[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 209 (Friday, October 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 56216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26180]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

October 26, 2009.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of 
the following public information collection request (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; including, among other things, a description of the 
likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total 
burden may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Darrin King on 202-
693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number)/e-mail: [email protected].
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the 
Department of Labor--Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
(OSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503, Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-5806 (these are not toll-
free numbers), E-mail: [email protected] within 30 days from 
the date of this publication in the Federal Register. In order to 
ensure the appropriate consideration, comments should reference the OMB 
Control Number (see below).
    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 without change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Title of Collection: Hazard Communication (29 CFR parts 1910.1200, 
1915.1200, 1917.28, 1918.90, 1926.59 and 1928.21).
    OMB Control Number: 1218-0072.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,880,308.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,375,704.
    Estimated Total Annual Costs Burden (excludes hourly wage costs): 
$1,750,460.
    Description: The standard requires all employers to establish 
hazard communications programs, to transmit information on the hazards 
of chemicals to their employees by means of container labels, material 
safety data sheets and training programs. This action will reduce the 
incidence of chemical related illness and injury in the workplace. For 
additional information, see the related 60-day preclearance notice 
published in the Federal Register at Vol. 74 FR 44876 on August 31, 
2009. PRA documentation prepared in association with the preclearance 
notice is available on http://www.regulations.gov under docket number 
OSHA-2009-0014.

Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-26180 Filed 10-29-09; 8:45 am]
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