Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 163 / Tuesday, August 24, 2010 / Notices 52035 

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 costs) is minimal, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

OSHA’s estimate of the information 

collection burden is accurate. The 

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 

1970 (the Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) 

authorizes information collection by 

employers as necessary or appropriate 

for enforcement of the Act or for 

developing information regarding the 

causes and prevention of occupational 

injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29 

U.S.C. 657). 

Paragraph (e)(3) of the Standard 

specifies that employers must subject 

each portable fire extinguisher to an 

annual maintenance inspection and 

record the date of the inspection. In 

addition, this provision requires 

employers to retain the inspection 

record for one year after the last entry 

or for the life of the shell, whichever is 

less, and to make the record available to 

OSHA on request. This recordkeeping 

requirement assures employees and 

Agency compliance officers that 

portable fire extinguishers located in the 

workplace will operate normally in case 

of fire; in addition, this requirement 

provides evidence to OSHA compliance 

officers during an inspection that the 

employer performed the required 

maintenance checks on the portable fire 

extinguishers. 

II. Special Issues for Comment 

OSHA has a particular interest in 

comments on the following issues: 

• Whether the proposed information 

collection 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 costs) 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 is requesting that OMB extend 

its approval of the information 

collection requirements contained in the 

Portable Fire Extinguishers Standard 

(Annual Maintenance Certification 

Record) (29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3)). OSHA 

is proposing to decrease the burden 

hours in the currently approved 

information collection request from 

69,019 to 67,995 (a total decrease of 

1,024 hours). This decrease is due to 

updated data showing a decrease in the 

number of fire extinguishers affected by 

the Standard. 

The Agency will summarize the 

comments submitted in response to this 

notice and will include this summary in 

the request to OMB. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Portable Fire Extinguishers 

(Annual Maintenance Certification 

Record) (29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3)). 

OMB Number: 1218–0238. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; Federal Government; State, 

Local, or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 1,359,900. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Average Time per Response: One 

minute (.02 hour) to maintain the 

certification records to 30 minutes (.50 

hour) to inspect a fire extinguisher and 

to generate and maintain the 

certification record. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 67,995 

hours. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $19,582,560. 

IV. Public Participation—Submission of 

Comments on This Notice and Internet 

Access to Comments and Submissions 

You may submit comments in 

response to this document as follows: 

(1) Electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by 

facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All 

comments, attachments, and other 

material must identify the Agency name 

and the OSHA docket number for the 

ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2010–0039). 

You may supplement electronic 

submissions by uploading document 

files electronically. If you wish to mail 

additional materials in reference to an 

electronic or facsimile submission, you 

must submit them to the OSHA Docket 

Office (see the section of this notice 

titled ADDRESSES). The additional 

materials must clearly identify your 

electronic comments by your name, 

date, and the docket number so the 

Agency can attach them to your 

comments. 

Because of security procedures, the 

use of regular mail may cause a 

significant delay in the receipt of 

comments. For information about 

security procedures concerning the 

delivery of materials by hand, express 

delivery, messenger, or courier service, 

please contact the OSHA Docket Office 

at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889– 

5627). 

Comments and submissions are 

posted without change at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA 

cautions commenters about submitting 

personal information such as social 

security numbers and date of birth. 

Although all submissions are listed in 

the http://www.regulations.gov index, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through this Web site. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

Information on using the http:// 

www.regulations.gov website to submit 

comments and access the docket is 

available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ 

link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office 

for information about materials not 

available through the Web site, and for 

assistance in using the Internet to locate 

docket submissions. 

V. Authority and Signature 

David Michaels, Ph.D, MPH, 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 

et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order 

No. 5–2007 (72 FR 31160). 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of 

August 2010. 

David Michaels, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21059 Filed 8–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2010–0021] 

Grantee Quarterly Progress Report; 

Extension of the Office of Management 

and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of 

Information Collection (Paperwork) 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public 

comment concerning its proposal to 

extend the Office of Management and 


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Budget’s (OMB) approval of the 

information collection requirements 

specified for its Grantee Quarterly 

Progress Report. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by 

October 25, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments and attachments 

electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

instructions online for submitting 

comments. 

