80 FR 29344 - The Asbestos in Shipyards Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 98 (May 21, 2015)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 98 (May 21, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-12289 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 98 (Thursday, May 21, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 29344-29345] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-12289] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2012-0009] The Asbestos in Shipyards Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's 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 Shipyards Standard (29 CFR 1915.1001). DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by July 20, 2015. ADDRESSES: Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal e- Rulemaking 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-2012-0009, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 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-2012-0009) 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 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 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 information collection requirements specified in the Asbestos in Shipyards Standard protect workers from the adverse health effects that may result from occupational exposure to asbestos. The major information collection requirements in the standard include: implementing an exposure-monitoring program that informs workers of their exposure-monitoring results; ensuring notification of on-site employers, at multi-employer worksites, when establishing regulated areas for work performed with asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) and/ or presumed asbestos-containing materials (PACMs), of the requirements for such regulated areas, and the measures necessary to protect workers from overexposure; providing medical surveillance for workers potentially exposed to ACMs and/or PACMs, including administering a worker medical questionnaire, providing information to the examining physician, and providing the physician's written opinion to the worker; and maintaining records of objective data used for exposure determinations, worker exposure monitoring and medical surveillance records, training records, the record (i.e., information, data, and analyses) used to demonstrate that PACMs do not contain asbestos, and notifications made, as well as received by building or facility owners regarding the content of ACMs and/or PACMs. 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 proposing a reduction in the information collection requirements contained in the Asbestos in Shipyards Standard (29 CFR 1915.1001). The adjustment is primarily the result of the removal of the training requirements from the ICR, which is not considered a paperwork burden for employers as associated training is conducted and documented by an EPA-approved or state-approved provider. Thus, despite a [[Page 29345]] four-fold increase in the number of shipyards that may have workers exposed to asbestos, the Agency is requesting a 424 hour decrease in its current burden hour total from 1,613 hours to 1,189 hours. The Agency will summarize the 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: Asbestos in Shipyards Standard (29 CFR 1915.1001). OMB Control Number: 1218-0195. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal Government. Frequency: On occasion. Average Time per Response: Varies from 5 minutes (.08 hour) to provide information to the examining physician to 1.83 hours to develop alternative control methods. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,189. Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $43,003. 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-2012-0009). 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 their social security number 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 May 15, 2015. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2015-12289 Filed 5-20-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-26-P
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Signed at Washington, DC, on May 15, online at http://www.regulations.gov. in Shipyards Standard protect workers
2015. For further information on submitting from the adverse health effects that may
David Michaels, comments see the ‘‘Public result from occupational exposure to
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Participation’’ heading in the section of asbestos. The major information
Safety and Health. this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY collection requirements in the standard
[FR Doc. 2015–12287 Filed 5–20–15; 8:45 am] INFORMATION. include: implementing an exposure-
BILLING CODE 4510–26–P Docket: To read or download monitoring program that informs
comments or other material in the workers of their exposure-monitoring
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov results; ensuring notification of on-site
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR or the OSHA Docket Office at the employers, at multi-employer worksites,
address above. All documents in the when establishing regulated areas for
Occupational Safety and Health docket (including this Federal Register work performed with asbestos-
Administration notice) are listed in the http:// containing materials (ACMs) and/or
[Docket No. OSHA–2012–0009] www.regulations.gov index; however, presumed asbestos-containing materials
some information (e.g., copyrighted (PACMs), of the requirements for such
The Asbestos in Shipyards Standard; material) is not publicly available to regulated areas, and the measures
Extension of the Office of Management read or download from the Web site. All necessary to protect workers from
and Budget’s Approval of Information submissions, including copyrighted overexposure; providing medical
Collection (Paperwork) Requirements material, are available for inspection surveillance for workers potentially
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. exposed to ACMs and/or PACMs,
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health including administering a worker
You may also contact Theda Kenney at
Administration (OSHA), Labor. medical questionnaire, providing
the address below to obtain a copy of
ACTION: Request for public comments. the ICR. information to the examining physician,
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and providing the physician’s written
comments concerning its proposal to Theda Kenney or Todd Owen, opinion to the worker; and maintaining
extend the Office of Management and Directorate of Standards and Guidance, records of objective data used for
Budget’s (OMB) approval of the OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room exposure determinations, worker
information collection requirements N–3609, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., exposure monitoring and medical
specified in the Asbestos in Shipyards Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) surveillance records, training records,
Standard (29 CFR 1915.1001). 693–2222. the record (i.e., information, data, and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
analyses) used to demonstrate that
DATES: Comments must be submitted
PACMs do not contain asbestos, and
(postmarked, sent, or received) by July
I. Background notifications made, as well as received
20, 2015.
The Department of Labor, as part of its by building or facility owners regarding
ADDRESSES:
continuing effort to reduce paperwork the content of ACMs and/or PACMs.
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, II. Special Issues for Comment
electronically at http:// conducts a preclearance consultation
OSHA has a particular interest in
www.regulations.gov, which is the program to provide the public with an
comments on the following issues:
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Follow the opportunity to comment on proposed • Whether the proposed information
instructions online for submitting and continuing information collection collection requirements are necessary
comments. requirements in accord with the for the proper performance of the
Facsimile: If your comments, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Agency’s functions, including whether
including attachments, are not longer (PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). the information is useful;
than 10 pages you may fax them to the This program ensures that • The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. information is in the desired format, the burden (time and costs) of the
Mail, hand delivery, express mail, reporting burden (time and costs) is information collection requirements,
messenger, or courier service: When minimal, collection instruments are including the validity of the
using this method, you must submit a clearly understood, and OSHA’s methodology and assumptions used;
copy of your comments and attachments estimate of the information collection • The quality, utility, and clarity of
to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. burden is accurate. The Occupational the information collected; and
OSHA–2012–0009, Occupational Safety Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the OSH • Ways to minimize the burden on
and Health Administration, U.S. Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) authorizes employers who must comply; for
Department of Labor, Room N–2625, information collection by employers as example, by using automated or other
200 Constitution Avenue NW., necessary or appropriate for technological information collection
Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries enforcement of the OSH Act or for and transmission techniques.
(hand, express mail, messenger, and developing information regarding the
courier service) are accepted during the causes and prevention of occupational III. Proposed Actions
Department of Labor’s and Docket injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29 OSHA is proposing a reduction in the
Office’s normal business hours, 8:15 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also requires information collection requirements
a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t. that OSHA obtain such information contained in the Asbestos in Shipyards
Instructions: All submissions must with minimum burden upon employers, Standard (29 CFR 1915.1001). The
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include the Agency name and the OSHA especially those operating small adjustment is primarily the result of the
docket number (OSHA–2012–0009) for businesses, and to reduce to the removal of the training requirements
the Information Collection Request maximum extent feasible unnecessary from the ICR, which is not considered
(ICR). All comments, including any duplication of efforts in obtaining a paperwork burden for employers as
personal information you provide, are information (29 U.S.C. 657). associated training is conducted and
placed in the public docket without The information collection documented by an EPA-approved or
change, and may be made available requirements specified in the Asbestos state-approved provider. Thus, despite a
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four-fold increase in the number of Although all submissions are listed in meeting when developing the U.S.
shipyards that may have workers the http://www.regulations.gov index, Government positions for the
exposed to asbestos, the Agency is some information (e.g., copyrighted UNSCEGHS meeting.
