[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-6443]
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[Federal Register: March 18, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Review by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Background
The Department of Labor, in carrying out its responsibilities under
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), considers comments
on the reporting/recordkeeping requirements that will affect the
public.
List of Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Review
As necessary, the Department of Labor will publish a list of the
Agency recordkeeping/reporting requirements under review by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) since the last list was published. The
list will have all entries grouped into new collections, revisions,
extensions, or reinstatements. The Departmental Clearance Officer will,
upon request, be able to advise members of the public of the nature of
the particular submission they are interested in.
Each entry may contain the following information:
The Agency of the Department issuing this recordkeeping/ reporting
requirement.
The title of the recordkeeping/reporting requirement.
The OMB and/or Agency identification numbers, if applicable.
How often the recordkeeping/reporting requirement is needed.
Whether small businesses or organizations are affected.
An estimate of the total number of hours needed to comply with the
recordkeeping/reporting requirements and the average hours per
respondent.
The number of forms in the request for approval, if applicable.
An abstract describing the need for and uses of the information
collection.
Comments and Questions
Copies of the recordkeeping/reporting requirements may be obtained
by calling the Departmental Clearance Officer, Kenneth A. Mills ({202}
219-5095). Comments and questions about the items on this list should
be directed to Mr. Mills, Office of Information Resources Management
Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., room N-
1301, Washington, DC 20210. Comments should also be sent to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for (BLS/
DM/ESA/ETA/OAW/MSHA/OSHA/PWBA/VETS), Office of Management and Budget,
Room 3001, Washington, DC 20503 ({202} 395-6880).
Any member of the public who wants to comment on recordkeeping/
reporting requirements which have been submitted to OMB should advise
Mr. Mills of this intent at the earliest possible date.
New
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Abatement Verification: Current Collections and Proposed Rule
On Occasion
Farms; Businesses or other for-profit; Federal agencies or employees;
non-profit institutions; small businesses or organizations
90,834 respondents; .87 hours per response; 79,045 burden hours
OSHA currently requests that employers cited during inspections
submit abatement verification information and, when appropriate, multi-
step abatement plans and progress reports. The Agency is proposing the
Abatement Verification Rule so that it will have regulatory authority
to require employers to submit proof of abatement. Abatement
verification information is used by OSHA to determine if hazards cited
during OSHA inspections have been abated, to close inspection case
files, and to determine appropriate Agency action.
Extension
Employment and Training Administration
1205-0058, ETA 8471, 8472, 8473, 8588
State or local governments
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Average
Respondents Frequency time per
Form No. response
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ETA 8471.............................. 52 Quarterly 8 hours.
ETA 8472.............................. 52 Quarterly 8 hours.
ETA 8473.............................. 52 Quarterly 7 hours.
ETA 8588.............................. 52 Quarterly 8 hours.
Recordkeeping......................... 52 Annually. 19.17
hours.
xl xl....... 58,292
total
hours.
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Data and information provided by the States on these forms are used
for program planning and evaluation and for oversight or verification
activities as mandated by the Revenue Act of 1978, Tax Equity and
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1993.
Extension
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petitions for Modification of Mandatory Safety Standards
1219-0065
On occasion
Businesses and other for-profit; Small businesses or organizations
232 respondents; 40 hours per response; 9,280 total hours
The information collection requirement provides guidance for mine
operators or representatives of miners for filing petitions for
modification of mandatory safety standards.
Extension
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records
1218-0065
On Occasion
Businesses or other for-profit; Small businesses or organizations
50 respondents; .10 hours per response; 5 total hours
The standard requires employers to provide employee exposure and
medical records and/or any analyses using exposure or medical records
to OSHA. Further, the standard requires that whenever an employer is
ceasing to do business and there is no successor employer to receive
and maintain the records, or the employer intends to dispose of any
records required to be preserved for at least thirty years, the
employer shall contact the National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH).
Extension
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Hazard Communications Standard
1218-0072
On occasion
Businesses or other for-profit; small businesses or organizations
100,000 respondents; .08 hours per response; 8,000 total hours
The standard requires employers to allow OSHA access to various
hazard communication records including hazard determinations, written
hazard communication programs, material safety data sheets and trade
secrets. Information provided to OSHA in accordance with this standard
is used to ensure that employers are complying with the provisions of
the Hazard Communication Standard.
Extension
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Lead Standard
1218-0092
On occasion
Businesses or other for-profit; Small businesses or organizations 2,000
respondents; .08 hours per response; 161 total hours
The purpose of this standard and its information collection
requirements is to provide protection for employees from the adverse
health effects associated with occupational exposure to lead. The
standard requires that OSHA have access to various records to ensure
that employers are complying with disclosure provisions of the Lead
Standard. The standard also requires that employers contact the
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) when
there is no successor to receive or retain the records for the
prescribed period of time. Employers may be required to submit their
records to NIOSH.
Revision
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Grantee Quarterly Progress Report
1218-0100
Quarterly
Non-profit institutions
20 respondents; 12 hours per response; 960 total hours; 1 form
The information in the Grantee Quarterly Progress report is used by
OSHA regional offices to monitor grantee progress in accomplishing work
plans contained in the approved grant applications. The information is
also used by the OSHA national office to evaluate the overall
effectiveness of the training grants programs, to identify program
aspects which need to be brought to the attention of management, and to
serve as one basis for making decisions for continued grantee funding.
Extension
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
ERISA Technical Release No. 91-01
1210-0084
Recordkeeping
Businesses or other for-profit; small businesses or organizations
40 respondents; 1 hour per response; 40 total hours
This technical release alerts the public to amendments to Title I
of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) which, among other
things, requires that advance notification be provided to the
Secretaries of Labor and the Treasury, as well as other persons, of an
intended transfer of excess pension assets from a defined benefit plan
to a retiree health benefit account, described in section 401(h) of the
Internal Revenue Code, which is a part of such plan.
Reinstatement
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Report of Injuries to Employees Operating Mechanical Power Presses
1218-0070
191 respondents; .3 hours per response; 57 total hours
2This report provides OSHA with an ongoing and current view of the
causes of point-of-operation injuries from mechanical power presses in
order to monitor the effectiveness of the standard and to determine the
need for revisions.
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 10th day of March, 1994.
Kenneth A. Mills
Departmental Clearance Officer
[FR Doc. 94-6443 Filed 3-17-94; 8:45 am]
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