[Federal Register: August 25, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 165)][Notices] [Page 50466-50467]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
August 15, 2006.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public
information collection request (ICR) 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
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained
from RegInfo.gov at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by
contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free
number)/E-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to the 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, Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-6974 (these
are not a toll-free numbers), 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 without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: Benzene (29 CFR 1910.1028).
OMB Number: 1218-0129.
Frequency: On occasion; Annually; and Semi-annually.
Type of Response: Reckordkeeping and third party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 13,498.
Number of Annual Responses: 265,610.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies by task.
Total Burden Hours: 125,209.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $8,132,978.
Description: The purpose of 29 CFR 1910.1028 and its information
collection requirements is to provide protection for employees from the
adverse health effects associated with occupational exposure to
benzene.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Shipyard Employment
(29 CFR part 1915, subpart 1).
OMB Number: 1218-0215.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Reckordkeeping and third party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 639.
Number of Annual Responses: 77,749.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies by task.
Total Burden Hours: 2,041.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: 29 CFR 1915.152 requires employers to perform a hazard
assessment of the workplace to determine if personal protective
equipment (PPE) is necessary. It also requires the employer to document
that their employees have been trained in the use of PPE. Employers
also must document that a hazard assessment has been performed.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-14115 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am]
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