[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 230 (Wednesday, December 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69958-69959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26449]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

November 23, 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 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: Cranes and Derricks Standards for Construction: Recording 
Tests for Toxic Gases and Oxygen-Deficient Atmospheres in Enclosed 
Spaces.
    OMB Number: 1218-0054.
    Form Number: None.
    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: 50.
    Number of Annual Responses: 2,950.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 728.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $18,000.
    Description: The Cranes and Derricks Standard for Construction [29 
CFR 1926.550] addresses conditions in which a crane or derrick powered 
by an internal-combustion engine is exhausting in an enclosed space 
that employees occupy or will occupy. Under these conditions, employers 
must record tests made of the breathing air in the space to ensure that 
adequate oxygen is available and that concentrations of toxic gases are 
at safe levels. Establishing a test record allows employers to document 
oxygen levels and specific atmospheric contaminants, ascertain the 
effectiveness of controls, implement additional controls if necessary, 
and readily provide this information to other crews and shifts who may 
work in the enclosed space. Accordingly, employers will prevent serious 
injury and death to equipment operators and other employees who use or 
work near this equipment in an enclosed space.

    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Cranes and Derricks Standards for Construction; Notification 
of Operational Specifications and Hand Signals.
    OMB Number: 1218-0115.

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    Form Number: None.
    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: 70,544.
    Number of Annual Responses: 70,544.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,640.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $477,802.
    Description: The Cranes and Derricks Standard for Construction [29 
CFR 1926.550] requires employers to provide notification of specified 
operating characteristics through documentation, posting, or revising 
maintenance-instruction plates, tags, or decals, and to notify 
employees of hand signals used to communicate with equipment operators 
by posting an illustration of applicable signals at the worksite. By 
operating the equipment safely and within specified parameters, and 
communicating effectively with equipment operators, employers will 
prevent serious injury and death to the equipment operators and other 
employees who use or work near the equipment.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-26449 Filed 11-30-04; 8:45 am]
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