[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 245 (Tuesday, December 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70794-70795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33823]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 16, 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 the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, OSHA, ESA 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: 29 CFR Part 1904 Recording and Reporting Occupational 
Injuries and Illnesses.
    OMB Number: 1218-0176 (extension).
    Frequency: Recordkeeping.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Farms; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,110,398.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1.57 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,741,959.
    Total Annualized Capital/startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual (operating/maintaining): 0.
    Description: The OSHA No. 200, Log and Summary; the OSHA No. 101, 
Supplementary Record; and the recordkeeping guidelines provide 
employers with the means and specific instructions needed to maintain 
records of work-related injuries and illnesses. Response to this 
collection of information is mandatory, as specified in 29 CFR Part 
1904. Data recorded under this information collection is collected in 
two major nationwide surveys. One survey is conducted by OSHA the other 
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The information generated from 
these surveys is used by OSHA for targeting its programmed inspections. 
OSHA is also using these data for performance measurement purposes in 
compliance with the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). The 
BLS uses the data for producing national statistics on occupational 
injuries and illnesses.

    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Title: Report on Employment, Payroll, and Hours.
    OMB Number: 1220-0011 (revision).
    Agency Number: BLS-790 A, B, B-M, C, E, G, G-S, H, S, F1, F2, F3, 
and CU.
    Affected Public: State or Local Governments; Business or other for-
profit; Federal Government; Not-for-profit institutions.

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                                     Number of     Frequency of    Total annual                    Annual burden
          Form BLS 790              respondents      response        responses     Response time       hours
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                                         Current Design Reporting Burden
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BM..............................             400              12           4,800              15           1,200
G, G-S..........................          39,600              12         475,200               5          39,600
CU..............................           \1\ 0               1               0               2               0
F1, F2, F3......................      \2\ 30,000              12         360,000               7          42,000
All Other.......................     \3\ 297,200              12       3,566,400               7         416,080
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    Total.......................         367,200  ..............       4,406,400  ..............         498,880
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                                       Probability Design Reporting Burden
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BM..............................               0              12               0              15               0
G, G-S..........................               0              12               0               5               0
CU..............................           \1\ 0               1               0               2               0
F1, F2, F3......................      \2\ 10,000              12         120,000               7          42,000
All Other.......................      \3\ 59,300              12         711,600               7         416,080
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    Total.......................          69,300  ..............         831,600  ..............          97,020
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\1\ A subset of current reporters may receive this ``one-time'' supplemental form and is not used for the
  probability sample.
\2\ For current design, assumes 3,000 multi-unit firms reporting by fax for approximately 30,000 establishments.
  For probability sample, assumes 1,000 multi-unit firms reporting for 10,000 establishments.
\3\ All other BLS-790 forms collect the same information and differ only by industry definitions.


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    Total Annualized Capital/startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Description: The Current Employment Statistics program provides 
estimates of current monthly employment, hours, and earnings, by 
industry, State and MSA. Data provided are fundamental inputs in the 
economic decision process at all levels of government, private 
enterprise, and organized labor. The estimates are vital to the 
calculation of the Personal Income Accounts and the Federal Reserve 
Board's Index of Industrial Production.

    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) 
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements: Supply and Service.
    OMB Number: 1215-0072 (revision).
    Frequency: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 89,807.

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                                   Average time                                         No.
           Requirement             per response              Frequency              respondents        Hours
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Recordkeeping:
    Initial Development of AAP..          179.46  Once..........................          89,807         161,153
    Update of AAP...............          74.889  Annually......................          88,909       6,658,288
    Maintenance of AAP..........          74.889  Annually......................          89,807       6,725,543
    Uniform Guidelines on                *                       *                       *               482,804
     Employees Selection
     Procedures*.
Reporting:
    Standard Form 100...........             3.7  Annually......................          51,603         191,265
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 *The Uniform Guidelines are used by four agencies other than OFCCP, and have been approved by the Office of
  Management and Budget under an information collection submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity
  Commission. The OFCCP has been apportioned a part of this burden. The EEOC estimate for OFCCP is 482,804
  burden hours, or slightly less than a third of the 1.6 million burden hours in the EEOC inventory.

    Total Recordkeeping Hours: 14,027,790.
    Total Reporting Hours: 191,265.
    Total Hours, Reporting and Recordkeeping: 14,219,055.
    Total Annualize Capital/startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Cost (operation/maintenance): $12,375.70.
    Description: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs 
(OFCCP) is responsible for the administration of equal employment 
opportunity programs which prohibit employment discrimination and 
require affirmative action. These programs are Executive Order 11246, 
as amended, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 
and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistant Act of 1974 
(VEVRAA), as amended, (38 USC 4212). This information collection 
contains all recordkeeping and reporting requirements and forms which 
are derived from the implementing regulations found in Title 41 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 60, for supply and service 
contractors. The Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking an extension of 
this information collection in order to substantiate compliance with 
nondiscrimination and affirmative action requirements monitored by 
OFCCP. The Department has determined that compliance evaluation fall 
within the exemption under PRA95. Therefore, these hours have been 
excluded from this request.
Todd R. Owen,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-33823 Filed 12-21-98; 8:45 am]
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