[Federal Register: March 21, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 55)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 13, 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 at (202) 693-4129 or E-mail to King-Darrin@dol.gov.
    Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs: Attn: OMB Desk Office for OSHA, Office of Management and

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Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 ((202) 395-7316), on or before 
April 20, 2001.
    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: Dipping and Coating Operations (Dip Tanks).
    OMB Number: 1218-0237.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 0.
    Number of Annual Responses: 0.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 0.
    Total Burden Hours: 1.
    Total Annulized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services):: $0.
    Description: 29 CFR 1910.126(g)(4) requires employers to determine 
the minimum safe distance (i.e., twice the sparking distance) that 
employees must maintain between equipment undergoing electrostatic 
detearing and the electrodes or conductors of the equipment used in the 
detearing process. Employers must conspicuously display the minimum 
safe distance on a sign located near this equipment.

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
    Title: Portable Fire Extinguishers, Annual Maintenance 
Certification Record.
    OMB Number: 1218-0238.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Number of Respondents: 132,000.
    Number of Annual Responses: 132,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 66,000.
    Total Annulized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services):: $19,008,000.
    Description: 29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) requires employers to annually 
inspect portable fire extinguisher for normal operation; record the 
maintenance date; maintain the maintenance record for one year after 
the last entry or for the life of the shell, whichever is less; and 
make the record available to the Assistant Secretary upon request.

Ira Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-6969 Filed 3-20-01; 8:45 am]
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