Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Voluntary Protection Program Information, 58806-58807 [2014-23165]

Download as PDF 58806 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 189 / Tuesday, September 30, 2014 / Notices On April 30, 2014, RIC-Americas filed its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on June 9, 2014 (79 FR 32999). Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on August 3, 2001 (66 FR 40727). The last notification was filed with the Department on May 14, 2014. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on June 19, 2014 (79 FR 35187). Patricia A. Brink, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division. Patricia A. Brink, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2014–23286 Filed 9–29–14; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2014–23283 Filed 9–29–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P BILLING CODE 4410–11–P by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; or by email: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Antitrust Division Office of the Secretary Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—DVD Copy Control Association tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Voluntary Protection Program Information Notice is hereby given that, on September 4, 2014, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), DVD Copy Control Association (‘‘DVD CCA’’) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, City Brand International Limited, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China, has been added as a party to this venture. Also, Eclipse Data Technologies, Pleasanton, CA; Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan; Hong Kong ASA Multimedia Co., Ltd., Kowloon, Hong Kong–China; Marubun Corporation, Tokyo, Japan; MediaCore, Inc., Gyeonggi-Do; Republic of Korea; and Nutron International Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China, have withdrawn as parties to this venture. In addition, Silicon Application Company Limited has changed its name to Silicon Application Corp., Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China. No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and DVD CCA intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On April 11, 2001, DVD CCA filed its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal ACTION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:09 Sep 29, 2014 Jkt 232001 Notice. On September 30, 2014, the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, ‘‘Voluntary Protection Program Information,’’ to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Public comments on the ICR are invited. DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency receives on or before October 30, 2014. ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge from the RegInfo.gov Web site at https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201409-1218-003 (this link will only become active on October 1, 2014) or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– 395–5806 (this is not a toll-free number); or by email: OIRA_ submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters are encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for revisions to the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Information ICR. The VPP is a partnership between labor, management, and government designed to recognize and promote excellence in safety and health management. In order to participate in the VPP, an applicant submits an application and an annual self-evaluation containing a detailed description of its safety and health management programs to the OSHA, which uses the information to conduct a preliminary analysis of the worksite’s programs and to make a preliminary determination regarding the worksite’s qualifications for the VPP. This ICR has been classified as a revision, because existing VPP forms have been modified and the collection will include additional forms that enable the OSHA to improve the tracking and monitoring of VPP participants. This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an information collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection under Control Number 1218–0239. The current approval is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2014; however, the DOL notes that existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. New requirements would only take effect upon OMB approval. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2014 (79 FR 36834). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\30SEN1.SGM 30SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 189 / Tuesday, September 30, 2014 / Notices Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section by October 30, 2014. In order to help ensure appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1218–0239. The OMB is particularly interested in comments that: • Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; • Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; • Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and • Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Agency: DOL–OSHA. Title of Collection: Voluntary Protection Program Information. OMB Control Number: 1218–0239. Affected Public: Private Sector— businesses or other for-profits. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,549. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 5,650. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 134,475 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $4,884,132. Dated: September 24, 2014. Michel Smyth, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2014–23165 Filed 9–29–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of OMB Approval Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Labor. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces the Office of Management and Budget’s SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:09 Sep 29, 2014 Jkt 232001 (OMB) approval of the supply and service recordkeeping requirements for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). This also includes approval of a revised Scheduling Letter, Itemized Listing, and Compliance Check Letter covering the Executive Order (EO) 11246 nonconstruction, supply and service, aspects of the agency’s program that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). This notice announces OMB approval of control number 1250– 0003. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debra A. Carr, Director, Division of Policy and Program Development, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Room C–3325, Washington, DC 20210 (202) 693–0104. This is not a toll-free number. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OFCCP first announced its intent to seek renewal of its OMB approved recordkeeping requirements, including the Scheduling Letter, Itemized Listing, and Compliance Check Letter, in a notice published in the Federal Register on May 12, 2011 (76 FR 27670). OFCCP published a second notice on September 28, 2011 (76 FR 60083). In the information collection request (ICR), OFCCP proposed revisions to the Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing that had been approved by OMB on September 30, 2008, for a three-year period (hereinafter ‘‘2008 Letter’’ or ‘‘2008 Itemized Listing’’).1 OMB renewed its approval of the ICR under OMB control number 1250–0003. The approval expires 03/31/2016. The Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing OMB approved reflect OFCCP’s review and consideration of the public comments submitted in response to 2011 Federal Register notices. The nonsubstantive changes proposed in 2011, and incorporated in the OMB approved renewal, update or correct legal citations, change language used in the text to better reflect the regulatory structure of compliance evaluations, and revise the writing style to improve the readability and clarity of the documents. The limited number of substantive changes that OFCCP incorporated in the OMB approved renewal reduce the cost and burden imposed on contractors; maintain contractor flexibility when submitting employment activity data; support effective and efficient agency enforcement in the area of pay 1 The 2008 Letter originally was scheduled to expire on September 30, 2011. The 2008 Letter and Itemized Listing received month-to-month extensions while the ICR was under OMB review. PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 58807 discrimination; and incorporate changes required by OFCCP’s recent regulatory activity. An overview of the substantive changes to the Scheduling Letter, Itemized Listing, and Compliance Check Letter is below. I. Scheduling Letter In 2013, new regulations implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA), as amended, eliminated 41 CFR part 60–250, Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors Regarding Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, Recently Separated Veterans, and Other Protected Veterans. The ICR incorporates this change. II. Itemized Listing The Itemized Listing, used in conjunction with the Scheduling Letter, identifies for contractors the documents and information that they must provide for the desk audit phase of an OFCCP compliance evaluation. During the public comment period on the revisions proposed to the Itemized Listing in 2011, OFCCP received several valuable comments from a variety of stakeholders. This OMB approved renewal reflects these comments whereby OFCCP substantially reverts to the 2008 Itemized Listing, including continuing to allow contractors to submit employment activity data by either job group or job title. Maintaining the option of reporting employment activity by either job group or job title eliminates the burden that some commenters associated with collecting, analyzing and reporting data in two different ways as OFCCP proposed in 2011. Contractors will continue to provide this data by sex; however, they will submit race and ethnicity information using five specified categories instead of two broad categories (i.e., minority and nonminority). To reduce the potential cost and burden that some commenters associated with the Itemized Listing even further, OFCCP made changes to aspects of its compensation data requirements. OFCCP changed the 2008 Itemized Listing so that it no longer requires that contractors submit annualized aggregate compensation data. Instead, contractors will submit individualized employee compensation data as of the date of the workforce analysis in their Affirmative Action Programs, also noting the job title, job group and EEO–1 category. By adopting this approach, OFCCP opted to modify its 2011 proposal. This change is E:\FR\FM\30SEN1.SGM 30SEN1

