80 FR 33294 - Blasting and the Use of Explosives; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 112 (June 11, 2015)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 112 (June 11, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-14294 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 112 (Thursday, June 11, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 33294-33296] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-14294] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2011-0747] Blasting and the Use of Explosives; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget 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 Standard on Blasting and the Use of Explosives (29 CFR part 1926, subpart U). DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by August 10, 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-2011-0747, 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 [[Page 33295]] docket number (OSHA-2011-0747) 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, 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 Standard on Blasting and the Use of Explosives (29 CFR part 1926, subpart U) specifies a number of paperwork requirements. The following is a brief description of the collection of information requirements contained in the Subpart. General Provisions (Sec. 1926.900) Sec. 1926.900(d)--Paragraph (d) states that employers must ensure that explosives not in use are kept in a locked magazine, unavailable to persons not authorized to handle explosives. The employer must maintain an inventory and use record for all explosives--in use and not in use. In addition, the employer must notify the appropriate authorities in the event of any loss, theft, or unauthorized entry into a magazine. Sec. 1926.900(k)(3)(i)--Paragraph (k)(3)(i) requires employers to display adequate signs warning against the use of mobile radio transmitters on all roads within 1,000 feet of blasting operations to prevent the accidental discharge of electric blasting caps caused by current induced by radar, radio transmitters, lightening, adjacent power lines, dust storms, or other sources of extraneous electricity. The employer must certify and maintain a record of alternative provisions made to adequately prevent any premature firing of electric blasting caps. Sec. 1926.900(o)--Employers must notify the operators and/or owners of overhead power lines, communication lines, utility lines, or other services and structures when blasting operations will take place in proximity to those lines, services, or structures. Sec. 1926.903(d)--The employer must notify the hoist operator prior to transporting explosives or blasting agents in a shaft conveyance. Sec. 1926.903(e)--Employers must perform weekly inspections on the electrical system of trucks used for underground transportation of explosives. The weekly inspection is to detect any failure in the system which would constitute an electrical hazard. The most recent certification of inspection must be maintained and must include the date of inspection, a serial number or other identifier of the truck inspected, and the signature of the person who performed the inspection. Sec. 1926.905(t)--Under Sec. 1926.905(t), the blaster must maintain an accurate and up-to-date record of explosives, blasting agents, and blasting supplies used in a blast. In addition, the employer must also maintain an accurate running inventory of all explosives and blasting agents stored for the operation. Sec. 1926.909(a)--Employers must post a code of blasting signals at one or more conspicuous places at the operation site. Additionally, all employees shall familiarize themselves with the code and conform to it at all times. Danger signs warning of blasting agents shall also be placed at suitable locations. 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 The Agency is requesting an overall adjustment increase of 372 burden hours (from 1,294 hours to 1,666 hours). As a result of the growth in the construction industry, OSHA increased the number of sites, from 160 to 201, that would develop and certify an alternative plan when signs are infeasible to prevent premature detonation. In addition, OSHA took into account the burden for all employers to maintain their alternative plan at the 201 sites having such plans. These increases offset the minor reduction in burden hours resulting from excluding burden hours for employers to provide the alternative plans to OSHA during a compliance inspection. Such inspection activities are not covered by the PRA (see 5 CFR 1320.4). In addition, the Agency also increased the number of instances where trucks transport explosives underground, from one to four jobs. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Title: Blasting and the Use of Explosives (29 CFR part 1926, subpart U). OMB Control Number: 1218-0217. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits. Total Number of Respondents: 201. Frequency of Responses: On occasion. Total Number of Responses: 818. [[Page 33296]] Average Time per Response: Time varies from 5 minutes (.08 hour) to notify a hoist operator of blasting agents to 8 hours to develop an alternative plan if an employer is unable to display adequate signs warning against the use of mobile radio transmitters during blasting operations. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,666. 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 for (Docket No. OSHA-2011-0747) 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, 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 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 3911, January 25, 2012). Signed at Washington, DC, on June 8, 2015. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2015-14294 Filed 6-10-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-26-P
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implementing a written compliance Estimated Total Burden Hours: directed the preparation of this notice.
program, implementing medical 75,998. The authority for this notice is the
surveillance of workers, providing Estimated Cost (Operation and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
examining physicians with specific Maintenance): $5,407,985. U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of
information, ensuring that workers IV. Public Participation—Submission of Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912).
receive a copy of their medical Comments on This Notice and Internet Signed at Washington, DC, on June 8, 2015.
surveillance results, maintaining Access to Comments and Submissions David Michaels,
workers’ exposure monitoring and
You may submit comments in Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
medical surveillance records for specific Safety and Health.
periods, and providing access to these response to this document as follows:
(1) Electronically at http:// [FR Doc. 2015–14293 Filed 6–10–15; 8:45 am]
records to the workers who are the
subject of the records, the worker’s www.regulations.gov, which is the BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
representative, and other designated Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by
parties. facsimile; or (3) by hard copy. All
comments, attachments, and other DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
II. Special Issues for Comment material must identify the Agency name
and the OSHA docket number for this Occupational Safety and Health
OSHA has a particular interest in Administration
comments on the following issues: ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2012–0005).
