81 FR 67003 - Welding, Cutting, and Brazing; Extension of the Office of Management of Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 189 (September 29, 2016)

Page Range		67003-67004
FR Document		2016-23570

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 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing Standard (29 CFR part 1910, subpart Q).

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2010-0037]

Welding, Cutting, and Brazing; Extension of the Office of
Management of Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection
(Paperwork) Requirements

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
information collection requirements specified in the Welding, Cutting,
and Brazing Standard (29 CFR part 1910, subpart Q).

DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
November 28, 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-2010-0037, 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-2010-0037) 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 also may 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 collected is used by employers and workers whenever
welding, cutting and brazing are performed. The purpose of the
information is to ensure that employers evaluate hazards associated
with welding and ensure that adequate measures are taken to make the
process safe.

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Section 1910.255(e) requires that a periodic inspection of
resistance welding equipment be made by qualified maintenance
personnel, and that a certification record be generated and maintained.
The certification shall include the date of the inspection, the
signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial
number, or other identifier, for the equipment inspected. The record
shall be made available to an OSHA inspector upon request. The
maintenance inspection ensures that welding equipment is in safe
operating condition while the maintenance record provides evidence to
workers and Agency compliance officers that employers performed the
required inspections.

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 requests an adjustment increase of 97 burden hours (from
5,635 burden hours to 5,732 burden hours) associated with the
collection of information in the Welding, Cutting, and Brazing
Standard. OSHA will summarize the comments submitted in response to
this notice, and will include this summary in its request to OMB to
extend the approval of the information collection requirements
contained in the Standard.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: Welding, Cutting, and Brazing (29 CFR part, subpart Q).
OMB Control Number: 1218-0207.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 20,471.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Total Responses: 81,884.
Average Time per Response: OSHA estimates it will take 1 minute
(.02 hour) to maintain the inspection certification record to 5 minutes
(.08 hour) for each welder to perform the inspection periodically
(semi-annually).
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 5,732.
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; 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-2010-0037).
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 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 September 26, 2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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The American National Standards DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Docket: To read or download
Institute (ANSI) may approve the test comments or other material in the
standards listed above as American Occupational Safety and Health docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov
National Standards. However, for Administration or the OSHA Docket Office at the
convenience, we may use the address above. All documents in the
[Docket No. OSHA–2010–0037]
designation of the standards-developing docket (including this Federal Register
organization for the standard as opposed Welding, Cutting, and Brazing; notice) are listed in the http://
to the ANSI designation. Under the Extension of the Office of Management www.regulations.gov index; however,
NRTL Program’s policy (see OSHA of Budget’s (OMB) Approval of some information (e.g., copyrighted
Instruction CPL 1–0.3, Appendix C, Information Collection (Paperwork) material) is not publicly available to
paragraph XIV), any NRTL recognized Requirements read or download from the Web site. All
for a particular test standard may use submissions, including copyrighted
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health material, are available for inspection
either the proprietary version of the test Administration (OSHA), Labor. and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
standard or the ANSI version of that
ACTION: Request for public comments. You also may contact Theda Kenney at
standard. Contact ANSI to determine the address below to obtain a copy of
whether a test standard is currently SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public the ICR.
ANSI-approved. comments concerning its proposal to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
A. Conditions extend the Office of Management and Theda Kenney or Todd Owen,
Budget’s (OMB) approval of the Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
In addition to those conditions information collection requirements OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room
already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, SGS specified in the Welding, Cutting, and N–3609, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
also must abide by the following Brazing Standard (29 CFR part 1910, Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
conditions of the recognition: subpart Q). 693–2222.
DATES: Comments must be submitted SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. SGS must inform OSHA as soon as
possible, in writing, of any change of (postmarked, sent, or received) by
November 28, 2016. I. Background
ownership, facilities, or key personnel,
and of any major change in its ADDRESSES: The Department of Labor, as part of its
operations as an NRTL, and provide Electronically: You may submit continuing effort to reduce paperwork
details of the change(s); comments and attachments and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
electronically at http:// conducts a preclearance consultation
2. SGS must meet all the terms of its www.regulations.gov, which is the program to provide the public with an
recognition and comply with all OSHA Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the opportunity to comment on proposed
policies pertaining to this recognition; instructions online for submitting and continuing information collection
and comments. requirements in accord with the
3. SGS must continue to meet the Facsimile: If your comments, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
requirements for recognition, including including attachments, are not longer (PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This
all previously published conditions on than 10 pages you may fax them to the program ensures that information is in
SGS’s scope of recognition, in all areas OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. the desired format, reporting burden
for which it has recognition. Mail, hand delivery, express mail, (time and costs) is minimal, collection
messenger, or courier service: When instruments are clearly understood, and
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR using this method, you must submit OSHA’s estimate of the information
1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the your comments and attachments to the collection burden is accurate. The
recognition of SGS, subject to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. Occupational Safety and Health Act of
limitations and conditions specified OSHA–2010–0037, Occupational Safety 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et
above. and Health Administration, U.S. seq.) authorizes information collection
Authority and Signature Department of Labor, Room N–2625, by employers as necessary or
200 Constitution Avenue NW., appropriate for enforcement of the OSH
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries Act or for developing information
Assistant Secretary of Labor for (hand, express mail, messenger, and regarding the causes and prevention of
Occupational Safety and Health, 200 courier service) are accepted during the occupational injuries, illnesses, and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, Department of Labor’s and Docket accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act
DC 20210, authorized the preparation of Office’s normal business hours, 8:15 also requires that OSHA obtain such
this notice. Accordingly, the Agency is a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t. information with minimum burden
issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C. Instructions: All submissions must upon employers, especially those
657(g)(2), Secretary of Labor’s Order No. include the Agency name and the OSHA operating small businesses, and to
1–2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and docket number (OSHA–2010–0037) for reduce to the maximum extent feasible
the Information Collection Request unnecessary duplication of efforts in
29 CFR 1910.7.
(ICR). All comments, including any obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
personal information you provide, are The information collected is used by
Signed at Washington, DC, on September placed in the public docket without employers and workers whenever
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26, 2016. change, and may be made available welding, cutting and brazing are
David Michaels, online at http://www.regulations.gov. performed. The purpose of the
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational For further information on submitting information is to ensure that employers
Safety and Health. comments see the ‘‘Public evaluate hazards associated with
[FR Doc. 2016–23547 Filed 9–28–16; 8:45 am] Participation’’ heading in the section of welding and ensure that adequate
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Action		Request for public comments.
Dates		Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by November 28, 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 67003

81 FR 67003 - Welding, Cutting, and Brazing; Extension of the Office of Management of Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF LABOROccupational Safety and Health Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 189 (September 29, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration