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II. Current Action 

Office of Management and Budget 

clearance is being sought for the 

Producer Price Index survey. 

The PPI collection is not a one-time 

project with an end date. The purpose 

of the PPI collection is to accumulate 

data for the ongoing, monthly 

publication of the PPI family of indexes. 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics must 

continue collecting data for the PPI 

since both policy and business planning 

are affected by the completeness of the 

description of price trends. Dollardenominated measures of economic 

performance, such as Gross Domestic 

Product, require accurate price data in 

order to convert nominal to constantdollar values. Inflation-free national 

income accounting figures are vital to 

fiscal and monetary policy-makers when 

setting objectives and targets. It is 

conservatively estimated that hundredsof-billions of dollars worth of contracts 

and purchase agreements employ PPIs 

as part of price-adjustment clauses. 

Failure to calculate data would tend to 

extend the time frame required for 

accurate recognition of and appropriate 

adaptation to economic events. 

III. Desired Focus of Comments 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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. 

• 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 submissions 

of responses. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection 

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Title: Producer Price Index Survey. 

OMB Number: 1220–0008. 

Affected Public: Private Sector. 

Form Total 

respondents Frequency Total responses 

Average 

time per 

response (min) 

Estimated 

total 

burden (hrs) 

BLS 1810A, A1, B, C, C1, and E ........................................ 6,582 once 6,582 120 13,164 

BLS 473P ............................................................................. 26,250 monthly *1,260,000 18 378,000 

Totals ............................................................................ 32,832 ........................ 1,266,582 ........................ 391,164 

*For monthly repricing, an average of 4 forms are sent to each respondent or on average PPI requests repricing of 105,000 items each month. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): $0 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request; they also 

will become a matter of public record. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of 

February 2011. 

Kimberley D. Hill, 

Chief, Division of Management Systems, 

Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3833 Filed 2–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0028] 

Grain Handling Facilities; Extension of 

the Office of Management and 

Budget’s (OMB) Approval of 

Information Collection (Paperwork) 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public 

comments concerning its proposal to 

extend OMB approval of the 

information collection requirements 

specified in its Standard on Grain 

Handling Facilities (29 CFR 1910.272). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by April 

25, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Electronically: You may 

submit comments and attachments 

electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

instructions online for submitting 

comments. 

Facsimile: If your comments, 

including attachments, are not longer 

than 10 pages, you may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

Mail, hand delivery, express mail, 

messenger, or courier service: When 

using this method, you must submit a 

copy of your comments and attachments 

to the OSHA Docket Office, OSHA 

Docket No. OSHA–2011–0028, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration, 

Room N–2625, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. 

Deliveries (hand, express mail, 

messenger, and courier service) are 

accepted during the Department of 

Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal 

business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., 

e.t. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and OSHA 

docket number for the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) (OSHA–2011– 

0028). All comments, including any 

personal information you provide, are 

placed in the public docket without 

change, and may be made available 

online at http://www.regulations.gov. 

For further information on submitting 

comments see the ‘‘Public Participation’’ 

heading in the section of this notice 

titled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

Docket: To read or download 

comments or other material in the 

docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov 

or the OSHA Docket Office at the 

address above. All documents in the 

docket (including this Federal Register 

notice) are listed in the http:// 

www.regulations.gov index; however, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through the Web site. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

You may also contact Theda Kenney at 

the address below to obtain a copy of 

the ICR. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Theda Kenney or Todd Owen, 

Directorate of Standards and Guidance, 

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OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room 

N–3609, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 

693–2222. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Department of Labor, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, 

conducts a preclearance consultation 

program to provide the public with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and continuing information collection 

requirements in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program 

ensures that information is in the 

desired format, reporting burden (time 

and costs) is minimal, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

OSHA’s estimate of the information 

collection burden is accurate. The 

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 

1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et 

seq.) authorizes information collection 

by employers as necessary or 

appropriate for enforcement of the OSH 

Act or for developing information 

regarding the causes and prevention of 

occupational injuries, illnesses, and 

accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act 

also requires that OSHA obtain such 

information with minimum burden 

upon employers, especially those 

operating small businesses, and to 

reduce to the maximum extent feasible 

unnecessary duplication of efforts in 

obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657). 

The Standard specifies a number of 

paperwork requirements. The following 

sections describe who uses the 

information collected under each 

requirement as well as how they use it. 

