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and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the
Employment Standards Administration
is soliciting comments concerning the
proposed collection: Optional Use
Payroll Form Under The Davis-Bacon
Act (WH–347). A copy of the proposed
information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
below in the addresses section of this
Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
December 19, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington,
DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0418,
fax (202) 693–1451, Email
bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please use only one
method of transmission for comments
(mail, fax, or Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Copeland Act (40 U.S.C. 3145)
requires contractors and subcontractors
performing work on Federally financed
or assisted construction contracts to
‘‘furnish weekly a statement with
respect to the wages paid each employee
during the preceding week.’’
Regulations 29 CFR 5.5(a)(3)(ii) requires
contractors weekly to submit a copy of
all payrolls to the Federal agency
contracting for or financing the
construction project. A signed
‘‘Statement of Compliance’’ indicating
the payrolls are correct and complete
and that each laborer or mechanic has
been paid not less than the proper
Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) prevailing wage
rate for the work performed must
accompany the payroll. Regulations 29
CFR 3.3(b) requires each contractor to
furnish such weekly ‘‘Statements of
Compliance’’. Regulations 29 CFR
5.5(a)(3)(i) requires the Social Security
Number of each employee on such
payrolls. Regulations 29 CFR 3.4 and
5.5(a)(3)(i) require contractors to
maintain these records for three years
after completion of the work.
Contractors and subcontractors must
certify their payrolls by attesting that
persons performing work on DavisBacon and Related Acts (DBRA) covered
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contracts have received the proper
payment of wages and fringe benefits.
Contracting officials and Wage and Hour
Division staff use these certified
payrolls to verify that contractors pay
the required rates and as an aid in
determining whether the contractors
have properly classified the workers for
the work they perform. The DOL has
developed the optional use Form WH–
347, Payroll Form, which contractors
may use to meet the payroll reporting
requirements. The form contains the
basic payroll information that
contractors must furnish each week they
perform any work subject to the DBRA.
This information collection is currently
approved for use through March 31,
2006.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor 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.
III. Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks the
approval of the extension of this
information collection to carry out its
responsibility to determine a
contractor’s compliance with provisions
of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts and
the Copeland Act.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards
Administration.
Titles: Optional Use Payroll Form
under the Davis-Bacon Act.
OMB Number: 1215–0149.
Agency Numbers: WH–347.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Federal Government; State, Local
or Tribal Government.
Total Respondents: 54,620.
Total Annual Responses: 5,025,040.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
4,700,000.
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Estimated Time Per Response: 56
minutes.
Frequency: Weekly.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $201,000.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: October 13, 2005.
Bruce Bohanon,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and
Internal Control, , Division of Financial
Management, Office of Management,
Administration and Planning, Employment
Standards Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. ICR–1218–0085 (2005)]
13 Carcinogens Standard; Extension of
the Office of Management and
Budget’s Approval of Information
Collection Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public
comment concerning its request for an
extension of the information collection
(paperwork) requirements contained in
the 13 Carcinogens Standard (29 CFR
1910.1003).
DATES: Comments must be submitted by
the following dates:
Hard Copy: Your comments must be
submitted (postmarked or received ) by
December 19, 2005.
Facsimile and electronic
transmission: Your comments must be
received by December 19, 2005.
ADDRESSES:
You may submit comments, identified
by OSHA Docket No. [ICR–1218–0085
(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). OSHA Docket Office and
Department of Labor hours are 8:15 a.m.
to 4:45 p.m., ET.
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Facsimile: If your comments are 10 or
fewer pages, including attachments, you
may fax them to OSHA Docket Office at
(202) 693–1648.
Electronic: You may submit
comments through the Internet at https://
comments.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 Collection
Request (ICR) (containing the
Supporting Statement, OMB–83–I Form,
and attachments), go to OSHA’s Web
page at https://www.OSHA.gov. In
addition, the ICR, comments and
submissions are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office
at the address above. You may also
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, 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
(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 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).
