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from India: Investigation No. 701–TA–
686 (Final).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: February 1, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024–02446 Filed 2–6–24; 8:45 am]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731–TA–679 (Fifth
Review)]

Stainless Steel Bar From India;
Scheduling of an Expedited Five-Year
Review
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Commission hereby gives
notice of the scheduling of an expedited
review pursuant to the Tariff Act of
1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to determine whether
revocation of the antidumping duty
order on stainless steel bar from India
would be likely to lead to continuation
or recurrence of material injury within
a reasonably foreseeable time.
DATES: December 5, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(Alexis Yim, 202–708–1446), Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
205–1810. Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special
assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its internet server (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
this proceeding may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.—On December 5, 2023, the
Commission determined that the
domestic interested party group
response to its notice of institution (88
FR 60486, September 1, 2023) of the
subject five-year review was adequate
and that the respondent interested party
group response was inadequate. The
Commission did not find any other
circumstances that would warrant
conducting a full review.1 Accordingly,

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1 A record of the Commissioners’ votes, the
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the Commission determined that it
would conduct an expedited review
pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the Act
(19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(3)).
For further information concerning
the conduct of this review and rules of
general application, consult the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B
(19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part
207).
Staff report.—A staff report
containing information concerning the
subject matter of the review has been
placed in the nonpublic record, and will
be made available to persons on the
Administrative Protective Order service
list for this review on January 25, 2024.
A public version will be issued
thereafter, pursuant to § 207.62(d)(4) of
the Commission’s rules.
Written submissions.—As provided in
§ 207.62(d) of the Commission’s rules,
interested parties that are parties to the
review and that have provided
individually adequate responses to the
notice of institution,2 and any party
other than an interested party to the
review may file written comments with
the Secretary on what determination the
Commission should reach in the review.
Comments are due on or before 5:15
p.m. on February 1, 2024 and may not
contain new factual information. Any
person that is neither a party to the fiveyear review nor an interested party may
submit a brief written statement (which
shall not contain any new factual
information) pertinent to the review by
February 1, 2024. However, should the
Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’)
extend the time limit for its completion
of the final results of its review, the
deadline for comments (which may not
contain new factual information) on
Commerce’s final results is three
business days after the issuance of
Commerce’s results. If comments
contain business proprietary
information (BPI), they must conform
with the requirements of §§ 201.6,
207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s
rules. The Commission’s Handbook on
Filing Procedures, available on the
Commission’s website at https://
www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_
on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates
individual Commissioner’s statements will be
available from the Office of the Secretary and at the
Commission’s website.
2 The Commission has found the responses
submitted on behalf of Carpenter Technology
Corporation; Crucible Industries LLC; Electralloy, a
G.O. Carlson, Inc. Co.; Marcegaglia Stainless
Richburg, LLC; North American Stainless; Universal
Stainless & Alloy Products Inc.; and Valbruna Slater
Stainless, Inc. to be individually adequate.
Comments from other interested parties will not be
accepted (see 19 CFR 207.62(d)(2)).

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upon the Commission’s procedures with
respect to filings.
In accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and
207.3 of the rules, each document filed
by a party to the review must be served
on all other parties to the review (as
identified by either the public or BPI
service list), and a certificate of service
must be timely filed. The Secretary will
not accept a document for filing without
a certificate of service.
Determination.—The Commission has
determined this review is
extraordinarily complicated and
therefore has determined to exercise its
authority to extend the review period by
up to 90 days pursuant to 19 U.S.C.
1675(c)(5)(B).
Authority: This review is being
conducted under authority of title VII of
the Act; this notice is published
pursuant to § 207.62 of the
Commission’s rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: January 17, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024–02431 Filed 2–6–24; 8:45 am]
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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
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 Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages Program. A copy of the
proposed information collection request
can be obtained by contacting the
individual listed below in the Addresses
section of this notice.

SUMMARY:

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II. Current Action

Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
Addresses section of this notice on or
before April 8, 2024.

DATES:

Send comments to Carol
Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
of Management Systems, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Room G225, 2
Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington,
DC 20212. Written comments also may
be transmitted by email to BLS_PRA_
Public@bls.gov.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Background
The Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages (QCEW) program, a Federal/
State cooperative effort, produces
monthly employment and quarterly
wage information. It is a by-product of
quarterly reports submitted to State
Workforce Agencies (SWAs) by
employers subject to State
Unemployment Insurance (UI) laws.
The collection of these data is
authorized by 29 U.S.C. 1, 2. The QCEW
data, which are compiled for each
calendar quarter, provide a
comprehensive business name and
address file with employment and wage
information for employers subject to
State UI laws. Similar data for Federal
Government employers covered by the
Unemployment Compensation for
Federal Employees program also are
included. These data are submitted to
the BLS by all 50 States, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands. The BLS summarizes these data
to produce totals for all counties,
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs),
the States, and the nation. The QCEW
program provides a virtual census of
nonagricultural employees and their
wages, with about 55 percent of the
workers in agriculture covered as well.
The QCEW program is a
comprehensive and accurate source of
data on the number of establishments,
monthly employment, and quarterly
wages, by industry, at the six-digit
North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) level, and at the
national, State, MSA, and county levels.
The QCEW series has broad economic
significance in measuring labor trends
and major industry developments, in
time series analyses and industry
comparisons, and in special studies
such as analyses of establishments,
employment, and wages by size of
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Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the QCEW
program.
The QCEW program implemented
improvements to the methods used to
impute data for missing employer
reports starting in October 2020. The
current method of imputation uses
current trends from responding
establishments with characteristics
similar to the non–respondents. The
BLS defines this procedure as the Cell
Ratio Method. The ratio of a particular
estimation cell is computed as the sum
of the current month’s reported
employment divided by the sum of the
previous month’s reported employment.
To impute this month’s employment for
a non-respondent, the ratio is then
multiplied by the non-respondent’s
previous month employment. A similar
procedure is applied to impute average
quarterly wages.
The QCEW program is the only
Federal statistical program that provides
information on establishments, wages,
tax contributions and the number of
employees subject to State UI laws and
the Unemployment Compensation for
the Federal Employees program. The
consequences of not collecting QCEW
data would be grave to the Federal
statistical community. The BLS would
not have a sampling frame for its
establishment surveys; it would not be
able to publish as accurate current
estimates of employment for the US,
States, and metropolitan areas; and it
would not be able to publish quarterly
census totals of local establishment
counts, employment, and wages. The
Bureau of Economic Analysis would not
be able to publish as accurate personal
income data in a timely manner for the
U.S., States, and local areas. Finally, the
Department of Labor’s Employment
Training Administration would not
have the information it needs to
administer the Unemployment
Insurance Program.
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
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• 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 of Collection: Quarterly Census
of Employment and Wages Program.
OMB Number: 1220–0012.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: State Governments.
Annual Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Annual Responses: 212.
Average Time per Response: 3,532
hours.
Estimated Annual Total Burden
Hours: 748,800 hours.
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, January 31,
2024.
Eric Molina,
Chief, Division of Management System,
Branch of Policy Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2024–02439 Filed 2–6–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2023–0010]

Ballard Marine Construction Bay Park
Conveyance Tunnel Project; Grant of
Permanent Variance
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In this notice, OSHA grants a
permanent variance to Ballard Marine
Construction (Ballard) related to work in
compressed air environments.
DATES: The permanent variance
specified by this notice becomes
effective on February 7, 2024 and shall
remain in effect until the completion of
the Bay Park Conveyance Tunnel Project
or until modified or revoked by OSHA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
SUMMARY:

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