Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Safe + Sound Campaign

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Safe + Sound Campaign

ACTION:

Notice of availability; request for comments.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) proposal titled, “Safe + Sound Campaign,” 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 May 16, 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=201804-1218-001

(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 (this is not a toll-free number) 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 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This ICR seeks PRA authority for the Safe + Sound Campaign information collection. The OSHA established the Safe + Sound Campaign as a voluntary effort to support the implementation of safety and health programs in businesses throughout the United States. The Campaign includes period activities and events, ranging from regular email updates to quarterly national webinars to local meetings to an annual national stand down, designed to increase overall employer and employee awareness and understanding of safety and health programs and promote employer adoption of these programs. To gain information needed to support this effort, the OSHA is proposing to survey, and in some cases interview, those participating in the Campaign activities. The goal of the information collection is to understand and respond to the needs of participants and publicly highlight outcomes to enhance the effectiveness of the Campaign. Occupation Safety and

Health Act of 1970 section 21 authorizes this information collection.

See

29 U.S.C. 670.

This proposed 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 if the collection of information does not display a valid Control Number.

See

5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For additional information, see the related notice published in the

Federal Register

on December 12, 2017 (82 FR 58448).

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 ICR Reference Number 201804-1218-001. 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:

Safe + Sound Campaign.

OMB ICR Reference Number:

201804-1218-001.

Affected Public:

Private Sector—businesses or other for-profits.

Total Estimated Number of Respondents:

5,400.

Total Estimated Number of Responses:

10,550.

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:

715 hours.

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden:

$0.

Authority:

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

Dated: April 11, 2018.

Michel Smyth,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 2018-07873 Filed 4-13-18; 8:45 am]

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