[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 116 (Friday, June 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30261-30262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15176]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing 
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to 
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, 
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, 
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of 
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. 
Currently the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is 
soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the 
information collection request for the Vinyl Chloride Standard 29 CFR 
1910.1017. A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) 
can be obtained by contacting the employee listed below in the 
addressee section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee section below on or before August 13, 1996. The Department of 
Labor 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 
submissions of responses.

ADDRESSEE: Comments are to be submitted to the Docket Office, Docket 
No. ICR-96-5, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution 
Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20210, telephone (202) 219-7894. Written 
comments limited to pages or less in length may also be transmitted by 
facsimile to (202) 219-5046.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anne C. Cyr, Office of Information and Consumer Affairs, Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-
3647, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20210. Telephone: 
(202) 219-8148. Copies of the referenced information collection request 
are available for inspection and copying in the Docket Office and will 
be mailed immediately to persons who request copies by telephoning 
Vivian Allen at (202) 219-8076. For electronic copies of the Vinyl 
Chloride Information Collection Request, contact the Labor News 
Bulletin Board (202) 219-4784; or OSHA's WebPage on Internet at htt://
www.osha.gov/.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Vinyl Chloride Standard and its information collection is 
designed to provide protection for employees from the adverse health 
effects associated with occupational exposure to vinyl chloride. The 
standard requires employers to monitor employee exposure to vinyl 
chloride (VC), to monitor employee health and to provide employees with 
information about their exposures and the health effects of injuries. 
In addition employers are required to notify OSHA area directors of 
regulated areas, changes to regulated areas, and of emergencies.

II. Current Actions

    This notice requests an extension of the current OMB approval of 
the paperwork requirements in the Vinyl Chloride Standard. Extension is 
necessary to provide continued protection to employees from the health 
effects associated with occupational exposure to vinyl chloride.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Vinyl Chloride.
    OMB Number: 1218-0010.
    Agency Number: Docket Number ICR-96-5.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Federal government 
and State, Local or Tribal governments.
    Total Respondents: 80.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Responses: 5,787.
    Average Time per Response: Time per response ranges from 5 minutes 
to maintain records to 12 hours to develop a compliance program.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,203.
    Estimated Capital: Operation/Maintenance Burden Cost: $258,042 
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or 
included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of 
the information collection request; they will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Dated: June 6, 1996.
Adam M. Finkel,
Director, Directorate of Health Standards Programs.
[FR Doc. 96-15176 Filed 6-13-96; 8:45 am]
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