[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 9]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1960.74]

[Page 183]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                          OF LABOR (CONTINUED)
 
PART 1960_BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY 
AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED MATTERS--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart I_Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
 
Sec. 1960.74  Agency annual reports.

    (a) The Act and E.O. 12196 require all Federal agency heads to 
submit to the Secretary an annual report on their agency's occupational 
safety and health program, containing such information as the Secretary 
prescribes.
    (1) Each agency shall submit to the Secretary by January 1 of each 
year a report describing the agency occupational safety and health 
program of the previous fiscal year and objectives for the current year. 
The report shall include a summary of the agency's self-evaluation 
findings as required by Sec. 1960.78(b).
    (2) Guidelines for agency annual reports to OSHA are prescribed in 
OSHA publication 2014. The Secretary shall notify agencies by January 1 
of any changes to the guidelines for the subsequent year's report.
    (3) The agency reports shall be used in the preparation of the 
Secretary's report to the President.
    (b) The Secretary shall submit to the President by October 1 of each 
year a summary report of the status of the occupational safety and 
health of Federal employees, based on agency reports, evaluations of 
individual agency progress and problems in correcting unsafe or 
unhealthful working conditions, and recommendations for improving their 
performance.