Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 9, 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. To obtain documentation

for BLS, ETA, PWBA, and OASAM contact Karin Kurz ({202} 219-5096 ext.

159 or by E-mail to Kurz-K[email protected]). To obtain documentation for

ESA, MSHA, OHSA, and VETS contact Darrin King ({202} 219-5096 ext. 151

or by E-Mail to King-D[email protected]).

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 (OSHA).

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

1915.172(d)).

OMB Number: 1281-0220.

Frequency: On occasion; Quarterly; Annually.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit

institutions; Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 900.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 3 to 20 minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 4461.

Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.

Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $0.

Description: The Standard for shackles and hooks (29 CFR

1915.113(b)(1)) requires that all hooks for which no applicable

manufacturer's recommendations are available shall be tested to twice

their intended safe work load before they are initially put into use,

and that the employer shall maintain a certification record. The

standard for portable air receivers (29 CFR 1915.172(d)) requires that

portable, unfired pressure vessels, not built to the code requirements

of 1915.172(a), shall be examined quarterly by a competent person and

that they be subjected yearly to a hydrostatic pressure test of one and

one-half times the working pressure of the vessels. A certification

record of these examinations and tests shall be maintained.

The information collection requirements contained in 29 CFR

1915.113(b)(1) and 29 CFR 1915.172(d) (shipyard certification records)

ensures that employees properly inform employees about the condition of

shackles and hooks, and portable air receivers and other unfired

pressure vessels, in shipyards. The information collection requirements

also verify that employers are in compliance with the standard. OSHA

compliance officers may require employers to disclose the required

certification records at the time of an inspection.

Ira L. Mills,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 99-30120 Filed 11-17-99; 8:45 am]

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