82 FR 37118 - Fire Brigades Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 151 (August 8, 2017)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 151 (August 8, 2017)
| Page Range | 37118-37120 | |
| FR Document | 2017-16711 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 37118-37120] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-16711] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2011-0009] Fire Brigades Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Request for public comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: OSHA is soliciting public comments concerning its proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Fire Brigades Standard. DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by October 10, 2017. ADDRESSES: Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, 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 these methods, you must submit a copy of your comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, OSHA Docket No. OSHA-2011-0009, 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 p.m., ET. Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and the OSHA docket number (OSHA-2011-0009) 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 materials 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, 202-693-2044, [email protected]; Todd Owen, 202-693-1941, [email protected]. 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 (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 [[Page 37119]] 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 does not mandate that employers establish fire brigades; however, if they do so, they must comply with the provisions of the Fire Brigades Standard. The provisions of the standard, including the paperwork requirements, apply to fire brigades, industrial fire departments, and private or contract fire departments, but not to airport crash rescue units or forest firefighting operations. Paragraphs (b)(1), (b)(2), and (c)(4) contain the paperwork requirements of the standard. Under paragraph (b)(1) of the standard, employers must develop and maintain an organizational statement that establishes the: Existence of a fire brigade; the basic organizational structure of the brigade; type, amount, and frequency of training provided to brigade members; expected number of members in the brigade; and functions that the brigade is to perform. This paragraph also specifies that the organizational statement must be available for review by workers, their designated representatives, and OSHA compliance officers. The organizational statement describes the functions performed by the brigade members and, thereby, determines the level of training and type of personal protective equipment (PPE) necessary for these members to perform their assigned functions safely. Making the statement available to workers, their designated representatives, and OSHA compliance officers ensures that the elements of the statement are consistent with the functions performed by the brigade members and the occupational hazards they experience, and that employers are providing training and PPE appropriate to these functions and hazards. To permit a worker with known heart disease, epilepsy, or emphysema to participate in fire brigade emergency activities, paragraph (b)(2) of the standard requires employers to obtain a physician's certificate of the worker's fitness. This provision provides employers with a direct and efficient means of ascertaining whether or not they can safely expose workers with these medical conditions to the hazards of firefighting operations. Paragraph (c)(4) of the standard requires employers to inform fire brigade members of special hazards, such as the storage and use of flammable liquids and gases, toxic chemicals, radioactive sources, water-reactive substances that may be present during fires and other emergencies, and any changes in these special hazards. It also requires that employers develop written procedures describing the actions that brigade members are to take when special hazards are present, and to make these procedures available in the education and training program and for review by brigade members. 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 Fire Brigades Standard (29 CFR 1910.156). The agency is requesting an increase in its current burden hours from 2,510 hours to 2,693 hours, a total increase of 183 hours. The adjustment is primarily due to an increase in the estimated number of manufacturing facilities with 100 or more workers. 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: Fire Brigades Standards (29 CFR 1910.156). OMB Control Number: 1218-0075. Affected Public: Business or other for-profits. Number of Respondents: 24,856. Total Responses: 3,729. Frequency of Responses: On occasion. Average Time per Response: Various. Total Burden Hours: 2,693. 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, 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-2011- 0009). You may supplement submissions by uploading documents 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 and your name, date, and the docket number so the agency can attach them to your comments. Because of security procedures, the use of regular mail may cause a significant delay in the receipt of comments. For information about security procedures concerning the delivery of materials by hand, express delivery, messenger, or courier service, please contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350, (TTY (877) 889-5627). Comments and submissions are posted without change at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about submitting personal information such as social security numbers and date of birth. Although all submissions are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly available to read or download from this Web site. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. Information on using the http://www.regulations.gov Web site to submit comments and access the docket is available at the Web site's ``User Tips'' link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about materials not available from this Web site and for assistance in using the Internet to locate docket submissions. V. Authority and Signature Loren Sweatt, 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). [[Page 37120]] Signed at Washington, DC, on July 31, 2017. Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2017-16711 Filed 8-7-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-26-P
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Frequency: On Occasion; Quarterly; assistance in using the Internet to locate messenger, and courier service) are
Annually; Immediately; Within 24 docket submissions. accepted during the Department of
hours; Within 30 days. Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal
V. Authority and Signature
Average Time per Response: Various. business hours, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., ET.
