Grantee Quarterly Progress Report; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements, 23315-23316 [2017-10399]
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II. General Background on the
Application
TUVRNA submitted an application,
dated July 15, 2016 (OSHA–2007–0042–
0023), to expand its recognition to
include one additional test standard.
OSHA staff performed a comparability
analysis and reviewed other pertinent
information. OSHA did not perform any
on-site reviews in relation to this
application.
Table 1 below lists the appropriate
test standard found in TUVRNA’s
application for expansion for testing and
certification of products under the
NRTL Program.
OSHA staff will review all comments
to the docket submitted in a timely
manner and, after addressing the issues
raised by these comments, will
recommend to the Assistant Secretary
for Occupational Safety and Health
whether to grant TUVRNA’s application
for expansion of its scope of recognition.
The Assistant Secretary will make the
final decision on granting the
application. In making this decision, the
Assistant Secretary may undertake other
proceedings prescribed in Appendix A
to 29 CFR 1910.7.
OSHA will publish a public notice of
its final decision in the Federal
Register.
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III. Preliminary Findings on the
Application
TUVRNA submitted an acceptable
application for expansion of its scope of
recognition. OSHA’s review of the
application file, and comparability
analysis, indicate that TUVRNA can
meet the requirements prescribed by 29
CFR 1910.7 for expanding its
recognition to include the addition of
this one test standard for NRTL testing
and certification listed above. This
preliminary finding does not constitute
an interim or temporary approval of
TUVRNA’s application.
OSHA welcomes public comment as
to whether TUVRNA meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for
expansion of its recognition as an NRTL.
Comments should consist of pertinent
written documents and exhibits.
Commenters needing more time to
comment must submit a request in
writing, stating the reasons for the
request. Commenters must submit the
written request for an extension by the
due date for comments. OSHA will limit
any extension to 10 days unless the
requester justifies a longer period.
OSHA may deny a request for an
extension if the request is not
adequately justified. To obtain or review
copies of the exhibits identified in this
notice, as well as comments submitted
to the docket, contact the Docket Office,
Room N–3508, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, at the above address. These
materials also are available online at
https://www.regulations.gov under
Docket No. OSHA–2007–0042.
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authorized the preparation of this
notice. Accordingly, the Agency is
issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C.
657(g)(2), Secretary of Labor’s Order No.
1–2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and
29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on May 11,
2017.
Dorothy Dougherty,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2010–0021]
Grantee Quarterly Progress Report;
Extension of the Office of Management
and Budget’s Approval of Information
Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
OSHA solicits public
comments concerning its proposal to
extend the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) approval of the
information collection requirements
specified in its Grantee Quarterly
Progress Report.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by July
21, 2017.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at www.regulations.gov,
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow
SUMMARY:
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the instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
messenger, or courier service: When
using this method, you must submit a
copy of your comments and attachments
to the OSHA Docket Office (Docket No.
OSHA–2010–0021), Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room N–3653,
200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries
(hand, express mail, messenger, and
courier service) are accepted during the
Department of Labor’s and Docket
Office’s normal business hours, 10:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m., e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2010–0021) for
the Information Collection Request
(ICR). All comments, including any
personal information you provide, are
placed in the public docket without
change, and may be made available
online at www.regulations.gov. For
further information on submitting
comments, see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to www.regulations.gov or the
OSHA Docket Office at the address
above. All documents in the docket
(including this Federal Register notice)
are listed in the www.regulations.gov
index; however, some information (e.g.,
copyrighted material) is not publicly
available to read or download from the
Web site. All submissions, including
copyrighted material, are available for
inspection and copying at the OSHA
Docket Office. You may contact Annette
Braam, assistant director, Office of
Training and Educational Programs, or
Jim Brock, OSHA Training Institute
Education Centers Programs, at the
address below to obtain a copy of the
ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Annette Braam, assistant director, Office
of Training and Educational Programs,
or Jim Brock, OSHA Office of Training
Institute Education Centers Program,
Directorate of Training and Education,
OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, 2020
S. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington
Heights, IL 60005–4102; telephone (847)
759–7781.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and continuing information collection
requirements in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program
ensures that the information is in the
desired format, reporting burden (time
and costs) is minimal, collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
OSHA’s estimate of the information
collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et
seq.) authorizes information collection
by employers as necessary or
appropriate for enforcement of the Act
or for developing information regarding
the causes and prevention of
occupational injuries, illnesses, and
accidents (29 U.S.C. 657).
Section 21 of the OSH Act (29 U.S.C.
