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II. Current Actions

MSHA uses the information to issue

a permanent MSHA identification

number to the independent contractor.

This number allows MSHA to keep

track of a contractor’s violation history

so that appropriate civil penalties can be

assessed for violations of the Mine Act

or its accompanying mandatory health

and safety standards.

There are no revisions to this existing

collection, MSHA is requesting that the

approval be extended for three years.

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Agency: Mine Safety and Health

Administration.

Title: Identification of Independent

Contractors.

OMB Number: 1219–0043.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Cite/Reference/Form/etc: 30 CFR 45.3.

Total Respondents: 1,207.

Frequency: On occasion.

Total Responses: 1,207.

Average Time per Response: 8

minutes.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 161

hours.

Estimated Total Burden Cost: $387.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for Office of

Management and Budget approval of the

information collection request; they will

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: February 28, 1997.

George M. Fesak,

Director, Program Evaluation and Information

Resources.

[FR Doc. 97–5648 Filed 3–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–43–M

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

Proposed information Collection

Request Submitted for Public

Comment and Recommendations;

Electric Power Generation,

Transmission and Distribution;

Electrical Protective Equipment (1218–

0190)

ACTION: None.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as

part of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden

conducts a preclearance consultation

program to provide the general public

and Federal agencies with an

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing collections of

information in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA

95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This

program helps to ensure that requested

data can be provided in the desired

format, reporting burden (time and

financial resources) is minimized,

collection instruments are clearly

understood, and impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

properly assessed. Currently, the

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA) is soliciting

comments concerning the proposed

extension of approval for the paperwork

requirement of 29 CFR 1910.269 and

1910.137, Electric power generation,

transmission, and distribution; and

electrical protective equipment.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before May 6, 1997.

Written comments should:

• 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 submissions

of responses.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be

submitted to the Docket Office, Docket

No. ICR–97–2, U.S. Department of

Labor, Room N–2625, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20210,

telephone: (202) 219–7894. Written

comments limited to 10 pages or less in

length may also be transmitted by

facsimile to (202) 219–5046.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bonnie Friedman, Office of Information

and Consumer Affairs, Occupational

Safety and Health Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor, Room N–3647,

200 Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20210, telephone:

(202) 219–8148. Copies of the

referenced information collection

request are available for inspection and

copying in the Docket Office and will be

mailed immediately to persons who

request copies by telephoning Vivian

Allen at (202) 219–8076. For electronic

copies, contact OSHA’s WebPage on

Internet at http://www.osha.gov/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

OSHA issued this standard to address

the work practices to be used during the

operation and maintenance of electric

power generation, transmission, and

distribution facilities [59 FR 4320,

January 31, 1984. This standard

includes requirements relating to

enclosed spaces, hazardous energy

control, working near energized parts,

grounding for employee protection,

work on underground and overhead

installations, line-clearance tree

trimming, work in substations and

generating plans, and other special

conditions and equipment unique to the

generation, transmission, and

distribution of electric energy.

Compliance with these requirements

will prevent injuries to employees

working on electric power systems.

OSHA, at the same time, revised the

electrical protective equipment

requirements contained in the General

Industry Standards. The revision

replaced the incorporation of out-of-date

consensus standards with a set of

performance-oriented requirements.

Additionally, OSHA issued new

requirements for the safe use and care

of electrical protective equipment to

complement the equipment design

provisions. These revisions will prevent

accidents caused by inadequate

electrical protective equipment.

OSHA currently has approval from

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for certain information collection

requirements contained in 29 CFR

1910.269 and 1910.137. That approval

will expire on March 31, 1997, unless

OSHA applies for an extension of the

OMB approval. This notice initiates the

process for OSHA to request an

extension of the current OMB approval.

This notice also solicits public comment

on OSHA’s existing paperwork burden

estimates from those interested parties

and to seek public response to several

questions related to the development of

OSHA’s estimation. Interested parties

are requested to review OSHA’s existing

estimates, which are based upon

information available during

rulemaking, and to comment on their

accuracy or appropriateness in today’s

workplace situation.

II. Current Actions

This notice requests an extension of

the current OMB approval of the

paperwork requirements in 29 CFR

1910.269, Electric power generation,

transmission, and distribution; and 29

CFR 1910.137, Electrical protective

equipment.
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Type of Review: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Agency: U.S. Department of Labor,

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration.

Title: Electric Power Generation,

Transmission, and Distribution;

Electrical Protective Equipment.

OMB Number: 1218–0190.

Agency Number: Docket No.

