[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 118 (Friday, June 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 33715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16385]



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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.

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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 
derrick-suspended personnel platforms). The Agency is particularly 
interested in comments that:
    <bullet> 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;
    <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;
     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 (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]
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