[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27080-27081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10988]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; 2012 Wage and Hour Division and Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration Surveys Workers' Voice in the 
Workplace

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the information 
collection request (ICR) proposal titled, ``2012 Wage and Hour Division 
and Occupational Safety and Health Administration Surveys Workers' 
Voice in the Workplace,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 7, 2012.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the 
RegInfo.gov Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, on the 
day following publication of this notice or by contacting Michel Smyth 
by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or 
sending an email to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-Wage and Hour 
Division, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503, Telephone: 202-395-6929/Fax: 202-395-6881 (these are not toll-
free numbers), email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2012 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) surveys Workers' 
Voice in the Workplace will gauge the current level of workers' voice 
in the workplace and factors affecting workers' voice as it relates to 
WHD and OSHA administered laws. Voice in the workplace is a key outcome 
goal for the Secretary of Labor and part of her vision of good jobs for 
everyone. The DOL working definition of voice in the

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workplace is the worker's ability to access information on his or her 
rights in the workplace, the worker's understanding of those rights, 
and the worker's ability to exercise those rights without fear of 
recrimination. The surveys will measure each of these items, first 
individually and then in combination, to come up with an overall 
measure of voice. The DOL also hopes to learn how voice is related to 
workers' perceptions of employer noncompliance, such as whether or not 
particular dimensions of voice correlate to workers' perceptions of 
noncompliance. The study will also be useful in examining how 
noncompliance in one area, such as safety, is related to voice in the 
workplace and noncompliance in another area, such as wages.
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays 
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any 
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if the 
collection of information does not display a valid OMB Control Number. 
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For additional information, see the 
related notice published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2011.
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB ICR Reference Number 201203-
1235-001. The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     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: DOL-WHD.
    Title of Collection: 2012 Wage and Hour Division and Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration Surveys Workers' Voice in the 
Workplace.
    OMB ICR Reference Number: 201203-1235-001.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,820.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 4,820.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,420.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: May 2, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-10988 Filed 5-7-12; 8:45 am]
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