[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33419-33420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13369]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

June 4, 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: The Hydrostatic Testing Provision of the Standard on 
Portable Fire Extinguishers (29 CFR 1910.157(f)(16)).

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    OMB Number: 1218-0218.
    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: 9,000,000.
    Number of Annual Responses: 1,326,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 1 minute to maintain a 
certification record of fire extinguishers tested off-site to 33 
minutes to test fire extinguishers on-site and to generate and maintain 
the certification record.
    Total Burden Hours: 123,180.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $12,240,000.
    Description: 29 CFR 1910.157(f)(16) requires employers to develop 
and maintain a certification record of hydrostatic testing of portable 
fire extinguishers. The certification record must include the date of 
inspection, the signature of the person who performed the test, and the 
serial number (or other identifier) of the fire extinguisher that was 
tested. The certification record provides assurance that fire 
extinguishers have been hydrostatically tested in accordance with and 
at the intervals specified in Table L-1, thereby ensuring that they 
will operate properly in the event employees need to use them.

    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Portable Fire Extinguishers (Annual Maintenance 
Certification Record) (29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3)).
    OMB Number: 1218-0238.
    Frequency: 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: 135,000.
    Number of Annual Responses: 135,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 67,500.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $19,440,000.
    Description: 29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) specifies that employers must 
subject each portable fire extinguisher to an annual maintenance 
inspection and record the date of the inspection. In addition, this 
provision requires employers to retain the inspection record for one 
year after the last entry or for the life of the shell, whichever is 
less, and to make the record available to OSHA upon request. This 
recordkeeping requirement assures employees and Agency compliance 
officers that portable fire extinguishers located in the workplace will 
operate normally in case of fire; in addition, this requirement 
provides evidence to OSHA compliance officers during an inspection that 
the employer performed the required maintenance checks on the portable 
fire extinguishers.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-13369 Filed 6-14-04; 8:45 am]
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