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and major industry developments, in 

time series analyses and industry 

comparisons, and in special studies 

such as analyses of establishments, 

employment, and wages by size of 

establishment. 

II. Current Action 

Office of Management and Budget 

clearance is being sought for the 

Quarterly Census of Employment and 

Wages (QCEW) program. 

The QCEW program is the only 

Federal statistical program that provides 

information on establishments, wages, 

tax contributions and the number of 

employees subject to State UI laws and 

the Unemployment Compensation for 

the Federal Employees program. The 

consequences of not collecting QCEW 

data would be grave to the Federal 

statistical community. The BLS would 

not have a sampling frame for its 

establishment surveys; it would not be 

able to publish as accurate current 

estimates of employment for the U.S., 

States, and metropolitan areas; and it 

would not be able to publish quarterly 

census totals of local establishment 

counts, employment, and wages. The 

Bureau of Economic Analysis would not 

be able to publish as accurate personal 

income data in a timely manner for the 

U.S., States, and local areas. Finally, the 

Department of Labor’s Employment 

Training Administration would not 

have the information it needs to 

administer the Unemployment 

Insurance Program. 

III. Desired Focus of Comments 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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. 

• 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 submissions 

of responses. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Title: Quarterly Census of 

Employment and Wages (QCEW) 

Program. 

OMB Number: 1220–0012. 

Affected Public: State Governments. 

Total Respondents: 53. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Total Responses: 212. 

Average Time per Response: 4,866 

hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

1,031,680 hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): $0. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request; they also 

will become a matter of public record. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of 

March 2011. 

Kimberley Hill, 

Chief, Division of Management Systems, 

Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6600 Filed 3–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0056] 

Voluntary Protection Programs 

Information; Extension of the Office of 

Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) 

Approval of Information Collection 

(Paperwork) Requirements 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public 

comments concerning its proposal to 

extend the Office of Management and 

Budget’s (OMB’s) approval of the 

information collection requirements 

contained in Voluntary Protection 

Programs Information. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by May 

23, 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 a 

copy of your comments and attachments 

to the OSHA Docket Office, OSHA 

Docket No. OSHA–2011–0056, 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 Information 

Collection Request (ICR) (OSHA–2011– 

0056). 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patrick Showalter, Acting Director, 

Office of Partnerships and Recognition, 

Directorate of Cooperative and State 

Programs, OSHA, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Room N–3700, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; 

telephone (202) 693–2213. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Department of Labor, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, 

conducts a preclearance consultation 

program to provide the public with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and continuing information collection 

requirements in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 

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

program ensures that information is in 

the desired format, reporting burden 

(time and costs) is minimal, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 


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OSHA’s estimate of the information 

collection burden is accurate. The 

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 

1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et 

seq.) authorizes information collection 

by employers as necessary or 

appropriate for enforcement of the OSH 

Act or for developing information 

regarding the causes and prevention of 

occupational injuries, illnesses, and 

accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act 

also requires that OSHA obtain such 

information with minimum burden 

upon employers, especially those 

operating small businesses, and to 

reduce to the maximum extent feasible 

unnecessary duplication of efforts in 

obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657). 

The Voluntary Protection Programs 

(VPP) [47 FR 29025], adopted by OSHA, 

established the efficacy of cooperative 

action among government, industry, and 

labor to address employee safety and 

health issues and to expand employee 

protection. To qualify, employers must 

meet OSHA’s safety and health 

management criteria which focus on 

comprehensive management programs 

and active employee involvement to 

prevent or control worksite safety and 

health hazards. Employers who qualify 

generally view OSHA standards as a 

minimum level of safety and health 

performance, and set their own more 

stringent standards, wherever necessary, 

to improve employee protection. 

Prospective VPP worksites must submit 

an application that includes: 

General applicant information (e.g., 

site, corporate, and collective bargaining 

contact information). 

