[Federal Register: September 25, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 186)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 30, 2001.
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
contact Darrin King on (202) 693-4129 or E-Mail: King-Darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: Stuart Shapiro, OMB Desk Officer for OSHA, 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:
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.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Title: Cranes and Derricks Standard for Construction: Recording
Tests for Toxic Gases and Oxygen-Deficient Atmospheres in Enclosed
Spaces.
OMB Number: 1218-0054.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Third-party disclosure.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Respondents: 50.
Number of Annual Responses: 2,900.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 97.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $9,000.
Description: 29 CFR 1926.550(a)(11) requires that oxygen and toxic
gas test be conducted whenever internal combustion engines of
construction cranes or derricks exhaust into enclosed workspaces.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Title: Construction Standards on Posting Emergency Telephone
Numbers and Floor Load Limits.
OMB Number: 1218-0093.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Type of Response: Third-party disclosure.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Respondents: 140,325.
Number of Annual Responses: 140,325.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2 minutes to post an emergency phone
number and 5 minutes to post floor load limits.
Total Burden Hours: 5,726.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: 29 CFR 1926.50(f) requires employers to post emergency
telephone numbers at the worksite if the 911 emergency telephone
service is not available. 29 CFR 1926.250(a)(2) requires that employers
post the maximum safe load limits of floors located in storage areas
inside buildings or other structures, unless the floors are on a grade.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Title: Cranes and Derricks Standards for Construction: Notification
of Operational Specification and Hand Signals.
OMB Number: 1218-0115.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal
government.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and third-party disclosure.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Respondents: 67,751.
Number of Annual Responses: 67,773.
Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 5,416.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $431,158.
Description: 29 CFR 1926.550 (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(4), and (a)(16)
require employers to provide notification of specified operating
characteristics pertaining to cranes and derricks using documentation,
posting or revising maintenance-instruction plates, tags or decals, and
to notify employees of hand signals used to communicate with equipment
operations by posting and illustration applicable signals at the
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worksite in order to prevent injury to workers.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Title: Cranes and Derricks Standard for Construction: Posting
Weight and Load Capacity of Personnel Platforms.
OMB Number: 1218-0151.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Type of Response: Third-party disclosure.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Respondents: 2,750.
Number of Annual Responses: 2,750.
Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 229.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: 29 CFR 1926.550(g)(4)(ii)(I) requires employers to
post conspicuously with a plate or other permanent marking the weight
and related-load capacity or maximum intended load of each platform
used to raise and lower employees to a worksite using a crane or
derrick. This requirement helps employers to avoid exceeding the
lifting capacity and prevents crane or derrick collapses thus avoiding
serious injuring or death to employees.
Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-23879 Filed 9-24-01; 8:45 am]
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