[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61667-61668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24901]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 20, 2002.
    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 
each individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be 
obtained by calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation, 
contact Darrin King (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:
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    [sbull] 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).
    Title: The Hydrostatic Testing Provision of the Standard on 
Portable Fire Extinguishers.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Number: 1218-0218.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and third-party disclosure.

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    Frequency: Varies.
    Number of Respondents: 8,780,500.
    Annual Responses: 1,170,733.
    Annual Burden House: 131,708.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $11,941,480.
    Description: 29 CFR 1910.157(f)(16) requires employers to develop 
and maintain a certification record of hydrostatic testing of portable 
fire extinguishers. The certification record must include thee date of 
inspection, the signature of the person who performed the test, and the 
serial number (or other identifier) of the fire extinguisher that was 
tested. The certification record must be made available to the 
Assistant Secretary or his/her representative upon request. The 
certification records provide assure to employers, employees, and OSHA 
compliance officers that the fire extinguishers have been 
hydrostatically tested in accordance with and at the intervals 
specified in the provision, thereby ensuring that they will operate 
properly in the event employees need to use them. These records also 
provide the most efficient means for the compliance officers to 
determine that any employer is complying with the hydrostatic testing 
provision.

    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
    Title: Crawler, Locomotive, and Truck Cranes Standard.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Number: 1218-0221.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Type of Response: Record Keeping.
    Number of Respondents: 20,000.

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                                                                                      Average
              Requirement                       Frequency             Annual       response time   Annual burden
                                                                     responses        (hours)          hours
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Inspection Records--29 CFR               Monthly................         228,000            0.25          57,000
 1910.1800(d)(6).
Rated Load Tests--29 CFR 1910.180(e)(2)  On occasion............              40            1.00              40
Monthly Rope Inspections and             Monthly................         228,000            0.50         114,000
 Certification Record--29 CFR
 1910.180(g)(1).
Month or More and Certification Record-- On occasion............           6,000            0.50           3,000
 29 CFR 1910.180(g)(2)(ii).
                                                                 -----------------
    Total..............................  .......................         462,040  ..............         174,040
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    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
     Description: 29 CFR 1910.180 requires that monthly inspections be 
performed on cranes and running ropes and that a certification record 
be prepared. Ropes that have been idle for a month or more are required 
to under go a through inspection and certification record generated 
before use. These requirements are necessary to help protect employees 
from potential injury or death resulting from equipment malfunctions.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
    Title: Overhead and Gantry Cranes Standard.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Number: 1218-0224.
    Frequency: On occasion, monthly, semi-annually (?) and daily.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Type of Response: Record keeping and third-party disclosure.
    Number of Respondents: 35,000. [Insert Table When ICR Corrected].
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The inspection certification records required in 29 
CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii), (j)(2)(iv), and (m)(2) are necessary to ensure 
compliance with the standard for overhead and gantry cranes and are 
intended to ensure that these cranes have periodic and recorded 
maintenance checks and that they are operating in a safe and reliable 
condition in order to ensure optimum safety for employees. In addition, 
OSHA compliance officers may require employers to disclose the 
certification records during an inspection.

    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
    Title: Mechanical Power Presses.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Number: 1218-0229.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
    Number of Respondents: 191,750.

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                                                                                      Average
              Requirement                       Frequency             Annual       response time   Annual burden
                                                                     responses        (hours)          hours
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Inspection Records--29 CFR               Periodic...............       2,301,000            0.33         759,330
 1910.217(e)(1)(i).
Inspection Records--29 CFR               Weekly.................       7,670,000            0.08         613,600
 1910.217(e)(1)(ii).
    Total..............................  .......................       9,971,000  ..............       1,372,930
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    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The information collections required by the Mechanical 
Power Press Standard [29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii)] are 
needed to ensure that power presses are in safe operating condition, 
and that all safety devices are working properly. The failure of these 
devices could cause serious injury or death to an employee.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-24901 Filed 9-30-02; 8:45 am]
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