[Federal Register: March 4, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 42)][Notices] [Page 10686-10687]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
February 25, 2005.
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 ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by
contacting Darrin King on (202) 693-4129 (this is not a toll-free
number) or e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-7316 (this is not a toll-free number),
within 30 days from the date of this publication in the 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.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Title: Underground Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.800).
OMB Number: 1218-0067.
Frequency: On occasion and annually.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and third party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 323.
Number of Annual Responses: 885,762.
Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 30 seconds to read and
record air-quality test results to one hour to inspect, load test, and
complete and maintain a certification record for a hoist.
Total Burden Hours: 57,949.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $117,000.
Description: Seven paragraphs in the Underground Construction
Standard (``the Standard'') require employers to post warning signs or
notices during underground construction; these paragraphs are (b)(3),
(i)(3), (j)(1)(vi)(A), (m)(2)(ii), (o)(2), (q)(11), and (t)(1)(iv)(B).
The warning signs and notices required by these paragraphs enable
employers to effectively alert employees to the presence of hazards or
potential hazards at the job site, thereby preventing employee exposure
to hazards or potential hazards associated with underground
construction that could cause death or serious harm.
Certification inspection records for hoist. Paragraph (t)(i)(xxi)
of the Standard requires employers to inspect and load test hoists when
they install them, and at least annually thereafter; they must also
inspect and load test a hoist after making any repairs or alterations
to it that affect its structural integrity, and after tripping a safety
device on the hoist. Employers must also prepare a certification record
of each inspection and load test that includes specified information,
and maintain the most recent certification record until they complete
the construction project.
Establishing and maintaining a written record of the most recent
inspection and load test alerts equipment mechanics to problems
identified during the inspection. Prior to returning the equipment to
service, employers can review the records to ensure that the mechanics
performed the necessary repairs and maintenance. Accordingly, by using
only equipment that is in safe working order, employers will prevent
severe injury and death to the equipment operators and other employees
who work near the equipment. In addition, these records provide the
most efficient means for OSHA compliance officers to determine that an
employer performed the required inspections and load tests, thereby
assuring that the equipment is safe to operate.
Developing and maintaining records for air-quality tests. Paragraph
(j)(3) of the Standard mandates that employers develop records for air-
quality tests performed under paragraph (j), including air-quality
tests required by paragraphs (j)(1)(ii)(A) through (j)(1)(iii)(A),
(j)(1)(iii)(B), (j)(1)(iii)(C), (j)(1)(iii)(D), (j)(1)(iv),
(j)(1)(v)(A), (j)(1)(v)(B), and (j)(2)(i) through (j)(2)(v). Paragraph
(j) also requires that air-quality records include specified
information, and that employers maintain the records until the
underground-construction project is complete; they must also make the
records available to OSHA compliance officers on request.
Maintaining records of air-quality tests allow employers to
document atmospheric hazards, and to ascertain the effectiveness of
controls (especially ventilation) and implement additional controls if
necessary.
Accordingly, these requirements prevent serious injury and death to
employees who work on underground-construction projects. In addition,
these records provide an efficient means for employees to evaluate the
accuracy and effectiveness of an employer's exposure-reduction program,
and for OSHA compliance officers to determine that employers performed
the required tests and implemented appropriate controls.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Title: Construction Standards on Posting Emergency Telephone
Numbers and Floor Load Limits.
OMB Number: 1218-0093.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Third party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions; Federal government; and State, local, or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 74,325.
Number of Annual Responses: 74,325.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 minutes for posting an emergency
telephone number and 15 minutes for posting floor load limits.
Total Burden Hours: 8,901.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: Two Construction standards, ``Medical Services and
First Aid'' (Sec. 1926.50), and ``General Requirements for Storage''
(Sec. 1926.250), contain posting provisions. Paragraph (f) of Sec.
1926.50 requires employers to post emergency telephone numbers for
physicians, hospitals, or ambulances at the worksite if the 911
emergency telephone services is not available; in the event an employee
has a serious injury at the worksite, this posting requirement
expedites emergency medical treatment of the employee. Paragraph (a)(2)
of Sec. 1926.250 specifies that employers must post the maximum safe
load limits of floors located in storage areas inside buildings or
other structures, unless the floors are on grade. This provision
prohibits employers from overloading floors in areas used to store
material and equipment in multi-story units that are under
construction, thereby preventing the floors from collapsing and
seriously injuring employees.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Title: Cranes and Derricks Standards for Construction: Posting
Weight and Load Capacity of Personnel Platforms.
OMB Number: 1218-0151.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Third party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions; Federal government; and State, local, or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 2,750.
Number of Annual Responses: 2,750.
Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 229.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: Paragraph (g)(4)(ii)(I) of the Cranes and Derricks
Standard for Construction (Sec. 1926.550) requires employers to post
conspicuously with a plate or other permanent marking the weight and
rated load capacity or maximum intended loads of each platform used to
raise and lower employees to a worksite using a crane or derrick. This
requirement helps employers to avoid exceeding the lifting capacity of
such platforms and the cranes or derrick being used to lift the
platforms. Therefore, this requirement can prevent the platform, crane,
or derrick from collapsing and causing serious injury or death to
employees on or below the platform.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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