82 FR 18930 - Portable Fire Extinguishers (Annual Maintenance Certification Record); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of the Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 77 (April 24, 2017)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 77 (April 24, 2017)
| Page Range | 18930-18932 | |
| FR Document | 2017-08229 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 77 (Monday, April 24, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 18930-18932] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-08229] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2010-0039] Portable Fire Extinguishers (Annual Maintenance Certification Record); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of the Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Request for public comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection requirement contained in the Portable Fire Extinguishers Standard (Annual Maintenance Certification Record). DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent or received) by June 23, 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-2010-0039, 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 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., e.t. Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and the OSHA docket number for the Information Collection Request (ICR) (OSHA- 2010- [[Page 18931]] 0039). 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 materials in the docket, go to http://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 publically 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 contact Theda Kenney at the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Owen or Theda Kenney, 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) (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). Paragraph (e)(3) of the Standard specifies that employers must subject each portable fire extinguisher to an annual maintenance inspection and record the date of the inspection. In addition, this provision requires employers to retain the inspection record for one year after the last entry or for the life of the shell, whichever is less, and to make the record available to OSHA on request. This recordkeeping requirement assures workers and Agency compliance officers that portable fire extinguishers located in the workplace will operate normally in case of fire; in addition, this requirement provides evidence to OSHA compliance officers during an inspection that the employer performed the required maintenance checks on the portable fire extinguishers. 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 OSHA is requesting that OMB extend its approval of the information collection requirements contained in the Portable Fire Extinguishers Standard (Annual Maintenance Certification Record) (29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3)). OSHA is requesting an adjustment increase of 4,489,161 responses (from 1,380,750 to 5,869,911), and an increase of 224,458 burden hours (from 69,038 to 293,496 burden hours). The increased estimate for the number of responses stems from a reconsideration of how this figure should be calculated. Prior estimates fully accounted for all time and cost burden but only counted responses imposing a time burden as a response for reginfo.gov database purposes. Employers who contract for an inspection also are making a response under the PRA, and this ICR adjusts the analysis. This ICR's adjustment increase is also a result of the number of portable fire extinguishers increasing from 1,380,750 to 5,869,911 (see explanation under Item 12). In addition, there is an increase in the cost under Item 13 from $8,583,559 to $9,538,604 (an increase of $955,045). This cost increase is the result of updated data indicating a decrease in the number of establishments; thus, the Agency estimates an increase in the number of portable fire extinguishers inspected by outside contractors. The Agency will summarize the comments submitted in response to this notice and will include this summary in the request to OMB. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Title: Portable Fire Extinguishers (Annual Maintenance Certification Record (29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3)). OMB Control Number: 1218-0238. Affected Public: Business or other for-profits. Number of Responses: 5,869,911. Frequency of Responses: On occasion. Average Time per Response: Approximately 30 minutes (.50 hour) to perform and record the required maintenance inspection. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 293,496. Estimated Cost Operation and Maintenance): $9,538,604. 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://regulations.gov, which is the Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All comments, attachments, and other materials must identify the Agency name and the OSHA docket number for the ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2010- 0039). 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). [[Page 18932]] Comments and submissions are posted without change at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions comments 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 publically 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 April 13, 2017. Dorothy Dougherty, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2017-08229 Filed 4-21-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-26-P
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conducts a pre-clearance consultation generally be subject to penalty for Total Estimated Annual Other Cost
program to provide the general public failing to comply with a collection of Burden: $974,170.47.
and Federal agencies an opportunity to information that does not display a
Byron Zuidema,
comment on proposed and/or valid Control Number. See 5 CFR
continuing collections of information 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training, Labor.
before submitting them to the OMB for Interested parties are encouraged to
final approval. This program helps to provide comments to the contact shown [FR Doc. 2017–08245 Filed 4–21–17; 8:45 am]
ensure requested data can be provided in the ADDRESSES section. Comments BILLING CODE 4510–FP–P
in the desired format, reporting burden must be written to receive
(time and financial resources) is consideration, and they will be
minimized, collection instruments are summarized and included in the request DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
clearly understood, and the impact of for OMB approval of the final ICR. In Occupational Safety and Health
collection requirements can be properly order to help ensure appropriate Administration
assessed. consideration, comments should
The Secretary of Labor is required by mention ETA, OMB Control Number [Docket No. OSHA–2010–0039]
the Immigration and Nationality Act 1205–0015.