The 13 Carcinogens Standard covers
the following carcinogens: 4Nitrobiphenyl (§ 1910.1003), alphaNaphthylamine (§ 1910.1004), Methyl
chloromethyl ether (§ 1910.1006), 3,3′-
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Dichlorobenzidine (and its salts)
(§ 1910.1007), bis-Chloromethyl ether
(§ 1910.1008), beta-Naphthylamine
(§ 1910.1009), Benzidine (§ 1910.1010),
4-Aminodiphenyl (§ 1910.1011),
Ethyleneimine (§ 1910.1012), betaPropiolactone (§ 1910.1013), 2Acetylaminofluorene (§ 1910.1014), 4Dimethylaminoazobenzene
(§ 1910.1015), and NNitrosodimethylamine (§ 1910.1016).
For purposes of this ICR, reference to 29
CFR 1910.1003 also incorporates the 13
Carcinogens Standard for Shipyards (29
CFR 1915.1003–.1016) and Construction
(29 CFR 1926.1103–1116), whose
requirements are identical to those
contained in § 1910.1003.
The information collection
requirements specified in the 13
Carcinogens Standard protect
employees from the adverse health
effects that may result from exposure to
any of the 13 carcinogens. The major
information collection requirements of
the 13 Carcinogens Standard include:
establishing and implementing
respiratory protection and medical
surveillance programs for employees
assigned to or being considered for
assignment to regulated areas;
maintaining complete and accurate
records of the respiratory protection
programs and medical surveillance;
providing employees with records of all
medical examination results; and
posting warning signs and information.
In addition, employers must retain
employee medical records for specified
time periods, provide these records to
OSHA and the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) upon request, and transfer
them to NIOSH under certain
circumstances.
In 1998, the Standard’s respiratory
protection program requirements were
revised as part of the Respiratory
Protection rulemaking (63 FR 1286 (1/8/
1998)). The information collection
requirements pertaining to the
respiratory protection requirements in
the 13 Carcinogens Standard and the
burden associated with those
requirements were included in the
Respiratory Protection final rule (63 FR
1152–54) (OMB Control Number 1218–
0099 (2001 and 2004)). Accordingly,
they are not included in this ICR.
Also, this ICR does not include
collection of information requirements
or burden hours and costs for providing
operation and incident reports to OSHA.
OSHA deleted these requirements in the
Standards Improvement Project—Phase
II final (70 FR 1112 (1/5/2005)).
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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 proposes to extend the Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
approval of the information collection
requirements necessitated by the 13
Carcinogens Standard. In its extension
request, OSA also is proposing to
increase the total burden hours for these
requirements from 1,634 to 1,657 hours,
a total increase of 23 hours. The burden
hour increase results from increasing
the estimated number of employees who
will request access to their medical
records. The Agency will summarize the
public 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 information
collection requirements.
Title: 13 Carcinogens Standard.
OMB Number: 1218–0085.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; Federal Government; State,
Local or Tribal Government; not-forprofit institutions.
Frequency: On occasion, annually.
Average Time Per Response: Time per
response ranges from approximately 5
minutes (for employers to maintain
records) to 2 hours for employees to
receive a medical examination.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,657.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $86,226.
IV. Public Participation—Submission of
Comments on This Notice and Internet
Access to Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments and
supporting materials in response to this
notice by (1) hard copy, (2) FAX
transmission (facsimile), or (3)
electronically through the OSHA Web
page. Because of security-related
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problems, there may be a significant
delay in the receipt of comments sent 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 submissions by express
delivery, hard delivery and courier
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
https://www.OSHA.gov. Contact the
OSHA docket Office for information
about materials 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. Because submissions become
public, private information such as
social security numbers should not be
submitted.
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
et seq.), and Secretary of Labor’s Order
No. 5–2002 (67 FR 65008).
Dated: Signed at Washington, DC, on
October 12, 2005.
Jonathan L. Snare,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor.
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National Institute for Literacy.
Notice of a partially closed
meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
schedule and a summary of the agenda
for an upcoming meeting of the National
Institute for Literacy Advisory Board
(Board). The notice also describes the
functions of the Board. Notice of this
meeting is required by section 10 (a) (2)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
This document is intended to notify the
general public of their opportunity to
attend the meeting. Individuals who
will need accommodations for a
disability in order to attend the meeting
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listening devices, or materials in
alternative format) should notify Liz
Hollis at telephone number (202) 233–
2072 no later than October 25, 2005. We
will attempt to meet requests for
accommodations after this date but
cannot guarantee their availability. The
meeting site is accessible to individuals
with disabilities.