The purpose of the requirements is to 

reduce employees’ risk of death or 

serious injury while working in grain 

handling facilities. 

Paragraph (d) of the Standard requires 

the employer to develop and implement 

an emergency action plan so that 

employees will be aware of the 

appropriate actions to take in the event 

of an emergency. 

Paragraph (e)(1) requires that 

employers provide training to 

employees at least annually and when 

changes in job assignment will expose 

them to new hazards. 

Paragraph (f)(1) requires the employer 

to issue a permit for all hot work. Under 

paragraph (f)(2) the permit shall certify 

that the requirements contained in 

1910.272(a) have been implemented 

prior to beginning the hot work 

operations and shall be kept on file until 

completion of the hot work operation. 

Paragraph (g)(1)(i) requires the 

employer to issue a permit for entering 

bins, silos, or tanks unless the employer 

or the employer’s representative is 

present during the entire operation. The 

permit shall certify that the precautions 

contained in paragraph (g) have been 

implemented prior to employees 

entering bins, silos or tanks and shall be 

kept on file until completion of the 

entry operations. 

Paragraph (g)(1)(ii) requires that the 

employer deenergize, disconnect, 

lockout and tag, block-off or otherwise 

prevent operation of all mechanical, 

electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic 

equipment which presents a danger to 

employees inside grain storage 

structures. 

Paragraphs (i)(1) and (i)(2) require the 

employer to inform contractors 

performing work at the grain handling 

facility of known potential fire and 

explosion hazards related to the 

contractor’s work and work area and to 

explain to the contractor the applicable 

provisions of the emergency action plan. 

Paragraph (j)(1) requires the employer 

to develop and implement a written 

housekeeping program that establishes 

the frequency and method(s) 

determined best to reduce 

accumulations of fugitive grain dust on 

ledges, floors, equipment, and other 

exposed surfaces. 

Under paragraph (m)(1), the employer 

is required to implement preventive 

maintenance procedures consisting of 

regularly scheduled inspections of at 

least the mechanical and safety control 

equipment associated with dryers, grain 

stream processing equipment, dust 

collection equipment including filter 

collectors, and bucket elevators. 

Paragraph (m)(3) requires a certification 

be maintained of each inspection. 

Paragraph (m)(4) requires the employer 

to implement procedures for the use of 

tags and locks which will prevent the 

inadvertent application of energy or 

motion to equipment being repaired, 

serviced, or adjusted. 

II. Special Issues for Comment 

OSHA has a particular interest in 

comments on the following issues: 

• Whether the proposed information 

collection requirements are necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

Agency’s functions, including whether 

the information is useful; 

• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of 

the burden (time and costs) of the 

information collection requirements, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• The quality, utility, and clarity of 

the information collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden on 

employers who must comply; for 

example, by using automated or other 

technological information collection 

and transmission techniques. 

III. Proposed Actions 

OSHA is requesting that OMB extend 

its approval of the information 

collection requirements contained in the 

Standard on Grain Handling Facilities 

(29 CFR 1910.272). The Agency is 

requesting to reduce its current burden 

hour estimate associated with this 

Standard from 70,355 hours to 68,762 

hours for a total reduction of 1,593 

hours. This adjustment decrease (based 

on new data obtained by the Agency) is 

a result of a decline in the number of 

grain elevators and mills from 19,791 to 

19,121. The Agency will summarize the 

comments submitted in response to this 

notice and will include this summary in 

the request to OMB. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Grain Handling Facilities 

Standard (29 CFR 1910.272). 

OMB Number: 1218–0206. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits. 

Number of Respondents: 18,804. 

Total Responses: 1,312,126. 

Estimated Time per Response: Varies 

from 1 minute (.02 hour) to maintain 

certification records to 3 hours to 

modify action plans/housekeeping 

programs/tag and lock procedures. 

Total Burden Hours: 68,762. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $0. 

IV. Public Participation—Submission of 

Comments on This Notice and Internet 

Access to Comments and Submissions 

You may submit comments in 

response to this document as follows: 

(1) Electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by 

facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All 

comments, attachments, and other 

material must identify the Agency name 

and the OSHA docket number for the 

ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2011–0028). 

You may supplement electronic 

submissions by uploading document 

files electronically. If you wish to mail 

additional materials in reference to an 

electronic or facsimile submission, you 

must submit them to the OSHA Docket 

Office (see the section of this notice 

titled ADDRESSES). The additional 

materials must clearly identify your 

electronic comments by your name, 

date, and the docket number so the 

Agency can attach them to your 

comments. 