670) authorizes OSHA to conduct
directly or through grants and contracts,
education and training courses. These
courses must ensure that an adequate
number of qualified personnel fulfill the
purposes of the OSH Act, provide them
with short-term training, inform them of
the importance and proper use of safety
and health equipment, and train
employers and workers to recognize,
avoid, and prevent unsafe and
unhealthful working conditions.
Under Section 21, OSHA awards
training grants to nonprofit
organizations to provide part of the
required training. The Agency requires
organizations that receive these grants to
submit quarterly progress reports on
their grant-funded training activities.
These reports allow OSHA to monitor
the grantee’s performance and to
determine if an organization is using
grant funds as specified in its grant
application. The Agency then compares
the information in the quarterly progress
report to the quarterly milestones
proposed by the organization in the
work plan and budget that accompanied
the grant application. This quarterly
information includes: Identifier data
(organization name and grant number);
the date and location where the training
occurred; the length of training (hours);
the number of workers and employers
attending training sessions provided by
the organization; a description of the
training provided; a narrative account of
grant activities conducted; and an
evaluation of progress regarding
planned versus actual work
accomplished. This comparison allows
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OSHA to determine if the organization
is meeting the proposed program goals
and objectives, and is spending funds in
the manner described in the proposed
budget.
Requiring these reports on a quarterly
basis enables OSHA to identify work
plan, training, and expenditure
discrepancies in a timely fashion so that
the Agency can implement appropriate
action. In addition, information from
these reports allows the Agency to
assess an organization’s ability to meet
projected milestones and expenditures.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in
comments on the following issues:
• Whether the proposed information
collection requirements are necessary
for the proper performance of the
Agency’s functions, including whether
the information is useful;
• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
the burden (time and costs) of the
information collection requirements,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• The quality, utility, and clarity of
the information collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden on
employers who must comply—for
example, using automated or other
technological information collection
and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting that OMB extend
its approval of the information
collection requirements contained in the
Grantee Quarterly Progress Report. As a
result of an increase in the number of
quarterly reports, the Agency is
requesting an increase in burden
hours—from 5,096 to 6,104. OSHA will
summarize the comments submitted in
response to this notice, and will include
this summary in the request to OMB.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Grantee Quarterly Progress
Report.
OMB Control Number: 1218–0100.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
organizations.
Number of Respondents: 109.
Frequency of Responses: Quarterly.
Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,104.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $0.
IV. Public Participation—Submission of
Comments on This Notice and Internet
Access to Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments in
response to this document as follows:
(1) electronically at
www.regulations.gov, the Federal
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eRulemaking Portal; (2) by facsimile
(fax); or (3) by hard copy. All comments,
attachments, and other material must
identify the Agency name and the
OSHA docket number for the ICR
(Docket No. OSHA–2010–0021). You
may supplement submissions by
uploading documents electronically. If
you wish to mail additional materials in
reference to an electronic or facsimile
submission, you must submit them to
the OSHA Docket Office (see the section
of this notice titled ADDRESSES). The
additional materials must clearly
identify your electronic comments and
include your name, date, and the docket
number so the Agency can attach them
to your comments.
Because of security procedures, the
use of regular mail may cause a
significant delay in the receipt of
comments. For information about
security procedures concerning the
delivery of materials by hand, express
delivery, messenger, or courier service,
please contact the OSHA Docket Office
at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889–
5627).
Comments and submissions are
posted without change at
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions commenters about submitting
personal information such as social
security numbers and dates of birth.
Although all submissions are listed in
the www.regulations.gov index, some
information (e.g., copyrighted material)
is not publicly available to read or
download from this Web site. All
submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Information on using the
www.regulations.gov Web site to submit
comments and access the docket is
available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’
link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office
for information about materials not
available from the Web site, and for
assistance in using the Internet to locate
docket submissions.
V. Authority and Signature
Dorothy Dougherty, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, directed the
preparation of this notice. The authority
for this notice is the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506
et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order
No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912).
Signed at Washington, DC, on May 8, 2017.
Dorothy Dougherty,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2010-0021]
Grantee Quarterly Progress Report; Extension of the Office of
Management and Budget's Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to
extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the
information collection requirements specified in its Grantee Quarterly
Progress Report.
DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
July 21, 2017.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking Portal.
Follow the instructions online for submitting comments.
Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service:
When using this method, you must submit a copy of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office (Docket No. OSHA-2010-0021),
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N-3653, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and courier service) are
accepted during the Department of Labor's and Docket Office's normal
business hours, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA-2010-0021) for the Information Collection Request
(ICR). All comments, including any personal information you provide,
are placed in the public docket without change, and may be made
available online at www.regulations.gov. For further information on
submitting comments, see the ``Public Participation'' heading in the
section of this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the
docket, go to www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at the
address above. All documents in the docket (including this Federal
Register notice) are listed in the www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly available
to read or download from the Web site. All submissions, including
copyrighted material, are available for inspection and copying at the
OSHA Docket Office. You may contact Annette Braam, assistant director,
Office of Training and Educational Programs, or Jim Brock, OSHA
Training Institute Education Centers Programs, at the address below to
obtain a copy of the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Annette Braam, assistant director,
Office of Training and Educational Programs, or Jim Brock, OSHA Office
of Training Institute Education Centers Program, Directorate of
Training and Education, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, 2020 S.
Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60005-4102; telephone
(847) 759-7781.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information
collection requirements in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that the
information is in the desired format, reporting burden (time and costs)
is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA's
estimate of the information collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651
et seq.) authorizes information collection by employers as necessary or
appropriate for enforcement of the Act or for developing information
regarding the causes and prevention of occupational injuries,
illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657).
Section 21 of the OSH Act (29 U.S.C. 670) authorizes OSHA to
conduct directly or through grants and contracts, education and
training courses. These courses must ensure that an adequate number of
qualified personnel fulfill the purposes of the OSH Act, provide them
with short-term training, inform them of the importance and proper use
of safety and health equipment, and train employers and workers to
recognize, avoid, and prevent unsafe and unhealthful working
conditions.
Under Section 21, OSHA awards training grants to nonprofit
organizations to provide part of the required training. The Agency
requires organizations that receive these grants to submit quarterly
progress reports on their grant-funded training activities. These
reports allow OSHA to monitor the grantee's performance and to
determine if an organization is using grant funds as specified in its
grant application. The Agency then compares the information in the
quarterly progress report to the quarterly milestones proposed by the
organization in the work plan and budget that accompanied the grant
application. This quarterly information includes: Identifier data
(organization name and grant number); the date and location where the
training occurred; the length of training (hours); the number of
workers and employers attending training sessions provided by the
organization; a description of the training provided; a narrative
account of grant activities conducted; and an evaluation of progress
regarding planned versus actual work accomplished. This comparison
allows OSHA to determine if the organization is meeting the proposed
program goals and objectives, and is spending funds in the manner
described in the proposed budget.
Requiring these reports on a quarterly basis enables OSHA to
identify work plan, training, and expenditure discrepancies in a timely
fashion so that the Agency can implement appropriate action. In
addition, information from these reports allows the Agency to assess an
organization's ability to meet projected milestones and expenditures.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
Whether the proposed information collection requirements
are necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's functions,
including whether the information is useful;
The accuracy of OSHA's estimate of the burden (time and
costs) of the information collection requirements, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
The quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and
Ways to minimize the burden on employers who must comply--
for example, using automated or other technological information
collection and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting that OMB extend its approval of the information
collection requirements contained in the Grantee Quarterly Progress
Report. As a result of an increase in the number of quarterly reports,
the Agency is requesting an increase in burden hours--from 5,096 to
6,104. OSHA will summarize the comments submitted in response to this
notice, and will include this summary in the request to OMB.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: Grantee Quarterly Progress Report.
OMB Control Number: 1218-0100.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit organizations.
Number of Respondents: 109.
Frequency of Responses: Quarterly.
Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,104.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $0.
IV. Public Participation--Submission of Comments on This Notice and
Internet Access to Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments in response to this document as follows:
(1) electronically at www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking
Portal; (2) by facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All comments,
attachments, and other material must identify the Agency name and the
OSHA docket number for the ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2010-0021). You may
supplement submissions by uploading documents electronically. If you
wish to mail additional materials in reference to an electronic or
facsimile submission, you must submit them to the OSHA Docket Office
(see the section of this notice titled ADDRESSES). The additional
materials must clearly identify your electronic comments and include
your name, date, and the docket number so the Agency can attach them to
your comments.
Because of security procedures, the use of regular mail may cause a
significant delay in the receipt of comments. For information about
security procedures concerning the delivery of materials by hand,
express delivery, messenger, or courier service, please contact the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350, (TTY (877) 889-5627).
Comments and submissions are posted without change at
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about
submitting personal information such as social security numbers and
dates of birth. Although all submissions are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index, some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to read or download from this Web
site. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available
for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. Information on
using the www.regulations.gov Web site to submit comments and access
the docket is available at the Web site's ``User Tips'' link. Contact
the OSHA Docket Office for information about materials not available
from the Web site, and for assistance in using the Internet to locate
docket submissions.
V. Authority and Signature
Dorothy Dougherty, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this
notice. The authority for this notice is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2012
(77 FR 3912).
Signed at Washington, DC, on May 8, 2017.
Dorothy Dougherty,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2017-10399 Filed 5-19-17; 8:45 am]
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