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[FR Doc No: 2014-23165]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Voluntary Protection Program Information

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On September 30, 2014, the Department of Labor (DOL) will 
submit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 
sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, 
``Voluntary Protection Program Information,'' to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency 
receives on or before October 30, 2014.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?refnbr=201409-1218-003 (this link will only become 
active on October 1, 2014) or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone 
at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or 
sending an email to DOLPRAPUBLIC@dol.gov.
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: OIRAsubmission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters 
are encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any 
comments by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information 
Compliance Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 
DOLPRAPUBLIC@dol.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or sending an 
email to DOLPRAPUBLIC@dol.gov.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for 
revisions to the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Information ICR. 
The VPP is a partnership between labor, management, and government 
designed to recognize and promote excellence in safety and health 
management. In order to participate in the VPP, an applicant submits an 
application and an annual self-evaluation containing a detailed 
description of its safety and health management programs to the OSHA, 
which uses the information to conduct a preliminary analysis of the 
worksite's programs and to make a preliminary determination regarding 
the worksite's qualifications for the VPP. This ICR has been classified 
as a revision, because existing VPP forms have been modified and the 
collection will include additional forms that enable the OSHA to 
improve the tracking and monitoring of VPP participants.
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays 
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any 
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that 
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1218-0239. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on September 30, 2014; however, the DOL notes that existing 
information collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a 
month-to-month extension while they undergo review. New requirements 
would only take effect upon OMB approval. For additional substantive 
information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the 
Federal Register on June 30, 2014 (79 FR 36834).

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    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section by October 30, 2014. In order to help ensure 
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 
1218-0239. The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    Agency: DOL-OSHA.
    Title of Collection: Voluntary Protection Program Information.
    OMB Control Number: 1218-0239.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,549.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 5,650.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 134,475 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $4,884,132.

    Dated: September 24, 2014.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-23165 Filed 9-29-14; 8:45 am]
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