[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 53103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26406]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration


Respiratory Protection; Announcement of OMB Approval of 
Information Collection Requirements

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is 
announcing that the collection of information requirements in its 
Respiratory Protection standard have been approved by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 
This document announces the OMB approval number and the expiration 
date.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 5, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Adrian Corsey, OSHA Office of Regulatory Analysis, Room N-3627, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210; 
telephone: (202) 219-4916, extension 144.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 8, 1998, OSHA published a final 
rule for Respiratory Protection in the Federal Register (63 FR 1152). 
That rule, which revised OSHA's previous rules for respiratory 
protection, went into effect on April 8, 1998. Compliance with the 
provisions requiring collection of information was required by October 
5, 1998. However, OSHA informed the public that compliance with those 
provisions would not be required until OSHA obtained OMB approval and 
informed the public of the approval number. The January 8, 1998, 
Federal Register notice listed all of the collection of information 
requirements in the revised rule, along with OSHA's estimated burden 
hours (63 FR 1153-1154). As required by 5 CFR 1320, OSHA provided a 60-
day period for the public to comment on the new or revised collection 
of information requirements. At the close of the comment period, OSHA 
submitted a request to OMB seeking approval of the information 
collection requirements. OMB approved the information collection 
requirements on June 5, 1998 under OMB Approval Number 1218-0099. This 
approval expires on June 30, 2001.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 28th day of September, 1998.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 98-26406 Filed 10-1-98; 8:45 am]
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