[Federal Register: December 20, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 244)][Notices] [Page 76363-76365]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
December 14, 2006.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public
information collection requests (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
each ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained
from RegInfo.gov at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by
contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free
number)/e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to the 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, Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-6974 (these
are not a toll-free numbers), 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.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: 4,4'-Methylenedianiline Construction 29 CFR 1926.60.
OMB Number: 1218-0183.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and third-party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 60.
Number of Annual Responses: 3,960.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies by task.
Total Burden Hours: 1,607.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $80,412.
Description: The purpose of this Standard and its information
collection requirements is to provide protection for employees from
adverse health effects associated with occupational exposure to 4,4'-
Methylenedianiline. Employers must monitor exposure, keep employee
exposures within the permissible exposure limits, provide employees
with medical examinations and training, and establish and maintain
employee exposure-monitoring and medical records.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: 4,4'-Methylenedianiline General Industry 29 CFR 1910.1050.
OMB Number: 1218-0184.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and third-party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 13.
Number of Annual Responses: 583.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies by task.
Total Burden Hours: 293.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $19,312.
Description: The purpose of this Standard and its information
collection requirements is to provide protection for employees from
adverse health effects associated with occupational exposure to 4,4-
Methylenedianiline. Employers must monitor exposure, keep employee
exposures within the permissible exposure limits, provide employees
with medical examinations and training, and establish and maintain
employee exposure-monitoring and medical records.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: Electrical Protective Equipment (29 CFR 1910.137), and
Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution (29 CFR
1910.269).
OMB Number: 1218-0190.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and third-party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 20,765.
Number of Annual Responses: 437,884.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies by task.
Total Burden Hours: 30,533.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: The information collection requirements are needed to
help provide protection to employees who use electrical protective
equipment and who are involved in industries engaged in electric power
generation, transmission, and distribution work.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: Standard on Walking-Working Surfaces (29 CFR part 1910,
subpart D).
OMB Number: 1218-0199.
Type of Response: Third-party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 12,100.
Number of Annual Responses: 12,100.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies by task.
Total Burden Hours: 1,193.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: The information collection requirements in the
Walking-Working Surfaces standard is designed to protect employees by
making them aware of load limits of the floors of buildings, defective
portable metal ladders, and the specifications of outrigger scaffolds
used.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Title: OSHA Data Initiative (ODI).
OMB Number: 1218-0209.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Number of Annual Responses: 100,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 16,666.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: The agency will collect occupational injury and
illness data from selected employers. These employers will also be
required to provide the average employment, hours worked, and the name
and phone number of the person submitting the data. The data collection
will include mail and telephone follow-up to ask clarifying questions
concerning data submitted, and to attempt to obtain responses from non-
responders. The purpose of the data collection is to compile
occupational injury and illness data from employers within specific
industries and size categories. OSHA then will be able to calculate
occupational injury and illness rates by employer and specific
industry. The agency will require this information from up to 100,000
employers required to create and maintain records pursuant to 29 CFR
part 1904.
In each of the previous OSHA Data Initiative (ODI) information
collections, beginning with the collection of CY 1995 data, the Agency
collected data from approximately 80,000 establishments each year. OSHA
used the 1996 data from the 1997 collection as a baseline for both its
Cooperative Compliance Program initiative and its Interim Plan for
Inspection Targeting. The 1997 through 2004 injury and illness data
have been used for OSHA's Site Specific Targeting (SST) plans. Each
year the SST plan is updated with the most current data. The SST-06
plan is currently using CY 2004 establishment specific data.
Since 1998, OSHA has used the information from each data collection
to identify approximately 14,000 establishments in Federal jurisdiction
with high lost workday injury and illness case rates. OSHA sends
letters to these establishments indicating its concern about the high
injury and illness rate at the establishment and informing the employer
of available services, such as the OSHA on-site consultation program,
that can be used to identify hazards and address occupational safety
and health issues.
OSHA is also using the information collected for measurement
purposes to comply with the Government Performance and Results Act
(GPRA). It must be noted that limiting this data collection to
establishments with 40 or more employees also limits OSHA's ability to
fully utilize this data collection to meet the Agency's requirements
under the GPRA. A significant portion of OSHA inspections as well as
consultation visits are performed at establishments with less than 40
employees. OSHA cannot conduct follow-up data collection to measure the
impact of these interventions without authorization to collect from this
group of smaller employers. OSHA is seeking approval to collect data from
these employers only for performance measurement purposes. Data collected
from this group would not be used for OSHA's enforcement activities.
Some states operating state plans pursuant to Section 18 of the OSH Act
also use the information collected for the same purposes as does
Federal OSHA.
Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
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