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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).
To meet many of OSHA’s program
needs, OSHA is proposing to continue
its collection of occupational injury and
illness data and information on the
number of workers employed and the
number of hours worked from
establishments in portions of the private
sector and from some state and local
government agencies. OSHA will collect
the data on an annual basis from up to
100,000 employers already required to
create and maintain records pursuant to
29 CFR part 1904. These data will allow
OSHA to calculate occupational injury
and illness rates and to focus its efforts
on individual workplaces with ongoing
serious safety and health problems.
Successful implementation of this data
collection is critical to OSHA’s outreach
and enforcement efforts and the data
requirements tied to the Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA).

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II. Special Issues for Comment
Public comment is invited on all
issues raised by this Federal Register
Notice. OSHA has a particular interest
in comments on the following issues:
• Whether the proposed information
collection requirements are necessary
for the proper performance of the
Agency’s functions, including whether
the information is useful;
• The accuracy of OSHA’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.
III. Proposed Actions
This notice requests public comments
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approval of the paperwork requirements
for the OSHA Data Initiative program.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: OSHA Data Initiative (ODI).
OMB Control Number: 1218–0209.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; Farms; and State, Local and
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Frequency: Annually.
Average Time per Response: 10
minutes (.17 hour).
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
16,667.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $439,509.
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 e-Rulemaking Portal; (2) by
facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All
comments, attachments, and other
material must identify the Agency name
and OSHA docket number for the ICR
(Docket No. OSHA–2012–0037). 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 dates 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
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http://www.regulations.gov Web site to
submit comments and access the docket
is available through 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
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH,
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. 4–2010 (72 FR
55355).
Signed at Washington, DC, on December 7,
2012.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Wage and Hour Division
RIN 1235–0024

Proposed Extension of the Approval of
Information Collection Requirements
AGENCY:

Wage and Hour Division,

Labor.
ACTION:

Notice.

The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95). 44 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)(A). This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the Wage
and Hour Division is soliciting
comments concerning its proposal to
extend Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval of the
Information Collection: Work-Study
Program of the Child Labor Regulations
(WSP) Regulations 29 CFR Section
570.35b. A copy of the proposed
information request can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the

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section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before
February 11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Control Number 1235–
0024, by either one of the following
methods: Email:
WHDPRAComments@dol.gov; Mail,
Hand Delivery, Courier: Division of
Regulations, Legislation, and
Interpretation, Wage and Hour, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S–3502, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit
one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must
include the agency name and Control
Number identified above for this
information collection. Because we
continue to experience delays in
receiving mail in the Washington, DC
area, commenters are strongly
encouraged to transmit their comments
electronically via email or to submit
them by mail early. Comments,
including any personal information
provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Ziegler, Director, Division of
Regulations, Legislation, and
Interpretation, Wage and Hour, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S–3502, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693–0406
(this is not a toll-free number). Copies
of this notice must be obtained in
alternative formats (Large Print, Braille,
Audio Tape, or Disc), upon request, by
calling (202) 693–0023 (not a toll-free
number). TTY/TTD callers may dial tollfree (877) 889–5627 to obtain
information or request materials in
alternative formats.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Wage and Hour Division of the
Department of Labor administers the
Fair Labor Standards Act. Section 3(l) of
the Act establishes a minimum age of 16
years for most nonagricultural
employment, but allows the
employment of 14- and 15-year-olds in
occupations other than manufacturing
and mining if the Secretary of Labor
determines such employment is
confined to: (1) Periods that will not
interfere with the minor’s schooling;
and (2) conditions that will not interfere
with the minor’s health and well-being.
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employers to make, keep, and preserve
records of their employees’ wages,
hours, and other conditions and
practices of employment. Section 11(c)
authorizes the Secretary of Labor to
prescribe the recordkeeping and
reporting requirements for these
records. The regulations set forth
reporting requirements that include a
Work Study Program application and
written participation agreement. In
order to utilize the child labor work
study provisions, § 570.35(b) requires a
local public or private school system to
file with the Wage and Hour Division
Administrator an application for
approval of a Work Study Program as
one that does not interfere with the
schooling or health and well-being of
the minors involved. The regulations
also require preparation of a written
participation agreement for each student
participating in a Work Study Program
and that the teacher-coordinator,
employer and student each sign that
agreement.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor is
particularly interested in comments
which:
• 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;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
• 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;
• 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 submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks an
approval for the extension of this
information collection that requires the
submission of an application and
approval of a Work Study Program and
completion and submission of a written
participation agreement in accordance
with statutory and regulatory
requirements.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Wage and Hour Division.

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Title: Work-Study Program of the
Child Labor Regulations (WSP)
Regulations 29 CFR Section 570.35b.
OMB Number: 1235–0024
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms.
Total Respondents: WSP applications:
30.
Written Participation Agreements:
1500.
Total Annual Responses: WSP
Applications: 30.
Written Participation Agreements:
3000.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1586.
Estimated Time per Response: WSP
application: 121 minutes.
Written Participation Agreement: 61
minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$15.
Total Burden Costs (operation/
maintenance): $38,508.
Dated: December 10, 2012.
Mary Ziegler,
Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation,
and Interpretation.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Excepted Service
U.S. Office of Personnel
Management (OPM).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This notice identifies
Schedule A, B, and C appointing
authorities applicable to a single agency
that were established or revoked from
October 1, 2012, to October 31, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Senior Executive Resources Services,
Executive Resources and Employee
Development, Employee Services, 202–
606–2246.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with 5 CFR 213.103,
Schedule A, B, and C appointing
authorities available for use by all
agencies are codified in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR). Schedule A,
B, and C appointing authorities
applicable to a single agency are not
codified in the CFR, but the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM)
publishes a notice of agency-specific
authorities established or revoked each
month in the Federal Register at
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/. OPM also
publishes annually a consolidated
listing of all Schedule A, B, and C
appointing authorities current as of June
30 as a notice in the Federal Register.
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