83 FR 28868 - Information Collection Requirements for OSHA's Alliance Program; Submission for Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 120 (June 21, 2018)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 120 (June 21, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-13324 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 120 (Thursday, June 21, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 28868-28869] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-13324] [[Page 28868]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2018-0006] Information Collection Requirements for OSHA's Alliance Program; Submission for 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to obtain OMB approval of the information collection requirements specified by OSHA's Alliance Program. DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by August 20, 2018. ADDRESSES: Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments electronically at http://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, Docket No. OSHA-2018-0006, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3653, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and courier service) are accepted during the Docket Office's normal business hours, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ET. Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and the OSHA docket number (OSHA-2018-0006) 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 http://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 http://www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at the above address. All documents in the docket (including this Federal Register notice) are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index; however, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly available to read or download from the website. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You may also contact Christie Garner at the number below to obtain a copy of the ICR. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Mockler or Christie Garner, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, telephone: (202) 693-2222. 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 opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information collection requirements in accord with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (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 (see 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 said information (29 U.S.C. 657). OSHA created the Alliance Program in 2002 as a structure for working with groups that are committed to worker safety and health. The program enables OSHA to enter into a voluntary, cooperative relationship at the national, regional, or area office level with industry, labor, and other groups to improve workplace safety and health; prevent workplace fatalities, injuries, and illnesses; and reach employers and workers that OSHA may not otherwise reach through its traditional methods. These groups include trade or professional organizations, businesses, unions, consulates, faith- and community- based organizations, and educational institutions. OSHA and the groups work together to share workplace safety and health information with workers and employers, encourage participation in OSHA initiatives, develop compliance assistance tools and resources, and educate workers and employers about their rights and responsibilities. Alliance Program participants do not receive exemptions from OSHA inspections or any other enforcement benefits. OSHA collects information from organizations that are signatories to an Alliance agreement, known hereafter as ``alliance participants.'' Information is collected from the participants through meetings, informal conversations, and data forms to develop Alliance agreements, and to develop annual as well as program-wide reports. Alliance participants work with OSHA to develop agreements with well-defined goals and specific objectives and activities. Agreements commonly identify specific hazard(s), operations, or other areas of concern; the targeted segment within the workforce; and the planned activities to meet the agreement's overarching goals and objectives. OSHA provides templates for Alliance agreements OSHA uses the information from the forms (national Alliance) and collaborative data gathering (Regional and Area Offices) to compile annual reports for individual Alliances and assess the effectiveness of the individual Alliance in meeting agreement goals and objectives. OSHA uses aggregate data from all active Alliances to assess the impact of the program as a whole in meeting the Agency's strategic plan goals and strategies related to outreach and communication. II. Special Issues for Comment OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:Whether the proposed information collection requirements are necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's functions, including whether the information is useful; The accuracy of OSHA'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 [[Page 28869]] technological information collection and transmission techniques. III. Proposed Actions This is an existing collection of information in use without an OMB number. The proposed ICR includes collection of information requirements for: (1) Alliance agreement development, (2) the biannual Alliance Data Reporting Form, and (3) annual reports. The burden hours for the information collection requirements contained in the proposed ICR would result in a total initial burden hour estimate of 2,210 hours. The Agency will summarize the comments submitted in response to this notice and will include this summary in the request to OMB to approve these information collection requirements, and the associated templates and forms. Type of Review: Existing collection in use without an OMB control number. Title: Information Collection Requirements for OSHA's Alliance Program. OMB Control Number: 1218--0NEW. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits. Number of Respondents: 250 Frequency: Once, On occasion, Semi-annually, Annually. Average Time per Response: Various. Total Number of Responses: 690. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,210. 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 http://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 for the ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2018-0006). 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 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 http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about submitting personal information such as their social security number and date of birth. Although all submissions are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly available to read or download from this website. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. Information on using the http://www.regulations.gov website to submit comments and access the docket is available at the website's ``User Tips'' link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about materials not available from the website, and for assistance in using the internet to locate docket submissions. V. Authority and Signature Loren Sweatt, Deputy 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 18, 2018. Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2018-13324 Filed 6-20-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-26-P
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR or the OSHA Docket Office at the above These groups include trade or
address. All documents in the docket professional organizations, businesses,
Occupational Safety and Health (including this Federal Register notice) unions, consulates, faith- and
Administration are listed in the http:// community-based organizations, and
www.regulations.gov index; however, educational institutions. OSHA and the
[Docket No. OSHA–2018–0006]
some information (e.g., copyrighted groups work together to share workplace
Information Collection Requirements material) is not publicly available to safety and health information with
for OSHA’s Alliance Program; read or download from the website. All workers and employers, encourage
Submission for Office of Management submissions, including copyrighted participation in OSHA initiatives,
and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of material, are available for inspection develop compliance assistance tools and
Information Collection (Paperwork) and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. resources, and educate workers and
Requirements You may also contact Christie Garner at employers about their rights and
the number below to obtain a copy of responsibilities. Alliance Program
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health the ICR. participants do not receive exemptions
Administration (OSHA), Labor. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom from OSHA inspections or any other
ACTION: Request for public comments. Mockler or Christie Garner, Directorate enforcement benefits.
