OSHA Training Institue Notice of Application (2012)

Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 72 / Friday, April 13, 2012 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
OSHA Training Institute Education
Center; Notice of Competition and
Request for Applications
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice of competition and
request for applications for the OSHA
Training Institute Education Centers
Program.
AGENCY:

This notice announces the
opportunity for interested non-profit
organizations, including qualifying
trade associations, labor unions, and
community-based and faith-based
organizations that are not an agency of
a state or local government to submit
applications to become an OSHA
Training Institute Education Center and
deliver standard classroom instruction
on a regional basis. State or local
government-supported institutions of
higher education are eligible to apply.
Eligible organizations can apply
independently or in partnership with
other eligible organizations, but in such
a case, a lead organization must be
identified along with a list of any
consortium partners. Current OSHAauthorized OSHA Training Institute
Education Centers must submit a new
application in order to maintain their
OSHA Training Institute Education
Center status. Applications will only be
accepted during the solicitation period
and will be rated on a competitive basis.
Complete application instructions are
contained in this notice.
Please note that all applicants
selected to be OSHA Training Institute
Education Centers must attend a
mandatory orientation meeting at the
OSHA Directorate of Training and
Education, 2020 South Arlington
Heights Rd., Arlington Heights, Illinois
60005–4102, at a time and date to be
determined.
This notice also contains information
on a proposal conference designed to
provide potential applicants with
information about the OSHA Training
Institute Education Centers Program.
The conference will clarify OSHA
expectations for OSHA Training
Institute Education Centers, courses and
methods of instruction, as well as
administrative and program
requirements for OSHA Training
Institute Education Centers and the
OSHA Outreach Training Program.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to
attend the proposal conference.
OSHA will enter into five-year, nonfinancial cooperative agreements with

pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

SUMMARY:

VerDate Mar<15>2010

14:16 Apr 12, 2012

Jkt 226001

successful applicants. These
authorization agreements are intended
solely to facilitate the ongoing
monitoring and evaluation of safety
training provided by authorized OSHA
Training Institute Education Centers.
These cooperative agreements will not
constitute a grant or financial assistance
instrument, and OSHA will provide no
compensation to authorized OSHA
Training Institute Education Centers.
DATES: Applications (three copies) must
be received no later than 4:30 p.m.
Central Time on Friday, June 15, 2012.
Requests for extension of this
application deadline will not be
granted.
A proposal conference will be held on
Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at the OSHA
Directorate of Training and Education,
2020 South Arlington Heights Rd.,
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005–4102.
Attendees are required to pre-register for
this conference. Specific details are
discussed in the Proposal Conference
section of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Submit applications (three
copies) to the OSHA Directorate of
Training and Education, Office of
Training and Educational Programs,
Attn: Kimberly Newell, 2020 South
Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington
Heights, Illinois 60005–4102.
Applicants selected to be OSHA
Training Institute Education Centers
must attend a mandatory orientation
meeting to be held at the OSHA
Directorate of Training and Education,
2020 South Arlington Heights Rd.,
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005–4102
at a time and date to be determined.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
questions regarding this opportunity
should be directed to Kimberly Newell,
OSHA Training Institute Education
Centers Program Manager, email address
[email protected], or James
Barnes, Director, Office of Training and
Educational Programs, OSHA
Directorate of Training and Education,
email address [email protected].
Both can be reached at (847) 759–7700.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
supplemental information contains
details concerning the following:
• Background Information
Overview of the OSHA Directorate of
Training and Education (DTE)
Overview of the OSHA Training Institute
(OTI)
Overview of the OTI Education Centers
Overview of the OSHA Outreach Training
Program
• Organizational Responsibilities
OTI Education Centers Responsibilities
OSHA DTE Responsibilities
• OSHA Jurisdiction
• Geographic Distribution
• Application Submission Requirements

PO 00000

Frm 00069

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

22349

Selection Guidelines
Selection Criteria
Consortia and Partnerships
Funding Provisions
Cooperative Agreement Duration
Proposal Conference
Application Submission
Application Deadline
Application Evaluation and Selection
Process
Notification and Selection
Freedom of Information Act
Transparency
Notification of Non-Selection
Non-Selection Appeal
Appendix A—Current List of Required,
Elective, and Optional Courses

Background Information
Overview of the OSHA Directorate of
Training and Education (DTE)
DTE, located in Arlington Heights,
Illinois, supports the Agency’s mission
and performance goals of securing safe
and healthy workplaces and increasing
workers’ voice in the workplace through
the development and delivery of
training courses and educational
programs. The Directorate has four
distinct functional areas: the OSHA
Training Institute (OTI), the Office of
Training and Educational Programs, the
Office of Training and Educational
Development, and the Office of
Administration and Training
Information.
The Directorate provides training for
federal and state compliance officers
and State consultants. The Directorate
administers three distinct external
training programs including the OTI
Education Centers Program, the
Outreach Training Program, and the
Susan Harwood Training Grants
Program. The Resource Center Loan
Program supports safety and health
training through the loan of educational
materials to authorized borrowers. The
Directorate also develops training and
educational materials that support OTI
courses and the Agency’s compliance
assistance initiatives.
Overview of the OSHA Training
Institute (OTI)
OTI, located in Arlington Heights,
Illinois, is OSHA’s primary training
provider. OTI conducts over 50 unique
course offerings on an annual basis.
Training includes job hazard
recognition as well as OSHA standards,
policies, and procedures for persons
responsible for enforcing or directly
supporting the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970. Courses include
practical exercises that utilize the
industrial hygiene, safety and
construction laboratories in addition to
field sites. The OTI’s primary
responsibility is to federal and state