Estimated Number of Responses: Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Instructions: All submissions must
293,075. Secretary of Labor for Occupational include the agency name and the OSHA
Estimated Total Burden Hours: Safety and Health, directed the docket number (OSHA–2011–0009) for
51,936. preparation of this notice. The authority the Information Collection Request
Estimated Cost (Operation and for this notice is the Paperwork (ICR). All comments, including any
Maintenance): $7,388,465. Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 personal information you provide, are
et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order placed in the public docket without
IV. Public Participation—Submission of No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). change, and may be made available
Comments on This Notice and Internet online at http://www.regulations.gov.
Signed at Washington, DC, on July 27,
Access to Comments and Submissions 2017. For further information on submitting
You may submit comments in Loren Sweatt, comments, see the ‘‘Public
response to this document as follows: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Participation’’ heading in the section of
(1) Electronically at http:// Occupational Safety and Health. this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
www.regulations.gov, which is the [FR Doc. 2017–16708 Filed 8–7–17; 8:45 am] INFORMATION.
Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
Docket: To read or download
facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All comments or other materials in the
comments, attachments, and other docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov
material must identify the Agency name DEPARTMENT OF LABOR or the OSHA Docket Office at the
and the OSHA docket number for the address above. All documents in the
ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2010–0030). Occupational Safety and Health docket (including this Federal Register
You may supplement electronic Administration notice) are listed in the http://
submissions by uploading document www.regulations.gov index; however,
[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0009]
files electronically. If you wish to mail some information (e.g., copyrighted
additional materials in reference to an Fire Brigades Standard; Extension of material) is not publicly available to
electronic or facsimile submission, you the Office of Management and read or download from the Web site. All
must submit them to the OSHA Docket Budget’s Approval of Information submissions, including copyrighted
Office (see the section of this notice Collection (Paperwork) Requirements material, are available for inspection
titled ADDRESSES). The additional and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
materials must clearly identify your AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health You may also contact Theda Kenney at
electronic comments by your name, Administration (OSHA), Labor. the address below to obtain a copy of
date, and the docket number so the ACTION: Request for public comments. the ICR.
Agency can attach them to your FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
comments. SUMMARY: OSHA is soliciting public Theda Kenney, 202–693–2044,
Because of security procedures, the comments concerning its proposal to Kenney.Theda@dol.gov; Todd Owen,
use of regular mail may cause a extend the Office of Management and 202–693–1941, Owen.Todd@dol.gov.
significant delay in the receipt of Budget’s (OMB) approval of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
comments. For information about information collection requirements
security procedures concerning the specified in the Fire Brigades Standard. I. Background
delivery of materials by hand, express DATES: Comments must be submitted The Department of Labor, as part of its
delivery, messenger, or courier service, (postmarked, sent, or received) by continuing effort to reduce paperwork
please contact the OSHA Docket Office October 10, 2017. and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889– ADDRESSES: conducts a preclearance consultation
5627). Electronically: You may submit program to provide the public with an
Comments and submissions are comments and attachments opportunity to comment on proposed
posted without change at http:// electronically at http:// and continuing information collection
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA www.regulations.gov, the Federal requirements in accord with the
cautions commenters about submitting eRulemaking Portal. Follow the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
personal information such as social instructions online for submitting U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program
security numbers and date of birth. comments. ensures that information is in the
Although all submissions are listed in Facsimile: If your comments, desired format, reporting burden (time
the http://www.regulations.gov index, including attachments, are not longer and costs) is minimal, collection
some information (e.g., copyrighted than 10 pages you may fax them to the instruments are clearly understood, and
material) is not publicly available to OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. OSHA’s estimate of the information
read or download through this Web site. Mail, hand delivery, express mail, collection burden is accurate. The
All submissions, including copyrighted messenger, or courier service: When Occupational Safety and Health Act of
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material, are available for inspection using these methods, you must submit 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. a copy of your comments and seq.) authorizes information collection
Information on using the http:// attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, by employers as necessary or
www.regulations.gov Web site to submit OSHA Docket No. OSHA–2011–0009, appropriate for enforcement of the OSH
comments and access the docket is Occupational Safety and Health Act or for developing information
available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ Administration, U.S. Department of regarding the causes and prevention of
link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office Labor, Room N–3653, 200 Constitution occupational injuries, illnesses, and
for information about materials not Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act
available through the Web site, and for Deliveries (hand, express mail, also requires OSHA to obtain such
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Signed at Washington, DC, on July 31, comments, see the ‘‘Public instructions be posted on cars and
2017. Participation’’ heading in the section of platforms. Paragraph (b)(1)(i) requires
Loren Sweatt, this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY that operating rules for material hoists
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for INFORMATION. be established and posted at the
Occupational Safety and Health. Docket: To read or download operator’s station of the hoist. These
[FR Doc. 2017–16711 Filed 8–7–17; 8:45 am] comments or other materials in the rules shall include signal system and
BILLING CODE 4510–26–P docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov allowable line speed for various loads.
or the OSHA Docket Office at the Paragraph (c)(10) requires that cars be
address above. All documents in the provided with a capacity and data plate
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR docket (including this Federal Register secured in a conspicuous place on the
notice) are listed in the http:// car or crosshead.
