[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 125 (Monday, June 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35234-35235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17043]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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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 is 
soliciting comments concerning the proposed reinstatement of the 
information collection request for the Grantee Quarterly Progress 
Report. A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can 
be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addresses 
section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before August 29, 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 97-11, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (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: Helen Beall, Division of Training and 
Educational Programs, OSHA Office of Training and Education, 1555 Times 
Drive, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 297-4810 (this is 
not a toll-free number), e-mail to [email protected], or send a 
facsimile message to (847) 297-4874. Copies of the referenced 
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 Grantee Quarterly Progress Report Information 
Collection Request contact OSHA's WebPage on the Internet at http://
www.osha.gov/ under Standards.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration awards grants to 
nonprofit organizations to provide safety and health training to 
employees and employers in the recognition, avoidance, and prevention 
of unsafe and unhealthy working conditions. The grants are awarded for 
one year, with the possibility of renewal for one or more years.
    In order to see that grant funds are being used in accordance with 
approved grants, OSHA requires grantees to report quarterly on their 
grant-funded activities. These reports, which show how many individuals 
have been trained and provide a narrative account of grant progress, 
are used by OSHA to monitor grant performance, to identify grant items 
that need to be brought to the attention of management, and to serve as 
one of the criteria for making decisions about continued grantee 
funding.
    The quarterly reports enable OSHA to determine whether grant funds 
are being spent for the purpose for which they are intended. There is 
no other practical way to obtain this information.

II. Current Actions

    OSHA is planning to reinstate this form. The form had been in use 
for ten years. Its approval was inadvertently allowed to lapse.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement (with change).

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    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Grantee Quarterly Progress Report.
    OMB Number: 1218-0100.
    Agency Number: OSHA 171.
    Recordkeeping: Records are to be retained until three years after 
the grant is closed out.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Respondents: 26.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Total Responses: 104.
    Average Time per Response: 12 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,248.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $29,536.
    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 also 
become a matter of public record.

    Dated: May 5, 1997.
Harvey E. Harris,
Director, Office of Training and Education.
[FR Doc. 97-17043 Filed 6-27-97; 8:45 am]
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