E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM

13APN1

22350

Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 72 / Friday, April 13, 2012 / Notices

pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

compliance officers and state
consultation program staff. Private
sector personnel and federal personnel
from agencies other than OSHA may
receive training from OTI when space is
available. However, the OTI Education
Centers are the primary training
providers for private sector personnel
and federal personnel from agencies
other than OSHA.
Overview of OTI Education Centers
The OTI Education Centers are a
national network of non-profit
organizations authorized by OSHA to
deliver occupational safety and health
training to private sector workers,
supervisors, and employers on behalf of
OSHA. The OTI Education Centers
Program was initiated in 1992 when
OSHA began partnering with other
training and educational institutions to
conduct OTI courses for private sector
personnel, federal personnel from
agencies other than OSHA, and state
and municipal employees. The OTI
Education Centers Program support
OSHA’s training and education mission
through a variety of safety and health
programs.
OTI Education Center courses include
OSHA standards and Outreach Training
Program trainer and update courses.
Additional course offerings include
topics such as recordkeeping, machine
guarding, confined space, electrical
standards, and fall arrest systems.
Information regarding the OTI
Education Centers Program background,
including a complete list of current
organizations, course offerings, and
descriptions can be found on the OSHA
Web site at: http://www.osha.gov/dte/
training/edcenters/index.html.
OTI Education Centers are selected
through a national competitive process
and receive no funding from OSHA;
they support their OSHA training
through their normal tuition and fee
structures. OTI Education Centers are
located in all OSHA Regions and work
closely with OSHA Regional and Area
offices to meet the needs of the regional
constituency. OTI Education Centers are
encouraged to conduct courses at hostsites other than their own facilities and
in other states within their Region. Hostsite organizations must be non-profit
organizations. OTI Education Centers
are also responsible for authorizing
trainers, processing trainer card
requests, and conducting monitoring
activity for the OSHA Outreach Training
Program.
Overview of the OSHA Outreach
Training Program
The OSHA Outreach Training
Program was established during the

VerDate Mar<15>2010

14:16 Apr 12, 2012

Jkt 226001

early years of the Agency to provide an
overview of OSHA and to rapidly
disseminate basic occupational safety
and health workplace hazard
information to workers using
independent authorized trainers.
Courses are intended to provide
information on worker rights, employer
responsibilities, and how to file a
complaint as well as focusing on workrelated hazards. Outreach Training
Program courses do not focus on or
teach OSHA standards. Workers who
complete the construction industry,
general industry, maritime industry, or
disaster site worker courses receive
OSHA course completion cards from the
authorized trainer who conducted the
training. OSHA Outreach Trainers are
authorized exclusively through the OTI
Education Centers. OTI Education
Centers are responsible for
administering the Outreach Training
Program, including issuing course
completion cards to authorized
Outreach trainers and conducting
monitoring activity such as record
audits and training observations.
The Outreach Training Program is a
voluntary program. OSHA recommends
Outreach Training Program courses as
an introduction to worker rights,
employer responsibilities, how to file a
complaint and occupational safety and
health hazard recognition for workers.
However, some states have enacted laws
mandating the training. In addition,
some employers, unions, organizations
or other jurisdictions may also require
this training. Please note that Outreach
Training Program courses do not meet
specific training requirements contained
in OSHA standards. Employers are
responsible for training their workers on
specific hazards of their job, as noted in
many OSHA standards. A list of
standards requiring training is found in
OSHA Publication 2254 Training
Requirements in OSHA Standards and
Training Guidelines located at:
www.osha.gov/pls/publications/
publication.athruz?pType=
Types&pID=1.
The OSHA Outreach Training
Program requirements and procedures
contain instructions and assistance
information for Outreach Trainers.
Among the issues addressed in the
requirements and procedures are course
topic requirements, minimum lengths
for course topics, advertising
restrictions, records retention, and
reporting requirements. OSHA Outreach
Training Program guidelines are located
at: http://www.osha.gov/dte/outreach/
index.html.

PO 00000

Frm 00070

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

Organizational Responsibilities
OTI Education Centers Responsibilities
OTI Education Centers are responsible
for the following:
(1) Develop and update course
curriculum to support learning
objectives provided by the OSHA/DTE.
(2) Ensure that instructors are
qualified in the courses/subjects they
will be teaching.
(3) Meet annual program goals that
include the following:
(a) Conduct a minimum number of
courses per month and achieve annual
student training goals and objectives as
established by OSHA/DTE. Please note
that program goals are revised on an
annual basis.
(b) Provide adequate coverage
throughout the Region and target
underserved areas identified by OSHA/
DTE.
(c) Conduct courses on a year-round
basis with each required, elective, and
optional course being offered in
accordance with annual program goals.
Required, elective, and optional courses
are subject to change.
(4) Publicize and promote the
availability of courses to ensure
attendance and the delivery of the
scheduled courses.
(5) Register students, provide course
materials for students, and issue course
completion certificates to students. This
includes:
(a) Ensuring that students have met all
prerequisites prior to registration.
(b) Collecting student registration and
attendance records in accordance with
OSHA/DTE guidelines.
(6) Comply with reporting
requirements as identified by OSHA/
DTE. This includes:
(a) Providing OSHA/DTE with
training summary reports.
(b) Collecting student surveys from
students in accordance with OSHA
procedures and providing that data to
OSHA within established timelines.
(7) Administer Outreach Training
Program activities. This includes:
(a) Distributing student cards to
authorized Outreach Training Program
trainers.
(b) Monitoring OSHA Outreach
trainers including record audits and
training observations.
(8) Attend the bi-annual OSHA
Training Institute Education Centers
Directors’ Meetings.
OSHA DTE Responsibilities
DTE is responsible for the following:
(1) Develop program policy.
(2) Provide answers and technical
assistance on questions regarding OSHA
policy and program requirements.

E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM

13APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 72 / Friday, April 13, 2012 / Notices
(3) Provide OTI Education Centers
with learning objectives for courses to
be presented.
(4) For select courses, provide
curriculum and test questions.
(5) Coordinate the development of
new OTI Education Center courses.
(6) Monitor the performance of the
OTI Education Centers through on-site
program visits, training observations
and examination of course reports and
attendance records.
(7) Provide quarterly summaries of
student evaluation results.
(8) Coordinate the efforts of the
Executive Committee.
(9) Evaluate the effectiveness of the
OTI Education Centers and provide each
organization with an annual
performance appraisal.

pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

OSHA Jurisdiction
OSHA is a federal agency within the
United States. The Agency covers
workers and employers in the 50 United
States and certain territories and
jurisdictions under federal authority.
Those jurisdictions include the District
of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, American Samoa, Guam,
Northern Mariana Islands, Wake Island,
Johnston Island, the Panama Canal
Zone, and the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands as defined in the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act.
Geographic Distribution
There is currently at least one OTI
Education Center in each OSHA Region.
However, OSHA may elect to select
more than one OTI Education Center in
some or all OSHA Regions. The OSHA
Regions contain the following states:
Region I: Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Region II: New Jersey, New York, Puerto
Rico, and Virgin Islands.
Region III: Delaware, District of
Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, and West Virginia.
Region IV: Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, and
Tennessee.
Region V: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
Region VI: Arkansas, Louisiana, New
Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Region VII: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and
Nebraska.
Region VIII: Colorado, Montana, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and
Wyoming.
Region IX: American Samoa, Arizona,
California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada,
and Trust Territories of the Pacific.
Region X: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and
Washington.

VerDate Mar<15>2010

14:16 Apr 12, 2012

Jkt 226001

For this notice of competition, special
consideration will be given to applicant
organizations with physical locations in
the following major metropolitan areas
(the list is in alpha order, not order of
preference):
1. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA–
NH.
2. Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC–
SC.
3. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL–IN–
WI.
4. Cincinnati-Middletown, OH–KY–
IN.
5. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH.
6. Columbus, OH.
7. Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI.
8. Indianapolis, IN.
9. Jacksonville, FL.
10. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa
Ana, CA.
11. Memphis, TN–MS–AR.
12. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami
Beach, FL.
13. Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis,
WI.
14. Minneapolis-St. PaulBloomington, MN–WI.
15. Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro,
TN.
16. New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA.
17. New York-Northern New JerseyLong Island, NY–NJ–PA.
18. Philadelphia-CamdenWilmington, PA–NJ–DE–MD.
19. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ.
20. Pittsburgh, PA.
21. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton,
OR–WA.
22. Providence-New Bedford-Fall
River, RI–MA.
23. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario,
CA.
24. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara,
CA.
25. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport
News, VA–NC.
26. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,
DC–VA–MD–WV MSA.
Application Submission Requirements
Submissions that are not in
accordance with the application
submission requirements listed below
will not be considered. The application
must include the following.
(1) Program Summary. The program
summary is a one-to-two page doublespaced abstract that succinctly
summarizes the applicant
organization(s) and any consortium
partners’ background, experience and
qualifications. The program summary
must also provide:
(a) Contact information including the
following:
• The name, address, and phone
number of the lead organization and all
consortium partners. A post office box
will not be accepted.

