[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 9]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1960.71]

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                             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. 1960.71  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 must submit to the Secretary by January 1 of each 
year a report describing the agency's occupational safety and health 
program of the previous fiscal year and objectives for the current 
fiscal year. The report shall include a summary of the agency's self-
evaluation findings as required by Sec. 1960.78(b).

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    (2) The Secretary must provide the agencies with the guidelines and 
format for the reports at the time they are requested.
    (3) The agency reports will be used in preparing the Secretary's 
report to the President.
    (b) The Secretary will 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.