• Whether the proposed collection of You may supplement electronic [Docket No. OSHA–2011–0747]
information requirements are necessary submissions by uploading document
files electronically. If you wish to mail Blasting and the Use of Explosives;
for the proper performance of the
additional materials in reference to an Extension of the Office of Management
Agency’s functions, including whether
electronic or facsimile submission, you and Budget Approval of Information
the information is useful;
must submit them to the OSHA Docket Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
the burden (time and costs) of the Office (see the section of this notice
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health
collection of information requirements, titled ADDRESSES). The additional
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
including the validity of the materials must clearly identify your
electronic comments by your name, ACTION: Request for public comments.
methodology and assumptions used;
• The quality, utility, and clarity of date, and the docket number so the SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public
the information collected; and Agency can attach them to your comments concerning its proposal to
• Ways to minimize the burden on comments. extend the Office of Management and
Because of security procedures, the Budget’s (OMB) approval of the
employers who must comply; for
use of regular mail may cause a information collection requirements
example, by using automated or other
significant delay in the receipt of specified in the Standard on Blasting
technological information collection
comments. For information about and the Use of Explosives (29 CFR part
and transmission techniques.
security procedures concerning the 1926, subpart U).
III. Proposed Actions delivery of materials by hand, express
DATES: Comments must be submitted
OSHA is requesting an adjustment delivery, messenger, or courier service,
please contact the OSHA Docket Office (postmarked, sent, or received) by
decrease of 8,309 burden hours (from August 10, 2015.
84,307 to 75,998 burden hours). The at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889–
5627). ADDRESSES:
reduction is primarily the result of the Electronically: You may submit
Comments and submissions are
determination that training delivery comments and attachments
posted without change at http://
does not constitute a collection of electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
information under PRA–95. The Agency www.regulations.gov, which is the
cautions commenters about submitting
estimates an increase in the number of Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
personal information such as their
exposed workers based upon updated instructions online for submitting
social security number and date of birth.
data. As a result, the operation and comments.
Although all submissions are listed in
maintenance costs have increased from Facsimile: If your comments,
the http://www.regulations.gov index,
$4,799,475 to $5,407,985, a total including attachments, are not longer
some information (e.g., copyrighted
increase of $608,510 due to increased than 10 pages you may fax them to the
material) is not publicly available to
cost estimates for exposure monitoring OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
read or download from this Web site.
sampling and medical exams. Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
All submissions, including copyrighted
Type of Review: Extension of a material, are available for inspection messenger, or courier service: When
currently approved collection. and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. using this method, you must submit a
Title: Cadmium in General Industry Information on using the http:// copy of your comments and attachments
(29 CFR 1910.1027). www.regulations.gov Web site to submit to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
OMB Control Number: 1218–0185. comments and access the docket is OSHA–2011–0747, Occupational Safety
Affected Public: Businesses or other available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ and Health Administration, U.S.
for-profits. link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office Department of Labor, Room N–2625,
Number of Respondents: 49,734. for information about materials not 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
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Frequency of Response: On occasion; available from the Web site, and for Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries
Quarterly; Biennially; Semi-annually; assistance in using the Internet to locate (hand, express mail, messenger, and
Annually. docket submissions. courier service) are accepted during the
Total Responses: 236,630. Department of Labor’s and Docket
Average Time per Response: Varies V. Authority and Signature Office’s normal business hours, 8:15
from 5 minutes (.08 hour) to maintain David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
records to 1.5 hours to complete a Assistant Secretary of Labor for Instructions: All submissions must
medical examination. Occupational Safety and Health, include the Agency name and the OSHA
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Average Time per Response: Time assistance in using the Internet to locate medical attention. There was one
varies from 5 minutes (.08 hour) to docket submissions. passenger fatality.
notify a hoist operator of blasting agents The investigative hearing will discuss
V. Authority and Signature
to 8 hours to develop an alternative plan the following issue areas:
if an employer is unable to display David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for • State of WMATA’s Infrastructure;
adequate signs warning against the use
of mobile radio transmitters during Occupational Safety and Health, • Emergency Response Efforts;
blasting operations. directed the preparation of this notice. • WMATA’s Organizational Culture;
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,666. The authority for this notice is the and
Estimated Cost (Operation and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 • Federal Transit Administration and
Maintenance): $0. U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of Tri-State Oversight Committees Efforts
Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3911, for Public Transportation safety.
IV. Public Participation—Submission of
January 25, 2012).