PO 00000

Frm 00071

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

22351

• The name, title, address, telephone
number, and email address of the
program director who can answer
questions regarding the application.
(b) Information on which OTI
Education Center courses may be
offered and any relevant language or
target audience information.
(2) Program Narrative. The program
narrative must be numbered and not
exceed 30 double-spaced pages.
Attachments will not be included in the
page count.
(3) Applicant Eligibility. In order to be
eligible, each organization must
document the following. Organizations
that do not address the following will
not be given further consideration.
(a) Non-Profit Status. Include
evidence of non-profit status of the lead
organization and each member
organization if applying as a
consortium. A letter from the Internal
Revenue Service, State, or a statement
included in a recent audit report is
preferred. In the absence of either of
these, a copy of the articles of
incorporation showing the non-profit
status will be accepted.
(b) Authority to Apply. Provide a
copy of the resolution by the Board of
Directors, Board of Regents, company
president, Chief Executive Officer or
other governing body of the organization
approving the submittal of an
application to OSHA to become an OTI
Education Center.
(c) Occupational Safety and Health
Training Experience. Demonstrate
previous experience delivering
occupational safety and health training
to adults.
(d) Status as a Training Organization.
(This applies only to applicants that are
not colleges or universities.) Document
that training or education is a principal
activity of the organization. Through
audit reports, annual reports, or other
documentation, the applicant must
clearly demonstrate that for the last two
years more than 50% of the
organization’s funds have been used for
training and education activities and
more than 50% of staff resources have
also been used for this purpose.
(e) Curriculum Development. Explain
the organization’s process for
developing and updating occupational
safety and health curriculum to learning
objectives provided by OSHA.
(f) Training Facilities. Provide detail
regarding classrooms, laboratories, and
testing facilities available; and
organization’s ability to provide
standard classroom training across the
OSHA Region in which the organization
is physically located.
(g) Nondiscrimination. Provide copies
of the organization’s nondiscrimination

E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM

13APN1

22352

Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 72 / Friday, April 13, 2012 / Notices

policies covering staff and students. In
the absence of a written policy, explain
how the organization will ensure that
staff and students are selected without
regard to race, color, religion, national
origin, sex, age, or disability.
Selection Guidelines
OSHA does not have a predetermined
number of organizations to be selected
to act as authorized OTI Education
Centers. The number of organizations
selected will be determined by a
competitive basis using the selection
criteria contained in this
announcement.

pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Selection Criteria
Applications that meet the factors
listed in the ‘‘Applicant Eligibility’’
section above will be reviewed by a
technical panel based on the criteria
listed below.
(1) Organizational Experience and
Qualifications (25 Points)
(a) Experience delivering
occupational safety and health training
in construction and general industry.
(b) Experience training adults.
(c) Ability to deliver required,
elective, and optional OTI Education
Center courses; (See Appendix A for a
current list of required, elective and
optional OTI Education Center courses).
(d) Provision for a systematic process
for developing and updating
occupational safety and health
curriculum to support learning
objectives provided by OSHA.
(e) Resources for supporting a largescale occupational safety and health
training program, such as appropriate
management, instructional staff, and
administrative staff to fulfill all program
requirements, including marketing,
registration, handouts, instruction,
reporting, and Outreach card
administration.
(f) To fully address this element, the
proposal must:
(i) Describe experience delivering
occupational safety and health training
including the number of classes offered,
number of trainees taught in each class,
and number of trainee contact hours for
each course during the last three years.
(ii) Include copies of catalogs and
other recruitment materials that provide
descriptive material about the courses.
(iii) Describe ability to deliver OTI
Education Center courses including
required, elective, and optional courses.
Please note the required, elective and
optional course offerings are subject to
change. A current list of required,
elective and optional courses may be
found at Appendix A. The complete list
of courses and descriptions are available

VerDate Mar<15>2010

14:16 Apr 12, 2012

Jkt 226001

online at http://www.osha.gov/dte/
edcenters/course_description.html.
(iv) Indicate the number of
occupational safety and health courses
for which your organization has
developed curriculum, including the
title and student contact hours for each
course, within the last three years.
(v) Indicate the number of
occupational safety and health courses
your organization has conducted live
training, including title, student contact
hours, and number of trainees within
the last three years.
(vi) Demonstrate that your
organization is capable of providing
training throughout the OSHA Region in
which the lead organization and
consortium partner(s) are physically
located.
(2) Staff Experience and
Qualifications (15 Points).
(a) Staff experience in delivering
training courses for adults in
occupational safety and health in
construction and general industry.
(b) Staff experience in occupational
safety and health subjects with the
application of OSHA standards to the
recognition, avoidance, abatement, and
prevention of workplace hazards.
(c) Professional certifications related
to occupational safety and health held
by staff such as such as Certified Safety
Professional, Professional Engineer, or
Certified Industrial Hygienist.
(d) To fully address this element, the
proposal must:
(i) Include an organizational chart of
the department responsible for training.
(ii) Describe staff knowledge of and
experience with OSHA standards and
their application to hazard recognition
and hazard abatement.
(iii) For instructors responsible for
conducting OSHA courses, include
resumes for current staff and position
descriptions for positions to be filled.
(3) Location and Training Facilities
(15 Points).
(a) Ability to conduct standard
classroom instruction training in
multiple locations within the OSHA
Region.
(b) Classroom facilities available for
presentation of the courses, including
room capacity, availability of
audiovisual equipment, and appropriate
laboratories and other facilities available
for hands-on exercises.
(c) Availability of testing center or
comparable facility.
(d) Provisions for accessibility for
persons with disabilities.
(e) Accessibility of the training facility
to population centers, including such
factors as distance from a major airport,
number of airlines serving the airport,
transportation from the airport to hotels,
and distance from the interstate system.

