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TABLE 1—PROPOSED LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN ITSNA’S NRTL SCOPE OF

RECOGNITION—Continued 

Test Standard Test Standard Title 

UL 60950–21 Information Technology Equipment—Safety—Part 21: Remote Power Feeding. 

III. Preliminary Findings on the 

Application 

ITSNA submitted an acceptable 

application for expansion of its scope of 

recognition. OSHA’s review of the 

application file, and pertinent 

documentation, indicate that ITSNA can 

meet the requirements prescribed by 29 

CFR 1910.7 for expanding its 

recognition to include the addition of 

these seven test standards for NRTL 

testing and certification listed above. 

This preliminary finding does not 

constitute an interim or temporary 

approval of ITSNA’s application. 

OSHA welcomes public comment as 

to whether ITSNA meets the 

requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for 

expansion of its recognition as a NRTL. 

Comments should consist of pertinent 

written documents and exhibits. 

Commenters needing more time to 

comment must submit a request in 

writing, stating the reasons for the 

request. Commenters must submit the 

written request for an extension by the 

due date for comments. OSHA will limit 

any extension to 10 days unless the 

requester justifies a longer period. 

OSHA may deny a request for an 

extension if the request is not 

adequately justified. To obtain or review 

copies of the exhibits identified in this 

notice, as well as comments submitted 

to the docket, contact the Docket Office, 

Room N–3508, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, U.S. Department 

of Labor, at the above address. These 

materials also are available online at 

http://www.regulations.gov under 

Docket No. OSHA–2007–0039. 

OSHA staff will review all comments 

to the docket submitted in a timely 

manner and, after addressing the issues 

raised by these comments, will 

recommend to the Assistant Secretary 

for Occupational Safety and Health 

whether to grant ITSNA’s application 

for expansion of its scope of recognition. 

The Assistant Secretary will make the 

final decision on granting the 

application. In making this decision, the 

Assistant Secretary may undertake other 

proceedings prescribed in Appendix A 

to 29 CFR 1910.7. 

OSHA will publish a public notice of 

its final decision in the Federal 

Register. 

IV. Authority and Signature 

Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health, authorized the 

preparation of this notice. Accordingly, 

the Agency is issuing this notice 

pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 657(g)(2), 

Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 

(77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and 29 CFR 

1910.7. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on August 22, 

2017. 

Loren Sweatt, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–26–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) 

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) approval of the 

information collection requirements 

contained in Voluntary Protection 

Programs Information. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by 

October 30, 2017. 

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–3653, 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, 10:00 

a.m. to 3:00 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: 

David Hamel, 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 

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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 

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 criterion, which focuses 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 onsite, 

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 onsite evaluation and as a 

verification tool during VPP onsite 

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 selfevaluation which addresses how that 

applicant is continuing its adherence to 

programmatic requirements. 

In 2008, OSHA modified procedures 

for VPP applicants, OSHA onsite 

evaluations, and annual participant selfevaluations for applicants/participants 

subject to OSHA’s Process Safety 

Management (PSM) Standard. 

Applicants who perform work that uses 

or produces 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 selfevaluation 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 onsite 

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 onsite evaluations and 

helping OSHA with other VPP-related 

activities. In this capacity, SGEs may 

review company documents, assist with 

worksite walkthroughs, interview 

employees, assist in preparing VPP 

onsite evaluation reports, assist the 

Regional VPP Manager with the review 

of a site’s VPP application or annual 

self-evaluation report, co-instruct the 

SGE course or VPP application 

workshop, and mentor potential or 

current VPP sites. Potential SGEs must 

submit an application that includes: 

• SGE Eligibility Information Sheet 

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

credentials, site/corporate contact 

information, qualifying activities 

participation, etc.); 

• Current Resume; 

• Confidential Financial Disclosure 

Report (OGE Form 450). 

• Optional Application for Federal 

Employment (OF 612). 

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 onsite 

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. 

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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 

decrease in the burden hours from 

134,475 hours to 90,863 hours; a total 

decrease of 43,612 hours. The decrease 

is the result of the VPP Participation 

Evaluation Report Site-Based Mobile 

Workforce Corporate in managing 

participants is no longer needed. 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. 

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 

273 Applications 

55 Process Safety Management 

Applications Questionnaire-A 

1,406 Annual Self-Evaluations 

55 (PSM) Annual Self-Evaluations/ 

Supplemental Questionnaire B 

Challenge 

3 Challenge Administrator’s 

Applications 

27 Challenge Participant’s 

Applications 

143 Challenge Annual SelfEvaluations 

Special Government Employees 

348 SGE Eligibility Information 

Sheets 

261 Resumes 

87 OF–612 

1616 Confidential Financial 

Disclosure Forms (OGE-Form 450) 

Total Respondents: 4,274. 

Frequency: Various. 

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 

20 hours for Challenge Annual 

Evaluations 

Special Government Employees (SGE) 

10 minutes (.17 hour) for SGE 

Eligibility Information Sheet 

30 minutes (.50 hour) for SGE Resume 

40 minutes for Optional Form 612 

1 hour for Confidential Financial 

Disclosure Form 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

90,863. 

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 

Loren Sweatt, Deputy 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. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on August 22, 

2017. 

Loren Sweatt, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services 

Corporation’s Board of Directors will 

meet telephonically on September 5, 

2017. The meeting will commence at 

4:00 p.m., EDT, and will continue until 

the conclusion of the Committee’s 

agenda. 

LOCATION: John N. Erlenborn 

Conference Room, Legal Services 

Corporation Headquarters, 3333 K Street 

NW., Washington DC 20007. 

PUBLIC OBSERVATION: Members of the 

public who are unable to attend in 

person but wish to listen to the public 

proceedings may do so by following the 

telephone call-in directions provided 

below. 

Call-in Directions for Open Sessions 

• Call toll-free number: 1–866–451– 

4981; 

• When prompted, enter the 

following numeric pass code: 

5907707348; 

• When connected to the call, please 

immediately ‘‘MUTE’’ your telephone. 

Members of the public are asked to 

keep their telephones muted to 

eliminate background noises. To avoid 

disrupting the meeting, please refrain 

from placing the call on hold if doing so 

will trigger recorded music or other 

sound. From time to time, the Chair may 

solicit comments from the public. 

STATUS OF MEETING: Open. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Approval of agenda 

2. Approval of minutes of the Board’s 

Open Session meeting of July 22, 

2017 

3. Consider and act on the Finance 

Committee’s Recommendation 

regarding LSC’s FY 2019 Budget 

Request 

4. Public comment 

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