Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 24, 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, OHAS, 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 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: Aerial Lifts, Manufacture's Certification Record of

Modification.

OMB Number: 1218-0230.

Frequency: On occasion.

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

Federal government; State, local or tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 900.

Estimated Time Per respondent: Three minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 45 hours.

Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.

Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $0.

Description: The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the

Act) authorizes information collection by employees as necessary or

appropriate for enforcement of the Act or for developing information

regarding the causes and prevention of occupational injuries,

illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). In this regard, the standard

on Aerial Lifts (29 CFR 1910.67) requires that when aerial lifts are

``field modified'' for uses other than those intended by the

manufacture, the modification must be certified by the manufacturer or

by any other equivalent entity, such as a nationally recognized testing

laboratory to be in conformity with all applicable provisions of ANSI

A92.2-1969 and the OSHA standard, to be at least as safe as the

equipment was before modification. The employer is required to maintain

the certification record and to disclose to an OSHA Compliance Officer

upon request.

Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Title: Servicing Multi-Piece and Single Piece Rim Wheels,

Manufacturer's Certification Record.

OMB Number: 1218-0219.

Frequency: Annually.

Number of Respondents: 80.

Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 6.

Description: The standard on Servicing Multi-Piece and Single Piece

Rim Wheels, under 29 CFR 1910.177(d)(3)(iv), requires that when a

damaged restraining device needs structural repair, such as component

replacement or rewelding, the repairs must be certified by either the

manufacturer or a registered professional engineer as meeting the

strength requirements of paragraph 1910.177(d)(3)(I). The information

collection requirement (the manufacturer's certification record)

ensures that employers protect employees from hazards of a damaged

restraining device in the event of a rim wheel separation or the sudden

release of pressurized air. In addition, OSHA compliance officers may

require employers to disclose the required certification record at the

time of an inspection.

Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Title: Overhead and Gantry Cranes, Inspection Certification

Records.

OMB Number: 1218-0224.

Frequency: Varies (annually, semi-annually).

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

institutions; Federal government; State, local or tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 30,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 30 minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 367,500.

Description: The inspection certification records required in 29

CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii), (j)(2)(iv)(m)(1), and (m)(2) are necessary to

ensure compliance with the requirement for overhead and gantry cranes.

They are intended to ensure that these cranes have periodic and

recorder maintenance checks and that they are operating in a safe and

reliable condition. In addition, OSHA compliance officers may require

employers to disclose the certification records during an Agency

inspection.

Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Title: Forging Machines, Inspection Certification Records.

OMB Number: 1218-0228.

Frequency: Bi-Weekly.

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

institutions; Federal government; State, local or tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 27,000.

Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 244,868

Description: The inspection certification records required in the

standard on Forging Machines, 29 CFR 1910.218(a)(2)(i) and (a)(2)(ii)

are necessary to ensure that forging machines have periodic and regular

maintenance checks and that guards and point of operation protection

devices have scheduled and recorded inspections. In addition, OSHA

compliance officers may require employers to disclose the certification

records during an Agency inspection.

Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Title: Hazard Communications (29 CFR 1200: 1915, 1917, 1918, 1926,

1928).

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OMB Number: 1218-0072.

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal government;

State, local or tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 5,041,918.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: Ranges from 10 minutes for

establishments to obtain and maintain material safety data sheets to 8

hours for manufacturers or importers to conduct a hazard determination.

Total Burden Hours: 7,301,762 hours.

Description: The Hazard Communication Standard's collection of

information requirements are designed to ensure that the hazards of all

chemicals produced or imported are evaluated and that information

concerning their hazards is transmitted to employees and downstream

employers. The standard requires chemical manufacturers and importers

to evaluate chemicals they produce or import to determine if they are

hazardous; for those chemicals determined to be hazardous, material

safety data sheets and warning labels must be developed. Employers are

required to establish a hazard communication program, to transmit

information on the hazards of chemicals to their employees by means of

labels on containers, material safety data sheets and training

programs. Implementation of these collection of information

requirements will ensure all employees have the ``right-to-know'' the

hazards and identities of the chemicals they work with and will reduce

the incidence of chemically-related occupational illness and injuries.

Ira L. Mills,

Deparmental Clearance Officer.

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