PO 00000

Frm 00072

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

(f) Availability and affordability of
lodging and accommodations, food
service and restaurants available both in
the area in which the classes will be
held and in the area where the hotels
are located.
(g) Availability and affordability of
local transportation, including how
students will be transported between
the hotels and classes using hotel
shuttles, public transportation, or other
means.
(h) To fully address this element, the
proposal must:
(i) Describe the accessibility of the
training facility for students within local
commuting area.
(ii) Clearly identify that your
organization has classrooms,
laboratories, and testing facilities
available. Floor plans are encouraged
and may be included as an attachment.
(iii) Include such items as distance
from a major airport, number of airlines
serving the airport, transportation from
the airport to hotels, and distance from
the interstate system.
(iv) Provide a representative listing of
hotels available for student
accommodation and give sample room
rates. Explain how students will be
transported between the hotels and
classes. Describe the food service and
restaurants available both in the area in
which the classes will be held and in
the area where the hotels are located.
(v) Describe the organization’s ability
and plan to provide off-site host-site
training within their respective Region
including procedures to assure that
classroom facilities and
accommodations are adequate. Off-site
training includes the ability to conduct
courses at sites other than your own
facility and in other states within your
OSHA region. Host-site training
organizations must be non-profit
organizations and proof of non-profit
status is required.
(4) Marketing and Recruitment (15
Points).
(a) Experience in marketing training
to adults.
(b) Ability to effectively market
occupational safety and health training
programs.
(c) Utilization of various media to
support marketing efforts.
(d) Ability to solicit and deliver
training on a contract basis.
(e) Resources sufficient to support
participation in national industry
conferences in order to market training
programs.
(f) To fully address this element, the
proposal must:
(i) Explain the procedures for
marketing your organization’s training
courses and recruiting trainees.

E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM

13APN1

pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 72 / Friday, April 13, 2012 / Notices
(ii) Include examples of current
course marketing materials such as
catalogs, flyers, brochures, emails, Web
site urls and screen shots, postcards, use
of social media, and any other
associated relevant materials.
(iii) Explain how your organization
will promote its status as an OTI
Education Center.
(iv) Describe your organization’s
experience in exhibiting at conferences
and trade shows.
(5) Administrative Capabilities (20
Points).
(a) Ability to administer a large-scale
occupational safety and health training
program, including clerical and support
staff, customer service capabilities, to
fulfill all program requirements and
meet customer needs.
(b) Ability to administer the Outreach
Training Program, including processing
card requests for trainers and
conducting monitoring activity such as
record audits and training observations.
(c) Ability to compile and submit
reports and other training data.
(d) Applicants must be capable of
providing mandatory reports consistent
with current OSHA guidelines,
including the capability to submit
reports in Excel format on a template
provided by OSHA/DTE. Please note
OSHA periodically revises reporting
requirements.
(e) Ability to respond to inquiries
from OSHA and the public.
(f) Ability to manage student records.
(g) To fully address this element, the
proposal must:
(i) Describe registration procedures
including provisions for course
cancellation, furnishing students with
course materials, verifying course
prerequisites are met in advance of
registration, and tuition or fee
collection.
(ii) Describe capabilities to process
and issue course completion documents
to students and collect related fees.
(iii) Describe personnel and resources
available to conduct monitoring activity,
including record audits and training
observations.
(iv) Include information about
organization’s record retention policy
and ability to issue replacement course
completion documents, and collect
related fees. Please note OSHA requires
records must be maintained for a
minimum of five years. OTI Education
Centers may establish a longer retention
policy.
(v) Explain what procedures will be
put in place for reporting to OSHA/DTE.
(vi) Provide specific details regarding
the organization’s full-time customer
service staff, capabilities, and/or
planned approach for responding to

