[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 94 (Friday, May 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 26893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10961]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

May 6, 2004.
    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 
contacting the Department of Labor (DOL). 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 (OSHA), 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:
     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 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Asbestos in General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1001).
    OMB Number: 1218-0133.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Third party disclosure.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government; 
and State, local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 243.
    Number of Annual Responses: 65,048.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 5 minutes to maintain 
records to 1.5 hours for employees to receive training or medical 
evaluation.
    Total Burden Hours: 23,849.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $1,625,143.
    Description: The basic purpose of the information collection 
requirements in 29 CFR 1910.1001 (the Standard) is to document that 
employers in general industry are providing their employees with 
protection from hazardous asbestos exposure. Asbestos exposure results 
in asbestosis, a scarring of the lung tissue; lung cancer; 
mesothelioma; and gastrointestinal cancer. The Standard permits 
employers, employees and their designated representatives, OSHA, and 
other specified parties to determine the effectiveness of an employer's 
asbestos-control program. Accordingly, the requirements ensure that 
employees exposed to asbestos receive all of the protection afforded by 
the Standard.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-10961 Filed 5-13-04; 8:45 am]
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