of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. OSHA collects information from
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public Department of Labor, telephone: (202) organizations that are signatories to an
comments concerning its proposal to 693–2222. Alliance agreement, known hereafter as
obtain OMB approval of the information ‘‘alliance participants.’’ Information is
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
collection requirements specified by collected from the participants through
OSHA’s Alliance Program. I. Background meetings, informal conversations, and
DATES: Comments must be submitted The Department of Labor, as part of its data forms to develop Alliance
(postmarked, sent, or received) by continuing effort to reduce paperwork agreements, and to develop annual as
August 20, 2018. and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, well as program-wide reports.
ADDRESSES: conducts a preclearance consultation Alliance participants work with
Electronically: You may submit program to provide the public with an OSHA to develop agreements with well-
comments and attachments opportunity to comment on proposed defined goals and specific objectives
electronically at http:// and continuing information collection and activities. Agreements commonly
www.regulations.gov, which is the requirements in accord with the identify specific hazard(s), operations,
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) or other areas of concern; the targeted
instructions online for submitting (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program segment within the workforce; and the
comments. ensures that information is in the planned activities to meet the
Facsimile: If your comments, desired format, reporting burden (time agreement’s overarching goals and
including attachments, are not longer and costs) is minimal, collection objectives. OSHA provides templates for
than 10 pages you may fax them to the instruments are clearly understood, and Alliance agreements OSHA uses the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. OSHA’s estimate of the information information from the forms (national
Mail, hand delivery, express mail, collection burden is accurate. The Alliance) and collaborative data
messenger, or courier service: When Occupational Safety and Health Act of gathering (Regional and Area Offices) to
using this method, you must submit a 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et compile annual reports for individual
copy of your comments and attachments seq.) authorizes information collection Alliances and assess the effectiveness of
to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. by employers as necessary or the individual Alliance in meeting
OSHA–2018–0006, Occupational Safety appropriate for enforcement of the OSH agreement goals and objectives. OSHA
and Health Administration, U.S. Act or for developing information uses aggregate data from all active
Department of Labor, Room N–3653, regarding the causes and prevention of Alliances to assess the impact of the
200 Constitution Avenue NW, occupational injuries, illnesses, and program as a whole in meeting the
Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries accidents (see 29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Agency’s strategic plan goals and
(hand, express mail, messenger, and Act also requires that OSHA obtain such strategies related to outreach and
courier service) are accepted during the information with minimum burden communication.
Docket Office’s normal business hours, upon employers, especially those II. Special Issues for Comment
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ET. operating small businesses, and to
Instructions: All submissions must reduce to the maximum extent feasible OSHA has a particular interest in
include the Agency name and the OSHA unnecessary duplication of efforts in comments on the following issues:
docket number (OSHA–2018–0006) for obtaining said information (29 U.S.C. • Whether the proposed information
the Information Collection Request 657). collection requirements are necessary
(ICR). All comments, including any OSHA created the Alliance Program for the proper performance of the
personal information you provide, are in 2002 as a structure for working with Agency’s functions, including whether
placed in the public docket without groups that are committed to worker the information is useful;
change, and may be made available safety and health. The program enables • The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
online at http://www.regulations.gov. OSHA to enter into a voluntary, the burden (time and costs) of the
For further information on submitting cooperative relationship at the national, information collection requirements,
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comments see the ‘‘Public regional, or area office level with including the validity of the
Participation’’ heading in the section of industry, labor, and other groups to methodology and assumptions used;
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY improve workplace safety and health; • The quality, utility and clarity of
INFORMATION. prevent workplace fatalities, injuries, the information collected; and
Docket: To read or download and illnesses; and reach employers and • Ways to minimize the burden on
comments or other material in the workers that OSHA may not otherwise employers who must comply; for
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov reach through its traditional methods. example, by using automated or other
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technological information collection security procedures concerning the operational since June 29, 2016 without
and transmission techniques. delivery of materials by hand, express incident.
delivery, messenger, or courier service, DATES: This action will be applicable
III. Proposed Actions
please contact the OSHA Docket Office without further notice 30 days after date
This is an existing collection of at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889– of publication in the Federal Register.