VerDate Mar<15>2010

14:16 Apr 12, 2012

Jkt 226001

questions from students; handling
questions and concerns related to
occupational safety and health;
resolving problems associated with a
course, whether receiving them via
student satisfaction surveys or direct
communication from a student; and
issuing replacement course complete
certificates in a timely manner
including verification of student
identity and training completion.
(vii) Provide a copy of the
organization’s tuition and fee schedule;
explain how tuition or fees will be
computed for each OTI numbered
course, referencing the organization’s
tuition and fee schedule; and describe
tuition and fee procedures including
provisions for the collection of tuition,
cancellation fees, and issuing refunds.
(6) Evaluation (10 Points).
OSHA utilizes Kirkpatrick’s Levels of
Evaluation as described below. Each
OTI Education Center is responsible for
collecting and submitting student
surveys.
Satisfaction Survey (Level I Evaluation)
to Measure Reaction. Each student
must receive a satisfaction survey to
assess the students’ reactions and
perceptions of the quality of the
training.
Testing (Level II Evaluation) to Measure
Learning. Learning assessments
measure the skills and knowledge that
the trainee retains as a result of the
training. Testing is mandatory at the
end of some courses.
Follow-up Impact Survey (Level III
Evaluation) to Measure Results. Each
student must receive a follow-up
impact survey to assess the
effectiveness of the training after a 6month period, using survey questions
provided by OSHA.
(a) Ability to administer student
surveys in a classroom setting.
(b) Ability to administer exams and
ensure test integrity.
(c) Ability to assess the effectiveness
of the training after a 6-month period
using a follow-up impact survey.
(d) Ability to summarize and report
evaluation results.
(e) To fully address this element, the
proposal must:
(i) Describe the organization’s
experience in conducting evaluation of
training programs.
(ii) Describe organization’s experience
in administering student surveys.
(iii) Describe organization’s
experience in administering classroom
exams and its process for ensuring test
integrity.
(iv) Describe organization’s
experience conducting follow-up
evaluations that measure behavior and/
or results.

PO 00000

Frm 00073

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

22353

Consortia and Partnerships
Applicants may join with one or more
other non-profit organizations in their
Region to apply as a consortium. A
training or education institution may
elect to apply for this program in
partnership with a safety and health
organization that is not primarily a
training organization. For example, a
university could enter into an agreement
with a labor union that provides for the
use of university classrooms and faculty
supplemented by union safety and
health professionals. All consortium
partners must be physically located in
the same OSHA region. Partners must
designate a lead organization that will
be responsible for program reporting
and Outreach Training Program
administration including Outreach card
distribution.
Funding Provisions
OSHA provides no funding to OTI
Education Centers. OTI Education
Centers Program participants are
expected to support their training
through their normal tuition and fee
structures.
Cooperative Agreement Duration
Selected applicants will sign five-year
non-financial cooperative agreements
with OSHA. With satisfactory
performance by the OTI Education
Center, agreements may be renewed
without additional competition for an
additional five years. The agency
reserves the right to revoke the
authorization of an OTI Education
Center. Either party may terminate the
cooperative agreement with advance
written notice.
Proposal Conference
A proposal conference will be held to
provide potential applicants with
information about the OTI Education
Centers Program. The conference will
also clarify OSHA expectations for OTI
Education Centers, courses and methods
of instruction, as well as administrative
and program requirements for OTI
Education Centers and the OSHA
Outreach Training Program. Attendance
at the proposal conference is not
mandatory, but applicants are strongly
encouraged to attend.
The proposal conference is scheduled
for Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at the
OSHA Directorate of Training and
Education, 2020 S. Arlington Heights
Rd., Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005
4102.
It is necessary for all attendees to
register for this proposal conference.
Applicants interested in attending this
conference must contact Kimberly
Newell, Program Manager,

E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM

13APN1

22354

Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 72 / Friday, April 13, 2012 / Notices

([email protected]), or Jim
Barnes, ([email protected]),
Director, Office of Training and
Educational Programs, OSHA
Directorate of Training and Education,
2020 S. Arlington Heights Rd.,
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005–4102;
telephone (847) 759–7700. Required
registration information includes:
(1) Name and street address of the
organization;
(2) Name, title, telephone number,
and email address of the attendees
Registration information must be
submitted no later than Friday, April 27,
2012.
Application Submission
Applications must be submitted to the
attention of Kimberly Newell, Program
Manager, Office of Training and
Educational Programs, OSHA
Directorate of Training and Education,
2020 S. Arlington Heights Rd.,
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005–4102.
The submission is to consist of three
copies of the application. Applications
may be bound. The program narrative
must not exceed 30 double-spaced
pages. Attachments will not be included
in the page count. Applications must be
double-spaced, in 12-point font, with all
pages numbered including any
attachments. Attachments must only
include essential documents that are
relevant to this program.
Application Deadline

pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Application Evaluation and Selection
Process
Applications will be reviewed by
technical panels comprised of OSHA
staff. The technical panels will review
applications based on criteria listed in
this notice to determine which
applicants best meet the stated
requirements. As part of the evaluation
and selection process, OSHA may
request additional information from
applicants. This may include written
requests for clarification, phone or inperson interviews, access to existing
programs, and on-site visits of applicant
facilities. The panels’ recommendations
to the Assistant Secretary are advisory
in nature. The final decision will be
made by the Assistant Secretary of
Labor for Occupational Safety and
Health.

