[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25326-25328]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:

    Docket Numbers: EG11-79-000.
    Applicants: Gila River Energy Supply LLC.
    Description: Gila River Energy Supply LLC's Notice Of Self-
Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status.
    Filed Date: 04/27/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110427-5236.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 18, 2011.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER10-3169-002.
    Applicants: Michigan Power Limited Partnership.
    Description: Michigan Power Limited Partnership submits tariff
filing per 35: Michigan Power Limited Partnership Baseline Amendment to
be effective 9/29/2010.
    Filed Date: 04/27/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110427-5222.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 18, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-2090-002.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Hanging Rock II, LLC.
    Description: Duke Energy Hanging Rock II, LLC submits tariff filing
per 35: Compliance Filing Docket ER11-2090 to be effective 4/1/2011.
    Filed Date: 04/27/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110427-5193.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 18, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-2091-002.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Washington II, LLC.
    Description: Duke Energy Washington II, LLC submits tariff filing
per 35: Compliance Filing Docket ER11-2091 to be effective 4/1/2011.
    Filed Date: 04/27/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110427-5172.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 18, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-2095-002.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Fayette II, LLC.
    Description: Duke Energy Fayette II, LLC submits tariff filing per
35:

Compliance Filing Docket ER11-2095 to be effective 4/1/2011.
    Filed Date: 04/27/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110427-5182.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 18, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-3438-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. submits tariff filing per
35.13(a)(2)(iii: Submission of Change to OG&E Pricing Zone Rate to be
effective 1/1/2011.
    Filed Date: 04/27/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110427-5129.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 18, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-3439-000.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Lee II, LLC.
    Description: Duke Energy Lee II, LLC submits tariff filing per 35:
Compliance Filing Docket ER11-2094 to be effective 4/1/2011.
    Filed Date: 04/27/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110427-5132.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 18, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-3440-000.
    Applicants: Ohio Valley Electric Corporation.
    Description: Ohio Valley Electric Corporation submits tariff filing
per 35.15: Cancellation of ICPA and OVEC-IKEC to be effective 5/23/
2011.
    Filed Date: 04/27/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110427-5146.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 18, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-3441-000.
    Applicants: Ohio Valley Electric Corporation.
    Description: Ohio Valley Electric Corporation submits tariff filing
per 35.1: Power Agreements to be effective 5/23/2011.
    Filed Date: 04/27/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110427-5153.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 18, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-3442-000.
    Applicants: Southwestern Public Service Company.
    Description: Southwestern Public Service Company submits tariff
filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: 4-27-11--RS102 SPS-PNM to be effective 7/
16/2010.
    Filed Date: 04/27/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110427-5155.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 18, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-3443-000.
    Applicants: UNS Electric, Inc.
    Description: UNS Electric, Inc. submits tariff filing per
35.13(a)(2)(iii: Amendment to SGIA of UNSE to be effective 4/28/2011.
    Filed Date: 04/27/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110427-5213.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 18, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-3444-000.
    Applicants: Tucson Electric Power Company.
    Description: Tucson Electric Power Company submits tariff filing
per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: Amendment to SGIA and LGIA of Tucson Electric
Power Company to be effective 4/28/2011.
    Filed Date: 04/27/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110427-5218.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 18, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-3445-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. submits tariff filing per
35: Compliance Filing in Docket No. ER11-12-001 to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 04/27/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110427-5248.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 18, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-3446-000.
    Applicants: Cleco Power LLC.
    Description: Cleco Power LLC submits tariff filing per
35.13(a)(2)(iii: SA 125 Entergy CIAC to be effective 4/4/2011.
    Filed Date: 04/28/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110428-5067.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 19, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-3447-000.
    Applicants: Alpha Gas and Electric LLC.
    Description: Alpha Gas and Electric LLC submits tariff filing per
35.13(a)(2)(iii: Market based rate tariff database to be effective 4/
29/2011.
    Filed Date: 04/28/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110428-5097.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 19, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-3448-000.
    Applicants: California Power Exchange Corporation.
    Description: California Power Exchange Corporation submits tariff
filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: California Power Exchange FERC Rate
Schedule No. 1 for Rate Period 19 to be effective 7/1/2011.
    Filed Date: 04/28/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110428-5230.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 19, 2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER11-3449-000.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System, Ameren
Illinois Company.
    Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: Ameren-Dynegy-Pana Trans
Upgrade to be effective 4/30/2011.
    Filed Date: 04/28/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110428-5250.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 19, 2011.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following land
acquisition reports:

    Docket Numbers: LA11-1-000.
    Applicants: Eurus Energy America Corporation.
    Description: Eurus Energy America Corporation Report of Site
Control and Request for Waiver.
    Filed Date: 04/28/2011.
    Accession Number: 20110428-5199.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 19, 2011.

