[Federal Register: June 5, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 108)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. ICR-1218-0222(2002)]

 
Derricks 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 comment.

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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comment concerning its proposal to extend OMB 
approval of the information-collection requirements specified by its 
general industry Derricks Standard (29 CFR 110.181). The paperwork 
provisions of this Standard specify requirements for maintaining or 
posting load and capacity information and for developing, maintaining, 
and disclosing inspection records for ropes used on derricks. The 
purpose of each of these requirements is to prevent employees from 
using derricks beyond their rated load and capacity and from using 
unsafe ropes, thereby, reducing their risk of death or serious injury 
cased by a derrick component or rope failure.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before August 5, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Docket Office, Docket No. 
ICR-1218-0222(2002), OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-2625, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-
2350. Commenters may transmit written comments of 10 pages or less by 
facsimile to (202) 693-1648.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theda Kenney, Directorate of Safety 
Standards Programs, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3609, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-
2222. A copy of the Agency's Information-Collection Request (ICR) 
supporting the need for the information collections specified by the 
Derricks Standard is available for inspection and copying in the Docket 
Office, or by requesting a copy from Todd Owen at (202) 693-2444. For 
electronic copies of the ICR contact OSHA on the Internet at http://
www.osha.gov/comp-links.html, and select ``Information Collection 
Requests.''

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 cost) 
is minimal, collection instruments are understandable, and OSHA's 
estimate of the information-collection burden is correct.
    The Derricks Standard specifies two paperwork requirements. The 
following sections describe who uses the information collected under 
each requirements, as well as how they use it. The purpose of these 
requirements is to prevent death and serious injuries to employees by 
ensuring that the derrick is not used to lift loads its rated capacity 
and that all the ropes are inspected for wear and tear.
     Marking the Rated Load (paragraph (c)). Paragraph (c)(1) 
requires that for permanently installed derricks a clearly legible 
rating chart be provided with each derrick and securely affixed to the 
derrick. Paragraph (c)(2) requires that for non-permanent 
installations, the manufacturer provide sufficient information from 
which capacity charts can be prepared by the employer for the 
particular installation. The capacity charts must be located at the 
derrick or at the jobsite office. The data on the capacity charts 
provide information to the employees to assure that the derricks are 
used as designed and not overloaded or used beyond the range specified 
in the charts.
     Certification Records of Rope Inspections (paragraph (g)). 
Paragraph (g)(1) requires employers to thoroughly inspect all running 
rope in use, and to do so at least once a month. In addition, before 
using rope which has been idle for at least a month, it must be 
inspected as prescribed by paragraph (g)(3) and a record prepared to 
certify that the

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inspection was done. The certification records 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.

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 collection-of-information requirements specified by its 
Derricks Standard (29 CFR 1910.181). The Agency will summarize the 
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 a currently information-collection 
requirement.
    Title: Derricks Standard (29 CFR 1910.181).
    OMB Number: 1218-0222.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal government; State, local, or tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents: 10,000.
    Frequency of Recordkeeping: On occasion; monthly.
    Average Time per Response: Varies from 3 minutes (.05 hour) to post 
or keep information to 15 minutes (.25 hour) to inspect rope and to 
prepare, maintain, and disclose a certification record.
    Total Annual Hours Requested: 28,530.
    Total Annual Costs (O&M): $0.

IV. Authority and Signature

    John L. Henshaw, 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), and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 3-2000 (65 FR 50017).

    Signed at Washington, DC, on May 30, 2002.
John L. Henshaw,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
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