[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5926-5927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2721]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 27, 2003.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) 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:
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    [sbull] Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated,

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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 (OSHA).
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    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: 96,675.
    Number of Annual Responses: 96,675.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 15,468.
    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 collecting occupational injury and illness data. These data 
allow OSHA to calculate occupational injury and illness rates and to 
focus its efforts on individual workplaces with ongoing series safety 
and health problems. This 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. 03-2721 Filed 2-4-03; 8:45 am]
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