[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 2015)][Notices][Pages 16700-16701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07167]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Onsite Consultation Agreements
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On March 31, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored
information collection request (ICR) titled, "Onsite Consultation
Agreements," to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and approval for continued use, without change, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Public
comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives
on or before April 30, 2015.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201503-1218-003
(this link will only become active on April 1, 2015) or by contacting
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are
not toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free
number); or by email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters are
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at
202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by
email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for
the Onsite Consultation Agreements information collection. The OSHA
Onsite Consultation Service Program offers free and confidential advice
to small and medium-sized businesses in all States across the country,
with priority given to high-hazard worksites. The requirements
specified in the Onsite Consultation regulations for cooperative
agreements, 29 CFR part 1908, are necessary to ensure uniform delivery
of onsite consultation services nationwide. The regulatory procedures
specify the activities to be carried out by State Onsite Consultation
Programs funded by the Federal government, as well as the
responsibilities of employers who receive onsite consultation services.
Information collection requirements set forth in the Onsite
Consultation Program regulations are in two categories: State
responsibilities and employer responsibilities. Eight regulatory
provisions require State information collection activities. The Federal
government provides ninety (90) percent of funds for onsite
consultation services delivered by the States. Four requirements apply
to employers and specify conditions for receiving the free onsite
consultation services. Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
sections 7(c)(1) and 21(c) authorize this information collection. See
29 U.S.C. 656(c)(1) and 670.
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 it is approved by the OMB under the PRA 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 Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection
under Control Number 1218-0110.
OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3)
years without renewal, and the current approval for this collection is
scheduled to expire on March 31, 2015. The DOL seeks to extend PRA
authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years,
without any change to existing requirements. The DOL notes that
existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related
notice published in the Federal Register on January 26, 2015 (80 FR
3991).
Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in
the ADDRESSES section by April 30, 2015. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number
1218-0110. The OMB 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; and
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 submission of responses.
Agency: DOL-OSHA.
Title of Collection: Onsite Consultation Agreements.
OMB Control Number: 1218-0110.
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments and Private
Sector--businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 24,052.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 101,266.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 215,704 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Dated: March 24, 2015.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-07167 Filed 3-27-15; 8:45 am]
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