[Federal Register: October 23, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 206)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
October 10, 2008.
The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of
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 ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation; including among other things a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Darrin King on 202-
693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) / e-mail: DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone:
202-395-7316 / Fax: 202-395-6974 (these are not toll-free numbers), E-
mail: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov within 30 days from the date of this
publication in the Federal Register. In order to ensure the appropriate
consideration, comments should reference the OMB Control Number (see
below).
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.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a previously approved
collection.
Title of Collection: Vinyl Chloride Standard (29 CFR 1910.1017).
OMB Control Number: 1218-0010.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 32.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 712.
Estimated Total Annual Costs Burden: $48,928.
Description: The purpose of the Department's Vinyl Chloride
Standard at 29 CFR 1910.1017 and the information collection
requirements contained therein is to provide protection for employees
from the adverse effects associated with occupational exposure to vinyl
chloride. Employers must monitor employee exposure, reduce employee
exposure to within permissible exposure limits, and provide medical
examinations and other information to employees exposed to vinyl
chloride. For additional information, see the related 60-day
preclearance notice published in the Federal Register at 73 FR 39050 on
July 8, 2008. PRA documentation prepared in association with the
preclearance notice is available on http://www.regulations.gov under
docket number OSHA 2008-0021.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a previously approved
collection.
Title of Collection: Cotton Dust (29 CFR 1910.1043).
OMB Control Number: 1218-0061.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 384.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 35,742.
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Estimated Total Annual Costs Burden: $3,519,494.
Description: The purpose of the Department's Cotton Dust Standard
at 29 CFR 1910.1043 and the information collection requirements
contained therein is to provide protection for employees from the
adverse health effects associated with occupational exposure to cotton
dust. Employers must monitor employee exposure, reduce employee
exposure to within permissible exposure limits, provide employees with
medical examinations and training, and establish and maintain employee
exposure monitoring and medical records. For additional information,
see the related 60-day preclearance notice published in the Federal
Register at 73 FR 44774 on July 31, 2008. PRA documentation prepared in
association with the preclearance notice is available on http://
www.regulations.gov under docket number OSHA 2008-0015.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a previously approved
collection.
Title of Collection: Acrylonitrile (29 CFR 1910.1045).
OMB Control Number: 1218-0126.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 23.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,166.
Estimated Total Annual Costs Burden: $180,946.
Description: The Department's Acrylonitrile Standard at 29 CFR
1910.1045 requires employers to monitor employee exposure to
acrylonitrile (AN), to provide medical surveillance, to train employees
about the hazards of AN, and to establish and maintain accurate records
of employee exposure to AN. These records will be used by employers,
employees, physicians, and the Government to ensure that employees are
not harmed by exposure to AN. For additional information, see the
related 60-day preclearance notice published in the Federal Register at
73 FR 37987 on July 2, 2008. PRA documentation prepared in association
with the preclearance notice is available on http://www.regulations.gov
under docket number OSHA 2008-0014.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a previously approved
collection.
Title of Collection: Servicing Multi-Piece and Single Piece Rim
Wheels (29 CFR 1910.177).
OMB Control Number: 1218-0219.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 8.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Costs Burden: $0.
Description: The purpose of the Department's Standard for Servicing
Multi-Piece and Single Piece Rim Wheels at 29 CFR 1910.177 and the
information collection requirements contained therein is to reduce
employees' risk of death or serious injury by ensuring that restraining
devices used by them during the servicing of multi-piece rim wheels are
in safe operating condition. For additional information, see the
related 60-day preclearance notice published in the Federal Register at
73 FR 45250 on August 4, 2008. PRA documentation prepared in
association with the preclearance notice is available on http://
www.regulations.gov under docket number OSHA 2008-0025.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a previously approved
collection.
Title of Collection: Shipyard Employment Standards (29 CFR
1915.113(b)(1) and 1915.172(d)).
OMB Control Number: 1218-0220.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 639.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,137.
Estimated Total Annual Costs Burden: $0.
Description: The Department's Standard for shackles and hooks (29
CFR 1915.113(b)(1)) requires that all hooks for which no applicable
manufacturer's recommendations are available be tested and that the
employer retain a certification record. The Department's Standard on
portable air receivers (29 CFR 1915.172(d)) requires that portable,
unfired pressure vessels be examined quarterly and subjected to a
yearly hydrostatic pressure test and that a certification record be
maintained. For additional information, see the related 60-day
preclearance notice published in the Federal Register at 73 FR 44775 on
July 31, 2008. PRA documentation prepared in association with the
preclearance notice is available on http://www.regulations.gov under
docket number OSHA 2008-0024.
Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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