81_FR_24970 81 FR 24889 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Occupational Safety and Health State Plans

81 FR 24889 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Occupational Safety and Health State Plans

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 81 (April 27, 2016)

Page Range24889-24890
FR Document2016-09751

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Occupational Safety and Health State Plans,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use, without change, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Public comments on the ICR are invited.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-09751]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Occupational Safety and Health State Plans

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Occupational Safety and Health State 
Plans,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval for continued use, without change, in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Public 
comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before May 27, 2016.

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 http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=20201601-1218-001 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are 
not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected].
    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: [email protected]. 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: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email 
at [email protected].

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


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for 
the Occupational Safety and Health State Plans information collection. 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 section 18 encourages States 
to assume responsibility for the development and enforcement of State 
occupational safety and health standards through the mechanism of an 
approved State plan. Absent a plan approved by the OSHA, a State is 
preempted from asserting authority over any occupational safety and 
health issue with respect to which a Federal standard has been 
promulgated. Section 18 establishes the basic criteria for State plan 
approval; provides for the discretionary exercise of concurrent Federal 
enforcement jurisdiction for a period of time following initial 
approval; provides that State standards and enforcement must be, and 
continue to be, at least as effective as the Federal program, including 
any change thereto; and requires the OSHA to make a continuing 
evaluation of the State plan to take action to withdraw plan approval 
should there be a failure to substantially comply with any provision of 
the State Plan. A State choosing to operate an OSHA-approved plan must 
provide information to document the State program is at least as 
effective as the Federal OSHA program. In order to obtain and maintain 
State Plan approval, a State must submit various documents to the OSHA 
describing the Plan program structure and operation, including any 
modification thereto as it