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other than the Applicant.
    As it relates to any qualifying facility filings, the notices of
self-certification [or self-recertification] listed above, do not
institute a proceeding regarding qualifying facility status. A notice
of self-certification [or self-recertification] simply provides
notification that the entity making the filing has determined the
facility named in the notice meets the applicable criteria to be a
qualifying facility. Intervention and/or protest do not lie in dockets
that are qualifying facility self-certifications or self-
recertifications. Any person seeking to challenge such qualifying
facility status may do so by filing a motion pursuant to 18 CFR
292.207(d)(iii). Intervention and protests may be filed in response to
notices of qualifying facility dockets other than self-certifications
and self-recertifications.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic

service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or
be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with
any FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: April 28, 2011.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0212]

Draft Guidance for Industry: Applications for Premarket Review of
New Tobacco Products; Availability; Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Applications
for Premarket Review of New Tobacco Products.'' The draft guidance is
intended to assist persons submitting applications for new tobacco
products under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act),
as amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
(Tobacco Control Act). The draft guidance explains, among other things,
for new tobacco product applications, who submits, when and how to
submit, what information the FD&C Act requires applicants to submit,
and what information FDA recommends that applicants submit.

DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this
draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the
guidance, submit written or electronic comments on the draft guidance
by December 27, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the draft guidance, including
comments on the proposed collection of information, to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Submit written comments on the draft guidance, including comments
regarding the proposed collection of information, to the Division of
Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630
Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
    Submit written requests for single copies of the draft guidance
document entitled ``Applications for Premarket Review of New Tobacco
Products'' to the Center for Tobacco Products, Food and Drug
Administration, 9200 Corporate Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850-3229. Send
one self-addressed adhesive

label to assist that office in processing your request or include a fax
number to which the draft guidance may be sent. See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for electronic access to the draft guidance
document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    With regard to the draft guidance:

James Flahive or Carol Drew, Center for Tobacco Products, Food and Drug
Administration, 9200 Corporate Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850-3229, 1-877-
287-1373<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    With regard to the proposed collection of information:

Daniel Gittleson, Office of Information Management, Food and Drug
Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr., P150-400B, Rockville, MD 20850, 301-
796-5156<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled
``Applications for Premarket Review of New Tobacco Products.'' This
guidance, when finalized, will provide industry with information on how
to submit an application for premarket review of a new tobacco product
as required by section 910 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 387j). On June
22, 2009, the President signed the Tobacco Control Act (Pub. L. 111-31)
into law. The Tobacco Control Act amends the FD&C Act and grants FDA
authority to regulate the manufacture, marketing and distribution of
tobacco products to protect public health generally and to reduce
tobacco use by minors. Section 910 of the FD&C Act requires that FDA
issue a market authorization order before a tobacco product may be
introduced into interstate commerce when the tobacco product is new or
modified in any way. Where a new tobacco product is not substantially
equivalent to a tobacco product commercially marketed in the United
States as of February 15, 2007, or exempt from the requirement to
obtain a substantial equivalence determination under regulation,
applicants must submit a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA)
under section 910(b) of the FD&C Act and receive a marketing
authorization order under section 910(c)(1)(A)(i) of the FD&C Act prior
to marketing the product.
    The draft guidance is intended to assist persons seeking a
marketing authorization order under section 910 in submitting a PMTA.
The guidance discusses, among other things, the statutory requirement
to submit a PMTA, definitions, who submits a PMTA, when a PMTA should
be submitted, how a PMTA should be submitted, how FDA will review a
PMTA, contents of a PMTA, information to support a public health
finding, exemptions for investigational use of new tobacco products,
and confidentiality issues.

II. Significance of Guidance

    FDA is issuing this draft guidance document consistent with FDA's
good guidance practices regulations (21 CFR 10.115). The draft
guidance, when finalized, will represent the Agency's current thinking
on ``Applications for Premarket Review of New Tobacco Products.'' It
does not create or confer any rights for or on any person and does not
operate to bind FDA or the public. An alternative approach may be used
if such approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable statute
and regulations.

III. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (the PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520),
Federal Agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or
sponsor. ``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3)
and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests or requirements that
members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal Agencies to provide a 60-day
notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of
information before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, FDA is publishing notice of the proposed
collection of information set forth in this document.
    With respect to the following collection of information, FDA
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques, when
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
    Title: Applications for Premarket Review of New Tobacco Products
(OMB Control Number 0910-NEW).
    FDA is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled
``Applications for Premarket Review of New Tobacco Products.'' This
guidance, when finalized, will provide industry with information on how
to submit an application for premarket review of new tobacco products
as required by section 910 of the FD&C Act.
    On June 22, 2009, the President signed the Tobacco Control Act into
law. The Tobacco Control Act grants FDA authority to regulate the
manufacture, marketing, and distribution of tobacco products to protect
public health generally and to reduce tobacco use by minors. Section
910(a)(1) of the FD&C Act requires persons who either create a new
tobacco product that was not commercially marketed in the United States
as of February 15, 2007, or modify a tobacco product in any way after
February 15, 2007, ``including a change in design, any component, any
part, or any constituent, including a smoke constituent, or in the
content, delivery, or form of nicotine, or any other additive or
ingredient,'' to submit a premarket tobacco product application and
obtain an order from FDA authorizing the marketing of the product
before the product may be introduced or delivered for introduction into
interstate commerce, unless the product has been shown to be
substantially equivalent to a tobacco product commercially marketed in
the United States as of February 15, 2007, or exempt from a substantial
equivalence determination under regulation.
    The draft guidance entitled ``Applications for Premarket Review of
New Tobacco Products'' explains the requirements and provides
recommendations for the contents of an application for premarket review
of a new tobacco product including a cover letter, an executive
summary, full reports of all investigations of health risks, a full
statement of all components, ingredients, additives, and properties,
and of the principle or principles of operation of such tobacco
product, a full description of methods of manufacturing and processing,
a listing of all manufacturing, packaging, and control sites for the
product, an explanation of how the product complies with applicable
tobacco product standards, samples and components; and proposed
labeling. As part of the application, if an applicant does not submit
information on any of

the previously mentioned items, they should include a statement
indicating which information is not being submitted and an explanation
of why the information is not being submitted.
    FDA also encourages persons who would like to study their new
tobacco product to meet with the Office of Science at the Center for
Tobacco Products (CTP) to discuss their investigational plan prior to
distributing the product for investigational purposes. The request for
a meeting should be sent in writing to the Director of CTP's Office of
Science and should include adequate information for FDA to assess the
potential utility of the meeting and to identify FDA staff necessary to
discuss proposed agenda items.
    FDA is required to deny a PMTA and issue an order that the product
may not be introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate
commerce under section 910(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the FD&C Act if FDA finds
that the manufacturer has not shown that the product is appropriate for
the protection of the public health, the manufacturing methods,
facilities, or controls do not conform to manufacturing regulations
issued under section 906(e) (21 U.S.C. 387f(e)) of the FD&C Act, the
proposed labeling is false or misleading, or the manufacturer has not
shown that the product complies with any tobacco product standard in
effect under section 907 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 387g).
    Under section 902(6)(A) (21 U.S.C. 387b(6)(A)), a tobacco product
is deemed adulterated if it is a new tobacco product and does not have
an order in effect under section 910(c)(1)(A)(i) of the FD&C Act, as
necessary under section 910(a) of the FD&C Act. Under section 301(a) of
the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 331(a)), the introduction or delivery for
introduction into interstate commerce of any adulterated tobacco
product is a prohibited act. Violations of section 910 are subject to
regulatory and enforcement action by FDA, including, but not limited
to, seizure and injunction.
    Description of respondents: The respondents to this collection of
information are applicants who are responsible for creating and
submitting new tobacco product premarket applications and who wish to
obtain an FDA order to allow them to market their product.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:

