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technological information-collection

and -transmission techniques.

III. Proposed Actions

OSHA proposes to decrease the

existing burden-hour estimate, and to

extend OMB approval, of the collectionof-information requirements in the

Standard. In this regard, the Agency is

proposing to decrease the current

burden-hour estimate from 42,491 hours

to 27,642 hours, a total reduction of

14,849 hours. The Agency will

summarize the comments submitted in

response to this notice, and will include

this summary in its request to OMB to

extend the approval of these

information-collection requirements.

Type of Review: Extension of

currently approved informationcollection requirements.

Title: Ionizing Radiation (29 CFR

1910.1096).

OMB Number: 1218–0103.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions; Federal

government; State, local or tribal

governments.

Number of Respondents: 12,113.

Frequency of Response: Occasionally.

Average Time per Response: Time per

response varies from 5 minutes (.08

hour) to maintain radiation-exposure

records to 15 minutes (.25 hour) for

employers to prepare a written report of

employee overexposure for submission

to OSHA.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 27,642

hours.

Estimated Cost (Operation and

Maintenance): $1,719,720.

IV. Authority and Signature

R. Davis Layne, Acting Assistant

Secretary of Labor for Occupational

Safety and Health, directed the

preparation of this notice. The authority

for this notice is the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506),

Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 3–2000

(65 FR 50017).

Signed at Washington, DC on April 27th,

2001.

R. Davis Layne,

Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor.

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BILLING CODE 4510–26–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. ICR–1218–0198 (2001)]

Logging Operations Standard;

Extension of the Office of Management

and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of an

Information-Collection (Paperwork)

Requirements

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of an opportunity for

public comment.

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments

concerning its proposal to decrease the

existing burden-hour estimates, and to

extend OMB approval of the collectionof-information requirements, of the

Logging Operations Standard (29 CFR

1910.266).

DATES: Submit written comments on or

before July 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

to the Docket Office, Docket No. ICR–

1218–0198 (2001), OSHA, U.S.

Department of Labor, Room N–2625,

200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)

693–2350. Commenters may transmit

written comments of 10 pages or less by

facsimile to (202) 693—1648.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Theda Kenney, Directorate of Safety

Standards Programs. OSHA, U.S.

Department of Labor, Room N–3609,

200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)

693–2222. A copy of the Agency’s

Information-Collection Request (ICR)

supporting the need for the information

collections specified in the Logging

Operations Standard is available for

inspection and copying in the Docket

Office, or by requesting a copy from

Theda Kenney at (202) 693–2222. For

electronic copies of the ICR contact

OSHA on the Internet at http://

www.osha.gov/comp-links.html and

select ‘‘Information Collection

Requests.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The Department of Labor, as part of its

continuing effort to reduce paperwork

and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,

conducts a preclearance consultation

program to provide the public with an

opportunity to comment on proposed

and continuing information-collection

requirements in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This

program ensures that information is in

the desired format, reporting burden

(time and cost) is minimal, collection

instruments are understandable, and

OSHA’s estimate of the informationcollection burden is correct.

Paragraph (i)(1) of the Logging

Operations Standard (§ 1910.266;

hereafter, ‘‘Standard’’) requires

employers to provide training for each

employee, including supervisors. To

meet this requirement, employers must

conduct the training at the frequencies

specified by paragraph (i)(2). Paragraph

(i)(3) requires that an employee’s

training must consist of the following

elements: Safe work practices, including

the use, operation, and maintenance of

tools, machines, and vehicles the

employee uses or operates, as well as

procedures, practices, and requirements

of the employer’s worksite; recognition

and control of health and safety hazards

associated with the employee’s specific

work tasks and logging operations in

general; and the requirements of the

Standard. Under paragraph (i)(7),

employers must assure that every

employee, including supervisors,

receives first-aid and CPR training; this

training must, at a minimum, conform

to the requirements listed in Appendix

B of the Standard.

Paragraph (i)(10)(i) specifies that

employers must certify the training

provided to employees. This

certification must be in writing and

provide the following information: The

name or identifier of the employee; the

date(s) of the training; and either the

signature of the employer or the

individual who conducted the training.

Paragraph (i)(10)(ii) requires employers

to maintain the most recent certification

for training completed by an employee.

Training employees and supervisors

in safe work practices and to recognize

and control the safety and health

hazards associated with their work tasks

and overall logging operations enables

them to avoid or prevent exposure to

these hazards. In addition, the

requirement to train every employee

and supervisor in first-aid and CPR

optimizes their availability to

administer emergency treatment to

employees injured during logging

operations; universal training is critical

because logging operations occur at

isolated locations with employees and

supervisors distributed over large work

areas.

Establishing and maintaining written

certification of the training provided to

each employee assures the employer

that every employee receives the

training specified by the Standard, and

at the required frequencies. In addition,

these records provide the most efficient

means for an OSHA compliance officer

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to determine whether or not an

employer preformed the required

training at the necessary and

appropriate frequencies.

