[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 144 (Tuesday, July 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40319-40320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20137]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. ICR-98-33]


Accident Prevention Tags; Information Collection Requirements

ACTION: Notice; Opportunity for Public Comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, conducts a preclearance 
consultation program to provide the 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

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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 
Accident Prevention Tags (29 CFR 1910.145). The Agency is particularly 
interested in comments that:
    <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 on or before September 28, 
1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be submitted to the Docket Office, Docket 
No. ICR-98-33, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. 
Department of Labor, Room N-2625, 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:
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, DC 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 Accident Prevention Tags, contact OSHA's WebPage on the 
Internet at http://www.osha.gov and click on ``Regulations and 
Compliance.''

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.
    In the standard on Accident Prevention Tags, information concerning 
the degree of hazard associated with a workplace condition is used by 
the employer to select the type of accident prevention tag (sign) to be 
used on a workplace hazard. The tag (sign) selected will identify the 
workplace hazard and convey the severity of hazard and any accident 
prevention instruction to the employee.

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 standard on 
Accident Prevention Tags (29 CFR 1910.145).
    Type of Review: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
    Agency: U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration.
    Title: Accident Prevention Tags (29 CFR 1910.145).
    OMB Number: 1218-0132.
    Agency Number: Docket Number ICR-98-33.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not for profit 
institutions; Federal Government; State, local or tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 112,000.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Average Time Per Response: 3 minutes (.05 hr.).
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 5,600.
    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, DC, this 21st day of July 1998.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 98-20137 Filed 7-27-98; 8:45 am]
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