job opportunities
classified in the field and livestock
workers (combined) group, in States or
regions, or equivalent districts or
territories, where an annual average
hourly gross wage is not reported by the
FLS. These hourly AEWRs are available
at https://flag.dol.gov/wage-data/
adverse-effect-wage-rates and in the
table below:

TABLE—ADVERSE EFFECT WAGE
RATES FOR FIELD AND LIVESTOCK
WORKERS
[Combined]
State/district/territory

AEWRs

Alaska ..............................................
District of Columbia ..........................
Guam ...............................................
Puerto Rico ......................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ...........................

$20.04
20.79
10.67
10.36
13.69

Authority: 20 CFR 655.120(b)(2); 20
CFR 655.103(b).
Susan Frazier,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training, Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2018–0006]

OSHA’s Alliance Program; Extension
of the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:

OSHA solicits public
comments concerning the proposal to
extend the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) approval of the
information collection requirements
specified in the OSHA’s Alliance
Program.

SUMMARY:

Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
September 9, 2025.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
DATES:

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instructions online for submitting
comments.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Documents in the
docket are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the websites.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
through the OSHA Docket Office.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202)
693–2350 (TTY (877) 889–5627) for
assistance in locating docket
submissions.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2018–0006) for
the Information Collection Request
(ICR). OSHA will place all comments,
including any personal information, in
the public docket, which may be made
available online. Therefore, OSHA
cautions interested parties about
submitting personal information such as
social security numbers and birthdates.
For further information on submitting
comments, see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Belinda Cannon, Directorate of
Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S.
Department of Labor; telephone (202)
693–2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of
the continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent (i.e.,
employer) burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to
provide the public with an opportunity
to comment on proposed and
continuing information collection
requirements in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program
ensures that information is in the
desired format, reporting burden (time
and costs) is minimal, the collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
OSHA’s estimate of the information
collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.)
authorizes information collection by
employers as necessary or appropriate
for enforcement of the OSH Act or for
developing information regarding the
causes and prevention of occupational
injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29
U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also requires

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that OSHA obtain such information
with minimum burden upon employers,
especially those operating small
businesses, and to reduce to the
maximum extent feasible unnecessary
duplication of effort in obtaining
information (29 U.S.C. 657).
OSHA created the Alliance Program
in 2002 as a structure for working with
groups that are committed to worker
safety and health. The program enables
OSHA to enter into a voluntary
cooperative relationship at the national,
regional, or Area Office level with
industry, labor, and other groups to
improve workplace safety and health;
prevent workplace fatalities, injuries,
and illnesses; and reach employers and
workers that OSHA may not otherwise
reach through its traditional methods.
These groups include trade or
professional organizations, businesses,
unions, consulates, faith- and
community-based organizations, and
educational institutions. OSHA and the
groups work together to share workplace
safety and health information with
workers and employers, encourage
participation in OSHA agency
initiatives, develop compliance
assistance tools and resources, and
educate workers and employers about
their rights and responsibilities.
Alliance Program participants do not
receive exemptions from OSHA
inspections or any other enforcement
benefits.
OSHA collects information from
organizations that are signatories to an
Alliance agreement (known hereafter) as
‘‘alliance participants.’’ Information is
collected from the participant through
meetings, informal conversations and
data forms to develop Alliance
agreements, and to develop annual, as
well as program-wide reports.
Alliance participants work with
OSHA to develop agreements with welldefined goals and specific objectives
and activities. Agreements commonly
identify specific hazard(s), operations,
or other areas of concern; the targeted
segment within the workforce and the
planned activities to meet the
agreement’s overarching goals and
objectives. OSHA provides templates for
Alliance agreements and gathers the
necessary information from Alliance
participants through meetings, informal
conversations, and review of a draft
agreement.
Alliance participants also provide
OSHA information about their Alliancerelated activities, including
dissemination of educational materials,
outreach events and training for OSHA
staff. This information is collected using
a data form (bi-annually) or through
routine meetings and includes an

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estimated number reached for each
activity as well as the areas associated
with those activities that OSHA
emphasizes.
OSHA uses the information from the
forms (National Alliances) and
collaborative data gathering (Regional
and Area Office Alliances) to compile
annual evaluations for individual
Alliances and assess the effectiveness of
the individual Alliance in meeting
agreement goals and objectives. OSHA
uses aggregate data from active
Alliances to assess the impact of the
program, as a whole, in meeting the
agency’s strategic plan goals and
strategies related to outreach and
communication. The success
experienced by these Alliances, when
shared, can serve as a means to further
promote improvement in worker safety
and health.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in
comments on the following issues:
• Whether the proposed information
collection requirements are necessary
for the proper performance of the
agency’s functions to protect workers,
including whether the information is
useful;
• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
the burden (time and costs) of the
information collection requirements,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• The quality, utility, and clarity of
the information collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden on
employers who must comply; for
example, by using automated or other
technological information, and
transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is seeking OMB approval to
extend the information collection
requirements contained in the OSHA’s
Alliance Program. The agency is
requesting an adjustment increase in
burden going from 14,318 to 15,930, a
total increase of 1,612 hours. The
adjustment increase is due to an
increase in the number of national and
regional/area office alliances and an
accompanying decrease in
administrative burdens associated with
alliances that have been promoted to
Ambassador status.
OSHA will summarize the comments
submitted in response to this notice and
will include this summary in the
request to OMB to extend the approval
of the information collection
requirements.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: OSHA’s Alliance Program.

