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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. ICR–1218–0199(2006)] 

Walking-Working Surfaces 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 comment. 

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public 

comment concerning its request for an 

extension of the information collection 

requirements specified by its standard 

on Walking-Working Surfaces (29 CFR 

part 1910, subpart D). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted by 

the following dates: 

Hard copy. Your comments must be 

submitted (postmarked or received) by 

November 13, 2006. 

Facsimile and electronic 

transmission: Your comments must be 

received by November 13, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You must submit 

comments, identified by OSHA Docket 

No. ICR–1218–0199(2006), 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., e.t. 

Facsimile: If your comments are 10 

pages or fewer, 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 Web page 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 Support 

Statement, OMB–83–1 Form, and 

attachments), go to OSHA’s Web page at 

http://www.OSHA.gov. In addition, the 

ICR, comments and submissions are 

available for inspection and copying at 

the OSHA Docket Office at the address 

above. You may also contact Theda 

Kenney at the address below to obtain 

a copy of the ICR. For additional 

information on submitting comments, 

please see the ‘‘Public Participation’’

section in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Theda Kenney or Todd Owen, 

Directorate of Standards and Guidance, 

OSHA, 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 Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) 

authorizes information collection 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 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 collections of information 

contained in the Walking-Working 

Surfaces standard are necessary to 

protect employees from the collapse of 

overloaded floors, and outrigger 

scaffolds, and the failure of defective 

portable metal ladders. 

Paragraph 1910.22(d)(1) requires that 

load limits approved by the building 

official be marked on plates supplied 

securely affixed by the owner of the 

building, or his duly authorized agent, 

in a conspicuous place in each space to 

which they relate. The plates are not to 

be removed or defaced but, if lost, 

removed, or defaced, they shall be 

replaced by the owner or his agent. 

Under paragraph 1910.26(c)(2)(vii), 

ladders having defects are to be marked 

and taken out of service until repaired 

by either the maintenance department 

or the manufacturer. 

Paragraph 1910.28(e)(3) specifies that 

unless outrigger scaffolds are designed 

by a licensed professional engineer, they 

shall be constructed and erected in 

accordance with table D–16 of this 

section. A copy of the detailed drawings 

and specifications showing the sizes 

and spacing of members shall be kept on 

the job. 

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 OMB to extend 

their approval of the collection of 

information requirements contained in 

the Standard on Walking-Working 

Surfaces (29 CFR part 1910, subpart D). 

The Agency is requesting to retain its 

previous burden hour estimate of 1,193 

hours. The Agency will summarize the 

comments submitted in response to this 

notice, and will include this summary 

in its request to OMB. 

Type of Review: Extension of 

currently approved information 

collection requirements. 

Title: Walking-Working Surfaces 

Standard (29 CFR part 1910, subpart D. 

OMB Number: 1218–0199. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 12,100. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Average Time per Response: Varies 

from three minutes (.05 hour) to mark a 

defective ladder to 20 minutes (.33 

hour) to secure the load limit marking 

sign and to post it. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,193. 

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 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 submissions by express 

delivery, hand delivery, and courier 

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 this Federal 

Register notice as well as other relevant 

documents are available on OSHA’s 

Web page. Since all submissions 

become public, private information such 

as social security numbers should not be 

submitted. 

V. Authority and Signature 

Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., 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 8, 

2006. 

Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., 

Assistant Secretary of Labor. 

[FR Doc. 06–7663 Filed 9–13–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–M 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice (06–065)] 

NASA International Space Station 

Independent Safety Task Force 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration announces a 

forthcoming meeting of the International 

Space Station Independent Safety Task 

Force (IISTF). 

DATES: Thursday, October 5, 2006, 8 

a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Friday, October 6, 8 

a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Daylight Time. 

ADDRESSES: NASA Lyndon B. Johnson 

Space Center, 2101 NASA Parkway, 

Bldg. 1, Room 966, Houston, TX 77058. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Melissa Y. Gard, IISTF Executive 

Director, National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration, Lyndon B. 

Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 

77058, telephone (281) 244–7980, e-mail 

melissa.y.gard@nasa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting will be open to the public up 

to the seating capacity of the room [∼20 

public seats]. Seating will be on a firstcome basis. 

—This will be a fact-finding and report 

writing session. 

Attendees will be requested to sign a 

register and to comply with NASA 

security requirements, including the 

presentation of a valid picture ID, before 

receiving an access badge. Foreign 

nationals attending this meeting will be 

required to provide the following 

information: full name; gender; date/ 

place of birth; citizenship; visa/green 

card information (number, type, 

expiration date); passport information 

(number, country, expiration date); 

employer/affiliation information (name 

of institution, address, country, phone); 

title/position of attendee. To expedite 

admittance, attendees should provide 

identifying information in advance by 

contacting Ms. Jana Schultz via e-mail at 

jana.t.schultz@nasa.gov or by telephone 

at (281) 244–7913 by September 25, 

2006. If e-mailing, please include 

‘‘IISTF’’ in the subject line. 

Members of the public may make five 

minute verbal presentations to the Task 

Force on the subject of International 

Space Station safety. All those wishing 

to make such a statement in front of the 

Task Force are requested to contact Ms. 

Jana Schultz via e-mail at 

jana.t.schultz@nasa.gov or by telephone 

at (281) 244–7913 by September 25, 

2006. If e-mailing, please include 

‘‘IISTF’’ in the subject line. If public 

requests to speak are received, they will 

be heard during the first 30 minutes on 

October 5, 2006, meeting on a first-come 

basis. Any member of the public is 

permitted to file a written statement 

with the Task Force at the time of the 

meeting. Verbal presentations and 

written comments should be limited to 

the subject of International Space 

Station safety. 

P. Diane Rausch, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer, 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E6–15284 Filed 9–13–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7510–13–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice (06–066)] 

NASA Advisory Council; Meeting. 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 

Law 92–463, as amended, the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

announces a meeting of the NASA 

Advisory Council. The agenda for the 

meeting includes updates from each of 

the Council committees, including 

discussion and deliberation of potential 

recommendations. The Council 

Committees address NASA interests in 

the following areas: Aeronautics, Audit 

and Finance, Space Exploration, Human 

Capital, Science, and Space Operations. 

DATES: Thursday, October 12, 2006, 8 

a.m.–4:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Goddard Space Flight 

Center (GSFC), Building 1, Rooms E100 

D and E, 8800 Greenbelt Road, 

Greenbelt, MD 20771–0001 (Note that 

visitors will first need to go to the GSFC 

Visitor’s Center to gain access.) 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Christopher Blackerby, Designated 

Federal Official, National Aeronautics 

and Space Administration, Washington, 

DC 20546, 202/358–4688. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting will be open to the public up 

to the seating capacity of the room. All 

U.S. citizens desiring to attend the 

NASA Advisory Council Meeting at the 

Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) 

must provide their full name, company 

affiliation (if applicable), place of birth, 

and date of birth to the GSFC Security 

Office no later than the close of business 

on October 4, 2006. All non-U.S. 

citizens must submit their name, current 

address, citizenship, company 

affiliation (if applicable) to include 

address, telephone number, and their 

title, place of birth, date of birth, U.S. 

visa information to include type, 

number, and expiration date, U.S. Social 

Security Number (if applicable), 

Permanent Resident Alien card number 

and expiration date (if applicable), place 

and date of entry into the U.S., and 

Passport information to include Country 

of issue, number, and expiration date to 

the GSFC Security Office no later than 

the close of business on September 29, 

2006. If the above information is not 

received by the noted dates, attendees 

should expect a minimum delay of two 

(2) hours. All visitors to this meeting 

will report to the GSFC Visitor Center 


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