Injury and illness rate performance 

information (i.e., number of employees 

and/or applicable contractors on-site, 

type of work performed and products 

produced, North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS) codes, 

and Recordable Injury and Illness Case 

Incidence Rate information). 

Safety and health management 

program information (i.e., description of 

the applicant’s safety and health 

management programs including how 

the programs successfully address 

management leadership and employee 

involvement, worksite analysis, hazard 

prevention and control, and safety and 

health training). 

OSHA uses this information to 

determine whether an applicant is ready 

for a VPP on-site evaluation and as a 

verification tool during VPP on-site 

evaluations. Without this information, 

OSHA would be unable to determine 

which sites are ready for VPP status. 

Each current VPP applicant is also 

required to submit an annual evaluation 

which addresses how that applicant is 

continuing its adherence to 

programmatic requirements. 

In 2008, OSHA modified procedures 

for VPP applicants, OSHA on-site 

evaluations, and annual participant selfevaluations for applicants/participants 

subject to OSHA’s Process Safety 

Management (PSM) Standard. 

Applicants that perform work that use 

or produce highly hazardous chemicals 

exceeding specified limits covered 

under the PSM standard must submit 

responses to the PSM application 

supplement along with their VPP 

application. 

Once in the VPP, the participant is 

required to submit an annual evaluation 

detailing its continued adherence to 

programmatic requirements. Applicants 

covered under the PSM standard are 

required to submit a PSM questionnaire, 

a supplemental document, as part of 

their annual submission. OSHA needs 

this information to ensure that the 

participant remains qualified to 

participate in the VPP between on-site 

evaluations. Without this information, 

OSHA would be unable to determine 

whether applicants are maintaining 

excellent safety and health management 

programs during this interim period. 

In 2009, with the publication of the 

Federal Register Notice (FRN) (74 FR 

927, January 9, 2009), VPP revised its 

traditional focus on individual fixed 

worksites (site-based) by adding two 

new ways to participate: Mobile 

workforce and corporate. A significant 

reorganization of the program helped 

clarify the multiple participation 

options now available. 

Employees of VPP participants may 

apply to participate in the Special 

Government Employee (SGE) Program. 

The SGE Program offers private and 

public sector safety and health 

professionals and other qualified 

participants the opportunity to 

exchange ideas, gain new perspectives, 

and grow professionally while serving 

as full-fledged team members on 

OSHA’s VPP on-site evaluations. In that 

capacity, SGEs may review company 

documents, assist with worksite 

walkthroughs, interview employees, and 

assist in preparing VPP on-site 

evaluation reports. Potential SGEs must 

submit an application that includes: 

• SGE Eligibility Information Sheet 

(i.e., applicant’s name, professional; 

credentials, site/corporate contact 

information, etc.); 

• Current Resume; 

• Confidential Financial Disclosure 

Report (OGE Form 450). 

OSHA uses the SGE Eligibility 

Information Sheet to ensure that the 

potential SGE works at a VPP site and 

meets the minimum eligibility 

qualifications. The resume is required to 

provide a detailed description of their 

current duties and responsibilities as 

they relate to safety and health and the 

implementation of an effective safety 

and health management program. The 

OGE Form 450 is used to ensure that 

SGEs do not participate on on-site 

evaluations at VPP sites in-which they 

have a financial interest. 

OSHA Challenge is designed to reach 

and guide employers and companies in 

all major industry groups who are 

strongly committed to improving their 

safety and health management programs 

and possibly pursuing recognition in the 

VPP. The Challenge Administrator’s 

application is used to: (1) Conduct a 

preliminary analysis of the applicant’s 

knowledge of safety and health 

management programs; and (2) make a 

determination regarding the applicant’s 

qualifications to become a Challenge 

Administrator. Once a Challenge 

Administrator is approved, the 

program’s Administrator will review 

each Challenge candidate’s application/ 

annual submissions to ensure that all 

necessary information is provided, prior 

to forwarding them to OSHA’s National 

Office for analysis and acceptance. 

II. Special Issues for Comment 

OSHA has a particular interest in 

comments on the following issues: 

• Whether the information collection 

requirements are necessary for the 

proper performance of the Agency’s 

functions, including whether the 

information is useful; 

• The accuracy of the Agency’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 

employers who must comply; for 

example, by using automated or other 

technological information collection 

and transmission techniques. 

III. Proposed Actions 

OSHA proposes to extend OMB’s 

approval of the collection of information 

(paperwork) requirements necessitated 

by the Voluntary Protection Programs. 

The Agency is requesting an adjustment 

in the burden hours from 105,965 to 

115,359; a total increase of 9,394 hours. 

The Agency will summarize the 

comments submitted in response to this 

notice, and will include this summary 

in its request to OMB to extend the 

approval of these information collection 

requirements. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 


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Title: Voluntary Protection Programs 

Information. 

OMB Number: 1218–0239. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; individuals or households; 

Federal government; state, local or tribal 

government. 

Number of Respondents: 

VPP 

300 Applications 

75 Process Safety Management 

Applications 

1,700 Annual Evaluations 

425 (PSM) Annual Evaluations/ 

Supplemental Questionnaire 

Challenge 

14 Challenge Administrator’s 

Applications 

210 Challenge Participant’s 

Applications 

210 Challenge Quarterly Reports 

210 Challenge Annual Evaluations 

Special Government Employees 

900 SGE Eligibility Information Sheets 

900 Resumes 

300 Confidential Financial Disclosure 

Forms (OGE- Form 450) 

Total Respondents: 5,244. 

Frequency: VPP applications and 

Challenge Administrator’s and 

Participant’s applications are submitted 

once; 

VPP and Challenge Annual 

Evaluations are submitted annually, and 

SGE applications are submitted once 

every three years. 

Average Time Per Response: 

VPP General 

200 hours for VPP Applications 

20 hours for VPP Annual Evaluations 

Process Safety Management 

40 hours for Applications 

20 hours for Annual Evaluations 

Challenge 

5 hours for Challenge Administrator’s 

Applications 

10 hours for Challenge Candidate 

Applications 

5 hours for Challenge Quarterly Reports 

20 hours for Challenge Annual 

Evaluations 

Special Government Employees (SGE) 

8 minutes (.13 hour) for SGE Eligibility 

Information Sheet 

30 minutes (.50 hour) for SGE Resume 

30 minutes (.50 hour) for Confidential 

Financial Disclosure Form 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

115,359. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $0. 

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–2011–0056). 

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 March 17, 

2011. 

David Michaels, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6654 Filed 3–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

Records Schedules; Availability and 

Request for Comments 

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

proposed records schedules; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA) 

publishes notice at least once monthly 

of certain Federal agency requests for 

records disposition authority (records 

schedules). Once approved by NARA, 

records schedules provide mandatory 

instructions on what happens to records 

when no longer needed for current 

Government business. They authorize 

the preservation of records of 

continuing value in the National 

Archives of the United States and the 

destruction, after a specified period, of 

records lacking administrative, legal, 

research, or other value. Notice is 

published for records schedules in 

which agencies propose to destroy 

records not previously authorized for 

disposal or reduce the retention period 

of records already authorized for 

disposal. NARA invites public 

comments on such records schedules, as 

required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a). 

DATES: Requests for copies must be 

received in writing on or before April 

21, 2011. Once the appraisal of the 

records is completed, NARA will send 

a copy of the schedule. NARA staff 

usually prepare appraisal 

memorandums that contain additional 

information concerning the records 

covered by a proposed schedule. These, 

too, may be requested and will be 

provided once the appraisal is 

completed. Requesters will be given 30 

days to submit comments. 

ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of 

any records schedule identified in this 

notice by contacting the Life Cycle 

Management Division (NWML) using 

one of the following means: 

Mail: NARA (NWML), 8601 Adelphi 

Road, College Park, MD 20740–6001 

E-mail: request.schedule@nara.gov. 


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