Facsimile: If your comments, 

including attachments, are not longer 

than 10 pages, you may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

Mail, hand delivery, express mail, 

messenger, or courier service: When 

using this method, you must submit 

three copies of your comments and 

attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, 

OSHA Docket No. OSHA–2010–0021, 

U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration, 

Room N–2625, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. 

Deliveries (hand, express mail, 

messenger, and courier service) are 

accepted during the Department of 

Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal 

business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., 

e.t. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and OSHA 

docket number for the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) (OSHA–2010– 

0021). All comments, including any 

personal information you provide, are 

placed in the public docket without 

change, and may be made available 

online at http://www.regulations.gov. 

For further information on submitting 

comments see the ‘‘Public Participation’’ 

heading in the section of this notice 

titled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

Docket: To read or download 

comments or other material in the 

docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov 

or the OSHA Docket Office at the 

address above. All documents in the 

docket (including this Federal Register 

notice) are listed in the http:// 

www.regulations.gov index; however, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through the Web site. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

To obtain a copy of the ICR, you may 

contact Theda Kenney, Directorate of 

Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room N–3609, 

200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 

693–2222. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimberly A. Newell, OSHA Directorate 

of Training and Education, 2020 S. 

Arlington Heights Road, Arlington 

Heights, IL 60005–4102; telephone: 

(847) 759–7700; e-mail: 

HarwoodGrants@dol.gov. 

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 (44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program 

ensures that information is in the 

desired format, reporting burden (time 

and costs) is minimal, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

OSHA’s estimate of the information 

collection burden is accurate. The 

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 

1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et 

seq.) authorizes information collection 

by employers as necessary or 

appropriate for enforcement of the OSH 

Act or for developing information 

regarding the causes and prevention of 

occupational injuries, illnesses, and 

accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). 

Section 21 of the OSH Act (29 U.S.C. 

670) authorizes OSHA to conduct 

directly, or through grants and 

contracts, education and training 

courses. These courses must ensure an 

adequate number of qualified personnel 

to fulfill the purposes of the OSH Act, 

provide them with short-term training, 

inform them of the importance and 

proper use of safety and health 

equipment, and train employers and 

employees to recognize, avoid, and 

prevent unsafe and unhealthful working 

conditions. 

Under Section 21, OSHA awards 

training grants to nonprofit 

organizations to provide part of the 

required training. The Agency requires 

organizations that receive these grants to 

submit quarterly progress reports that 

provide information on their grantfunded training activities; these reports 

allow OSHA to monitor the grantee’s 

performance and to determine if an 

organization is using grant funds as 

specified in its grant application. 

Accordingly, the Agency compares the 

information provided in the quarterly 

progress report to the quarterly 

milestones proposed by the organization 

in the work plan and budget that 

accompanied the grant application. This 

information includes: identifier data 

(organization name and grant number); 

the date and location where the training 

occurred; the length of training (hours); 

the number of employees and employers 

attending training sessions provided by 

the organization during the quarter; a 

description of the training provided; a 

narrative account of grant activities 

conducted during the quarter; and an 

evaluation of progress regarding 

planned versus actual work 

accomplished. This comparison permits 

OSHA to determine if the organization 

is meeting the proposed program goals 

and objectives, and spending funds in 

the manner described in the proposed 

budget. 

Requiring these reports on a quarterly 

basis enables OSHA to identify work 

plan, training, and expenditure 

discrepancies in a timely fashion so that 

it can implement appropriate action. In 

addition, this information permits the 

Agency to assess an organization’s 

ability to meet projected milestones and 

expenditures. 

II. Special Issues for Comment 

OSHA has a particular interest in 

comments on the following issues: 

• Whether the proposed information 

collection 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 costs) 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 is requesting that OMB extend 

its approval of the information 

collection requirements specified for the 

Grantee Quarterly Progress Report. The 

Agency is requesting an increase in 

burden hours from 2,640 hours to 4,944 

hours. The increase is a result of an 

increase in the average annual number 

of grants during the past three-year 

period from 55 to 103. The Agency will 

summarize the comments submitted in 

response to this notice, and will include 

this summary in the request to OMB. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Grantee Quarterly Progress 

Report. 