                                 Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                     Number of
 Information collected and FD&C      Number of     responses per   Total annual      Hours per     Total burden
           act section              respondents     respondent       responses       response          hours
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Obtaining an FDA order                        20               1              20           5,000         100,000
 authorizing marketing of
 tobacco product (the
 application) Section
 910(a)(1)(B)...................
Request for Meeting with CTP's                18               1              18               4              72
 Office of Science to discuss
 Investigational Plan...........
21 CFR 25.40 Preparation of an                20               1              20              12             240
 Environmental Assessment.......
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    Total Reporting Burden Hours  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............         100,312
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

    FDA estimates that each respondent will take approximately 5,000
hours to complete the information required in table 1 of this document
to obtain an order from FDA allowing the marketing of a new tobacco
product. FDA's estimate includes anticipated burden for the writing of
an application, including intracompany edits and approvals, of
approximately 200 hours. In addition, FDA expects that conducting the
necessary scientific investigations for a new tobacco product will
require, on average, 4,800 hours. FDA also estimates the number of PMTA
applications that FDA expects to receive annually will be 20.
    FDA anticipates that 18 potential respondents to this collection of
information may need to meet with CTP's Office of Science to discuss
their investigational plans. To request this meeting, applicants must
compile and submit information to FDA for meeting approval. FDA
estimates that it will take approximately 4 hours to compile this
information, for a total of 72 hours additional burden (18 respondents
x 4 burden hours).
    FDA also estimates that 20 potential respondents will take
approximately 12 hours to prepare and submit an environmental
assessment under part 25 (21 CFR part 25) in accordance with the
requirements of Sec.  25.40, as referenced in 21 CFR 1107.1(b)(9).
    The total burden for this collection of information is estimated to
be 100,312 hours ((20 respondents multiplied by 5,000 per response)
plus (18 respondents multiplied by 4 hours per response) plus (20
respondents multiplied by 12 hours per response)). These burden
estimates were computed using FDA staff expertise and by reviewing
comments received from recent FDA information collections for other
tobacco-related initiatives.

IV. Comments

    Interested persons may submit to the Division of Dockets Management
(see ADDRESSES) either electronic or written comments regarding this
document. It is only necessary to send one set of comments. It is no
longer necessary to send two copies of mailed comments. Identify
comments with the docket number found in brackets in the heading of
this document. Received comments may be seen in the Division of Dockets
Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

V. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the Internet may obtain an electronic
version of this guidance document at http://www.regulations.gov or
http://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/default.htm.

    Dated: September 21, 2011.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Center; Notice of
Competition and Request for Applications

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of competition and request for applications for the OSHA
Training Institute Education Centers Program.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the opportunity for interested non-
profit organizations, including qualifying educational institutions,
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 OSHA-authorized OSHA Training Institute
Education Centers required to renew their status must submit a new
application in order to maintain their OSHA Training Institute
Education Center status. If the corporate identity of an applicant, or
its membership have changed, the new entity must submit an application.
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.
    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, non-financial cooperative
agreements with 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.
Such non-financial cooperative agreements are renewable, at the
Government's sole option, for one five-year period, if the organization
has performed satisfactorily during the initial term.

DATES: Applications (three copies) must be received no later than 4:30
p.m. Central Time on June 30, 2017. Requests for extension of this
application deadline will not be granted.
    A proposal conference will be held on May 17, 2017, 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 Programs and
Administration, Attn: James Brock, 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: James Brock, OSHA Training Institute
Education Centers Program Manager, email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
or Annette Braam, Assistant Director, Training Programs, OSHA
Directorate of Training and Education, email address
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Both can be reached at:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The supplementary 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 Program
    Overview of the OSHA Outreach Training Program
 Organizational Responsibilities
    OTI Education Centers Responsibilities
    OSHA DTE Responsibilities
 OSHA Jurisdiction
 Geographic Distribution
 Application Submission Requirements
 Selection Guidelines
 Selection Criteria
 Consortia and Partnerships
 Funding Provisions
 Cooperative Agreement Duration
 Proposal Conference
 Application Submission
 Application Deadline
 Application Evaluation and Selection Process
 Notification of Selection
 Freedom of Information Act
 Paperwork Reduction Act
 Transparency
 Notification of Non-Selection
 Non-Selection Appeal
 Appendix A--Current List of Required, Elective, and Short
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 three distinct functional areas: the OSHA Training
Institute (OTI), the Office of Training Programs and Administration,
and the Office of Training Educational Development. The Directorate
provides training for federal and state compliance officers and state
consultants. The Directorate administers three distinct external
training programs including the OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education
Centers Program, the Outreach Training Program, and the Susan Harwood
Training Grants Program. 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. The OTI's
primary responsibility is to federal and state compliance officers and
state consultation program staff. The OTI Education Centers are the
primary training providers for private and public sector personnel, and
federal personnel from agencies other than OSHA.

