[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26211-26212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12568]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. ICR 98-6]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Cadmium in General Industry, Maritime, and Agriculture

ACTION: Notice.

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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 (PRA95) (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 the impact of 
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. 
Currently the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is 
soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the 
information collection request for the standards for Cadmium in General 
Industry 29 CFR 1910.1027, Cadmium in the Maritime Industry 1915.1027, 
and Cadmium in the Agriculture Industry 1928.1027. A copy of the 
proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by 
contacting the employee listed below in the addresses section of this 
notice. The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments 
which:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarify of the 
information to be collected; and
    <bullet> 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.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted by July 13, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be submitted to the Docket Office, Docket 
No. ICR 98-6, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (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: Adrian Corsey, Directorate of Health 
Standards Programs, Occuptional Safety and Health Administration 
(OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, Room N3718, telephone (202) 219-7075. 
A copy of the referenced information collection request is available 
for inspection and copying in the Docket Office and will be mailed 
immediately to persons who request copies by telephoning Adrian Corsey 
at (202) 219-7075 extension 105 or Barbara Bielaski at (202) 219-8076 
extension 142. For electronic copies of the Information Collection 
Request on Cadmium, contact OSHA's WebPage on

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the Internet at http://www.osha-slc.gov/ and click on ``Information 
Collection Requests.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Cadmium standard and its information collection requirements 
provide protection for employees from the adverse health effects 
associated with occupational exposure to cadmium. The standard requires 
that employers establish a compliance program, including exposure 
monitoring and medical records. These records are used by employees, 
physicians, employers and OSHA to determine the effectiveness of the 
employers' compliance efforts. Also the standard requires that OSHA 
have access to various records to ensure that employers are complying 
with the disclosure provisions.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Cadmium in General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1027), Cadmium in 
the Maritime Industry (1915.1027), and Cadmium in the Agriculture 
Industry (1928.1027).
    OMB Control Number: 1218-0185.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits, Federal government, 
State and Local governments.
    Total Respondents: 54,544.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Responses: 359,968.
    Average Time per Response: Ranges from 5 minutes to maintain 
records to 1.5 hours for an employee to have a medical exam.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 129,894.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: -0-.
    Total initial annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or 
purchasing services): $19,068,500.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection. The comments will become a 
matter of public record.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of April, 1998.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 98-12568 Filed 5-11-98; 8:45 am]
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