[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)][Notices][Pages 24889-24890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09751]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Occupational Safety and Health State Plans
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled, "Occupational Safety and Health State
Plans," 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 May 27, 2016.
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=20201601-1218-001
(this link will only become active on the day following publication of
this notice) 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: 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 Occupational Safety and Health State Plans information collection.
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 section 18 encourages States
to assume responsibility for the development and enforcement of State
occupational safety and health standards through the mechanism of an
approved State plan. Absent a plan approved by the OSHA, a State is
preempted from asserting authority over any occupational safety and
health issue with respect to which a Federal standard has been
promulgated. Section 18 establishes the basic criteria for State plan
approval; provides for the discretionary exercise of concurrent Federal
enforcement jurisdiction for a period of time following initial
approval; provides that State standards and enforcement must be, and
continue to be, at least as effective as the Federal program, including
any change thereto; and requires the OSHA to make a continuing
evaluation of the State plan to take action to withdraw plan approval
should there be a failure to substantially comply with any provision of
the State Plan. A State choosing to operate an OSHA-approved plan must
provide information to document the State program is at least as
effective as the Federal OSHA program. In order to obtain and maintain
State Plan approval, a State must submit various documents to the OSHA
describing the Plan program structure and operation, including any
modification thereto as it occurs, in accordance with the identified
regulations.
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 1218-0247.
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 April 30, 2016. 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 27, 2016 (81 FR
4672).
Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in
the ADDRESSES section within thirty (30) days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1218-0247.
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: Occupational Safety and Health State Plans.
OMB Control Number: 1218-0247.
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 28.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 1,309.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 11,519 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Dated: April 21, 2016.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-09751 Filed 4-26-16; 8:45 am]
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