In response to the Information Quality Act, the Department of Labor has
established processes that allow affected persons to question the quality of
information disseminated by the Department. The process begins with an affected
person submitting an Information Quality Correction Request (IQCR). Currently,
the Department has a policy of responding to all IQCRs within 60 days. In an
effort to enhance government transparency, the Department has also adopted a
policy of posting IQCRs on a public web page. This policy was adopted in
response to a directive from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The
intent of the OMB directive is to ensure consistency among Federal agencies
regarding the public availability of correspondence concerning Information
Quality Correction Requests.
Posting IQCRs on a public web page is one element of the Information
Quality program at the Department of Labor. Overall, the program includes:
- Issuing Information Quality guidelines that will ensure and maximize
the quality, objectivity, utility and integrity of information disseminated by
the Department.
- Establishing administrative mechanisms allowing affected persons to
seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by the
Department.
- Reporting the number and the nature of the requests received to the
Director of OMB.
Links to each of the requests received by the Department are provided
below. Specific identifying information has been removed in order to protect
the privacy of the individual submitting the request.
FY 2003 |
FY 2004 |
FY 2005 |
FY 2006 |
FY 2007
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FY 2008 |
FY 2008 Requests
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Date Received |
Subject |
1-08 |
October 2, 2007 |
Current Employment Statistics |
FY 2007 Requests
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1-07 |
March 7, 2007 |
2006-07 Occupational Outlook Handbook |
FY 2006 Requests
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1-06 |
November 14, 2005 |
OSHA Id of Vinyl Acetate as Carcinogenic Health
Hazard based on IARC Evaluation |
FY 2005
Requests |
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141 |
September 13, 2005 |
Anesthetic Gases: Guidelines for Workplace
Exposure |
134 |
August 16, 2005 |
Diesel Particulate Matter Rule
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123 |
April 14, 2005 |
Ergonomics Guidelines for Poultry Processing,
Retail Grocery Stores, and Nursing Homes
|
130 |
February 10, 2005 |
1
Respirator Assigned Protection
Factors
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FY 2003
Requests |
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67 |
September 12, 2003 |
Review MSHA citation history. |
65 |
August 21, 2003 |
Critique of OSHA 3115 Handbook. |
55 |
August 21, 2003 |
Incorrect SIC Code. |
51 |
August 20, 2003 |
Update information concerning accident prevention
signs and tags. |
50 |
August 20, 2003 |
Investigate inspection of Liquid Container
Company. |
49 |
August 20, 2003 |
Review information in the Establishment Search
Inspection Data. |
46 |
August 20, 2003 |
Incorrect name used for American Dental
Hygienists' Association. |
47 |
July 1, 2003 |
Possible error in table of Beryllium Exposure.
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45 |
July 1, 2003 |
Verify missing table in OSHA document.
|
44 |
June 26, 2003 |
Missing text in figures concerning grocery
warehousing e-CAT. |
43 |
May 3, 2003 |
Verify text on OSHA web site. |
42 |
May 2, 2003 |
Include AMA in Guidelines for First Aid Programs.
|
38 |
April 17, 2003 |
Verify information in OSHA construction log.
|
40 |
March 6, 2003 |
OSHA technical manual correction. |
36 |
February 5, 2003 |
Change of address on VETS web page.
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29 |
December 11, 2002 |
Check DIR calculation. |
25 |
November 18, 2002 |
Error in MSHA document (Number of Surface Coal
Empl. Historical Statistics 1931-2001). |
12 |
October 11, 2002 |
Verify information in OSHA Bulletin Concerning
Laser Hazards. |
Previously, the table above included 35 requests received by the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) during FY 2004, FY
2005, and FY 2006. When the requests were received, they were classified and processed as
Information Quality Correction Requests (IQCRs). However, the OSHA
e-Correspondence program already existed and was designed to resolve the issues
described in the requests. Since the e-Correspondence program would have been a
more appropriate vehicle for resolving the issues, these 35 requests are no
longer classified as IQCRs. For reference, the reclassified requests are still
available on a separate web page. To see these requests,
click here.
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