Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Federal Register: March 28, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 59)

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting Occupational

Injuries and Illnesses

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational

Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Recordkeeping and Reporting

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses,'' to the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

DATES: Submit comments on or before April 27, 2011.

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 from the RegInfo.gov Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/ do/PRAMain, on the day following publication of this notice or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or sending an e-mail to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor,

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of

Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-6929/Fax: 202-395-6881 (these are not toll-free numbers), e- mail: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OSHAct and regulations 29 CFR part 1904 prescribe that certain employers maintain records of job related injuries and illnesses. The data are needed by the OSHA to carry out intervention and enforcement activities to guarantee workers safe and healthful workplaces. The data are also needed by Bureau of Labor

Statistics to produce national statistics on occupational injuries and illnesses.

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 if the collection of information does not display a valid OMB control number.

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection under OMB Control Number 1218-0176. The current

OMB approval is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2011; however, it should be noted that information collections submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For additional information, see the related notice published in the Federal

Register on January 13, 2011 (76 FR 2418).

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 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number 1218-0176.

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: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Title of Collection: Recordkeeping and Reporting Occupational

Injuries and Illnesses.

OMB Control Number: 1218-0176.

Affected Public: Private sector--Businesses or other for-profits.

Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,585,374.

Total Estimated Number of Responses: 6,782,248.

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 2,967,237.

Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.

Dated: March 23, 2011.

Michel Smyth,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

FR Doc. 2011-7234 Filed 3-25-11; 8:45 am

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