information in use without an OMB 5627). ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
number. The proposed ICR includes Comments and submissions are the Millennium Challenge Corporation,
collection of information requirements posted without change at http:// ATTN: Vincent T. Groh, Chief
for: (1) Alliance agreement www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA Information Officer, Department of
development, (2) the biannual Alliance cautions commenters about submitting Administration and Finance, 1099
Data Reporting Form, and (3) annual personal information such as their Fourteenth Street NW, Suite 700,
reports. The burden hours for the social security number and date of birth. Washington, DC, 20005–3550.
information collection requirements Although all submissions are listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
contained in the proposed ICR would the http://www.regulations.gov index, Miguel G. Adams, Chief Information
result in a total initial burden hour some information (e.g., copyrighted Security Officer and Deputy Privacy
estimate of 2,210 hours. material) is not publicly available to Officer, Millennium Challenge
The Agency will summarize the read or download from this website. All Corporation, adamsmg@mcc.gov, 202–
comments submitted in response to this submissions, including copyrighted 521–3574.
notice and will include this summary in material, are available for inspection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MCC is
the request to OMB to approve these and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. giving notice of a system of records
information collection requirements, Information on using the http:// pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5
and the associated templates and forms. www.regulations.gov website to submit
Type of Review: Existing collection in U.S.C. 552a) for the MCC–Business
comments and access the docket is Relations System (MCC–BRS). MCC
use without an OMB control number. available at the website’s ‘‘User Tips’’
Title: Information Collection utilizes MCC–BRS to provide automated
link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office processing of business transactions
Requirements for OSHA’s Alliance for information about materials not
Program. related MCC’s mission of reducing
available from the website, and for global poverty through growth. MCC–
OMB Control Number: 1218—0NEW. assistance in using the internet to locate
Affected Public: Businesses or other BRS utilizes the Salesforce Government
docket submissions. Cloud information system for collecting,
for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 250 V. Authority and Signature storing, and processing the information.
Frequency: Once, On occasion, Semi- Various elements within MCC will
Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant utilize MCC–BRS for their business
annually, Annually. Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Average Time per Response: Various. functions; they include the departments
Safety and Health, directed the of Congressional and Public Affairs
Total Number of Responses: 690. preparation of this notice. The authority
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,210. (CPA) Department, and the Department
for this notice is the Paperwork of Compact Operations (DCO). Business
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 functions within DCO include the
Maintenance): $0.
et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order Finance, Investment and Trade (FIT),
IV. Public Participation—Submission of No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). Environmental and Social Performance
Comments on This Notice and Internet Signed at Washington, DC, on June 18, (ESP), and the Office of Strategic
Access to Comments and Submissions 2018. Partnerships (OSP).
You may submit comments in Loren Sweatt, Salesforce Government Cloud meets
response to this document as follows: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for the federal government’s objectives of
(1) Electronically at http:// Occupational Safety and Health. cloud computing to reduce procurement
www.regulations.gov, which is the [FR Doc. 2018–13324 Filed 6–20–18; 8:45 am] and operating costs to the federal
Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by BILLING CODE 4510–26–P government. In addition, Salesforce
facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All Government Cloud meets the Federal
comments, attachments, and other Information Processing Standards
material must identify the Agency name Publication (FIPS)—200, Minimum
and the OSHA docket number for the MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE Security Requirements for Federal
ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2018–0006). CORPORATION Information and Information Systems as
You may supplement electronic an authorized Federal Risk and
Privacy Act of 1974; New System of
submissions by uploading document Authorization Management Program
Records
files electronically. If you wish to mail (FedRAMP) information system. MCC
additional materials in reference to an AGENCY: Millennium Challenge utilizes MCC–BRS to achieve the
electronic or facsimile submission, you Corporation (MCC). following business objectives: 1. To
must submit them to the OSHA Docket ACTION: Notice of a new system of create and maintain a system that
Office (see the section of this notice records. optimizes MCC’s ability to analyze,
titled ADDRESSES). The additional manage, engage, and grow external
materials must clearly identify SUMMARY: MCC proposes to add a new stakeholders; 2. To create and manage
electronic comments by your name, system of records to its inventory of business engagement opportunities that
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date, and the docket number so the records systems subject to the Privacy promote MCC’s mission in an organized
Agency can attach them to your Act of 1974, as amended. This action and efficient manner; 3. To provide in
comments. complies with the requirements of the person or online event management and
Because of security procedures, the Privacy Act to publish in the Federal communications campaigns for external
use of regular mail may cause a Register notice of the existence and stakeholder engagement; and 4. To
significant delay in the receipt of character of records maintained by the provide the agency with the means to:
comments. For information about agency. The system has been track and manage future financial
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| Dates | Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by August 20, 2018. | |
| Contact | Tom Mockler or Christie Garner, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, telephone: (202) 693-2222. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 28868 |
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