82_FR_16691 82 FR 16627 - Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Standards for Construction and General Industry and Electrical Protective Equipment Standards for Construction and General Industry; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Collections of Information

82 FR 16627 - Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Standards for Construction and General Industry and Electrical Protective Equipment Standards for Construction and General Industry; 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 82, Issue 64 (April 5, 2017)

Page Range16627-16629
FR Document2017-06767

OSHA solicits public comments concerning its request for an extension of the collections of information specified in its standards on the Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution for Construction and General Industry and Electrical Protective Equipment Standards for Construction and General Industry.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 64 (Wednesday, April 5, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16627-16629]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-06767]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2017-0005]


Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution 
Standards for Construction and General Industry and Electrical 
Protective Equipment Standards for Construction and General Industry; 
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 request for an 
extension of the collections of information specified in its standards 
on the Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution for 
Construction and General Industry and Electrical Protective Equipment 
Standards for Construction and General Industry.

DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by 
June 5, 2017.

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-2017-0005, 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor, Room N-3653, 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, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., e.t.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and OSHA 
docket number (OSHA-2017-0005) 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 through the Web site. All submissions, 
including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and 
copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You 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 collections of 
information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (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

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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 Electrical Protective Equipment Standard (29 CFR 1926.97 and 29 
CFR 1910.137) and the Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and 
Distribution Standard (29 CFR 1926 and 29 CFR 1910.269) specify several 
collections of information. The following describes the collections of 
information contained in the standards and addresses who will use the 
information.

Electrical Protective Equipment Standard (Sec. Sec.  1926.97 and 
1910.137)

Testing Certification (Sec. Sec.  1926.97(c)(2)(xii) and 
1910.137(c)(2)(xii))
    Employers must certify that the electrical protective equipment 
used by their workers have passed the tests specified in paragraphs 
(c)(2)(vii)(D), (c)(2)(viii), (c)(2)(ix), and (c)(2)(xi) of the 
standards. The certification must identify the equipment that passed 
the tests and the dates of the tests. The two standards require 
testing: Periodically (generally, every 6 months for rubber insulating 
gloves and every 12 months for most other types of rubber insulating 
equipment); after any repairs; and before the equipment is returned to 
service after any inspection finds certain defects. In addition, the 
employer must test rubber insulating gloves before reuse after 
employees use them without protector gloves and must certify that 
testing. These performance-based standards ensure that employers 
maintain the most recent test records for equipment that passes the 
required tests without specifying precisely how the employer must 
maintain those records.

Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Standard 
(Sec. Sec.  1926.950 and 1910.269)

Host Employer Responsibilities (Sec. Sec.  1926.950(c)(1) and 
1910.269(a)(3)(i))
    Before work begins, the host employer must inform the contract 
employers of: The characteristics of the host employer's installation 
listed; conditions listed in paragraphs of this section that are known 
to the host employer; information about the design and operation of the 
host employer's installation that the contract employer needs to make 
the assessments required by this section; and any other information 
about the design and operation of the host employer's installation that 
is known by the host employer, that the contract employer requests, and 
that is related to the protection of the contract employer's employees.
Contract Employer Responsibilities (Sec. Sec.  1926.950(c)(2) and 
1910.269(a)(3)(ii))
    Contract employers must ensure that each of its employees is 
instructed in the hazardous conditions relevant to the employee's work 
that the contract employer is aware of as a result of information 
communicated to the contract employer by the host employer; before work 
begins, the contract employer must advise the host employer of any 
unique hazardous conditions presented by the contract employer's work; 
and the contract employer must advise the host employer of any 
unanticipated hazardous conditions found during the contract employer's 
work that the host employer did not mention. The contract employer 
shall provide this information to the host employer within two working 
days after discovering the hazardous condition.
Job Briefing (Sec. Sec.  1926.952(a)(1) and 1910.269(c)(1)(i))
    In assigning an employee or a group of employees to perform a job, 
the employer must provide the employee in charge of the job with all 
available information that relates to the determination of existing 
characteristics and conditions required by (Sec. Sec.  1926.950(d) 
and1910.269(a)(4)).
Engineering Analyses To Determine Maximum Anticipated Per-Unit 
Transient Overvoltage (Sec. Sec.  1926.960(c)(1)(ii) and 
1910.269(l)(3)(ii))
    The employer must determine the maximum anticipated per-unit 
transient overvoltage, phase-to-ground, through an engineering analysis 
or assume a maximum anticipated per-unit transient overvoltage, phase-
to-ground, in accordance with the tables listed. When the employer uses 
portable protective gaps to control the maximum transient overvoltage, 
the value of the maximum anticipated per-unit transient overvoltage, 
phase-to-ground, must provide for five standard deviations between the 
statistical sparkover voltage of the gap and the statistical withstand 
voltage corresponding to the electrical component of the minimum 
approach distance. The employer must make available upon request to 
employees and to the Assistant Secretary or designee for examination 
and copying; any engineering analysis conducted to determine maximum 
anticipated per-unit transient overvoltage.

II. Special Issues for Comment

    OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
     Whether the proposed collections of information 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 collections of information, 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

    OSHA is requesting that OMB extend its approval of the collections 
of information contained in the Standards on Electric Power Generation, 
Transmission, and Distribution for Construction and General Industry 
(29 CFR part 1926, subpart V and 29 CFR 1910.269) and the Electrical 
Protective Equipment Standards for Construction and General Industry 
(29 CFR 1926.97 and 29 CFR 1910.137). The Agency is proposing to 
decrease the burden hours in the currently approved information 
collection request from 452,091 hours to 365,094 hours (a total 
decrease of 86,997 hours). The decrease is a result of a determination 
that the estimated number of establishments affected has declined. 
Also, the decrease is due to the removal of burden hours associated 
with OSHA requests to access records from employers. Usually, OSHA 
requests access to records during an inspection. Information collected 
by the Agency during the investigation is not subject to the PRA under 
5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2). Therefore, OSHA takes no burden or cost for OSHA 
requests to access records in this Supporting Statement. The Agency 
will summarize the comments submitted in response to this notice, and 
will include this summary in its request to OMB.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.

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    Title: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution 
Standards for Construction and General Industry and Electrical 
Protective Equipment for Construction and General.
    OMB Control Number: 1218-0253.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
    Number of Respondents: 19,746.
    Total Responses: 952,348.
    Frequency of Responses: On occasion; semi-annually; annually.
    Average Time per Response: Various.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 365,094.
    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-2017-0005). 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 that 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 through 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 through the Web site, and for assistance in 
using the Internet to locate docket submissions.

