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program for a prompt decision by the 

Department’s Office of Worker 

Compensation Programs (OWCP). 

Failure to collect this information 

would prevent timely and accurate 

reimbursement to employers, hinder the 

documentation of disbursement from 

the Fund, and obstruct implementation 

of the assisted reemployment program. 

Darrin A. King, 

Acting Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–5627 Filed 3–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–27–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0037] 

Construction Fall Protection Systems 

Criteria and Practices and Training 

Requirements; 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 

comments concerning its proposal to 

extend OMB approval of the 

information collection requirements 

contained in the construction standards 

on Fall Protection Systems Criteria and 

Practices (29 CFR 1926.502) and 

Training Requirements (29 CFR 

1926.503). The Fall Protection Systems 

Criteria and Practices Standard allows 

employers to develop alternative 

procedures to the use of conventional 

fall protection systems when the 

systems are infeasible or create a greater 

hazard. The alternative procedures 

(plan) must be written. Also, employers 

who use safety net systems may certify 

that the installation meets the 

Standard’s criteria in lieu of performing 

a drop-test on the net. The Training 

Requirements Standard requires 

employers to prepare training 

certification records for their employees. 

The plan and certification records 

ensure that employers comply with the 

requirements to protect employees from 

falls. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by May 

29, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

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 

three copies of your comments and 

attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, 

OSHA Docket No. OSHA–2007–0037, 

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.–4:45 p.m., e.t. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and OSHA 

docket number for this ICR (OSHA 

Docket No. OSHA–2007–0037). 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 website. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

You also may contact Todd Owen at the 

address below to obtain a copy of the 

ICR. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jamaa N. Hill 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 minimized, collection 

instruments are understandable, and 

OSHA’s estimate of the information 

collection burden is correct. The 

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 

the 1970 (the Act) 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 Standards on Construction Fall 

Protection Systems Criteria and 

Practices (29 CFR 1926.502) and 

Training Requirements (29 CFR 

1926.503) ensure that employers 

provide the required fall protection for 

their employees. Accordingly, these 

standards have the following paperwork 

requirements: Paragraphs (c)(4)(ii) and 

(k) of 29 CFR 1926.502, which specify 

certification of safety nets and 

development of fall protection plans, 

respectively, and paragraph (b) of 29 

CFR 1926.502, which requires 

employers to certify training records. 

The training certification requirement 

specified in paragraph (b) of 29 CFR 

1926.503 documents the training 

provided to employees potentially 

exposed to fall hazards. A competent 

person must train these employees to 

recognize fall hazards and in the use of 

procedures and equipment that 

minimize these hazards. An employer 

must verify compliance with this 

training requirement by preparing and 

maintaining a written certification 

record that contains the: Name or other 

identifier of the employee receiving the 

training; the date(s) of the training; and 

the signature of the competent person 

who conducted the training or of the 

employer. 

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 


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technological information collection 

and transmission techniques. 

III. Proposed Actions 

OSHA is requesting that OMB extend 

its approval of the collection of 

information requirements contained in 

the construction standards on Fall 

Protection Systems Criteria and 

Practices (29 CFR 1926.502) and 

Training Requirements (29 CFR 

1926.503). OSHA is requesting a 

396,975 hour reduction, from 894,394 

hours to 497,419 as a result of new 

information indicating estimates that of 

the number of safety net certifications, 

safety net installations, and fall 

protection plans should be lowered. 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. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection requirements. 

Title: Construction Fall Protection 

Systems Criteria and Practices (29 CFR 

1926.502) and Training Requirements 

(29 CFR 1926.503). 

OMB Number: 1218–0197. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 301,178. 

Frequency of Recordkeeping: On 

occasion. 

Total Responses: 6,039,818. 

Average Time per Response: Time per 

response ranges from 5 minutes (.08 

hour) to certify a safety net to 1 hour to 

develop a fall protection plan. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

497,419. 

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; or (3) by hard copy. All 

comments, attachments, and other 

material must identify the Agency name 

and the OSHA docket number for this 

ICR (OSHA–2007–0037). 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 full name, date, and 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 website, and for 

assistance in using the internet to locate 

docket submissions. 

Electronic copies of this Federal 

Register document are available at 

http://www.regulations.gov. This 

document, as well as news releases and 

other relevant information, also are 

available at OSHA’s Web page at http:// 

www.osha.gov. 

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 March 20, 

2007. 

Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., 

Assistant Secretary of Labor. 

[FR Doc. E7–5597 Filed 3–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

Records Schedules; Availability and 

Request for Comments 

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

proposed records schedules; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA) 

publishes notice at least once monthly 

of certain Federal agency requests for 

records disposition authority (records 

schedules). Once approved by NARA, 

records schedules provide mandatory 

instructions on what happens to records 

when no longer needed for current 

Government business. They authorize 

the preservation of records of 

continuing value in the National 

Archives of the United States and the 

destruction, after a specified period, of 

records lacking administrative, legal, 

research, or other value. Notice is 

published for records schedules in 

which agencies propose to destroy 

records not previously authorized for 

disposal or reduce the retention period 

of records already authorized for 

disposal. NARA invites public 

comments on such records schedules, as 

required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a). 

DATES: Requests for copies must be 

received in writing on or before April 

27, 2007 (Note that the new time period 

for requesting copies has changed from 

45 to 30 days after publication). Once 

the appraisal of the records is 

completed, NARA will send a copy of 

the schedule. NARA staff usually 

prepare appraisal memorandums that 

contain additional information 

concerning the records covered by a 

proposed schedule. These, too, may be 

requested and will be provided once the 

appraisal is completed. Requesters will 

be given 30 days to submit comments. 

ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of 

any records schedule identified in this 

notice by contacting the Life Cycle 

Management Division (NWML) using 

one of the following means: 

Mail: NARA (NWML), 8601 Adelphi 

Road, College Park, MD 20740–6001. 

E-mail: requestschedule@nara.gov. 

FAX: 301–837–3698. 

Requesters must cite the control 

number, which appears in parentheses 

after the name of the agency which 

submitted the schedule, and must 

provide a mailing address. Those who 

desire appraisal reports should so 

indicate in their request. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laurence Brewer, Director, Life Cycle 

Management Division (NWML), 

National Archives and Records 

Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, 

College Park, MD 20740–6001. 

Telephone: 301–837–1539. E-mail: 

records.mgt@nara.gov. 


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