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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Administration and Management
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Revision; Comment
Request; DOL Generic Solution for
‘‘Touch-Base’’ Activities
ACTION:

Notice.

The Department of Labor
(DOL) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed extension of
the DOL Generic Solution for ‘‘TouchBase’’ Activities information collection
request (ICR), as part of continuing
Departmental efforts to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.).
DATES: Submit written comments on or
before February 1, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Contact Michel Smyth by
telephone at 202–693–4129 (this is not
a toll-free number) or by email at DOL_
[email protected] to request
additional information, including
requesting a copy of this ICR. Submit
comments regarding this ICR, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, by
sending an email to DOL_PRA_
[email protected]. Comments may also
be sent to Michel Smyth, Departmental
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
Labor, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–1301, Washington, DC 20210.
SUMMARY:

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).

The DOL
has a need periodically to collect
information from the public that help
assess Departmental policies, products,
and services and lead to improvements
in areas deemed necessary. This
information collection activity provides
a means to garner qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner. By qualitative feedback
the DOL means information that
provides useful insights on perceptions
and opinions, but does not entail
statistical surveys that yield quantitative
results that can be generalized to the
population of study. This feedback will
provide insights into customer or
stakeholder perceptions, experiences
and expectations, provide an early
warning of issues interest, or focus
attention on areas where
communication, training, or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative,
and actionable communications
between the DOL and its customers and

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stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
This information collection is subject to
the PRA.
More specifically, the DOL will only
submit a collection for approval under
this generic clearance if it meets the
following conditions:
• The collection is voluntary;
• The collection is low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and is low-cost for both the
respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collection may focus on highlevel stakeholder views regarding
emerging topics of pressing policy
interest or on operational issues and
DOL products and services that may not
be suitable for clearance under the DOL
generic solution for qualitative feedback
on service delivery;
• The collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or issues under
consideration;
• Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collection
will not be designed or be expected to
yield statistically reliable results or be
used as though the results are
generalizable to the population of study.
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 Office of Management
and Budget (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 if the collection of
information 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 1225–0059. This
ICR would revise the collection to
clarify that it may be used for policy
choices, and would be similar to an ICR
approved specifically for the
Employment and Training
Administration that is designed to get
quick feedback on issues of interest to
that agency.
The DOL, 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 an opportunity to comment on
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of information before they are submitted
to the OMB. This program helps to
ensure 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 can be properly
assessed. Interested parties are
encouraged to provide comments to the
individual listed in the ADDRESSES
section above. Comments must be
written to receive consideration, and
they will be summarized and may be
included in the request for OMB
approval of the final ICR. The comments
will become a matter of public record.
The DOL 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: Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Administration and
Management.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Title of Collection: DOL Generic
Solution for ‘‘Touch-Base’’ Activities.
OMB Control Number: 1225–0059.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Private Sector—businesses
or other for-profits, farms, and not forprofit institutions; and State, Local, and
Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
375,000.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
375,000.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 6 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 37,500 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Cost Burden:
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Dated: November 25, 2015.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015–30529 Filed 12–1–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–04–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2014–0022]

Nucor Steel Connecticut Incorporated;
Application for Permanent Variance
and Interim Order; Grant of Interim
Order; Request for Comments
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In this notice, OSHA
announces the application of Nucor
Steel Connecticut Incorporated for a
permanent variance and interim order
from the provisions of OSHA standards
that regulate the control of hazardous
energy (lockout/tagout) and presents the
Agency’s preliminary finding to grant
the permanent variance. OSHA invites
the public to submit comments on the
variance application to assist the
Agency in determining whether to grant
the applicant a permanent variance
based on the conditions specified in this
notice of the application.
DATES: Submit comments, information,
documents in response to this notice,
and requests for a hearing on or before
January 4, 2016. The interim order
described in this notice became effective
on December 2, 2015, and shall remain
in effect until December 2, 2016 or until
it is modified or revoked, whichever
occurs first.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of
the following methods:
1. Electronically: Submit comments
and attachments electronically at
http://www.regulations.gov, which is
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow
the instructions online for making
electronic submissions.
2. Facsimile: If submissions,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, commenters may fax
them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202)
693–1648.
3. Regular or express mail, hand
delivery, or messenger (courier) service:
Submit comments, requests, and any
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office,
Docket No. OSHA–2014–0022,
Technical Data Center, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–2625, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693–2350 (TTY

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number: (877) 889–5627). Note that
security procedures may result in
significant delays in receiving
comments and other written materials
by regular mail. Contact the OSHA
Docket Office for information about
security procedures concerning delivery
of materials by express mail, hand
delivery, or messenger service. The
hours of operation for the OSHA Docket
Office are 8:15 a.m.–4:45 p.m., e.t.
4. Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and the OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2014–0022).
OSHA places comments and other
materials, including any personal
information, in the public docket
without revision, and these materials
will be available online at http://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, the
Agency cautions commenters about
submitting statements they do not want
made available to the public, or
submitting comments that contain
personal information (either about
themselves or others) such as Social
Security numbers, birth dates, and
medical data.
5. Docket: To read or download
submissions 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 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.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office for
assistance in locating docket
submissions.
6. Extension of comment period:
Submit requests for an extension of the
comment period on or before January 4,
2016 to the Office of Technical
Programs and Coordination Activities,
Directorate of Technical Support and
Emergency Management, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room N–3655,
Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to
(202) 693–1644.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
Communications, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–3647, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693–1999; email:
[email protected].
General and technical information:
Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director,

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Office of Technical Programs and
Coordination Activities, Directorate of
Technical Support and Emergency
Management, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–3655, Washington, DC 20210;
phone: (202) 693–2110 or email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Copies of this Federal Register notice.
Electronic copies of this Federal
Register notice are available at http://
www.regulations.gov. This Federal
Register notice, as well as news releases
and other relevant information, also are
available at OSHA’s Web page at
http://www.osha.gov.
Hearing Requests. According to 29
CFR 1905.15, hearing requests must
include: (1) A short and plain statement
detailing how the proposed variance
would affect the requesting party; (2) a
specification of any statement or
representation in the variance
application that the commenter denies,
and a concise summary of the evidence
adduced in support of each denial; and
(3) any views or arguments on any issue
of fact or law presented in the variance
application.
I. Notice of Application
On September 22, 2014, Nucor Steel
Connecticut Incorporated (hereafter,
‘‘NSCI’’ or ‘‘the applicant’’) 35 Toelles
Road, Wallingford, CT 06492, submitted
under Section 6(d) of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (‘‘OSH
Act’’; 29 U.S.C. 655) and 29 CFR
1905.11 (‘‘Variances and other relief
under section 6(d)’’) an application for
a permanent variance from several
provisions of the OSHA standard that
regulates the control of hazardous
energy (‘‘lockout/tagout’’ or ‘‘LOTO’’),
as well as a request for an interim order
pending OSHA’s decision on the
application for variance (Ex. OSHA–
2014–0022–0003) at its Wallingford,
Connecticut facility. Specifically, NSCI
seeks a variance from the provisions of
the standard that require: (1) Lockout or
tagout devices be affixed to each energy
isolating device by authorized
employees (29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i));
and (2) lockout devices, where used, be
affixed in a manner to that will hold the
energy isolating devices in a ‘‘safe’’ or
‘‘off’’ position (29 CFR
1910.147(d)(4)(ii)). NSCI also requested
an interim order pending OSHA’s
decision on the application for variance.
According to its application, NSCI
manufactures steel wire rod and coiled
rebar from billets of steel by using
rolling and forming processes. Further,
NSCI’s description of its operation
indicates that the hot steel billets are

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