81 FR 53268 - Confined Spaces in Construction; Approval of Collections of Information
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 156 (August 12, 2016)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 156 (August 12, 2016)
| Page Range | 53268-53268 | |
| FR Document | 2016-18965 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 156 (Friday, August 12, 2016)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 53268] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-18965] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29 CFR Part 1926 [Docket No. OSHA-2007-0026] RIN 1218-AB47 Confined Spaces in Construction; Approval of Collections of Information AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Labor. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This rule is a technical amendment revising OSHA's regulations to reflect the approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of the collections of information contained in OSHA's standard for Confined Spaces in Construction. DATES: Effective August 12, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Owen, OSHA, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, Room N-3609, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693- 2222. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSHA published a final rule for Confined Spaces in Construction on May 4, 2015 (80 FR 25365) to provide new protections to employees working in confined spaces in construction. This new subpart replaced OSHA's general training requirement for work in confined spaces (29 CFR 1926.21(b)(6)) with a comprehensive standard. The new standard includes a permit program designed to protect employees from exposure to many hazards associated with work in confined spaces, including atmospheric and physical hazards. Those requirements contained collections of information approved by OMB under control number 1218-0258, which OSHA publicized in the Federal Register document announcing the new rule (see 80 FR 22514-22517). This technical amendment codifies the OMB control number for the Confined Spaces in Construction standard into Sec. 1926.5, which is the central section in which OSHA displays its approved collections under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Additional opportunity for public comment on this rule is unnecessary because the public has already had the opportunity to comment on the collections of information and OMB has approved them. This revision of Sec. 1926.5 is a purely technical step to increase public awareness of OMB's approval of the collections of information. 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 1-2012 (77 FR 3912 (1/25/2012)). List of Subjects in 29 CFR Part 1926 Occupational safety and health, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Signed at Washington, DC, on August 2, 2016. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. For the reasons stated in the preamble in this document, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration amends 29 CFR part 1926 as follows: PART 1926--SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION Subpart A--General 0 1. The authority citation for part 1926, subpart A, continues to read as follows: Authority: 40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.; 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), 9-83 (48 FR 35736), 1-90 (55 FR 9033), 6-96 (62 FR 111), 3- 2000 (65 FR 50017), 5-2002 (67 FR 65008), or 5-2007 (72 FR 31160), 5-2007 (72 FR 31160), 4-2010 (75 FR 55355), or 1-2012 (77 FR 3912), as applicable; and 29 CFR part 1911. 0 2. Amend Sec. 1926.5 by adding to the table, in the proper numerical sequence, the entries for ``1926.1203,'' ``1926.1204,'' ``1926.1205,'' ``1926.1206,'' ``1926.1207,'' ``1926.1208,'' ``1926.1209,'' ``1926.1210,'' ``1926.1211,'' ``1926.1212,'' and ``1926.1213'' to read as follows: Sec. 1926.5 OMB control numbers under the Paperwork Reduction Act. * * * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OMB Control 29 CFR Citation No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * 1926.1203............................................... 1218-0258 1926.1204............................................... 1218-0258 1926.1205............................................... 1218-0258 1926.1206............................................... 1218-0258 1926.1207............................................... 1218-0258 1926.1208............................................... 1218-0258 1926.1209............................................... 1218-0258 1926.1210............................................... 1218-0258 1926.1211............................................... 1218-0258 1926.1212............................................... 1218-0258 1926.1213............................................... 1218-0258 * * * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [FR Doc. 2016-18965 Filed 8-11-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-26-P
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we know that funds are more likely to close contained in OSHA’s standard for Signed at Washington, DC, on August 2,
the gates on redemptions when market Confined Spaces in Construction. 2016.
dislocation happens. That is just the time David Michaels,
when futures commission merchants (FCMs) DATES: Effective August 12, 2016.
and customers would need access to their Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
money, and a multi-day delay can mean FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Safety and Health.
