[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2016)][Notices][Pages 38223-38224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13901]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Regulations Containing Procedures for Handling
of Retaliation Complaints
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) revision titled, "Regulations Containing
Procedures for Handling of Retaliation Complaints," to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives
on or before July 13, 2016.
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 Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201604-1218-001 (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, 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 or courier 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: 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.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for
revisions to the Regulations Containing Procedures for Handling of
Retaliation Complaints information collection. The OSHA administers and
enforces a number of provisions in various Federal laws and regulations
prohibiting retaliatory action by an employer against an employee who
is believed to have reported a possible violation of those laws or
regulations, or who otherwise engages in an activity protected
specified by an anti-retaliation provision. Any person may file a
complaint alleging the employer violated these protection provisions
with the OSHA for investigation. This ICR has been classified as a
revision, because it seeks OMB approval to implement a revised
whistleblower complaint form, titled "Notice of Whistleblower
Complaint," Form OSHA 8-60.1. The Web-based form enables submitting
whistleblower complaints directly to the OSHA 24-hours a day.
Additionally, the revised form includes interactive features that make
it easier to understand and complete. The revised form also provides
information about worker protections enforced by other agencies, in
order better to direct complainants to the proper investigative
agencies.
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 1218-0236. The current approval is scheduled to
expire on July 31, 2016; 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 February 17, 2016 (81 FR 8103).
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 1218-0236.
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: Regulations Containing Procedures for Handling
of Retaliation Complaints.
OMB Control Number: 1218-0236.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,516.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 7,516.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 7,516 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Dated: June 7, 2016.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-13901 Filed 6-10-16; 8:45 am]
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