98-20618. Electrical Standards for Construction; Information Collection Requirements  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 148 (Monday, August 3, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 41298-41299]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-20618]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
    
    Occupational Safety and Health Administration
    [Docket No. ICR-98-31]
    
    
    Electrical Standards for Construction; 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 pubic 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
    
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    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 
    Electrical Standards for Construction (29 CFR part 1926, Subpart K). 
    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 October 2, 1998.
    
    ADDRESSES: Comments are to be submitted to the Docket Office, Docket 
    No. ICR-98-31, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. 
    Department of Labor, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, 
    Washington, DC 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, NW, Washington, DC 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 the Electrical Standards for Construction (29 CFR part 1926, 
    Subpart K), contact OSHA's WebPage on the Internet at http://
    www.osha.gov and click on ``Regulations and Compliance.''
    
    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 specially 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 written description of the Assured Equipment Grounding 
    Conductor Program (AEGP) required by Sec. 1926.404(b)(1)(iii) allows 
    employers, employees, and OSHA compliance officers to determine how the 
    requirements of the standard are being met, including the method of 
    recording tests. For example, the employer's written program might 
    specify the use of yellow tape to color code every tool and cord set. 
    By referring to the written program, OSHA compliance officers and other 
    persons can easily determine if the employer is complying with the 
    program.
        The posting of warning signs enables employees to avoid accidental 
    contact of electrical equipment used on construction sites. Contact 
    with unguarded live electrical parts, especially at high voltage, can 
    be hazardous to employees.
        The tagging of controls, equipment and circuits is intended to 
    prevent the inadvertent reactivation of the controls, equipment and 
    circuits while they are being serviced.
    
    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 Electrical 
    Standards for Construction (29 CFR part 1926, Subpart K).
        Type of Review: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
        Agency: U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health 
    Administration.
        Title: Electrical Standards for Construction (29 CFR part 1926, 
    Subpart K).
        OMB Number: 1218-0130.
        Agency Number: Docket Number ICR-98-31.
        Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
        Number of Respondents: 278,500.
        Frequency: Initially, On Occasion.
        Average Time per Response: Varies from .02 to .17 hours.
        Estimated Total Burden Hours: 53,001.
        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, DC, this 27th day of July 1998.
    Charles N. Jeffress,
    Assistant Secretary of Labor.
    [FR Doc. 98-20618 Filed 7-31-98; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
08/03/1998
Department:
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice, Opportunity for public comment.
Document Number:
98-20618
Dates:
Written comments must be submitted on or before October 2, 1998.
Pages:
41298-41299 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket No. ICR-98-31
PDF File:
98-20618.pdf