[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 98 (Thursday, May 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 28004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13624]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket Number ICR 98-7]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Cadmium in Construction

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 Cadmium in Construction (29 CFR 
1926.1127) standard. 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 clarity 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 20, 1998.

addresses: Comments are to be submitted to the Docket Office, Docket 
No. ICR 98-7, 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 Policy, 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, (OSHA), U.S. Department 
of Labor, Room N3627, telephone (202) 219-4690. 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-
4690 extension 144 or Barbara Bielaski at (202) 219-8076 extension 142. 
For electronic copies of the Information Collection Request on Cadmium 
in Construction, contact OSHA's WebPage on the Internet at <a href="http://
www.osha-slc.gov/">http://
www.osha-slc.gov/</a> and click on ``Information Collection Request''.

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 Construction (29 CFR 1926.1127).
    OMB Control Number: 1218-0186.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Federal government, 
State and Local governments.
    Total Respondents: 10,000.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Responses: 243,555.
    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: 34,813.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: -0-.
    Total initial annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or 
purchasing services): $2,232,500.
    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 collected. The comments will become a 
matter of public record.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 18th day of May, 1998.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 98-13624 Filed 5-20-98; 8:45 am]
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