V. Authority and Signature

    Dorothy Dougherty, Deputy 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 March 28, 2017.
Dorothy Dougherty,
 Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and 
Health.
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                                                  unobligated balance for the DW                             5. Reallotment calculation: Finally,               to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
                                                  program, ETA subtracts the total DW                     states with unobligated balances which                OSHA–2017–0005, Occupational Safety
                                                  obligations amount from the state’s total               do not exceed 20 percent (eligible states)            and Health Administration, U.S.
                                                  PY 2015 DW allotment (Note: for this                    will receive a share of the total                     Department of Labor, Room N–3653,
                                                  process, ETA adds DW allotted funds                     recaptured amount (based on their share               200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                  transferred to the Navajo Nation back to                of the total PY 2015 (including their PY              Washington, DC 20210.
                                                  Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah local                     2015 ‘‘base’’ and FY 2016 ‘‘advance’’                    Deliveries (hand, express mail,
                                                  DW authorized amounts).                                 amount DW allotments) in their PY                     messenger, and courier service) are
                                                     2. Excluding state administrative                    2016 DW funding (in the FY 2017                       accepted during the Department of
                                                  costs: Section 683.135 of the regulations               ‘‘advance’’ portion).                                 Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal
                                                  provides that the recapture calculations                                                                      business hours, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.,
                                                                                                            Signed at Washington, DC, this March 15,
                                                  exclude the reserve for state                           2017.                                                 e.t.
                                                  administration which is part of the DW                                                                           Instructions: All submissions must
                                                                                                          Byron Zuidema,
                                                  statewide activities. States do not report                                                                    include the Agency name and OSHA
                                                  data on state administrative amounts                    Deputy Assistant Secretary for the
                                                                                                          Employment and Training Administration.
                                                                                                                                                                docket number (OSHA–2017–0005) for
                                                  authorized and obligated on the ETA                                                                           the Information Collection Request
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2017–06779 Filed 4–4–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  9130 financial reports. In the                                                                                (ICR). All comments, including any
                                                  preliminary calculation, to determine                   BILLING CODE 4510–30–P
                                                                                                                                                                personal information you provide, are
                                                  states potentially liable for recapture,                                                                      placed in the public docket without
                                                  ETA estimates the DW portion of the                                                                           change, and may be made available
                                                  state administrative amount authorized                  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
                                                                                                                                                                online at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                  by calculating the five percent                         Occupational Safety and Health                        For further information on submitting
                                                  maximum amount for state DW                             Administration                                        comments see the ‘‘Public
                                                  administrative costs using the DW state                                                                       Participation’’ heading in the section of
                                                  allotment amounts (excluding any                        [Docket No. OSHA–2017–0005]                           this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
                                                  recapture/reallotment that occurred).                                                                         INFORMATION.
                                                  ETA treats 100 percent of the state’s                   Electric Power Generation,
                                                                                                                                                                   Docket: To read or download
                                                  estimated amount authorized for                         Transmission, and Distribution
                                                                                                                                                                comments or other material in the
                                                  administration as obligated, although                   Standards for Construction and
                                                                                                                                                                docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov
                                                  the estimate of state administration                    General Industry and Electrical
                                                                                                                                                                or the OSHA Docket Office at the
                                                  obligations is limited by reported                      Protective Equipment Standards for
                                                                                                                                                                address above. All documents in the
                                                  statewide activities obligations overall.               Construction and General Industry;
                                                                                                                                                                docket (including this Federal Register
