76286 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 235 / Wednesday, December 6, 2000 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

November 30, 2000.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has

submitted the following public

information collection requests (ICRs) 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 each

individual ICR, with applicable

supporting documentation, may be

obtained by calling the Department of

Labor. To obtain documentation for

BLS, ETA, PWBA, and OASAM contact

Karin Kurz ((202) 693–4127 or by E-mail

to Kurz-Karin@dol.gov). To obtain

documentation for ESA, MSHA, OSHA,

and VETS contact Darrin King ((202)

693–4129 or by E-Mail to KingDarrin@dol.gov).

Comments should be sent to Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM,

ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, PWBA, or

VETS, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC

20503 ((202) 395–7316), within 30 days

from the date of this publication in the

Federal Register.

The OMB is particularly interested in

comments which:

• 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;

• 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;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• 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.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Agency: Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA).

Title: Noise.

OMB Number: 1218–0048.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Federal Government; and State,

Local or Tribal Government.

Frequency: On occasion.

Number of Respondents: 379,512.

Number of Annual Responses:

17,982,447.

Estimated Time Per Response: Varies

from 2-minutes to notify employees

when noise exposure exceeds the 8-hour

time-weight average of 85 decibels to 1-

hour for employees in small

establishments to take audiometric

examinations.

Total Burden Hours: 5,175,645.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: $0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services: $98,815,961.

Description: The purpose of the

occupational noise exposure Standard

(29 CFR 1910.95) and its information

collection requirements are to provide

protection to employees from adverse

health effects associated with

occupational exposure to noise. The

Standard requires employers to

establish and maintain accurate records

of employee exposure to noise and

audiometric testing performed in

compliance to this Standard.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Agency: Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA).

Title: Access to Employee Exposure

and Medical Records.

OMB Number: 1218–0065.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Federal Government; and State,

Local or Tribal Government.

Frequency: On occasion.

Number of Respondents: 763,734.

Number of Annual Responses:

5,030,002.

Estimated Time Per Response: 8-

minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 610,136.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: $0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services: $10.00.

Description: 29 CFR 1910.1020

requires employers to preserve and

provide access to records associated

with employee exposure to toxic

chemicals and harmful physical agents.

Employee records and access to them

are critically important to the detection,

treatment, and prevention of

occupational illness and disease.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Agency: Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA).

Title: Formaldehyde.

OMB Number: 1218–0145.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Federal Government; and State,

Local or Tribal Government.

Frequency: On occasion.

Number of Respondents: 113,150.

Number of Annual Responses:

1,569,329.

Estimated Time Per Response: Varies

from 5-minutes for an employer to

maintain exposure-monitoring and

medical records for each employee, to 1-

hour for an employee to receive a

medical exam.

Total Burden Hours: 591,079.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: $0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $56,531,328.

Description: The Formaldehyde

Standard (29 CFR 1910.1048) and its

information collection requirements are

designed to provide protection for

employees from the adverse health

effects associated with occupational

exposure to formaldehyde. The

Standard requires employers to monitor

employee exposure and provide

notification to employees of their

exposure. Employers are required to

make available medical surveillance to

employees. Employers are also required

to communicate hazards associated with

exposure to formaldehyde through

signs, labels, and employee training.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Agency: Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA).

Title: Definition and Requirements for

a Nationally Recognized Testing

Laboratory.

OMB Number: 1218–0147.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions; and

State, Local or Tribal Government.

Frequency: On occasion.

Number of Respondents: 58.

Number of Annual Responses: 58.

Estimated Time Per Response: 23-

hours.

Total Burden Hours: 1,345.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: $0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $0.

Description: A number of OSHA’s

standards require certain equipments to

be ‘‘tested’’ (or ‘‘approved’’) by a

‘‘nationally recognized testing

laboratory’’ (NRTL). Pursuant to 29 CFR

1910.7, an organization seeking to

perform this testing (or approval) must

be ‘‘recognized’’ by OSHA and must

apply to the OSHA NRTL Program for

recognition. Recognition is granted after

OSHA determines that the organization

meets certain requirements.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

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Agency: Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA).

Title: Bloodborne Pathogens.

OMB Number: 1218–0180.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Federal Government; and State,

Local or Tribal Government.

