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rules do not authorize filing of
submissions with the Secretary by
facsimile or electronic means, except to
the extent permitted by section 201.8 of
the Commission’s rules, as amended, 67
FR 68036 (November 8, 2002).
In accordance with sections 201.16(c)
and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules,
each document filed by a party to the
investigation must be served on all other
parties to the investigation (as identified
by either the public or BPI service list),
and a certificate of service must be
timely filed. The Secretary will not
accept a document for filing without a
certificate of service.
Parties are also advised to consult the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A through
E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subpart A (19 CFR part 207) for
provisions of general applicability
concerning written submissions to the
Commission.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: December 15, 2006.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
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December 14, 2006.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has
submitted the following public
information collection request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of this
ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained at
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain, or contact Ira Mills on 202–
693–4122 (this is not a toll-free number)
or e-mail: Mills.Ira@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for U.S.
Department of Labor/Employment and
Training Administration (ETA), Office
of Management and Budget, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503, 202–
395–7316 (this is not a toll free number),
within 30 days from the date of this
publication in the Federal Register.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
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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: Employment and Training
Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Title: Preliminary Estimate of Average
Employer Tax Rates.
OMB Number: 1205–0228.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
government.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Annual Responses: 53.
Average Response time: 15 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 14.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: 0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): 0.
Description: The Secretary has
interpreted applicable sections of
Federal law to require States to address
the prevention, detection, and recovery
of benefit overpayments caused by
willful misrepresentation or errors by
claimants or others. This report
provides an accounting of the types and
amounts of such overpayments and
serves as a useful management tool for
monitoring overall integrity in the
Unemployment Insurance system.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer/ Team
Leader.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
December 14, 2006.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has
submitted the following public
information collection requests (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of each
ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained from
RegInfo.gov at https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain or by contacting
Darrin King on 202–693–4129 (this is
not a toll-free number)/e-mail:
king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone:
202–395–7316/Fax: 202–395–6974
(these are not a toll-free numbers),
within 30 days from the date of this
publication in the Federal Register.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments which:
• 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.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Title: 4,4′-Methylenedianiline
Construction 29 CFR 1926.60.
OMB Number: 1218–0183.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and
third-party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
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Number of Respondents: 60.
Number of Annual Responses: 3,960.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies
by task.
Total Burden Hours: 1,607.
Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $80,412.
Description: The purpose of this
Standard and its information collection
requirements is to provide protection for
employees from adverse health effects
associated with occupational exposure
to 4,4’-Methylenedianiline. Employers
must monitor exposure, keep employee
exposures within the permissible
exposure limits, provide employees
with medical examinations and training,
and establish and maintain employee
exposure-monitoring and medical
records.
Agency: Occupational Safety and
Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Title: 4,4′-Methylenedianiline General
Industry 29 CFR 1910.1050.
OMB Number: 1218–0184.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and
third-party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 13.
Number of Annual Responses: 583.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies
by task.
Total Burden Hours: 293.
Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $19,312.
Description: The purpose of this
Standard and its information collection
requirements is to provide protection for
employees from adverse health effects
associated with occupational exposure
to 4,4-Methylenedianiline. Employers
must monitor exposure, keep employee
exposures within the permissible
exposure limits, provide employees
with medical examinations and training,
and establish and maintain employee
exposure-monitoring and medical
records.
Agency: Occupational Safety and
Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Title: Electrical Protective Equipment
(29 CFR 1910.137), and Electric Power
Generation, Transmission, and
Distribution (29 CFR 1910.269).
OMB Number: 1218–0190.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and
third-party disclosure.
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Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 20,765.
Number of Annual Responses:
437,884.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies
by task.
Total Burden Hours: 30,533.
Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: The information
collection requirements are needed to
help provide protection to employees
who use electrical protective equipment
and who are involved in industries
engaged in electric power generation,
transmission, and distribution work.
