[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 67874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28384]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 30, 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, Departmental Clearance 
Officer, Ira Mills (202) 693-4122) or by e-Mail to [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM, ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, 
PWBA, or VETS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, 
DC 20503 ((202) 395-6881), 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: Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) 
(29 CFR 1910.120).
    OMB Number: 1218-0202.
    Frequency: Varies (on occasion; annually).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 37,762.
    Estimated Time per Response: Varies from five minutes (.08 hour) to 
64 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,404,369.
    Total Annual Cost: $4,668,300.
    Description: Section 126(e) of the ``Superfund Amendments and 
Reauthorization Act of 1986'' (SARA) (Pub. L. 99-499) which became law 
on October 17, 1986, required the Secretary of Labor, pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1970 (the Act), 
to promulgate standards for the safety and health protection of 
employees engaged in hazardous waste operations and emergency response. 
Section 126(a) of SARA also specified that those standards were to 
become effective a year after publication. Section 126(b) lists 11 
worker protection provisions that the Secretary of Labor had to include 
in OSHA's final standard. Those provisions require OSHA to address the 
preparation of various written programs, plans and records; the 
training of employees; the monitoring of airborne hazards; the conduct 
of medical surveillance; and the distribution of information to 
employees. The provisions also require the collection of information 
from employers engaged in hazardous waste operations and their 
emergency response to such operations. The final standard covers the 
provisions mandated in SARA.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-28384 Filed 11-6-02; 8:45 am]
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