[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21783-21784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10829]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 10, 2001.
    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, ESA, and PWBA contact Marlene Howze ((202) 693-4120 or by 
email to [email protected]). To obtain documentation for ETA, 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.

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    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
    Title: Survey of Respirator Use and Practices.
    OMB Number: 1220-0NEW.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; farms; and not-for-
profit institutions.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Number of Respondents: 40,000.
    Number of Annual Responses: 40,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 20,000.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 50.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health (NIOSH) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. 
Department of Labor (DOL) have agreed to conduct a survey of United 
States employers regarding the use of the respiratory protective 
devices. NIOSH needs more in-depth usage data to evaluate standards (29 
CFR 1910.134, Respiratory Protection) and to pinpoint areas where 
education and training efforts are needed. NIOSH will use the 
information obtained by BLS from the survey to identify industrial 
sector and establishment size: (1) The distribution of respirator use, 
(2) the types of respirators used, (3) the hazards that respirators are 
used against, (4) the training of respirator users, (5) the extent 
medical examinations are used to qualify workers for respirator use for 
all respirator users, (6) the extent fit testing is used to qualify 
workers for respirator use, (7) the conductor of fit testing by users, 
(8) the distribution of fit test methods, (9) the training level of 
respirator program administrators, (10) the characteristics of 
respirator programs; and (11) the usefulness of an NIOSH certification 
label.
    The findings of the survey will permit direction and evaluation of 
efforts to protect workers. It will give researchers information to 
develop educational interventions for specific populations to improve 
respirator use in the workplace.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-10829 Filed 4-30-01; 8:45 am]
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