83 FR 38183 - Notice of Request for Information: Establishing a Government Effectiveness Advanced Research (GEAR) Center
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 38183-38184] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-16615] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Notice of Request for Information: Establishing a Government Effectiveness Advanced Research (GEAR) Center AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the President. ACTION: Notice of request for information: Establishing a Government Effectiveness Advanced Research (GEAR) Center. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Executive Office of the President seeks input from across sectors and disciplines on capabilities that already exist as well as key considerations in pursuing the Government Effectiveness Advanced Research (GEAR) Center initiative through a request for information (RFI) now available on www.Performance.gov/GEARcenter. The Federal Government intends to pursue a Government Effectiveness Advanced Research (GEAR) Center, which would be a public-private partnership focused on applied research that improves mission delivery, citizen services, and stewardship of public resources, as proposed in Delivering Government Solutions for the 21st Century: Reform Plan and Reorganization Recommendations. This non-governmental, public-private partnership would address operational and strategic challenges facing the Federal Government, both now and into the future, by engaging researchers, academics, non-profits, and private industry across an array of disciplines, such as data science, organizational behavior, and user-centered design. Through applied research and live pilot testing, the GEAR Center would connect cutting-edge thinking with real-world challenges the Federal Government faces in serving Americans in the Digital Age. This means re-imagining possibilities for how citizens interact with the Government; rethinking the delivery of citizen services and data; reforming core processes (e.g., procurement, budget, IT investment and capital allocation); and exploring how the public-sector workforce can be developed, reskilled and redeployed in creative ways. DATES: September 14, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submissions are due on September 14, 2018 through email to [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Instructions for Written Responses Interested parties should provide written responses to the questions outlined in the ``Purpose of This RFI'' section. Submissions are due on September 14, 2018 through email to [email protected]. Please include the below in your response, limiting this portion of your response to one page:The name of the individual(s) and/or organization responding. A brief description of the responding individual(s) or organization's mission and/or areas of expertise, including any public- private partnership work within the past three years with Federal, State, or local governments that is relevant to applied research on workforce reskilling and data commercialization. A contact for questions or other follow-up on your response. [[Page 38184]] Next Steps To get up-to-date information and view the RFI, please visit www.performance.gov/GEARcenter and follow @PerformanceGov on Twitter. Margaret Weichert, OMB Deputy Director for Management. [FR Doc. 2018-16615 Filed 8-2-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3110-01-P
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determined that these test standards are include them in the NRTL Program’s
appropriate test standards and will List of Appropriate Test Standards.
TABLE 2—TEST STANDARDS OSHA IS ADDING TO THE NRTL PROGRAM’S LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS
Test standard Test standard title
ISA 60079–25 ... Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 25: Intrinsically Safe Electrical Systems.
UL 60079–26 .... Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 26: Equipment with Equipment Protection Level (EPL) Ga.
UL 60079–28 .... Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 28: Protection of Equipment and Transmission Systems Using Optical Radiation.
UL 60079–31 .... Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 31: Equipment Dust Ignition Protection Enclosure ‘‘t’’.
OSHA’s recognition of any NRTL for Authority and Signature non-governmental, public-private
a particular test standard is limited to Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant partnership would address operational
equipment or materials for which OSHA Secretary of Labor for Occupational and strategic challenges facing the
standards require third-party testing and Safety and Health, authorized the Federal Government, both now and into
certification before using them in the preparation of this notice. Accordingly, the future, by engaging researchers,
workplace. Consequently, if a test the Agency is issuing this notice academics, non-profits, and private
standard also covers any products for pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 657(g)(2), industry across an array of disciplines,
which OSHA does not require such Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 such as data science, organizational
testing and certification, a NRTL’s scope (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and 29 CFR behavior, and user-centered design.
of recognition does not include these 1910.7. Through applied research and live
products. pilot testing, the GEAR Center would
Signed at Washington, DC, on July 30,
The American National Standards 2018. connect cutting-edge thinking with real-
Institute (ANSI) may approve the test Loren Sweatt, world challenges the Federal
standards listed above as American Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Government faces in serving Americans
National Standards. However, for Occupational Safety and Health. in the Digital Age. This means re-
convenience, the use of the designation [FR Doc. 2018–16617 Filed 8–2–18; 8:45 am]
imagining possibilities for how citizens
of the standards-developing interact with the Government;
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organization for the standard as opposed rethinking the delivery of citizen
to the ANSI designation may occur. services and data; reforming core
Under the NRTL Program’s policy (see processes (e.g., procurement, budget, IT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
OSHA Instruction CPL 1–0.3, Appendix investment and capital allocation); and
BUDGET
C, paragraph XIV), any NRTL exploring how the public-sector
recognized for a particular test standard Notice of Request for Information: workforce can be developed, reskilled
may use either the proprietary version Establishing a Government and redeployed in creative ways.
of the test standard or the ANSI version Effectiveness Advanced Research DATES: September 14, 2018.
of that standard. Contact ANSI to (GEAR) Center
determine whether a test standard is ADDRESSES: Submissions are due on
currently ANSI-approved. AGENCY: Office of Management and September 14, 2018 through email to
Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the performance@omb.eop.gov.
A. Conditions President.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In addition to those conditions ACTION: Notice of request for
already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, FM information: Establishing a Government Instructions for Written Responses
must abide by the following conditions Effectiveness Advanced Research
(GEAR) Center. Interested parties should provide
of the recognition: written responses to the questions
1. FM must inform OSHA as soon as SUMMARY: The Executive Office of the outlined in the ‘‘Purpose of This RFI’’
possible, in writing, of any change of President seeks input from across section. Submissions are due on
ownership, facilities, or key personnel, sectors and disciplines on capabilities September 14, 2018 through email to
and of any major change in its that already exist as well as key performance@omb.eop.gov.
operations as a NRTL, and provide considerations in pursuing the Please include the below in your
details of the change(s); Government Effectiveness Advanced response, limiting this portion of your
2. FM must meet all the terms of its Research (GEAR) Center initiative response to one page:
recognition and comply with all OSHA through a request for information (RFI) • The name of the individual(s) and/
policies pertaining to this recognition; now available on or organization responding.
and www.Performance.gov/GEARcenter.
The Federal Government intends to • A brief description of the
3. FM must continue to meet the pursue a Government Effectiveness responding individual(s) or
requirements for recognition, including Advanced Research (GEAR) Center, organization’s mission and/or areas of
all previously published conditions on which would be a public-private expertise, including any public-private
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FM’s scope of recognition, in all areas partnership focused on applied research partnership work within the past three
for which it has recognition. that improves mission delivery, citizen years with Federal, State, or local
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR services, and stewardship of public governments that is relevant to applied
1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the scope resources, as proposed in Delivering research on workforce reskilling and
of recognition of FM, subject to the Government Solutions for the 21st data commercialization.
limitation and conditions specified Century: Reform Plan and • A contact for questions or other
above. Reorganization Recommendations. This follow-up on your response.
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