[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76286-76287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31043]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 30, 2000.
    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. To obtain documentation 
for BLS, ETA, PWBA, and OASAM contact Karin Kurz ((202) 693-4127 or by 
E-mail to [email protected]). To obtain documentation for ESA, MSHA, 
OSHA, and VETS contact Darrin King ((202) 693-4129 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 
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.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
    Title: Noise.
    OMB Number: 1218-0048.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government; 
and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 379,512.
    Number of Annual Responses: 17,982,447.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 2-minutes to notify 
employees when noise exposure exceeds the 8-hour time-weight average of 
85 decibels to 1-hour for employees in small establishments to take 
audiometric examinations.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,175,645.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services: $98,815,961.
    Description: The purpose of the occupational noise exposure 
Standard (29 CFR 1910.95) and its information collection requirements 
are to provide protection to employees from adverse health effects 
associated with occupational exposure to noise. The Standard requires 
employers to establish and maintain accurate records of employee 
exposure to noise and audiometric testing performed in compliance to 
this Standard.

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
    Title: Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records.
    OMB Number: 1218-0065.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government; 
and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 763,734.
    Number of Annual Responses: 5,030,002.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 8-minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 610,136.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services: $10.00.
    Description: 29 CFR 1910.1020 requires employers to preserve and 
provide access to records associated with employee exposure to toxic 
chemicals and harmful physical agents. Employee records and access to 
them are critically important to the detection, treatment, and 
prevention of occupational illness and disease.

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
    Title: Formaldehyde.
    OMB Number: 1218-0145.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government; 
and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 113,150.
    Number of Annual Responses: 1,569,329.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 5-minutes for an employer 
to maintain exposure-monitoring and medical records for each employee, 
to 1-hour for an employee to receive a medical exam.
    Total Burden Hours: 591,079.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $56,531,328.
    Description: The Formaldehyde Standard (29 CFR 1910.1048) and its 
information collection requirements are designed to provide protection 
for employees from the adverse health effects associated with 
occupational exposure to formaldehyde. The Standard requires employers 
to monitor employee exposure and provide notification to employees of 
their exposure. Employers are required to make available medical 
surveillance to employees. Employers are also required to communicate 
hazards associated with exposure to formaldehyde through signs, labels, 
and employee training.

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
    Title: Definition and Requirements for a Nationally Recognized 
Testing Laboratory.
    OMB Number: 1218-0147.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 58.
    Number of Annual Responses: 58.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 23-hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,345.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: A number of OSHA's standards require certain 
equipments to be ``tested'' (or ``approved'') by a ``nationally 
recognized testing laboratory'' (NRTL). Pursuant to 29 CFR 1910.7, an 
organization seeking to perform this testing (or approval) must be 
``recognized'' by OSHA and must apply to the OSHA NRTL Program for 
recognition. Recognition is granted after OSHA determines that the 
organization meets certain requirements.

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

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    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
    Title: Bloodborne Pathogens.
    OMB Number: 1218-0180.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government; 
and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 113,150.
    Number of Annual Responses: 1,569,329.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 1-minute to maintain in 
employee's training record, to 105-minutes for an employee to receive a 
Hepatitis B vaccination (HBV) and post-vaccination screening for the 
HBV.
    Total Burden Hours: 12,178,601.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $30,415,000.
    Description: The Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) 
is designed to prevent occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens. 
The Standard's information collection requirements are used by 
employers to implement required protective actions. OSHA compliance 
officers will use some of the information for enforcement purposes.

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
    Title: Lead in Construction.
    OMB Number: 1218-0189.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government; 
and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 147,073.
    Number of Annual Responses: 6,155,640.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 5-minutes for a supervisor 
to provide OSHA with written compliance plans, training-program 
materials, and other records during an inspection, to 2.44-hours for a 
supervisor to write a compliance plan.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,697,383.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $69,083,073.
    Description: 29 CFR 1926.62 requires employers to train employees 
about the hazards of lead, monitor employee exposure, provide 
surveillance and maintain accurate records of employee exposure. These 
records are used by employers, employees, physicians, and the 
Government to ensure that employees are not harmed by occupational 
exposure lead.

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
    Title: Construction Fall Protection Plans and Records.
    OMB Number: 1218-0197.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government; 
and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 100,000.
    Number of Annual Responses: 100,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Variable (5-minutes to certify a 
safety net; 1-hour to develop and write a fall-protection plan; and 5-
minutes to certify training).
    Total Burden Hours: 744,480.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The construction fall protection plan and 
certification records required by 29 CFR 1926.502 and the related 
training requirements required by 29 CFR 1926.503 are needed to help 
employees identify fall hazards and to know which protective measures 
are to be used in order to protect them from workplace fall hazards.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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