Federal Register: September 14, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 178)
DOCID: FR Doc 06-7663
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Docket ID: [Docket No. ICR-1218-0199(2006)]
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCUMENT ACTION: Request for public comment.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Walking-Working Surfaces Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
DATES: Comments must be submitted by the following dates:
Hard copy. Your comments must be submitted (postmarked or received) by November 13, 2006.
Facsimile and electronic transmission: Your comments must be received by November 13, 2006.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
OSHA solicits public comment concerning its request for an extension of the information collection requirements specified by its standard on WalkingWorking Surfaces (29 CFR part 1910, subpart D).
SUMMARY:
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
SUPPLEMENTAL 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 Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) authorizes information collection 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 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).
The collections of information contained in the WalkingWorking Surfaces standard are necessary to protect employees from the collapse of overloaded floors, and outrigger scaffolds, and the failure of defective portable metal ladders.
Paragraph 1910.22(d)(1) requires that load limits approved by the building official be marked on plates supplied securely affixed by the owner of the building, or his duly authorized agent, in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate. The plates are not to be removed or defaced but, if lost, removed, or defaced, they shall be replaced by the owner or his agent.
Under paragraph 1910.26(c)(2)(vii), ladders having defects are to be marked and taken out of service until repaired by either the maintenance department or the manufacturer.
Paragraph 1910.28(e)(3) specifies that unless outrigger scaffolds are designed by a licensed professional engineer, they shall be constructed and erected in accordance with table D16 of this section. A copy of the detailed drawings and specifications showing the sizes and spacing of members shall be kept on the job.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting OMB to extend their approval of the collection of information requirements contained in the Standard on Walking Working Surfaces (29 CFR part 1910, subpart D). The Agency is requesting to retain its previous burden hour estimate of 1,193 hours. The Agency will summarize the comments submitted in response to this notice, and will include this summary in its request to OMB.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved information collection requirements.
Title: WalkingWorking Surfaces Standard (29 CFR part 1910, subpart D.
OMB Number: 12180199.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 12,100.
Frequency: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies from three minutes (.05 hour) to
mark a defective ladder to 20 minutes (.33 hour) to secure the load limit marking sign and to post it.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,193.
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 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 securityrelated [[Page 54312]]
problems, there may be a significant delay in the receipt of comments
by regular mail. Please contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693
2350 (TTY (877) 8895627) for information about security procedures
concerning the delivery of submissions by express delivery, hand 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 http://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. Since all submissions become public, private information such as social security numbers should not be submitted.
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. 52002 (67 FR 65008).
Signed at Washington, DC, on September 8, 2006.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Theda Kenney or Todd Owen, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, Room N3609, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 6932222.