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contained in the Baseline Safety and 

Health Practices Survey under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 

document announces the OMB approval 

number and expiration date. 

DATES: The collections of information 

contained in the Baseline Safety and 

Health Practices become effective on 

April 6, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Todd Owen or Theda Kenney, 

Directorate of Standards and Guidance, 

OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room 

N3609, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 

693–2222. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Federal Register of August 12, 2010 (75 

FR 48992), the Agency announced its 

request to OMB for approval of the 

collections of information contained in 

the OSHA Baseline Safety and Health 

Practices Survey. This survey will 

collect information about the safety and 

health practices of private sector 

establishments in agriculture (with 10 or 

more workers) and nonagriculture 

industries, as well as public sector 

establishments in those states with 

OSHA-approved safety and health 

programs (State Plan States). 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), OMB approved the collections of 

information contained in the Baseline 

Safety Practices Survey, and assigned 

these collections of information OMB 

control number 1218–0263. This 

approval expires on March 31, 2014. In 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.5(b), an 

Agency may not conduct or sponsor, 

and a person need not respond to, a 

collection of information unless the 

collection displays a valid OMB control 

number. 

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 the Secretary of Labor’s 

Order No. 4–2010 (75 FR 55355). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on March 31, 

2011. 

David Michaels, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8121 Filed 4–5–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0057] 

Excavations (Design of Cave-in 

Protection Systems); Extension of the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) 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 OMB approval of the 

information collection requirements 

contained in the Standard on 

Excavations (Design of Cave-in 

Protection Systems) (29 CFR part 1926, 

subpart P). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by June 

6, 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–2011–0057, 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– 

0057). 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 Michael Buchet at 

the address below to obtain a copy of 

the ICR. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Buchet, Directorate of 

Construction, OSHA, U.S. Department 

of Labor, Room N–3468, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2020. 

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 (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 

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 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). 

Paragraphs (b) and (c) of § 1926.652 

(‘‘Requirements for Protective Systems’’; 

the ‘‘Standard’’) contain paperwork 

requirements that impose burden hours 

or costs on employers. These paragraphs 

require employers to use protective 

systems to prevent cave-ins during 

excavation work; these systems include 

sloping the side of the trench, benching 

the soil away from the excavation, or 

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using a support system or shield (such 

as a trench box). The Standard specifies 

allowable configurations and slopes for 

excavations, and provides appendices to 

assist employers in designing protective 

systems. However, paragraphs (b)(3) and 

(b)(4) of the Standard permit employers 

to design sloping or benching systems 

based on tabulated data (Option 1), or to 

use a design approved by a registered 

professional engineer (Option 2). 

Under Option 1, employers must 

provide the tabulated data in a written 

form that also identifies the registered 

professional engineer who approved the 

data and the parameters used to select 

the sloping or benching system drawn 

from the data, as well as the limitations 

of the data (including the magnitude 

and configuration of slopes determined 

to be safe); the document must also 

provide any explanatory information 

necessary to select the correct benching 

system based on the data. Option 2 

requires employers to develop a written 

design approved by a registered 

professional engineer. The design 

information must include the magnitude 

and configuration of the slopes 

determined to be safe, and the identity 

of the registered professional engineer 

who approved the design. 

Paragraphs (c)(2), (c)(3), and (c)(4) 

allow employers to design support 

systems, shield systems, and other 

protective systems based on tabulated 

data provided by a system manufacturer 

(Option 3) or obtained from other 

sources and approved by a registered 

professional engineer (Option 4); they 

can also use a design approved by a 

registered professional engineer (Option 

5). If they select Option 3, employers 

must complete a written form that 

provides the manufacturer’s 

specifications, recommendations, and 

limitations, as well as any deviations 

approved by the manufacturer. The 

paperwork requirements of Option 4 are 

the same as for Option 1. Option 5 

requires a written form that provides a 

plan indicating the sizes, types, and 

configurations of the materials used in 

the protective system and the identity of 

the registered professional engineer who 

approved the design. 

Each of these provisions requires 

employers to maintain a copy of the 

documents described in these options at 

the jobsite during construction. After 

construction is complete, employers 

may store the documents off-site 

provided they make them available to 

an OSHA compliance officer on request. 