(INA) to certify that any alien seeking to Submitted comments will also be a Portable Fire Extinguishers (Annual
enter the United States for the purpose matter of public record for this ICR, and Maintenance Certification Record);
of performing skilled or unskilled labor posted on the Internet without Extension of the Office of Management
will not adversely affect wages and redaction. The DOL encourages and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of the
working conditions of U.S. workers commenters not to include personally Information Collection (Paperwork)
similarly employed, and that there are identifiable information, confidential Requirements
not sufficient U.S. workers able, willing, business data, or other sensitive AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health
and qualified to perform such skilled or statements/information in any Administration (OSHA), Labor.
unskilled labor. Many foreign comments. ACTION: Request for public comments.
professional athletes must qualify as The DOL is particularly interested in
skilled labor to gain permanent comments that: SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public
admission to the United States. Section • Evaluate whether the proposed comments concerning its proposal to
212(a)(5)(A)(iii) of the INA deals collection of information is necessary extend the Office of Management and
specifically with professional athletes for the proper performance of the Budget’s (OMB) approval of the
coming to the United States on a functions of the agency, including information collection requirement
permanent basis as immigrants. whether the information will have contained in the Portable Fire
Part A of Form ETA–750 is used to practical utility; Extinguishers Standard (Annual
collect information that, when • Evaluate the accuracy of the Maintenance Certification Record).
appropriate, permits DOL to certify that agency’s estimate of the burden of the
the admission of a foreign professional DATES: Comments must be submitted
proposed collection of information, (postmarked, sent or received) by June
athlete meets the requirements of including the validity of the
Section 212(a)(5)(A) of the INA. Part B 23, 2017.
methodology and assumptions used;
ADDRESSES:
of Form ETA–750 provides detailed • Enhance the quality, utility, and
information about a foreign national’s clarity of the information to be Electronically: You may submit
education and work history, and is used collected; and comments and attachments
by DOL to collect information about the • Minimize the burden of the electronically at http://
professional athlete on whose behalf an collection of information on those who www.regulations.gov, which is the
application for permanent labor are to respond, including through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
certification is filed. The Department of use of appropriate automated, instructions online for submitting
Homeland Security also uses Part B electronic, mechanical, or other comments.
under 8 CFR 204.5(k)(4)(ii), for aliens technological collection techniques or Facsimile: If your comments,
without an employer sponsor who are other forms of information technology, including attachments, are not longer
applying for a National Interest Waiver e.g., permitting electronic submission of than 10 pages, you may fax them to the
(NIW) of the job offer requirement under responses. OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
INA Section 203(b)(2)(B)(i), which Agency: DOL–ETA. Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
allows aliens to self-petition and, where Type of Review: Extension without messenger, or courier service: When
appropriate, to enter without a labor change. using this method, you must submit a
certification. Sections 203(b)(2)(B)(i) Title of Collection: Application for copy of your comments and attachments
and 212(a)(5)(A)) of the INA (8 U.S.C. Alien Employment Certification. to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
1153(b)(2)(B)(i) and § 1182(a)(5)(A)) and Form: Form ETA–750, Parts A and B. OSHA–2010–0039, Occupational Safety
8 CFR 204.5(k)(4)(ii) authorizes this OMB Control Number: 1205–0015. and Health Administration, U.S.
information collection. Affected Public: Individuals, Department of Labor, Room N–3653,
This information collection is subject businesses or other for-profit entities, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally and not-for-profit entities. Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection Estimated Number of Respondents: (hand, express mail, messenger, and
of information, and the public is courier service) are accepted during the
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6695.
generally not required to respond to an Frequency: On occasion. Department of Labor’s and Docket
information collection, unless the OMB Total Estimated Annual Responses: Office’s normal business hours, 10 a.m.
under the PRA approves it and the 6695. to 3:00 p.m., e.t.
