[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 137 (Monday, July 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43020-43021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16339]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. ICR-1218-0232(2004)]


Crawler, Locomotive, and Truck Cranes; Extension of the Office of 
Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information-Collection 
(Paperwork) Requirements

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

ACTION: Request for comment.

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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments concerning its request for an extension 
of the information collection requirements contained in its Crawler, 
Locomotive, and Truck Crane in Construction Standard (29 CFR 
1926.550(b)(2)); The purpose of the provision is to prevent employees 
from using unsafe cranes, thereby, reducing their risk of death or 
serious injury caused by a crane failure.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by the following dates:
    Hard Copy: Your comments must be submitted (postmarked or received) 
by September 17, 2004.
    Facsimile and electronic: Your comments must be submitted 
(postmarked or received) September 17, 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-1218-0232(2004), Room N-2625, OSHA, 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., e.s.t.
    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 of this document, Docket 
No. ICR 1218-0232(2004), in your comments.
    Electronic: You may submit comments, but not attachments, through 
the internet at http://ecomments.osha.gov/.

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 http://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 Todd Owen at (202) 
693-2222.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Noah Connell, Directorate of 
Construction, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3467, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-
2345.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Submission of Comments in This Notice and Internet Access To 
Comments and Submissions

    You may submit comments in response to this document by (1) hard 
copy, (2) fax transmission (facsimile), or (3) electronically through 
the OSHA Web page. Please note that 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 that 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 material by express delivery, hand delivery 
and messenger service.

II. Background

    The Department of Labor, as part of its containing 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 cost) 
is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA's 
estimate of the information-collection burden is correct.
    The Crawler, Locomotive, and Truck Crane Standard (i.e., ``the 
Standard'') specifies the following paperwork requirements.
    Paragraph (b)(2) of Sec.  29 CFR 1926.55 requires the employer to 
prepare and maintain a certification record which includes the date on 
which critical crane items were inspected, the signature of the person 
who performed the inspection, and the serial number or other identifier 
of the crane inspected as specified in ANSI B30.5-1968, Safety Code of 
Crawler, Locomotive and Truck Cranes. The most recent certification 
record shall be maintained on file until a new one is prepared.
    Establishing and maintaining written records of the monthly 
inspections informs employers and employees regarding serious, life 
threatening equipment failure.

III. Special Issues for Comment

    OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
     Whether the proposed information-collected 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.

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IV. Proposed Actions

    OSHA is proposing to extend OMB's previous approval of the 
recordkeeping (paperwork) requirement specified in paragraph (b)(2) of 
the Crawler, Locomotive, and Truck Crane Standard (29 CFR 1926.550). 
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 this information-collection requirement.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved information-
collection requirements.
    Title: Crawler, Locomotive, and Truck Crane Standard.
    OMB Number: 1218-0232.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal government; State, local or tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents: 16,581.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly.
    Total Responses: 198,972.
    Average Time per Response: 30 minutes (.50 hour).
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 99,486.
    Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $0.

V. 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 July 13, 2004.
John L. Henshaw,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
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