Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Shipyard Certification Records (29 CFR 1915.113(b)(1) and 29 CFR 1915.172(d)Test Certifications

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. ICR-97-40]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Shipyard Certification Records (29 CFR 1915.113(b)(1)

and 29 CFR 1915.172(d)--Test Certifications

ACTION: Notice.

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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 approval of the paperwork requirements

of 29 CFR 1915.113(b)(1) and 1915.172(d), when all shackles and hooks

for which no applicable manufacturer's recommendations are available

and when portable, unfired pressure vessels are not built to the code

requirements of 29 CFR 1915.172(a).

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 September 16,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be submitted to the Docket Office, Docket

No. ICR-97-40, 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: Odet Shaw, 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) 219-7234, ext. 121. Copies of

the referenced information collection request are available for

inspection and copying in the Docket Office and will be mailed to

persons who request copies by telephoning Theda Kennedy at (202) 219-

8061 ext. 100, or Barbara Bielaski at (202) 219-8076, ext. 142. For

electronic copies of the Information Collection Request on the

certification provisions

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in 29 CFR 1915.113(b)(1) (Shackles and Hooks) and 29 CFR 1915.172(d)

(Portable Air Receivers and Other Unfired Pressure Vessels, contact

OSHA's WebPage on the Internet at http://www.osha.gov/ and click on

``standards.''

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 test certification records required in 29 CFR 1915.113(b)(1)

and 29 CFR 1915.172(d) are necessary to assure compliance with the

requirement for shackles and hooks and portable air receivers and other

unfired pressure vessels in shipyards. They are intended to assure that

the certification records required for these examinations and tests are

maintained.

II. Current Actions

This notice requests an extension of the current Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the test certification

requirements contained in 29 CFR 1915.113(b)(1) and 1915.172(d)

(currently approved under OMB Control No. 1218-0210).

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health

Administration.

Title: Shipyard Certification Records (29 CFR 1915.113(b)(1) and 29

CFR 1915.172(d)--Test Certifications.

OMB Number: 1218-.

Agency Number: ICR-97-40.

Affected Public: State of local governments; Business or other for-

profit.

Number of Respondents: 900.

Ferequency: Quarterly, Yearly.

Average Time per Response: 10 minutes (.17 hr.).

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,846.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 14th day of July 1997.

John F. Martonik,

Acting Director, Directorate of Safety Standards Programs.

[FR Doc. 97-18985 Filed 7-17-97; 8:45 am]

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