[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 52 (Monday, March 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14254-14255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5259]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-08-0109]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an email to
[email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Respiratory Protective Devices--42 CFR 84--Regulation--(0920-
0109)--Reinstatement--National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The regulatory authority for the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) certification program for
respiratory protective devices is found in the Mine Safety and Health
Amendments Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 577a, 651 et seq., and 657(g)) and
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 3, 5, 7, 811,
842(h), 844). These regulations provide the basis for the performance
tests and the criteria to respirator manufacturers who submit
respirators for testing and certification to be NIOSH-approved.
Respirators are used by millions of American construction workers,
miners, painters, asbestos removal workers, fabric mill workers, and
fire fighters. Improved testing requirements have
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benefits industrial workers, and health care workers implementing the
current CDC Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Tuberculosis.
Recent developments have provided approvals for self-contained
breathing apparatus (SCBA), Air-Purifying respirators, Powered Air-
Purifying (PAPR) and Air-Purifying Escape respirators for use by fire
fighters and other first responders to potential terrorist attacks.
NIOSH, in accordance with 42 CFR 84: (1) Issues certificates of
approval for respirators meeting specified construction, performance,
and protection requirements; (2) establishes procedures and
requirements to be met in filing applications for approval; (3)
specifies minimum requirements and methods to be employed by NIOSH and
by applicants in conducting inspections, examinations, and tests to
determine effectiveness of respirators; (4) establishes a schedule of
fees to be charged applicants for testing and certification, and (5)
establishes approval labeling requirements.
Information is collected from respirator manufacturers such as;
contact information, type of respirator, quality assurance plan, and
draft labels, as specified in the regulation. The estimated annualized
burden hours are 78,776.
There is no cost to the respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours:
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Average
Number of Number of burden
Type of respondents Type of forms respondents responses per response (in
respondent hours)
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Respirator Manufacturers.............. 84.11 Applications...... 43 8 86
84.33 Labeling.......... 43 8 2
84.35 Modifications..... 43 8 66
84.41 Reporting......... 43 8 23
84.43 Record Keeping.... 43 8 46
84.257 Labeling......... 43 8 3
84.1103 Labeling........ 43 8 3
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Dated: March 11, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-5259 Filed 3-14-08; 8:45 am]
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