catastrophe for some businesses. Todd Owen, OSHA, Directorate of
For that very reason, I have concerns about Standards and Guidance, Room N–3609, For the reasons stated in the preamble
the Division of Swap Dealer and U.S. Department of Labor, 200 in this document, the Occupational
Intermediary Oversight’s (DSIO) ‘‘No-Action Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, Safety and Health Administration
Relief With Respect to CFTC Regulation 1.25 DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2222. amends 29 CFR part 1926 as follows:
Regarding Money Market Funds.’’ While the
4(c) exemption and the DCR interpretation SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSHA PART 1926—SAFETY AND HEALTH
are clearly customer protection initiatives, published a final rule for Confined REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION
the DSIO no action letter is not. This no Spaces in Construction on May 4, 2015
action letter would allow FCMs to keep Subpart A—General
money in segregated customer accounts that (80 FR 25365) to provide new
actually would not be readily available in a protections to employees working in
crisis. Thus, while it may appear that an FCM confined spaces in construction. This ■ 1. The authority citation for part 1926,
had considerable funds available to settle new subpart replaced OSHA’s general subpart A, continues to read as follows:
customer accounts during a market training requirement for work in Authority: 40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.; 29
dislocation, in fact that would be only be an confined spaces (29 CFR 1926.21(b)(6)) U.S.C. 653, 655, 657; Secretary of Labor’s
illusion; a portion of those funds could be
locked down behind the prime money market
with a comprehensive standard. The Order No. 12–71 (36 FR 8754), 8–76 (41 FR
funds’ gates and therefore not actually be new standard includes a permit program 25059), 9–83 (48 FR 35736), 1–90 (55 FR
available when needed. designed to protect employees from 9033), 6–96 (62 FR 111), 3–2000 (65 FR
I do not think that the staff of the exposure to many hazards associated 50017), 5–2002 (67 FR 65008), or 5–2007 (72
Commission should be supporting this kind with work in confined spaces, including FR 31160), 5–2007 (72 FR 31160), 4–2010 (75
of ‘‘window dressing’’—giving the atmospheric and physical hazards. FR 55355), or 1–2012 (77 FR 3912), as
impression of greater security than there applicable; and 29 CFR part 1911.
Those requirements contained
actually is. If the funds are not suitable
investments for customer funds, then they collections of information approved by ■ 2. Amend § 1926.5 by adding to the
are not suitable for the additional capital that OMB under control number 1218–0258, table, in the proper numerical sequence,
the FCMs put in those accounts to protect which OSHA publicized in the Federal the entries for ‘‘1926.1203,’’
against potential shortfalls. Having lived Register document announcing the new ‘‘1926.1204,’’ ‘‘1926.1205,’’
through bankruptcies, such as MF Global and rule (see 80 FR 22514–22517). This ‘‘1926.1206,’’ ‘‘1926.1207,’’
Peregrine, I have a healthy respect for the technical amendment codifies the OMB
importance of having strong clearing ‘‘1926.1208,’’ ‘‘1926.1209,’’
members with a large cushion of funds that
control number for the Confined Spaces ‘‘1926.1210,’’ ‘‘1926.1211,’’
can be accessed when needed. This no action in Construction standard into § 1926.5, ‘‘1926.1212,’’ and ‘‘1926.1213’’ to read
letter undermines that effort. Given the which is the central section in which as follows:
importance of this topic to the general public, OSHA displays its approved collections
we should at least have asked for comments under the Paperwork Reduction Act. § 1926.5 OMB control numbers under the
or even held a roundtable before making this Paperwork Reduction Act.
change. I therefore hope to reexamine this Additional opportunity for public
comment on this rule is unnecessary * * * * *
subject in the near future.
[FR Doc. 2016–19211 Filed 8–11–16; 8:45 am] because the public has already had the
OMB
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opportunity to comment on the 29 CFR Citation Control No.
collections of information and OMB has
approved them. This revision of
§ 1926.5 is a purely technical step to * * * * *
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
increase public awareness of OMB’s 1926.1203 ............................. 1218–0258
Occupational Safety and Health approval of the collections of 1926.1204 ............................. 1218–0258
Administration information. 1926.1205 ............................. 1218–0258
1926.1206 ............................. 1218–0258
Authority and Signature 1926.1207 ............................. 1218–0258
29 CFR Part 1926
1926.1208 ............................. 1218–0258
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, 1926.1209 ............................. 1218–0258
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0026]
Assistant Secretary of Labor for 1926.1210 ............................. 1218–0258
RIN 1218–AB47 Occupational Safety and Health, 1926.1211 ............................. 1218–0258
directed the preparation of this notice. 1926.1212 ............................. 1218–0258
Confined Spaces in Construction; The authority for this notice is the 1926.1213 ............................. 1218–0258
Approval of Collections of Information Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of * * * * *
Administration (OSHA), Department of Labor’s Order 1–2012 (77 FR 3912 (1/
25/2012)). [FR Doc. 2016–18965 Filed 8–11–16; 8:45 am]
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SUMMARY: This rule is a technical Occupational safety and health,
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| Section | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Final rule. | |
| Dates | Effective August 12, 2016. | |
| Contact | Todd Owen, OSHA, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, Room N-3609, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693- 2222. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 53268 | |
| RIN Number | 1218-AB47 | |
| CFR Associated | Occupational Safety and Health and Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements |
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