Submission for OMB review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB review; Comment Request

October 30, 2001.

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 on (202) 693-4129 or E-mail:

King-Darrin@dol.gov.

Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Stuart Shapiro, OMB Desk Officer for OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, 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 (OSHA).

Type of Review

: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Title

: Underground Construction Standard.

OMB Number

: 1218-0067.

Affected Public

: Business or other for-profit.

Frequency

: On occasion.

Type of Response

: Recordkeeping and Third-party disclosure.

Number of Respondents

: 323.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs

: $0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services)

: $117,000.

Requirement

Number of annual responses

Average response time

[hours]

Estimated burden hours

Posting Warning Signs and Notices

1,132

.08

91

Certifying Inspection Records for Hoists

323

1

323

Recordkeeping for Air-Quality Tests—Big-Bore Projects

Continuous-Monitor Records

15,000

.008

120

Simultaneous-Monitor Records

37,500

.017

638

Serial-Monitor Records

37,500

.05

1,875

Recordkeeping for Air-Quality Tests—Small- and Medium-Bore Projects, Projects with Conventionally-Bored Tunnels

Continuous-Monitor Records

43,250

.008

346

Simultaneous-Monitor Records

108,125

.017

1,838

Serial-Monitor Records

108,125

.05

5,406

Recordkeeping for Air-Quality Tests—Small- and Medium-Bore Projects, Projects That Bore with Microtunneling Equipment

Continuous-Monitor Records

21,750

.008

174

Simultaneous-Monitor Records

21,750

.017

369

Serial-Monitor Records

21,750

.05

1,088

Recordkeeping for Air-Quality Tests—Gassy Projects

Continuous-Monitor Records

27,000

.008

216

Recordkeeping for Air-Quality Tests—Monitor Calibration

Continuous-Monitor Measurements

107,000

.17

18,190

Serial- or simultaneous-Monitor Measurements

334,750

.08

26,780

Maintaining Check—In/Check-Out Procedures

323

.03

10

Total:

885,278

57,464

Description:

29 CFR 1926.800 requires underground construction employers to certify hoist inspections; post various warning signs; and keep a record of air test results to identify decreasing oxygen levels or potentially hazardous concentrations of air contaminants in order to take corrective action prior to attaining hazardous conditions.

Agency:

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Type of Review:

Revision of a currently approved collection.

Title:

Steel Erection—Subpart R, 29 CFR part 1926.750 through 1926.761.

OMB Number:

1218-0241.

Affected Public:

Business or other for-profit; Federal Government; and State, Local or Tribal Government.

Frequency:

On occasion.

Type of Response:

Recordkeeping and Third-party disclosure.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs:

$0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services):

$0.

Requirement

Number of projects

Frequency per project

Responses

Average response time

[hours]

Estimated burden hours

1926.752(a)(1)

14,551

3

43,653

.083333

3,638

1926.752.(a)(2)

6,860

1

6,860

.083333

572

1926.755(b)(1)

3,534

1

3,534

3

10,602

1926.753(c)(5)

17,129

10

171,290

.083333

14,274

1926.753(e)(2)

2,061

2

4,122

.083333

343

1926.754(c)(3)

0

0

0

0

0

1926.757(a)(4)

856

1

856

.083333

71

1926.757(a)(7)

856

1

856

.083333

71

1926.757(a)(9) & 1926.758 (g)

1,713

1

1,713

0.5

857

1926.757(e)(4)(I)

343

1

343

.083333

29

1926.760(e) & (e)(1)

19,748

1

19,748

.016666

329

1926.761

0

0

0

0

0

Paragraph (c)(4)(iii) of Appendix G

0

0

0

0

0

Total:

67,651

252,975

30,786

Description:

Subpart R, 29 CFR Part 1926.750 through 1926.761, requires notification to designated parties, especially steel erectors, that building materials components, steel structures and fall-protection equipments are safe for specific uses and ensure that employees exposed to fall hazards receive specific training in the recognition and control of fall hazards.

Ira L. Mills,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01-27808 Filed 11-5-01; 8:45 am]

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