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1 In estimating the number of respondents 

(establishments) covered by these paperwork 

requirements, the Agency assumes a ratio of 1 crane 

or derrick per establishment. The determinations 

made by OSHA in the accompanying ICR indicate 

that paragraphs (a)(2), (a)(4), and (a)(16) cover 

70,544 cranes and derricks, resulting in an equal 

number of establishments (i.e. 70,544). In addition, 

the Agency finds that engineers under contract to 

employers provide the documentation specified by 

paragraph (a)(1); therefore, OSHA treats this 

paperwork requirement as a capital cost under Item 

13 of the ICR.

requirements ensure that employers 

operate a crane or derrick according to 

the limitations and specifications 

developed for that equipment, and that 

hand signals used to communicate with 

equipment operators are clear and 

correct. Therefore, these requirements 

prevent employers from exceeding the 

operating specifications and limitations 

of cranes and derricks, and ensure that 

they use accurate hand signals regarding 

equipment operation. By operating the 

equipment safely and within specified 

parameters, and communicating 

effectively with equipment operators, 

employers will prevent serious injury 

and death to the equipment operators 

and other employees who use or work 

near the equipment. 

III. 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. 

IV. Proposed Actions 

OSHA is proposing to extend the 

information collection requirements 

specified by paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), 

(a)(4), and (a)(16) of Sec. 1926.550. The 

Agency will summarize the comments 

submitted in response to this notice and 

will include this summary in its request 

to OMB to extend the approval of these 

information collection requirements 

contained in the Standard. 

Type of Review: Extension of 

currently approved information 

collection requirements. 

Title: Cranes and Derricks Standard 

for Construction; Notification of 

Operational Specifications and Hand 

Signals (29 CFR 1926.550). 

OMB Number: 1218–0115. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions; Federal 

government; State, local, or Tribal 

governments. 

Number of Respondents: 70,544. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Total Responses: 70,544.1

Average Time per Response: Five 

minutes (.08 hour) to post specifications 

or hand-signals illustrations. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 5,640. 

Estimated Cost. (Operation and 

Maintenance): $477,802. 

V. Authority and Signature 

John L. Henshaw, 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. 5–2002 (67 FR 

65008).

Signed at Washington, DC, on September 

17, 2004. 

John L. Henshaw, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor

[FR Doc. 04–21358 Filed 9–22–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. ICR 1218–0054(2004)] 

Cranes and Derricks Standard for 

Construction: Recording Tests for 

Toxic Gases and Oxygen-Deficient 

Atmospheres in Enclosed Spaces; 

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 comment.

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments 

concerning its request of ran extension 

of the information collection 

requirement specified by paragraph 

(a)(11) of the Cranes and Derricks 

Standard for Construction (29 CFR 

1926.550). If a crane or derrick powered 

by an internal-combustion engine is 

exhausting into an enclosed space that 

employees occupy or will occupy, this 

paragraph requires employers to record 

tests made of the breathing air in the 

space to ensure that adequate oxygen is 

available and that concentrations of 

toxic gases are at safe levels.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by 

the following dates: 

Hard copy: Your comments must be 

submitted (postmarked or received) by 

November 22, 2004. 

Facsimile and electronic 

transmission: Your comments must be 

received by November 22, 2004.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by OSHA Docket No. ICR–

1218–0054(2004), by any of the 

following methods: 

Regular mail, express delivery, hand 

delivery, and messenger service: Submit 

your comments and attachments to the 

OSHA Docket Office, Room N–2625, 

U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2350 

(OSHA’s TTY number is (877) 889–

5627). OSHA Docket Office and 

Department of Labor hours are 8:15 a.m. 

to 4:45 p.m., ET. 

Facsimile: If your comments are 10 

pages or fewer in length, including 

attachments, you may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

Electronic: You may submit 

comments through the Internet at http:/

/ecomments.osha.gov. Follow 

instructions on the OSHA Webpage for 

submitting comments. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read or download comments or 

background materials, such as the 

complete Information Collection 

Request (ICR) (containing the 

Supporting Statement, OMB–83–I Form, 

and attachments), go to OSHA’s 

Webpage at http://www.OSHA.gov.

Comments, submissions, and the ICR 

are available for inspection and copying 

at the OSHA Docket Office at the 

address above. You may also contact 

Todd Owen at the address below to 

obtain a copy of the ICR. 

