[Federal Register: February 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 36)][Notices] [Page 8406-8407]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0045]
Aerial Lifts; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB) Approval of an Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirement.
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to
extend OMB approval of the information collection requirement contained
in the Aerial Lift Standard. Employers who modify an aerial lift for
uses other than those provided by the manufacturer must obtain a
certificate from the manufacturer or equivalent entity certifying that
the modification is in conformance with applicable American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) standards and this Standard, and the
equipment is as safe as it was prior to the modification.
DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
April 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service:
When using this method, you must submit three copies of your comments
and attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2009-0045,
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20210. Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and courier service)
are accepted during the Department of Labor's and Docket Office's
normal business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number for the information Collection Request (ICR) (OSHA-2009-
0045). All comments, including any personal information you provide,
are placed in the public docket without change and may be made
available online at http://www/regulations.gov. For further information
on submitting comments see the "Public Participation" heading in the
section of this notice titled "SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION."
Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov or to the OSHA Docket Office
at the address above. All documents in the docket (including this
Federal Register notice) are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov
index; however, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not
publicly available to read or download through the website. All
submissions, including copyrighted material, are available for
inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You may contact Todd
Owen or Theda Kenney at the address below to obtain a copy of the
Information Collection Request (ICR).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Owen, Directorate of Standards
and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3609, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-
2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information
collection requirements in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that
information is in the desired format, reporting burden (time and cost)
is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA's
estimate of the information collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et
seq.) authorizes information collection by employers as necessary or
appropriate for enforcement of the Act or for developing information
regarding the causes and prevention of occupational injuries,
illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657).
The certification requirement specified in the Aerial Lifts
Standard demonstrates that the manufacturer or an equally-qualified
entity has assessed a modified aerial lift and found that it was safe
for use by, or near, workers; and that it would provide workers with a
level of protection at least equivalent to the protection afforded by
the lift prior to modification.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
Whether the proposed information collection requirement is
necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's functions to
protect workers, including whether the information is useful;
The accuracy of OSHA's estimate of the burden (time and
costs) of the information collection requirement, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
The quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and
Ways to minimize the burden on employers who must comply;
for example, by using automated or other technological information
collection and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting that OMB extend its approval of the information
collection requirement in the Aerial Lifts Standard (29 CFR
1926.453(a)(2)). OSHA proposes to retain its current burden hour
estimate of 6 hours. The certification requirement specified in the
Aerial Lifts Standard demonstrates that the manufacturer or an equally-
qualified entity has assessed a modified aerial lift and found that it
was safe for use by workers.
The Agency will summarize the comments submitted in response to
this notice, and will include this summary in the request to OMB.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Title: Manufacturer's Certification of Aerial Lifts in Construction
(29 CFR 1926.453).
OMB Number: 1218-0216.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 62.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: 6 minutes (0.10 hour).
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6 hours.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $0.
IV. Public Participation--Submission of Comments on This Notice and
Internet Access to Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments in response to this document as follows:
(1) Electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal; (2) by facsimile (FAX); or (3) by hard copy. All
comments, attachments, and other material must identify the Agency name
and the OSHA docket number for the ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2009-0045). You
may supplement electronic submissions by uploading document files
electronically. If you wish to mail additional materials in reference
to an electronic or facsimile submission, you must submit them to the
OSHA Docket Office (see the section of this notice titled ADDRESSES).
The additional materials must clearly identify your electronic comments
by your name, date, and the docket number so the Agency can attach them
to your comments.
Because of security procedures, the use of regular mail may cause a
significant delay in the receipt of comments. For information about
security procedures concerning the delivery of materials by hand,
express delivery, messenger, or courier service, please contact the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627).
Comments and submissions are posted without change at http://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about
submitting personal information such as social security numbers and
date of birth. Although all submissions are listed in the http://
www.regulations.gov index, some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to read or download through this
Web site. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are
available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Information on using the http://www.regulations.gov Web site to submit
comments and access the docket is available at the Web site's "User
Tips" link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about
materials not available through the Web site, and for assistance in
using the Internet to locate docket submissions.
V. Authority and Signature
David Michaels, PhD, MPH, 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 31160).
Signed at Washington, DC, this 19th day of February 2010.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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