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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 232 / Friday, December 3, 2010 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2010–0052]

Material Hoists, Personnel Hoists, and
Elevators 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 comments.
AGENCY:

OSHA solicits public
comments concerning its proposal to
extend OMB approval of the
information collection requirements
specified in the Standard on Material
Hoists, Personnel Hoists, and Elevators
(29 CFR 1926.552).
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
February 1, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Electronically: You may
submit comments and attachments
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 a
copy of your comments and attachments
to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
OSHA–2010–0052, 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 Information
Collection Request (ICR) (OSHA–2010–
0052). 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

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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
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).
Paragraph (a)(2) of the Standard
requires that the rated load capacities,
recommended operating speeds, and
special hazard warnings or instructions
be posted on cars and platforms.
Paragraph (b)(1)(i) requires that
operating rules for material hoists be
established and posted at the operator’s
station of the hoist. These rules shall
include signal system and allowable
line speed for various loads. Paragraph
(c)(10) requires that cars be provided

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with a capacity and data plate secured
in a conspicuous place on the car or
crosshead.
These posting requirements are used
by the operator and crew of the material
and personnel hoists to determine how
to use the specific machine and how
much it will be able to lift as assembled
in one or a number of particular
configurations. If not properly used, the
machine would be subject to failures,
endangering the employees in the
immediate vicinity.
Paragraph (c)(15) requires that a test
and inspection of all functions and
safety devices be made following
assembly and erection of hoists. The test
and inspection are to be conducted
under the supervision of a competent
person. A similar inspection and test is
required following major alteration of an
existing installation. All hoists shall be
inspected and tested at three-month
intervals. A certification record (the
most recent) of the test and inspection
is required to be kept on file, including
the date the test and inspection was
completed, the identification of the
equipment and the signature of the
person who performed the test and
inspection. This certification ensures
that the equipment has been tested and
is in safe operating condition. The most
recent certification record will be
disclosed to a CSHO during an OSHA
inspection.
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 Material Hoists, Personnel
Hoists, and Elevators (29 CFR 1926.552).
The Agency is requesting a decrease in
burden hours from 30,282 to 20,957
(a total decrease of 9,325 burden hours).
The Agency will summarize the
comments submitted in response to this

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notice and will include this summary in
the request to OMB.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Material Hoists, Personnel
Hoists, and Elevators (29 CFR 1926.552).
OMB Number: 1218–0231.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 18,372.
Total Responses: 90,289.
Frequency of Response: On Occasion;
Quarterly.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies
from 2 minutes (.03 hour) for a
supervisor to disclose test and
inspection certification records to 30
minutes (.50 hour) for a construction
worker to obtain and post information
for hoists.
Total Burden Hours: 20,957.
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–2010–0052).
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 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,
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material) is not publicly available to
read or download through this Web site.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Information on using the http://
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.

These closed proposal review
meetings will not be announced on an
individual basis in the Federal Register.
NSF intends to publish a notice similar
to this on a quarterly basis. For an
advance listing of the closed proposal
review meetings that include the names
of the proposal review panel and the
time, date, place, and any information
on changes, corrections, or
cancellations, please visit the NSF Web
site: http://www.nsf.gov. This
information may also be requested by
telephoning, 703/292–8182.

V. Authority and Signature
David Michaels, PhD, MPH, 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. 4–2010 (75 FR 55355).

Dated: November 30, 2010.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.

Signed at Washington, DC, on November
29, 2010.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Applications Received
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541)
National Science Foundation
Notice of permit applications
received under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law
95–541.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
notice of permit applications received to
conduct activities regulated under the
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.
NSF has published regulations under
the Antarctic Conservation Act at title
45 part 670 of the Code of Federal
Regulations. This is the required notice
of permit applications received.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to
submit written data, comments, or
views with respect to this permit
application by January 3, 2011. This
application may be inspected by
interested parties at the Permit Office,
address below.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Science Foundation, as
directed by the Antarctic Conservation
Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as
amended by the Antarctic Science,
Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996,
has developed regulations for the
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designation of certain animals and
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