Because of security procedures, the 

use of regular mail may cause a 

significant delay in the receipt of 

comments. For information about 

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security procedures concerning the 

delivery of materials by hand, express 

delivery, messenger, or courier service, 

please contact the OSHA Docket Office 

at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889– 

5627). 

Comments and submissions are 

posted without change at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA 

cautions commenters about submitting 

personal information such as social 

security numbers and date of birth. 

Although all submissions are listed in 

the http://www.regulations.gov index, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through this Web site. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

Information on using the http:// 

www.regulations.gov Web site to submit 

comments and access the docket is 

available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ 

link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office 

for information about materials not 

available through the Web site, and for 

assistance in using the Internet to locate 

docket submissions. 

V. Authority and Signature 

David Michaels, PhD, MPH, Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health, directed the 

preparation of this notice. The authority 

for this notice is the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 

et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order 

No. 4–2010 (75 FR 55355). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on February 16, 

2011. 

David Michaels, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3877 Filed 2–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0008] 

Standard on Commercial Diving 

Operations; Extension of the Office of 

Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

Approval of Information Collection 

(Paperwork) Requirements 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public 

comments concerning its proposal to 

extend OMB approval of the 

information collection requirements 

specified in the Commercial Diving 

Operations Standard (29 CFR part 1910, 

subpart T). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by April 

25, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments and attachments 

electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

instructions online for submitting 

comments. 

Facsimile: If your comments, 

including attachments, are not longer 

than 10 pages, you may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

Mail, hand delivery, express mail, 

messenger, or courier service: When 

using this method, you must submit 

your comments and attachments to the 

OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. 

OSHA–2011–0008, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Room N–2625, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. 

Deliveries (hand, express mail, 

messenger, and courier service) are 

accepted during the Department of 

Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal 

business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., 

e.t. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and OSHA 

docket number for the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) (OSHA–2011– 

0008). All comments, including any 

personal information you provide, are 

placed in the public docket without 

change, and may be made available 

online at http://www.regulations.gov. 

For further information on submitting 

comments see the ‘‘Public Participation’’ 

heading in the section of this notice 

titled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

Docket: To read or download 

comments or other material in the 

docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov 

or the OSHA Docket Office at the 

address above. All documents in the 

docket (including this Federal Register 

notice) are listed in the http:// 

www.regulations.gov index; however, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through the Web site. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

You also may contact Theda Kenney at 

the address below to obtain a copy of 

the ICR. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Theda Kenney, Directorate of Standards 

and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department 

of Labor, Room N–3609, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2222. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Department of Labor, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, 

conducts a preclearance consultation 

program to provide the public with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and continuing information collection 

requirements in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program 

ensures that information is in the 

desired format, reporting burden (time 

and costs) is minimal, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

OSHA’s estimate of the information 

collection burden is accurate. The 

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 

1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et 

seq.) authorizes information collection 

by employers as necessary or 

appropriate for enforcement of the OSH 

Act or for developing information 

regarding the causes and prevention of 

occupational injuries, illnesses, and 

accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act 

also requires that OSHA obtain such 

information with minimum burden 

upon employers, especially those 

operating small businesses, and to 

reduce to the maximum extent feasible 

unnecessary duplication of efforts in 

obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657). 

Subpart T applies to diving and related 

support operations conducted by 

employers involved in general industry, 

construction, ship repairing, 

shipbuilding, shipbreaking, and 

longshoring, and specifies equipment 

and procedures that prevent injury and 

death among workers exposed to 

hazards associated with diving and 

diving support operations. 

Subpart T contains a number of 

paperwork requirements. The following 

paragraphs describe these requirements. 

Section 1910.401(b). Allows 

employers to deviate from the 

requirements of the Subpart to the 

extent necessary to prevent or minimize 

a situation that is likely to cause death, 

serious physical harm, or major 

environmental damage (but not 

situations in which purely economic or 

property damage is likely to occur). 

They must notify the OSHA Area 

Director within 48 hours of taking such 

action; this notification must describe 

the situation responsible for the 

deviation and the extent of the deviation 

from the requirements. On request of the 

Area Director, employers must submit 

this information in writing. 

Sections 1910.410(a)(3) and (a)(4). 

Paragraph (a)(3) requires employers to 

train all dive team members in 

cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first 

aid (i.e., the American Red Cross 

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