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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 28, 1999.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (ICRs) 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 individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be 
obtained by calling the Department of Labor, Departmental Clearance 
Officer, Ira Mills({202} 219-5096 ext. 143) or by E-Mail to Mills-
Ira@dol.gov.
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM, ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, 
PWBA, or VETS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, 
DC 20503 ({202} 395-7316), within 30 days from the date of this 
publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    <bullet> 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: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: 29 CFR Part 1904 Recording and Reporting Occupational 
Inquiries and Illnesses.
    OMB Number: 1218-0176.
    Frequency: Recordkeeping.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Farms; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,086,264.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1.60 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,739,157.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The OSHA No. 200, Log and Summary; the OSHA No. 101, 
Supplementary Record; and the recordkeeping guidelines provide 
employers with the means and specific instructions needed to maintain 
records of work-related injuries and illnesses. Response to this 
collection of information is mandatory, as specified in 29 CFR Part 
1904. Data recorded under this information collection is collected in 
two major nationwide surveys. One survey is conducted by OSHA and the 
other by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The information 
generated from these surveys is used by OSHA for targeting its 
programmed inspections. OSHA is also using these data for performance 
measurement purposes in compliance with the Government Performance and 
Results Act. The BLS uses the data for producing national statistics on 
occupational injuries and illnesses.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-28798 Filed 11-3-99; 8:45 am]
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