[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 45 (Thursday, March 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 10435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5412]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 28, 2002.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) 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 
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: Standard on the Control of Hazardous Energy Sources 
(Lockout/Tagout)--29 CFR 1910.147.
    OMB Number: 1218-0150.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government; and Federal 
Government.
    Frequency: On occasion; Initially, and Annually.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Third-party disclosure.
    Number of Respondents: 2,351,014.
    Number of Responses: 93,801,974.
    Average Time per Response: Varies from five seconds to notify an 
employer after removing a lockout or tagout device to two and one-half 
hours to develop and document an energy-control procedure.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,109,040.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The collections of information contained in 29 CFR 
1910.147 are needed to reduce injuries and deaths in the workplace that 
occur when employees are engaged in maintenance, repair, and other 
service-related activities requiring the control of potentially 
hazardous energy.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-5412 Filed 3-6-02; 8:45 am]
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