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establishment’s name; the site’s address 

and telephone and facsimile numbers; 

the name and telephone number of the 

management official; the type of 

business; a description and the specific 

location of the hazards, including the 

approximate number of workers 

exposed or threatened by the hazards; 

and whether or not the worker/worker 

representative informed another 

government agency about the hazards 

(and the name of the agency if so 

informed). 

Additional information on the 

hardcopy version of the form concerns 

the complainant including: whether or 

not the complainant wants OSHA to 

reveal their name to the employer; 

whether the complainant is a worker or 

a worker representative, or for 

information provided orally, a member 

of a Federal safety and health committee 

or another party (with space to specify 

the party); the complainant’s name, 

telephone number, and address; and the 

complainant’s signature attesting that 

they believe a violation of an OSHA 

standard exists at the named 

establishment; and the date of the 

signature. A worker representative must 

also provide the name of the 

organization they represent and their 

title. 

The information contained in the 

online version of the OSHA–7 Form is 

similar to the hardcopy version. 

However, the online version requests 

the complainant’s e-mail address, and 

does not ask for the site’s facsimile 

number or the complainant’s signature 

and signature date. 

The Agency uses the information 

collected on the OSHA–7 Form to 

determine whether reasonable grounds 

exist to conduct an inspection of the 

workplace. The description of the 

hazards, including the number of 

exposed workers, allows the Agency to 

assess the severity of the hazards and 

the need to expedite the inspection. The 

completed form also provides the 

employer with notice of the complaint 

and may serve as the basis for obtaining 

a search warrant if the employer denies 

the Agency access to the workplace. 

II. Special Issues for Comment 

OSHA has a particular interest in 

comments on the following issues: 

• Whether the proposed information 

collection requirements are necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

Agency’s functions, including whether 

the information is useful; 

• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of 

the burden (time and costs) of the 

information collection requirements, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• The quality, utility, and clarity of 

the information collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden on 

workers who must comply; for example, 

by using automated or other 

technological information collection 

and transmission techniques. 

III. Proposed Actions 

OSHA is requesting that OMB extend 

its approval of the information 

collection requirements relating to the 

OSHA–7 Form. The Agency is 

requesting an increase in burden hours 

from 12,775 to 13,414 (a total increase 

of 639 burden hours). The Agency will 

summarize the comments submitted in 

response to this notice and will include 

this summary in the request to OMB to 

extend the approval of the information 

collection requirements. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Notice of Alleged Safety and 

Health Hazards, OSHA–7 Form. 

OMB Number: 1218–0064. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Number of Respondents: 50,715. 

Total Responses: 50,715. 

Frequency of Recordkeeping: On 

occasion. 

Average Time per Response: Varies 

from 15 minutes (.25 hour) to 

communicate the required information 

orally to the Agency to 25 minutes (.42 

hour) to provide the information in 

writing and send it to OSHA. 

Total Burden Hours Requested: 

13,414. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $1,116. 

IV. Public Participation—Submission of 

Comments on This Notice and Internet 

Access to Comments and Submissions 

You may submit comments in 

response to this document as follows: 

(1) Electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by 

facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All 

comments, attachments, and other 

material must identify the Agency name 

and the OSHA docket number for the 

ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2010–0056). 

You may supplement electronic 

submissions by uploading document 

files electronically. If you wish to mail 

additional materials in reference to an 

electronic or facsimile submission, you 

must submit them to the OSHA Docket 

Office (see the section of this notice 

titled ADDRESSES). The additional 

materials must clearly identify your 

electronic comments by your name, 

date, and the docket number so the 

Agency can attach them to your 

comments. 

Because of security procedures, the 

use of regular mail may cause a 

significant delay in the receipt of 

comments. For information about 

security procedures concerning the 

delivery of materials by hand, express 

delivery, messenger, or courier service, 

please contact the OSHA Docket Office 

at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889– 

5627). 

Comments and submissions are 

posted without change at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA 

cautions commenters about submitting 

personal information such as social 

security numbers and date of birth. 

Although all submissions are listed in 

the http://www.regulations.gov index, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through this Web site. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

Information on using the http:// 

www.regulations.gov Web site to submit 

comments and access the docket is 

available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ 

link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office 

for information about materials not 

available through the Web site, and for 

assistance in using the Internet to locate 

docket submissions. 

V. Authority and Signature 

David Michaels, PhD, MPH, Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health, directed the 

preparation of this notice. The authority 

for this notice is the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 

et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order 

No. 4–2010 (75 FR 55355). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on January 10, 

2011. 

David Michaels, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2011–602 Filed 1–12–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2010–0055] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request Submitted for Public 

Comment and Recommendations; 

Recording and Reporting Occupational 

Injuries and Illnesses (1218–0176) 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 


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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing collections of 

information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 

95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This 

program helps to ensure that requested 

data can be provided in the desired 

format, reporting burden (time and 

financial resources) is minimized, 

collection instruments are clearly 

understood, and impact of collection 

requirements on respondents can be 

properly assessed. The Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration 

(OSHA) is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed extension of 

approval for the current paperwork 

requirements of 29 CFR part 1904, 

Recording and Reporting Occupational 

Injuries and Illnesses. A copy of the 

proposed information collection request 

can be obtained by contacting the office 

listed below in the address section of 

this notice. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by 

March 14, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments and attachments 

electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

instructions online for submitting 

comments. 

Facsimile: If your comments, 

including attachments, are not longer 

than 10 pages, you may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

Mail, hand delivery, express mail, 

messenger, or courier service: When 

using this method, you must submit 

three copies of your comments and 

attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, 

Docket No. OSHA–2010–0055, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration, 

Room N–2625, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. 

Deliveries (hand, express mail, 

messenger, and courier service) are 

accepted during the Department of 

Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal 

business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., 

e.t. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and OSHA 

docket number for the ICR (OSHA– 

2010–0055). All comments, including 

any personal information you provide, 

are placed in the public docket without 

change, and may be made available 

online at http://www.regulations.gov. 

For further information on submitting 

comments see the ‘‘Public Participation’’ 

heading in the section of this notice 

titled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

Docket: To read or download 

comments or other material in the 

docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov 

or the OSHA Docket Office at the 

address above. All documents in the 

docket (including this Federal Register 

notice) are listed in the http:// 

www.regulations.gov index; however, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through the Web site. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

You may also contact Rex Tingle at the 

address below to obtain a copy of the 

ICR. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rex 

Tingle at Office of Statistical Analysis, 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Room N3507, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, 

telephone: (202) 693–1926, or Todd 

Owen, Directorate of Standards and 

Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Room N–3609, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; 

telephone (202) 693–2222. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The OSH Act and 29 CFR part 1904 

prescribe that certain employers 

maintain records of job-related injuries 

and illnesses. The injury and illness 

records are intended to have multiple 

purposes. One purpose is to provide 

data needed by OSHA to carry out 

enforcement and intervention activities 

to provide workers a safe and healthy 

work environment. The data are also 

needed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics 

to report on the number and rate of 

occupational injuries and illnesses in 

the country. The data also provides 

information to employers and 

employees of the kinds of injuries and 

illnesses occurring in the workplace and 

their related hazards. Increased 

employer awareness should result in the 

identification and voluntary correction 

of hazardous workplace conditions. 

Likewise, employees who are provided 

information on injuries and illnesses 

will be more likely to follow safe work 

practices and report workplace hazards. 

This would generally raise the overall 

level of safety and health in the 

workplace. OSHA currently has 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for information 

collection requirements contained in 29 

CFR part 1904. That approval will 

expire on [February 29, 2011] unless 

OSHA applies for an extension of the 

OMB approval. This notice initiates the 

process for OSHA to request an 

extension of the current OMB approval. 

This notice also solicits public comment 

on OSHA’s existing paperwork burden 

estimates from those interested parties 

and seeks public responses to several 

questions related to the development of 

OSHA’s estimates. Interested parties are 

requested to review OSHA’s estimates, 

which are based upon the most current 

data available, and to comment on their 

accuracy or appropriateness in today’s 

workplace situation. 

II. Current Actions 

OSHA is requesting that OMB extend 

its approval of the information 

collection requirements contained in the 

Standard 29 CFR part 1904, Recording 

and Reporting Occupational Injuries 

and Illnesses. 

The Agency is requesting to reduce its 

current burden hour estimate associated 

with this Standard from 3,072,978 to 

2,967,237 hours for a total reduction of 

105,741 hours. The Agency will 

summarize the comments submitted in 

response to this notice and will include 

this summary in the request to OMB. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: 29 CFR part 1904, Recording 

and Reporting Occupational Injuries 

and Illnesses (1218–0176). 

OMB Number: 1218–0176. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; farms; not-for-profit institutions; 

State and local government. 

Cite/Reference/Form/etc.: 29 CFR part 

1904; OSHA Form 300; OSHA Form 

300A; OSHA Form 301. 

Number of Respondents: 1,585,374. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Average Time per Response: 2 hours 

to complete based on the information 

required. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

2,967,237. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $136,753,120. 

IV. Public Participation—Submission of 

Comments on This Notice and Internet 

Access to Comments and Submissions 

You may submit comments in 

response to this document as follows: 

(1) Electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by 

facsimile (FAX); or (3) by hard copy. All 

comments, attachments, and other 

material must identify the Agency name 

and the OSHA docket number for the 

ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2010–0055). 

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submissions by uploading document 

files electronically. If you wish to mail 

additional materials in reference to an 

electronic or facsimile submission, you 

must submit them to the OSHA Docket 

Office (see the section of this notice 

titled ADDRESSES). The additional 

materials must clearly identify your 

electronic comments by your name, 

date, and the docket number so the 

Agency can attach them to your 

comments. 

