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may correlate with the presence or lack 

of an AED program. Finally, OSHA 

plans to supplement the statistical 

survey with extended case study 

interviews with selected respondents 

from the statistical survey. These 

interviews will provide in-depth, albeit 

qualitative, information about various 

factors that influence decisions on 

whether to implement AED programs, as 

well as about the circumstances that 

underlie the cost and effectiveness of 

such programs. 

OSHA has conducted a thorough 

search and review of existing studies 

and other literature about AED use. 

Only limited information is available 

about AED use in occupational settings, 

although substantial literature exists 

addressing AED use in public settings. 

In addition, OSHA found little direct 

evidence about AED cost-effectiveness 

in the workplace. Collection of 

information sought by OSHA from 

establishments concerning the use of 

automatic external defibrillators in 

occupational settings will include: 

1. Profile information, including 

industry, type of operation, number of 

employees, age distribution of 

employees, presence of safety or health 

professionals on staff, and experience 

with sudden cardiac events. 

2. Characteristics of AED programs in 

place, including number of units, 

number of employees trained, type and 

frequency of training, and percentage of 

workforce protected by AEDs. 

3. Factors influencing decisions 

whether to invest in AED equipment or 

implement an AED program, including 

experience with sudden cardiac events, 

role of marketing by AED 

manufacturers, costs of AED equipment, 

costs of training, cost of maintenance, 

and liability concerns. 

4. Frequency of use of AED units and 

their effectiveness in cases of employee 

heart attacks or other sudden cardiac 

events. 

5. In-depth interviews on issues 

identified with respect to Topics 2, 3, 

and 4 will be conducted during postsurvey case study interviews. 

OHSA plans to use this information, 

first, to identify the occupational 

settings in which AEDs are most costeffective. Second, OSHA will use the 

survey results to identify barriers to 

expanding AED use and to help design 

effective outreach programs to 

encourage establishments to install AED 

equipment. Without this survey, OSHA 

will lack information about the current 

prevalence of AED programs in 

occupational settings. The Agency will 

also lack information on the 

characteristics of establishments with 

and without AED programs and about 

the factors that have influenced 

establishments’ decisions whether to 

implement AED programs. Without this 

knowledge, OSHA will have difficulty 

determining the efficacy of different 

strategies that might be used to 

encourage the implementation of 

workplace AED programs such as 

developing outreach and promotion 

programs. 

The proposed collection of 

information consists of a two-stage 

statistical survey of at least 1,000 

establishments in OSHA-regulated 

industries that have 100 or more 

employees. In the first stage, OSHA will 

survey establishments from the universe 

population to gather baseline profile 

information and to screen for 

establishments that either (1) have an 

AED program in place, or (2) have 

considered implementing an AED 

program but have not done so. In the 

second stage, screened respondents will 

be asked questions specific to which 

group their establishment belongs (i.e., 

currently has an AED program or 

considered but has not implemented 

such a program). 

As an adjunct to the statistical survey, 

OSHA plans to conduct as many as 36 

in-depth case study interviews with 

selected volunteers among respondents 

in both the groups that do and do not 

have AED programs. These open-ended 

interviews will permit OSHA to gather 

detailed qualitative information about 

key issues pertaining to the 

implementation, cost, and effectiveness 

of AED programs and factors deterring 

implementation of such programs. 

Ira L. Mills, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 30, 2005. 

The Department of Labor (DOL) has 

submitted the following public 

information collection request (ICR) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of each 

ICR, with applicable supporting 

documentation, may be obtained by 

contacting the Department of Labor 

(DOL). To obtain documentation, 

contact Ira Mills on 202–693–4122 (this 

is not a toll-free number) or E-Mail: 

mills.ira@dol.gov. 

Comments should be sent to Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL, Office 

of Management and Budget, Room 

10235, Washington, DC 20503 202–395–

7316 (this is not a toll-free number), 

within 30 days from the date of this 

publication in the Federal Register. 

The OMB is particularly interested in 

comments which: 

• 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: Employment and Training 

Administration. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Contribution Operations. 

OMB Number: 1205–0178. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Affected Public: State, local, or tribal 

government. 

Number of Respondents: 53. 

Number of Annual Responses: 212. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,802. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 8.5 

hours. 

Total annualized capital/startup 

costs: $0. 

Total annual costs (operating/ 

maintaining systems or purchasing 

services): $0. 

Description: The ETA Form 581 is a 

comprehensive report of each state’s UI 

tax operations and is essential in 

providing quarterly tax operation 

performance data to DOL. Currently 

DOL uses this information in 

monitoring and measuring program 

performance and making projections 

and forecasts in conjunction with the 

budgetary process. 

Ira L. Mills, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

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