[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 184 (Thursday, September 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57086-57087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21346]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

September 15, 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: Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia (29 CFR 
1910.111(b)(3) and (b)(4)).
    OMB Number: 1218-0208.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Third party disclosure.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Farms; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 2,030.
    Number of Annual Responses: 2,030.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 345.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.

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    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The information collection requirements contained in 
29 CFR 1910.111(b)(3) and (b)(4) help ensure that employers use only 
properly designed and tested containers and systems to store anhydrous 
ammonia, thereby, preventing accidental release of, and exposure of 
employees to, this highly toxic and corrosive substance. In addition, 
these requirements provide the most efficient means for an OSHA 
compliance officer to ensure that the containers and systems are safe.

    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Regulations Containing Procedures for Handling of 
Discrimination Complaints.
    OMB Number: 1218-0236.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 368.
    Number of Annual Responses: 368.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Burden Hours: 368.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: Regulations at 29 CFR part 24, 29 CFR part 1979, 29 
CFR part 1980, and 29 CFR part 1981 specify the procedures that an 
employee must use to file a complaint with OSHA alleging that their 
employer violated a ``whistle blower'' provision for which the Agency 
has investigative responsibility. Any employee who believes that such a 
violation occurred may file a compliant, or have the complaint filed on 
their behalf. While OSHA specifies no particular form for filing a 
complaint, these regulations require that a complaint must be in 
writing and should include a full statement of the acts and omissions, 
with pertinent dates, which are believed to constitute the alleged 
violation.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-21346 Filed 9-22-04; 8:45 am]
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