02-24901. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request  

  • [Federal Register Volume 67, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2002)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 61667-61668]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 02-24901]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
    
    Office of the Secretary
    
    
    Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
    
    September 20, 2002.
        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, 
    contact Darrin King (202) 693-4129 or e-mail: [email protected]
        Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
    Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for OSHA, Office of Management and 
    Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 ((202) 395-7316), within 30 
    days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register.
        The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
        [sbull] 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;
        [sbull] 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;
        [sbull] Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
    information to be collected; and
        [sbull] 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 (OSHA).
        Title: The Hydrostatic Testing Provision of the Standard on 
    Portable Fire Extinguishers.
        Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
        OMB Number: 1218-0218.
        Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
    institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal 
    Government.
        Type of Response: Recordkeeping and third-party disclosure.
    
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        Frequency: Varies.
        Number of Respondents: 8,780,500.
        Annual Responses: 1,170,733.
        Annual Burden House: 131,708.
        Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
        Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
    services): $11,941,480.
        Description: 29 CFR 1910.157(f)(16) requires employers to develop 
    and maintain a certification record of hydrostatic testing of portable 
    fire extinguishers. The certification record must include thee date of 
    inspection, the signature of the person who performed the test, and the 
    serial number (or other identifier) of the fire extinguisher that was 
    tested. The certification record must be made available to the 
    Assistant Secretary or his/her representative upon request. The 
    certification records provide assure to employers, employees, and OSHA 
    compliance officers that the fire extinguishers have been 
    hydrostatically tested in accordance with and at the intervals 
    specified in the provision, thereby ensuring that they will operate 
    properly in the event employees need to use them. These records also 
    provide the most efficient means for the compliance officers to 
    determine that any employer is complying with the hydrostatic testing 
    provision.
    
        Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
        Title: Crawler, Locomotive, and Truck Cranes Standard.
        Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
        OMB Number: 1218-0221.
        Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
    institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal 
    Government.
        Type of Response: Record Keeping.
        Number of Respondents: 20,000.
    
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                                                                                          Average
                  Requirement                       Frequency             Annual       response time   Annual burden
                                                                         responses        (hours)          hours
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    Inspection Records--29 CFR               Monthly................         228,000            0.25          57,000
     1910.1800(d)(6).
    Rated Load Tests--29 CFR 1910.180(e)(2)  On occasion............              40            1.00              40
    Monthly Rope Inspections and             Monthly................         228,000            0.50         114,000
     Certification Record--29 CFR
     1910.180(g)(1).
    Month or More and Certification Record-- On occasion............           6,000            0.50           3,000
     29 CFR 1910.180(g)(2)(ii).
                                                                     -----------------
        Total..............................  .......................         462,040  ..............         174,040
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        Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
        Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
    services): $0.
         Description: 29 CFR 1910.180 requires that monthly inspections be 
    performed on cranes and running ropes and that a certification record 
    be prepared. Ropes that have been idle for a month or more are required 
    to under go a through inspection and certification record generated 
    before use. These requirements are necessary to help protect employees 
    from potential injury or death resulting from equipment malfunctions.
        Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
        Title: Overhead and Gantry Cranes Standard.
        Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
        OMB Number: 1218-0224.
        Frequency: On occasion, monthly, semi-annually (?) and daily.
        Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
    institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal 
    Government.
        Type of Response: Record keeping and third-party disclosure.
        Number of Respondents: 35,000. [Insert Table When ICR Corrected].
        Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
        Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
    services): $0.
        Description: The inspection certification records required in 29 
    CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii), (j)(2)(iv), and (m)(2) are necessary to ensure 
    compliance with the standard for overhead and gantry cranes and are 
    intended to ensure that these cranes have periodic and recorded 
    maintenance checks and that they are operating in a safe and reliable 
    condition in order to ensure optimum safety for employees. In addition, 
    OSHA compliance officers may require employers to disclose the 
    certification records during an inspection.
    
        Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
        Title: Mechanical Power Presses.
        Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
        OMB Number: 1218-0229.
        Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
    institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal 
    Government.
        Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
        Number of Respondents: 191,750.
    
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                                                                                          Average
                  Requirement                       Frequency             Annual       response time   Annual burden
                                                                         responses        (hours)          hours
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    Inspection Records--29 CFR               Periodic...............       2,301,000            0.33         759,330
     1910.217(e)(1)(i).
    Inspection Records--29 CFR               Weekly.................       7,670,000            0.08         613,600
     1910.217(e)(1)(ii).
        Total..............................  .......................       9,971,000  ..............       1,372,930
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        Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
        Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
    services): $0.
        Description: The information collections required by the Mechanical 
    Power Press Standard [29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii)] are 
    needed to ensure that power presses are in safe operating condition, 
    and that all safety devices are working properly. The failure of these 
    devices could cause serious injury or death to an employee.
    
    Ira L. Mills,
    Departmental Clearance Officer.
    [FR Doc. 02-24901 Filed 9-30-02; 8:45 am]
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Published:
10/01/2002
Department:
Labor Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
02-24901
Pages:
61667-61668 (2 pages)
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