[Federal Register: November 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 225)][Rules and Regulations] [Page 71356]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
29 CFR Part 1978
[Docket No. OSHA-2008-0026]
RIN 1218-AC36
Collection of Information Requirement Related to Procedures for
the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Employee Protection
Provision of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA);
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Clarification.
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SUMMARY: OSHA is informing the public of a collection of information
requirement contained in the Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation
Complaints Under the Employee Protection Provision of the Surface
Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 interim final rule, published
August 31, 2010. This clarification notice informs the public about the
means by which to comment on this collection of information requirement
prior to OSHA's submission of an information collection request (ICR)
extension to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information requirement in the
interim final rule must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) to
the ICR docket, Docket No. OSHA-2010-0049, by December 27, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nilgun Tolek, Director, Office of the
Whistleblower Protection Program, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3610, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-2199. This is
not a toll-free number. The alternative formats available are large
print, electronic file on computer disk (Word Perfect, ASCII, Mates
with Duxbury Braille System) and audiotape.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 31, 2010, OSHA published notice of
an interim final rule containing updated procedures for the handling of
retaliation complaints under the employee protection provision of the
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (STAA) (75 FR 53544).
In the August 31, 2010 notice, OSHA indicated that the interim
final rule did not contain collection of information requirements
subject to review by OMB under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) (PRA). (75 FR at 53552) However,
upon reconsideration, OSHA has determined that there is a collection of
information requirement associated with the initiation of STAA
whistleblower complaints.
OSHA currently has OMB approval for collection of information
requirements related to the handling of retaliation complaints filed
under various whistleblower protection statutes in the "Regulations
Containing Procedures for Handling of Retaliation Complaints" ICR, OMB
Control Number 1218-0236. OSHA is currently requesting that OMB extend
approval of this ICR and has included in its extension request the
collection of information requirement contained in the updated STAA
whistleblower procedures. As a result of including the collection of
information requirement contained in the updated STAA whistleblower
procedures in this ICR, the burden hours in the ICR will increase by
305.
The Federal Register notice soliciting public comment on the
extension of the "Regulations Containing Procedures for Handling of
Retaliation Complaints" ICR is in Docket No. OSHA-2010-0049. Comments
on the requested extension of this ICR may be submitted to Docket No.
OSHA-2010-0049 electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, the
Federal eRulemaking Portal, or by facsimile, mail, hand delivery,
express mail, messenger or courier service to the OSHA Docket office,
as indicated in the related Federal Register notice.
List of Subjects in 29 CFR Part 1978
Administrative practice and procedure, Employment, Highway safety,
Investigations, Motor carriers, Motor vehicle safety, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Safety, Transportation, Whistleblowing.
Authority and Signature
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210, under the following authorities: 49 U.S.C. 31101 and 31105,
Secretary of Labor's Order 4-2010, 75 FR 55355 (Sept. 10, 2010).
Signed in Washington, DC, on November 17, 2010.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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