[Federal Register: March 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 49)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 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, Acting Departmental 
Clearance Officer, Pauline Perrow ([202] 219-5095 ext. 165) or by E-
Mail to Perrow-Pauline@dol.gov.
    Comments should be sent to the 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 assump[tions 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: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Calibration and 
Maintenance Procedures for Wet Test Meters and Coal Mine Respirable 
Dust Samples.
    OMB Number: 1219-ONEW (existing collection in use without OMB 
control number).
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 900.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: .12 hour per response.
    Total Burden Hours: 109.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $639.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $204,500.
    Description: Requires that approved sampling devices be calibrated 
before they are put into service; that they be calibrated at intervals 
not to exceed 200 hours of operation time; and that they be maintained 
as approved under 30 CFR Part 74.

    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Longshoring and Marine Terminals (29 CFR parts 1917 and 
1918).
    OMB Number: 1218-0196 (reinstatement)
    Frequency: Varies (Initially, On Occasion, Monthly, Weekly, 
Annually).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; No-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; State, local or tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 746.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: Varies (Initially, on Occasion, 
Monthly, Weekly, Annually).
    Total Burden Hours: 23,161.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $).
    Description: The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the 
Act) authorizes the promulgation of such health and safety standards as 
are necessary or appropriate to provide safe or healthful employment 
and places of employment. The statute specifically authorizes 
information collection by employers as necessary or appropriate for the 
enforcement of the Act or for developing information regarding the 
causes and prevention of occupational injuries, illnesses, and 
accidents.
    The Longshoring and Marine Terminals regulation contain 
requirements related to the testing, certification and marking of 
specific types of cargo lifting appliances and associated cargo 
handling gear and other cargo handling equipment such as conveyors and 
industrial trucks. The collections of information required from 
employers by OSHA are necessary to reduce employee injuries and 
fatalities associated with cargo lifting gear, transfer of vehicular 
cargo, manual

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cargo handling, and exposure to hazardous atmospheres.
Pauline Perrow,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-6236 Filed 3-12-99; 8:45 am]
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