[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49045-49046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23879]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 30, 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 
contact Darrin King on (202) 693-4129 or E-Mail: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: Stuart Shapiro, OMB Desk Officer for OSHA, 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: Cranes and Derricks Standard for Construction: Recording 
Tests for Toxic Gases and Oxygen-Deficient Atmospheres in Enclosed 
Spaces.
    OMB Number: 1218-0054.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Third-party disclosure.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Number of Annual Responses: 2,900.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 97.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $9,000.
    Description: 29 CFR 1926.550(a)(11) requires that oxygen and toxic 
gas test be conducted whenever internal combustion engines of 
construction cranes or derricks exhaust into enclosed workspaces.

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
    Title: Construction Standards on Posting Emergency Telephone 
Numbers and Floor Load Limits.
    OMB Number: 1218-0093.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Type of Response: Third-party disclosure.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 140,325.
    Number of Annual Responses: 140,325.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 minutes to post an emergency phone 
number and 5 minutes to post floor load limits.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,726.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: 29 CFR 1926.50(f) requires employers to post emergency 
telephone numbers at the worksite if the 911 emergency telephone 
service is not available. 29 CFR 1926.250(a)(2) requires that employers 
post the maximum safe load limits of floors located in storage areas 
inside buildings or other structures, unless the floors are on a grade.

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
    Title: Cranes and Derricks Standards for Construction: Notification 
of Operational Specification and Hand Signals.
    OMB Number: 1218-0115.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal 
government.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and third-party disclosure.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 67,751.
    Number of Annual Responses: 67,773.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,416.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $431,158.
    Description: 29 CFR 1926.550 (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(4), and (a)(16) 
require employers to provide notification of specified operating 
characteristics pertaining to cranes and derricks using documentation, 
posting or revising maintenance-instruction plates, tags or decals, and 
to notify employees of hand signals used to communicate with equipment 
operations by posting and illustration applicable signals at the

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worksite in order to prevent injury to workers.

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
    Title: Cranes and Derricks Standard for Construction: Posting 
Weight and Load Capacity of Personnel Platforms.
    OMB Number: 1218-0151.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Type of Response: Third-party disclosure.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 2,750.
    Number of Annual Responses: 2,750.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 229.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: 29 CFR 1926.550(g)(4)(ii)(I) requires employers to 
post conspicuously with a plate or other permanent marking the weight 
and related-load capacity or maximum intended load of each platform 
used to raise and lower employees to a worksite using a crane or 
derrick. This requirement helps employers to avoid exceeding the 
lifting capacity and prevents crane or derrick collapses thus avoiding 
serious injuring or death to employees.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-23879 Filed 9-24-01; 8:45 am]
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