                                                     3. Follow-up with states potentially                 Extension of the Office of Management
                                                                                                                                                                notice) are listed in the http://
                                                  liable for recapture: ETA requests that                 and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of
                                                                                                                                                                www.regulations.gov index; however,
                                                  those states potentially liable for                     Collections of Information
                                                                                                                                                                some information (e.g., copyrighted
                                                  recapture provide additional data on                    AGENCY:  Occupational Safety and Health               material) is not publicly available to
                                                  state administrative amounts which are                                                                        read or download through the Web site.
                                                                                                          Administration (OSHA), Labor.
                                                  not regularly reported on the PY 2015                                                                         All submissions, including copyrighted
                                                  and FY 2016 statewide activities                        ACTION: Request for public comments.
                                                                                                                                                                material, are available for inspection
                                                  reports. The additional information                     SUMMARY:   OSHA solicits public                       and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
                                                  requested includes the amount of                        comments concerning its request for an                You may contact Theda Kenney at the
                                                  statewide activities funds the state                    extension of the collections of                       address below to obtain a copy of the
                                                  authorized and obligated for state                      information specified in its standards on             ICR.
                                                  administration as of June 30, 2016. If a                the Electric Power Generation,
                                                  state provides actual state DW                                                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                          Transmission, and Distribution for                    Theda Kenney or Todd Owen,
                                                  administrative costs, authorized and                    Construction and General Industry and
                                                  obligated, in the comments section of                                                                         Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
                                                                                                          Electrical Protective Equipment                       OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room
                                                  revised ETA 9130 reports, this data
                                                                                                          Standards for Construction and General                N–3609, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                  replaces the estimates. Based on the
                                                                                                          Industry.                                             Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
                                                  requested actual data submitted by
                                                  potentially liable states on revised                    DATES: Comments must be submitted                     693–2222.
                                                  reports, ETA reduces the DW total                       (postmarked, sent, or received) by June               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  allotment for these states by the amount                5, 2017.
                                                                                                          ADDRESSES:
                                                                                                                                                                I. Background
                                                  states indicate they authorized for state
                                                  administrative costs. Likewise, ETA                        Electronically: You may submit                        The Department of Labor, as part of its
                                                  reduces the DW total obligations for                    comments and attachments                              continuing effort to reduce paperwork
                                                  these states by the portion actually                    electronically at http://                             and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
                                                  obligated for state administration.                     www.regulations.gov, which is the                     conducts a preclearance consultation
                                                     4. Recapture calculation: States                     Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the                program to provide the public with an
                                                  (including those adjusted by actual state               instructions online for submitting                    opportunity to comment on proposed
                                                  administrative data) with unobligated                   comments.                                             and continuing collections of
                                                  balances exceeding 20 percent of the                       Facsimile: If your comments,                       information in accordance with the
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                                                  total PY 2015 DW allotment amount                       including attachments, are not longer                 Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
                                                  (including PY 2015 ‘‘base’’ funds and                   than 10 pages, you may fax them to the                3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures
                                                  FY 2016 ‘‘advance’’ funds) will have                    OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.                 that information is in the desired
                                                  their PY 2016 DW funding (from the FY                      Mail, hand delivery, express mail,                 format, reporting burden (time and
                                                  2017 ‘‘advance’’ portion) reduced                       messenger, or courier service: When                   costs) is minimal, collection
                                                  (recaptured) by the amount of the                       using this method, you must submit a                  instruments are clearly understood, and
                                                  excess.                                                 copy of your comments and attachments                 OSHA’s estimate of the information


