[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 123 (Friday, June 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34933-34934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17102]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. ICR-98-26]
Walking-Working Surfaces; Information Collection Requirements
ACTION: Notice; Opportunity for Public Comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA-95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program helps to
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly understood, and impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed extension of the information
collection requirements contained in the standard on Walking-Working
Surfaces (29 CFR 1910.21-30). The Agency 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 submissions of responses.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 25, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Comments are to be submitted to the Docket Office, Docket
No. ICR-98-26, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room N-2625,
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200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210. Telephone: (202)
219-7894. Written comments limited to 10 pages or less in length may
also be transmitted by facsimile to (202) 219-5046.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theda Kenney, Directorate of Safety Standards Programs, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-
3605, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210, telephone:
(202) 219-8061. A copy of the referenced information collection request
is available for inspection and copying in the Docket Office and will
be mailed to persons who request copies by telephoning Theda Kenney at
(202) 219-8061, extension 100, or Barbara Bielaski at (202) 219-8076,
extension 142. For electronic copies of the Information Collection
Request on Walking-Working Surfaces (29 CFR 1910.21-30), contact OSHA's
WebPage on the Internet at http://www.osha-slc.gov/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act) authorizes
the promulgation of such health and safety standards as are necessary
or appropriate to provide safe or healthful employment and places of
employment. the statute specifically authorizes information collection
by employers as necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the Act
or for developing information regarding the causes and prevention of
occupational injuries, illnesses, and accidents.
The information collected is used by employers and employees to be
aware of load limits of the floors of newly constructed buildings, the
location of permanent aisles and passageways in these buildings, and
defective portable metal ladders. Once the floor loading signs are
posted, there is no need to change them unless structural conditions
change or if the signs become lost, removed, or defaced. Once a
portable metal ladder is marked as defective, it must be removed from
service and either repaired or destroyed. Repaired portable metal
ladders may be returned to service and the markings removed. The tags
or signs used to mark the defective ladders may be used over and over
again.
Further, a copy of the drawings and specifications of an outrigger
scaffold not constructed and erected in accordance with table D-16 of
the standard and designed by a licensed professional engineer must be
maintained by the employer. The drawings and specifications are used by
the employer and OSHA compliance officers to show the sizes and spacing
of members.
II. Current Actions
This notice requests public comment on OSHA's burden hour estimates
prior to OSHA seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of
the information collection requirements contained in the Walking-
Working Surfaces standards (29 CFR 1910.21-30).
Type of Review: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
Agency: U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration.
Title: Walking-Working surfaces (29 CFR 1910.21-30).
OMB Number: 1218-0199.
Agency Number: Docket Number ICR-98-26.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal government; State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 60,500.
Frequency: Initially, On Occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies from 0.5 to 2 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 33,837.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and included in the request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of the information collection request. The comments will
become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 22nd day of June 1998.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 98-17102 Filed 6-25-98; 8:45 am]
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