[Federal Register: June 5, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 108)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. ICR-1218-0217]
Blasting Operations; Extension of the Office of Management and
Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information-Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for comment.
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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comment concerning its request to extend
OMB approval of the information-collection requirement specified in
paragraph (k)(3)(i) of the Blasting Operations Standard for
Construction (29 CFR 1926.900); this paragraph requires employers to
post signs warning against the use of mobile radio transmitters near
blasting operations or to certify and maintain records of alternative
means developed to prevent the premature detonation of electric
blasting caps by mobile radio transmitters.
DATES: Submit written comments on or before August 5, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Docket Office, Docket No.
ICR-1218-0217(2002), OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-2625, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-
2350. Commenters may transmit written comments of 10 pages or less by
facsimile to: (202) 693-1648.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen M. Martinez, Directorate of
Policy, Office of Regulatory Analysis, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor,
Room N-3627, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693-1953. A copy of the Agency's Information-
Collection Request (ICR) supporting the need for the information
collections specified by the Blasting Operation Standard is available
for inspection and copying in the Docket Office, or by requesting a
copy from Todd Owen at (202) 693-2444. For electronic copies of the ICR
contact OSHA on the Internet at
http://www.osha.gov/comp-links.html and select ``Information Collection
Requests.''
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
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opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information-
collection requirements in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (PRA-95) (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 correct.
Paragraph (k)(3)(i) of this Standard requires a prominent display
of adequate warning signs against the use of mobile transmitters. If
the signs are infeasible, an alternative method needs to be developed
to prevent premature detonation.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
Whether the proposed information-collection requirements
are necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's functions,
including whether the information is useful;
The accuracy of OSHA's estimate of the burden (time and
cost) of the information-collection requirements, 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 proposes to extend OMB's previous approval of the
recordkeeping (paperwork) requirement specified in paragraphs (k)(3)(i)
of the Blasting Operation Standard for Construction (29 CFR 1926.900).
The Agency will summarize the comments submitted in response to this
notice, and will include this summary in its request to OMB to extend
the approval of this information-collection requirement.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved information-
collection requirements.
Title: Blasting Operations.
OMB Number: 1218-0217.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions; Federal government; State, local or tribal governments.
Number of Respondents: 160.
Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
Total Responses: 160.
Average Time per Response: 8 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,280.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $1,704,000.
IV. Authority and Signature
John L. Henshaw, 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) and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 3-2000 (65 FR 50017).
Signed at Washington, DC., on May 30, 2002.
John L. Henshaw,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
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