80 FR 18647 - Standard on Commercial Diving Operations; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 66 (April 7, 2015)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 66 (April 7, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-07937 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 18647-18649] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-07937] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2011-0008] Standard on Commercial Diving Operations; 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 public comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Standard on Commercial Diving Operations (29 CFR part 1910, subpart T). DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) June 8, 2015. 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-2011-0008, 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 the OSHA docket number (OSHA-2011-0008) for the Information Collection Request (ICR). 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 read or download from 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 [[Page 18648]] 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 accord 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 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). The following provisions of the Commercial Diving Operations Standards (the ``Standards'') contain paperwork requirements: Sec. Sec. 1910.401(b); 1910.410(a)(3) and (a)(4); 1910.420(a) and (b); 1910.421(b), (f), and (h); 1910.422(e); 1910.423(b)(1)(ii) through (b)(2), (d), and (e); 1910.430(a), (b)(4), (c)(1)(i), (c)(3)(i), (f)(3)(ii), and (g)(2); and 1910.440(a)(2) and (b). These provisions require that employers: Notify OSHA if they deviate from the operational requirements of the Standards; train every diver in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid, and mixed-gas divers (and those who control exposure of divers to mixed-gas breathing conditions) in diving-related physics and physiology; develop and make available to employees a safe practices manual; maintain a list of emergency telephone or call numbers at the diving location; brief dive team members on diving-related tasks, safety procedures, hazards, and revisions to operating procedures; display a code flag ``A'' if diving from a surface other than a vessel in navigable waters; develop and maintain a depth-time profile for each dive; and instruct divers on reporting diving-related illnesses and injuries, and the procedures specified for detecting, treating, and preventing these problems. The Standards also mandate that employers: Record and maintain diving logs that contain required information; investigate and provide a written evaluation of, any incident involving decompression sickness; mark diving umbilicals as required; inspect, test, and calibrate specified diving equipment; record modifications, repairs, tests, calibrations, and maintenance performed on any diving equipment; make a record of diving-related injuries and illnesses that result in a diver remaining in a hospital for over 24 hours; and create, and disclose to specified parties on request, the written records required by the Standard, and maintain these records for specified periods. The Standards' paperwork requirements allow employers to deviate from established diving practices and tailor diving operations to unusually hazardous diving conditions, and to analyze diving records (including hospitalization and treatment records) for information they can use to improve diving operations. These requirements are also a direct and efficient means for employers to inform dive-team members about diving-related hazards, procedures to use in avoiding and controlling these hazards, and recognizing and treating diving-related illnesses and injuries. Additionally, employers can review equipment records to ensure that employees performed the required actions, and that the equipment is in safe working order. Disclosing these records to employees and their designated representatives permits them to identify operational and equipment conditions that may contribute to diving accidents or diving-related medical conditions. 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 an adjustment decrease of 81 burden hours from 205,096 to 205,015 hours. The Agency is no longer calculating burden hours or costs for employers who provide information to the compliance officers during an OSHA inspection; inspections are outside the scope of PRA-95. The Agency will summarize any 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: Commercial Diving Operations Standard (29 CFR part 1910, subpart T). OMB Control Number: 1218-0069. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal Governments. Number of Respondents: 3,000. Frequency of Responses: On occasion; annually. Total Responses: 3,996,377. Average Time per Response: Varies from five minutes (.08 hour) for employers to maintain records to 12 hours for employers to update their compliance plans. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 205,015. 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 (Docket No. OSHA-2011-0008) for the ICR. 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, [[Page 18649]] 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, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly available to read or download from 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 from the Web site, and for assistance in using the Internet to locate docket submissions. V. Authority and Signature David Michaels, Ph.D., 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. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912). Signed at Washington, DC, on April 2, 2015. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2015-07937 Filed 4-6-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE CODE 4510-26-P
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the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Interested parties are encouraged to ACTION: Request for public comments.
Departmental Information Compliance send comments to the OMB, Office of
Management Program, Room N1301, Information and Regulatory Affairs at SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., the address shown in the ADDRESSES comments concerning its proposal to
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: section within thirty (30) days of extend OMB approval of the
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. publication of this notice in the Federal information collection requirements
Register. In order to help ensure specified in the Standard on
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commercial Diving Operations (29 CFR
Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at appropriate consideration, comments
should mention OMB Control Number part 1910, subpart T).
