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Application Submission, column 2,
delete the following sentence:
‘‘A research project description as
specified in the Application Evaluation
Criteria found in Section V.1. of this
solicitation (maximum 45 pages);’’
Replace with the following sentence,
which drops the reference to the
‘‘maximum 45 pages’’:
‘‘A research project description as
specified in the Application Evaluation
Criteria found in Section V.1. of this
solicitation;’’
E. On page 34284, Section IV.
Application and Submission
Information, 2. Content and Form of
Application Submission, column 2,
following the sentence ‘‘Please note that
the abstract, table of contents,
bibliography, and Work Plan are not
included in the 45-page limit for the
research project description’’, insert the
language:
‘‘In addition, the following
information does not count toward the
45 page limit:
• For Key Personnel—letters of
agreement and resumes (please note,
applicants are no longer required to
submit an SF 1420 for key personnel);
• Outputs-Based Budget; and
• Audit attachments.
F. On Page 34286, Section G.
Inherently Religious Activities, column
2, after the sentence, ‘‘In addition,
Grantees must take steps to ensure that
inherently religious activities are clearly
separated in time or physical space from
those funded by USDOL under the
Cooperative Agreement,’’ the following
sentence is added:
‘‘Grantees will be expected to
segregate from federal and matching
funds (neither of which may be used to
fund inherently religious activities), and
to account for separately, any nonfederal and nonmatching funds (or
allocable portion of those funds) used
for such inherently religious activities.’’
G. On page 34287, Section V.
Application Review Information, 1.
Application Evaluation Criteria, column
2, change the points allocated to
Organizational Capacity to 15 points.
H. On page 34288, Section C. Key
Personnel/Management Plan/Staffing, i.
Key Personnel, column 2, delete the
following paragraph regarding the SF
1420:
‘‘Applicants must also include a
completed salary history form SF 1420
for each key personnel candidate in
their application. This form is available
from the U.S. Agency for International
Development’s Web site at: https://
www.usaid.gov/forms/AID1420–17.doc.
A link to this form is also available on
USDOL’s Web site: https://www.dol.gov/
ilab/grants/ilab/grants/.’’
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I. On page 34288, Section C. Key
Personnel/Management Plan/Staffing, i.
Key Personnel, column 2, delete the
following sentence:
‘‘The letters of agreement, resumes,
and salary history forms (SF 1420) must
be submitted as attachments to the
application and will not count toward
the page limit.’’
Replace with the following sentence:
‘‘The letters of agreement and resumes
must be submitted as attachments to the
application and will not count toward
the page limit. Applicants must also
submit information on salary history for
key personnel covering their last 10
years of employment and for the various
positions held during that period. This
information may be included within
resumes submitted as part of the
application.’’
Agency Contacts
All inquiries regarding SGA 07–11 or
this Amendment to SGA 07–11 should
be directed to: Ms. Lisa Harvey, U.S.
Department of Labor, Procurement
Services Center, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room S–4307,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
693–4570 (please note that this is not a
toll-free-number) or e-mail:
harvey.lisa@dol.gov.
For a list of frequently asked
questions on USDOL’s Solicitation for
Cooperative Agreements, please visit
https://www.dol.gov/ILAB/faqs.htm.
Signed at Washington, DC this 17th day of
July, 2007.
Lisa Harvey,
Grant Officer.
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BILLING CODE 4510–28–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0050]
Welding, Cutting and Brazing
Standard; Extension of the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB)
Approval of Information Collection
(Paperwork) Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments
concerning its proposal to extend OMB
approval of the Information Collection
requirement contained in the Welding,
Cutting and Brazing Standard (29 CFR
1910.255(e)). The information collected
is used by employers and employees
whenever welding, cutting and brazing
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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
September 21, 2007.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at https://
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–2007–0050, 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 ICR (OSHA–
2007–0050). All comments, including
any personal information you provide,
are placed in the public docket without
change, and may be made available
online at https://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 https://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 https://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the website.
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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
II. Special Issues for Comment
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:
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.
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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 Act
or for developing information regarding
the causes and prevention of
occupational injuries, illnesses, and
accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act
also requires that OSHA obtain such
information with minimum burden
upon employers, especially those
operating small businesses, and to
reduce to the maximum extent feasible
unnecessary duplication of efforts in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
Section 1910.255(e) requires that a
periodic inspection of resistance
welding equipment be made by
qualified maintenance personnel, and
that a certification record be generated
and maintained. The certification shall
include the date of the inspection, the
signature of the person who performed
the inspection and the serial number, or
other identifier, for the equipment
inspected. The record shall be made
available to an OSHA inspector upon
request. The maintenance inspection
ensures that welding equipment is in
safe operating condition while the
maintenance record provides evidence
to employees and Agency compliance
officers that employers performed the
required inspections.1
1 The ICR does not account for the paperwork
burden associated with several provisions of the
standard either because manufacturers typically
provide the required information (i.e.,
§§ 1910.252(b)(2)(ii)(G), (c)(1)(i)(A), (c)(1)(i)(B),
(c)(1)(i)(C), 1910.253(b)(1)(ii), (d)(4)(ii), (d)(4)(iii),
(e)(6)(iii), (f)(1)(i), (g)(1)(ii), and 1910.254(b)(4)(iv));
the Agency believes that the paperwork
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III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting that OMB extend
its approval of the information
collection requirements contained in the
Standard on Welding, Cutting and
Brazing (29 CFR part 1910, subpart Q).
The Agency is requesting to reduce its
current burden hour estimate associated
with this Standard from 6,588 to 5,994
hours for a total reduction of 594 hours.
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: Welding, Cutting and Brazing
(29 CFR part 1910, subpart Q).
OMB Number: 1218–0207.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 21,373.
Frequency: On occasion.
Average Time Per Response: Varies
from 1 minute (.02 hour) to maintain the
inspection certification record to 7
minutes (.12 hour) to perform the
inspection and to generate and maintain
the inspection certification record.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 5,994.
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 https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
requirement was a usual and customary business
practice among the industry prior to publication of
the standard (i.e., §§ 1910.252(a)(2)(xiii)(D),
(a)(2)(xiv)(D), 1910.253(b)(5)(iii)(G), (c)(3)(v), and
(f)(7)(i)(A)); or the Agency believes that the implied
training provisions are performance-oriented and,
therefore, not subject to PRA–95 (i.e.,
§§ 1910.252(a)(2)(xiii)(C) and 1910.253(a)(4)).
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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–2007–0050).
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 https://
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 www.regulations.gov index, some
information (e.g., copyrighted material)
is not publicly available to read or
download through this website. All
submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Information on using the
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
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., 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).
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Signed at Washington, DC, on July 16,
2007.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. E7–14109 Filed 7–20–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0057]
Fire Protection in Shipyard
Employment Standard; Extension of
the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public
comment concerning its proposal to
extend OMB approval of the
information collection requirements
specified in its Fire Protection in
Shipyard Employment Standard (29
CFR 1915.501–1915.509).
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
September 21, 2007.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at https://
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–2007–0057, 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 ICR (OSHA–
2007–0057). All comments, including
any personal information you provide,
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are placed in the public docket without
change, and may be made available
online at https://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 https://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 https://
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
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 Act
or for developing information regarding
the causes and prevention of
occupational injuries, illnesses, and
accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act
also requires that OSHA obtain such
information with minimum burden
upon employers, especially those
operating small businesses, and to
reduce to the maximum extent feasible
unnecessary duplication of efforts in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
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The Standard specifies a number of
collections of information (paperwork)
requirements. In general, the Standard
requires employers to develop a written
fire safety plan and written statements
or policies that contain information
about fire watches and fire response
duties and responsibilities. The
Standard also requires the employer to
obtain medical exams for certain
employees and to develop training
programs and to train employees
exposed to fire hazards. Additionally,
the Standard requires employers to
create and maintain records to certify
that employees have been made aware
of the details of the fire safety plan and
that employees have been trained as
required by the Standard.
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
Standard on Fire Protection in Shipyard
Employment (29 CFR 1915.501–
1915.509). The Agency is requesting to
reduce its current burden hour estimate
associated with this Standard from
5,344 to 4,635 hours for a total
reduction of 709 hours. 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: Fire Protection in Shipyard
Employment (29 CFR 1915.501-.509).
OMB Number: 1218–0248.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 317.
Frequency: On occasion; Quarterly;
Annually.
Average Time Per Response: Varies
from 5 minutes (.08 hour) for an
employer to post the fire safety plan or
to place it in an area accessible to
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0050]
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.
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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB
approval of the Information Collection requirement contained in the
Welding, Cutting and Brazing Standard (29 CFR 1910.255(e)). The
information collected is used by employers and employees 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
September 21, 2007.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at https://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-2007-0050,
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 ICR (OSHA-2007-0050). All comments, including any
personal information you provide, are placed in the public docket
without change, and may be made available online at https://
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 https://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 https://www.regulations.gov index;
however, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly
available to read or download through the website. 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.
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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 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 Act or for developing information
regarding the causes and prevention of occupational injuries,
illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also requires
that OSHA obtain such information with minimum burden upon employers,
especially those operating small businesses, and to reduce to the
maximum extent feasible unnecessary duplication of efforts in obtaining
information (29 U.S.C. 657).
Section 1910.255(e) requires that a periodic inspection of
resistance welding equipment be made by qualified maintenance
personnel, and that a certification record be generated and maintained.
The certification shall include the date of the inspection, the
signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial
number, or other identifier, for the equipment inspected. The record
shall be made available to an OSHA inspector upon request. The
maintenance inspection ensures that welding equipment is in safe
operating condition while the maintenance record provides evidence to
employees and Agency compliance officers that employers performed the
required inspections.\1\
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\1\ The ICR does not account for the paperwork burden associated
with several provisions of the standard either because manufacturers
typically provide the required information (i.e., Sec. Sec.
1910.252(b)(2)(ii)(G), (c)(1)(i)(A), (c)(1)(i)(B), (c)(1)(i)(C),
1910.253(b)(1)(ii), (d)(4)(ii), (d)(4)(iii), (e)(6)(iii), (f)(1)(i),
(g)(1)(ii), and 1910.254(b)(4)(iv)); the Agency believes that the
paperwork requirement was a usual and customary business practice
among the industry prior to publication of the standard (i.e.,
Sec. Sec. 1910.252(a)(2)(xiii)(D), (a)(2)(xiv)(D),
1910.253(b)(5)(iii)(G), (c)(3)(v), and (f)(7)(i)(A)); or the Agency
believes that the implied training provisions are performance-
oriented and, therefore, not subject to PRA-95 (i.e., Sec. Sec.
1910.252(a)(2)(xiii)(C) and 1910.253(a)(4)).
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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 is requesting that OMB extend its approval of the information
collection requirements contained in the Standard on Welding, Cutting
and Brazing (29 CFR part 1910, subpart Q). The Agency is requesting to
reduce its current burden hour estimate associated with this Standard
from 6,588 to 5,994 hours for a total reduction of 594 hours. 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: Welding, Cutting and Brazing (29 CFR part 1910, subpart Q).
OMB Number: 1218-0207.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 21,373.
Frequency: On occasion.
Average Time Per Response: Varies from 1 minute (.02 hour) to
maintain the inspection certification record to 7 minutes (.12 hour) to
perform the inspection and to generate and maintain the inspection
certification record.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 5,994.
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 https://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-2007-0050). 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 https://
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
www.regulations.gov index, some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to read or download through this
website. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available
for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. Information on
using the 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
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., 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).
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Signed at Washington, DC, on July 16, 2007.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. E7-14109 Filed 7-20-07; 8:45 am]
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