[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74084-74085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30052]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Portable Fire Extinguishers--Annual 
Maintenance Certification Record

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission 
of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored 
information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Portable Fire 
Extinguishers--Annual Maintenance Certification Record,'' to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued 
use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 
104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 30, 2010.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation; including a description of the likely respondents, 
proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be 
obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 
(this is not a toll-free number) or sending an e-mail to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request 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: 
202-395-6929/Fax: 202-395-6881 (these are not toll-free numbers), e-
mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR relates to the regulatory 
requirement that employers must subject each portable fire extinguisher 
to an annual maintenance inspection and record the date of the 
inspection. This provision requires employers to retain the inspection 
record for one year after the last entry or for the life of the shell, 
whichever is less, and to make the record available to OSHA on request. 
This recordkeeping requirement assures employees and OSHA compliance 
officers that portable fire extinguishers located in the workplace will 
operate normally in case of fire; in addition, this requirement 
provides evidence to OSHA compliance officers during an inspection that 
the employer performed the required maintenance checks on the portable 
fire extinguishers.
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is currently approved by the OMB under the PRA 
and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, 
notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally 
be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information if the collection of information does not display a 
currently valid OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The 
DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection under OMB 
Control Number 1218-0238. The current OMB approval is scheduled to 
expire on November 30, 2010; however, it should be noted that 
information collections submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month 
extension while they undergo review. For additional information, see 
the related notice published in the Federal Register on August 24, 2010 
(75 FR 52034).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to ensure the appropriate consideration, 
comments should reference OMB Control Number 1218-0238. The OMB is 
particularly interested in comments that:
     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,

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e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title of Collection: Portable Fire Extinguishers--Annual 
Maintenance Certification Record.
    OMB Control Number: 1218-0238.
    Affected Public: Private sector--Businesses or other for profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 135,990.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 135,990.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 67,995.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $19,888,538.

    Dated: November 23, 2010.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-30052 Filed 11-29-10; 8:45 am]
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