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                                                  collection burden is accurate. The                      employer’s installation listed;                       of the gap and the statistical withstand
                                                  Occupational Safety and Health Act of                   conditions listed in paragraphs of this               voltage corresponding to the electrical
                                                  1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et                    section that are known to the host                    component of the minimum approach
                                                  seq.) authorizes information collection                 employer; information about the design                distance. The employer must make
                                                  by employers as necessary or                            and operation of the host employer’s                  available upon request to employees
                                                  appropriate for enforcement of the OSH                  installation that the contract employer               and to the Assistant Secretary or
                                                  Act or for developing information                       needs to make the assessments required                designee for examination and copying;
                                                  regarding the causes and prevention of                  by this section; and any other                        any engineering analysis conducted to
                                                  occupational injuries, illnesses, and                   information about the design and                      determine maximum anticipated per-
                                                  accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act                  operation of the host employer’s                      unit transient overvoltage.
                                                  also requires that OSHA obtain such                     installation that is known by the host
                                                  information with minimum burden                         employer, that the contract employer                  II. Special Issues for Comment
                                                  upon employers, especially those                        requests, and that is related to the                     OSHA has a particular interest in
                                                  operating small businesses, and to                      protection of the contract employer’s                 comments on the following issues:
                                                  reduce to the maximum extent feasible                   employees.                                               • Whether the proposed collections of
                                                  unnecessary duplication of efforts in                                                                         information are necessary for the proper
                                                                                                          Contract Employer Responsibilities                    performance of the Agency’s functions,
                                                  obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
                                                    The Electrical Protective Equipment                   (§§ 1926.950(c)(2) and 1910.269(a)(3)(ii))            including whether the information is
                                                  Standard (29 CFR 1926.97 and 29 CFR                       Contract employers must ensure that                 useful;
                                                  1910.137) and the Electric Power                        each of its employees is instructed in                   • The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
                                                  Generation, Transmission, and                           the hazardous conditions relevant to the              the burden (time and costs) of the
                                                  Distribution Standard (29 CFR 1926 and                  employee’s work that the contract                     collections of information, including the
                                                  29 CFR 1910.269) specify several                        employer is aware of as a result of                   validity of the methodology and
                                                  collections of information. The                         information communicated to the                       assumptions used;
                                                  following describes the collections of                  contract employer by the host employer;                  • The quality, utility, and clarity of
                                                  information contained in the standards                  before work begins, the contract                      the information collected; and
                                                  and addresses who will use the                          employer must advise the host employer                   • Ways to minimize the burden on
                                                  information.                                            of any unique hazardous conditions                    employers who must comply; for
                                                                                                          presented by the contract employer’s                  example, by using automated or other
                                                  Electrical Protective Equipment                                                                               technological information collection
                                                                                                          work; and the contract employer must
                                                  Standard (§§ 1926.97 and 1910.137)                                                                            and transmission techniques.
                                                                                                          advise the host employer of any
                                                  Testing Certification                                   unanticipated hazardous conditions                    III. Proposed Actions
                                                  (§§ 1926.97(c)(2)(xii) and                              found during the contract employer’s
                                                  1910.137(c)(2)(xii))                                    work that the host employer did not                      OSHA is requesting that OMB extend
                                                                                                          mention. The contract employer shall                  its approval of the collections of
                                                     Employers must certify that the                                                                            information contained in the Standards
                                                  electrical protective equipment used by                 provide this information to the host
                                                                                                          employer within two working days after                on Electric Power Generation,
