80 FR 18649 - Asbestos in Construction Standard; 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)
| Page Range | 18649-18650 | |
| FR Document | 2015-07936 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 18649-18650] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-07936] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2012-0002] Asbestos in Construction 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 public comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Asbestos in Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.1101). DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by 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 your comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2012-0002, 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-2012-0002) 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 through the Web site. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You also may contact Theda Kenney at the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theda Kenney, 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 OSH 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 standard protects workers from adverse health effects from occupational exposure to asbestos, including lung cancer, mesothelioma, asbestosis (an emphysema-like condition) and gastrointestinal cancer. The standard requires employers to monitor worker exposure, to provide medical surveillance, and maintain accurate records of worker exposure to asbestos. These records will be used by employers and workers and the Government to ensure that workers are not harmed by exposure to asbestos in the workplace. 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 [[Page 18650]] 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 The Agency is requesting an adjustment decrease of 1,077,068 burden hours (from 4,929,794 to 3,852,726 hours) primarily due to the Agency's estimates, based on updated data, that the number of establishments and workers affected by the Standard have decreased. The operation and maintenance cost increased from $28,816,390 to $36,157,231 due to the estimated increase in the cost of exposure monitoring samples and medical examinations. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Title: Asbestos in Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.1101). OMB Number: 1218-0134. Affected Public: Business or other for-profits. Number of Respondents: 1,044,561. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Total Responses: 39,251,952. Average Time per Response: Time per response ranges from 5 minutes to maintain records to 1.67 hours to complete a medical examination. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3,852,726. Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $36,157,231. 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; or (3) by hard copy. All comments, attachments, and other material must identify the Agency name and the OSHA docket number for this ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2012-0002). 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 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. 2015-07936 Filed 4-6-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE CODE 4510-26-P
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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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information collection requirements, Because of security procedures, the commence at 9 a.m., EST, with the next
including the validity of the use of regular mail may cause a meeting commencing at 10:15 a.m., EST,
methodology and assumptions used; significant delay in the receipt of and the meeting thereafter commencing
• The quality, utility, and clarity of comments. For information about promptly upon adjournment of the
the information collected; and security procedures concerning the immediately preceding meeting. On
• Ways to minimize the burden on delivery of materials by hand, express Tuesday, April 14, the first meeting will
employers who must comply; for delivery, messenger, or courier service, commence at 9 a.m., EST, and it will be
example, by using automated or other please contact the OSHA Docket Office followed by the closed session meeting
technological information collection at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889– of the Board of Directors which will
and transmission techniques. 5627). commence promptly upon adjournment
Comments and submissions are of the first meeting.
III. Proposed Actions
posted without change at http:// LOCATION: 3333 K Street NW., 3rd. Floor,
The Agency is requesting an www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA F. William McCalpin Conference Center,
adjustment decrease of 1,077,068 cautions commenters about submitting Washington, DC 20007.
burden hours (from 4,929,794 to personal information such as social PUBLIC OBSERVATION: Unless otherwise
3,852,726 hours) primarily due to the security numbers and date of birth. noted herein, the Board and all
Agency’s estimates, based on updated Although all submissions are listed in committee meetings will be open to
data, that the number of establishments the http://www.regulations.gov index, public observation. Members of the
and workers affected by the Standard some information (e.g., copyrighted public who are unable to attend in
have decreased. The operation and material) is not publicly available to person but wish to listen to the public
maintenance cost increased from read or download from this Web site. proceedings may do so by following the
$28,816,390 to $36,157,231 due to the All submissions, including copyrighted telephone call-in directions provided
estimated increase in the cost of material, are available for inspection below.
exposure monitoring samples and and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
medical examinations. CALL-IN DIRECTIONS FOR OPEN SESSIONS:
Information on using the http:// • Call toll-free number: 1–866–451–
Type of Review: Extension of a www.regulations.gov Web site to submit
currently approved collection. 4981;
comments and access the docket is • When prompted, enter the
Title: Asbestos in Construction available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’
Standard (29 CFR 1926.1101). following numeric pass code:
link. 5907707348;
OMB Number: 1218–0134. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for
Affected Public: Business or other for- • When connected to the call, please
information about materials not immediately ‘‘MUTE’’ your telephone.
profits. available from the Web site, and for
Number of Respondents: 1,044,561. Members of the public are asked to
assistance in using the Internet to locate keep their telephones muted to
Frequency of Response: On occasion. docket submissions.
Total Responses: 39,251,952. eliminate background noises. To avoid
Average Time per Response: Time per V. Authority and Signature disrupting the meeting, please refrain
response ranges from 5 minutes to from placing the call on hold if doing so
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, will trigger recorded music or other
maintain records to 1.67 hours to Assistant Secretary of Labor for
complete a medical examination. sound. From time to time, the presiding
Occupational Safety and Health, Chair may solicit comments from the
Estimated Total Burden Hours: directed the preparation of this notice.
3,852,726. public.
The authority for this notice is the
Estimated Cost (Operation and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
Maintenance): $36,157,231. MEETING SCHEDULE
U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of
IV. Public Participation—Submission of Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). Time *
Comments on This Notice and Internet Signed at Washington, DC, on April 2,
Access to Comments and Submissions 2015. Sunday, April 12, 2015:
David Michaels, 1. Operations & Regulations Com- 2 p.m.
You may submit comments in mittee.
response to this document as follows: Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Monday, April 13, 2015:
(1) Electronically at http:// Safety and Health. 1. Finance Committee ..................... 9 a.m.
www.regulations.gov, which is the [FR Doc. 2015–07936 Filed 4–6–15; 8:45 am] 2. Delivery of Legal Services Com-
Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by BILLING CODE CODE 4510–26–P mittee.
facsimile; or (3) by hard copy. All 3. Governance & Performance Re-
comments, attachments, and other view Committee.
material must identify the Agency name 4. Audit Committee.
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 5. Institutional Advancement Com-
and the OSHA docket number for this mittee.
ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2012–0002). Sunshine Act Meeting Tuesday, April 14, 2015:
You may supplement electronic 1. Board of Directors ....................... 9 a.m.
Notice
submissions by uploading document
files electronically. If you wish to mail DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services * Please note that all times in this notice are
in the Eastern Standard Time.
additional materials in reference to an Corporation’s Board of Directors and its
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electronic or facsimile submission, you six committees will meet April 12–14, STATUS OF MEETING: Open, except as
must submit them to the OSHA Docket 2015. On Sunday, April 12, the first noted below.
Office (see the section of this notice meeting will commence at 2 p.m., Board of Directors—Open, except
titled ADDRESSES). The additional Eastern Standard Time (EST), with the that, upon a vote of the Board of
materials must clearly identify your meeting thereafter commencing Directors, a portion of the meeting may
electronic comments by your name, promptly upon adjournment of the be closed to the public to hear briefings
date, and docket number so the Agency immediately preceding meeting. On by management and LSC’s Inspector
can attach them to your comments. Monday, April 13, the first meeting will General, and to consider and act on the
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| Dates | Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by June 8, 2015. | |
| Contact | Theda Kenney, 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 18649 |
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