Notice2025-24075
Susan Harwood Training Grant Program; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
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Published
December 31, 2025
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Labor DepartmentOccupational Safety and Health Administration
Abstract
OSHA solicits public comments concerning the proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 31, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61413-61414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-24075]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2010-0021]
Susan Harwood Training Grant Program; 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 comments.
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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning the proposal to
extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the
information collection requirements specified in the Susan Harwood
Training Grant Program.
DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
March 2, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting
comments.
Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the
docket, go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Documents in the docket are
listed in the <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> index; however, some
information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the website. All submissions, including
copyrighted material, are available for inspection through the OSHA
Docket Office. Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY
(877) 889-5627) for assistance in locating docket submissions.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA-2010-0021) for the Information Collection Request
(ICR). OSHA will place all comments, including any personal
information, in the public docket, which may be made available online.
Therefore, OSHA cautions interested parties about submitting personal
information such as social security numbers and birthdates.
For further information on submitting comments, see the ``Public
Participation'' heading in the section of this notice titled
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Belinda Cannon, Directorate of
Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone (202)
693-2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of the 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 (PRA) (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, the collection instruments are clearly understood, and
OSHA's estimate of the information collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (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 effort in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
Section 21 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the
``OSH Act'') (29 U.S.C. 670) authorizes the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) to conduct directly, or through grants and
contracts, education, and training courses. These courses must ensure
an adequate number of qualified personnel to fulfill the purposes of
the Act, provide them with short-term training, inform them of the
importance and proper use of safety and health equipment, and train
employers and workers to recognize, avoid, and prevent unsafe and
unhealthful working conditions.
Under Section 21, the agency awards training grants to nonprofit
organizations to provide part of the training. Organizations that
receive these grants must submit the Grantee Quarterly Progress Report
(GQPR; OSHA 171, Revised 5/14) as required by the Department of Labor
under 29 CFR 95.51. This regulation states that grant recipients
(grantees) must submit progress reports to the awarding agency at least
annually but no more than quarterly. The reports must contain a
comparison of actual accomplishments with goals and objectives
established for the reporting period and, if appropriate, the program's
output.
Therefore, the GQPR allows OSHA to monitor a grantee's performance
and to determine if a recipient is using funds as specified in its
grant application. After the grant recipient submits a GQPR, the agency
compares the information provided by the grant recipient in the report
to the quarterly milestones proposed by the grant recipient in the work
plan and budget that accompanied its grant application.
This information includes: identifier data (organization name,
grant number, and period covered by the report); the date and location
where the training occurred; the number of workers and employers
attending training sessions provided by the organization during the
quarter; the class length (in quarter hours); a description of the
training provided; a narrative account of grant activities during the
quarter (including capacity building activities, needs assessment
activities, development of training materials/curriculum, evaluation
activities, and other educational activities); and an evaluation of
progress regarding planned versus actual work accomplished.
Using this information, OSHA can determine if the grant recipient
is meeting the proposed program goals and objectives, as described in
the grant proposal, and is spending funds consistent with the proposed
budget.
Requiring these reports on a quarterly basis enables the agency to
identify training and expenditure discrepancies in a timely fashion so
that it can implement appropriate action. In addition, this information
permits OSHA to assess a grant recipient's ability to meet projected
milestones and expenditures.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
<bullet> Whether the proposed information collection requirements
are necessary for the proper performance of the agency's functions to
protect workers, including whether the information is useful;
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> The quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and
<bullet> Ways to minimize the burden on employers who must comply;
for example, by using automated or other
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technological information collection, and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting that OMB revise the approval of the information
collection requirements contained in Susan Harwood Training Grant
Program. The agency is requesting that the burden of 6,324 hours remain
the same for recipients. The use of the GrantSolutions system reduces
the time the agency needs to process training grants.
OSHA will summarize the comments submitted in response to this
notice and will include this summary in the request to OMB to extend
the approval of the information collection requirements.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Title: Susan Harwood Training Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 1218-0100.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 93.
Responses: 372.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,324.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $0.
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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal; or (2) by facsimile (fax); if your comments,
including attachments, are not longer than 10 pages you may fax them to
the OSHA Docket Office at 202-693-1648. All comments, attachments, and
other material must identify the agency name and the OSHA docket number
for the ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2010-0021). You may supplement electronic
submissions by uploading document files electronically. Comments and
submissions are posted without change at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about submitting personal
information such as social security numbers and dates of birth.
Although all submissions are listed in the <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>
index, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly
available to read or download from this website. All submissions,
including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and
copying at the OSHA Docket Office. Information on using the <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> website to submit comments and access the docket is
available at the website's ``User Tips'' link. Contact the OSHA Docket
Office at (202) 693-2350, (TTY (877) 889-5627) for information about
materials not available from the website, and for assistance in using
the internet to locate docket submissions.
V. Authority and Signature
Amanda Laihow, Principal Deputy 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. 8-2020
(85 FR 58393).
Signed at Washington, DC, on December 22, 2025.
Amanda Laihow,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety
and Health.
[FR Doc. 2025-24075 Filed 12-30-25; 8:45 am]
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