requesting a 424 hour decrease in its material) is not publicly available to Also, on Wednesday, June 10, 2015,
current burden hour total from 1,613 read or download from this Web site. the Department of Transportation
hours to 1,189 hours. The Agency will All submissions, including copyrighted (DOT), Pipeline and Hazardous
summarize the comments submitted in material, are available for inspection Materials Safety Administration
response to this notice and will include and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. (PHMSA) will conduct a public meeting
this summary in the request to OMB. Information on using the http:// (See Docket No. PHMSA–2015–0101,
Type of Review: Extension of a www.regulations.gov Web site to submit Notice No. 15–6) to discuss proposals in
currently approved collection. comments and access the docket is preparation for the 47th session of the
Title: Asbestos in Shipyards Standard available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ United Nations Sub-Committee of
(29 CFR 1915.1001). link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office Experts on the Transport of Dangerous
OMB Control Number: 1218–0195. for information about materials not Goods (UNSCOE TDG) to be held June
Affected Public: Businesses or other available from the Web site, and for 22 to June 26, 2015, in Geneva,
for-profits; Federal Government; State, assistance in using the Internet to locate Switzerland. During this meeting,
Local or Tribal Government. docket submissions. PHMSA is also soliciting comments
Frequency: On occasion. relative to potential new work items
Average Time per Response: Varies V. Authority and Signature
which may be considered for inclusion
from 5 minutes (.08 hour) to provide David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, in its international agenda and feedback
information to the examining physician Assistant Secretary of Labor for on issues that PHMSA may put forward
to 1.83 hours to develop alternative Occupational Safety and Health, for consideration by the Sub-Committee,
control methods. directed the preparation of this notice. such as enhanced recognition of
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,189. The authority for this notice is the alternative test methods relevant to the
Estimated Cost (Operation and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 classification of corrosive materials (see
Maintenance): $43,003. U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of further discussion under the
IV. Public Participation—Submission of Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
Comments on This Notice and Internet Signed at Washington, DC, on May 15, below). PHMSA will also provide an
Access to Comments and Submissions 2015. update on recent actions to enhance
You may submit comments in David Michaels, transparency and stakeholder
response to this document as follows: Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational interaction through improvements to the
(1) Electronically at http:// Safety and Health. international standards portion of its
www.regulations.gov, which is the [FR Doc. 2015–12289 Filed 5–20–15; 8:45 am] Web site.
Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by BILLING CODE 4510–26–P DATES: Wednesday, June 10, 2015.
facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held
comments, attachments, and other at the DOT Headquarters Conference
material must identify the Agency name DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Center, West Building, 1200 New Jersey
and the OSHA docket number for the Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Occupational Safety and Health Times and Locations: PHMSA public
ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2012–0009). Administration
You may supplement electronic meeting: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT,
submissions by uploading document [Docket No. OSHA–H022k–2006–0062] Conference Room 4. OSHA public
files electronically. If you wish to mail meeting: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT,
additional materials in reference to an Preparations for the 29th Session of Conference Room 4.
electronic or facsimile submission, you the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on Registration: It is requested that
must submit them to the OSHA Docket the Globally Harmonized System of attendees pre-register for these meetings
Office (see the section of this notice Classification and Labelling of by completing the form at: https://
titled ADDRESSES). The additional Chemicals (UNSCEGHS) www.surveymonkey.com/r/3XTD2TB.
materials must clearly identify your AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Attendees may use the form to pre-
electronic comments by your name, Administration (OSHA), Department of register for the OSHA meeting, the
date, and the docket number so the Labor. PHMSA meeting, or both meetings.
Agency can attach them to your Failure to pre-register may delay your
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
comments. access to the DOT building. Participants
Because of security procedures, the SUMMARY: This notice is to advise attending in person are encouraged to
use of regular mail may cause a interested persons that on Wednesday, arrive early to allow time for security
significant delay in the receipt of June 10, 2015, OSHA will conduct a checks necessary to obtain access to the
comments. For information about public meeting to discuss proposals in building.
security procedures concerning the preparation for the 29th session of the Conference call-in and ‘‘live meeting’’
delivery of materials by hand, express United Nations Sub-Committee of capability will be provided for both
delivery, messenger, or courier service, Experts on the Globally Harmonized meetings. Specific information on call-
please contact the OSHA Docket Office System of Classification and Labelling in and live meeting access will be
at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889– of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS) to be held posted when available at: http://
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5627). June 29 to July 1, 2015 in Geneva, www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/ and at:
Comments and submissions are Switzerland. OSHA, along with the U.S. http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/
posted without change at http:// Interagency GHS (Globally Harmonized regs/international.
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA System of Classification and Labelling FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
cautions commenters about submitting of Chemicals) Coordinating Group, Maureen Ruskin, Office of Chemical
personal information such as their plans to consider the comments and Hazards-Metals, OSHA Directorate of
social security number and date of birth. information gathered at this public Standards and Guidance, Department of
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| Dates | Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by July 20, 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 29344 |
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