[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38127-38128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18703]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket Number ICR-97-43]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Lead 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 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 Lead in Construction 29 CFR

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1926.62. 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 assumption 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 response.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted by September 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be submitted to the Docket Office, Docket 
No. ICR-97-43, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution 
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 219-7894. Written 
comments limited to 10 pages or fewer may also be transmitted by 
facsimile to (202) 219-5046.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Todd Owen, Directorate of Health Standards Programs, Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-
3647, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: 
(202) 219-7075. Copies of the referenced information collection request 
are available for inspection and copying in the Docket Office and will 
be mailed to persons who request copies by telephoning Todd Owen at 
(202) 219-7075 or Barbara Bielaski at (202 219-8076. For electronic 
copies of the Information Collection Request on Lead in Construction 
contact OSHA's WebPage on Internet at http://www.osha.gov/ and click on 
standards.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The purpose of the Lead in Construction Standard and its 
information collection requirements are to reduce occupational lead 
exposure in the construction industry. Lead exposure can result in both 
acute and chronic effects and can be fatal in severe cases of lead 
intoxication. Some of the health effects associated with lead exposure 
include brain disorders which can lead to seizures, coma, and death; 
anemia; neurological problems; high blood pressure; Kidney problem; 
reproductive problems; and decreased red blood cell production. The 
Standard requires that employers establish and maintain a training and 
compliance program, and exposure monitoring and medical surveillance 
records. These records are used by employees, physicians, employers and 
OSHA to determine the effectiveness of the employers' compliance 
efforts.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Lead in Construction 29 CFR 1926.62.
    OMB Number: 1218-0189.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Federal government, 
State and Local governments.
    Total Respondents: 147,073.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Responses: 6,351,167.
    Average Time per Response: Approximately 0.286 hour.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,814,671.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total initial annual costs: (operating/maintaining systems or 
purchasing services): $87,087,005.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection request. The comments will 
become a matter of public record.

    Dated: July 10, 1997.
Ruth McCully,
Acting Deputy Director, Directorate of Health Standards Programs.
[FR Doc. 97-18703 Filed 7-15-97; 8:45 am]
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