14:16 Apr 12, 2012

Applicants will be notified by a
representative of the Assistant Secretary
of Labor for Occupational Safety and
Health if their organization is selected
as an OSHA Training Institute
Education Center. Applicants selected
to be OSHA Training Institute
Education Centers must attend a
mandatory orientation meeting at the
Directorate of Training and Education in
Arlington Heights, Illinois at a time and
date to be provided.
An organization may not conduct
OSHA Training Institute Education
Center courses until the program has
been authorized, the organization has
signed a non-financial cooperative
agreement with OSHA, and the
organization has participated in the
Orientation meeting.
Freedom of Information Act
Information submitted in the
respondent’s application is not
considered confidential. Organization
applications data may be releasable
under the Freedom of Information Act.
Transparency
The Department of Labor is
committed to conducting a transparent
selection process and publicizing
information about program outcomes.
Applications or abstracts may be posted
on public Web sites as a means of
promoting and sharing innovative ideas.
Notification of Non-Selection

Applications must be received by the
OSHA Directorate of Training and
Education no later than 4:30 p.m.,
Central Time, on Friday, June 15, 2012.
Requests for extension to this
application deadline will not be
granted.

VerDate Mar<15>2010

Notification of Selection

Jkt 226001

Applicants will be notified in writing
if their organization is not selected to be
an OSHA Training Institute Education
Center.
Non-Selection Appeal
All decisions by the Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health are final. The
Department of Labor does not provide
an appeal procedure for applicants that
are not selected.
Authority and Signature
Section 21 of the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 670).
Signed at Washington, DC, on April 9,
2012.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.

Appendix A—Current List of Required,
Elective and Optional Courses 1
(1) Present OTI Courses:
1 Subject to change based on Agency initiatives,
yearly annual performance criteria and national
emphasis programs.

PO 00000

Frm 00074

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

(a) FY 2012 rating criterion is 60 courses
conducted annually with a minimum of five
in-person courses per month.
(b) Present all OTI Courses as follows:
(i) OTI Education Centers are required to
present the following eight courses:
(1) #500 Trainer Course for the
Construction Industry
(2) #501 Trainer Course for General
Industry
(3) #502 Update for Construction Industry
Outreach Trainers
(4) #503 Update for General Industry
Outreach Trainers
(5) #510 Occupational Safety and Health
Standards for Construction
(6) #511 Occupational Safety and Health
Standards for General Industry
(7) #7500 Introduction to Safety and Health
Management
(8) #7845 Recordkeeping Rule Seminar
(ii) OTI Education Centers are required to
present at least five of the following elective
courses:
(1) #521 OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene
(2) #2015 Hazardous Materials
(3) #2045 Machinery and Machine
Guarding Standards
(4) #2225 Respiratory Protection
(5) #2250 Principles of Ergonomics
(6) #2264 Permit-Required Confined Space
Entry
(7) #3095 Electrical Standards
(8) #3010 Excavation, Trenching, and Soil
Mechanics
(9) #3110 Fall Arrest Systems
(10) #5400 Trainer Course for the Maritime
Industry
(11) #5402 Update for Maritime Industry
Trainers
(12) #5600 Disaster Site Worker Trainer
Course
(13) #5602 Update for Disaster Site Worker
Trainers
(14) #6000 Collateral Duty Course for Other
Federal Agencies
(iii) OTI Education Centers may present
any of the following optional courses:
(1) #5109 Occupational Safety and Health
Standards for the Construction Industry
including Cal/OSHA Requirements
(2) #5119 Occupational Safety and Health
Standards for General Industry including
Cal/OSHA Requirements
(3) #7000 OSHA Ergonomic Guidelines for
Nursing Homes
(4) #7005 Public Warehousing and Storage
(5) #7100 Introduction to Machinery and
Machine Safeguarding
(6) #7105 Evacuation and Emergency
Preparedness
(7) #7110 Safe Bolting: Principles and
Practices
(8) #7115 Lockout/Tagout
(9) #7120 Introduction to Combustible Dust
Hazards (2 days)
(10) #7125 Seminar on Combustible Dust
Hazards (1 day)
(11) #7200 Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure
Control for Healthcare Facilities
(12) #7205 Health Hazard Awareness
(13) #7210 Pandemic Influenza Workplace
Preparedness
(14) #7300 OSHA’s Permit-Required
Confined Space Standard

E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM

13APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 72 / Friday, April 13, 2012 / Notices
(15) #7400 Trainer Course in Construction
Noise
(16) #7405 Fall Hazard Awareness for the
Construction Industry
(17) #7410 Managing Excavation Hazards
(18) #7415 OSHA Construction Industry
Requirements Awareness of Major
Hazards and Prevention Strategies
(19) #7505 Introduction to Accident
Investigation
(20) #7510 Introduction to OSHA for Small
Business
(21) #7515 Writing Material Safety Data
Sheets (MSDS)
[FR Doc. 2012–8884 Filed 4–12–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–26–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2012–0006]

Federal Advisory Council on
Occupational Safety and Health
(FACOSH)
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Announcement of FACOSH
meeting and member appointments.
AGENCY:

The Federal Advisory Council
on Occupational Safety and Health
(FACOSH) will meet May 3, 2012, in
Washington, DC. This Federal Register
notice also announces the appointment
of seven individuals to serve on
FACOSH.

