[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 108 (Thursday, June 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33744-33745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14141]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 28, 2003.
    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 (this is not a toll-free number) or E-Mail: 
[email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202-395-7316/this is not a toll-free number), 
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: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Shipyard Employment.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Number: 1218-0215.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Third party disclosure.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 665.

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                                                                                      Average
               Information collection requirement                     Annual       response time   Annual burden
                                                                     responses        (hours)          hours
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Update or Revise hazard Assessment and Equipment Selection:
    Firms with 1-10 employees...................................              65            0.25              16
    Firms with 11-20 employees..................................              18            0.33               6
    Firms with 21-99 employees..................................              29            0.40              12
    Firms with 100-499 employees................................              14            0.73              10
    Firms with 500-999 employees................................               6            1.25               7
    Firms with 1,000 + employees................................               2            1.50               3
Verification that Hazard Assessment has been Performed:
    Maintain certification record for currently trained                   68,265            0.02           1,365
     employees..................................................
    Generate and maintain training documentation for new or                6,827            0.05             341
     retrained employees........................................
    Disclose training records to OSHA...........................               9            0.03               1
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      Totals....................................................          75,234  ..............           1,761
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    Description: The collections of information in the standard are 
necessary for implementation of the requirements of the Standards. The 
Standards specify several paperwork requirements. The following 
sections describe the information-collection requirements, and who will 
use the information.
    (A) Hazard Assessment and Equipment Selection (1915.152(b)).

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Paragraph 1915.152(b) requires the employer to assess work activities 
to determine whether there are hazards present, or likely to be 
present, which necessitate the employee's use of PPE. If such hazards 
are present, or likely to be present, the employer must: (1) Select the 
type of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards 
identified in the occupational-hazard assessment; (2) communicate 
selection decisions to affected employees; (3) select PPE that properly 
fits each affected employee; and (4) verify that the required 
occupational hazard assessment has been performed through a document 
that contains the following information: Occupation, the date(s) of the 
hazard assessment, and the name of the person performing the hazard 
assessment.
    (B) Verification That Hazard Assessment Has Been Performed 
(1915.152(e)(4)). Paragraph 1915.152(e)(4) requires that the employer 
verify that each affected employee has received the PPE training 
through a document that contains the following information: Name of 
each employee trained, the date(s) of training, and the type of 
training the employee received.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-14141 Filed 6-4-03; 8:45 am]
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