DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 30, 2002.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public information collection request (ICR) 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 this 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: OMB Desk Officer for OSHA, 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 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: Hazard Communication--29 CFR 1910.1200; Parts 1915, 1917, 1918, 1926, 1928.

OMB Number: 1218-0072.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Farms; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal Government.

Frequency: On occasion.

Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Third-party disclosure. Number of Respondents: 6,035,925.

Requirement Annual responses Average
response time
(hours)		 Estimated
annual
burden hours
1. Written Hazard Communication Program -- New Establishments:
Manufacturing
Non-Manufacturing
2. Written Hazard Communication Program -- Existing Establishments:
Manufacturing
Non-Manufacturing
3. Hazardous Determination
4. Existing Establishments Sending of MSDSs for New Hazardous:
Manufacturing
Non-Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Non-Manufacturing
6. Obtaining & Maintaining MSDSs -- Existing Establishments:
Manufacturing
Non-Manufacturing
7. Obtaining & Maintaining MSDSs -- New Establishments:
Manufacturing
Non-Manufacturing
8. Labeling Shipping Containers
9. Labeling In-Plant Containers
10. Access to Trade Secrets
Employee Access
Federal Access

Total
5,258
61,465

154,644
2,259,726
30,248

1,014,462
3,434,784

465,648
1,261,262

154,644
2,259,726

465,648
1,261,262
0
443,636,930
62,870
3,621,555
92,351
5.00
2.50

1.00
0.50
8

0.14
0.14

0.14
0.14

1.00
1.00

0.14
0.14
0.00
0.0033
4.00
0.17
0.08
26,290
153,663

154,644
1,129,863
241,984

142,025
480,870

65,191
176,577

154,644
2,259,726

65,191
176,577
0
1,464,002
251,480
603,351
7,388
460,242,484 ............... 7,553,465


Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services): $494,078.

Description: 29 CFR 1910.1200; Parts 1915, 1917, 1918, 1926, and 1928 require all employers to establish hazard communication programs and to transmit information on the hazards of chemicals to their employees by means of container labels, material safety data sheets and training programs. These actions reduce the incidents of chemical-related illnesses and injury in the workplace.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 02-19855 Filed 8-5-02; 8:45 am]

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