75500 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 232 / Friday, December 3, 2010 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2010–0052] 

Material Hoists, Personnel Hoists, and 

Elevators Standard; 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 Standard on Material 

Hoists, Personnel Hoists, and Elevators 

(29 CFR 1926.552). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by 

February 1, 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, Docket No. 

OSHA–2010–0052, 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–2010– 

0052). 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, 

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 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). 

Paragraph (a)(2) of the Standard 

requires that the rated load capacities, 

recommended operating speeds, and 

special hazard warnings or instructions 

be posted on cars and platforms. 

Paragraph (b)(1)(i) requires that 

operating rules for material hoists be 

established and posted at the operator’s 

station of the hoist. These rules shall 

include signal system and allowable 

line speed for various loads. Paragraph 

(c)(10) requires that cars be provided 

with a capacity and data plate secured 

in a conspicuous place on the car or 

crosshead. 

These posting requirements are used 

by the operator and crew of the material 

and personnel hoists to determine how 

to use the specific machine and how 

much it will be able to lift as assembled 

in one or a number of particular 

configurations. If not properly used, the 

machine would be subject to failures, 

endangering the employees in the 

immediate vicinity. 

Paragraph (c)(15) requires that a test 

and inspection of all functions and 

safety devices be made following 

assembly and erection of hoists. The test 

and inspection are to be conducted 

under the supervision of a competent 

person. A similar inspection and test is 

required following major alteration of an 

existing installation. All hoists shall be 

inspected and tested at three-month 

intervals. A certification record (the 

most recent) of the test and inspection 

is required to be kept on file, including 

the date the test and inspection was 

completed, the identification of the 

equipment and the signature of the 

person who performed the test and 

inspection. This certification ensures 

that the equipment has been tested and 

is in safe operating condition. The most 

recent certification record will be 

disclosed to a CSHO during an OSHA 

inspection. 

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 Material Hoists, Personnel 

Hoists, and Elevators (29 CFR 1926.552). 

The Agency is requesting a decrease in 

burden hours from 30,282 to 20,957 

(a total decrease of 9,325 burden hours). 

The Agency will summarize the 

comments submitted in response to this 

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notice and will include this summary in 

the request to OMB. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Material Hoists, Personnel 

Hoists, and Elevators (29 CFR 1926.552). 

OMB Number: 1218–0231. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits. 

Number of Respondents: 18,372. 

Total Responses: 90,289. 

Frequency of Response: On Occasion; 

Quarterly. 

Estimated Time per Response: Varies 

from 2 minutes (.03 hour) for a 

supervisor to disclose test and 

inspection certification records to 30 

minutes (.50 hour) for a construction 

worker to obtain and post information 

for hoists. 

Total Burden Hours: 20,957. 

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–2010–0052). 

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 

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 November 

29, 2010. 

David Michaels, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

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