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- Publication Type:Notice
- Fed Register #:69:26893
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- Title:Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
May 6, 2004.
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 contacting the Department of Labor (DOL). To obtain documentation, contact Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll-free number), within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Title: Asbestos in General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1001).
OMB Number: 1218-0133.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Third party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government; and State, local, or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 243.
Number of Annual Responses: 65,048.
Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 5 minutes to maintain records to 1.5 hours for employees to receive training or medical evaluation.
Total Burden Hours: 23,849.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services): $1,625,143.
Description: The basic purpose of the information collection requirements in 29 CFR 1910.1001 (the Standard) is to document that employers in general industry are providing their employees with protection from hazardous asbestos exposure. Asbestos exposure results in asbestosis, a scarring of the lung tissue; lung cancer; mesothelioma; and gastrointestinal cancer. The Standard permits employers, employees and their designated representatives, OSHA, and other specified parties to determine the effectiveness of an employer's asbestos-control program. Accordingly, the requirements ensure that employees exposed to asbestos receive all of the protection afforded by the Standard.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-10961 Filed 5-13-04; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-26-P
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
May 6, 2004.
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 contacting the Department of Labor (DOL). To obtain documentation, contact Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll-free number), 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.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Title: Asbestos in General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1001).
OMB Number: 1218-0133.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Third party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government; and State, local, or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 243.
Number of Annual Responses: 65,048.
Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 5 minutes to maintain records to 1.5 hours for employees to receive training or medical evaluation.
Total Burden Hours: 23,849.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services): $1,625,143.
Description: The basic purpose of the information collection requirements in 29 CFR 1910.1001 (the Standard) is to document that employers in general industry are providing their employees with protection from hazardous asbestos exposure. Asbestos exposure results in asbestosis, a scarring of the lung tissue; lung cancer; mesothelioma; and gastrointestinal cancer. The Standard permits employers, employees and their designated representatives, OSHA, and other specified parties to determine the effectiveness of an employer's asbestos-control program. Accordingly, the requirements ensure that employees exposed to asbestos receive all of the protection afforded by the Standard.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-10961 Filed 5-13-04; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-26-P