OSHA Retaliation Complaints Handling Procedures: OMB Information Collection Approval Extension
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is soliciting public comments on its proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of information collection requirements related to the Regulations Containing Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints. This is a routine administrative action to maintain the legal validity of existing data collection activities associated with whistleblower and retaliation complaint procedures. OSHA administers whistleblower protection programs under more than 20 federal statutes. These programs require the agency to collect information from complainants, respondents, and other parties as part of the complaint intake, investigation, and adjudication process. OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) is required for these information collection activities and must be periodically renewed. The extension does not introduce new regulatory requirements or change existing complaint-handling procedures. It ensures OSHA can continue to legally collect the information necessary to process retaliation and whistleblower complaints filed by workers across a wide range of industries covered under federal occupational safety and environmental statutes. Public comments are invited as part of the standard PRA process, allowing stakeholders to weigh in on the burden, necessity, and quality of the information collection before OMB renewal is finalized.
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Key Changes
- OSHA is requesting an extension (not a new approval) of existing OMB information collection authorization under the Paperwork Reduction Act
- No new regulatory requirements are introduced — this is a procedural renewal of existing data collection activities
- Public comment period is open as of the March 30, 2026 notice date; standard PRA comment windows are typically 60 days
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Obligations
What this law requires
OSHA must collect information from complainants, respondents, and other parties as part of the complaint intake, investigation, and adjudication process for retaliation and whistleblower complaints
OSHA must obtain and maintain OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) for information collection activities related to whistleblower and retaliation complaint procedures
OSHA must periodically renew OMB approval for information collection requirements related to retaliation complaint handling procedures
OSHA must solicit and accept public comments on proposals to extend OMB approval of information collection requirements as part of the standard PRA process
OSHA must administer whistleblower protection programs under more than 20 federal statutes and process retaliation complaints filed by workers across industries covered under federal occupational safety and environmental statutes