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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Bloodborne Pathogens Standard 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: On June 29, 2018, the 

Department of Labor (DOL) will submit 

the Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA) sponsored 

information collection request (ICR) 

titled, ‘‘Bloodborne Pathogens 

Standard,’’ to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval for continued use, without 

change, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are 

invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that agency receives 

on or before July 30, 2018. 

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 free of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov website at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201801-1218-003 

(this link will only become active on the 

day following publication of this notice) 

or by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– 

693–8064, (these are not toll-free 

numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for DOL–OSHA, Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 

20503; by Fax: 202–395–5806 (this is 

not a toll-free number); or by email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Commenters are encouraged, but not 

required, to send a courtesy copy of any 

comments by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor—OASAM, Office 

of the Chief Information Officer, Attn: 

Departmental Information Compliance 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not 

toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks to extend PRA authority for the 

Bloodborne Pathogens Standard 

information collection requirements 

codified in regulations 29 CFR 

1910.1030. The Bloodborne Pathogen 

Standard is an occupational safety and 

health standard that prevents 

occupational exposure to bloodborne 

pathogens. The standard’s information 

collection requirements are essential 

components that protect workers from 

occupational exposure. The information 

is used by employers and workers to 

implement the protection required by 

the Standard. OSHA compliance officers 

will use some of the information in 

enforcing the Standard. The collections 

of information contained in the 

Bloodborne Pathogens Standard include 

a written exposure control plan, 

documentation of workers’ hepatitis B 

vaccinations and post-exposure 

evaluations and follow-up medical 

visits, training, related recordkeeping 

and a sharps injury log. Information 

generated in accordance with these 

provisions provides the employer and 

the worker with means to provide 

protection from the adverse health 

effects associated with occupational 

exposure to bloodborne pathogens. 

Occupational Safety and Health Act 

sections 2(b)(9), 6, and 8(c) authorize 

this information collection. See 29 

U.S.C. 651(b)(9), 655, and 657(c). 

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 that does not 

display a valid Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1218–0180. 

The DOL seeks to extend PRA 

authorization for this information 

collection for three (3) more years, 

without any change to existing 

requirements. The DOL notes that 

existing information collection 

requirements submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 18, 2018 (83 FR 17194). 

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 thirty (30) days of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. In order to help ensure 

appropriate consideration, comments 

should mention OMB Control Number 

1218–0180. 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–OSHA. 

Title of Collection: Bloodborne 

Pathogens Standard. 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0180. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

business or other for-profits and not-forprofit institutions. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 770,724. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 266,656,386. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

5,687,682 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $51,817,985. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

Dated: June 26, 2018. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; National 

Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor 


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Statistics (BLS) sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) revision titled, 

‘‘National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 

1979,’’ to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval 

for use in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995. Public comments on the ICR are 

invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that agency receives 

on or before July 30, 2018. 

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 free of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov website at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201803-1220-006 

(this link will only become active on the 

day following publication of this notice) 

or by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– 

693–8064, (these are not toll-free 

numbers) or sending an email to DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for DOL–BLS, Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 

20503; by Fax: 202–395–5806 (this is 

not a toll-free number); or by email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Commenters are encouraged, but not 

required, to send a courtesy copy of any 

comments by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor–OASAM, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Attn: 

Departmental Information Compliance 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not 

toll-free numbers) or sending an email 

to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks approval under the PRA for 

revisions to the National Longitudinal 

Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79). The 

NLSY79 is a representative national 

sample of persons who were born in the 

years 1957 to 1964 and lived in the U.S. 

in 1978. These respondents were ages 

14 to 22 when the first round of 

interviews began in 1979; they are ages 

53–60 when the planned round twentyeight of interviews is conducted in 2018 

and 2019. The NLSY79 was conducted 

annually from 1979 to 1994 and has 

been conducted biennially since 1994. 

The longitudinal focus of this survey 

requires information to be collected 

from the same individuals over many 

years in order to trace their education, 

training, work experience, fertility, 

income, and program participation. In 

addition to the main NLSY79, the 

biological children of female NLSY79 

respondents have been surveyed since 

1986. A battery of child cognitive, socioemotional, and physiological 

assessments has been administered 

biennially since 1986 to NLSY79 

mothers and their children. Starting in 

1994, children who had reached age 15 

by December 31, of the survey year (the 

Young Adults) were interviewed about 

their work experiences, training, 

schooling, health, fertility, self-esteem, 

and other topics. One of the goals of the 

DOL is to produce and disseminate 

timely, accurate, and relevant 

information about the U.S. labor force. 

The BLS contributes to this goal by 

gathering information about the labor 

force and labor market and 

disseminating it to policymakers and 

the public so that participants in those 

markets can make more informed, and 

thus more efficient, choices. Research 

based on the NLSY79 contributes to the 

formation of national policy in the areas 

of education, training, employment 

programs, and school-to-work 

transitions. This information collection 

has been classified as a revision, 

because of changes to the questionnaire 

that make it longer and more ‘‘older 

young adult’’ respondents and young 

adult respondents with children, who 

tend to have longer interview times. 

BLS Authorizing Statute Title 29 

sections 1 and 2 authorize this 

information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 

1&2. 

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 that does not 

display a valid Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1220–0109. The current 

approval is scheduled to expire on 

October 31, 2019; however, the DOL 

notes that existing information 

collection requirements submitted to the 

OMB receive a month-to-month 

extension while they undergo review. 

New requirements would only take 

effect upon OMB approval. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 26, 2017 (82 FR 61030). 

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 thirty (30) days of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. In order to help ensure 

appropriate consideration, comments 

should mention OMB Control Number 

1220–0109. 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–BLS. 

Title of Collection: National 

Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979. 

OMB Control Number: 1220–0109. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 12,060. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 12,070. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

14,349 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

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