II. Special Issues for Comment

OSHA has a particular interest in

comments on the following issues:

• Whether the proposed informationcollection requirements are necessary

for the proper performance of the

Agency’s functions, including whether

the information is useful;

• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of

the burden (time and cost) of the

information-collection requirements,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

• The quality, utility, and clarity of

the information collected; and

• Ways to minimize the burden on

employers who must comply; for

example, by using automated or other

technological information-collection

and -transmission techniques.

III. Proposed Actions

OSHA proposes to decrease the

existing burden-hour estimate, and to

extend OMB approval, of the collectionof-information requirements specified

by the Standard. In this regard, the

Agency is proposing to decrease the

current burden-hour estimate from

73,106 hours 3,192 hours, a total

reduction of 69,914 hours. The Agency

will summarize the comments

submitted in response to this notice,

and will include this summary in its

request to OMB to extend the approval

of this information-collection

requirement.

Type of Review: Extension of

currently approved informationcollection requirement.

Title: Logging Operations (29 CFR

1910.266).

OMB Number: 1218–0198.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions; Federal

government; State, local or tribal

governments.

Number of Respondents: 14,000.

Frequency of Response: Annually;

occasionally.

Average Time per Response: Either 2

minutes (0.03 hours) or 5 minutes (.08

hours) depending on type of training.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,940.

Estimated Cost (Operation and

Maintenance): $0.

IV. Authority and Signature

R. Davis Layne, Acting Assistant

Secretary of Labor and Occupational

Safety and Health, directed the

preparation of this notice. The authority

for this notice is the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506),

Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 3–2000

(65 FR 50017).

Signed at Washington, DC on April 27th,

2001.

R. Davis Layne,

Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor.

[FR Doc. 01–11023 Filed 5–1–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–26–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. ICR–1218–0099 (2001)]

Respiratory Protection Standard;

Extension of the Office of Management

and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of the

Information-Collection (Paperwork)

Requirements

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of an opportunity for

public comment.

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments

concerning its proposal to decrease the

existing burden-hour estimates, and to

extend OMB approval of the collectionof-information requirements, of the

Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR

1910.134).

DATES: Submit written comments on or

before July 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

to the Docket Office, Docket No. ICR–

1218–0099 (2001), OSHA, U.S.

Department of Labor, Room N–2625,

200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)

693–2350. Commenters may transmit

written comments of 10 pages or less by

facsimile to (202) 693–1648.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Todd Owen, Directorate of Policy,

OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room

N–3641, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)

693–2444. A copy of the Agency’s

Information-Collection Request (ICR)

supporting the need for the information

collections specified in the Respiratory

Protection Standard is available for

inspection and copying in the Docket

Office, or by requesting a copy from

Todd Owen at (202) 693–2444. For

electronic copies of the ICR contact

OSHA on the Internet at http://

www.osha.gov/comp-links. html, and

select ‘‘Information Collection

Requests.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The Department of Labor, as part of its

continuing effort to reduce paperwork

and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,

conducts a preclearance consultation

program to provide the public with an

opportunity to comment on proposed

and continuing information-collection

requirements in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This

program ensures that information is in

the desired format, reporting burden

(time and cost) is minimal, collection

instruments are understandable, and

OSHA’s estimate of the informationcollection burden is correct.

The Respiratory Protection Standard’s

(§ 1910.134; hereafter, ‘‘Standard’’)

information-collection requirements

require employers to: Develop a written

respirator program; conduct employee

medical evaluations and provide followup medical evaluations to determine the

employee’s ability to use a respirator;

provide the physician or other licensed

health care professional with

information about the employee’s

respirator and the conditions under

which the employee will use the

respirator; and administer fit-tests for

employees who will use negative or

positive-pressure, tight-fitting

facepieces. In addition, employers must

ensure that employees store emergencyuse respirators in compartments clearly

marked as containing emergency-use

respirators. For respirators maintained

for emergency use, employers must

label or tag the respirator with a

certificate stating the date of inspection,

the name of the individual who made

the inspection, the findings of the

inspection, required remedial action,

and the identity of the respirator.

The Standard also requires employers

to ensure that cylinders used to supply

breathing air to respirators have a

certificate of analysis from the supplier

stating that the breathing air meets the

requirements for Type 1—Grade D

breathing air; such certification assures

employers that the purchased breathing

air is safe. Compressors used to supply

breathing air to respirators must have a

tag containing the most recent change

date and the signature of the individual

authorized by the employer to perform

the change. Employers must maintain

this tag at the compressor. These tags

provide assurance that the compressors

are functioning properly.

II. Special Issues for Comment

OSHA has a particular interest in

comments on the following issues:

• Whether the proposed informationcollection requirements are necessary

for the proper performance of the

Agency’s functions, including whether

the information is useful;