70 FR 75 pgs. 20604-20605 - Electrical Standards for Construction and General Industry; Extension of the Office of Managaement and Budget's (OMB) Approval of the Information-Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
Type: NOTICEVolume: 70Number: 75Pages: 20604 - 20605
Docket number: [Docket No. ICR-1218-0130 (2005)]
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-7941 Filed 4-19-05; 8:45 am]
Agency: Labor Department
Sub Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. ICR-1218-0130 (2005)]
Electrical Standards for Construction and General Industry; Extension of the Office of Managaement and Budget's (OMB) Approval of the Information-Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
AGENCY:
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION:
Request for public comment.
SUMMARY:
OSHA solicits comments concerning its request for an extension of the information-collection requirements contained in the Electrical Standards for Construction (29 CFR part 1926, subpart K) and for General Industry (29 CFR part 1910, subpart S).
DATES:
Comments must be submitted by the following dates:
Hard Copy: Your comments must be submitted (postmarked or received) by June 20, 2005.
Facsimile and electronic transmission: Your comments must be received by June 20, 2005.
ADDRESSES:
You may submit comments, identified by OSHA Docket No. ICR-1218-0130 (2005), by any of the following methods:
Regular mail, express delivery, hand-delivery, and messenger service: Submit your comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-2350 (OSHA's TTY number is (877) 889-5627). The OSHA Docket Office and Department of Labor hours of operation are 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
Facsimile: If your comments, including any attachments, are 10 pages or fewer, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-1648.
Electronic: You may submit comments through the internet at http://dockets.osha.gov. Follow instructions on the OSHA Web page for submitting comments.
Docket: For access to the docket to read or download comments or background materials, such as the complete Information-Collections Request (ICR) (containing the Supporting Statement, OMB-83-I Form, and attachments), go to OSHA's Web page at http://www.OSHA.gov. Comments, submissions, and the ICR are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office at the address above. You also may contact Todd Owen at the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR. (For additional information on submitting comments, please see the "Public Participation" heading in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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. Submission of Comments on This Notice and Internet Access to Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments and supporting materials in response to this document by (1) hard copy, (2) FAX transmission (facsimile), or (3) electronically through the OSHA Web page. Because of security-related problems, a significant delay may occur in the receipt of comments by regular mail. Please contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627) for information about security procedures concerning the delivery of materials by express delivery, hand delivery, and messenger service.
All comments, submissions, and background documents are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office at the above address. Comments and submissions posted on OSHA's Web page are available at http://www.OSHA.gov. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about material not available through the OSHA Web page, and for assistance using the Web page to locate docket submissions.
Electronic copies of this Federal Register notice, as well as other relevant documents, are available on OSHA's Web page. All submissions become public; therefore, private information, such as a social security number, should not be submitted.
II. 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 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). The information-collection requirements specified by the Electrical Standards for Construction and General Industry alert employees to the presence and types of electrical hazards in the workplace, thereby preventing serious injury and death by electrocution. The information-collection requirements in the standards involve the following: the employer using electrical equipment that is marked by the manufacturer's name, trademark, or other descriptive markings that identify the producer of the equipment, and marking the equipment with the voltage, current, wattage, or other ratings necessary; requiring each disconnecting means for motors and appliances to be marked legibly to indicate its purpose, unless located and arranged so the purpose is evident; requiring the entrances to rooms and other guarded locations containing exposed live parts to be marked with conspicuous warning signs forbidding unqualified persons from entering; and, for construction employers only, establishing and implementing the assured equipment grounding conductor program instead of using ground-fault circuit interrupters.
III. 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 cost) of the information-collection requirements, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
• The quality, utility, and clarity of the information; and
• Ways to minimize the burden on employers who must comply; for example, by using automated or other technological information-collection and -transmission techniques.
IV. Proposed Actions
OSHA is proposing to extend the information-collection requirements contained in the Electrical Standards for Construction (29 CFR part 1926, subpart K) and General Industry (29 CFR part 1910, subpart S). In doing so, the Agency is proposing to adjust the total burden hours of these subparts from 84,803 hours to 13,291 hours. The Agency will summarize the comments submitted in response to this notice, and will include this summary in the request to OMB to extend the approval of the information-collection requirements contained in the standards.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved information-collection requirements.
Title: Electrical Standards for Construction (29 CFR part 1926, subpart K) and General Industry (29 CFR part 1910, subpart S).
OMB Number: 1218-0130.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal government; State, local, or tribal governments.
Number of Respondents: 45,000.
Frequency of Response: Occasionally.
Total Responses: 105,750.
Average Time per Response: Varies from three minutes (.05 hour) to post and construct each sign to one hour to develop and implement the assured equipment-grounding program.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 13,291.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $0.
V. Authority and Signature
Jonathan L. Snare, 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. 5-2002 (6765008).
Signed at Washington, DC on April 12th, 2005.
Jonathan L. Snare,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 05-7941 Filed 4-19-05; 8:45 am]
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