202–693–4129, TTY 202–693–8064,
1220–0079. The OMB is particularly DATES: Comments must be submitted
(these are not toll-free numbers) or
sending an email to DOL_PRA_ interested in comments that: (postmarked, sent, or received) June 8,
• Evaluate whether the proposed 2015.
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
collection of information is necessary ADDRESSES:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). for the proper performance of the Electronically: You may submit
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR functions of the agency, including comments and attachments
seeks approval under the PRA for whether the information will have electronically at http://
revisions to the Labor Market practical utility; www.regulations.gov, which is the
Information (LMI) Cooperative • Evaluate the accuracy of the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
Agreement information collection. The agency’s estimate of the burden of the instructions online for submitting
LMI Cooperative Agreement includes all proposed collection of information, comments.
information needed by a State including the validity of the Facsimile: If your comments,
Workforce Agency to apply for funds to methodology and assumptions used; including attachments, are not longer
assist it in operating one or more of the • Enhance the quality, utility, and than 10 pages you may fax them to the
four BLS LMI programs and to report on clarity of the information to be OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
the status of the obligation and collected; and Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
expenditure of any such funds as well • Minimize the burden of the
messenger, or courier service: When
as to close out the Cooperative collection of information on those who
using this method, you must submit a
Agreement. This information collection are to respond, including through the
copy of your comments and attachments
has been classified as a revision, use of appropriate automated,
to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
because of updates to the Cooperative electronic, mechanical, or other
OSHA–2011–0008, U.S. Department of
Agreement application instructions and technological collection techniques or
Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
materials. BLS Authorizing Statute other forms of information technology,
Administration, Room N–2625, 200
sections 1 and 2, Wagner-Peyser Act as e.g., permitting electronic submission of
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
Amended section 14, and Federal Grant responses.
Agency: DOL–BLS. DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express
and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 mail, messenger, and courier service)
Title of Collection: Labor Market
section 6 authorize this information are accepted during the Department of
Information Cooperative Agreement.
collection. See 29 U.S.C. 1, 2, 49L–1; 31 OMB Control Number: 1220–0079. Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal
U.S.C. 6305. Affected Public: State, Local, and business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.,
This information collection is subject Tribal Governments. e.t.
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally Total Estimated Number of Instructions: All submissions must
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection Respondents: 54. include the Agency name and the OSHA
of information, and the public is Total Estimated Number of docket number (OSHA–2011–0008) for
generally not required to respond to an Responses: 1,024. the Information Collection Request
information collection, unless it is Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: (ICR). All comments, including any
approved by the OMB under the PRA 928 hours. personal information you provide, are
and displays a currently valid OMB Total Estimated Annual Other Costs placed in the public docket without
Control Number. In addition, Burden: $0. change, and may be made available
notwithstanding any other provisions of Dated: April 1, 2015. online at http://www.regulations.gov.
law, no person shall generally be subject Michel Smyth, For further information on submitting
to penalty for failing to comply with a Departmental Clearance Officer.
comments see the ‘‘Public
collection of information that does not Participation’’ heading in the section of
[FR Doc. 2015–07893 Filed 4–6–15; 8:45 am]
display a valid Control Number. See 5 this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
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CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL INFORMATION.
obtains OMB approval for this Docket: To read or download
information collection under Control DEPARTMENT OF LABOR comments or other material in the
Number 1220–0079. The current docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov
approval is scheduled to expire on May Occupational Safety and Health or the OSHA Docket Office at the
31, 2015; however, the DOL notes that Administration address above. All documents in the
existing information collection docket (including this Federal Register
requirements submitted to the OMB [Docket No. OSHA–2011–0008] notice) are listed in the http://
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receive a month-to-month extension www.regulations.gov index; however,
Standard on Commercial Diving
while they undergo review. New some information (e.g., copyrighted
Operations; Extension of the Office of
requirements would only take effect material) is not publicly available to
Management and Budget’s (OMB)
upon OMB approval. For additional read or download from the Web site. All
Approval of Information Collection
substantive information about this ICR, submissions, including copyrighted
(Paperwork) Requirements
see the related notice published in the material, are available for inspection
Federal Register on November 12, 2014 AGENCY:Occupational Safety and Health and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
(79 FR 67193). Administration (OSHA), Labor. You may also contact Theda Kenney at
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date, and the docket number so the ACTION: Request for public comments. the address below to obtain a copy of
Agency can attach them to your the ICR.
comments. SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Because of security procedures, the comments concerning its proposal to Theda Kenney, Directorate of Standards
use of regular mail may cause a extend the Office of Management and and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department
significant delay in the receipt of Budget’s (OMB) approval of the of Labor, Room N–3609, 200
comments. For information about information collection requirements Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
security procedures concerning the specified in the Asbestos in DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2222.
delivery of materials by hand, express Construction Standard (29 CFR
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
delivery, messenger, or courier service, 1926.1101).
please contact the OSHA Docket Office DATES: Comments must be submitted I. Background
at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889– (postmarked, sent, or received) by June The Department of Labor, as part of its
5627). Comments and submissions are 8, 2015. continuing effort to reduce paperwork
posted without change at http:// ADDRESSES: Electronically: You may and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA submit comments and attachments conducts a preclearance consultation
cautions commenters about submitting electronically at http:// program to provide the public with an
personal information such as social www.regulations.gov, which is the opportunity to comment on proposed
security numbers and date of birth. Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the and continuing information collection
Although all submissions are listed in instructions online for submitting requirements in accordance with the
the http://www.regulations.gov index, comments. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
some information (e.g., copyrighted Facsimile: If your comments, U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program
material) is not publicly available to including attachments, are not longer ensures that information is in the
read or download from this Web site. than 10 pages you may fax them to the desired format, reporting burden (time
All submissions, including OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. and costs) is minimal, collection
copyrighted material, are available for Mail, hand delivery, express mail, instruments are clearly understood, and
inspection and copying at the OSHA messenger, or courier service: When OSHA’s estimate of the information
Docket Office. Information on using the using this method, you must submit collection burden is accurate. The
http://www.regulations.gov Web site to your comments and attachments to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of
submit comments and access the docket OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et
is available at the Web site’s ‘‘User OSHA–2012–0002, U.S. Department of seq.) authorizes information collection
Tips’’ link. Contact the OSHA Docket Labor, Occupational Safety and Health by employers as necessary or
Office for information about materials Administration, Room N–2625, 200 appropriate for enforcement of the OSH
not available from the Web site, and for Act or for developing information
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
assistance in using the Internet to locate regarding the causes and prevention of
DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express
docket submissions. occupational injuries, illnesses, and
mail, messenger, and courier service)
accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act
V. Authority and Signature are accepted during the Department of
also requires that OSHA obtain such
Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, information with minimum burden
business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for upon employers, especially those
e.t.
Occupational Safety and Health, operating small businesses, and to
Instructions: All submissions must
directed the preparation of this notice. reduce to the maximum extent feasible
include the Agency name and the OSHA
The authority for this notice is the unnecessary duplication of efforts in
docket number (OSHA–2012–0002) for
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
the Information Collection Request The standard protects workers from
U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of (ICR). All comments, including any
Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). adverse health effects from occupational
personal information you provide, are exposure to asbestos, including lung
Signed at Washington, DC, on April 2, placed in the public docket without cancer, mesothelioma, asbestosis (an
2015. change, and may be made available emphysema-like condition) and
David Michaels, online at http://www.regulations.gov. gastrointestinal cancer. The standard
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational For further information on submitting requires employers to monitor worker
Safety and Health. comments see the ‘‘Public exposure, to provide medical
[FR Doc. 2015–07937 Filed 4–6–15; 8:45 am] Participation’’ heading in the section of surveillance, and maintain accurate
BILLING CODE CODE 4510–26–P this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY records of worker exposure to asbestos.
INFORMATION. These records will be used by
Docket: To read or download employers and workers and the
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR comments or other material in the Government to ensure that workers are
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov not harmed by exposure to asbestos in
Occupational Safety and Health or the OSHA Docket Office at the the workplace.
Administration address above. All documents in the
docket (including this Federal Register II. Special Issues for Comment
[Docket No. OSHA–2012–0002] notice) are listed in the http:// OSHA has a particular interest in
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Asbestos in Construction Standard; www.regulations.gov index; however, comments on the following issues:
Extension of the Office of Management some information (e.g., copyrighted • Whether the proposed information
and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of material) is not publicly available to collection requirements are necessary
Information Collection (Paperwork) read or download through the Web site. for the proper performance of the
Requirements All submissions, including copyrighted Agency’s functions, including whether
material, are available for inspection the information is useful;
AGENCY:Occupational Safety and Health and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. • The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
Administration (OSHA), Labor. You also may contact Theda Kenney at the burden (time and costs) of the
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| Dates | Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) June 8, 2015. | |
| 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. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 18647 |
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