81 FR 67004 - OSHA's Conflict of Interest and Disclosure Form; Extension of the Office of Management and 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		67004-67006
FR Document		2016-23552

OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements contained in the proposed Conflict of Interest (COI) and Disclosure Form, which will be used to determine whether or not a conflict of interest exists for a potential peer review panel member.

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

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0042]

OSHA's Conflict of Interest and Disclosure Form; Extension of the
Office of Management and 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 contained in the proposed Conflict
of Interest (COI) and Disclosure Form, which will be used to determine
whether or not a conflict of interest exists for a potential peer
review panel member.

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 a copy of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, OSHA Docket No. OSHA-2009-0042,
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

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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 OSHA
docket number (OSHA-2009-0042) 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 accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (PRA) (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 OSHA to 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).
OSHA conducts peer reviews to review a draft product for quality by
specialists in the field who were not involved in producing the draft.
The selection of participants in a peer review is based on expertise,
with due consideration of independence. The Office of Management and
Budget published the Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review
on December 15, 2004. The Bulletin states ``. . . the agency must
address reviewers' potential conflicts of interest (including those
stemming from ties to regulated businesses and other stakeholders) and
independence from the agency.'' The Bulletin requires agencies to adopt
or adapt the committee selection policies employed by the National
Academy of Sciences (NAS) when selecting peer reviewers who are not
Government employees. To fulfill this requirement, OSHA has developed a
Conflict of Interest (COI) and Disclosure Form, based on NAS' Conflict
of Interest Disclosure form. This form will be used to determine
whether or not a conflict exists for a potential peer review panel
member.

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

There are no changes in burden hours from the previous Information
Collection Request for obtaining the necessary background information
and disclosure of conflict of interest information to ensure that
invited experts are not compromised. There are no costs as discussed
under Item 13 of the Supporting Statement.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: OSHA's Conflict of Interest (COI) and Disclosure Form.
OMB Control Number: 1218-0255.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Number of Respondents: 36.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Total Responses: 36.
Average Time per Response: OSHA estimates it will take one-half
hour to complete the COI Short form, and one (1) hour to complete the
COI Long form.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 27.
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 the ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2009-0042). 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
dates 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://

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www.regulations.gov Web site to submitcomments 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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www.regulations.gov Web site to applicable American National Standards FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
submitcomments and access the docket Institute (ANSI) standards and OSHA’s Directorate of Construction, OSHA, U.S.
is available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Aerial Lifts Standard, and that the Department of Labor, Room N–3468,
Tips’’ link. Contact the OSHA Docket equipment is as safe as it was prior to 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Office for information about materials the modification. Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
not available from the Web site and for DATES: Comments must be submitted 693–2020.
assistance in using the Internet to locate (postmarked, sent, or received) by SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
docket submissions. November 28, 2016. I. Background
V. Authority and Signature ADDRESSES: The Department of Labor, as part of its
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Electronically: You may submit continuing effort to reduce paperwork
Assistant Secretary of Labor for comments and attachments and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
Occupational Safety and Health, electronically at http:// conducts a preclearance consultation
directed the preparation of this notice. www.regulations.gov, which is the program to provide the public with an
The authority for this notice is the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the opportunity to comment on proposed
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 instructions online for submitting and continuing information collection
U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of comments. requirements in accordance with the
Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). Facsimile: If your comments, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Signed at Washington, DC, on September including attachments, are not longer (PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This
26, 2016. than 10 pages you may fax them to the program ensures that information is in
David Michaels, OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. the desired format, reporting burden
Assistant Secretary of Labor, for Occupational Mail, hand delivery, express mail, (time and costs) is minimal, collection
Safety and Health. messenger, or courier service: When instruments are clearly understood, and
[FR Doc. 2016–23552 Filed 9–28–16; 8:45 am] using this method, you must submit a OSHA’s estimate of the information
BILLING CODE 4510–26–P copy of your comments and attachments collection burden is accurate. The
to the OSHA Docket Office, OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Act of
Docket No. OSHA–2009–0045, 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health seq.) authorizes information collection
Administration, U.S. Department of by employers as necessary or
Occupational Safety and Health Labor, Room N–2625, 200 Constitution appropriate for enforcement of the OSH
Administration Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Act or for developing information
[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0045] Deliveries (hand, express mail, regarding the causes and prevention of
messenger, and courier service) are occupational injuries, illnesses, and
Aerial Lifts Standard; Extension of the accepted during the Department of accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act
Office of Management and Budget’s Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal also requires OSHA to obtain such
(OMB) Approval of Information business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., information with minimum burden
Collection (Paperwork) Requirements e.t. upon employers, especially those
Instructions: All submissions must operating small businesses, and to
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health reduce to the maximum extent feasible
Administration (OSHA), Labor. include the Agency name and the OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2009–0045) for unnecessary duplication of efforts in
ACTION: Request for public comments. obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
the Information Collection Request
(ICR). All comments, including any The certification requirement
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public specified in the Aerial Lifts Standard
comments concerning its proposal to personal information you provide, are
placed in the public docket without demonstrates that the manufacturer or
extend OMB approval of the an equally-qualified entity has assessed
information collection requirement change, and may be made available
online at http://www.regulations.gov. a modified aerial lift and found that it
contained in the Aerial Lifts Standard. was safe for use by, or near, workers;
The only information collection For further information on submitting
comments see the ‘‘Public and that it would provide workers with
requirement in the Aerial Lifts Standard a level of protection at least equivalent
is a certification provision, paragraph Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY to the protection afforded by the lift
(a)(2). This provision requires an prior to modification.
employer who modifies an aerial lift for INFORMATION.
a use not intended by the lift Docket: To read or download II. Special Issues for Comment
manufacturer (‘‘field modified aerial comments or other material in the OSHA has a particular interest in
lift’’) to obtain from that manufacturer, docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov comments on the following issues:
or an equivalent entity (such as a or the OSHA Docket Office at the • Whether the proposed information
nationally-recognized laboratory), a address above. All documents in the collection requirements are necessary
written certificate stating that: The docket (including this Federal Register for the proper performance of the
modification conforms to the applicable notice) are listed in the http:// Agency’s functions, including whether
provisions of ANSI A92.2–1969 and www.regulations.gov index; however, the information is useful;
OSHA’s Aerial Lifts Standard; and the some information (e.g., copyrighted • The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
modified aerial lift is at least as safe as material) is not publicly available to
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the burden (time and costs) of the
it was before modification. read or download from the Web site. All information collection requirements,
Employers who modify an aerial lift submissions, including copyrighted including the validity of the
for uses other than those provided by material, are available for inspection methodology and assumptions used;
the manufacturer must obtain a and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. • The quality, utility, and clarity of
certificate from the manufacturer or You may also contact Theda Kenney at the information collected; and
equivalent entity certifying that the the address below to obtain a copy of • Ways to minimize the burden on
modification is in conformance with the ICR. employers who must comply; for

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Section		Notices
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 67004

81 FR 67004 - OSHA's Conflict of Interest and Disclosure Form; Extension of the Office of Management and 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