Overview of OTI Education Centers Program

    The OTI Education Centers are a national network of non-profit
organizations authorized by OSHA to deliver occupational safety and
health training to private and public 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 OSHA courses. The OTI Education
Centers Program supports 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. The OTI Education Centers
offer more than 50 courses on various safety and health topics
including recordkeeping, machine guarding, confined space, electrical
standards, ergonomics, safety and health management, and fall
protection. Information regarding the OTI Education Centers Program
background, including a complete list of current organizations, OSHA
numbered course offerings, and descriptions can be found on the OSHA
Web site at: http://www.osha.gov/otiec.
    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 host site organizations in addition to their own facilities and are
required to conduct courses in all states and U.S. territories within
their Region. Host site organizations must be non-profit organizations.
OTI Education Centers are responsible for authorizing Outreach
trainers, processing Outreach trainer card requests, and conducting
Outreach trainer monitoring activity for the OSHA Outreach Training
Program.

Overview of the OSHA Outreach Training Program

    The OSHA Outreach Training Program was established during the early
years of the Agency to provide an overview of OSHA and to disseminate
basic occupational safety and health workplace hazard information to
workers using independent authorized trainers. Courses are intended to
provide information on worker rights and employer responsibilities, and
focus on work-related 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
Outreach courses receive OSHA student 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
occupational safety and health hazard recognition for workers. Although
a voluntary program, some cities and 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. The OSHA Outreach Training
Program requirements and procedures contain instructions and
information for Outreach Trainers. Among the items 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 requirements
and procedures are located at: http://www.osha.gov/dte/outreach/index.html.

Organizational Responsibilities

OTI Education Centers Responsibilities

    OTI Education Centers are responsible for the following:
    (1) Adhere to all OSHA/DTE program requirements, policies, and
procedures.
    (2) Develop and update course curriculum to support learning
objectives determined by OSHA/DTE.
    (3) Ensure instructors are qualified in the courses/subjects they
will be teaching in accordance with OSHA instructor qualification
policies.
    (4) 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. Program goals are evaluated and revised on an annual basis. For
the federal fiscal year 2017, each OTI Education Center is expected to
train 1,700 students annually.
    (b) Provide standard classroom instruction training throughout
their Region and target underserved areas identified by OSHA/DTE.
    (c) Conduct courses on a year-round basis with each required,
elective, and short course being offered in accordance with annual
program goals. Required, elective, and short courses are subject to
change.
    (5) Publicize and promote the availability of courses to ensure
attendance and the delivery of the scheduled courses.
    (6) Register students, provide course materials, and issue course
completion certificates to students. This includes:
    (a) Ensuring students have met all prerequisites prior to
registration.
    (b) Collecting and retaining student registration and attendance
records in accordance with OSHA/DTE guidelines.
    (7) Comply with reporting requirements as identified by OSHA/DTE.
This includes:
    (a) Providing OSHA/DTE with monthly training summary reports.
    (b) Providing OSHA/DTE with training and instructor records for
quarterly audits, semi-annual, and annual performance reporting.
    (c) Collecting student surveys from students in accordance with
OSHA procedures and providing that data to OSHA as requested.
    (8) Administer Outreach Training Program activities. This includes:
    (a) Distributing student cards to authorized Outreach Training
Program trainers.
    (b) Monitoring OSHA Outreach trainers including conducting record
audits and training observations.
    (c) Responding and processing exception requests in accordance with
Outreach Training Program requirements.
    (9) Attend the semiannual OSHA Training Institute Education Centers
Directors' Meetings.
    (10) Collaborate with other OTI Education Centers including
mandatory participation on project teams and providing financial and
personnel

support for OTI Education Center marketing initiatives.
    (11) Provide dedicated staff for the program management and
administration.

