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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 52 / Monday, March 19, 2007 / Notices
Signed at Washington, DC, this 8th day of
March 2007.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E7–5002 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection, Comment
Request
ACTION:
Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed revision of the
‘‘Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses.’’ A copy of the proposed
information collection request (ICR) can
be obtained by contacting the individual
listed below in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
before May 18, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A.
Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
of Management Systems, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
Massachusetts Avenue, NE.,
Washington, DC 20212, 202–691–7628.
(This is not a toll free number.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer,
202–691–7628. (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 24(a) of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires
the Secretary of Labor to develop and
maintain an effective program of
collection, compilation, and analysis of
statistics on occupational injuries and
illnesses. The Commissioner of Labor
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Statistics has been delegated the
responsibility for ‘‘Furthering the
purpose of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act by developing and
maintaining an effective program of
collection, compilation, analysis and
publication of occupational safety and
health statistics.’’ The BLS fulfills this
responsibility, in part, by conducting
the Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses in conjunction with
participating State statistical agencies.
The BLS Survey of Occupational
Injuries and Illnesses provides the
Nation’s primary indicator of the
progress towards achieving the goal of
safer and healthier workplaces. The
survey produces the overall rate of
occurrence of work injuries and
illnesses by industry which can be
compared to prior years to produce
measures of the rate of change. These
data are used to assess the Nation’s
progress in improving the safety and
health of America’s work places; to
prioritize scarce Federal and State
resources; to guide the development of
injury and illness prevention strategies;
and to support Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) and
State safety and health standards and
research. Data are essential for
evaluating the effectiveness of Federal
and State programs for improving work
place safety and health. For these
reasons, it is necessary to provide
estimates separately for participating
States.
and illnesses sustained by State and
local government workers, including
those in such relatively high hazard and
high profile occupations as police,
firefighters, paramedics, and other
public health workers. The BLS regards
the collection of these data as a
significant expansion in its overall
coverage of the American workplace.
The BLS will send a letter explaining
that the survey is voluntary for State
and local government agencies in States
that do not require this collection of
data. The number of extra sample units
needed for State and local government
data is approximately 7,000.
Beginning with the 2008 survey year,
the BLS will test collection of injury and
illness cases that require only days of
job transfer or restriction. In the two
decades prior to the OSHA
recordkeeping changes in 2002,
incidence rates for cases with days away
from work decreased significantly,
while incidence rates for cases with
only restricted work activity increased
significantly. Since the BLS presently
collects case and demographic data only
for cases with days away from work,
data are not obtained about a growing
class of injury and illness cases. If the
test(s) prove successful, the BLS will
explore implementing this practice for
additional States beginning with survey
year 2009. The BLS regards the
collection of these cases with only job
transfer or restriction as significant in its
coverage of the American workforce.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the Survey
of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
The survey measures the overall rate of
occurrence of work injuries and
illnesses by industry. For the more
serious injuries and illnesses, those with
days away from work, the survey
provides detailed information on the
injured/ill worker (age, sex, race,
industry, occupation, and length of
service), the time in shift, and the
circumstances of the injuries and
illnesses classified by standardized
codes (nature of the injury/illness, part
of body affected, primary and secondary
sources of the injury/illness, and the
event or exposure which produced the
injury/illness).
Beginning with survey year 2008, the
BLS will collect data from State and
Local government agencies in all States
to support both State and national
estimates. Until now, the Survey of
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses has
been restricted to producing national
estimates for the private sector only.
Consequently, there have been no
national estimates of workplace injuries
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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.
• 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 submissions
of responses.
Type of Review: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 52 / Monday, March 19, 2007 / Notices
Title: Survey of Occupational Injuries
and Illnesses.
OMB Number: 1220–0045.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions;
Farms; State, local or tribal government.
Average time
per response
(hours)
Estimated
total burden
(hours)
230,000 ............................
175,000 out of 230,000 ....
.4
1.35
91,666
235,833
230,000 ............................
......................
327,499
Form
Total respondents
Frequency
Total responses
BLS 9300 ...........................
Pre-notification Package ....
230,000 ............................
175,000 out of 230,000 ....
Annually ...........................
Annually ...........................
Totals ..........................
230,000 ............................
..........................................
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they also
will become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of
March 2007.
Cathy Kazanowski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. E7–5004 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Advisory Committee for Biological
Sciences; Notice of Meeting
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In accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, as amended), the National Science
Foundation announces the following
meeting:
Name: Advisory Committee for Biological
Sciences (1110).
Date and Time: April 19, 2007; 8 a.m.–5
p.m.
Place: National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230, Room
1235.
Type of Meeting: Open.
Contact Person: Dr. Joann Roskoski,
Executive Officer, Biological Sciences, Room
605, National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230, Tel
No.: (703) 292–8400.
Minutes: May be obtained from the contact
person listed above.
Purpose of Meeting: The Advisory
Committee for BIO provides advice,
recommendations, and oversight concerning
major program emphases, directions, and
goals for the research-related activities of the
divisions that make up BIO.
Agenda:
• Budget Update and Implications.
• Systems Biology and Leading Edge
Discussions.
• Undergraduate Education in the
Biological Sciences.
• Open Discussion.
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Dated: March 13, 2007.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E7–4878 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am]
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Duke Power Company LLC, et al.;
Notice of Consideration of Issuance of
Amendments to Facility Operating
Licenses, Proposed No Significant
Hazards Consideration Determination,
and Opportunity for a Hearing
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Advisory Committee for Environmental
Research and Education; Notice of
Meeting
In accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. Law 92–
463, as amended), the National Science
Foundation announces the following
meeting:
Name: Advisory Committee for
Environmental Research and Education
(9487).
Dates: April 11, 2007, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Place: Stafford I, Room 1235, National
Science Foundation, 4201Wilson Blvd.,
Arlington, Virginia 22230.
Type of Meeting: Open.
Contact Person: Alan Tessier, National
Science Foundation, Suite 635, 4201 Wilson
Blvd, Arlington, Virginia 22230, Phone 703–
292–7198.
Minutes: May be obtained from the contact
person listed above.
Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice,
recommendations, and oversight concerning
support for environmental research and
education.
Agenda:
Introduction of New Members.
Update on recent NSF environmental
activities.
Reports from AC members on ERE
activities in NSF Directorates.
Discussion of Future AC/ERE activities.
Establishment of AC/ERE Task Groups.
Meeting with the Director (or
Representative).
Dated: March 13, 2007.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E7–4879 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am]
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[Docket Nos. 50–369 and 50–370]
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (the Commission) is
considering issuance of an amendment
to Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–
9 and NPF–11 issued to Duke Power
Company LLC, et al., for operation of
the McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1
and 2, located in Mecklenburg County,
North Carolina.
The proposed amendments would
approve changes to the current licensing
bases for the McGuire Nuclear Station,
Units 1 and 2, emergency core cooling
system containment sump strainers.
Before issuance of the proposed
license amendment, the Commission
will have made findings required by the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
(the Act), and the Commission’s
regulations.
The Commission has made a
proposed determination that the
amendment request involves no
significant hazards consideration. Under
the Commission’s regulations in Title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR), Part 50, Section 50.92, this means
that operation of the facility in
accordance with the proposed
amendment would not (1) involve a
significant increase in the probability or
consequences of an accident previously
evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of
a new or different kind of accident from
any accident previously evaluated; or
(3) involve a significant reduction in a
margin of safety. As required by 10 CFR
50.91(a), the licensee has provided its
analysis of the issue of no significant
hazards consideration, which is
presented below:
1. Does the proposed amendment involve
a significant increase in the probability or
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection, Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. The
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the
proposed revision of the ``Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses.'' A copy of the proposed information collection request
(ICR) can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or before May 18, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080,
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20212, 202-691-7628. (This
is not a toll free number.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer,
202-691-7628. (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 24(a) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
requires the Secretary of Labor to develop and maintain an effective
program of collection, compilation, and analysis of statistics on
occupational injuries and illnesses. The Commissioner of Labor
Statistics has been delegated the responsibility for ``Furthering the
purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Act by developing and
maintaining an effective program of collection, compilation, analysis
and publication of occupational safety and health statistics.'' The BLS
fulfills this responsibility, in part, by conducting the Survey of
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in conjunction with participating
State statistical agencies. The BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses provides the Nation's primary indicator of the progress
towards achieving the goal of safer and healthier workplaces. The
survey produces the overall rate of occurrence of work injuries and
illnesses by industry which can be compared to prior years to produce
measures of the rate of change. These data are used to assess the
Nation's progress in improving the safety and health of America's work
places; to prioritize scarce Federal and State resources; to guide the
development of injury and illness prevention strategies; and to support
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and State safety
and health standards and research. Data are essential for evaluating
the effectiveness of Federal and State programs for improving work
place safety and health. For these reasons, it is necessary to provide
estimates separately for participating States.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. The survey measures the
overall rate of occurrence of work injuries and illnesses by industry.
For the more serious injuries and illnesses, those with days away from
work, the survey provides detailed information on the injured/ill
worker (age, sex, race, industry, occupation, and length of service),
the time in shift, and the circumstances of the injuries and illnesses
classified by standardized codes (nature of the injury/illness, part of
body affected, primary and secondary sources of the injury/illness, and
the event or exposure which produced the injury/illness).
Beginning with survey year 2008, the BLS will collect data from
State and Local government agencies in all States to support both State
and national estimates. Until now, the Survey of Occupational Injuries
and Illnesses has been restricted to producing national estimates for
the private sector only. Consequently, there have been no national
estimates of workplace injuries and illnesses sustained by State and
local government workers, including those in such relatively high
hazard and high profile occupations as police, firefighters,
paramedics, and other public health workers. The BLS regards the
collection of these data as a significant expansion in its overall
coverage of the American workplace. The BLS will send a letter
explaining that the survey is voluntary for State and local government
agencies in States that do not require this collection of data. The
number of extra sample units needed for State and local government data
is approximately 7,000.
Beginning with the 2008 survey year, the BLS will test collection
of injury and illness cases that require only days of job transfer or
restriction. In the two decades prior to the OSHA recordkeeping changes
in 2002, incidence rates for cases with days away from work decreased
significantly, while incidence rates for cases with only restricted
work activity increased significantly. Since the BLS presently collects
case and demographic data only for cases with days away from work, data
are not obtained about a growing class of injury and illness cases. If
the test(s) prove successful, the BLS will explore implementing this
practice for additional States beginning with survey year 2009. The BLS
regards the collection of these cases with only job transfer or
restriction as significant in its coverage of the American workforce.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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.
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 submissions of responses.
Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[[Page 12835]]
Title: Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
OMB Number: 1220-0045.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Farms; State, local or tribal government.
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Estimated
Average time total
Form Total respondents Frequency Total responses per response burden
(hours) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLS 9300...................... 230,000.......... Annually........ 230,000......... .4 91,666
Pre-notification Package...... 175,000 out of Annually........ 175,000 out of 1.35 235,833
230,000. 230,000.
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Totals.................... 230,000.......... ................ 230,000......... ............ 327,499
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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they also will become a
matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of March 2007.
Cathy Kazanowski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. E7-5004 Filed 3-16-07; 8:45 am]
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