[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18799-18800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9048]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Labor has submitted the Bloodborne Pathogens 
standard (Needlestick Safety) information collection request (ICR), 
utilizing emergency review procedures, to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval 
has been requested by April 18, 2001. A copy of this ICR, with 
applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the 
Department of Labor Departmental Clearance Officer, Ira Mills on 202-
693-4122. Comments and questions about the ICR listed below should be 
submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: 
OMB Desk Officer for OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202-395-7316), and be received by April 18, 2001.
    The Office of Management and Budget 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 submissions of responses.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Bloodborne Pathogens; (Needlestick and Other Sharps 
Injuries).
    OMB Number: 1218-0246.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government; 
State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 502,724.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 50 minutes.

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    Total Burden Hours: 1,234,797.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): 0.
    Description: The Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act (NSPA) 
directs OSHA to amend the Bloodborne Pathogens standard to require that 
employers update their exposure control plans to reflect how employers 
implement new developments in control technology; solicit input from 
employees responsible for direct patient care in the identification, 
evaluation, and the selection of engineering and work practice 
controls; and, for certain employers, to establish and maintain a log 
of percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-9048 Filed 4-10-01; 8:45 am]
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