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Agency: Department of Labor,
Employment and Training
Administration.
Title: High Growth and CommunityBased Job Training Grants: General
Quarterly Reporting Forms &
Instructions.
OMB Number: 1205–0NEW.
Agency Number(s): Form ETA–9134.

Recordkeeping: 3 Years.
Affected Public: Grantees and
program participants.
Cite/Reference/Form: Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 and the
American Competitiveness in the
Twenty-first Century Act of 2000.
Type of Response: Mandatory.
Frequency: Quarterly.

Annual national
burden (hours)

Form/activity

Total respondents

Average annual
hours per respondent

Participant Data Collection ..........................................................................................
Quarterly Performance Report ....................................................................................

23,000
30,464

272 grantees ..........
272 grantees ..........

85
112

Total .....................................................................................................................

53,464

................................

197

Average Response Time: 197 hours
per grantee each year.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this comment request 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: May 24, 2007.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and
Training Administration.
[FR Doc. E7–10353 Filed 5–29–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0034]

Overhead and Gantry Cranes;
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:

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Total Respondents: 272 Grantees.
Total Annual Responses: 2,176
submissions annually—Each grantee
submits a file of program exiter records
and a summary report each quarter, for
a total of eight submissions each year
per grantee.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 53,464
(see table for details).

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public
comment concerning its proposal to
extend OMB approval of the
information collection requirements
specified in its Standard on Overhead
and Gantry Cranes (29 CFR 1910.179).
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by July
30, 2007.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments

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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–2007–0034, 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–
2007–0034). 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
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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 several
paperwork requirements. The following
sections describe who uses the
information collected under each
requirement, as well as how they use it.
The purpose of these requirements is to
prevent death and serious injuries
among employees by ensuring that all
critical components of the crane are
inspected and tested on a periodic basis
and that the crane is not used to lift
loads beyond its rated capacity.
(A) Marking the Rated Load
(§§ 1910.179(b)(3), (b)(5), and (k)(2))
Paragraph (b)(5) requires that the
rated load be plainly marked on the side
of each crane. If the crane has more than
one hoist, the rated load must be
marked on each hoist or the load block.
The manufacturer will mark the rated
loads. If the crane is modified,
paragraph (b)(3) requires the new rating
to be determined and marked on the
crane. Also, paragraph (k)(2) requires
employers to retain rated test load
results and that the results are readily
available to appointed personnel.
Marking the rated load capacity of a
crane ensures that employers and
employees will not exceed the limits of
the crane, which can result in crane
failure.

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(B) Inspection of and Certification
Records for Hooks and Hoist Chains
(§§ 1910.179(j)(2)(iii), (j)(2)(iv), and
(j)(4))
Paragraphs (j)(2)(iii) and (j)(2)(iv)
require monthly inspections with
certification records of hooks and hoist
chains. The certification must include
the date of the inspection, the signature
of the person who performed the
inspection, and the serial number, or
other identifier, of the inspected hook or
hoist chain. Paragraph (j)(4) requires
that cranes that are not in regular use
meet the requirements of paragraph
(j)(2). Paragraph (j)(4)(iii) specifically
requires that standby cranes be
inspected semi-annually in accordance
with paragraph (j)(2). Certification
records provide employers, employees,
and OSHA compliance officers with
assurance that the hooks and hoist
chains used on cranes regulated by the
Standard have been inspected as
required by the Standard. These
inspections help assure that the
equipment is in good operating
condition, thereby preventing failure of
the hooks or hoist chains during
material handling. These records also
provide the most efficient means for the
compliance officers to determine that an
employer is complying with the
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(C) Repair and Testing of Defective
Hooks (§§ 1910.179(l)(3) and (k)(2))
As required by paragraph (k)(2),
employers must make readily available
test reports of load rating tests of
repaired crane hooks conducted under
paragraph (l)(3)(iii)(a). These reports
inform the employer, employees, and
OSHA compliance officers that a rated
load test was performed, providing
information about the capacity of the
crane and the adequacy of the repaired
hook. This information is used by crane
operators so that they will not exceed
the rated load of the crane or hook.
(D) Inspection of and Certification
Records for Ropes (§§ 1910.179(m)(1)
and (m)(2))
Paragraph (m)(1) requires employers
to inspect thoroughly all running rope
in use, and do so at least once a month.
In addition, rope which has been idle
for at least a month must be inspected
before use, and a record prepared to
certify that the inspection was done.
The certification record must include
the inspection date, the signature of the
person conducting the inspection, and
the identifier of the rope inspected.
Employers must keep the certification
records on file and available for
inspection. The certification records
provide employers, employees, and
OSHA compliance officers with
assurance that the ropes are in good
condition.
In addition, paragraph (m)(2) requires
that the employer thoroughly inspect all
rope which has been idle for period of
a month or more. This inspection shall
be for all types of deterioration and shall
be performed by an appointed person
whose approval shall be required for
further use of the rope. A certification
record shall be prepared and include the
date of inspection; the signature of the
person who performed the inspection;
and, an identifier for the rope which
was inspected.
(E) Disclosure of Certification Records
The disclosure of certification records
provide the most efficient means for
OSHA compliance officers to determine
that an employer is complying with 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
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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 Overhead and Gantry
Cranes (29 CFR 1910.179). The Agency
is requesting to reduce its current
burden hour estimate associated with
this Standard from 360,179 to 360,144
hours for a total reduction of 35 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: Overhead and Gantry Cranes (29
CFR 1910.179).
OMB Number: 1218–0224.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 35,000.
Frequency: On occasion; monthly;
semi-annually.
Average Time Per Response: Varies
from 5 minutes (.08 hour) to disclose
certification records to 2 hours to obtain
and post rated load information on
cranes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
360,144.
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–2007–0034).
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.

