[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38427-38428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18984]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 13, 1998.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
each individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be 
obtained by calling the Department of Labor, Departmental Clearance 
Officer, Todd R. Owen ({202} 219-5096 ext. 143) or by E-Mail to Owen-
T[email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM, ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, 
PWBA, or VETS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, 
DC 20503 ({202} 395-7316), within 30 days from the date of this 
publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB 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 
submission of responses.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Notice of Alleged Safety and Health Hazards.
    OMB Number: 1218-0064 (reinstatement).
    Form Number: OSHA-7 Form.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 28,713.
    Total Responses: 28,713.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 25 minutes for complaints received 
via fax or letter; 15 minutes for complaints received via telephone.
    Total Burden Hours: 8,155.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: Section 8(f)(1) of Public Law 91-596, the Occupational 
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act), states that an employee or 
employee representative who believes that a violation of an 
occupational safety and health standard exists, or that an imminent 
danger exists, may request an inspection by notifying the Secretary in 
writing. The OSH Act requires that the notice set forth the ground for 
the compliant with ``reasonable particularity'' and that it be signed.

    Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy.
    Title: The survey form of the National Agricultural Workers Survey.
    OMB Number: 1225-0044 (Revision of currently approved collection).

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    Frequency: Annually (The survey is administered in three 10-12 week 
cycles each year. Approximately one third of the farmworker respondents 
are interviewed each cycle).
    Affected Public: Farm employers and farm employees.
    Number of Respondents: 6,000 (includes both farmworkers and farm 
employees).
    Total Responses: 6,000.
    Estimate Time per Respondent: 20 minutes for farm employers, one 
hour for farm employees.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The National Agricultural Worker Survey (NAWS) 
provides data to the public and private service programs and data 
analysts which are used for planning, implementing and evaluation of 
farmworker programs. Analysis provides an understanding of the manpower 
resources available to the U.S. agriculture and the importance of 
immigrants in the labor market. It is the only national source of data 
on the demographic and employment characteristics of farmworkers. This 
action also requests OMB approval to conduct a one year pilot with a 
larger sample size and an enhanced focus on occupational health.
Todd R. Owen,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-18984 Filed 7-15-98; 8:45 am]
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