[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 50901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19855]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 30, 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 
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: Hazard Communication--29 CFR 1910.1200; Parts 1915, 1917, 
1918, 1926, 1928.
    OMB Number: 1218-0072.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Farms; Federal 
Government; and State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Third-party disclosure.
    Number of Respondents: 6,035,925.

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                                                                                      Average        Estimated
                           Requirement                                Annual       response time   annual burden
                                                                     responses        (hours)          hours
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1. Written Hazard Communication Program--New Establishments:
    Manufacturing...............................................           5,258            5.00          26,290
    Non-Manufacturing...........................................          61,465            2.50         153,663
2. Written Hazard Communication Program--Existing
 Establishments:
    Manufacturing...............................................         154,644            1.00         154,644
    Non-Manufacturing...........................................       2,259,726            0.50       1,129,863
3. Hazardous Determination......................................          30,248               8         241,984
4. Existing Establishments Sending of MSDSs for New Hazardous:
    Manufacturing...............................................       1,014,462            0.14         142,025
    Non-Manufacturing...........................................       3,434,784            0.14         480,870
5. New Establishments Sending of MSDSs for All Hazardous
 Chemicals:
    Manufacturing...............................................         465,648            0.14          65,191
    Non-Manufacturing...........................................       1,261,262            0.14         176,577
6. Obtaining & Maintaining MSDSs--Existing Establishments:
    Manufacturing...............................................         154,644            1.00         154,644
    Non-Manufacturing...........................................       2,259,726            1.00       2,259,726
7. Obtaining & Maintaining MSDSs--New Establishments:
    Manufacturing...............................................         465,648            0.14          65,191
    Non-Manufacturing...........................................       1,261,262            0.14         176,577
8. Labeling Shipping Containers.................................               0            0.00               0
9. Labeling In-Plant Containers.................................     443,636,930          0.0033       1,464,002
10. Access to Trade Secrets.....................................          62,870            4.00         251,480
    Employee Access.............................................       3,621,555            0.17         603,351
    Federal Access..............................................          92,351            0.08           7,388
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        Total...................................................     460,242,484  ..............       7,553,465
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    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $494,078.
    Description: 29 CFR 1910.1200; Parts 1915, 1917, 1918, 1926, and 
1928 require all employers to establish hazard communication programs 
and to transmit information on the hazards of chemicals to their 
employees by means of container labels, material safety data sheets and 
training programs. These actions reduce the incidents of chemical-
related illnesses and injury in the workplace.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-19855 Filed 8-5-02; 8:45 am]
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