[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 58452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28337]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 22, 1999.
    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, Ira Mills (202) 219-5096 ext. 143) or by E-Mail to Mills-
I[email protected].
    Comments should be sent to 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: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Construction Records for Blasting Operational.
    OMB Number: 1218-0217.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 160 work sites with plans.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 8 hours, once per work site.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,280.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $227,200.
    Description: The construction standard for blasting operations 
(1926.903(k)(3)(I) requires employers to post warning signs or use 
other alternative means to prevent premature detonation of electric 
blasting caps and explosives attached to them by mobile radio 
transmitters.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-28337 Filed 10-28-99; 8:45 am]
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