[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56118-56120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27808]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB review; Comment Request

October 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, 725 17th Street, 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.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Underground Construction Standard.
    OMB Number: 1218-0067.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Third-party disclosure.
    Number of Respondents: 323.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.

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    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $117,000.

 
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                           Requirement                                annual       response time     Estimated
                                                                     responses        [hours]      burden hours
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Posting Warning Signs and Notices...............................           1,132            .08               91
Certifying Inspection Records for Hoists........................             323           1                 323
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                             Recordkeeping for Air-Quality Tests--Big-Bore Projects
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Continuous-Monitor Records......................................          15,000            .008             120
Simultaneous-Monitor Records....................................          37,500            .017             638
Serial-Monitor Records..........................................          37,500            .05            1,875
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Recordkeeping for Air-Quality Tests--Small- and Medium-Bore Projects, Projects with Conventionally-Bored Tunnels
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Continuous-Monitor Records......................................          43,250            .008             346
Simultaneous-Monitor Records....................................         108,125            .017           1,838
Serial-Monitor Records..........................................         108,125            .05            5,406
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  Recordkeeping for Air-Quality Tests--Small- and Medium-Bore Projects, Projects That Bore with Microtunneling
                                                    Equipment
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Continuous-Monitor Records......................................          21,750            .008             174
Simultaneous-Monitor Records....................................          21,750            .017             369
Serial-Monitor Records..........................................          21,750            .05            1,088
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                               Recordkeeping for Air-Quality Tests--Gassy Projects
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Continuous-Monitor Records......................................          27,000            .008             216
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                            Recordkeeping for Air-Quality Tests--Monitor Calibration
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Continuous-Monitor Measurements.................................         107,000            .17           18,190
Serial- or simultaneous-Monitor Measurements....................         334,750            .08           26,780
Maintaining Check--In/Check-Out Procedures......................             323            .03               10
    Total:......................................................         885,278                          57,464
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    Description: 29 CFR 1926.800 requires underground construction 
employers to certify hoist inspections; post various warning signs; and 
keep a record of air test results to identify decreasing oxygen levels 
or potentially hazardous concentrations of air contaminants in order to 
take corrective action prior to attaining hazardous conditions.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Steel Erection--Subpart R, 29 CFR part 1926.750 through 
1926.761.
    OMB Number: 1218-0241.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government; 
and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Third-party disclosure.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.

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                                                                                      Average
           Requirement               Number of     Frequency per     Responses     response time     Estimated
                                     projects         project                         [hours]      burden hours
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1926.752(a)(1)..................          14,551               3          43,653         .083333           3,638
1926.752.(a)(2).................           6,860               1           6,860         .083333             572
1926.755(b)(1)..................           3,534               1           3,534        3                 10,602
1926.753(c)(5)..................          17,129              10         171,290         .083333          14,274
1926.753(e)(2)..................           2,061               2           4,122         .083333             343
1926.754(c)(3)..................               0               0               0        0                      0
1926.757(a)(4)..................             856               1             856         .083333              71
1926.757(a)(7)..................             856               1             856         .083333              71
1926.757(a)(9) & 1926.758 (g)...           1,713               1           1,713        0.5                  857
1926.757(e)(4)(I)...............             343               1             343         .083333              29
1926.760(e) & (e)(1)............          19,748               1          19,748         .016666             329
1926.761........................               0               0               0        0                      0
Paragraph (c)(4)(iii) of                       0               0               0        0                      0
 Appendix G.....................
    Total:......................          67,651                         252,975                          30,786
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    Description: Subpart R, 29 CFR Part 1926.750 through 1926.761, 
requires notification to designated parties, especially steel erectors, 
that building materials components, steel structures and fall-
protection equipments are safe for specific uses and ensure that 
employees exposed to fall hazards receive specific training in the 
recognition and control of fall hazards.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-27808 Filed 11-5-01; 8:45 am]
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