[Federal Register: June 18, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 117)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. ICR-1218-0227(2002)]
Trucks Used Underground To Transport Explosives; 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 public comment concerning its request to extend
OMB approval of the information-collection requirements specified in
paragraph (e) of the Underground Transportation of Explosives in
Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.903); this paragraph requires
employers to inspect the trucks electrical system used to transport the
explosives underground.
DATES: Submit written comments on or before August 19, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Docket Office, Docket No.
ICR-1218-0227(2002), OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-2625, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-
2350. Commenters may transmit written comments of 10 pages or less by
facsimile to: (202) 693-1648.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen M. Martinez, Directorate of
Policy, Office of Regulatory Analysis, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor,
Room N-3641, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693-1953. A copy of the Agency's Information-
Collection Request (ICR) supporting the need for the information
collections specified by the Underground Transportation of Explosive
Standard is a available for inspection and copying in the Docket
Office, or by requesting a copy from Todd Owen at (202) 693-2444. For
electronic copies of the ICR contact OSHA on the Internet at http://
www.osha.gov/comp-links.html and select ``Information Collection
Requests.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. 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 Reduction 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 cost)
is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA's
estimate of the information-collection burden is correct.
The Underground Transportation of Explosives Standard (i.e., ``the
Standard'') specifies the following paperwork requirement, as well as
the rationale for the requirement.
Trucks used Underground to Transport Explosives (paragraph
(e)). Paragraph (e) requires the employer to inspect weekly the truck's
electrical system used to transport explosives underground. The weekly
inspection is to detect any failure in the system which would
constitute an electrical hazard. In addition the employer must
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certify and maintain these records to show the compliance officer upon
inspection.
II. 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,
including whether the information is useful;
The accuracy of OSHA's estimate of the burden (time and
cost) 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.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA proposes to extend OMB's previous approval of the
recordkeeping (paperwork) requirement specified in paragraph (e) of the
Underground Transportation of Explosives Standard (29 CFR 1926.903).
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 this information-collection requirement.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved information-
collection requirements.
Title: Trucks used Underground to Transport Explosives.
OMB Number: 1218-0227.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions; Federal government; State, local or tribal governments.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency of Response: Weekly.
Total Responses: 52.
Average Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 9.
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. 3-2000 (65 FR 50017).
Signed at Washington, DC, on June 11, 2002.
John L. Henshaw,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 02-15305 Filed 6-17-02; 8:45 am]
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