Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 118 / Friday, June 19, 1998 / Notices 33715

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. ICR–98–16]

Crane- or Derrick-Suspended

Personnel Platforms Used in

Construction

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information

collection; opportunity for public

comment.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as

part of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and information collection

burdens, is conducting a preclearance

consultation program to provide the

general public and Federal agencies

with an opportunity to comment on

both current and proposed collections of

information in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program

helps to ensure that reporting burden

(time and financial resources) is

minimized, collection materials are

clearly understood, impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

accurately assessed, and requested data

can be provided in the desired format.

Currently, the Occupational Safety and

Health Administration is soliciting

comments concerning the proposed

extension of the information collection

requirement contained in 29 CFR

1926.550(g)(4)(ii)(I) (Crane- or derricksuspended personnel platforms). The

Agency is particularly interested in

comments that:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of OSHA’s

responsibilities, 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

(for example, permitting electronic

submissions of responses).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before August 18, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be

submitted to the Docket Office, Docket

No. ICR–98–16, Occupational Safety

and Health Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor, Room N–3621,

200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 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:

Mr. Laurence Davey, Directorate of

Construction, Occupational Safety and

Health Administration, U.S. Department

of Labor, Room N–3621, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 219–7207

ext. 131. Copies of the referenced

information collection request are

available for inspection and copying in

the Docket Office and will be mailed to

persons who request copies by

telephoning Laurence Davey at (202)

219–7207 ext. 131 or Barbara Bielaski at

(202) 219–8076, ext. 142. For electronic

copies of the information collection

request, contact OSHA’s Web Page on

the Internet at http://www.osha-slc.gov

(click on Information Collection

Requests).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

In accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)), the Occupational Safety

and Health Administration (OSHA)

currently has approval from the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for

the information collection (record)

requirements contained in 20 CFR

1926.550(g)(4)(ii)(I). That approval will

expire on September 30, 1998, 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.

Section 1926.550(g)(4)(ii)(I) requires

that personnel platforms suspended

from cranes or derricks have

information posted on plates or other

permanent markings indicating the

weight of the platform and its rated load

capacity or maximum intended load.

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: U.S. Department of Labor,

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration.

Title: Crane- or Derrick-Suspended

Personnel Platforms Used in

Construction.

OMB Number: 1218–0151.

Agency Number: ICR–98–16.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Affected Public: Business or other for

profit.

Number of Respondents: 2,750.

Average time per Response: 5

minutes.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 229.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: $0.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of

June, 1998.

Charles N. Jeffress,

Assistant Secretary of Labor.

[FR Doc. 98–16385 Filed 6–18–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–26–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. ICR–98–15]

Construction Oxygen and Toxic Gas

Test; Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information

collection; opportunity for public

comment.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as

part of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and information collection

burdens, is conducting a preclearance

consultation program to provide the

general public and Federal agencies

with an opportunity to comment on

both current and proposed collections of

information in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program

helps to ensure that reporting burden

(time and financial resources) is

minimized, collection materials are

clearly understood, impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

accurately assessed, and requested data

can be provided in the desired format.

Currently, the Occupational Safety and

Health Administration is soliciting

comments on the collection of

information requirements contained in

29 CFR 1926.550(a)(11). Under that

provision, records of oxygen and toxic

gas tests must be made whenever

internal combustion engines of

construction cranes or derricks exhaust

into enclosed workspaces.

The Agency is particularly interested

in comments that:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of OSHA’s

responsibilities, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

Agency’s estimates of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,