[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67227-67228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28070]


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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 Onsite 
Consultation Agreements

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Occupational Safety and Health 
Onsite Consultation Agreements,'' to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 30, 2011.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely

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respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden 
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, on the day following publication of this notice or 
by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at (202) 693-4129 (this is not 
a toll-free number) or sending an email to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 
(202) 395-6929/Fax: (202) 395-6881 (these are not toll-free numbers), 
email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
(202) 693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval to continue 
information collections set forth in regulations establishing 
responsibilities of State onsite consultation projects. 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.
    Those activities and responsibilities include information 
collections 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 if the collection of 
information does not display a valid OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 
1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information 
collection under OMB Control Number 1218-0110. The current OMB approval 
is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2011; however, it should be noted 
that existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB 
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For 
additional information, see the related notice published in the Federal 
Register on June 22, 2011 (76 FR 36579).
    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 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should reference 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: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title of Collection: Occupational Safety and Health Onsite 
Consultation Agreements.
    OMB Control Number: 1218-0110.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--Businesses or other for-profits; 
State Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 26,855.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 112,530.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 223,419.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: October 25, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-28070 Filed 10-28-11; 8:45 am]
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