[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 134 (Monday, July 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37625-37626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18400]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. ICR 97-14]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Asbestos in Construction

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 
Department of Labor.

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

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information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA95) [44 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 
Asbestos Standard 29 CFR 1926.1101. A copy of the proposed information 
collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contracting the employee 
listed below in the ADDRESSEs section of this notice.
    Dates: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in 
the ADDRESSES section below on or before September 12, 1997. The 
Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments which:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information 
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 
technique or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submissions of responses.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted by September 12, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be submitted to the Docket Office, Docket 
No. ICR 97-14, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (202) 219-7894. 
Written comments limited to 10 pages or less in length may also be 
transmitted by facsimile to (202) 219-5046.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: 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 Barbara Bielaski at (202) 219-8076 or Adrian 
Corsey at (202) 219-7075. For electronic copies of the Information 
Collection Request on Asbestos in Construction contact OSHA's WebPage 
on the Internet at http://www.osha.gov/ and click on standards.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Asbestos standard and its information collection is designed to 
provide protection for employees from the adverse health effects 
associated with occupational exposure to asbestos. The standard 
requires employers to monitor employee exposure to asbestos, to monitor 
employee health and to provide employees with information about their 
exposures and the health effects of injuries.

II. Current Actions

    This notice requests an extension of the current OMB approval of 
the paperwork requirements in the Asbestos Standard. Extension is 
necessary to provide continued protection to employees from the health 
hazards associated with occupational exposure to asbestos.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Asbestos in Construction.
    OMB Number: 1218-0134.
    Agency Number: Docket Number ICR 97-14.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit, Federal and State 
government, Local or Tribal governments.
    Total Respondents: 286,821.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Total Responses: 53,488,129.
    Average Time per Response: Time per response ranges from 5 minutes 
to maintain records to 17.3 hours to train qualified persons.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 5,817,388.
    Estimated Capital, Operation/Maintenance Burden Cost: $42,774,491.
    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 30, 1997.
Adam M. Finkel,
Director, Directorate of Health Standards Programs.
[FR Doc. 97-18400 Filed 7-11-97; 8:45 am]
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