28004 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 98 /Thursday, May 21, 1998 / Notices

Dated: May 14, 1998.

George M. Fesak,

Director, Program Evaluation and Information

Resources.

[FR Doc. 98–13621 Filed 5–20–98; 8:45 am]

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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.

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:

• 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.

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

http://www.osha-slc.gov/ 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 forprofit, 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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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. ICR–98–28]

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Logging

Operations (29 CFR 1910.266)

ACTION: Notice.

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 the information collection

requirements contained in the standard

on Logging Operations (29 CFR

1910.266). The Agency 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
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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.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before July 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be

submitted to the Docket Office, Docket

No. ICR–98–28, Occupational Safety

and Health Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor, Room N–2625,

200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

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:

Theda Kenney, Directorate of Safety

Standards Programs, Occupational

Safety and Health Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor, Room N–3605,

200 Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20210, telephone:

(202) 219–8061. A copy of the

referenced information collection

request is available for inspection and

copying in the Docket Office and will be

mailed to persons who request copies by

telephoning Theda Kinney at (202) 219–

8061, extension 100, or Barbara Bielaski

at (202) 219–8076, extension 142. For

electronic copies of the Information

Collection Request on Logging

Operations (29 CFR 1910.266), contact

OSHA’s WebPage on the Internet at

http://www.osha.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The Occupational Safety and Health

Act of 1970 (the Act) authorizes the

promulgation of such health and safety

standards as are necessary or

appropriate to provide safe or healthful

employment and places of employment.

The statute specifically authorizes

information collection by employers as

necessary or appropriate for the

enforcement of the Act or for developing

information regarding the causes and

prevention of occupational injuries,

illnesses, and accidents.

Section 1910.266(i)(10)(i) requires an

employer to verify that employees have

been trained in the safe performance of

assigned work tasks, first-aid and CPR

by preparing written certification

records. Section 1910.266(i)(10)(ii)

requires an employer to maintain the

certification records.

The training certification is necessary

to assure compliance with the

requirement that employees have been

trained in the various precautions and

safe practices in logging operations. The

information collected would also be

used by compliance officers to

determine that employees have been

properly trained according to the

requirements set forth in 29 CFR

1910.266(i).

II. Current Actions

This notice requests public comment

on OSHA’s burden hour estimates prior

to OSHA seeking Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) approval of the

information collection requirements

contained in the Logging Operations

standard.

Type of Review: Extension of a

Currently Approved Collection.

Agency: U.S. Department of Labor,

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration.

Title: Logging Operations (29 CFR

1910.266).

OMB Number: 1218–0198.

Agency Number: Docket Number ICR–

98–28.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; State or local governments.

Number of Respondents: 86,400.

Frequency: Initially, On Occasion.

Average Time per Response: 3

minutes (0.05 hr.).

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,320.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: $0.

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 request. The

comments will become a matter of

public record.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 18th day

of May 1998.

Charles N. Jeffress,

Assistant Secretary of Labor.

[FR Doc. 98–13625 Filed 5–20–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Announcement of OMB

Approval

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA) is

announcing that two collections of

information have been approved by the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995. This document announces

the OMB approval numbers and

expiration dates.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Helen Beall, Division of Training and

Educational Programs, Office of

Training and Education, Occupational

Safety and Health Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor, 1555 Times Drive,

Des Plaines, IL 60018, telephone (847)

297–4810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

Federal Register of June 30, 1997, (62

FR 35234), the Agency announced its

intent to request renewal of its OMB

approval for the Grantee Quarterly

Progress Report and for the Application

for Training Grant. In accordance with

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), OMB has

reinstated its approval for both

information collections and assigned

OMB control number 1218–0020 to the

Application for Training Grant and

number 1218–0100 to the Grantee

Quarterly Progress Report. The

approvals expire 4/30/2001. Under 5

CFR 1320.5(b), and Agency may not

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not

required to respond to, a collection of

information unless the collection

displays a valid control number.

Dated: May 15, 1998.

Charles N. Jeffress,

Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–13622 Filed 5–20–98; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY

Notice of Meeting

SUMMARY: This Notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting of the National

Institute for Literacy Advisory Board

(Board). This notice also describes the

function of the Board. Notice of this

meeting is required under Section