Date and Time: Open sessions—
November 2, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
and from 3 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.; and
November 3, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. Closed session—November 2,
2005, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: University Center Club,
Building B, Florida State University,
Doak Campbell Stadium.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liz
Hollis, Special Assistant to the Director;
National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I
Street, NW., Suite 730, Washington, DC
20006; telephone number: (202) 233–
2072; e-mail: ehollis@nifl.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
is established under section 242 of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Pub.
L. 105–220 (20 U.S.C. 9252). The Board
consists of ten individuals appointed by
the President with the advice and
consent of the Senate. The Board
advises and makes recommendations to
the Interagency Group that administers
the Institute. The Interagency Group is
composed of the Secretaries of
Education, Labor, and Health and
Human Services. The Interagency Group
considers the Board’s recommendations
in planning the goals of the Institute and
in implementing any programs to
achieve those goals. Specifically, the
Board performs the following functions:
(a) Makes recommendations concerning
the appointment of the Director and the
staff of the Institute; (b) provides
independent advice on operation of the
Institute; and (c) receives reports from
the Interagency Group and the
Institute’s Director.
The National Institute for Literacy
Advisory Board will meet November 2–
3, 2005. On November 2, 2005 from 8
a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6:15
p.m.; and November 3, 2005 from 8:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the Board will meet
in open session to discuss the Institute’s
program priorities; status of on-going
Institute work; and other Board business
as necessary. On November 2, 2005 from
2 p.m. to 3 p.m., the Board meeting will
meet in closed session in order to
discuss personnel issues. This
discussion relates to the internal
personnel rules and practices of the
Institute and is likely to disclose
information of personal nature where
disclosure would constitute a clearly
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privacy. The discussion must therefore
be held in closed session under
exemptions 2 and 6 of the Government
in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b (c)
(2) and (6). A summary of the activities
at the closed session and related matters
that are informative to the public and
consistent with the policy of 5 U.S.C.
552b will be available to the public
within 14 days of the meeting.
The National Institute for Literacy
Advisory Board meeting on November
2–3, 2005, will focus on future and
current program activities, presentations
by education researchers, and other
relevant literacy activities and issues.
Records are kept of all Advisory
Board proceedings and are available for
public inspection at the National
Institute for Literacy, 1775 I Street, NW.,
Suite 730, Washington, DC 20006, from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dated: October 14, 2005.
Sandra L. Baxter,
Director.
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Pa’ina Hawaii, LLC; Establishment of
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Pursuant to delegation by the
Commission dated December 29, 1972,
published in the Federal Register, 37 FR
28,710 (1972), and the Commission’s
regulations, see 10 CFR 2.104, 2.300,
2.303, 2.309, 2.311, 2.318, and 2.321,
notice is hereby given that an Atomic
Safety and Licensing Board is being
established to preside over the following
proceeding:
Pa’ina Hawaii, LLC (Honolulu, Hawaii
Irradiator Facility)
A Licensing Board is being
established pursuant to a July 26, 2005
notice of opportunity for hearing, 70 FR
44,396 (Aug. 2, 2005), regarding the
June 27, 2005 application of Pa’ina
Hawaii, LLC, for authorization to build
and operate a commercial pool-type
industrial irradiator in Honolulu,
Hawaii, near the Honolulu International
Airport. This proceeding concerns an
October 3, 2005 request for hearing
regarding the application submitted by
the Concerned Citizens of Honolulu.
The Board is comprised of the
following administrative judges:
Thomas S. Moore, Chair, Atomic
Safety and Licensing Board Panel, U.S.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. ICR-1218-0085 (2005)]
13 Carcinogens Standard; Extension of the Office of Management
and Budget's Approval of Information Collection Requirements
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comment concerning its request for an
extension of the information collection (paperwork) requirements
contained in the 13 Carcinogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1003).
DATES: Comments must be submitted by the following dates:
Hard Copy: Your comments must be submitted (postmarked or received
) by December 19, 2005.
Facsimile and electronic transmission: Your comments must be
received by December 19, 2005.
ADDRESSES:
You may submit comments, identified by OSHA Docket No. [ICR-1218-
0085 (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). OSHA Docket Office and Department of Labor hours
are 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., ET.
