[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 112 (Wednesday, June 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31848-31849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15262]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA Data Collection System
[Docket ICR 97-17]
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice; proposed collection request; submitted for public
comment and recommendations.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance
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.
Currently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is
soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the
information collection request for the OSHA Data Collection System. A
copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section
of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before August 11, 1997. The Department of
Labor 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 submissions of responses.
ADDRESSES: Comments are to be submitted to the Docket Office, Docket
No. ICR 97-17, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210, (202) 219-7894. Written comments
limited to 10 pages or less in length may also be transmitted by
facsimile to (202) 219-5046.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Joseph DuBois, Office of Statistics, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3647, 200 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington DC 20210, (202) 219-6463. Copies of the reference
information collection request are available for inspection and copying
in the Docket Office and will be mailed immediately to persons who
request copies by telephoning Barbara Bielaski at (202) 219-7177. For
electronic copies of the information collection request on the OSHA
Data Collection System, contact the Labor News Bulletin Board (202)
219-4784; or OSHA's WebPage on Internet at http://www.osha.gov/ (click
on Standards).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
To meet many of OSHA's program needs, OSHA is proposing to continue
its data system to collect occupational injury and illness data and
information on number of workers employed and number of hours worked
from establishments in portions of the private sector. OSHA will
collect data from 80,000 employers required in 1997 to create and
maintain records pursuant to CFR Part 1904. These data will allow OSHA
to calculate occupational injury and illness rates and to focus its
efforts on individual workplaces with ongoing serious safety and health
problems. Successful implementation of the data collection system is
critical to OSHA's reinvention efforts. The data collected will allow
the Agency to deal with a larger number of employers without massive
increases in resources, will reduce intrusive interventions in
workplaces that are relatively safe, and will lead to improved
workplace safety and health for America's workers. The data collection
system is also critical to the Agency's Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA) requirements. The data will enable OSHA to monitor
the results of agency activities, quantify and evaluate the successes
and failure of its various programs based on program results, identify
the most efficient and effective program mix, and promote the
development of programs and policies based on outcome data.
Current Action
This notice requests OMB approval of the paperwork requirements for
the OSHA Data Collection System.
Type of Review: Extension of existing approval.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor.
Title OSHA Data Collection System.
OMB Number: 1218-0209.
Agency Number: ICR-97-17.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and State, Local or
Tribal Government.
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Form: OSHA Form 196A and OSHA Form 196B.
Number of Respondents: 80,000.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30 minutes
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 35,000 hours
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Total Total Average time
Cite/reference respondents Frequency responses per response Burden
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OSHA Form 196A............... 10,000 Annually........ 10,000 30 minutes..... (*)
OSHA Form 196B............... 70,000 Annually........ 70,000 30 minutes..... 35,000 hours.
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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup/operating/maintenance): $0.
Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the information collection request; they will be
also become a matter of public record.
Signed this 3 day of June 1997.
Stephen A. Newell,
Director, Office of Statistics.
[FR Doc. 97-15262 Filed 6-11-97; 8:45 am]
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