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occurs, in accordance with the identified regulations.
    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 1218-0247.
    OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) 
years without renewal, and the current approval for this collection is 
scheduled to expire on April 30, 2016. The DOL seeks to extend PRA 
authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years, 
without any change to existing requirements. The DOL notes that 
existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB 
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on January 27, 2016 (81 FR 
4672).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1218-0247.
    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: Occupational Safety and Health State Plans.
    OMB Control Number: 1218-0247.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 28.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 1,309.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 11,519 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: April 21, 2016.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-09751 Filed 4-26-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 81 / Wednesday, April 27, 2016 / Notices 24889 comparability of program reports e.g., permitting electronic submission of numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_ submitted by states and grantees using responses. PUBLIC@dol.gov. Federal funds are fundamental elements Agency: DOL–ETA. Submit comments about this request of good public administration, and are Title of Collection: ETA Workforce by mail or courier to the Office of necessary tools for maintaining and Innovation and Opportunity Act Information and Regulatory Affairs, demonstrating system integrity. This Performance Accountability, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–OSHA, ICR includes several information Information, and Reporting System. Office of Management and Budget, collection instruments—Program OMB ICR Reference Number: 201604– Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Performance Report, WIOA Pay-for- 1205–003. Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– Performance Report, Participant Affected Public: State, Local, and 395–5806 (this is not a toll-free Individual Record Layout, WIOA Data Tribal Governments; Private Sector. number); or by email: OIRA_ Element Specifications, and Job Total Estimated Number of submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters Openings Report. WIOA section 185 Respondents: 1,801. are encouraged, but not required, to authorizes this information collection. Total Estimated Number of send a courtesy copy of any comments See 29 U.S.C. 3245. Responses: 17,261,469. by mail or courier to the U.S. This proposed information collection Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 4,471,044 hours. the Chief Information Officer, Attn: generally cannot conduct or sponsor a Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Departmental Information Compliance collection of information, and the public Burden: $6,791,395. Management Program, Room N1301, is generally not required to respond to 200 Constitution Avenue NW., an information collection, unless it is Dated: April 21, 2016. Washington, DC 20210; or by email: approved by the OMB under the PRA Michel Smyth, DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. and displays a currently valid OMB Departmental Clearance Officer. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Control Number. In addition, [FR Doc. 2016–09807 Filed 4–26–16; 8:45 am] Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– notwithstanding any other provisions of BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not law, no person shall generally be subject toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_ to penalty for failing to comply with a PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. collection of information if the DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). collection of information does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 Office of the Secretary SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For seeks to extend PRA authority for the additional information, see the related Agency Information Collection Occupational Safety and Health State notices published in the Federal Activities; Submission for OMB Plans information collection. Register on April 16, 2015 (80 FR Review; Comment Request; Occupational Safety and Health Act of 20573), and September 1, 2015 (80 FR Occupational Safety and Health State 1970 section 18 encourages States to 52798). Plans assume responsibility for the Interested parties are encouraged to development and enforcement of State ACTION: Notice. occupational safety and health send comments to the OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at standards through the mechanism of an SUMMARY: The Department of Labor the address shown in the ADDRESSES approved State plan. Absent a plan (DOL) is submitting Occupational Safety section within thirty (30) days of approved by the OSHA, a State is and Health Administration (OSHA) publication of this notice in the Federal preempted from asserting authority over sponsored information collection Register. In order to help ensure any occupational safety and health issue request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Occupational appropriate consideration, comments with respect to which a Federal Safety and Health State Plans,’’ to the should mention OMB ICR Reference standard has been promulgated. Section Office of Management and Budget Number 201604–1205–003. The OMB is 18 establishes the basic criteria for State (OMB) for review and approval for particularly interested in comments plan approval; provides for the continued use, without change, in discretionary exercise of concurrent that: accordance with the Paperwork • Evaluate whether the proposed Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. Federal enforcement jurisdiction for a collection of information is necessary period of time following initial 3501 et seq. Public comments on the approval; provides that State standards for the proper performance of the ICR are invited. functions of the agency, including and enforcement must be, and continue DATES: The OMB will consider all to be, at least as effective as the Federal whether the information will have practical utility; written comments that agency receives program, including any change thereto; • Evaluate the accuracy of the on or before May 27, 2016. and requires the OSHA to make a agency’s estimate of the burden of the ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with continuing evaluation of the State plan proposed collection of information, applicable supporting documentation; to take action to withdraw plan including the validity of the including a description of the likely approval should there be a failure to methodology and assumptions used; respondents, proposed frequency of substantially comply with any provision • Enhance the quality, utility, and response, and estimated total burden of the State Plan. A State choosing to clarity of the information to be may be obtained free of charge from the operate an OSHA-approved plan must asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES collected; and RegInfo.gov Web site at http:// provide information to document the • Minimize the burden of the www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ State program is at least as effective as collection of information on those who PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=20201601-1218- the Federal OSHA program. In order to are to respond, including through the 001 (this link will only become active obtain and maintain State Plan use of appropriate automated, on the day following publication of this approval, a State must submit various electronic, mechanical, or other notice) or by contacting Michel Smyth documents to the OSHA describing the technological collection techniques or by telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY Plan program structure and operation, other forms of information technology, 202–693–8064, (these are not toll-free including any modification thereto as it VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 Apr 26, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27APN1.SGM 27APN1

