[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 109 (Thursday, June 6, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39048-39049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14192]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 24, 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 (Public Law 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.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.

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    Title: Forging Machines, Inspection Certification Records--29 CFR 
1910.218(a)(2)(i) and (a)(2)(ii).
    OMB Number: 1218-0228.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government; and Federal 
Government.
    Frequency: Bi-weekly.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Third-party disclosure.
    Number of Respondents: 27,700.
    Number of Responses: 1,440,400.
    Average Time per Response: 10 minutes (.17 hours).
    Annual Burden Hours: 244,868.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The Forging Machines Standard (i.e., ``the Standard'') 
specifies two paperwork requirements. The following section describes 
who uses the information collected under each requirement, as well as 
how they use it.
    Inspection of Forging Machines, Guards, and Point-of-Operation 
Protection Devices (paragraphs (a)(2)(i) and (a)(2)(ii)). Paragraph 
(a)(2)(i) requires employers to establish periodic and regular 
maintenance safety checks, and to develop and keep a certification 
record of each inspection. The certification record must include the 
date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the 
inspection, and the serial number (or other identifier) of the forging 
machine inspected.
    Under paragraph (a)(2)(ii), employers are to schedule regular and 
frequent inspections of guards and point-of-operation protection 
devices, and prepare a certification record of each inspection that 
contains the date the inspection, the signature of the person who 
performed the inspection, and the serial number (or other identifier) 
of the equipment inspected. These inspection certification records 
provide assurance to employers, employees, and OSHA compliance officers 
that forging machines, guards, and point-of-operation protection 
devices have been inspected, thereby assuring that they will operate 
properly and safely, and prevent impact injury and death to employees 
during forging operations. These records also provide the most 
efficient means for the compliance officers to determine that an 
employer is complying with the Standard.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-14192 Filed 6-5-02; 8:45 am]
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