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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 Electrical

Standards for Construction (29 CFR part

1926, Subpart K). 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 October 2, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be

submitted to the Docket Office, Docket

No. ICR–98–31, 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 the Electrical

Standards for Construction (29 CFR part

1926, Subpart K), 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 specially 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 written description of the

Assured Equipment Grounding

Conductor Program (AEGP) required by

§ 1926.404(b)(1)(iii) allows employers,

employees, and OSHA compliance

officers to determine how the

requirements of the standard are being

met, including the method of recording

tests. For example, the employer’s

written program might specify the use of

yellow tape to color code every tool and

cord set. By referring to the written

program, OSHA compliance officers and

other persons can easily determine if the

employer is complying with the

program.

The posting of warning signs enables

employees to avoid accidental contact of

electrical equipment used on

construction sites. Contact with

unguarded live electrical parts,

especially at high voltage, can be

hazardous to employees.

The tagging of controls, equipment

and circuits is intended to prevent the

inadvertent reactivation of the controls,

equipment and circuits while they are

being serviced.

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 Electrical Standards for

Construction (29 CFR part 1926, Subpart

K).

Type of Review: Extension of a

Currently Approved Collection.

Agency: U.S. Department of Labor,

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration.

Title: Electrical Standards for

Construction (29 CFR part 1926, Subpart

K).

OMB Number: 1218–0130.

Agency Number: Docket Number ICR–

98–31.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 278,500.

Frequency: Initially, On Occasion.

Average Time per Response: Varies

from .02 to .17 hours.

Estimated Total Burden Hours:

53,001.

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 27th day of

July 1998.

Charles N. Jeffress,

Assistant Secretary of Labor.

[FR Doc. 98–20618 Filed 7–31–98; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION AGENCY

[Notice 98–102]

Information Collection: Submission for

OMB Review, Comment Request

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration(NASA).

ACTION: Notice of agency report forms

under OMB review.

SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and

Space Administration has submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) the following proposal for the

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

DATES: Comments on this proposal

should be received on or before

September 2, 1998.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be

addressed to Mr. Richard Kall, Office of

Aeronautics & Space Transportation

Technology, Code HK, National

Aeronautics and Space Administration,

Washington, DC 20546–0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Carmela Simonson, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, (202) 358–1223.

Reports: None.

Title: Grant programs,

intergovernmental relations.

OMB Number: 2700–0093.

Type of review: Extension.

Need and Uses: Recordkeeping and

reporting is required to ensure proper

accounting of Federal funds and

property provided under grants and
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cooperative agreements to state and

local governments.

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Number of Respondents: 16.

Responses Per Respondent: 6.

Annual Responses: 95.

Hours Per Request: 5 hrs.

Annual Burden Hours: 485.

Frequency of Report: On occasion.

Donald J. Andreotta,

Deputy Chief Information Officer

(Operations), Office of the Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98–20529 Filed 7–31–98; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION AGENCY

[Notice 98–101]

Information Collection: Submission for

OMB Review, Comment Request

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of agency report forms

under OMB Review.

SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and

Space Administration has submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) the following proposal for the

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

DATES: Comments on this proposal

should be received on or before

September 2, 1998.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be

addressed to Mr. Richard Kall, Office of

Aeronautics & Space Transportation

Technology, Code HK, National

Aeronautics and Space Administration,

Washington, DC 20546–0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Carmela Simonson, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, (202) 358–1223.

Reports: None.

Title: Cooperative Agreements with

Commercial Firms.

OMB Number: 2700–0092.

Type of Review: Extension.

Need and Uses: Recordkeeping and

reporting is required to ensure proper

accounting of Federal funds and

property provided under cooperative

agreements with commercial firms.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 107.

Responses Per Respondent: 6.

Annual Responses: 658.

Hours Per Request: 7.

Annual Burden Hours: 4,592.

Frequency of Report: On occasion.

Donald J. Andreotta,

Deputy Chief Information Officer

(Operations), Office of the Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98–20530 Filed 7–31–98; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

ADMINISTRATION

Records Schedules; Availability and

Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Archives and Records

Administration, Office of Records

Services—Washington, DC.

ACTION: Notice of availability of

proposed records schedules; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The National Archives and

Records Administration (NARA)

publishes notice at least once monthly

of certain Federal agency requests for

records disposition authority (records

schedules). Once approved by NARA,

records schedules provide mandatory

instructions on what happens to records

when no longer needed for current

Government business. They authorize

the preservation of records of

continuing value in the National

Archives of the United States and the

destruction, after a specified period, of

records lacking administrative, legal,

research, or other value. Notice is

published for records schedules in

which agencies propose to destroy

records not previously authorized for

disposal or reduce the retention period

of records already authorized for

disposal. NARA invites public

comments on such records schedules, as

required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a).

DATES: Requests for copies must be

received in writing on or before

September 17, 1998. Once the appraisal

of the records is completed, NARA will

send a copy of the schedule. NARA staff

usually prepare appraisal

memorandums that contain additional

information con-cerning the records

covered by a proposed schedule. These,

too, may be requested and will be

provided once the appraisal is

completed. Requesters will be given 30

days to submit comments.

ADDRESSES: To request a copy of any

records schedule identified in this

notice, write to the Life Cycle

Management Division (NWML),

National Archives and Records

Administration (NARA), 8601 Adelphi

Road, College Park, MD 20740–6001.

Requests also may be transmitted by

FAX to 301–713–6852 or by e-mail to

records.mgt@arch2. nara.gov.

Requesters must cite the control

number, which appears in parentheses

after the name of the agency which

submitted the schedule, and must

provide a mailing address. Those who

desire appraisal reports should so

indicate in their request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael L. Miller, Director, Modern

Records Programs (NWM), National

Archives and Records Administration,

8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD

20740–6001. Telephone: (301)713–7110.

E-mail: records.mgt@arch2.nara.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year

Federal agencies create billions of

records on paper, film, magnetic tape,

and other media. To control this

accumulation, agency records managers

prepare schedules proposing retention

periods for records and submit these

schedules for NARA approval, using the

Standard Form (SF) 115, Request for

Records Disposition Authority. These

schedules provide for the timely transfer

into the National Archives of

historically valuable records and

authorize the disposal of all other

records after the agency no longer needs

the records to conduct its business.

Some schedules are comprehensive and

cover all the records of an agency or one

of its major subdivisions. Most

schedules, however, cover records of

only one office or program or a few

series of records. Many of these update

previously approved schedules, and

some include records proposed as

permanent.

No Federal records are authorized for

destruction without the approval of the

Archivist of the United States. This

approval is granted only after a

thorough consideration of their administrative use by the agency of origin, the

rights of the Government and of private

persons directly affected by the

Government’s activities, and whether or

not they have historical or other value.

Besides identifying the Federal

agencies and any subdivisions

requesting disposition authority, this

public notice lists the organizational

unit(s) accumulating the records or

indicates agency-wide applicability in

the case of schedules that cover records

that may be accumulated throughout an

agency. This notice provides the control

number assigned to each schedule, the

total number of schedule items, and the

number of temporary items (the records

proposed for destruction). It also

includes a brief description of the

temporary records. The records

schedule itself contains a full

description of the records at the file unit

level as well as their disposition. If

NARA staff has prepared an appraisal