information collection displays a Estimated Average Time per Instructions: All submissions must
currently valid OMB Control Number. Response: 1 hour 49 minutes. include the Agency name and the OSHA
In addition, notwithstanding any other Estimated Total Annual Burden docket number for the Information
provisions of law, no person shall Hours: 12,103 hours. Collection Request (ICR) (OSHA–2010–
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Comments and submissions are Electronically: You may submit I. Background
posted without change at http:// comments and attachments The Department of Labor, as part of its
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA electronically at http:// continuing effort to reduce paperwork
cautions comments about submitting www.regulations.gov, which is the and respondent (i.e., employees filing
personal information such as Social Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the occupational safety or health
security numbers and date of birth. instructions online for submitting complaints) burden, conducts a
Although all submissions are listed in comments. preclearance consultation program to
the http://www.regulations.gov index, provide the public with an opportunity
Facsimile: If your comments,
some information (e.g., copyrighted to comment on proposed and
including attachments, are not longer
material) is not publically available to collections of information in accord
read or download through this Web site. than 10 pages, you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. with the Paperwork Reduction Act
All submissions, including copyrighted
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This
material, are available for inspection Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
program ensures that information is in
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. messenger, or courier service: When
the desired format, reporting burden
Information on using the http:// using this method, you must submit a
(time and costs) is minimal, collection
www.regulations.gov Web site to submit copy of your comments and attachments
instruments are clearly understood, and
comments and Access the docket is to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
OSHA’s estimate of the information
available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ OSHA–2010–0056, U.S. Department of
collection burden is accurate. The
link. Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Contact the OSHA Docket Office for Occupational Safety and Health Act of
Administration, Room N–2625, 200
information about materials not 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, seq.) authorizes information collection
available through the Web site, and for DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express
assistance in using the Internet to locate by employers as necessary or
mail, messenger, and courier service) appropriate for enforcement of the OSH
docket submissions. are accepted during the Department of Act or for developing information
V. Authority and Signature Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal regarding the causes and prevention of
business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., occupational injuries, illnesses, and
Dorothy Dougherty, Deputy Assistant
e.t. accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, directed the Instructions: All submissions must also requires that OSHA obtain such
preparation of this notice. The authority include the Agency name and the OSHA information with minimum burden
for this notice is the Paperwork docket number (OSHA–2010–0056) for upon employers, especially those
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 the Information Collection Request operating small businesses, and to
et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order (ICR). All comments, including any reduce to the maximum extent feasible
No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). personal information you provide, are unnecessary duplication of efforts in
Signed at Washington, DC, on April 13,
placed in the public docket without obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
2017. change, and may be made available Under paragraphs (a) and (c) of 29
Dorothy Dougherty, online at http://www.regulations.gov. CFR 1903.11 (‘‘Complaints by
For further information on submitting employees’’), employees and their
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health. comments,see the ‘‘Public representatives may notify the OSHA
Participation’’ heading in the section of area director or an OSHA compliance
[FR Doc. 2017–08229 Filed 4–21–17; 8:45 am]
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY officer of safety and health hazards
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INFORMATION. regulated by the Agency that they
Docket: To read or download believe exist in their workplaces at any
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR time. These provisions state further that
comments or other material in the
this notification must be in writing and
docket, go to http://regulations.gov or
Occupational Safety and Health ‘‘shall set forth with reasonable
the OSHA Docket Office at the address
Administration particularity the grounds for the notice,
above. All documents in the docket
and shall be signed by the employee or
[Docket No. OSHA–2010–0056] (including this Federal Register notice)
representative of the employee.’’
are listed in the http:// In addition to providing specific
Notice of Alleged Safety and Health www.regulations.gov index; however,
Hazard (Form OSHA–7); Extension of hazard information to the Agency,
some information (e.g., copyrighted paragraph (a) permits employees/
the Office of Management and material) is not publicly available to
Budget’s (OMB) Approval of employee representatives to request an
read or download from the Web site. All inspection of the workplace. Paragraph
Collections of Information submissions, including copyrighted (c) also addresses situations in which
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health material, are available for inspection employees/employee representatives
Administration (OSHA), Labor. and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. may provide the information directly to
You may contact Theda Kenney at the the OSHA compliance officer during an
ACTION: Request for public comments.
address below to obtain a copy of the inspection. An employer’s former
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public ICR. employees may also submit complaints
comments concerning its proposal to to the Agency.
extend the Office of Management and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
To address the requirements of
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Budget’s (OMB) approval of the Theda Kenney or Todd Owen,
Directorate of Standards and Guidance, paragraphs (a) and (c), especially the
collections of information contained in requirement that the information be in
the OSHA–7 Form. OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room
writing, the Agency developed the
DATES: Comments must be submitted
N–3609, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
OSHA–7 Form; this form standardized
(postmarked, sent or received) by June Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
and simplified the hazard reporting
23, 2017. 693–2222.
process. For paragraph (a), they may
ADDRESSES: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: complete an OSHA–7 Form obtained
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| Action | Request for public comments. | |
| Dates | Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent or received) by June 23, 2017. | |
| Contact | Todd Owen or Theda Kenney, 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 | 82 FR 18930 |
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