81 FR 50563 - Formaldehyde Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Collections of Information

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 147 (August 1, 2016)

Page Range		50563-50564
FR Document		2016-18090

OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the collections of information contained in the Formaldehyde Standard (29 CFR 1910.1048).

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0041]

Formaldehyde Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and
Budget's (OMB) Approval of Collections of Information

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to
extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the
collections of information contained in the Formaldehyde Standard (29
CFR 1910.1048).

DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
September 30, 2016.

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-2009-0041, 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-2009-0041) 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 collections of
information 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 protects workers from the adverse health
effects from occupational exposure to formaldehyde, including an itchy,
runny, and stuffy nose; a dry or sore throat; eye irritation;
headaches; and cancer of the lung, buccal cavity (mouth), and pharynyx
(throat). Formaldehyde solutions can damage the skin and burn the eyes.
The standard specifies a number of collections of information. The
following is a brief description of the collections of information
contained in the Formaldehyde Standard. The standard requires employers
to conduct worker exposure monitoring to determine workers' exposure to
formaldehyde, notify workers of their formaldehyde exposures, provide
medical surveillance to workers, provide examining physicians with
specific information, ensure that workers receive a copy of their
medical examination results, maintain workers' exposure monitoring and
medical records for specific periods, and provide access to these
records by the affected workers, and their authorized representatives.

II. Special Issues for Comment

OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
Whether the proposed collection of information
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 collection of information 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 increase of 581 burden hours
(from 237,854 to 238,435 burden hours). The increase in burden hours is
due to an estimated increase in the number of covered establishments
and workers. There is also an estimated increase in operation and
maintenance costs of $1,835,764, from $ 41,724,296 to $43,560,060. The
increase in operation and maintenance costs is due to the estimated
increase in the number of covered workers undergoing exposure
monitoring and medical exams.
OSHA is providing the following summary information about the
Formaldehyde Standard information collection:
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: Formaldehyde Standard (29 CFR 1910.1048).
OMB Control Number: 1218-0145.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 86,320.
Frequency of Responses: Various.
Total Responses: 906,101.

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Average Time per Response: Various.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 238,435.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $43,560,060.

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 (Docket No. OSHA-2009-0041) for this 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 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 July 27, 2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov following is a brief description of the
or the OSHA Docket Office at the collections of information contained in
Occupational Safety and Health address above. All documents in the the Formaldehyde Standard. The
Administration docket (including this Federal Register standard requires employers to conduct
[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0041] notice) are listed in the http:// worker exposure monitoring to
www.regulations.gov index; however, determine workers’ exposure to
Formaldehyde Standard; Extension of some information (e.g., copyrighted formaldehyde, notify workers of their
the Office of Management and material) is not publicly available to formaldehyde exposures, provide
Budget’s (OMB) Approval of read or download from the Web site. All medical surveillance to workers,
Collections of Information submissions, including copyrighted provide examining physicians with
material, are available for inspection specific information, ensure that
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. workers receive a copy of their medical
Administration (OSHA), Labor. You may also contact Theda Kenney at examination results, maintain workers’
ACTION: Request for public comments. the address below to obtain a copy of exposure monitoring and medical
the ICR. records for specific periods, and provide
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public access to these records by the affected
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
comments concerning its proposal to workers, and their authorized
Theda Kenney or Todd Owen,
extend the Office of Management and representatives.
Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
Budget’s (OMB) approval of the
OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room II. Special Issues for Comment
collections of information contained in
N–3609, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
the Formaldehyde Standard (29 CFR OSHA has a particular interest in
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
1910.1048). comments on the following issues:
693–2222.
DATES: Comments must be submitted • Whether the proposed collection of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(postmarked, sent, or received) by information requirements are necessary
September 30, 2016. I. Background for the proper performance of the
ADDRESSES: The Department of Labor, as part of its Agency’s functions, including whether
Electronically: You may submit continuing effort to reduce paperwork the information is useful;
• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
comments and attachments and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
the burden (time and costs) of the
electronically at http:// conducts a preclearance consultation
collection of information requirements,
www.regulations.gov, which is the program to provide the public with an
including the validity of the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the opportunity to comment on proposed
methodology and assumptions used;
instructions online for submitting and continuing collections of
• The quality, utility, and clarity of
comments. information in accord with the
the information collected; and
Facsimile: If your comments, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 • Ways to minimize the burden on
including attachments, are not longer (PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This employers who must comply; for
than 10 pages you may fax them to the program ensures that information is in example, by using automated or other
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. the desired format, reporting burden technological information collection
Mail, hand delivery, express mail, (time and costs) is minimal, collection and transmission techniques.
messenger, or courier service: When instruments are clearly understood, and
using this method, you must submit OSHA’s estimate of the information III. Proposed Actions
your comments and attachments to the collection burden is accurate. The The Agency is requesting an
OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. Occupational Safety and Health Act of adjustment increase of 581 burden
OSHA–2009–0041, Occupational Safety 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et hours (from 237,854 to 238,435 burden
and Health Administration, U.S. seq.) authorizes information collection hours). The increase in burden hours is
Department of Labor, Room N–2625, by employers as necessary or due to an estimated increase in the
200 Constitution Avenue NW., appropriate for enforcement of the OSH number of covered establishments and
Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries Act or for developing information workers. There is also an estimated
(hand, express mail, messenger, and regarding the causes and prevention of increase in operation and maintenance
courier service) are accepted during the occupational injuries, illnesses, and costs of $1,835,764, from $ 41,724,296
Department of Labor’s and Docket accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act to $43,560,060. The increase in
Office’s normal business hours, 8:15 also requires that OSHA obtain such operation and maintenance costs is due
a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t. information with minimum burden to the estimated increase in the number
Instructions: All submissions must upon employers, especially those of covered workers undergoing exposure
include the Agency name and the OSHA operating small businesses, and to monitoring and medical exams.
docket number (OSHA–2009–0041) for reduce to the maximum extent feasible OSHA is providing the following
the Information Collection Request unnecessary duplication of efforts in summary information about the
(ICR). All comments, including any obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657). Formaldehyde Standard information
personal information you provide, are The standard protects workers from the collection:
placed in the public docket without adverse health effects from occupational Type of Review: Extension of a
change, and may be made available exposure to formaldehyde, including an currently approved collection.
online at http://www.regulations.gov. itchy, runny, and stuffy nose; a dry or
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Title: Formaldehyde Standard (29
For further information on submitting sore throat; eye irritation; headaches; CFR 1910.1048).
comments see the ‘‘Public and cancer of the lung, buccal cavity OMB Control Number: 1218–0145.
Participation’’ heading in the section of (mouth), and pharynyx (throat). Affected Public: Businesses or other
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY Formaldehyde solutions can damage the for-profits.
INFORMATION. skin and burn the eyes. Number of Respondents: 86,320.
Docket: To read or download The standard specifies a number of Frequency of Responses: Various.
comments or other material in the collections of information. The Total Responses: 906,101.

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Section		Notices
Action		Request for public comments.
Dates		Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by September 30, 2016.
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		81 FR 50563

81 FR 50563 - Formaldehyde Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Collections of Information

DEPARTMENT OF LABOROccupational Safety and Health Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 147 (August 1, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration