80 FR 16449 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Inorganic Arsenic Standard

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 59 (March 27, 2015)

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The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Inorganic Arsenic Standard,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use, without change, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Public comments on the ICR are invited.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Inorganic Arsenic Standard

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Inorganic Arsenic Standard,'' to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for 
continued use, without change, in accordance with the Paperwork

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Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Public comments on 
the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before April 27, 2015.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201501-1218-008 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are 
not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance 
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email 
at [email protected].

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for 
the Inorganic Arsenic Standard information collection requirements 
codified in regulations 29 CFR 1910.1018. The Inorganic Arsenic 
Standard protects workers from the adverse health effects associated 
with occupational exposure to inorganic arsenic. The Standard affects 
primarily copper smelters and some chemical facilities. The Standard 
requires employers to monitor workers' exposure to inorganic arsenic, 
to monitor worker health, to develop and maintain worker exposure 
monitoring and medical records, to establish and implement written 
compliance programs, and to provide workers with information about 
their exposures and the health effects of exposure to inorganic 
arsenic. Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 sections 2(b)(9), 
6, and 8(c) authorize this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 
651(b)(9), 655, and 657.
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays 
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any 
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that 
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1218-0104.
    OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) 
years without renewal, and the current approval for this collection is 
scheduled to expire on March 31, 2015. The DOL seeks to extend PRA 
authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years, 
without any change to existing requirements. The DOL notes that 
existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB 
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on January 14, 2015 (80 FR 
1970).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1218-0104. 
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    Agency: DOL-OSHA.
    Title of Collection: Inorganic Arsenic Standard.
    OMB Control Number: 1218-0104.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 691.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 24,764.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 15,365 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $1,078,069.

    Dated: March 23, 2015.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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equipment from service until it corrects 4. The results of the post-intervention composition of gas mixtures (air and/or
the hazardous condition and has the physical assessment of each CAW for oxygen), and the results achieved; (3) the
correction approved by a qualified signs and symptoms of decompression total number of interventions and the number
illness, barotrauma, nitrogen narcosis, of hyperbaric incidents (decompression
person.
illnesses and/or health effects associated
3. Traylor JV must maintain records of oxygen toxicity or other health effects with hyperbaric interventions as recorded on
all tests and inspections of the EPBTBM, associated with work in compressed air OSHA 301 and 300 forms, and relevant
as well as associated corrective actions for each hyperbaric intervention. medical diagnoses and treating physicians’
and repairs, at the job site for the opinions); and (4) root causes of any
K. Notifications
duration of the job. hyperbaric incidents, and preventive and
1. To assist OSHA in administering corrective actions identified and
I. Compression and Decompression the conditions specified herein, Traylor implemented.
Traylor JV must consult with its JV must: (e) To assist OSHA in administering
attending physician concerning the (a) Notify the OTPCA and the the conditions specified herein, inform
need for special compression or Baltimore/Washington DC Area Office the OTPCA and the Baltimore/
decompression exposures appropriate of any recordable injuries, illnesses, in- Washington DC Area Office as soon as
for CAWs not acclimated to hyperbaric patient hospitalizations, amputations, possible after it has knowledge that it
exposure. loss of an eye, or fatality (by submitting will:
the completed OSHA 301 Incident (i) Cease to do business;
J. Recordkeeping
Report form 25) resulting from exposure (ii) Change the location and address of
Traylor JV must maintain a record of of an employee to hyperbaric conditions the main office for managing the
any recordable injury, illness, or fatality including those that do not require tunneling operations specified herein;
(as defined by 29 CFR part 1904 recompression treatment (e.g., nitrogen or
Recording and Reporting Occupational narcosis, oxygen toxicity, barotrauma), (iii) Transfer the operations specified
Injuries and Illnesses), resulting from but still meet the recordable injury or herein to a successor company.
exposure of an employee to hyperbaric illness criteria of 29 CFR part 1904. The (f) Notify all affected employees of
conditions by completing the OSHA 301 notification must be made within 8 this permanent variance by the same
Incident Report form and OSHA 300 hours of the incident or 8 hours after means required to inform them of its
Log of Work Related Injuries and becoming aware of a recordable injury, application for a variance.
Illnesses. illness, in-patient hospitalizations, 2. OSHA must approve the transfer of
Note: Examples of important information amputations, loss of an eye, or fatality, the permanent variance to a successor
to include on the OSHA 301 Incident Report and submit a copy of the incident company.
form (along with the corresponding question investigation (OSHA form 301) within
on the form) are: The task performed Authority and Signature
24 hours of the incident or 24 hours
(Question (Q) 14); an estimate of the CAW’s after becoming aware of a recordable David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant
workload (Q 14); the composition of the gas Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety
mixture (e.g., air or oxygen (Q 14)); the
case. In addition to the information
required by the OSHA form 301, the and Health, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
maximum working pressure (Q 14); Washington, DC 20210, authorized the
temperature in the work and decompression incident-investigation report must preparation of this notice. Accordingly, the
environments (Q 14); unusual occurrences, if include a root-cause determination, and Agency is issuing this notice pursuant to
any, during the task or decompression (Q 14); the preventive and corrective actions Section 29 U.S.C. 655(6)(d), Secretary of
time of symptom onset (Q 15); duration identified and implemented. Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan.
between decompression and onset of (b) Provide certification within 15 25, 2012), and 29 CFR 1905.11.
symptoms (Q 15); type and duration of working days of the incident that
symptoms (Q 16); a medical summary of the David Michaels,
Traylor JV informed affected workers of
illness or injury (Q 16); duration of the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
hyperbaric intervention (Q 17); possible the incident and the results of the
Safety and Health.
contributing factors (Q 17); the number of incident investigation (including the
root-cause determination and preventive [FR Doc. 2015–06975 Filed 3–26–15; 8:45 am]
prior interventions completed by the injured
or ill CAW (Q 17); the number of prior and corrective actions identified and BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
interventions completed by the injured or ill implemented).
CAW at this working pressure (Q 17); contact (c) Notify the OTPCA and the
information for the treating healthcare Baltimore/Washington DC Area Office DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
provider (Q 17); and date and time of last within 15 working days and in writing,
hyperbaric exposure for this CAW. Office of the Secretary
of any change in the compressed-air
In addition to completing the OSHA operations that affects Traylor JV’s Agency Information Collection
301 Incident Report form and OSHA ability to comply with the conditions Activities; Submission for OMB
300 Log of Work Related Injuries and specified herein. Review; Comment Request; Inorganic
Illnesses, Traylor JV must maintain (d) Upon completion of the Blue Arsenic Standard
records of: Plains Tunnel project, evaluate the
1. The date, times (e.g., began effectiveness of the decompression ACTION: Notice.
compression, time spent compressing, tables used throughout the project, and
time performing intervention, time provide a written report of this SUMMARY: The Department of Labor
spent decompressing), and pressure for evaluation to the OTPCA and the (DOL) is submitting the Occupational
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each hyperbaric intervention. Baltimore/Washington DC Area Office. Safety and Health Administration
2. The name of each individual (OSHA) sponsored information
Note: The evaluation report must contain
worker exposed to hyperbaric pressure summaries of: (1) The number, dates,
collection request (ICR) titled,
and the decompression protocols and durations, and pressures of the hyperbaric ‘‘Inorganic Arsenic Standard,’’ to the
results for each worker. interventions completed; (2) decompression Office of Management and Budget
3. The total number of interventions protocols implemented (including (OMB) for review and approval for
and the amount of hyperbaric work time continued use, without change, in
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Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. inorganic arsenic. Occupational Safety electronic, mechanical, or other
3501 et seq. Public comments on the and Health Act of 1970 sections 2(b)(9), technological collection techniques or
ICR are invited. 6, and 8(c) authorize this information other forms of information technology,
DATES: The OMB will consider all collection. See 29 U.S.C. 651(b)(9), 655, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
written comments that agency receives and 657. responses.
on or before April 27, 2015. This information collection is subject Agency: DOL–OSHA.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with to the PRA. A Federal agency generally Title of Collection: Inorganic Arsenic
applicable supporting documentation; cannot conduct or sponsor a collection Standard.
including a description of the likely of information, and the public is OMB Control Number: 1218–0104.
respondents, proposed frequency of generally not required to respond to an Affected Public: Private Sector—
response, and estimated total burden information collection, unless it is businesses or other for-profits.
may be obtained free of charge from the approved by the OMB under the PRA Total Estimated Number of
RegInfo.gov Web site at http:// and displays a currently valid OMB Respondents: 691.
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAView Control Number. In addition, Total Estimated Number of
ICR?ref_nbr=201501-1218-008 (this link notwithstanding any other provisions of Responses: 24,764.
law, no person shall generally be subject Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
will only become active on the day
to penalty for failing to comply with a 15,365 hours.
following publication of this notice) or
collection of information that does not Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
by contacting Michel Smyth by
display a valid Control Number. See 5 Burden: $1,078,069.
telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202–
693–8064, (these are not toll-free CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL Dated: March 23, 2015.
numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_ obtains OMB approval for this Michel Smyth,
PUBLIC@dol.gov. information collection under Control Departmental Clearance Officer.
Submit comments about this request Number 1218–0104.
[FR Doc. 2015–07023 Filed 3–26–15; 8:45 am]
by mail or courier to the Office of OMB authorization for an ICR cannot
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Information and Regulatory Affairs, be for more than three (3) years without
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–OSHA, renewal, and the current approval for
Office of Management and Budget, this collection is scheduled to expire on
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., March 31, 2015. The DOL seeks to
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– extend PRA authorization for this Employment and Training
395–5806 (this is not a toll-free information collection for three (3) more Administration
number); or by email: OIRA_ years, without any change to existing
submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters requirements. The DOL notes that Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
are encouraged, but not required, to existing information collection Act; Lower Living Standard Income
send a courtesy copy of any comments requirements submitted to the OMB Level
by mail or courier to the U.S. receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review. For AGENCY: Employment and Training
Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of Administration (ETA), Labor.
the Chief Information Officer, Attn: additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice ACTION: Notice.
Departmental Information Compliance
Management Program, Room N1301, published in the Federal Register on
SUMMARY: Title I of WIOA requires the
200 Constitution Avenue NW., January 14, 2015 (80 FR 1970).
Interested parties are encouraged to U.S. Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: update and publish the LLSIL tables
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at annually, for uses described in the law
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (including determining eligibility for
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section within thirty (30) days of youth). WIOA defines the term ‘‘low
4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not income individual’’ as one who
toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_ publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. In order to help ensure qualifies under various criteria,
PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. including an individual who receives,
appropriate consideration, comments
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). should mention OMB Control Number or received for a prior six-month period,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 1218–0104. The OMB is particularly income that does not exceed the higher
seeks to extend PRA authority for the interested in comments that: level of the poverty line or 70 percent
Inorganic Arsenic Standard information • Evaluate whether the proposed of the LLSIL. This issuance provides the
collection requirements codified in collection of information is necessary Secretary’s annual LLSIL for 2015 and
regulations 29 CFR 1910.1018. The for the proper performance of the references the current 2015 Health and
Inorganic Arsenic Standard protects functions of the agency, including Human Services ‘‘Poverty Guidelines.’’
workers from the adverse health effects whether the information will have These provisions in WIOA pertaining to
associated with occupational exposure practical utility; LLSIL reflect no change from the prior
to inorganic arsenic. The Standard • Evaluate the accuracy of the language under the Workforce
affects primarily copper smelters and agency’s estimate of the burden of the Investment Act of 1998, as amended.
some chemical facilities. The Standard proposed collection of information, DATES: This notice is effective March 27,
requires employers to monitor workers’ including the validity of the 2015.
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exposure to inorganic arsenic, to methodology and assumptions used; For Further Information or Questions
monitor worker health, to develop and • Enhance the quality, utility, and on LLSIL: Please contact Samuel Wright,
maintain worker exposure monitoring clarity of the information to be Department of Labor, Employment and
and medical records, to establish and collected; and Training Administration, 200
implement written compliance • Minimize the burden of the Constitution Avenue NW., Room C–
programs, and to provide workers with collection of information on those who 4526, Washington, DC 20210;
information about their exposures and are to respond, including through the Telephone: 202–693–2870; Fax: 202–
the health effects of exposure to use of appropriate automated, 693–3015 (these are not toll-free

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives on or before April 27, 2015.
Contact		Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693- 4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 16449

80 FR 16449 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Inorganic Arsenic Standard

DEPARTMENT OF LABOROffice of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 59 (March 27, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary