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Standard. The Agency 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: Forging Machines (29 CFR
1910.218).
OMB Control Number: 1218–0228.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 27,700.
Number of Responses: 1,440,788.
Frequency of Responses: Bi-weekly.
Average Time per Response: Varies
from 2 minutes (.03 hour) for an
employer to disclose certification
records to 8 minutes (.13 hour) for a
manufacturing employee to conduct a
biweekly inspection of each forging
machine and guard or point-ofoperation protection device.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
187,264.
Estimated Cost Operation and
Maintenance): $0.
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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 https://
www.regulations.gov, which is 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 (Docket
No. OSHA–2011–0064) for the ICR. You
may supplement electronic submissions
by uploading document files
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 by 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 https://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions commenters about submitting
personal information such as social
security numbers and date of birth.
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Although all submissions are listed in
the https://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 https://
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
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH,
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 June 25,
2014.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0056]
Voluntary Protection Programs
Information; Extension of the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB)
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
contained in Voluntary Protection
Programs Information.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
August 29, 2014.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
SUMMARY:
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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, OSHA
Docket No. OSHA–2011–0056, U.S.
Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration,
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. to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2011–0056) 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 https://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 https://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 https://
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 also contact Theda Kenney at
the address below to obtain a copy of
the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ylvonne Gonzalez, Acting Director,
Office of Partnerships and Recognition,
Directorate of Cooperative and State
Programs, OSHA, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N–3700, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210;
telephone (202) 693–2213.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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
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opportunity to comment on proposed
and continuing information collection
requirements in accord with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA
95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This
program ensures that 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 OSH
Act or for developing information
regarding the causes and prevention of
occupational injuries, illnesses, and
accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act
also requires that OSHA obtain such
information with minimum burden
upon employers, especially those
operating small businesses, and to
reduce to the maximum extent feasible
unnecessary duplication of efforts in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
The Voluntary Protection Programs
(VPP) [47 FR 29025], adopted by OSHA,
established the efficacy of cooperative
action among government, industry, and
labor to address employee safety and
health issues and to expand employee
protection. To qualify, employers must
meet OSHA’s safety and health
management criteria which focus on
comprehensive management programs
and active employee involvement to
prevent or control worksite safety and
health hazards. Employers who qualify
generally view OSHA standards as a
minimum level of safety and health
performance, and set their own more
stringent standards, wherever necessary,
to improve employee protection.
Prospective VPP worksites must submit
an application that includes:
General applicant information (e.g., site,
corporate, and collective bargaining contact
information).
Injury and illness rate performance
information (i.e., number of employees and/
or applicable contractors on site, type of
work performed and products produced,
North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) codes, and Recordable
Injury and Illness Case Incidence Rate
information).
Safety and health management program
information (i.e., description of the
applicant’s safety and health management
programs including how the programs
successfully address management leadership
and employee involvement, worksite
analysis, hazard prevention and control, and
safety and health training).
OSHA uses this information to
determine whether an applicant is ready
for a VPP on-site evaluation and as a
verification tool during VPP on-site
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evaluations. Without this information,
OSHA would be unable to determine
which sites are ready for VPP status.
Each current VPP applicant is also
required to submit an annual selfevaluation which addresses how that
applicant is continuing its adherence to
programmatic requirements.
In 2008, OSHA modified procedures
for VPP applicants, OSHA on-site
evaluations, and annual participant selfevaluations for applicants/participants
subject to OSHA’s Process Safety
Management (PSM) Standard.
Applicants that perform work that use
or produce highly hazardous chemicals
exceeding specified limits covered
under the PSM standard must submit
responses to the PSM application
supplement along with their VPP
application.
Once in the VPP, the participant is
required to submit an annual selfevaluation detailing its continued
adherence to programmatic
requirements. Applicants covered under
the PSM standard are required to submit
a PSM questionnaire, a supplemental
document, as part of their annual
submission. OSHA needs this
information to ensure that the
participant remains qualified to
participate in the VPP between on-site
evaluations. Without this information,
OSHA would be unable to determine
whether applicants are maintaining
excellent safety and health management
programs during this interim period.
In 2009, with the publication of the
Federal Register Notice (FRN) (74 FR
927, January 9, 2009), VPP revised its
traditional focus on individual fixed
worksites (site-based) by adding two
new ways to participate: Mobile
workforce and corporate. A significant
reorganization of the program helped
clarify the multiple participation
options now available.
Employees of VPP participants may
apply to participate in the Special
Government Employee (SGE) Program.
The SGE Program offers private and
public sector safety and health
professionals and other qualified
participants the opportunity to
exchange ideas, gain new perspectives,
and grow professionally while serving
as full-fledged team members on
OSHA’s VPP on-site evaluations. In that
capacity, SGEs may review company
documents, assist with worksite
walkthroughs, interview employees, and
assist in preparing VPP on-site
evaluation reports. Potential SGEs must
submit an application that includes:
• SGE Eligibility Information Sheet
(i.e., applicant’s name, professional;
credentials, site/corporate contact
information, etc.);
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• Current Resume;
• Confidential Financial Disclosure
Report (OGE Form 450).
OSHA uses the SGE Eligibility
Information Sheet to ensure that the
potential SGE works at a VPP site and
meets the minimum eligibility
qualifications. The resume is required to
provide a detailed description of their
current duties and responsibilities as
they relate to safety and health and the
implementation of an effective safety
and health management program. The
OGE Form 450 is used to ensure that
SGEs do not participate on on-site
evaluations at VPP sites in which they
have a financial interest.
OSHA Challenge is designed to reach
and guide employers and companies in
all major industry groups who are
strongly committed to improving their
safety and health management programs
and possibly pursuing recognition in the
VPP. The Challenge Administrator’s
application is used to: (1) Conduct a
preliminary analysis of the applicant’s
knowledge of safety and health
management programs; and (2) make a
determination regarding the applicant’s
qualifications to become a Challenge
Administrator. Once a Challenge
Administrator is approved, the
program’s Administrator will review
each Challenge candidate’s application/
annual submissions to ensure that all
necessary information is provided, prior
to forwarding them to OSHA’s National
Office for analysis and acceptance.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in
comments on the following issues:
• Whether the information collection
requirements are necessary for the
proper performance of the Agency’s
functions, including whether the
information is useful;
• The accuracy of the Agency’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, by using automated or other
technological information collection
and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA proposes to extend OMB’s
approval of the collection of information
(paperwork) requirements necessitated
by the Voluntary Protection Programs.
The Agency is requesting an adjustment
in the burden hours from 115,360 to
112,210, a total decrease of 3,150 hours.
The Agency will summarize the
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comments submitted in response to this
notice, and will include this summary
in its request to OMB to extend the
approval of these information collection
requirements.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Voluntary Protection Programs
Information.
OMB Control Number: 1218–0239.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; individuals or households;
Federal government; state, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents:
VPP
300 Applications
75 Process Safety Management
Applications
1,700 Annual Self-Evaluations
425 (PSM) Annual Self-Evaluations/
Supplemental Questionnaire
Challenge
14 Challenge Administrator’s
Applications
210 Challenge Participant’s
Applications
210 Challenge Annual SelfEvaluations
Special Government Employees
900 SGE Eligibility Information
Sheets
900 Resumes
300 Confidential Financial Disclosure
Forms (OGE-Form 450)
Number of Respondents: 5,034.
Frequency of Responses: VPP
applications and Challenge
Administrator’s and Participant
applications are submitted once; VPP
and Challenge Annual Self-Evaluations
are submitted annually, and SGE
applications are submitted once every
three years.
Total Responses: 5,034.
Average Time per Response:
VPP General
200 hours for VPP Applications
20 hours for VPP Annual Evaluations
Process Safety Management
40 hours for Applications
20 hours for Annual Evaluations
Challenge
5 hours for Challenge Administrator’s
Applications
10 hours for Challenge Candidate
Applications
20 hours for Challenge Annual
Evaluations
Special Government Employees (SGE)
10 minutes (.13 hour) for SGE
Eligibility Information Sheet
30 minutes (.50 hour) for SGE Resume
30 minutes (.50 hour) for Confidential
Financial Disclosure Form
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
112,210.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $0.
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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 https://
www.regulations.gov, which is 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 (Docket
No. OSHA–2011–0056) for the ICR. You
may supplement electronic submissions
by uploading document files
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 by 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 https://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions commenters about submitting
personal information such as social
security numbers and date of birth.
Although all submissions are listed in
the https://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 https://
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
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH,
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
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U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of
Labor’s Order No. 4–2012 (75 FR 3912).
Signed at Washington, DC, on June 25,
2014.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Notice of Information Collection
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA).
Notice: (14–050).
ACTION: Notice of information collection.
AGENCY:
The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public to take this opportunity
to comment on the ‘‘Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery’’
for approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et.
seq.). This collection was developed as
part of a Federal Government-wide
effort to streamline the process for
seeking feedback from the public on
service delivery. This notice announces
our intent to submit this collection to
OMB for approval and solicits
comments on specific aspects for the
proposed information collection,
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received within 30 days after
from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk
Officer for NASA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Frances Teel, NASA PRA
Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters,
300 E Street SW., Mail Code JF0000,
Washington, DC 20546 or
frances.c.teel@nasa.gov.
Title: Extension of the Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery.
OMB Control number: 2700–0153.
Abstract: The proposed information
collection activity provides a means to
garner qualitative customer and
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0056]
Voluntary Protection Programs Information; Extension of the
Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 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 contained in Voluntary Protection
Programs Information.
DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
August 29, 2014.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, which is 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, OSHA Docket No. OSHA-2011-0056,
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, 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. to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA-2011-0056) 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 https://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 https://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 https://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 also contact Theda Kenney at
the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ylvonne Gonzalez, Acting Director,
Office of Partnerships and Recognition, Directorate of Cooperative and
State Programs, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3700, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-
2213.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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
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opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information
collection requirements in accord with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that
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 OSH Act or for developing
information regarding the causes and prevention of occupational
injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also
requires that OSHA obtain such information with minimum burden upon
employers, especially those operating small businesses, and to reduce
to the maximum extent feasible unnecessary duplication of efforts in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
The Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) [47 FR 29025], adopted by
OSHA, established the efficacy of cooperative action among government,
industry, and labor to address employee safety and health issues and to
expand employee protection. To qualify, employers must meet OSHA's
safety and health management criteria which focus on comprehensive
management programs and active employee involvement to prevent or
control worksite safety and health hazards. Employers who qualify
generally view OSHA standards as a minimum level of safety and health
performance, and set their own more stringent standards, wherever
necessary, to improve employee protection. Prospective VPP worksites
must submit an application that includes:
General applicant information (e.g., site, corporate, and
collective bargaining contact information).
Injury and illness rate performance information (i.e., number of
employees and/or applicable contractors on site, type of work
performed and products produced, North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) codes, and Recordable Injury and
Illness Case Incidence Rate information).
Safety and health management program information (i.e.,
description of the applicant's safety and health management programs
including how the programs successfully address management
leadership and employee involvement, worksite analysis, hazard
prevention and control, and safety and health training).
OSHA uses this information to determine whether an applicant is
ready for a VPP on-site evaluation and as a verification tool during
VPP on-site evaluations. Without this information, OSHA would be unable
to determine which sites are ready for VPP status.
Each current VPP applicant is also required to submit an annual
self-evaluation which addresses how that applicant is continuing its
adherence to programmatic requirements.
In 2008, OSHA modified procedures for VPP applicants, OSHA on-site
evaluations, and annual participant self-evaluations for applicants/
participants subject to OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM)
Standard. Applicants that perform work that use or produce highly
hazardous chemicals exceeding specified limits covered under the PSM
standard must submit responses to the PSM application supplement along
with their VPP application.
Once in the VPP, the participant is required to submit an annual
self-evaluation detailing its continued adherence to programmatic
requirements. Applicants covered under the PSM standard are required to
submit a PSM questionnaire, a supplemental document, as part of their
annual submission. OSHA needs this information to ensure that the
participant remains qualified to participate in the VPP between on-site
evaluations. Without this information, OSHA would be unable to
determine whether applicants are maintaining excellent safety and
health management programs during this interim period.
In 2009, with the publication of the Federal Register Notice (FRN)
(74 FR 927, January 9, 2009), VPP revised its traditional focus on
individual fixed worksites (site-based) by adding two new ways to
participate: Mobile workforce and corporate. A significant
reorganization of the program helped clarify the multiple participation
options now available.
Employees of VPP participants may apply to participate in the
Special Government Employee (SGE) Program. The SGE Program offers
private and public sector safety and health professionals and other
qualified participants the opportunity to exchange ideas, gain new
perspectives, and grow professionally while serving as full-fledged
team members on OSHA's VPP on-site evaluations. In that capacity, SGEs
may review company documents, assist with worksite walkthroughs,
interview employees, and assist in preparing VPP on-site evaluation
reports. Potential SGEs must submit an application that includes:
SGE Eligibility Information Sheet (i.e., applicant's name,
professional; credentials, site/corporate contact information, etc.);
Current Resume;
Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450).
OSHA uses the SGE Eligibility Information Sheet to ensure that the
potential SGE works at a VPP site and meets the minimum eligibility
qualifications. The resume is required to provide a detailed
description of their current duties and responsibilities as they relate
to safety and health and the implementation of an effective safety and
health management program. The OGE Form 450 is used to ensure that SGEs
do not participate on on-site evaluations at VPP sites in which they
have a financial interest.
OSHA Challenge is designed to reach and guide employers and
companies in all major industry groups who are strongly committed to
improving their safety and health management programs and possibly
pursuing recognition in the VPP. The Challenge Administrator's
application is used to: (1) Conduct a preliminary analysis of the
applicant's knowledge of safety and health management programs; and (2)
make a determination regarding the applicant's qualifications to become
a Challenge Administrator. Once a Challenge Administrator is approved,
the program's Administrator will review each Challenge candidate's
application/annual submissions to ensure that all necessary information
is provided, prior to forwarding them to OSHA's National Office for
analysis and acceptance.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
Whether the information collection requirements are
necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's functions,
including whether the information is useful;
The accuracy of the Agency'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, by using automated or other technological information
collection and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA proposes to extend OMB's approval of the collection of
information (paperwork) requirements necessitated by the Voluntary
Protection Programs. The Agency is requesting an adjustment in the
burden hours from 115,360 to 112,210, a total decrease of 3,150 hours.
The Agency will summarize the
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comments submitted in response to this notice, and will include this
summary in its request to OMB to extend the approval of these
information collection requirements.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: Voluntary Protection Programs Information.
OMB Control Number: 1218-0239.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; individuals or
households; Federal government; state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents:
VPP
300 Applications
75 Process Safety Management Applications
1,700 Annual Self-Evaluations
425 (PSM) Annual Self-Evaluations/Supplemental Questionnaire
Challenge
14 Challenge Administrator's Applications
210 Challenge Participant's Applications
210 Challenge Annual Self-Evaluations
Special Government Employees
900 SGE Eligibility Information Sheets
900 Resumes
300 Confidential Financial Disclosure Forms (OGE-Form 450)
Number of Respondents: 5,034.
Frequency of Responses: VPP applications and Challenge
Administrator's and Participant applications are submitted once; VPP
and Challenge Annual Self-Evaluations are submitted annually, and SGE
applications are submitted once every three years.
Total Responses: 5,034.
Average Time per Response:
VPP General
200 hours for VPP Applications
20 hours for VPP Annual Evaluations
Process Safety Management
40 hours for Applications
20 hours for Annual Evaluations
Challenge
5 hours for Challenge Administrator's Applications
10 hours for Challenge Candidate Applications
20 hours for Challenge Annual Evaluations
Special Government Employees (SGE)
10 minutes (.13 hour) for SGE Eligibility Information Sheet
30 minutes (.50 hour) for SGE Resume
30 minutes (.50 hour) for Confidential Financial Disclosure Form
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 112,210.
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 https://www.regulations.gov, which is 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 (Docket No. OSHA-2011-0056) for the ICR. You
may supplement electronic submissions by uploading document files
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
by 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 https://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about
submitting personal information such as social security numbers and
date of birth. Although all submissions are listed in the https://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 https://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
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, 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. 4-2012
(75 FR 3912).
Signed at Washington, DC, on June 25, 2014.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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