[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.
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