34932 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 123 / Friday, June 26, 1998 / Notices

copying in the Docket Office and will be

mailed to persons who request copies by

telephoning Theda Kenney at (202) 219–

8061, extension 100, or Barbara Bielaski

at (202) 219–8076, extension 142. For

electronic copies of the Information

Collection Request on Grain Handling

Facilities (29 CFR 1910.272), contact

OSHA’s WebPage on the Internet at

http://www.osha-slc.gov/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The Occupatioal Safety and Health

Act of 1970 (the Act) authorizes the

promulgation of such health and safety

standards as are necessary or

appropriate to provide safety 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.

The standard requires employers to

develop and implement a written

housekeeping plan, to develop and

implement an emergency action plan, to

implement procedures for the use of

tags and locks to prevent inadvertent

operation of equipment being prepared,

serviced or adjusted, and to prepare

certification records after scheduled

inspections of the mechanical and safety

control equipment associated with

dryers, grain stream processing

equipment, and dust collection

equipment.

The purpose of the housekeeping

program is to require employers to have

a planned course of action for the

control and reduction of dust in grain

handling facilities reducing the fuel

available in a grain facility. The

housekeeping program must specify in

writing the frequency that housekeeping

will be performed and the dust control

methods that the employer believes will

best reduce dust accumulations in the

facility.

The written housekeeping program is

used by employers in understanding

their duties and responsibilities as an

integral part of an overall program to

control dust; and, what specific actions

they are to take to reduce dust

accumulations at the facility. The

written housekeeping program is also

used by compliance officers as a

measure of compliance to compare the

planned actions specified in the

housekeeping program to those actually

implemented to maintain an effective

dust control program.

Failure to have a written

housekeeping program would result in

the absence of a formalized policy on

the part of the employer regarding the

importance of the facility dust control

program, what actions are to be taken

during certain circumstances, and the

duties and responsibilities of employees

in removing dust accumulations. The

absence of these factors could adversely

impact the effectiveness of the facility

dust control program.

Additionally, if an incident occurs,

employees must be aware of the

appropriate actions in advance that

need to be taken during the emergency.

The standard also requires that

employers issue hot work permits when

hot work is performed, that employers

issue permits for entry into grain storage

structures and that all mechanical,

electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic

equipment which represents a danger to

employees entering these structures be

deenergized.

The hot work permit is to assure that

the employer is aware of the hot work

being performed and that appropriate

safety precautions have been taken prior

to beginning the work. The permit for

entering bins, silos, or tanks is to assure

that employers and employees know if

these spaces are safe to enter, and the

requirement to deenergize equipment

which presents a danger to employees

entering these bins, silos, or tanks is to

assure that employees are not injured

due to accidental energization of

equipment.

The procedures for the use of tags and

locks while servicing equipment is

meant to prevent inadvertent injury to

employees servicing equipment. Finally,

the requirement for certification records

of maintenance inspections confirms for

the employer and employees that

scheduled inspections have been

performed.

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 Grain Handling

Facilities standard.

Type of Review: Extension of a

Currently Approved Collection.

Agency: U.S. Department of Labor,

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration.

Title: Grain Handling Facilities (29

CFR 1910.272).

OMB Number: 1218–0206.

Agency Number: Docket Number ICR–

98–25.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 23,770.

Frequency: Varies.

Average Time per Response: Varies

from two minutes to 3 hours.

Estimated Total Burden Hours:

138,921.

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 (OMB)

approval of the information collection

request. The comments will become a

matter of public record.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 2nd day

of June 1998.

Charles N. Jeffress,

Assistant Secretary of Labor.

[FR Doc. 98–17100 Filed 6–25–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–26–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. ICR–98–29]

Storage and Handling of Anhydrous

Ammonia (29 CFR 1910.111);

Information Collection Requirements

ACTION: Notice; opportunity for public

comment.

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 the Storage and Handling of

Anhydrous Ammonia (29 CFR

1910.111). 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

whether the information will have

practical utility;
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• 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 August 25, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be

submitted to the Docket Office, Docket

No. ICR–98–29, 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, N.W.,

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 Kenney at (202) 219–

8061, extension 100, or Barbara Bielaski

at (202) 219–8076, extension 142. For

electronic copies of the Information

Collection Request on the Storage and

Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia (29

CFR 1910.111), contact OSHA’s

WebPage on the Internet at http://

www.osha-slc.gov/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. 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.

The Storage and Handling of

Anhydrous Ammonia standard requires

the identification of anhydrous

ammonia containers and systems

through the use of permanent

nameplates. The purpose of the

information is to insure that only

properly designed and tested anhydrous

ammonia containers and systems are

used. This will help to prevent any

accidental release of (employee

exposure to) anhydrous ammonia,

which is a highly corrosive and toxic

material.

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 Storage and Handing of

Anhydrous Ammonia standard.

Type of Review: Extension of a

Currently Approved Collection.

Agency: U.S. Department of Labor,

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration.

Title: Storage and Handling of

Anhydrous Ammonia (29 CFR

1910.111).

OMB Number: 1218–0208.

Agency Number: Docket Number ICR–

98–29.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Farms; State, local or tribal

government.

Number of Respondents: 300.

Frequency: On occasion.

Average Time per Response: 5

minutes (.08 hr).

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 24.

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 (OMB)

approval of the information collection

request. The comments will become a

matter of public record.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 22nd day

of June 1998.

Charles N. Jeffress,

Assistant Secretary of Labor.

[FR Doc. 98–17101 Filed 6–25–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–26–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. ICR–98–26]

Walking-Working Surfaces;

Information Collection Requirements

ACTION: Notice; Opportunity for Public

Comment.

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 Walking-Working Surfaces (29 CFR

1910.21–30). 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

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 August 25, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be

submitted to the Docket Office, Docket

No. ICR–98–26, Occupational Safety

and Health Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor, Room N–2625,