Occupational Safety and Health www.regulations.gov index; however, These posting requirements are used
Administration some information (e.g., copyrighted by the operator and crew of the material
[Docket No. OSHA–2010–0052] material) is not publicly available to and personnel hoists to determine how
read or download from the Web site. All to use the specific machine and how
Material Hoists, Personnel Hoists, and submissions, including copyrighted much it will be able to lift as assembled
Elevators Standard; Extension of the material, are available for inspection in one or a number of particular
Office of Management and Budget’s and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. configurations. If not properly used, the
(OMB) Approval of Information You may also contact Theda Kenney at machine would be subject to failures,
Collection (Paperwork) Requirements the address below to obtain a copy of endangering the workers in the
the ICR. immediate vicinity.
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Paragraph (c)(15) requires that a test
Administration (OSHA), Labor. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Todd Owen or Theda Kenney, and inspection of all functions and
ACTION: Request for public comments. safety devices be made following the
Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
SUMMARY: OSHA is soliciting public OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room assembly and erection of hoists. The test
comments concerning its proposal to N–3609, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., and inspection are to be conducted
extend OMB approval of the Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) under the supervision of a competent
information collection requirements 693–2222. person. A similar inspection and test is
specified in the Standard on Material required following major alteration of an
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Hoists, Personnel Hoists, and Elevators. existing installation. All hoists shall be
I. Background inspected and tested at three-month
DATES: Comments must be submitted
The Department of Labor, as part of its intervals. A certification record (the
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
continuing effort to reduce paperwork most recent) of the test and inspection
October 10, 2017.
and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, must be kept on file, including the date
ADDRESSES:
conducts a preclearance consultation the test and inspection was completed,
Electronically: You may submit
program to provide the public with an the identification of the equipment and
comments and attachments
opportunity to comment on proposed the signature of the person who
electronically at http://
and continuing information collection performed the test and inspection. This
www.regulations.gov, Federal
requirements in accord with the certification ensures that the equipment
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 has been tested and is in safe operating
instructions online for submitting
(PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This condition. The most recent certification
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments, program ensures that information is in record will be disclosed to a
including attachments, are not longer the desired format, reporting burden Compliance Safety and Health Officer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the (time and costs) is minimal, collection during an OSHA inspection.
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. instruments are clearly understood, and II. Special Issues for Comment
e methods, you must submit a copy of OSHA’s estimate of the information OSHA has a particular interest in
your comments and attachments to the collection burden is accurate. The comments on the following issues:
OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. Occupational Safety and Health Act of • Whether the proposed information
OSHA–2010–0052, Occupational Safety 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et collection requirements are necessary
and Health Administration, U.S. seq.) authorizes information collection for the proper performance of the
Department of Labor, Room N–3653, by employers as necessary or Agency’s functions, including whether
200 Constitution Avenue NW., appropriate for enforcement of the Act the information is useful;
Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries or for developing information regarding • The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
(hand, express mail, messenger, and the causes and prevention of the burden (time and costs) of the
courier service) are accepted during the occupational injuries, illnesses, and information collection requirements,
Department of Labor’s and Docket accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act including the validity of the
Office’s normal business hours, 10 a.m. also requires OSHA to obtain such methodology and assumptions used;
to 3 p.m., E.T. information with minimum burden • The quality, utility and clarity of
Instructions: All submissions must upon employers, especially those the information collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden on
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
include the Agency name and the OSHA operating small businesses, and to
docket number (OSHA–2010–0052) for reduce to the maximum extent feasible employers who must comply; for
the Information Collection Request unnecessary duplication of efforts in example, by using automated or other
(ICR). All comments, including any obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657). technological information collection
personal information you provide, are Paragraph (a)(2) of the Material and transmission techniques.
placed in the public docket without Hoists, Personnel Hoists, and Elevators
change, and may be made available Standard requires that the rated load III. Proposed Actions
online at http://www.regulations.gov. capacities, recommended operating OSHA is requesting that OMB extend
For further information on submitting speeds, and special hazard warnings or its approval of the information
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| Action | Request for public comments. | |
| Dates | Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by October 10, 2017. | |
| Contact | Theda Kenney, 202-693-2044, [email protected]; Todd Owen, 202-693-1941, [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 37118 |
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