[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7515-7516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3372]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. ICR-1218-0222(2004)]


Standard on Derricks (29 CFR 1910.181); Extension of the Office 
of Management and Budget's Approval of Information-Collection 
(Paperwork) Requirements

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

ACTION: Request for comment.

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SUMMARY: OSHA requests comment concerning its proposed extension of the 
information-collection requirements specified by its Standard on 
Derricks (29 CFR 1910.181). The paperwork provisions of the Standard 
specify requirements for: Marking the rated load on derricks, 
inspecting derrick ropes, and preparing certification records to verify 
that the markings and inspections have been done. Certification records 
must be maintained and disclosed upon request.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by the following dates:
    Hard Copy: Your comments must be submitted (postmarked or received) 
by April 19, 2004.
    Facsimile and electronic transmission: Your comments must be 
received by April 19, 2004.

ADDRESSES:

I. Submission of Comments

    Regular mail, express delivery, hand-delivery, and messenger 
service: Submit your comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket 
Office, Docket No. ICR 1218-0222(2004), Room N-2625, U.S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. OSHA Docket 
Office and Department of Labor hours of operation are 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 
p.m., EST.
    Facsimile: If your comments, including any attachments, are 10 
pages or fewer, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 
693-1648. You must include the docket number, ICR 1218-0222(2004), in 
your comments.
    Electronic: You may submit comments, but not attachments, through 
the Internet at http://ecomments.osha.gov/.
    You may submit comments in response to this document by (1) hard 
copy, (2) FAX transmission (facsimile), or (3) electronically through 
the OSHA webpage. Please note you cannot attach materials such as 
studies or journal articles to electronic comments. If you have 
additional materials, you must submit three copies of them to the OSHA 
Docket Office at the address above. The additional materials must 
clearly identify your electronic comments by name, date, subject and 
docket number so we can attach them to your comments. Because of 
security-related problems, there may be a significant delay in the 
receipt of comments by regular mail. Please contact the OSHA Docket 
Office at (202) 693-2350 for information about security procedures 
concerning the delivery of materials by express delivery, hand delivery 
and messenger service.

II. Obtaining Copies of the Supporting Statement for the Information 
Collection Request

    The Supporting Statement for the Information Collection Request is 
available for downloading from OSHA's Web site at www.osha.gov. The 
supporting statement is available for inspection and copying in the 
OSHA Docket Office, at the address listed above. A printed copy of the 
supporting statement can be obtained by contacting Theda Kenney at 
(202) 693-2222.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theda Kenney, Directorate of Standards

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and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3609, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-
2222.

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 consultation 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 costs) 
is minimized, collection instruments are understandable, and OSHA's 
estimate of the information-collection burden is correct.
    The Standard specifies several paperwork requirements. The 
following sections describe who uses the information collected under 
each requirement, as well as how they use it. The purpose of these 
requirements is to prevent death and serious injuries among employees 
by ensuring that the derrick is not used to lift loads beyond its rated 
capacity and that all the ropes are inspected for wear and tear.
    Marking the Rated Load and Capacity (paragraph (c)(1). Paragraph 
(c)(1) requires that for permanently installed derricks a clearly 
legible rating chart be provided with each derrick and securely affixed 
to the derrick. Paragraph (c)(2) requires that for non-permanent 
installations, the manufacturer provide sufficient information from 
which capacity charts can be prepared by the employer for the 
particular installation. The capacity charts must be located at the 
derrick or at the jobsite office. The data on the capacity charts 
provide information to the employees to assure the derricks are used as 
designed and not overloaded or used beyond the range specified in the 
charts.
    Rope Inspections (paragraph(g)). Paragraph (g)(1) requires 
employers to thoroughly inspect all running rope in use, and do so at 
least once a month. In addition, before using rope which has been idle 
for at least a month, it must be inspected as prescribed by paragraph 
(g)(3) and a record prepared to certify that the inspection was done. 
The certification records must include the inspection date, the 
signature of the person conducting the inspection, and the identifier 
of the rope inspected. Employers must keep the certification records on 
file and available for inspection. The certification records provide 
employers, employees, and OSHA compliance officers with assurance that 
the ropes are in good condition.
    Disclosure of Charts Under Paragraph (c) and Inspection 
Certification Records Under Paragraph (g). Requires the disclosure of 
charts and inspection certification records if requested during an OSHA 
inspection.

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 to protect workers, including whether the information is 
useful;
     The accuracy of OSHA's estimate of the burden 
(time and costs) 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

    OSHA proposes to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 
approval of the collection-of-information requirements specified in the 
Standard on Derricks (29 CFR 1910.181). 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 these 
information collection requirements.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently-approved information-
collection requirement.
    Title: Derricks (29 CFR 1910.181).
    OMB Number: 1218-0222.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government; Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 10,000.
    Frequency of Recordkeeping: Annually; Semiannually; On occasion.
    Average Time per Response: Varies from one minute (.02 hour) to 
maintain rated load charts to 10 minutes (.17 hour) to inspect rope on 
derricks.
    Total Annual Hours Requested: 19,404.

IV. Authority and Signature

    John L. Henshaw, Assistant Secretary of Labor for 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. 5-2002 (67 FR 65008).

    Signed at Washington, DC, on February 10, 2004.
John L. Henshaw,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
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