[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 136 (Friday, July 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 38478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18171]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
July 8, 1999.
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, Departmental Clearance
Officer, Ira Mills ({202} 219-5096 ext. 143) or by E-Mail to Mills-
Ira@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM, ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA,
PWBA, or VETS, 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:
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.
Title: Permit-Required Confined Space (29 CFR 1910.146).
OMB Number: 1218-0203.
Frequency: Varies (on occasion, annually, or daily).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 2,700,000.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: From 5 minutes (.08) to 16 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 1,634,663.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total annual costs (operation/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: The collections of information are needed by employers
and employees involved in the entry of permit-required confined spaces
to prevent injuries and death from exposure to the hazards associated
with such entries. The standard was promulgated under the authority in
section 6(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-18171 Filed 7-15-99; 8:45 am]
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