SUMMARY:

FACOSH meeting: FACOSH will
meet from 1 to 4:30 p.m., Thursday,
May 3, 2012.
Submission of comments, requests to
speak, speaker presentations, and
requests for special accommodations:
You must submit (postmark, send,
transmit) comments, requests to speak at
the FACOSH meeting, speaker
presentations, and requests for special
accommodations to attend the meeting
by April 23, 2012.
ADDRESSES:
FACOSH meeting: FACOSH will meet
in Room N–4437 A–D, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210.
Submission of comments, requests to
speak, and speaker presentations: You
may submit comments, requests to
speak at the FACOSH meeting, and
speaker presentations using one of the
following methods:
Electronically: You may submit
materials, including attachments,
electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov, the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the online
instructions for making submissions;

pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

DATES:

VerDate Mar<15>2010

14:16 Apr 12, 2012

Jkt 226001

Facsimile: If your submission,
including attachments, does not exceed
10 pages, you may fax it to the OSHA
Docket Office at (202) 693–1648; or
Mail, express delivery, hand delivery,
or messenger/courier service: You may
submit materials to the OSHA Docket
Office, Docket No. OSHA–2012–0006,
Room N–2625, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
693–2350 (TTY (877) 889–5627).
Deliveries (hand, express mail,
messenger or courier service) are
accepted during the Department’s and
the OSHA Docket Office’s normal
business hours, 8:15 a.m.–4:45 p.m., e.t.
Requests for special accommodations
to attend the FACOSH meeting: You
may submit requests for special
accommodations by telephone, email, or
hard copy to Ms. Veneta Chatmon,
OSHA Office of Communications, Room
N–3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–1999;
email [email protected].
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number for this Federal Register notice
(Docket No. OSHA–2012–0006).
Because of security-related procedures,
submissions by regular mail may result
in a significant delay in their receipt.
Please contact the OSHA Docket Office
for information about security
procedures for making submissions by
hand delivery, express delivery, and
messenger or courier service. For
additional information on submitting
comments, requests to speak, and
speaker presentations, see the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below.
OSHA will post comments, requests
to speak, and speaker presentations,
including any personal information
provided, without change at http://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions interested parties about
submitting certain personal information,
such as Social Security numbers and
birthdates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For press inquiries: Mr. Frank
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
Communications, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N–3647, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210;
telephone (202) 693–1999; email
[email protected].
For general information: Mr. Francis
Yebesi, OSHA, Office of Federal Agency
Programs, U.S. Department of Labor,
Room N–3622, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone
(202) 693–2122; email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

PO 00000

Frm 00075

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

22355

FACOSH Meeting
FACOSH will meet May 3, 2012, in
Washington, DC. FACOSH meetings are
open to the public. The tentative agenda
for the FACOSH meeting includes:
• Revised recommendations on
permissible exposure limits (PELs) from
FACOSH’s Emerging Issues—PELs Work
Group;
• Proposed changes to the Federal
Agency Recordkeeping rule; and
• H1N1 recommendations the
Secretary of Labor (Secretary) recently
approved.
FACOSH is authorized by 5 U.S.C.
7902, section 19 of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH
Act) (29 U.S.C. 668), and Executive
Order 11612, as amended, to advise the
Secretary on all matters relating to the
occupational safety and health of federal
employees. This includes providing
advice on how to reduce and keep to a
minimum the number of injuries and
illnesses in the federal workforce and
how to encourage each Federal
Executive Branch department and
agency to establish and maintain
effective occupational safety and health
programs.
OSHA transcribes and prepares
detailed minutes of FACOSH meetings.
The Agency puts transcripts, minutes,
and other materials presented at the
meeting in the public record of the
FACOSH meeting, which is posted at
http://www.regulations.gov.
Public Participation, Submissions, and
Access to Public Record
FACOSH meetings: FACOSH
meetings are open to the public.
Individuals attending meetings at the
U.S. Department of Labor must enter the
building at the Visitors’ Entrance, 3rd
and C Streets, NW., and pass through
building security. Attendees must have
valid government-issued photo
identification to enter the building. For
additional information about building
security measures for attending the
FACOSH meeting, please contact Ms.
Chatmon (see ADDRESSES section).
Please submit your request for special
accommodations to attend the FACOSH
meeting to Ms. Chatmon.
Submission of requests to speak and
speaker presentations. You may submit
a request to speak to FACOSH about the
topics of the meeting and speaker
presentations by one of the methods
listed in the ADDRESSES section. Your
request must state:
• The amount of time you request to
speak;
• The interest you represent (e.g.,
organization name), if any; and,
• A brief outline of your presentation.

E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM

13APN1