ICR–97–2.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; State or local governments;

Business or other for-profit; Federal

Agencies or employees; Non-profit

institutions; Small businesses or

organizations.

Number of respondents: 12,074.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 0.30

hours.

Total Estimated Cost: $1,002,150.

Total Burden Hours: 40,086.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for Office of

Management and Budget approval of the

information collection request. They

will also become a matter of public

record.

Dated: February 28, 1997.

John F. Martonik,

Acting Director, Directorate of Safety

Standards Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–5649 Filed 3–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–26–M

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

ADMINISTRATION

Records Schedules; Availability and

Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Archives and Records

Administration, Office of Records

Services.

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). Records schedules identify

records of sufficient value to warrant

preservation in the National Archives of

the United States. Schedules also

authorize agencies after a specified

period to dispose of records lacking

administrative, legal, research, or other

value. Notice is published for records

schedules that (1) propose the

destruction of records not previously

authorized for disposal, or (2) reduce

the retention period for records already

authorized for disposal. NARA invites

public comments on such schedules, as

required by 44 USC 3303a(a).

DATES: Requests for copies must be

received in writing on or before April

21, 1997. Once the appraisal of the

records is completed, NARA will send

a copy of the schedule. The requester

will be given 30 days to submit comments.

ADDRESSES: Address requests for single

copies of schedules identified in this

notice to the Civilian Appraisal Staff

(NWRC), National Archives and Records

Administration, College Park, MD

20740–6001. Requesters must cite the

control number assigned to each

schedule when requesting a copy. The

control number appears in the

parentheses immediately after the name

of the requesting agency.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year

U.S. Government agencies create

billions of records on paper, film,

magnetic tape, and other media. In order

to control this accumulation, agency

records managers prepare records

schedules specifying when the agency

no longer needs the records and what

happens to the records after this period.

Some schedules are comprehensive and

cover all the records of an agency or one

of its major subdivisions. These

comprehensive schedules provide for

the eventual transfer to the National

Archives of historically valuable records

and authorize the disposal of all other

records. Most schedules, however, cover

records of only one office or program or

a few series of records, and many are

updates of previously approved

schedules. Such schedules also may

include records that are designated for

permanent retention.

Destruction of records requires the

approval of the Archivist of the United

States. This approval is granted after a

thorough study of the records that takes

into account their administrative use by

the agency of origin, the rights of the

Government and of private persons

directly affected by the Government’s

activities, and historical or other value.

This public notice identifies the

Federal agencies and their subdivisions

requesting disposition authority,

includes the control number assigned to

each schedule, and briefly describes the

records proposed for disposal. The

records schedule contains additional

information about the records and their

disposition. Further information about

the disposition process will be furnished to each requester.

Schedules Pending

1. Department of Agriculture, Forest

Service (N1–95–96–2). Routine and

facilitative records of Forest Supervisors

Offices, dated 1946–1959.

2. Department of Commerce, U.S.

Travel and Tourism Administration

(N1–377–96–1 and 2). Textual records

of the Office of the Under Secretary, the

Office of Tourism Marketing, the Travel

and Tourism Advisory Board, and the

Office of Research, and audiovisual

records of marketing and publicity

campaigns.

3. Department of Justice, Immigration

and Naturalization Service (N1–85–96–

5). Agreements between transportation

lines and the United States.

4. Department of Transportation,

Federal Highway Administration (N1–

406–97–2). Microform copies of certain

motor carrier certificates.

5. National Archives and Records

Administration (N1–GRS–97–1).

Government-wide retention standards

for alternate worksite records.

6. National Archives and Records

Administration (N1–64–96–3).

Comprehensive revision of Appendix

11, records maintained in the General

Counsel’s office.

7. National Labor Relations Board

(N1–25–97–1). Agency disciplinary case

files on nonemployees.

8. Panama Canal Commission (N1–

185–97–8). Travel, transportation and

Shipping records.

9. Tennessee Valley Authority (N1–

142–97–6). Confrontational situations

database.

Dated: March 3, 1997.

Michael J. Kurtz,

Assistant Archivist for Record Services—

Washington, DC.

[FR Doc. 97–5676 Filed 3–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7515–01–P

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY

Proposed Agency Information

Collection Activities; Comment

Request

AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces an

information Collection Request (ICR) by

the National Institute for Literacy

(NIFL). The ICR describes the nature of

the information collection and its

expected cost and burden.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before May 6, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

to: National Institute for Literacy, 800

Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 200,

Washington, DC 20006, Attention: Jaleh