[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16637-16638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7731]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 22, 2000.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
informaiton 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. To obtain documentation 
for BLS, ETA, PWBA, and OASAM contact Karin Kurz ((202) 219-5096 ext. 
159 or by E-mail to [email protected]). To obtain documentation of 
ESA, MSHA, OSHA, and VETS contact Darrin King (202) 219-5096 ext. 151 
or by E-mail to [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 
informaiton 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 (OSHA); 
Labor.
    Title: Reports of Injuries to Employees Operating Mechanical Power 
Presses (29 CFR 1910.217(g)).
    OMB Number: 1218-0070.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 123.
    Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes (0.33 hour).
    Total Burden Hours: 41.
    Description: The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the 
Act) authorizes information collection by employers as necessary or 
appropriate for enforcement of the Act or for developing information 
regarding the causes and prevention of occupational injuries, 
illnesses, and accidents. (29 U.S.C. 657). In the event an employee is 
injured while operating a mechanical power press, 29 CFR 1910.217(g) 
requires the employer to provide information to OSHA regarding the 
accident within 30 days of the accident. This information includes the 
employer's and employee's names, workplace address, injury sustained, 
task being performed when the injury occurred, number of operators 
involved, cause of the accident, type of clutch and safeguard(s) used, 
and means used to actuate the press.
    OSHA's Office of Electrical, Electronic, and Mechanical Engineering

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Safety Standards collects and reviews the accident information for the 
purpose of monitoring the effectiveness of the Mechanical Power Press 
Standard. The accident information also is forwarded to the National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for analysis and 
compilation of an epidemiology database on point-of-operation injuries. 
In addition, OSHA's Office of Compliance Programs is conducting a 
national emphasis program aimed at reducing the number and severity of 
power press injuries. It needs the accident information provided in 
these reports to evaluate the types of injuries that occur, and to 
identify the equipment and conditions associated with these injuries.
    In summary, as production evolves and new technologies arise (or 
old ones decline), it is necessary to have up-to-date accident 
information. This information is useful in revising the standard, 
planning enforcement strategies, and training compliance officers, as 
well as for developing hazard alerts that address exceptionally 
hazardous equipment or operations.

Ira L. Mills,
Department Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-7731 Filed 3-28-00; 8:45 am]
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