[Federal Register: April 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 66)][Notices] [Page 17718-17719]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
March 30, 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: Design of Cave-in Protection Systems.
OMB Number: 1218-0137.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 20,000.
Number of Annual Responses: 20,000.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2.08 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 20,222.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $721,000.
Description: The requirements in 29 CFR 1926.652 for the design of
cave-in protection systems are needed by employers in the construction
industry and OSHA compliance officers to ensure that cave-in protection
systems are designed, installed, and used in a manner to adequately
protect employees.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Title: Methylene Chloride (29 CFR 1910.1052).
OMB Number: 1218-0179.
Frequency: On occasion; Quarterly; Semi-annually; and Annually.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Third party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government;
and State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 88,623.
Number of Annual Responses: 274,090.
Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 1 hour for administering a
medical examination to 5 minutes to maintain an employee's medical or
exposure record.
Total Burden Hours: 64,305.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $15,942,530.
Description: The information-collection requirements specified in
the Methylene Chloride Standard (29 CFR 1910.1052) protect employees
from the adverse health effects that may result from their exposure to
methylene chloride (MC). The requirements in the MC Standard include
employee exposure monitoring, notifying employees of their MC
exposures, administering medical examinations to employees, providing
examining physicians with specific program and employee information,
ensuring that employees receive a copy of their medical examination
results, training employees on the hazards of MC, maintaining
employees' exposure-monitoring and medical examination records for
specific periods, and providing access to these records by OSHA, the
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, the affected
employees, and their authorized representatives.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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