Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Occupational Safety and Health State Plans
| Published date | 01 July 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 31350 |
| Record Number | 2019-13977 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Labor Department |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 126 (Monday, July 1, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31350-31351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13977]
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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 of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the 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). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives
on or before July 31, 2019.
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 website at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201903-1218-009 (this link will only become active
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting
Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (these
are not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected].
Submit comments about this request by mail 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: For Further Information Contact:
Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (these
are not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for
the Occupational Safety and Health State Plans information collection.
Section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. 667)
offers an opportunity to the states to assume responsibility for the
development and enforcement of state standards through the mechanism of
an OSHA-approved State Plan. Absent an approved plan, states are
precluded from enforcing occupational safety and health standards in
the private sector with respect to any issue for which Federal OSHA has
promulgated a standard. Once approved and operational, the state adopts
standards and provides most occupational safety and health enforcement
and compliance assistance in the state under the authority of its plan,
instead of Federal OSHA. States also must extend their jurisdiction to
cover state and local government employees and may obtain approval of
State Plans limited in scope to these workers. To obtain and maintain
State Plan approval, a state must submit various documents to OSHA
describing program structure and operation, including any modifications
thereto as they occur, in accordance with the identified regulations.
OSHA funds 50 percent of the costs required to be incurred by an
approved State Plan, with the state at least matching and providing
additional funding at its discretion. The agency is requesting an
adjustment decrease related to the number of burden hours associated
with the developmental steps necessary for certain states in the
developmental process, including Maine, Illinois, and Virgin Islands.
As a result, the total burden hours have decreased slightly from 11,519
to 11,369. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 section 18
authorizes this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 651.
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 the OMB under the PRA approves it 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 June 30, 2019. 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 March 21, 2019 (84 FR
10551).
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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 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: 1,301.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 11,369 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: June 25, 2019.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-13977 Filed 6-28-19; 8:45 am]
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