OSHA DTE Responsibilities

    DTE is responsible for the following:
    (1) Develop program policies, procedures, and requirements.
    (2) Provide answers and technical assistance on questions regarding
OSHA policy and program requirements.
    (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, conference calls, training observations, and
examination of course reports and attendance records.
    (7) Coordinate the efforts of the OTI Education Center Program
Executive Committee.
    (8) Evaluate the effectiveness of the OTI Education Centers and
provide each organization with an annual performance appraisal.
    (9) Conduct investigations of alleged OTI Education Center non-
compliance with the Non-Financial Cooperative Agreement and OSHA
policies and procedures.

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, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, Wake Island, Johnston Island, 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 and U.S. territories.
    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 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
    Region X: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
    For this notice of competition, special consideration may be given
to applicant organizations with physical locations in the following
major metropolitan areas that may be underserved by existing OTI
Education Centers (the list is in alpha order, not order of
preference):
1. Austin-Round Rock, TX
2. Boston-Cambridge-Newton-Quincy, MA-NH
3. Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC
4. Cleveland-Elyria, OH
5. Columbus, OH
6. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
7. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugarland, TX
8. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
9. Jacksonville, FL
10. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
11. Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN
12. Memphis, TN-MS-AR
13. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
14. Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
15. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
16. New Orleans-Metairie, LA
17. Oklahoma City, OK
18. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
19. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
20. Pittsburgh, PA
21. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
22. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
23. Richmond, VA
24. Sacramento-Roseville-Arden Arcade, CA
25. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC

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
double-spaced abstract that succinctly summarizes the applicant
organization and any consortium partners' background, experience, and
qualifications in occupational safety and health and training. 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.
     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 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 company
president, Chief Executive Officer, Board of Directors, Board of
Regents, 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 calendar years
more than 50 percent of the organization's funds have been used for
training and education activities and more than 50 percent 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
meet learning objectives provided by OSHA.
    (f) Training Facilities: Provide detail regarding classrooms,
laboratories, and testing facilities available. The organization must
have training facilities that are under their purview.
    (g) Training Throughout the OSHA Region: Provide details regarding
the organization's ability to provide standard in-person classroom
training across the OSHA Region in which the organization is physically
located. Training conducted through video-conferencing and webinars are
not accepted as in-person classroom training.
    (h) Nondiscrimination: Provide copies of the organization's
nondiscrimination 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, gender, 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 on a competitive basis using
the selection criteria contained in this announcement.