24890 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 81 / Wednesday, April 27, 2016 / Notices occurs, in accordance with the other forms of information technology, inspect copies of the petitions and identified regulations. e.g., permitting electronic submission of comments during normal business This information collection is subject responses. hours at the address listed above. to the PRA. A Federal agency generally Agency: DOL–OSHA. MSHA will consider only comments cannot conduct or sponsor a collection Title of Collection: Occupational postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service or of information, and the public is Safety and Health State Plans. proof of delivery from another delivery generally not required to respond to an OMB Control Number: 1218–0247. service such as UPS or Federal Express information collection, unless it is Affected Public: State, Local, and on or before the deadline for comments. approved by the OMB under the PRA Tribal Governments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and displays a currently valid OMB Total Estimated Number of Barbara Barron, Office of Standards, Control Number. In addition, Respondents: 28. Total Estimated Number of Regulations, and Variances at 202–693– notwithstanding any other provisions of 9447 (Voice), barron.barbara@dol.gov law, no person shall generally be subject Responses: 1,309. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: (Email), or 202–693–9441 (Facsimile). to penalty for failing to comply with a [These are not toll-free numbers.] collection of information that does not 11,519 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL Burden: $0. I. Background obtains OMB approval for this Dated: April 21, 2016. Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine information collection under Control Michel Smyth, Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Number 1218–0247. Departmental Clearance Officer. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot Act) allows the mine operator or [FR Doc. 2016–09751 Filed 4–26–16; 8:45 am] representative of miners to file a be for more than three (3) years without renewal, and the current approval for BILLING CODE 4510–26–P petition to modify the application of any this collection is scheduled to expire on mandatory safety standard to a coal or April 30, 2016. The DOL seeks to extend other mine if the Secretary of Labor DEPARTMENT OF LABOR determines that: PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years, 1. An alternative method of achieving Mine Safety and Health Administration the result of such standard exists which without any change to existing requirements. The DOL notes that Petitions for Modification of will at all times guarantee no less than existing information collection Application of Existing Mandatory the same measure of protection afforded requirements submitted to the OMB Safety Standards the miners of such mine by such receive a month-to-month extension standard; or AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 2. That the application of such while they undergo review. For Administration, Labor. standard to such mine will result in a additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice ACTION: Notice. diminution of safety to the miners in published in the Federal Register on such mine. SUMMARY: Section 101(c) of the Federal In addition, the regulations at 30 CFR January 27, 2016 (81 FR 4672). Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and Interested parties are encouraged to 44.10 and 44.11 establish the Title 30 of the Code of Federal requirements and procedures for filing send comments to the OMB, Office of Regulations Part 44 govern the petitions for modification. Information and Regulatory Affairs at application, processing, and disposition the address shown in the ADDRESSES II. Petitions for Modification of petitions for modification. This notice section within thirty (30) days of is a summary of petitions for publication of this notice in the Federal Docket Number: M–2016–001–M. modification submitted to the Mine Petitioner: The Doe Run Company, Register. In order to help ensure Safety and Health Administration appropriate consideration, comments Three Gateway Center, Suite 1500, 401 (MSHA) by the parties listed below. Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, should mention OMB Control Number 1218–0247. DATES: All comments on the petitions Pennsylvania 15222–1000. The OMB is particularly interested in must be received by the MSHA’s Office Mines: Buick Mine/Mill, MSHA I.D. comments that: of Standards, Regulations, and No. 23–00457 and Viburnum No. 35 • Evaluate whether the proposed Variances on or before May 27, 2016. (Casteel Mine), MSHA I.D. No. 23– collection of information is necessary ADDRESSES: You may submit your 01800, located in Iron County, Missouri; for the proper performance of the comments, identified by ‘‘docket Sweetwater Mine/Mill, MSHA I.D. No. functions of the agency, including number’’ on the subject line, by any of 23–00458, Fletcher Mine/Mill, MSHA whether the information will have the following methods: I.D. No. 23–00409, and Brushy Creek practical utility; 1. Electronic Mail: zzMSHA- Mine/Mill, MSHA I.D. No. 23–00499, • Evaluate the accuracy of the comments@dol.gov. Include the docket located in Reynolds County, Missouri; agency’s estimate of the burden of the number of the petition in the subject and Viburnum No. 29 Mine, MSHA I.D. proposed collection of information, line of the message. No. 23–00495, located in Washington including the validity of the 2. Facsimile: 202–693–9441. County, Missouri. methodology and assumptions used; 3. Regular Mail or Hand Delivery: Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 57.11050 • Enhance the quality, utility, and MSHA, Office of Standards, (Escapeways and refuges). asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES clarity of the information to be Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th Modification Request: The petitioner collected; and Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, requests a modification of the existing • Minimize the burden of the Virginia 22202–5452, Attention: Sheila standard to permit an alternative collection of information on those who McConnell, Director, Office of method of compliance with respect to are to respond, including through the Standards, Regulations, and Variances. escapeways. The petitioner states that: use of appropriate automated, Persons delivering documents are (1) The Doe Run Company operates electronic, mechanical, or other required to check in at the receptionist’s six underground lead mines near technological collection techniques or desk in Suite 4E401. 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ActionNotice.
DatesThe OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives on or before May 27, 2016.
ContactMichel Smyth by telephone at 202-693- 4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 24889 
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