(For additional information and 

submitting comments, please see the 

‘‘Public Participation’’ heading in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Todd Owen, Directorate of Standards 

and Guidance, OSHA, Room N–3609, 

U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2222.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Submission of Comments on This 

Notice and Internet Access to 

Comments and Submissions 

You may submit comments and 

supporting materials in response to this 

notice by (1) hard copy, (2) fax 

transmission (facsimile), or (3) 

electronically through the OSHA Web 

page. Because of security related 

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problems, there may be a significant 

delay in the receipt of comments by 

regular mail. Please contact the OSHA 

Docket Office at (202) 693–2350 (TTY 

(877) 889–5627) for information about 

security procedures concerning the 

delivery of materials by express 

delivery, hand delivery and messenger 

service. 

All comments, submissions and 

background documents are available for 

inspection and copying at the OSHA 

Docket Office at the above address. 

Comments and submissions posted on 

OSHA’s Web page are available at http:/

/www.OSHA.gov. Contact the OSHA 

Docket Office for information about 

materials not available through the 

OSHA Web page and for assistance 

using the Web page to locate docket 

submissions. 

Electronic copies of the Federal 

Register notice as well as other relevant 

documents are available on OSHA’s 

Web page. 

II. 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 

(PRA–95) (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 Act) 

(29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) authorizes 

information collection by employers as 

necessary or appropriate for 

enforcement of the Act or for developing 

information regarding the causes and 

prevention of occupational injuries, 

illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). 

Paragraph (a)(11) of OSHA’s Cranes 

and Derricks Standard for Construction 

(§ 1926.550) addresses conditions in 

which a crane or derrick powered by an 

internal-combustion engine is 

exhausting in an enclosed space that 

employees occupy or will occupy. 

Under these conditions, employers must 

record tests made of the breathing air in 

the space to ensure that adequate 

oxygen is available and that 

concentrations of toxic gases are at safe 

levels. 

Establishing a test record allows 

employers to document oxygen levels 

and specific atmospheric contaminants, 

ascertain the effectiveness of controls, 

implement additional controls if 

necessary, and readily provide this 

information to other crews and shifts 

who may work in the enclosed space. 

Accordingly, employers will prevent 

serious injury and death to equipment 

operators and other employees who use 

or work near this equipment in an 

enclosed space. In addition, these 

records provide the most efficient 

means of an OSHA compliance officer 

to determine that an employer 

performed the required tests and 

implemented appropriate controls.

III. 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 equality, 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. 

IV. Proposed Actions 

OSHA is proposing to extend the 

information collection requirements 

specified by paragraph (a)(11) of 

§ 1926.550. The Agency will summarize 

the comments submitted in response to 

this notice and will include this 

summary in its request to OMB to 

extend the approval of these 

information collection requirements 

contained in the Standard. 

Type of Review: Extension of 

currently approved information 

collection requirements. 

Time: Cranes and Derricks Standards 

for Construction; Recording Tests for 

Toxic Gases and Oxygen-Deficient 

Atmospheres in Enclosed Spaces (29 

CFR 1926.550). 

OMB Number: 1218–0054. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions; Federal 

government; State, local, or Tribal 

governments. 

Number of Respondents: 50 (enclosed 

spaces). 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Total Responses: 50. 

Average Time per Response: Two 

minutes (0.3 hour) to perform 

atmosphere testing and record the 

results. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 99 

hours. 

Estimated Cost. (Operation and 

Maintenance): $9,000. 

V. Authority and Signature 

John L. Henshaw, 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. 5–2002 (67 FR 

65008).

Dated: Signed at Washington, DC on 

September 17, 2004. 

John L. Henshaw, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor.

[FR Doc. 04–21359 Filed 9–22–04; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH 

REVIEW COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act; Meeting 

September 16, 2004.

TIME AND DATE: 10 a.m., Thursday, 

September 23, 2004.

PLACE: The Richard V. Backley Hearing 

Room, 9th Floor, 601 New Jersey 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The 

Commission will consider and act upon 

the following in open session: 

Secretary of Labor v. U.S. Steel 

Mining Co., Docket No. SE 2002–126. 

(Issues include whether the judge 

properly concluded that the operator 

violated 30 CFR 77.404(a), which 

requires equipment to be maintained in 

safe operating condition.) 

Any person attending this meeting 

who requires special accessibility 

features and/or auxiliary aids, such as 

sign language interpreters, must inform 

the Commission in advance of those 

needs, subject to 29 CFR 2706.150(a)(3) 

and § 2706.160(d).

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFO: Jean 

Ellen, (202) 434–9950 / (202) 708–9300 

for TDD Relay / 1–800–877–8339 for toll 

free.

Jean H. Ellen, 

Chief Docket Clerk.

[FR Doc. 04–21483 Filed 9–21–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6735–01–M

OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG 

CONTROL POLICY 

Meeting of the Drug Control Research, 

Data, and Evaluation Advisory 

Committee

AGENCY: Office of National Drug Control 

Policy.