[Federal Register: December 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 245)][Notices] [Page 76690]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
December 15, 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 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 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: Ethylene Oxide (EtO) (29 CFR 1910.1047).
OMB Number: 1218-0108.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Third Party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 5,474.
Number of Annual Responses: 209,328.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies by task.
Total Burden Hours: 42,732.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $6,369,781.
Description: The standard requires employers to monitor employee
exposure to EtO, to provide medical surveillance, to train employees
about the hazards of EtO, and to establish and maintain accurate
records of employee exposure to EtO. These records will be used by
employers, employees, physicians, and the Government to ensure that
employees are not harmed by exposure to EtO.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: New collection (request for a new OMB control
number).
Title: OSHA's Conflict of Interest and Disclosure Form.
OMB Number: 1218-0NEW.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Number of Respondents: 36.
Number of Annual Responses: 36.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies from 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Total Burden Hours: 27.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published
the Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review on December 15,
2004. The Bulletin established that important scientific information
shall be peer reviewed by qualified specialists before it is
disseminated by the Federal Government. Peer review is one of the
important procedures used to ensure that the quality of published
information meets the standards of the scientific and technical
community. It is a form of deliberation involving an exchange of
judgments about the appropriateness of methods and the strength of the
author's inferences. Peer review involves the review of a draft product
for quality by specialists in the field who were not involved in
producing the draft. The selection of participants in a peer review is
based on expertise, with due consideration of independence and conflict
of interest. The Bulletin states "* * * the agency must address
reviewers' potential conflicts of interest (including those stemming
from ties to regulated businesses and other stakeholders) and
independence from the agency. The Conflict of Interest and Disclosure
form will be used to determine whether or not a conflict of interest
exists for a potential peer review panel member.
Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-21798 Filed 12-20-06; 8:45 am]
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