Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Numbers Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Numbers Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

AGENCY:

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION:

Notice; announcement of OMB approval of information collection requirements.

SUMMARY:

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announces that OMB has extended its approval for a number of information collection requirements found in sections of 29 CFR parts 1910, 1915, and 1926. OSHA sought approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA-95), and, as required by that Act, is announcing the approval numbers and expiration dates for those requirements.

DATES:

This notice is effective April 14, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Todd Owen or Theda Kenney, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3609, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, telephone: (202) 693-2222.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

In a series of

Federal Register

notices, the Agency announced its requests to OMB to renew its current extensions of approvals for various information collection (paperwork) requirements in its safety and health standards for general industry, shipyard employment, and the construction industry, (

i.e.

, 29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, and 1926). In these

Federal Register

announcements, the Agency provided 60-day comment periods for the public to respond to OSHA's burden hour and cost estimates.

In accordance with PRA-95 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), OMB renewed its approval for these information collection requirements and assigned OMB control numbers to these requirements. The table below provides the following information for each of these OMB-approved requirements: The title of the collection; the date of the

Federal Register

notice; the

Federal Register

reference (date, volume, and leading page); OMB's control number; and the new expiration date.

Title

Date of Federal Register publication, Federal Register reference, and OSHA docket number

OMB control number

Expiration date

Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records (29 CFR 1910.1020)

02/15/2007, 72 FR 7465, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0009

1218-0065

05/31/2010

Additional Requirements for Special Dipping and Coating Operations (Dip Tanks) (29 CFR 1910.126(g)(4))

03/15/2007, 72 FR 12200, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0014

1218-0237

08/31/2010

Application for Training Grant

06/21/2007, 72 FR 34299, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0056

1218-0020

11/30/2010

Asbestos in General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1001)

04/05/2007, 72 FR 16830, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0026

1218-0133

08/31/2010

Bloodborne Pathogens (29 CFR 1910.1030)

07/27/2007, 72 FR 41357, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0063

1218-0180

01/31/2011

Concrete and Masonry Construction (29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart Q)

07/24/2007, 72 FR 40337, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0059

1218-0095

12/31/2010

Construction Fall Protection Plans and Training Requirements (29 CFR 1926.502 and 1926.503)

03/28/2007, 72 FR 14615, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0037

1218-0197

08/31/2010

Cranes and Derricks for Construction (29 CFR 1926.550)

07/31/2007, 72 FR 41775, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0060

1218-0113

12/31/2010

Crawler, Locomotive, and Truck Cranes (29 CFR 1910.180)

05/04/2007, 72 FR 25333, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0035

1218-0221

09/30/2010

Definition and Requirements for a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (29 CFR 1910.7)

01/05/2007, 72 FR 583, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0050

1218-0147

06/30/2010

Derricks (29 CFR 1910.181)

03/23/2007, 72 FR 13825, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0025

1218-0222

08/31/2010

Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment (29 CFR Part 1915, Subpart P)

07/23/2007, 72 FR 40172, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0057

1218-0248

01/31/2011

Formaldehyde (29 CFR 1910.1048)

02/15/2007, 72 FR 7464, Docket No. OSHA-2008-2007

1218-0145

05/31/2010

Gear Certification, OSHA-70 Form (29 CFR Part 1919)

09/17/2007, 72 FR 52912, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0061

1218-0003

01/31/2011

Grantee Quarterly Progress Report

06/08/2007, 72 FR 31863, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0048

1218-0100

10/31/2010

Ionizing Radiation (29 CFR 1910.1096)

07/27/2007, 72 FR 41358, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0049

1218-0103

01/31/2011

Logging Operations (29 CFR 1910.266)

08/22/2007, 72 FR 47081, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0018

1218-0198

12/31/2010

Manlifts (29 CFR 1910.68(e))

09/06/2007, 72 FR 51253, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0020

1218-0226

01/31/2011

Mechanical Power Presses (29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i) and (e) (1)(ii))

06/04/2007, 72 FR 30729, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0036

1218-0229

09/30/2010

Noise Exposure (29 CFR 1910.95)

04/27/2007, 72 FR 21054, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0022

1218-0048

08/31/2010

Overhead and Gantry Cranes (29 CFR 1910.179)

05/30/2007, 72 FR 30035, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0034

1218-0224

09/30/2010

Portable Fire Extinguishers (Annual Maintenance Certification Record) (29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3))

07/02/2007, 72 FR 36068, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0052

1218-0238

11/30/2010

Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance (29 CFR 1910.66)

10/05/2007, 72 FR 57072, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0062

1218-0121

01/31/2011

Presence Sensing Device Initiation (PSDI) (29 CFR 1910.217(h))

03/29/2007, 72 FR 14832, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0027

1218-0143

08/31/2010

Procedures for the Handling of Discrimination Complaints under Federal Employee Protection Statutes

09/18/2007, 72 FR 53266, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0071

1218-0236

01/31/2011

Rigging Equipment for Material Handling (29 CFR 1926.251)

06/22/2007, 72 FR 34483, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0055

1218-0233

11/30/2010

Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia (29 CFR 1910.111)

08/16/2007, 72 FR 46097, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0019

1218-0208

01/31/2011

Student Data Form (OSHA Form 182)

05/25/2007, 72 FR 29353, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0047

1218-0172

10/31/2010

The Hydrostatic Testing Provision of the Standard on Portable Fire Extinguishers (29 CFR 1910.157(f)(16))

06/18/2007, 72 FR 33537, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0051

1218-0218

10/31/2010

Welding, Cutting and Brazing (29 CFR 1910.255(e))

07/23/2007, 72 FR 40170, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0050

1218-0207

11/30/2010

In accordance with 5 CFR 1320.5(b), an agency cannot conduct, sponsor, or require a response to a collection of information unless the collection displays a valid OMB control number and the agency informs respondents that they are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Authority and Signature

Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this notice. The authority for this notice is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506

et seq.

) and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 5-2007 (72 FR 31159).

Signed at Washington, DC, on April 8, 2008.

Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.

[FR Doc. E8-7783 Filed 4-11-08; 8:45 am]

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