[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 37 (Friday, February 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9606-9607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2665]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

February 16, 2006.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (ICR) 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 
this 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;

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     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: Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (Hazwoper) 
(29 CFR 1910.120).
    OMB Number: 1218-0202.
    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: 35,529.
    Number of Annual Responses: 1,198,868.
    Estimated Time per Response: Varies from one minute to maintain a 
certification record to 24 hours for initial employee training.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,235,602.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $3,350,750.
    Description: The standard specifies a number of collection of 
information (paperwork) requirements. Employers can use the information 
collected under the HAZWOPER rule to develop the various programs the 
standard requires and to ensure that their employees are trained 
properly about the safety and health hazards associated with hazardous 
waste operations and emergency response to hazardous waste releases. 
OSHA uses the records developed in response to this standard to find 
adequate compliance with the safety and health provisions. The 
employer's failure to collect and distribute the information required 
in this standard will affect significantly OSHA's effort to control and 
reduce injuries and fatalities.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-2665 Filed 2-23-06; 8:45 am]
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