[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12900-12901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5148]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

March 3, 2005.
    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 
contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) 
or e-mail: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
(BLS), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll-free number), 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

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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: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Type of Review: New collection of information.
    Title: Survey of Workplace Violence Prevention.
    OMB Number: 1220-0NEW.
    Frequency: One time.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business of other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; farms; and State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 40,000.
    Number of Annual Responses: 40,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 20 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 13,334.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 
have agreed to conduct a survey to evaluate the employer's perspective 
regarding policies, training, and other related issues on workplace 
violence prevention, including risk factors associated with workplace 
violence and prevention strategies, in workplaces within the United 
States.
    The findings of the survey will allow characterization of how the 
issue of workplace violence is being addressed in workplaces and may be 
useful to identify where educational interventions and prevention 
strategies are needed.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-5148 Filed 3-15-05; 8:45 am]
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