[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 246 (Friday, December 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 65994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31476]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 13, 2001.
    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 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation contact Darrin 
King on (202) 693-4129 or E-mail: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for OSHA, 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.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
    Title: OSHA Data Initiative (ODI).
    OMB Number: 1218-0209.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Farms; and State, 
Local, or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Number of Respondents: 100,175.
    Number of Annual Responses: 100,175.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 48,088.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services: $0.
    Description: In accordance with 29 CFR 1904.41, OSHA is proposing 
to continue its data initiative to collect occupational injury and 
illness data and information on the number of workers employed and the 
number of hours worked from establishments in portions of the private 
sector and from some state and local government agencies. These data 
will allow OSHA to calculate occupational injury and illness rates and 
to focus its efforts on individual workplaces with ongoing series 
safety and health problems. Successful implementation of the data 
collection initiative is critical to OSHA's outreach and enforcement 
efforts and the data requirements tied to the Government Performance 
and Results Act.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-31476 Filed 12-20-01; 8:45 am]
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