Frequency: On occasion.

Number of Respondents: 113,150.

Number of Annual Responses:

1,569,329.

Estimated Time Per Response: Varies

from 1-minute to maintain in

employee’s training record, to 105-

minutes for an employee to receive a

Hepatitis B vaccination (HBV) and postvaccination screening for the HBV.

Total Burden Hours: 12,178,601.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: $0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $30,415,000.

Description: The Bloodborne

Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030)

is designed to prevent occupational

exposure to bloodborne pathogens. The

Standard’s information collection

requirements are used by employers to

implement required protective actions.

OSHA compliance officers will use

some of the information for enforcement

purposes.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Agency: Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA).

Title: Lead in Construction.

OMB Number: 1218–0189.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Federal Government; and State,

Local or Tribal Government.

Frequency: On occasion.

Number of Respondents: 147,073.

Number of Annual Responses:

6,155,640.

Estimated Time Per Response: Varies

from 5-minutes for a supervisor to

provide OSHA with written compliance

plans, training-program materials, and

other records during an inspection, to

2.44-hours for a supervisor to write a

compliance plan.

Total Burden Hours: 1,697,383.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: $0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $69,083,073.

Description: 29 CFR 1926.62 requires

employers to train employees about the

hazards of lead, monitor employee

exposure, provide surveillance and

maintain accurate records of employee

exposure. These records are used by

employers, employees, physicians, and

the Government to ensure that

employees are not harmed by

occupational exposure lead.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection

Agency: Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA).

Title: Construction Fall Protection

Plans and Records.

OMB Number: 1218–0197.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Federal Government; and State,

Local or Tribal Government.

Frequency: On occasion.

Number of Respondents: 100,000.

Number of Annual Responses:

100,000.

Estimated Time Per Response:

Variable (5-minutes to certify a safety

net; 1-hour to develop and write a fallprotection plan; and 5-minutes to certify

training).

Total Burden Hours: 744,480.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: $0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $0.

Description: The construction fall

protection plan and certification records

required by 29 CFR 1926.502 and the

related training requirements required

by 29 CFR 1926.503 are needed to help

employees identify fall hazards and to

know which protective measures are to

be used in order to protect them from

workplace fall hazards.

Ira L. Mills,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

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BILLING CODE 4510–26–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Investigations Regarding Certifications

of Eligibility to Apply for Worker

Adjustment Assistance:

Petitions have been filed with the

Secretary of Labor under Section 221(a)

of the Trade Act of 1974 (‘‘the Act’’) and

are identified in the Appendix to this

notice. Upon receipt of these petitions,

the Director of the Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance, Employment

and Training Administration, has

instituted investigations pursuant to

Section 221(a) of the Act.

The purpose of each of the

investigations is to determine whether

the workers are eligible to apply for

adjustment assistance under Title II,

Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations

will further relate, as appropriate, to the

determination of the date on which total

or partial separations began or

threatened to begin and the subdivision

of the firm involved.

The petitioners or any other persons

showing a substantial interest in the

subject matter of the investigations may

request a public hearing, provided such

request is filed in writing with the

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment

Assistance, at the address shown below,

not later than December 18, 2000.

Interested persons are invited to

submit written comments regarding the

subject matter of the investigations to

the Director, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance, at the address

shown below, not later than December

18, 2000.

The petitions filed in this case are

available for inspection at the Office of

the Director, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance, Employment

and Training Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor, Room C–5311, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20210.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 20th day

of November, 2000.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

APPENDIX—PETITIONS INSTITUTED ON 11/20/2000

TA–W Subject firm (petitioners) Location Date of

petition Product(s)

38,321 ........... International Paper (Co.) .......................... Lock Haven, PA ............. 11/01/2000 Reprographic Paper.

38,322 ........... Golden Northwest Aluminum (USWA) ..... The Dallas, OR .............. 11/03/2000 Aluminum.

38,323 ........... Winpak Films (Wkrs) ................................ Senoia, GA .................... 10/27/2000 Machine Operators, Packers, Inspectors.

38,324 ........... Remacor (Wkrs) ........................................ West Pittsburg, PA ........ 10/29/2000 Ground Magnesium.