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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request

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August 25, 2009.

The Department of Labor (DOL)
hereby announces the submission of the
following public information collection
requests (ICR) 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 ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation; including
among other things a description of the
likely respondents, proposed frequency
of response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov
Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain or by contacting
Darrin King on 202–693–4129 (this is
not a toll-free number)/e-mail:
[email protected].
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the
Department of Labor—Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS), Office of Management
and Budget, Room 10235, Washington,
DC 20503, Telephone: 202–395–7316/
Fax: 202–395–5806 (these are not tollfree numbers), E-mail:
[email protected] within
30 days from the date of this publication
in the Federal Register. In order to
ensure the appropriate consideration,
comments should reference the OMB
Control Number (see below).
The OMB 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;
• 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.
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Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Title of Collection: International Price
Program (IPP) U.S. Export and Import
Price Indexes.
OMB Control Number: 1220–0025.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 9,300.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 30,646.
Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden
(does not include per hour costs:) $0.
Description: The price data collected
by the IPP is used to produce indexes
which measure, on a monthly basis,
changes in transaction prices of goods
and services exported from or imported
into the U.S. This published data is in
turn used to deflate import and export
trade statistics, deflate the foreign trade
component of the GDP, determine
monetary and fiscal policy, negotiate
trade agreements, and determine trade
and commercial policy. The
respondents are establishments
conducting import/export trade and
receive no compensation for their
participation. For additional
information, see related notice
published at Vol. 74 FR 27824 on June
11, 2009.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Type of Review: New collection
(Request for a new OMB Control
Number).
Title of Collection: Data Sharing
Agreement Program.
OMB Control Number: 1220–XXXX.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 137.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 557.
Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden
(does not include per hour costs): $0.
Description: An important aspect of
the mission of the BLS is to disseminate
to the public the maximum amount of
information possible. Not all data are
publicly available because of the
importance of maintaining the
confidentiality of BLS data. However,
the BLS has opportunities available on
a limited basis for eligible researchers to
access confidential data for purposes of
conducting valid statistical analyses that
further the mission of the BLS as
permitted by the Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA). In
order to provide access to confidential
data, the BLS must determine that the
researcher’s project will be exclusively
statistical in nature and that the
researcher is eligible based on
guidelines set out in CIPSEA, the Office
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implementation guidance on CIPSEA,
and BLS policy. This information
collection provides the vehicle through
which the BLS will obtain the necessary
details to ensure all researchers and
projects comply with appropriate laws
and policies. For additional
information, see related notice
published at Vol. 74 FR 28552 on June
16, 2009.
Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0014]

Hazard Communication Standard;
Extension of the Office of Management
and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments
concerning its proposal to extend OMB
approval of the information collection
requirements contained in the Hazard
Communication Standard (29 CFR
1910.1200; 1915.1200; 1917.28; 1918.90;
1926.59; and 1928.21).
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
October 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
messenger, or courier service: When
using this method, you must submit
three copies of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office,
Docket No. OSHA–2009–0014, U.S.
Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration,
Room N–2625, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Deliveries (hand, express mail,
messenger, and courier service) are
accepted during the Department of
Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal

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business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.,
e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number for the Information
Collection Request (ICR) (OSHA–2009–
0014). All comments, including any
personal information you provide, are
placed in the public docket without
change, and may be made available
online at http://www.regulations.gov.
For further information on submitting
comments see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov
or the OSHA Docket Office at the
address above. All documents in the
docket (including this Federal Register
notice) are listed in the http://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the Web site.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
You may also contact Jamaa Hill at the
address below to obtain a copy of the
ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jamaa Hill or Todd Owen, Directorate of
Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room N–3609,
200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
693–2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and continuing information collection
requirements in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program
ensures that information is in the
desired format, reporting burden (time
and costs) is minimal, collection
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
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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).
The information collection
requirements in the Hazard
Communication Standard (‘‘the
Standard’’) ensure that the hazards of
chemicals produced or imported are
evaluated, and that information
concerning these hazards is transmitted
to downstream employers and their
workers. The Standard requires
chemical manufacturers and importers
to evaluate chemicals they produce or
import to determine if they are
hazardous; for those chemicals
determined to be hazardous, they must
develop material safety data sheets and
warning labels. Employers are required
to establish hazard communication
programs to transmit information on the
hazards of chemicals to their workers by
means of labels on containers, material
safety data sheets, and training
programs.
Implementation of these collection of
information requirements will ensure
that workers understand the hazards
and identities of the chemicals to which
they are exposed, thereby reducing the
incidence of chemically-related
occupational illnesses and injuries.
II. Special Issues for Comment
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
OSHA proposes to extend the Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
approval of the collection of information
(paperwork) requirements necessitated
by the Hazard Communication Standard
(29 CFR 1910.1200; 1915.1200; 1917.28;
1918.90; 1926.59; and 1928.21). The
Agency is requesting a 625,089 burden
hour decrease (from 11,000,793 to
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Agency overestimated the number of
‘‘existing’’ establishments by using the
number of ‘‘affected’’ establishments
(both ‘‘new’’ and ‘‘existing’’
establishments) rather than just the
number of ‘‘existing’’ establishments.
‘‘New’’ establishments have separate
burden hours already included in this
paperwork package. To correct this
overestimation, the Agency subtracted
the number of ‘‘new’’ establishments
from the number of ‘‘affected’’
establishments, which results in the
number of ‘‘existing’’ establishments.
The Agency will summarize the
comments submitted in response to this
notice, and will include this summary
in its request to OMB to extend the
approval of the collection of information
requirements contained in the Standard.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: The Hazard Communication
Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200; 1915.1200;
1917.28; 1918.90; 1926.59; and
1928.21).
OMB Number: 1218–0072.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 2,880,308.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Average Time Per Response: Varies
from 12 seconds for establishments to
label an in-plant container to 8 hours for
manufacturers or importers to conduct a
hazard determination.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
10,375,704.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $1,750,460.
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 eRulemaking Portal; (2) by
facsimile (FAX); or (3) by hard copy. All
comments, attachments, and other
material must identify the Agency name
and the OSHA docket number for the
ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2009–0014).
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.
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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 date 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 Docket Office.
Information on using the http://
www.regulations.gov Web site to submit
comments and access the docket is
available at 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
Jordan Barab, Acting 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. 5–2007 (72 FR 31160).
Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of
August 2009.
Jordan Barab,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

