[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 111 (Monday, June 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 39747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14436]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. ICR-1218-0232(2002)]


Crawler, Locomotive and Truck Cranes, Inspection Records; 
Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of 
Information-Collection (Paperwork) Requirements

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Request for comment.

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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comment concerning its request to extend 
OMB approval of the information-collection requirements specified in 
paragraph (b)(2) of the Crawler, Locomotive, and Truck Crane in 
Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.550); this paragraph requires 
employers to inspect and properly maintain crawler, locomotive, and 
truck cranes and to ensure safe operating conditions for employees.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before August 9, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Docket Office, Docket No. 
ICR-1218-0232(2002), OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-2625, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-
2350. Commenters may transmit written comments of 10 pages or less by 
facsimile to: (202) 693-1648.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen M. Martinez, Directorate of 
Policy, Office of Regulatory Analysis, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, 
Room N-3641, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, 
telephone: (202) 693-1953. A copy of the Agency's Information-
Collection Request (ICR) supporting the need for the information 
collections specified by the Crawler, Locomotive and Trade Crane 
Standard is available for inspection and copying in the Docket Office, 
or by requesting a copy from Todd Owen at (202) 693-2444. For 
electronic copies of the ICR contact OSHA on the Internet at http://www.osha.gov/comp-links.html and select ``Information Collection 
Requests.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a 
preclearance consultant program to provide the public with an 
opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information-
collection requirements in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (PRA-95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that 
information is in the desired format, reporting burden (time and cost) 
is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA's 
estimate of the information-collection burden is correct.
    The Crawler, Locomotive and Truck Crane Standard (i.e., ``the 
Standard'') specifies the following paperwork requirements, as well as 
how they use it.
    Paragraph (b)(2) requires the employer to prepare and maintain a 
certification record which includes the date, listing of critical items 
inspected, signature of person performing the inspections, and a serial 
number or identifier of the crane inspected as specified in ANSI B30.5-
1968, Safety Code for Crawler, Locomotive and Truck Cranes.
    Establishing and maintaining written records of the monthly 
inspections informs employers and employees regarding serious, life 
threatening equipment failure.

II. Special Issues for Comment

    OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
     Whether the proposed information-collection requirements 
are necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's functions, 
including whether the information is useful;
     The accuracy of OSHA's estimate of the burden (time and 
cost) of the information-collection requirements, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
     The quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden on employers who must comply; 
for example, by using automated or other technological information-
collection and -transmission techniques.

III. Proposed Actions

    OPSHA proposes to extend OMB's previous approval of the 
recordkeeping (paperwork) requirement specified in paragraph (b)(2) of 
the Crawler, Locomotive and Truck crane Standard (29 CFR 1926.550). 
OSHA is proposing to decrease the number of burden hours for the 
paperwork requirement specified by the Standard. This decrease is due 
to the increasing number of crawler, locomotive or truck cranes that 
are owned by rental companies which establish and maintain written 
records as a usual and customary business practice. The Agency will 
summarize the comments submitted in response to this notice, and will 
include this summary in its request to OMB to extend the approval of 
this information-collection requirement.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved information-
collection requirements.
    Title: Crawler, Locomotive and Truck Crane Standard.
    OMB Number: 1218-0232.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal government; State, local or tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents: 21,238.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly.
    Total Responses: 254,856.
    Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 127,428.
    Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $0.

IV. Authority and Signature

    John L Henshaw, Assistant Secretary of Labor of Occupational Safety 
and Health, directed the preparation of this notice. The authority for 
this notice is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506) and 
Secretary of Labor's Order No. 3-2000 (65 FR 50017).

    Signed at Washington, DC, on June 3rd, 2002.
John L. Henshaw,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
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