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Facsimile: If your comments are 10 or fewer pages, including
attachments, you may fax them to OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-1648.
Electronic: You may submit comments through the Internet at https://
comments.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 Collection
Request (ICR) (containing the Supporting Statement, OMB-83-I Form, and
attachments), go to OSHA's Web page at https://www.OSHA.gov. In
addition, the ICR, comments and submissions are available for
inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office at the address above.
You may also 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, 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 (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 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).
The 13 Carcinogens Standard covers the following carcinogens: 4-
Nitrobiphenyl (Sec. 1910.1003), alpha-Naphthylamine (Sec. 1910.1004),
Methyl chloromethyl ether (Sec. 1910.1006), 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine
(and its salts) (Sec. 1910.1007), bis-Chloromethyl ether (Sec.
1910.1008), beta-Naphthylamine (Sec. 1910.1009), Benzidine (Sec.
1910.1010), 4-Aminodiphenyl (Sec. 1910.1011), Ethyleneimine (Sec.
1910.1012), beta-Propiolactone (Sec. 1910.1013), 2-Acetylaminofluorene
(Sec. 1910.1014), 4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene (Sec. 1910.1015), and N-
Nitrosodimethylamine (Sec. 1910.1016). For purposes of this ICR,
reference to 29 CFR 1910.1003 also incorporates the 13 Carcinogens
Standard for Shipyards (29 CFR 1915.1003-.1016) and Construction (29
CFR 1926.1103-1116), whose requirements are identical to those
contained in Sec. 1910.1003.
The information collection requirements specified in the 13
Carcinogens Standard protect employees from the adverse health effects
that may result from exposure to any of the 13 carcinogens. The major
information collection requirements of the 13 Carcinogens Standard
include: establishing and implementing respiratory protection and
medical surveillance programs for employees assigned to or being
considered for assignment to regulated areas; maintaining complete and
accurate records of the respiratory protection programs and medical
surveillance; providing employees with records of all medical
examination results; and posting warning signs and information. In
addition, employers must retain employee medical records for specified
time periods, provide these records to OSHA and the National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) upon request, and transfer
them to NIOSH under certain circumstances.
In 1998, the Standard's respiratory protection program requirements
were revised as part of the Respiratory Protection rulemaking (63 FR
1286 (1/8/1998)). The information collection requirements pertaining to
the respiratory protection requirements in the 13 Carcinogens Standard
and the burden associated with those requirements were included in the
Respiratory Protection final rule (63 FR 1152-54) (OMB Control Number
1218-0099 (2001 and 2004)). Accordingly, they are not included in this
ICR.
Also, this ICR does not include collection of information
requirements or burden hours and costs for providing operation and
incident reports to OSHA. OSHA deleted these requirements in the
Standards Improvement Project--Phase II final (70 FR 1112 (1/5/2005)).
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 proposes to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB)
approval of the information collection requirements necessitated by the
13 Carcinogens Standard. In its extension request, OSA also is
proposing to increase the total burden hours for these requirements
from 1,634 to 1,657 hours, a total increase of 23 hours. The burden
hour increase results from increasing the estimated number of employees
who will request access to their medical records. The Agency will
summarize the public 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 information
collection requirements.
Title: 13 Carcinogens Standard.
OMB Number: 1218-0085.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; Federal Government;
State, Local or Tribal Government; not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: On occasion, annually.
Average Time Per Response: Time per response ranges from
approximately 5 minutes (for employers to maintain records) to 2 hours
for employees to receive a medical examination.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,657.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $86,226.
IV. Public Participation--Submission of Comments on This Notice and
Internet Access to Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments and supporting materials in response to
this notice by (1) hard copy, (2) FAX transmission (facsimile), or (3)
electronically through the OSHA Web page. Because of security-related
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problems, there may be a significant delay in the receipt of comments
sent 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 submissions by express delivery, hard
delivery and courier 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 https://www.OSHA.gov. Contact the OSHA docket Office for
information about materials 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. Because
submissions become public, private information such as social security
numbers should not be submitted.
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 et seq.), and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 5-
2002 (67 FR 65008).
Dated: Signed at Washington, DC, on October 12, 2005.
Jonathan L. Snare,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 05-20868 Filed 10-18-05; 8:45 am]
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