[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 230 (Wednesday, December 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67324-67325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31178]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
November 24, 1999.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public
information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of
each individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be
obtained by calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation
for BLS, ETA, PWBA, and OASAM contact Karin Kurz ((202) 219-5096 ext.
159 or by E-mail to Kurz-K[email protected]). To obtain documentation for
ESA, MSHA, OHAS, and VETS contact Darrin King ((202) 219-5096 ext. 151
or by E-Mail to King-D[email protected]).
Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM, ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA,
PWBA, or VETS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington,
DC 20503 ((202) 395-7316), within 30 days from the date of this
publication in Federal Register.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Title: Aerial Lifts, Manufacture's Certification Record of
Modification.
OMB Number: 1218-0230.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit;
Federal government; State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 900.
Estimated Time Per respondent: Three minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 45 hours.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the
Act) authorizes information collection by employees as necessary or
appropriate for enforcement of the Act or for developing information
regarding the causes and prevention of occupational injuries,
illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). In this regard, the standard
on Aerial Lifts (29 CFR 1910.67) requires that when aerial lifts are
``field modified'' for uses other than those intended by the
manufacture, the modification must be certified by the manufacturer or
by any other equivalent entity, such as a nationally recognized testing
laboratory to be in conformity with all applicable provisions of ANSI
A92.2-1969 and the OSHA standard, to be at least as safe as the
equipment was before modification. The employer is required to maintain
the certification record and to disclose to an OSHA Compliance Officer
upon request.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Title: Servicing Multi-Piece and Single Piece Rim Wheels,
Manufacturer's Certification Record.
OMB Number: 1218-0219.
Frequency: Annually.
Number of Respondents: 80.
Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 6.
Description: The standard on Servicing Multi-Piece and Single Piece
Rim Wheels, under 29 CFR 1910.177(d)(3)(iv), requires that when a
damaged restraining device needs structural repair, such as component
replacement or rewelding, the repairs must be certified by either the
manufacturer or a registered professional engineer as meeting the
strength requirements of paragraph 1910.177(d)(3)(I). The information
collection requirement (the manufacturer's certification record)
ensures that employers protect employees from hazards of a damaged
restraining device in the event of a rim wheel separation or the sudden
release of pressurized air. In addition, OSHA compliance officers may
require employers to disclose the required certification record at the
time of an inspection.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Title: Overhead and Gantry Cranes, Inspection Certification
Records.
OMB Number: 1218-0224.
Frequency: Varies (annually, semi-annually).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions; Federal government; State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 30,000.
Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 30 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 367,500.
Description: The inspection certification records required in 29
CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii), (j)(2)(iv)(m)(1), and (m)(2) are necessary to
ensure compliance with the requirement for overhead and gantry cranes.
They are intended to ensure that these cranes have periodic and
recorder maintenance checks and that they are operating in a safe and
reliable condition. In addition, OSHA compliance officers may require
employers to disclose the certification records during an Agency
inspection.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Title: Forging Machines, Inspection Certification Records.
OMB Number: 1218-0228.
Frequency: Bi-Weekly.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions; Federal government; State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 27,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 244,868
Description: The inspection certification records required in the
standard on Forging Machines, 29 CFR 1910.218(a)(2)(i) and (a)(2)(ii)
are necessary to ensure that forging machines have periodic and regular
maintenance checks and that guards and point of operation protection
devices have scheduled and recorded inspections. In addition, OSHA
compliance officers may require employers to disclose the certification
records during an Agency inspection.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Title: Hazard Communications (29 CFR 1200: 1915, 1917, 1918, 1926,
1928).
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OMB Number: 1218-0072.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal government;
State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 5,041,918.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: Ranges from 10 minutes for
establishments to obtain and maintain material safety data sheets to 8
hours for manufacturers or importers to conduct a hazard determination.
Total Burden Hours: 7,301,762 hours.
Description: The Hazard Communication Standard's collection of
information requirements are designed to ensure that the hazards of all
chemicals produced or imported are evaluated and that information
concerning their hazards is transmitted to employees and downstream
employers. The standard requires chemical manufacturers and importers
to evaluate chemicals they produce or import to determine if they are
hazardous; for those chemicals determined to be hazardous, material
safety data sheets and warning labels must be developed. Employers are
required to establish a hazard communication program, to transmit
information on the hazards of chemicals to their employees by means of
labels on containers, material safety data sheets and training
programs. Implementation of these collection of information
requirements will ensure all employees have the ``right-to-know'' the
hazards and identities of the chemicals they work with and will reduce
the incidence of chemically-related occupational illness and injuries.
Ira L. Mills,
Deparmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-31178 Filed 11-30-99; 8:45 am]
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