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 Commitment (10 Points)
    (a) Explicit commitment of company president, Chief Executive
Officer, Board of Directors, Board of Regents, or other governing body
of the organization to fully utilize all available organizational
resources necessary to support a large-scale occupational safety and
health training program.
    (b) To fully address this element, the proposal must:
    (i) Include a signed Letter of Commitment from company president,
Chief Executive Officer, Board of Directors, Board of Regents, or other
governing body of the organization detailing how they will support the
initial startup, the short-term viability and the long-term growth of
an OTI Education Center.
    (ii) Clearly state the metrics and outcomes your organization will
use to formally evaluate and assess the success of an OTI Education
Center program.
(2) Organizational Experience and Qualifications (20 Points)
    (a) Experience delivering occupational safety and health training
in the construction, general, and maritime industries.
    (b) Experience training adults.
    (c) Ability to deliver required, elective, and short OTI Education
Center courses; (See Appendix A for a current list of required,
elective and short 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 large-scale occupational safety and
health training program, such as appropriate management, instructional
staff, and administrative staff to fulfill all program requirements
including marketing, registration, student training materials,
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 students
taught in each class, and number of student contact hours for each
course during the last three calendar years.
    (ii) Include copies of catalogs and other marketing materials that
provide descriptive material about occupational safety and health
training courses.
    (iii) Describe ability to deliver OTI Education Center courses
including required, elective, and short courses. Please note the
required, elective and short course offerings are subject to change. A
current list of required, elective and short courses may be found at
Appendix A. The complete list of courses and descriptions is available
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
calendar years.
    (v) Indicate the number of instructor-led in-person classroom
training occupational safety and health courses your organization has
conducted, including title, student contact hours, and number of
trainees within the last three calendar years.
    (vi) Describe organization's process for evaluating course content
as it relates to student learning outcomes and process for reviewing
and updating curriculum and course materials.
    (vii) Demonstrate that your organization is capable of providing
in-person classroom training throughout the OSHA Region in which the
lead organization and consortium partner(s) are physically located.
(3) Staff Experience and Qualifications (15 Points)
    (a) Staff experience in delivering training courses to adults in
occupational safety and health in construction, general industry, and
maritime.
    (b) Staff experience in occupational safety and health subjects
including 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) Staff experience in managing and administering a training
program including student registration and enrollment, student
communications, course preparation, records maintenance, and marketing.
    (e) To fully address this element, the proposal must:
    (i) Include an organizational chart of the department responsible
for training. Indicate number and titles of staff positions that will
be dedicated to the OTI Education Center Program along with the
expected annual number of man-hours that will be allocated to the
Program.
    (ii) Describe staff knowledge of and experience with OSHA standards
and their application to hazard recognition and hazard abatement.
    (iii) Describe organization's process for evaluating instructors'
effectiveness in the classroom. Provide copies of evaluation measures,
checklists, and forms used to evaluate instructors.
    (iv) Include resumes for instructors responsible for conducting
OSHA courses and current staff. Provide position descriptions for
positions to be filled.
(4) Location and Training Facilities (10 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, evaluation 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, transportation
from the airport to hotels, and distance from the interstate system.
    (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.
Lodging rates are based on GSA per diem rates located at https://www.gsa.gov/perdiem.
    (g) Availability 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. Training facilities
must be under the direct control of the applicant. 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 and U.S.
territories within your OSHA region. Host-site training organizations
must be non-profit organizations and proof of non-profit status is
required.
(5) Marketing (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 adult learners.
    (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.
(6) Administrative Capabilities (20 Points)
    (a) Ability to administer a large-scale occupational safety and
health training program, including clerical and support staff, and
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 Outreach trainers and conducting Outreach
monitoring activities 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 requirements, 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 processes.
    (ii) Describe capabilities to process and issue course completion
documents to students and collect related fees.
    (iii) Describe personnel and resources available to conduct
Outreach monitoring activities, including record audits and training
observations.
    (iv) Include information about organization's record retention
policy, ability to issue replacement course completion documents, and
collect related fees. Please note OSHA requires records to be
maintained for a minimum of five years. OTI Education Centers may
establish a longer retention policy.
    (v) Explain what procedures will be implemented 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 questions from students; handling questions and concerns
related to occupational safety and health; resolving problems
associated with a course, whether received via student satisfaction
surveys or direct communication from a student; and issuing replacement
course completion 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
Education Center 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.
(7) 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 many
courses.
    Follow-up Impact Survey (Level III Evaluation) to Measure Results:
Each applicant must have the capability of issuing a follow-up impact
survey to assess the effectiveness of the training after an elapsed
time period (e.g., 6-months) 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 an
elapsed time 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. Provide examples of student surveys presently in use.
    (iii) Describe organization's experience in administering classroom
exams and the process for ensuring test integrity.
    (iv) Describe organization's experience conducting follow-up
evaluations that measure behavior and/or results.

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. Such an agreement may be renewed without
additional competition for just one additional five-year period,
provided that: (1) OSHA found the OTI Education Center's performance
during the cooperative agreement to be satisfactory; and (2) the OTI
Education Center has not altered its existing membership of constituent
organizations (i.e., the member organizations that comprise its
consortium).
    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, provided both parties continue to meet all
obligations of the agreement for the duration of the advance notice
period.

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 May 17, 2017, at the OSHA
Directorate of Training and Education, 2020 S. Arlington Heights Rd.,
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005-4102.
    It is required for all attendees to register for this proposal
conference. Applicants interested in attending this conference must
register through the following link: https://reg.abcsignup.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0019-0016-075F22DDCF7C46E18441F0ACF45847A0. 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 June 30,
2017.

Application Submission

    Applications must be submitted to the attention of James Brock,
Program Manager, Office of Training Programs and Administration, 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 attachments. Attachments must only include
essential documents that are relevant to this program.

Application Deadline

    Applications must be received by the OSHA Directorate of Training
and Education no later than 4:30 p.m., Central Time, on June 30, 2017.
Requests for extension to this application deadline will not be
granted.

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 in-person
interviews, access to existing programs, and on-site visits of
applicant facilities. OSHA will attempt to select qualified applicants
who have the ability to provide training throughout their region based
on program needs. 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.

