[Federal Register: November 18, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 222)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 9, 1999.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (ICRs) 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 individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be 
obtained by calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation 
for BLS, ETA, PWBA, and OASAM contact Karin Kurz ({202} 219-5096 ext. 
159 or by E-mail to Kurz-Karin@dol. gov). To obtain documentation for 
ESA, MSHA, OHSA, and VETS contact Darrin King ({202} 219-5096 ext. 151 
or by E-Mail to King-Darrin@dol. gov).
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM, ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, 
PWBA, or VETS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, 
DC 20503 ({202} 395-7316), within 30 days from the date of this 
publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    <bullet> 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 (OSHA).
    Title: Shipyard Certification Records (29 CFR 1915.113(b)(1) and 
1915.172(d)).
    OMB Number: 1281-0220.
    Frequency: On occasion; Quarterly; Annually.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 900.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 3 to 20 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 4461.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The Standard for shackles and hooks (29 CFR 
1915.113(b)(1)) requires that all hooks for which no applicable 
manufacturer's recommendations are available shall be tested to twice 
their intended safe work load before they are initially put into use, 
and that the employer shall maintain a certification record. The 
standard for portable air receivers (29 CFR 1915.172(d)) requires that 
portable, unfired pressure vessels, not built to the code requirements 
of 1915.172(a), shall be examined quarterly by a competent person and 
that they be subjected yearly to a hydrostatic pressure test of one and 
one-half times the working pressure of the vessels. A certification 
record of these examinations and tests shall be maintained.
    The information collection requirements contained in 29 CFR 
1915.113(b)(1) and 29 CFR 1915.172(d) (shipyard certification records) 
ensures that employees properly inform employees about the condition of 
shackles and hooks, and portable air receivers and other unfired 
pressure vessels, in shipyards. The information collection requirements 
also verify that employers are in compliance with the standard. OSHA 
compliance officers may require employers to disclose the required 
certification records at the time of an inspection.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-30120 Filed 11-17-99; 8:45 am]
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