[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 248 (Thursday, December 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66939-66940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31814]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 13, 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 
this 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: 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 
unnecessary 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: Existing collection without an OMB control number.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
    Title: Occupational Safety and Health State Plan Information.
    OMB Number: 1218-ONEW.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: On occasion, Quarterly, and Annually.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Number of Respondents: 26.
    Number of Annual Responses: 1,552.

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    Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 61 hours to prepare and 
submit plan changes to 20 hours to prepare information for monitoring 
activities.
    Total Burden Hours: 9,874.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: Section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 
encourages the States to assume responsibility for the development and 
enforcement of State occupational safety and health standards through 
the vehicle of an approved State Plan. States choosing to operate OSHA-
approved State Plans must provide information to document that their 
program are, ``at least as effective'' as the Federal OSHA program.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-31814 Filed 12-26-01; 8:45 am]
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