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OMB Control Number: 1218–0274.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 336.
Number of Responses: 5,129.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
15,930.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): 0.

Signed at Washington, DC, on July 3, 2025.
Amanda Laihow,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.

IV. Public Participation—Submission of
Comments on This Notice and Internet
Access to Comments and Submissions

AGENCY:

You may submit comments in
response to this document as follows:
(1) electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal; or (2) by
facsimile (fax), if your comments,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
All comments, attachments, and other
material must identify the agency name
and the OSHA docket number for the
ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2018–0006).
You may supplement electronic
submission by uploading document files
electronically.
Comments and submissions are
posted without change at https://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions commenters about submitting
personal information such as social
security numbers and dates of birth.
Although all submissions are listed in
the https://www.regulations.gov index,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download from this website. All
submission, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Information on using the https://
www.regulations.gov website to submit
comments and access the docket is
available at the website’s ‘‘User Tips’’
link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office at
(202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889–5627)
for information about materials not
available from the website, and for
assistance in using the internet to locate
docket submissions.

The National Science Foundation
published a notice in the Federal
Register June 23, 2025, in FR Doc.
2025–11435 at 90 FR 26618–26619,
concerning a meeting of the Committee
on Equal Opportunities in Science &
Engineering. The meeting scheduled for
Thursday, October 30, 2025, at 1 p.m.
(ET) is cancelled.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please contact Crystal Robinson
[email protected] or 703–292–8687.

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V. Authority and Signature
Amanda Laihow, Acting Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, directed the
preparation of this notice. The authority
for this notice is the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506
et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order
No. 8–2020 (85 FR 58393).

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Committee on Equal Opportunities in
Science & Engineering; Cancellation of
Meeting
ACTION:

National Science Foundation.
Notice; cancellation of meeting

date.

Dated: July 9, 2025.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer, National
Science Foundation.
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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION
SAFETY BOARD
Investigative Hearing
A recent midair collision accident
southeast of Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport (DCA), Arlington,
Virginia, has motivated this
investigative hearing.
On January 29, 2025, about 2048
eastern standard time (EST), a Sikorsky
UH–60L, operated by the US Army
under the callsign PAT25, and an MHI
(Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) RJ
Aviation (formerly Bombardier) CL–
600–2C10 (CRJ700), N709PS, operated
by PSA Airlines as flight 5342, collided
in flight approximately 0.5 miles
southeast of Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport (DCA), Arlington,
Virginia, and impacted the Potomac
River in southwest Washington, District
of Columbia.
The 2 pilots, 2 flight attendants, and
60 passengers aboard the airplane and
all 3 crew members aboard the
helicopter were fatally injured. Both
aircraft were destroyed as a result of the
accident. Flight 5342 was operating

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under the provisions of Title 14 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121 as a
scheduled domestic passenger flight
from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower
National Airport (ICT), Wichita, Kansas,
to DCA. PAT25 originated from Davison
Army Airfield (DAA), Fort Belvoir,
Virginia, for the purpose of the pilot’s
annual standardization evaluation with
the use of night vision goggles (NVGs).
Night visual meteorological conditions
prevailed in the area of DCA at the time
of the accident.
The investigative hearing will discuss
the following issue areas:
• Overview of Accident Helicopter’s
Air Data Systems and Altimeters.
• Overview of the DCA Class B
Airspace and Helicopter Routes.
• Procedures and Guidance Used by
DCA Air Traffic Control.
• Overview of Collision Avoidance
Technology.
• Safety Data Available and Safety
Management Systems at the Various
Organizations.
Parties to the hearing are the Air Line
Pilots Association; Federal Aviation
Administration; National Air Traffic
Controllers Association; PSA Airlines;
Sikorsky; US Army.
Order of Proceedings
1. Opening Statement by the Chair of
the Board of Inquiry
2. Introduction of the Board of Inquiry
and Technical Panel
3. Introduction of the Parties to the
Hearing
4. Introduction of Exhibits by Hearing
Officer
5. Overview of the incident and the
investigation by Investigator-InCharge
6. Calling of Witnesses by Hearing
Officer
7. Closing Statement by the Chair of the
Board of Inquiry
The investigative hearing will be held
at the NTSB Boardroom and Conference
Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza East SW,
Washington, DC 20594 on Wednesday,
July 30, 2025, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
eastern time (ET), Thursday, July 31,
2025, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. eastern time
(ET), and Friday, August 1, 2025, 9:00
a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET.
Media planning to cover the
investigative hearing are asked to
contact Peter Knudson at (202) 314–
6100 or [email protected].
The investigative hearing will be
transmitted live via the NTSB’s
YouTube channel at https://
www.youtube.com/user/NTSBgov. An
archival video of the hearing will be
available via the website for 30 days
after the hearing.
Individuals requiring reasonable
accommodation and/or wheelchair

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