Comments on This Notice and Internet Parties to the hearing will include the
Access to Comments and Submissions Signed at Washington, DC, on June 8, 2015. Federal Transit Administration,
David Michaels, WMATA, Tri-State Oversight
You may submit comments in
response to this document as follows: Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Committee, Amalgamated Transit
Safety and Health. Union, International Association of Fire
(1) Electronically at http://
[FR Doc. 2015–14294 Filed 6–10–15; 8:45 am] Fighters, and District of Columbia (DC)
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by BILLING CODE 4510–26–P Emergency Services, which includes
facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All three DC departments.
comments, attachments, and other At the start of the hearing, the public
material must identify the Agency name NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION docket will be opened. Included in the
and the OSHA docket number for SAFETY BOARD docket are photographs, interview
(Docket No. OSHA–2011–0747) the ICR. transcripts, and other documents.
Investigative Hearing
You may supplement electronic
submissions by uploading document Order of Proceedings
On Tuesday, June 23, 2015, the
files electronically. If you wish to mail National Transportation Safety Board 1. Opening Statement by the Chairman
additional materials in reference to an (NTSB) will convene a two-day of the Board of Inquiry
electronic or facsimile submission, you investigative hearing to gather 2. Introduction of the Board of Inquiry
must submit them to the OSHA Docket additional factual information for the and Technical Panel
Office (see the section of this notice ongoing investigation of the Washington
titled ADDRESSES). The additional Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 3. Introduction of the Parties to the
materials must clearly identify your Metrorail (WMATA) train 302 that Hearing
electronic comments by your name, encountered heavy smoke in the tunnel 4. Introduction of Exhibits by Hearing
date, and the docket number so the between the L’Enfant Plaza Station and Officer
Agency can attach them to your the Potomac River Bridge on January 12, 5. Overview of the incident and the
comments. 2015. The NTSB Chairman Christopher investigation by Investigator-In-
Because of security procedures, the Hart will preside over the investigative Charge
use of regular mail may cause a hearing. The Board of Inquiry consists 6. Calling of Witnesses by Hearing
significant delay in the receipt of of Chairman Hart, Vice Chairman Dinh- Officer and Examination of Witness
comments. For information about Zarr and Members Sumwalt and by Board of Inquiry, Technical
security procedures concerning the Weener. Panel, and Parties
delivery of materials by hand, express On January 12, 2015, about 3:15 p.m.
delivery, messenger, or courier service, eastern standard time, Washington 7. Closing Statement by the Chairman of
please contact the OSHA Docket Office Metropolitan Area Transit Authority the Board of Inquiry
at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889– (WMATA) Metrorail train 302 stopped The hearing docket is DCA15FR004.
5627). after encountering an accumulation of The Investigative Hearing will be held
Comments and submissions are heavy smoke while traveling in the NTSB Board Room and
posted without change at http:// southbound in a tunnel between the Conference Center, located at 429
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA L’Enfant Plaza Station and the Potomac L’Enfant Plaza E, SW., Washington, DC,
cautions commenters about submitting River Bridge. After stopping, the rear car on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 and
personal information, such as social of the train was about 386 feet from the Wednesday, June 24, 2015, beginning at
security number and date of birth. south end of the L’Enfant Plaza Station 9:00 a.m. The public can view the
Although all submissions are listed in platform. hearing in person or by live webcast at
the http://www.regulations.gov index, A following train, stopped at the
www.ntsb.gov. Webcast archives are
some information (e.g., copyrighted L’Enfant Plaza Station at about 3:23
generally available by the end of the
material) is not publicly available to p.m., and was also affected by the heavy
next day following the hearing, and
read or download from this Web site. smoke. This train stopped about 100 feet
webcasts are archived for a period of 3
All submissions, including copyrighted short of the south end of the platform.
months from after the date of the event.
material, are available for inspection Passengers of both trains, as well as
Individuals requiring reasonable
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and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. passengers on the station platforms,
Information on using the http:// were exposed to the heavy smoke. accommodation and/or wheelchair
www.regulations.gov Web site to submit Both Metrorail trains involved in this access directions should contact Ms.
comments and access the docket is incident consisted of six passenger cars Rochelle Hall at (202) 314–6305 or by
available at the Web site’s ‘‘User and were about 450 feet in length. As a email at Rochelle.Hall@ntsb.gov by
Tips’’ link. Contact the OSHA Docket result of the smoke, 86 passengers were Friday, June 19, 2015.
Office for information about materials transported to local medical facilities for NTSB Media Contact: Mr. Peter
not available from the Web site, and for treatment; another nine people sought Knudson—Peter.Knudson@ntsb.gov
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| Dates | Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by August 10, 2015. | |
| Contact | Theda Kenney or Todd Owen, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, Room N-3609, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210, telephone: (202) 693-2222. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 33294 |
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