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[OMB Control No.—3440–NEW]

Office of the Chief Human Capital
Officer; Information Collection;
Ancestry and Ethnicity Data Elements;
Information Collection Activities:
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Director of
National Intelligence (ODNI).
ACTION: Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
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SUMMARY: As there were no comments
received during the 60-day comment
period announced in the Federal
Register, Vol. 74, No. 89, dated May 11,
2009 and ending July 10, 2009, in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.),
the ODNI again invites the general
public and Federal agencies to comment
on the standard data elements being
reviewed under regular review
procedures for use by the Intelligence
Community agencies and elements, as
defined by the National Security Act of
1947, as amended. The title of the
standard data element set is ‘‘Ancestry
and Ethnicity Data Elements’’, and is for
the purpose of collecting ancestry and
ethnicity data not otherwise captured in
Standard Form (SF) 181, ‘‘Ethnicity and
Race Identification’’. Data collected,
obtained by responding to three
questions, will assist the Intelligence
Community in recruiting and retaining
employees of various national, subnational, cultural and ethnic
backgrounds important to the
Intelligence Community’s mission. Once
the standard data elements are
approved, each Federal agency and
element of the Intelligence Community
may make the form available to every
Intelligence Community job applicant to
voluntarily report this information and
data through use of a paper form or
other agency information collection
process. Public comments are
particularly invited on: Whether this
collection of information is necessary
and whether it will have practical
utility; whether our estimate of the
public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on
valid assumptions and methodology;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected. These data elements can be
viewed on the Web site http://
www.intelligence.gov. Click on Careers,
A Place For You, which will direct you
to http://www.intelligence.gov/
3place.shtml. Click on the Federal
Register—Data Elements link.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before September 30, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Office of the Chief Human Capital
Officer, ODNI, Washington, DC 20511,
703–275–3369. Please cite OMB Control
No. 3440–NEW, Ancestry and Ethnicity
Data Elements. The form can be
downloaded from http://
www.intelligence.gov as noted above.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information,
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www.regulations.gov—a Federal E–
Government Web site that allows the
public to find, review, and submit
comments on documents that agencies
have published in the Federal Register
and that are open for comment. Simply
type a key term in the information
collection title such as ‘‘Ancestry and
Ethnicity’’ in quotes in the Comment or
Submission search box, click Go, and
follow the instructions for submitting
comments. Comments received by the
date specified above will be included as
part of the official record.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose—This request concerns a
new information collection vehicle and
is for the purpose of collecting ancestry
and ethnicity data not otherwise
captured in Standard Form (SF) 181,
‘‘Ethnicity and Race Identification’’.
Data collected, obtained by responding
to three questions, will assist the
Intelligence Community in recruiting
and retaining employees of various
national, sub-national, cultural and
ethnic backgrounds important to the
Intelligence Community’s mission.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 50,000.
Responses per Respondent: 3.
Hours per Response: 1 minute.
Total Burden Hours: 3 minutes.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the Office of the Chief Human Capital
Officer, ODNI, at Washington, DC
20511, or call 703–275–3369. Please cite
Ancestry and Ethnicity Data Elements in
all correspondence.
Deatri L. Brewer,
DNI PRA Clearance Officer.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Proposal Review; Notice of Meetings
In accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, as amended), the National Science
Foundation (NSF) announces its intent
to hold proposal review meetings
throughout the year. The purpose of
these meetings is to provide advice and
recommendations concerning proposals
submitted to the NSF for financial
support. The agenda for each of these
meetings is to review and evaluate
proposals as part of the selection
process for awards. The review and
evaluation may also include assessment
of the progress of awarded proposals.
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