[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52298-52300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26080]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 24, 1998.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
each individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be 
obtained by calling the Department of Labor, Departmental Clearance 
Officer, Todd R. Owen ((202) 219-5096 ext. 143) or by E-Mail to Owen-
T[email protected].
    Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM, ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, 
PWBA, or VETS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, 
DC 20503 ((202) 395-7316), within 30 days from the date of this 
publication in the Federal Register. The OMB 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 submission of responses.
    Agency: Occuptational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories 29 CFR 1910.1450.
    OMB Number: 1218-0131 (extension).
    Agency Number: None.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government; 
State, Local or Tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents: 34,214.
    Total Responses: 306,909.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: Ranges from 5 minutes to make 
records available to 1.75 hours for an employee to have a consultation 
and medical exam.
    Total Burden Hours: 107,842.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $10,568,950.
    Description: The Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories standard and 
its information collection requirements provide protection for 
employees from the adverse health effects associated with occupational 
exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories. The Standard requires 
that employers establish a Chemical Hygiene Plan, including exposure 
monitoring and medical records. These records are used by employees, 
physicians, employers and OSHA to determine the effectiveness of the 
employers' compliance efforts. Also the standard requires that OSHA 
have access to various records to ensure that employers are complying 
with the disclosure provisions.

    Agency: Occuptational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Commercial Diving Operations (29 CFR 1910, Subpart T).
    OMB Number: 1218-0069 (extension).
    Agency Number: None.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 hour.
    Total Burden Hours: 91,326.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: In 29 CFR part 1910, Subpart T, Commercial Diving 
Operations, the information to be collected is designed to minimize the 
possibility of a commercial diver being injured or killed (e.g., by gas 
embolism, decompression sickness) due to poor planning. Without the 
records required in the standard, necessary safeguards that have proven 
extremely effective in protecting commercial divers against inherent 
and obvious hazards underwater would be removed, and as a result, the 
fatality and injury/illness rate for this industry could rise. 
Consequences of accidents in diving can be severe due to the 
environment in which divers work.

    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Walking-Working Surfaces (29 CFR 1910.21-.30).
    OMB Number: 1218-0199 (extension).
    Agency Number: None.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not for-profit 
institutions; Farms; Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 60,500.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: Varies from 3 minutes to 20 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 33,837.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: The information collected in the Walking-Working 
Surfaces standard is used by employers and employees to be aware of 
load limits of the floors of newly constructed buildings, the location 
of permanent aisles and passageways in these buildings, and defective 
portable metal ladders. Once the floor loading signs are posted, there 
is no need to change them unless structural conditions change or if the 
signs become lost, removed or defaced. Once a portal metal ladder is 
marked as defective, it must be removed from service and either 
repaired or

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destroyed. Repaired metal ladders may be returned to service and the 
markings removed. The tags or signs used to mark the defective ladders 
may be used over and over again.
    Further, a copy of the drawings and specifications of an outrigger 
scaffold not constructed and erected in accordance with table D-16 of 
the standard and designed by a licensed professional engineer must be 
maintained by the employer. The drawings and specifications are used by 
the employer and OSHA compliance officers to show the sizes and spacing 
of members.

    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Concrete and Masonry Construction (29 CFR 1926.703(a)(2)).
    OMB Number: 1218-0095 (extension).
    Agency Number: None.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 994.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 7,787.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: Section 1926.703(a)(2) requires that formwork drawings 
or plans for cast-in-place concrete construction work be available at 
the jobsite. The information is needed by employers, employees, OSHA 
compliance officers, and other interested persons in the construction 
industry to ensure concrete structures are erected in a safe and 
purposeful manner. This provision addresses safety and health concerns 
caused by improperly designed and erected formwork. Such hazards could 
cause partial or total collapse of concrete structures and result in 
serious or fatal injuries to workers.

    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Cadmium in General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1027).
    OMB Number: 1218-0185 (extension).
    Agency Number: None.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government; 
State, Local or Tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents: 54,544.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: Ranges from 5 minutes to maintain a 
record to 1.5 hours for an employee to have a medical exam.
    Total Burden Hours: 148,712.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $19,068,500.
    Description: The Cadmium standard and its information collection 
requirements provide protection for employees from the adverse health 
effects associated with occupational exposure to Cadmium. The Standard 
requires that employers establish a compliance program, including 
exposure monitoring and medical records. These records are used by 
employees, physicians, employers and OSHA to determine the 
effectiveness of the employers' compliance efforts. The standard also 
requires that OSHA have access to various records to ensure that 
employers are complying with the disclosure provisions.

    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Occupational Code Request.
    OMB Number: 1205-0137 (extension).
    Agency Number: ETA 741.
    Frequency: As needed.
    Affected Public: State or Local governments.
    Number of Respondents: 57.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 28 hours.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: ETA 741, Occupational Code Request, (OCR), is provided 
as a public service to the States to obtain occupational codes and 
titles for jobs not included in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.

    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Slope and Shaft Sinking Plans (30 CFR 77.1900).
    OMB Number: 1219-0019 (extension).
    Agency Number: None.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,117.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 40 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,000.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: Requires coal mine operators to submit to MSHA for 
approval a plan that will provide for the safety of workmen in each 
slope or shaft that is commenced or extended.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Interstate Arrangement for Combining Employment and Wages.
    OMB Number: 1205-0029 (revision).

    Agency Number: ETA 586.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Affected Public: State or Local governments.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 4 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 848 hours.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: This report provides data necessary to measure the 
scope and effect of the program for combining employment and wages 
covered under different States' laws of single State and monitor 
States' payment and wage transfer performance.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Evaluation of the Quantum Opportunity Program (QDP) 
Demonstration.
    OMB Number: 1205-ONEW.

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                                                                              No. of    Minutes per     Burden
              Data collection                      Respondent type          responses     response      hours
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1988: Promotion Data......................  School Administrator.........          175           30           87
1999:
    Promotion Data........................  School Administrator.........           19           30           10
    In-person Questionnaire...............  Research Sample..............          732           30          366
    School Records........................  School Administrator.........          132           30           66
    Telephone Questionnaire...............  Research Sample..............          732           20          244
2000:
    In-person Questionnaire...............  Research Sample..............          123           30           62

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    School Records........................  School Administrator.........          108           30           54
    Telephone Questionnaire...............  Research Sample..............          855           20          285
2001:
    Telephone Questionnaire...............  Research Sample..............          855           20          285
    School Records........................  School Administrator.........           17           30            9
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      Total...............................  .............................  ...........  ...........        1,468
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    Description: This information is necessary to estimate the direct 
impacts of the QDP Demonstration on high school promotion and 
graduation, academic achievement, post-secondary education and 
training, and avoidance of behaviors that can be barriers to becoming 
economically self-sufficient. Further, this information collection will 
allow for measurement of the impact of the program on facts that 
protect youth from problem behaviors. Respondents include students in 
the study sample--both treatment and control--and school administrators 
responsible for collecting and maintaining these student's school 
records.
Todd R. Owen,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-26080 Filed 9-29-98; 8:45 am]
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