                                                  their workers have passed the tests                                                                           Transmission, and Distribution for
                                                  specified in paragraphs (c)(2)(vii)(D),                 discovering the hazardous condition.
                                                                                                                                                                Construction and General Industry (29
                                                  (c)(2)(viii), (c)(2)(ix), and (c)(2)(xi) of the         Job Briefing (§§ 1926.952(a)(1) and                   CFR part 1926, subpart V and 29 CFR
                                                  standards. The certification must                       1910.269(c)(1)(i))                                    1910.269) and the Electrical Protective
                                                  identify the equipment that passed the                                                                        Equipment Standards for Construction
                                                                                                            In assigning an employee or a group
                                                  tests and the dates of the tests. The two                                                                     and General Industry (29 CFR 1926.97
                                                                                                          of employees to perform a job, the
                                                  standards require testing: Periodically                                                                       and 29 CFR 1910.137). The Agency is
                                                                                                          employer must provide the employee in
                                                  (generally, every 6 months for rubber                                                                         proposing to decrease the burden hours
                                                                                                          charge of the job with all available
                                                  insulating gloves and every 12 months                                                                         in the currently approved information
                                                                                                          information that relates to the
                                                  for most other types of rubber insulating                                                                     collection request from 452,091 hours to
                                                                                                          determination of existing characteristics
                                                  equipment); after any repairs; and before                                                                     365,094 hours (a total decrease of 86,997
                                                                                                          and conditions required by
                                                  the equipment is returned to service                                                                          hours). The decrease is a result of a
                                                                                                          (§§ 1926.950(d) and1910.269(a)(4)).
                                                  after any inspection finds certain                                                                            determination that the estimated
                                                  defects. In addition, the employer must                 Engineering Analyses To Determine                     number of establishments affected has
                                                  test rubber insulating gloves before                    Maximum Anticipated Per-Unit                          declined. Also, the decrease is due to
                                                  reuse after employees use them without                  Transient Overvoltage                                 the removal of burden hours associated
                                                  protector gloves and must certify that                  (§§ 1926.960(c)(1)(ii) and                            with OSHA requests to access records
                                                  testing. These performance-based                        1910.269(l)(3)(ii))                                   from employers. Usually, OSHA
                                                  standards ensure that employers                           The employer must determine the                     requests access to records during an
                                                  maintain the most recent test records for               maximum anticipated per-unit transient                inspection. Information collected by the
                                                  equipment that passes the required tests                overvoltage, phase-to-ground, through                 Agency during the investigation is not
                                                  without specifying precisely how the                    an engineering analysis or assume a                   subject to the PRA under 5 CFR
                                                  employer must maintain those records.                   maximum anticipated per-unit transient                1320.4(a)(2). Therefore, OSHA takes no
                                                  Electric Power Generation,                              overvoltage, phase-to-ground, in                      burden or cost for OSHA requests to
                                                                                                          accordance with the tables listed. When
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                                                  Transmission, and Distribution                                                                                access records in this Supporting
                                                  Standard (§§ 1926.950 and 1910.269)                     the employer uses portable protective                 Statement. The Agency will summarize
                                                                                                          gaps to control the maximum transient                 the comments submitted in response to
                                                  Host Employer Responsibilities                          overvoltage, the value of the maximum                 this notice, and will include this
                                                  (§§ 1926.950(c)(1) and 1910.269(a)(3)(i))               anticipated per-unit transient                        summary in its request to OMB.
                                                    Before work begins, the host employer                 overvoltage, phase-to-ground, must                       Type of Review: Extension of a
                                                  must inform the contract employers of:                  provide for five standard deviations                  currently approved information
                                                  The characteristics of the host                         between the statistical sparkover voltage             collection.