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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 website.
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 website’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).
Signed at Washington, DC, on May 23,
2007.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
[Funding Opportunity No: 17–805]

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Veterans’ Employment and Training
Service; Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Stand
Down Grant Requests
AGENCY: Veterans’ Employment and
Training Service (VETS), U.S.
Department of Labor (USDOL).
ACTION: Initial announcement of
available FY 2007 funds under the
Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration
Program to Support Local Stand Down
Events.

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SUMMARY: The Veterans’ Employment
and Training Service (VETS) continues
to support local Stand Down events that
assist homeless veterans and is now
accepting applications for Stand Down
grant awards. A Stand Down is an event
held in a local community where
homeless veterans are provided with a
wide variety of social services. Under
this FY 2007 announcement, VETS
anticipates that up to $300,000 will be
available for grant awards up to a
maximum of $10,000 per event.
However, if the event is held for one (1)
day, the maximum amount is $7,000.
VETS expects to award approximately
thirty-seven (37) grants. Applications for
Stand Down funds will be accepted
from State Workforce Agencies and
State and local Workforce Investment
Boards, Veterans Service Organizations
(VSO), local public agencies, and nonprofit organizations, including
community and faith-based
organizations. VETS is not authorized to
award these grant funds to organizations
that are registered with Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) as a 501 (c) (4)
organization.
DATES: All Stand Down grant requests
must be received by the appropriate
State Director for Veterans’ Employment
and Training (DVET) who serves as the
Grant Officer Technical Representative
(GOTR) no later than 60 days prior to
the event and postmarked no later than
June 30, 2007, for events that occur on
or prior to November 30, 2007. Events
occurring after November 30, 2007,
application will be accepted, and
awarded as next year’s federal
appropriations or continuing resolution
funding becomes available.
ADDRESSES: Applications for Stand
Down grant funding are to be submitted
to the appropriate State DVET/GOTR.
Address and contact information for
each State DVET/GOTR can be found at:
http://www.dol.gov/vets/aboutvets/
contacts/main.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Funding Opportunity Description
Stand Down is a military term
referring to an opportunity to achieve a
brief respite from combat. Troops would
assemble in a base camp to receive new
clothing, hot food, and a relative degree
of safety before returning to the front.
Today more than 160 organizations
across the country partner with local
businesses, government agencies, and
community- and faith-based service
providers to hold Stand Down events for
homeless veterans and their families in
the local community.
Each year, the Assistant Secretary for
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awards Homeless Veterans’
Reintegration Program (HVRP) grants to
programs that enhance employment and
training opportunities and/or promote
self-sufficiency for homeless veterans.
Residual HVRP funds can be awarded as
grants to organizations sponsoring Stand
Down events for homeless veterans.
The critical services provided at a
Stand Down are often the catalyst that
enables homeless veterans to reenter
mainstream society. Some of the
services available at these events
include temporary shelter, showers,
haircuts, meals, clothing, hygiene kits,
medical examinations, immunizations,
legal advice, State identification cards,
veterans benefit information, training
program information, employment
services, and referral to other supportive
services.
Stand Down grant funds must be used
to enhance employment and training
opportunities or to promote selfsufficiency for homeless veterans. The
funds may be used to support activities
such as:
• The purchase of food, bottled water,
clothing, sleeping bags and hygiene care
kits;
• Rental of facilities and/or tents;
• Payment for special one-time
electricity costs, equipment rentals,
advertising, event posters, portable
toilets, janitorial/kitchen supplies, and
communications/internet access;
• The hiring of security personnel;
• Transportation of homeless veterans
to and from Stand Down events; and
• Other items and services as
appropriate.
Stand Down grant funds may not be
used to purchase special monogrammed
tee shirts, pen sets, specialty hats
(unless for cold weather use), military
and veteran type patches, and memento
gifts for staff members/visitors/
volunteers.
II. Award Information
The maximum amount that can be
awarded to support a local Stand Down
event is $10,000 per year, per event. If
the event is held for one (1) day, the
maximum amount that can be awarded
is $7,000.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants will generally fall
into one of the following categories:
State and local Workforce Boards,
Veteran Service Organizations, local
public agencies, and non-profit
organizations including community and
faith-based organizations. Organizations
registered with the Internal Revenue
Service as a 501(c)(4) organization are
not eligible.

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