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[FR Doc No: 94-6443]


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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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