[Federal Register: March 26, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 59)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. ICR-1218-0233(2004)]
Construction Records for Rigging Equipment for Material Handling;
Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of
Information-Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor
ACTION: Request for Comment.
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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comment concerning its proposal to extend OMB
approval of the information-collection requirements contained in
paragraphs (b)(1), (b)(6)(i), (b)(6)(ii), (c)(15)(iii), (c)(1)(i),
(ii), and (iii), and (f)(2) of the Rigging Equipment for Construction
Standard (29 CFR 1926.251). These paragraphs require affixing
identification tags or markings on rigging equipment, developing and
maintain; inspection records; and retaining proof-testing certificates.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by the following dates: Hard Copy:
Your comments must be submitted (postmarked or received) by May 25,
2004.
Faxcsimile and electronic transmission: Your comments must be
received by May 25, 2004.
ADDRESSES:
I. Submission of Comments
Regular mail, express delivery, hand-delivery, and messenger
service: Submit your comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket
Office, Docket No. ICR 1218-0233(2004), Room N-2625, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. OSHA Docket
Office and Department of Labor hours of operation are 8:15 a.m. to 4:45
p.m., e.s.t.
Facsimile: If your comments, including any attachments, are 10
pages or fewer, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202)
693-1648. You must include the docket number, ICR 1218-0233(2004), in
your comments.
Electronic: You may submit comments, but not attachments, through
the Internet at http://ecomments.osha.gov/.
II. Obtaining Copies of the Supporting Statement for the Information
Collection Request
The Supporting Statement for the Information Collection Request
(ICR) is available for downloading from OSHA's Web site at http://www.osha.gov.
The complete ICR, containing the OMB 83-I Form,
Supporting Statement, and attachments is available for inspection and
copying in the OSHA Docket Office, at the address listed above. A
printed copy of the supporting statement can be obtained by contacting
Todd Owen at (202) 693-2222.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Noah Connell, Directorate of
Construction, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3467, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-
2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Submission of Comments on This Notice and Internet Access to
Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments in response to this document by (1) hard
copy, (2) FAX transmission (facsimile), or (3) electronically through
the OSHA webpage. Please note you cannot attach
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materials such as studies or journal articles to electronic comments.
If you have additional materials, you must submit three copies of them
to the OSHA Docket Office at the address above. The additional
materials must clearly identify your electronic comments by name, date,
subject and docket number so we can attach them to your comments.
Because of security-related problems there may be a significant delay
in the receipt of comments by regular mail. Please contact the OSHA
Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 for information about security
procedures concerning the delivery of material by express delivery,
hand delivery and messenger service.
II. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information-
collection requirements in accordance with the Paperwork Reducton Act
of 1995 (PRA-95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
This program ensures that information is in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and costs) is minimized, collection instruments
are understandable, and OSHA's estimate of the information-collection
burden is correct.
This program ensures that information is in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and cost) is minimal, collection instruments are
clearly understood, and OSHA's estimate of the information-collection
burden is correct. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1910 (the
Act) authorizes information collection by employers as necessary or
appropriate for enforcement of the Act or for developing information
regarding the causes and prevention of occupational injuries,
illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The Rigging Equipment in
Construction Standard (i.e., ``the Standard'') specifies the paperwork
requirements. The following section describes who uses the information
collected under each requirement, as well as how they use it.
Alloy Steel Chains, Paragraph (b)
Paragraph (b)(1) requires that alloy steel chains have permanently
affixed durable identification tags, stating size, grade, rated
capacity and sling manufacturer. Paragraph (b)(6)(i) requires the
employer to make a thorough periodic inspection of alloy steel chain
slings in use on a regular basis, but at least once a year. Paragraph
(b)(6)(ii) requires the employer to make and maintain a record of the
most recent month in which each alloy steel chain was inspected and
make the record available for examination.
End Attachments, Paragraph (c)
Paragraph (c)(15)(ii) requires that all welded end attachments of
wire rope slings be proof tested by the manufacturer at twice their
rated capacity prior to initial use, and that the employer retain a
certificate of the proof test and make it available for examination.
Synthetic Webbing (nylon, polyester, and polypropylene), Paragraph (e)
Paragraphs (e)(1)(i), (ii), and (iii) requires that synthetic web
slings be marked or coded to show the manufactures trademark, rated
capacity for the type of hitch and type of synthetic web material.
Shackles and Hooks, Paragraph (f)
Paragraph (f)(2) requires that all hooks for which no applicable
manufacturer's recommendations are available be tested twice before
they are put into use. The employer shall maintain a record of the
dates and results of the tests.
III. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
Whether the proposed information-collection
requirements are necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's
functions to protect workers, including whether the information is
useful;
The accuracy of OSHA's estimate of the burden
(time and costs) of the information-collection requirements, including
the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
The quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and
Ways to minimize the burden on employers who
must comply; for example, by using automated or other technological
information collection and transmission techniques.
IV. Proposed Actions
OSHA is proposing to extend the collection-of-information in the
Rigging Equipment Standard (29 CFR 1926.251).
The Agency will summarize the comments submitted in response to
this notice, and will include this summary in its request to OMB to
extend the approval of these information-collection requirements.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently-approved information-
collection requirement.
Title: Rigging Equipment for Material handling (29 CFR
1926.25(b)(1), (b)(6)(i), (b)(6)(ii), (c)(15)(ii), (e)(1)(i), (ii), and
(iii), and (f)(2).
OMB Number: 1218-0233.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal government; State, local or tribal governments.
Number of Respondents: 1,327,370.
Frequency of Recordkeeping: On occasion.
Average Time Per Response: Average 3 minutes (.05 hour) for an
employer to maintain and disclose a certificate to 30 minutes (.5 hour)
for employer to acquire information and make a tag for a sling.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 56,335.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $0.
IV. Authority and Signature
John L. Henshaw, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this notice. The
authority for this notice is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3506), and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 5-2002 (67 FR 65008).
Signed at Washington, DC, on March 23, 2004.
John L. Henshaw,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
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