[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32826-32827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15357]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30DAY-37-01]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-7090. Send written 
comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human Resources and Housing Branch, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235; Washington, DC 20503. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
    Proposed Project: Tests and Requirements for Certification and 
Approval of Respiratory Protective Devices (42 CFR 84 Regulation) OMB 
No. 0920-0109--Extension--National Institute for Occupational Safety 
and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 
The regulatory authority for the National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health (NIOSH) certification program for respiratory 
protective devices is found in the Mine Safety and Health Amendments 
Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 577a, 651 et seq., and 657(g)) and the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 3, 5, 7, 811, 
842(h), 844). These regulations have, as their basis, the performance 
tests and criteria for approval of respirators used by millions of 
American construction workers, miners, painters, asbestos removal 
workers, fabric mill workers, and fire fighters. In addition to 
benefitting industrial workers, the improved testing requirements also 
benefit health care workers implementing the current CDC Guidelines for 
Preventing the Transmission of Tuberculosis. Regulations of the 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC) also require the use of NIOSH-approved respirators. 
NIOSH, in accordance with implementing regulations 42 CFR 84: (1) 
Issues certificates of approval for respirators which have met improved 
construction, performance, and protection requirements; (2) establishes 
procedures and requirements to be met in filing applications for 
approval; (3) specifies minimum requirements and methods to be employed 
by NIOSH and by applicants in conducting inspections, examinations, and 
tests to determine effectiveness of respirators; (4) establishes a 
schedule of fees to be charged applicants for testing and 
certification, and (5) establishes approval labeling requirements. The 
total annual burden for this data collection is 97,783 hours.

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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                  Average number   Responses per    burden per
                        Section/data type                         of respondents    respondent     response  (in
                                                                                                       hrs)
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84.11 / Applications............................................              61               7              64
84.33 / Labeling................................................              61               7               2
84.35 / Modifications...........................................              61               7              79
84.41 / Reporting...............................................              61               7              23
84.43 / Record keeping..........................................              61               7              57
84.257 / Labeling...............................................              61               7               2
84.1103 / Labeling..............................................              61               7               2
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    Dated: June 11, 2001.
Chuck Gollmar,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-15357 Filed 6-15-01; 8:45 am]
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