[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 107 (Thursday, June 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31415-31416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12528]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

May 26, 2004.
    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 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: Presence Sensing Device Initiation (PSDI) (29 CFR 
1910.217(h)).
    OMB Number: 1218-0143.
    Frequency: On occasion and annually.
    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: 1.
    Number of Annual Responses: 1.
    Estimated Time Per Response: N/A.
    Total Burden Hours: 1.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Services): $0.
    Description: By complying with the information-collection 
requirements in the Standard on Presence Sensing Device Initiation/PSDI 
(29 CFR 1910.217(h)), employers ensure that PSDI-equipped mechanical 
power presses are in safe working order, thereby preventing severe 
injury and death to press operators and other employees who work near 
this equipment. In addition, these records provide the most efficient 
means for an OSHA compliance officer to determine that an employer 
performed the requirements and that the equipment is safe.

    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Crawler, Locomotive, and Truck Cranes Standard (29 CFR 
1910.180).
    OMB Number: 1218-0221.
    Frequency: On occasion; semi-annually; and monthly.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and third party disclosure.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal

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government; and State, local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 20,000.
    Number of Annual Responses: 462,320.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 5 minutes to disclose 
certification records to 1 hour to conduct rated load tests.
    Total Burden Hours: 174,062.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Services): $0.
    Description: 29 CFR 1910.180 (``the Standard'') regulates the 
operation of crawler, locomotive, and truck cranes. The paperwork 
provisions of the Standard specify requirements for developing, 
maintaining, and disclosing inspection records for cranes and ropes, as 
well as disclosing written reports of rated load tests.

    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Overhead and Gantry Cranes Standard (29 CFR 1910.179).
    OMB Number: 1218-0224.
    Frequency: On occasion and monthly.
    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: 35,000.
    Number of Annual Responses: 720,595.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 5 minutes to disclose 
certification records to 2 hours to obtain and post rated load 
information on cranes.
    Total Burden Hours: 360,179.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Services): $0.
    Description: 29 CFR 1910.179 (``the Standard'') regulates the 
operation of overhead and gantry cranes. The paperwork provisions of 
the Standard specify requirements for: Marking the rated load of 
cranes; preparing certification records to verify the inspection of the 
crane hooks, hoist chains, and ropes; and preparing reports of rated 
load test for repaired hooks or modified cranes. Records and reports 
must be maintained and disclosed upon request.

    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Standard on Mechanical Power Presses (29 CFR 
1910.217(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii)).
    OMB Number: 1218-0229.
    Frequency: Weekly and monthly.
    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: 295,000.
    Number of Annual Responses: 9,975,130.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 2 minutes to disclose 
certification records to 20 minutes to inspect the parts, auxiliary 
equipment, and safeguards of each mechanical power press.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,373,054.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Services): $0.
    Description: The purpose of the information collection requirements 
in the Standard on Mechanical Power Presses (29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i) 
and (e)(1)(ii)) is to reduce employees' risk of death or serious injury 
by ensuring that employers maintain the mechanical power presses used 
by the employees in safe operating condition.

    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Additional Requirements for Special Dipping and Coating 
Operations (Dip Tanks) (29 CFR 1910.126(g)(4)).
    OMB Number: 1218-0237.
    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: 1.
    Number of Annual Responses: 1.
    Estimated Time Per Response: N/A.
    Total Burden Hours: 1.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Services): $0.
    Description: The standard on Additional Requirements for Special 
Dipping and Coating Operations, (29 CFR 1910.126(g)(4)), requires 
employers to post a conspicuous sign near each piece of electrostatic-
detearing equipment that notifies employees of the minimum safe 
distance they must maintain between goods undergoing electrostatic 
detearing and the electrodes or conductors of the equipment used in the 
process. Doing so reduces the likelihood of igniting the explosive 
chemicals used in electrostatic-detearing operations.
    OSHA has determined that where electrostatic equipment is being 
used, the information has already been ascertained and that the ``safe 
distance'' has been displayed on a sign in a permanent manner. OSHA has 
had discussions with individuals familiar with the use of this 
equipment, leading the Agency to believe that this equipment is no 
longer being manufactured or used due to changes in technology. OSHA 
does not believe there is any burden associated with the information 
collection requirement in the provision and is, therefore, estimating 
zero burden hours and no cost to the employer.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-12528 Filed 6-2-04; 8:45 am]
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