[Federal Register: June 28, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 124)][Notices] [Page 35513-35514]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
June 25, 2007.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public
information collection requests (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). Copies of
these ICRs, 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 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 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: Occupational Noise Exposure (29 CFR 1910.95).
OMB Number: 1218-0048.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and third-party disclosure.
Affected Public: Public Sector: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 379,512.
Number of Annual Responses: 16,610,221.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies from 2 minutes to notify
employees when noise exposure exceeds the 8-hour time-weighted average
of 85 decibels to 1 hour for employees in small establishments to take
audiometric examinations.
Total Burden Hours: 2,853,730.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $40,993,579.
Description: The purpose of the Occupational Noise Standard and its
information collection requirements are to provide protection to
employees from adverse health effects associated with occupational
exposure to noise. The standard requires employers to establish and
maintain accurate records of employee exposure to noise and audiometric
testing performed in compliance with this standard.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: Asbestos in General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1001).
OMB Number: 1218-0133.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
Affected Public: Public Sector: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 243.
Number of Annual Responses: 65,048.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies from 5 minutes to maintain
records to 1.5 hours for employees to receive training or medical
evaluations.
Total Burden Hours: 23,849.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $1,625,000.
Description: The Asbestos Standard requires employers to train
employees about the hazards of asbestos, to monitor employee exposure,
to provide medical surveillance, and to maintain accurate records of
employee exposure to asbestos. These records are used by employers,
employees, and the Government to ensure that employees are not harmed
by exposure to asbestos in the workplace.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: Construction Fall Protection Plans and Training Requirements
(29 CFR 1926.502 and 1926.503).
OMB Number: 1218-0197.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
Affected Public: Public Sector: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 301,178.
Number of Annual Responses: 6,039,818.
Estimated Time per Response: Time per response ranges from 5
minutes to certify a safety net to 1 hour to develop a fall protection
plan.
Total Burden Hours: 484,082.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: The Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices
Standard (29 CFR 1926.502) allows employers to develop alternative
procedures to conventional fall protection systems when the systems are
infeasible or create a greater hazard. The alternative procedures (plan) must be
written. Also, employers who use safety net systems may certify that
the installation meets the Standard's criteria in lieu of performing a
drop-test on the net. The Training Requirements Standard (29 CFR
1926.503) requires employers to prepare training certification records
for their employees. The plan and certification records ensure that
employers comply with the requirements to protect employees from falls.
Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-12522 Filed 6-27-07; 8:45 am]
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