OMB Number: 1218–0100. 


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Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; Not-for-profit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 103. 

Frequency of Responses: Quarterly. 

Average Time per Response: 12 hours 

per quarter. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,944. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $0. 

IV. Public Participation—Submission of 

Comments on this Notice and Internet 

Access to Comments and Submissions 

You may submit comments in 

response to this document as follows: 

(1) Electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by 

facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All 

comments, attachments, and other 

material must identify the Agency name 

and the OSHA docket number for the 

ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2010–0021). 

You may supplement electronic 

submissions by uploading document 

files electronically. If you wish to mail 

additional materials in reference to an 

electronic or facsimile submission, you 

must submit them to the OSHA Docket 

Office (see the section of this notice 

titled ADDRESSES). The additional 

materials must clearly identify your 

electronic comments by your name, 

date, and the docket number so the 

Agency can attach them to your 

comments. 

Because of security procedures, the 

use of regular mail may cause a 

significant delay in the receipt of 

comments. For information about 

security procedures concerning the 

delivery of materials by hand, express 

delivery, messenger, or courier service, 

please contact the OSHA Docket Office 

at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889– 

5627). 

Comments and submissions are 

posted without change at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA 

cautions commenters about submitting 

personal information such as social 

security numbers and date of birth. 

Although all submissions are listed in 

the http://www.regulations.gov index, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through this Web site. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

Information on using the http:// 

www.regulations.gov Web site to submit 

comments and access the docket is 

available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ 

link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office 

for information about materials not 

available through the Web site, and for 

assistance in using the Internet to locate 

docket submissions. 

V. Authority and Signature 

David Michaels, PhD, MPH, 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 

et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order 

No. 5–2007 (72 FR 31160). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on August 17, 

2010. 

David Michaels, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21053 Filed 8–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2010–0037] 

Welding, Cutting and Brazing 

Standard; Extension of the Office of 

Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

Approval of Information Collection 

(Paperwork) Requirements 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments 

concerning its proposal to extend the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) approval of the information 

collection requirements contained in the 

Welding, Cutting and Brazing Standard 

(29 CFR part 1910, subpart Q). The 

information collected is used by 

employers and workers whenever 

welding, cutting and brazing are 

performed. The purpose of the 

information is to ensure that employers 

evaluate hazards associated with 

welding and ensure that adequate 

measures are taken to make the process 

safe. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by 

October 25, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments and attachments 

electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

instructions online for submitting 

comments. 

Facsimile: If your comments, 

including attachments, are not longer 

than 10 pages, you may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

Mail, hand delivery, express mail, 

messenger, or courier service: When 

using this method, you must submit 

three copies of your comments and 

attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, 

Docket No. OSHA–2010–0037, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration, 

Room N–2625, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. 

Deliveries (hand, express mail, 

messenger, and courier service) are 

accepted during the Department of 

Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal 

business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., 

e.t. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and OSHA 

docket number for the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) (Docket No. 

OSHA–2010–0037). All comments, 

including any personal information you 

provide, are placed in the public docket 

without change, and may be made 

available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. For further 

information on submitting comments 

see the ‘‘Public Participation’’ heading in 

the section of this notice titled 

‘‘Supplementary Information.’’ 

Docket: To read or download 

comments or other material in the 

docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov 

or the OSHA Docket Office at the 

address above. All documents in the 

docket (including this Federal Register 

notice) are listed in the http:// 

www.regulations.gov index; however, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through the Web site. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

You may also contact Theda Kenney at 

the address below to obtain a copy of 

the ICR. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Theda Kenney or Todd Owen, 

Directorate of Standards and Guidance, 

OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room 

N–3609, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 

693–2222. 

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 (44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program 

ensures that information is in the 

desired format, reporting burden (time 

and costs) is minimal, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 


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