[Federal Register: March 21, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 55)]
[Notices]
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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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