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                                                                                Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 64 / Wednesday, April 5, 2017 / Notices                                          16629

                                                    Title: Electric Power Generation,                     Information on using the http://                      using this method, you must submit
                                                  Transmission, and Distribution                          www.regulations.gov Web site to submit                your comments and attachments to the
                                                  Standards for Construction and General                  comments and access the docket is                     OSHA Docket Office, (Docket No.
                                                  Industry and Electrical Protective                      available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’             OSHA–2009–0035), Occupational Safety
                                                  Equipment for Construction and                          link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office                  and Health Administration, U.S.
                                                  General.                                                for information about materials not                   Department of Labor, Room N–3653,
                                                    OMB Control Number: 1218–0253.                        available through the Web site, and for               200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                    Affected Public: Business or other for-               assistance in using the Internet to locate            Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries
                                                  profits.                                                docket submissions.                                   (hand, express mail, messenger, and
                                                    Number of Respondents: 19,746.                                                                              courier service) are accepted during the
                                                    Total Responses: 952,348.                             V. Authority and Signature
                                                                                                                                                                Department of Labor’s and Docket
                                                    Frequency of Responses: On occasion;                     Dorothy Dougherty, Deputy Assistant                Office’s normal business hours, 10:00
                                                  semi-annually; annually.                                Secretary of Labor for Occupational                   a.m. to 3:00 p.m., e.t.
                                                    Average Time per Response: Various.                   Safety and Health, directed the                          Instructions: All submissions must
                                                    Estimated Total Burden Hours:                         preparation of this notice. The authority             include the Agency name and the OSHA
                                                  365,094.                                                for this notice is the Paperwork                      docket number (OSHA–2009–0035) for
                                                    Estimated Cost (Operation and                         Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506                 the Information Collection Request
                                                  Maintenance): $0.                                       et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order               (ICR). All comments, including any
                                                  IV. Public Participation—Submission of                  No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912).                              personal information you provide, are
                                                  Comments on This Notice and Internet                      Signed at Washington, DC, on March 28,              placed in the public docket without
                                                  Access to Comments and Submissions                      2017.                                                 change, and may be made available
                                                     You may submit comments in                           Dorothy Dougherty,                                    online at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                  response to this document as follows:                   Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for               For further information on submitting
                                                  (1) Electronically at http://                           Occupational Safety and Health.                       comments, see the ‘‘Public
                                                  www.regulations.gov, which is the                       [FR Doc. 2017–06767 Filed 4–4–17; 8:45 am]            Participation’’ heading in the section of
                                                  Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by                      BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
                                                                                                                                                                this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
                                                  facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All                                                                     INFORMATION.
                                                  comments, attachments, and other                                                                                 Docket: To read or download
                                                  material must identify the Agency name                  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                                   comments or other material in the
                                                  and the OSHA docket number for the                                                                            docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov
                                                  ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2017–0005).                        Occupational Safety and Health                        or the OSHA Docket Office at the
                                                  You may supplement electronic                           Administration                                        address above. All documents in the
                                                  submissions by uploading document                                                                             docket (including this Federal Register
                                                                                                          [Docket No. OSHA–2009–0035]
                                                  files electronically. If you wish to mail                                                                     notice) are listed in the http://
                                                  additional materials in reference to an                 The Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Standard                     www.regulations.gov index; however,
                                                  electronic or facsimile submission, you                 (Extension of the Office of                           some information (e.g., copyrighted
                                                  must submit them to the OSHA Docket                     Management and Budget’s (OMB)                         material) is not publicly available to
                                                  Office (see the section of this notice                  Approval of Collections of Information                read or download from the Web site. All
                                                  titled ADDRESSES). The additional                       (Paperwork) Requirements)                             submissions, including copyrighted
                                                  materials must clearly identify your                                                                          material, are available for inspection
                                                  electronic comments by your name,                       AGENCY:  Occupational Safety and Health               and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
                                                  date, and the docket number so that the                 Administration (OSHA), Labor.                         You also may contact Theda Kenney at
                                                  Agency can attach them to your                          ACTION: Request for public comments.                  the address below to obtain a copy of
                                                  comments.                                                                                                     the ICR.
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:   OSHA solicits public                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                     Because of security procedures, the
                                                                                                          comments concerning its proposal to                   Theda Kenney or Todd Owen,
                                                  use of regular mail may cause a
                                                                                                          extend the Office of Management and                   Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
                                                  significant delay in the receipt of
                                                                                                          Budget’s (OMB) approval of the                        OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room
                                                  comments. For information about
                                                                                                          information collection requirements                   N–3609, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                  security procedures concerning the
                                                                                                          specified in the Ethylene Oxide                       Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
                                                  delivery of materials by hand, express
                                                                                                          Standard (EtO).                                       693–2222.
                                                  delivery, messenger, or courier service,
                                                  please contact the OSHA Docket Office                   DATES: Comments must be submitted                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889–                      (postmarked, sent, or received) by June
                                                  5627).                                                  5, 2017.                                              I. Background
                                                     Comments and submissions are                         ADDRESSES:                                              The Department of Labor, as part of its
                                                  posted without change at http://                           Electronically: You may submit                     continuing effort to reduce paperwork
                                                  www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA                    comments and attachments                              and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
                                                  cautions commenters about submitting                    electronically at http://                             conducts a preclearance consultation
                                                  personal information such as social                     www.regulations.gov, which is the                     program to provide the public with an
                                                  security numbers and dates of birth.                    Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the                opportunity to comment on proposed
                                                  Although all submissions are listed in                  instructions online for submitting                    and continuing information collection
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                                                  the http://www.regulations.gov index,                   comments.                                             requirements in accord with the
                                                  some information (e.g., copyrighted                        Facsimile: If your comments,                       Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
                                                  material) is not publicly available to                  including attachments, are not longer                 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program
                                                  read or download through this Web site.                 than 10 pages, you may fax them to the                ensures that information is in the
                                                  All submissions, including copyrighted                  OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.                 desired format, reporting burden (time
                                                  material, are available for inspection                     Mail, hand delivery, express mail,                 and costs) is minimal, collection
                                                  and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.                  messenger, or courier service: When                   instruments are clearly understood, and


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Document Created: 2018-02-01 14:47:08
Document Modified: 2018-02-01 14:47:08
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRequest for public comments.
DatesComments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by June 5, 2017.
ContactTheda 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 Citation82 FR 16627 

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