Agency: Occupational Safety and
Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Title: Standard on Walking-Working
Surfaces (29 CFR part 1910, subpart D).
OMB Number: 1218–0199.
Type of Response: Third-party
disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 12,100.
Number of Annual Responses: 12,100.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies
by task.
Total Burden Hours: 1,193.
Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: The information
collection requirements in the WalkingWorking Surfaces standard is designed
to protect employees by making them
aware of load limits of the floors of
buildings, defective portable metal
ladders, and the specifications of
outrigger scaffolds used.
Agency: Occupational Safety and
Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Title: OSHA Data Initiative (ODI).
OMB Number: 1218–0209.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Number of Annual Responses:
100,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 16,666.
Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
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Description: The agency will collect
occupational injury and illness data
from selected employers. These
employers will also be required to
provide the average employment, hours
worked, and the name and phone
number of the person submitting the
data. The data collection will include
mail and telephone follow-up to ask
clarifying questions concerning data
submitted, and to attempt to obtain
responses from non-responders. The
purpose of the data collection is to
compile occupational injury and illness
data from employers within specific
industries and size categories. OSHA
then will be able to calculate
occupational injury and illness rates by
employer and specific industry. The
agency will require this information
from up to 100,000 employers required
to create and maintain records pursuant
to 29 CFR part 1904.
In each of the previous OSHA Data
Initiative (ODI) information collections,
beginning with the collection of CY
1995 data, the Agency collected data
from approximately 80,000
establishments each year. OSHA used
the 1996 data from the 1997 collection
as a baseline for both its Cooperative
Compliance Program initiative and its
Interim Plan for Inspection Targeting.
The 1997 through 2004 injury and
illness data have been used for OSHA’s
Site Specific Targeting (SST) plans.
Each year the SST plan is updated with
the most current data. The SST–06 plan
is currently using CY 2004
establishment specific data.
Since 1998, OSHA has used the
information from each data collection to
identify approximately 14,000
establishments in Federal jurisdiction
with high lost workday injury and
illness case rates. OSHA sends letters to
these establishments indicating its
concern about the high injury and
illness rate at the establishment and
informing the employer of available
services, such as the OSHA on-site
consultation program, that can be used
to identify hazards and address
occupational safety and health issues.
OSHA is also using the information
collected for measurement purposes to
comply with the Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA). It
must be noted that limiting this data
collection to establishments with 40 or
more employees also limits OSHA’s
ability to fully utilize this data
collection to meet the Agency’s
requirements under the GPRA. A
significant portion of OSHA inspections
as well as consultation visits are
performed at establishments with less
than 40 employees. OSHA cannot
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conduct follow-up data collection to
measure the impact of these
interventions without authorization to
collect from this group of smaller
employers. OSHA is seeking approval to
collect data from these employers only
for performance measurement purposes.
Data collected from this group would
not be used for OSHA’s enforcement
activities. Some states operating state
plans pursuant to Section 18 of the OSH
Act also use the information collected
for the same purposes as does Federal
OSHA.
Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. NRTL95–F–1]
Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratories; Proposed Revised Fee
Schedule
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice provides the
proposed revised schedule of fees to be
charged by the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) to
Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratories (NRTLs). OSHA charges
fees for specific types of services it
provides to NRTLs. The fees charged to
NRTLs first went into effect on October
1, 2000.
DATES: The new fees shown in this
notice will become effective on
February 5, 2007. You must submit
information or comments by the
following dates:
• Hard copy: postmarked or sent by
January 4, 2007.
• Electronic transmission or
facsimile: sent by January 4, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions on-line for making
electronic submissions.
Fax: If your submissions, 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: You must
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submit three copies of your comments
and attachments to the OSHA Docket
Office, Docket No. NRTL95–F–1, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room N–2625,
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, 8:15
a.m.–4:45 p.m., e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and the OSHA
docket number for this notice (OSHA
Docket No. NRTL95–F–1). Submissions,
including any personal information you
provide, are placed in the public docket
without change and may be made
available online at https://
www.regulations.gov.
Docket: To read or download
submissions or other material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov
or the OSHA Docket Office at the
address above. All documents in the
docket are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index, however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the Web site.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Extension of Comment Period: Submit
requests for extensions concerning this
notice to the Office of Technical
Programs and Coordination Activities,
NRTL Program, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Room N–3655, Washington, DC
20210. Or fax to (202) 693–1644.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
MaryAnn Garrahan, Director, Office of
Technical Programs and Coordination
Activities, NRTL Program, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room N3655,
Washington, DC 20210, or phone (202)
693–2110. Our Web page includes
information about the NRTL Program
(see https://www.osha.gov and select ‘‘N’’
in the site index).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) is proposing to
adjust the fees that the Agency charges
for the services it provides to Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratories
(NRTLs). OSHA is taking this action as
a result of its process for annually
reviewing the fees, as provided under 29
CFR 1910.7(f). This review has shown
that the costs of providing the services
covered by the fees have changed
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sufficiently to warrant adjustments to
the current fee schedule, which has
been in effect since January 2002. The
fee adjustments described in this notice
are based on the current approach for
calculating fees, which is the same
approach OSHA used in developing the
first fee schedule (effective October 1,
2000).
OSHA is also in the process of
developing a new approach to
calculating fees that would more
accurately recoup the total costs of the
services OSHA provides to NRTLs. The
Agency will be proposing this new
approach, and seeking comments on it,
in a Federal Register notice to be
published at a later date.
II. Background
Many of OSHA’s safety standards
require that equipment or products used
in the workplace be tested and certified
to help ensure they can be used safely.
See, e.g., 29 CFR part 1910, subpart S.
In general, this testing and certification
must be performed by a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
Products or equipment that have been
tested and certified must have the
NRTL’s certification mark on them, or,
if this is not feasible, then on its
packaging. An employer may rely on the
certification mark, which shows that the
equipment or product has been tested
and certified in accordance with OSHA
requirements. In order to ensure that the
testing and certification is done
appropriately, OSHA implemented the
NRTL Program. The NRTL Program
establishes the criteria that an
organization must meet in order to be
and remain recognized as an NRTL.
The NRTL Program requirements are
set forth under 29 CFR 1910.7,
‘‘Definition and requirements for a
nationally recognized testing
laboratory.’’ To be recognized by OSHA,
an organization must: (1) Have the
appropriate capability to test, evaluate,
and approve products to assure their
safe use in the workplace; (2) be
completely independent of the
manufacturers, vendors, and major users
of the products for which OSHA
requires certification; (3) have internal
programs that ensure proper control of
the testing and certification process; and
(4) have effective reporting and
complaint handling procedures.
OSHA requires NRTL applicants (i.e.,
organizations seeking initial recognition
as an NRTL) to provide detailed and
comprehensive information about their
programs, processes, and procedures in
writing when they apply. OSHA reviews
the written information and conducts an
on-site assessment to determine whether
the organization meets the requirements
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
December 14, 2006.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public
information collection requests (ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of
each ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained
from RegInfo.gov at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by
contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free
number)/e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-6974 (these
are not a toll-free numbers), within 30 days from the date of this
publication in the Federal Register.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
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.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: 4,4'-Methylenedianiline Construction 29 CFR 1926.60.
OMB Number: 1218-0183.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and third-party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
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Number of Respondents: 60.
Number of Annual Responses: 3,960.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies by task.
Total Burden Hours: 1,607.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $80,412.
Description: The purpose of this Standard and its information
collection requirements is to provide protection for employees from
adverse health effects associated with occupational exposure to 4,4'-
Methylenedianiline. Employers must monitor exposure, keep employee
exposures within the permissible exposure limits, provide employees
with medical examinations and training, and establish and maintain
employee exposure-monitoring and medical records.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: 4,4'-Methylenedianiline General Industry 29 CFR 1910.1050.
OMB Number: 1218-0184.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and third-party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 13.
Number of Annual Responses: 583.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies by task.
Total Burden Hours: 293.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $19,312.
Description: The purpose of this Standard and its information
collection requirements is to provide protection for employees from
adverse health effects associated with occupational exposure to 4,4-
Methylenedianiline. Employers must monitor exposure, keep employee
exposures within the permissible exposure limits, provide employees
with medical examinations and training, and establish and maintain
employee exposure-monitoring and medical records.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: Electrical Protective Equipment (29 CFR 1910.137), and
Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution (29 CFR
1910.269).
OMB Number: 1218-0190.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and third-party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 20,765.
Number of Annual Responses: 437,884.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies by task.
Total Burden Hours: 30,533.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: The information collection requirements are needed to
help provide protection to employees who use electrical protective
equipment and who are involved in industries engaged in electric power
generation, transmission, and distribution work.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: Standard on Walking-Working Surfaces (29 CFR part 1910,
subpart D).
OMB Number: 1218-0199.
Type of Response: Third-party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 12,100.
Number of Annual Responses: 12,100.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies by task.
Total Burden Hours: 1,193.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: The information collection requirements in the
Walking-Working Surfaces standard is designed to protect employees by
making them aware of load limits of the floors of buildings, defective
portable metal ladders, and the specifications of outrigger scaffolds
used.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: OSHA Data Initiative (ODI).
OMB Number: 1218-0209.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Number of Annual Responses: 100,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 16,666.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: The agency will collect occupational injury and
illness data from selected employers. These employers will also be
required to provide the average employment, hours worked, and the name
and phone number of the person submitting the data. The data collection
will include mail and telephone follow-up to ask clarifying questions
concerning data submitted, and to attempt to obtain responses from non-
responders. The purpose of the data collection is to compile
occupational injury and illness data from employers within specific
industries and size categories. OSHA then will be able to calculate
occupational injury and illness rates by employer and specific
industry. The agency will require this information from up to 100,000
employers required to create and maintain records pursuant to 29 CFR
part 1904.
In each of the previous OSHA Data Initiative (ODI) information
collections, beginning with the collection of CY 1995 data, the Agency
collected data from approximately 80,000 establishments each year. OSHA
used the 1996 data from the 1997 collection as a baseline for both its
Cooperative Compliance Program initiative and its Interim Plan for
Inspection Targeting. The 1997 through 2004 injury and illness data
have been used for OSHA's Site Specific Targeting (SST) plans. Each
year the SST plan is updated with the most current data. The SST-06
plan is currently using CY 2004 establishment specific data.
Since 1998, OSHA has used the information from each data collection
to identify approximately 14,000 establishments in Federal jurisdiction
with high lost workday injury and illness case rates. OSHA sends
letters to these establishments indicating its concern about the high
injury and illness rate at the establishment and informing the employer
of available services, such as the OSHA on-site consultation program,
that can be used to identify hazards and address occupational safety
and health issues.
OSHA is also using the information collected for measurement
purposes to comply with the Government Performance and Results Act
(GPRA). It must be noted that limiting this data collection to
establishments with 40 or more employees also limits OSHA's ability to
fully utilize this data collection to meet the Agency's requirements
under the GPRA. A significant portion of OSHA inspections as well as
consultation visits are performed at establishments with less than 40
employees. OSHA cannot
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conduct follow-up data collection to measure the impact of these
interventions without authorization to collect from this group of
smaller employers. OSHA is seeking approval to collect data from these
employers only for performance measurement purposes. Data collected
from this group would not be used for OSHA's enforcement activities.
Some states operating state plans pursuant to Section 18 of the OSH Act
also use the information collected for the same purposes as does
Federal OSHA.
Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
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