Notification of Selection

    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 after selection.
    An organization may not deliver 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's application data may be
releasable under the Freedom of Information Act.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    Interested parties must submit an application as discussed under
section ``Application Submission Requirements.'' According to the
Paperwork Reduction Act, an Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and no
persons are required to respond to, a collection of information unless
such collection displays a valid OMB control

number. The application provides to OSHA basic information about the
applicant organization and application. Information will be used to
evaluate the qualifications of the applicants, and their ability to
serve the regional population and to determine ability to conduct OSHA
courses for private sector personnel and federal personnel from
agencies other than OSHA; and, to evaluate the applicant organization's
competence to provide the proposed training (including the
qualifications of the personnel to manage and implement the training).
OSHA estimates employer burden for the completion of this application
is sixty hours per application. These estimates include the time for
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and, completing and reviewing the
collection of information.
    The application was previously reviewed and approved for use by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13). The assigned OMB
control number is 1218-0262.

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

    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 24, 2017.
Dorothy Dougherty,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.

Appendix A--Current List of Required, Elective and Short Courses \1\
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    \1\ Subject to change based on Agency initiatives, yearly annual
performance criteria and national emphasis programs.
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(1) Present OTI Courses:
    (a) FY 2017 rating criterion is 95 courses conducted annually
with a minimum of four in-person courses per month.
    (b) Present all OTI Courses as follows:
    (i) OTI Education Centers are required to present the following
ten courses annually:
    (1) #500 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health
Standards for the Construction Industry
    (2) #501 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health
Standards 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 the
Construction Industry
    (6) #511 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General
Industry
    (7) #3095 Electrical Standards
    (8) #3115 Fall Protection
    (9) #7500 Introduction to Safety and Health Management
    (10) #7845 Recordkeeping Rule Seminar
    (ii) OTI Education Centers are required to present at least five
of the following elective courses annually:
    (1) #521 OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene
    (2) #2015 Hazardous Materials
    (3) #2045 Machinery and Machine Guarding Standards
    (4) #2055 Cranes in Construction
    (5) #2225 Respiratory Protection
    (6) #2255 Principles of Ergonomics
    (7) #2264 Permit-Required Confined Space Entry
    (8) #3015 Excavation, Trenching, and Soil Mechanics
    (9) #3085 Principles of Scaffolding
    (10) #5029 Cal/OSHA Update for Construction Industry Outreach
Trainers
    (11) #5039 Cal/OSHA Update for General Industry Outreach
Trainers
    (12) #5109 Cal/OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry
    (13) #5119 Cal/OSHA Standards for General Industry
    (14) #5400 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health for
the Maritime Industry
    (15) #5402 Update for Maritime Industry Outreach Trainers
    (16) #5410 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the
Maritime Industry
    (17) #5600 Disaster Site Worker Trainer Course
    (18) #5602 Update for Disaster Site Worker Trainers
    (19) #5810 Hazard Recognition and Standards for On Shore Oil and
Gas Exploration and Production
    (20) #6000 Collateral Duty Course for Other Federal Agencies
    (21) #6010 Occupational Safety and Health Course for Other
Federal Agencies
    (iii) OTI Education Centers are required to present at least
three of the following short courses annually:
    (1) #7000 OSHA Training Guidelines for Safe Patient Handling
    (2) #7005 Public Warehousing and Storage
    (3) #7100 Introduction to Machinery and Machine Safeguarding
    (4) #7105 Introduction to Evacuation and Emergency Planning
    (5) #7110 Introduction to Safe Bolting: Principles and Practices
    (6) #7115 Lockout/Tagout
    (7) #7120 Introduction to Combustible Dust Hazards
    (8) #7125 Seminar on Combustible Dust Hazards
    (9) #7200 Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control for Healthcare
Facilities
    (10) #7205 Health Hazard Awareness
    (11) #7210 Pandemic Influenza Workplace Preparedness
    (12) #7225 Transitioning to Safer Chemicals
    (13) #7300 Understanding OSHA's Permit-Required Confined Space
Standard
    (14) #7400 Noise in the Construction Industry
    (15) #7405 Fall Hazard Awareness for the Construction Industry
    (16) #7410 Managing Excavation Hazards
    (17) #7415 OSHA Construction Industry Requirements (Major
Hazards and Prevention Strategies)
    (18) #7505 Introduction to Incident (Accident) Investigation
    (19) #7510 Introduction to OSHA for Small Business

[FR Doc. 2017-08686 Filed 4-28-17; 8:45 am]
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