[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3155-3156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1328]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket Number ICR 98-1]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Student Data Form

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

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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 
Student Data Form which is completed by students attending courses at 
OSHA's Training Institute. 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 March 23, 1998. 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 98-1, 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:
Robert O'Brien, Division of Administration and Training Information, 
OSHA Office of Training and Education, 1555 Times Drive, Des Plaines, 
IL 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 to persons who request copies by telephoning Robert O'Brien 
or Barbara Bielaski at (202) 219-7177, x142. For electronic copies of 
the Information Collection Request for the Student Data Form, contact 
OSHA's WebPage on the Internet at http://www.osha.gov under Standards.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Training 
Institute provides basic, intermediate, and advanced training and 
education in occupational safety and health for Federal and State 
compliance officers, agency professional and technical support 
personnel, employers, employees, organizations representing employees 
and employers, educators who aid in developing curricula and teaching 
occupational safety and health courses, and representatives of 
professional safety and health groups.
    Students attending OSHA's Training Institute courses complete the 
one-page form on the first day of class. The information is used in 
order to know who to contact in the event of an emergency and to obtain 
the correct student group information for record keeping and reporting 
needs. The student group information is also used to ensure that OSHA 
is collecting tuition from all private sector students as required by 
OMB Circular A-25 and Part 1949 of Title 29, Code of Federal 
Regulations.

II. Current Actions

    OSHA is planning to reinstate this form. Its approval was 
inadvertently allowed to lapse.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Student Data Form.
    OMB Number: Formerly 1218-0172.
    Agency Number: OSHA 182.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Total Respondents: 5500.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Responses: 5500.
    Average Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 463 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $7,662.
    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: January 14, 1998.
Zigmas Sadauskas,
Acting Director, Office of Training and Education.
[FR Doc. 98-1328 Filed 1-20-98; 8:45 am]
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