Because of security procedures, the 

use of regular mail may cause a 

significant delay in the receipt of 

comments. For information about 

security procedures concerning the 

delivery of materials by hand, express 

delivery, messenger, or courier service, 

please contact the OSHA Docket Office 

at (202) 693–2350 (TTY (877) 889– 

5627). 

Comments and submissions are 

posted without change at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA 

cautions commenters about submitting 

personal information such as social 

security numbers and date of birth. 

Although all submissions are listed in 

the http://www.regulations.gov index, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through this Web site. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

Information on using the http:// 

www.regulations.gov Web site to submit 

comments and access the docket is 

available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ 

link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office 

for information about materials not 

available through the Web site, and for 

assistance in using the Internet to locate 

docket submissions. 

V. Authority and Signature 

David Michaels, PhD, MPH, Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health, directed the 

preparation of this notice. The authority 

for this notice is the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 

et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order 

No. 4–2010 (75 FR 55355). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on January 10, 

2011. 

David Michaels, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2011–601 Filed 1–12–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Veterans’ Employment and Training 

Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Extension of Existing 

Information Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Service. 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection for Review; Federal 

Contractor Veterans’ Employment 

Reports VETS–100 and VETS–100A; 

OMB Control No. 1293–0005. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a preclearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing collections of 

information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This 

program helps to ensure that requested 

data can be provided in the desired 

format, reporting burden (time and 

financial resources) is minimized, 

collection instruments are clearly 

understood, and the impact of collection 

requirements on respondents can be 

properly assessed. Currently, the 

Veterans’ Employment and Training 

Service (VETS) is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed extension of 

the currently approved information 

collection request for the ‘‘Federal 

Contractor Veterans’ Employment 

Report VETS–100’’ and the ‘‘Federal 

Contractor Veterans’ Employment 

Report VETS–100A.’’ A copy of the 

proposed information collection request 

can be obtained by contacting the office 

listed below in the ADDRESSES section 

of this Notice. There have been no 

changes to the current VETS–100 and 

the VETS–100A Reports. Each report 

has the same number of reporting 

elements. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

ADDRESSES section below on or before 

March 14, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be 

submitted to Robert Wilson, Director for 

the Division of Investigation and 

Compliance, VETS, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Room S–1316, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. 

Electronic transmission is the preferred 

method for submitting comments. Email may be sent to FCP-PRA-04- 

VETS@dol.gov. Include ‘‘VETS–100A’’in 

the subject line of the message. Written 

comments of 10 pages or fewer also may 

be transmitted by facsimile to (202) 

693–4755 (this is not a toll free number). 

Receipt of submissions, whether by U.S. 

Mail, e-mail or FAX transmittal, will not 

be acknowledged; however, the sender 

may request confirmation that a 

submission has been received, by 

telephoning VETS at (202) 693–4719 

(VOICE) (this is not a toll-free number) 

or (202) 693–4753 (TTY/TDD). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Vietnam Era Veterans’ 

Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 

(‘‘VEVRAA’’), 38 U.S.C. 4212(d), requires 

Federal contractors and subcontractors 

subject to the Act’s affirmative action 

provisions in 38 U.S.C. 4212(a) to track 

and report annually to the Secretary of 

Labor the number of employees in their 

workforces, by job category and hiring 

location, who belong to the specified 

categories of covered veterans. VETS 

maintains two sets of regulations to 

implement the reporting requirements 

under VEVRAA, and uses two different 

forms for providing the required 

information on the employment of 

covered veterans. 

The regulations set forth in 41 CFR 

part 61–250 require contractors that 

have a Government contract of $25,000 

or more entered into before December 1, 

2003, to use the Federal Contractor 

Veterans’ Employment Report VETS– 

100 (‘‘VETS–100 Report’’) form for 

reporting information on the number of 

covered veterans in their workforces. 

The regulations set forth in 41 CFR 

part 61–300 implement amendments to 

the reporting requirements under 

VEVRAA that were made by the Jobs for 

Veterans Act (JVA) (Pub. L. 107–288) 

enacted in 2002. The JVA amended 

VEVRAA by: (1) Increased from $25,000 

to $100,000, the dollar amount of the 

contract that subjects a Federal 

contractor to the requirement to report 

on veterans’ employment; and 

(2) changed the categories of covered 

veterans under VEVRAA, and thus the 

categories of veterans that contractors 

are required to track and report on 

annually. 

The regulations in 41 CFR part 61– 

300 require contractors with a 

Government contract entered into or 

modified on or after December 1, 2003, 

in the amount of $100,000 or more to 

use the Federal Contractor Veterans’ 

Employment Report VETS–100A for 

reporting information on their 

employment of covered veterans under 

VEVRAA. 

Both the VETS–100 and VETS–100A 

Reports are currently approved under 

OMB No. 1293–0005. 


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