These documents provide both the 

employer and the compliance officer 

with information needed to determine if 

the selection and design of a protective 

system are appropriate to the excavation 

work, thereby assuring employees of 

maximum protection against cave-ins. 

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 

employers who must comply; for 

example, by using automated or other 

technological information collection 

and transmission techniques. 

III. Proposed Actions 

The Agency is requesting that OMB 

extend its approval of the information 

collection requirements contained in the 

Standard on Excavations (Design of 

Cave-in Protection Systems). OSHA is 

requesting a decrease in burden hours 

from 20,022 to 11,822 (a total decrease 

of 8,200). This decrease is a result of a 

decline in the number of residential 

starts from 1.4 million to 706,000 

annually. The Agency is also requesting 

a decrease in cost from $815,400 to 

$578,672 (a total decrease of $236,728) 

as a result of the decline. 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 contained in the Standard. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Excavations (Design of Cave-in 

Protection Systems) (29 CFR part 1926, 

subpart P). 

OMB Number: 1218–0137. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits. 

Number of Respondents: 11,800. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Total Responses: 11,800. 

Average Time per Response: Two 

hours to obtain information on the 

design of cave-in protection systems. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 11,822 

hours. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $578,672. 

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–2011–0057). 

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, 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). 

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Signed at Washington, DC, on March 31, 

2011. 

David Michaels, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8120 Filed 4–5–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE 

CORPORATION 

[MCC FR 11–03] 

Notice of Quarterly Report (October 1, 

2010–December 31, 2010) 

AGENCY: Millennium Challenge 

Corporation. 

SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge 

Corporation (MCC) is reporting for the 

quarter October 1, 2010 through 

December 31, 2010, on assistance 

provided under section 605 of the 

Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 

U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), as amended (the 

Act), and on transfers or allocations of 

funds to other federal agencies under 

section 619(b) of the Act. The following 

report will be made available to the 

public by publication in the Federal 

Register and on the Internet Web site of 

the MCC (http://www.mcc.gov) in 

accordance with section 612(b) of the 

Act. 

Dated: March 29, 2011. 

T. Charles Cooper, 

Vice President, Congressional and Public 

Affairs, Millennium Challenge Corporation. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 605 

Projects Obligated Objectives Cumulative 

expenditures Measures 

Country: Madagascar Year: 2011 Quarter 1 Total obligation: $87,998,166 

Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Madagascar Total Quarterly Expenditures1: $12,976 

Land Tenure Project ..... $30,123,098 Increase Land Titling 

and Security.

$29,304,770 Area secured with land certificates or titles in the 

Zones. 

Legal and regulatory reforms adopted. 

Number of land documents inventoried in the 

Zones and Antananarivo. 

Number of land documents restored in the 

Zones and Antananarivo. 

Number of land documents digitized in the 

Zones and Antananarivo. 

Average time for Land Services Offices to issue 

a duplicate copy of a title. 

Average cost to a user to obtain a duplicate 

copy of a title from the Land Services Offices. 

Number of land certificates delivered in the 

Zones during the period. 

Number of new guichets fonciers operating in 

the Zones. 

The 256 Plan Local d’Occupation Foncier—Local 

Plan of Land Occupation (PLOFs) are completed. 

Financial Sector Reform 

Project.

$25,705,099 Increase Competition in 

the Financial Sector.

$23,535,781 Volume of funds processed annually by the national payment system. 

Number of accountants and financial experts 

registered to become CPA. 

Number of Central Bank branches capable of accepting auction tenders. 

Outstanding value of savings accounts from 

CEM in the Zones. 

Number of MFIs participating in the Refinancing 

and Guarantee funds. 

Maximum check clearing delay. 

Network equipment and integrator. 

Real time gross settlement system (RTGS). 

Telecommunication facilities. 

Retail payment clearing system. 

Number of CEM branches built in the Zones. 

Number of savings accounts from CEM in the 

Zones. 

Percent of Micro-Finance Institution (MFI) loans 

recorded in the Central Bank database. 

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