[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 59617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22326]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

September 28, 2004.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted 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, may be obtained by 
contacting the Department of Labor (DOL). To obtain documentation, 
contact Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or 
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82e9ebece5ace6e3f0f0ebecc2e6edeeace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e08b898e87ce84819292898ea0848f8cce878f96">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll-free number), 
within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    <bullet> 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 of currently approved collection.
    Title: Logging Operations (29 CFR 1910.266).
    OMB Number: 1218-0198.
    Frequency: On occasion and initially.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 12,098.
    Number of Annual Responses: 118,962.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Varies from 1 minute to maintain a 
record to 3 hours to conduct initial training.
    Total Burden Hours: 30,751.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: 29 CFR 1910.266 requires employers to ensure that 
operating and maintenance instructions are available for machinery and 
vehicles used in logging operations; to provide training to employees 
and supervisors and to document this training. These information 
collection requirements are necessary to ensure the occupational safety 
of workers in logging operations.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-22326 Filed 10-4-04; 8:45 am]
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