83 FR 1633 - Cotton Dust Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 9 (January 12, 2018)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 9 (January 12, 2018)
| Page Range | 1633-1634 | |
| FR Document | 2018-00393 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 1633-1634] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-00393] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2011-0194] Cotton Dust Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Request for public comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Cotton Dust Standard. DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by March 13, 2018. ADDRESSES: Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting comments. Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer than 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693- 1648. Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service: When using this method, you must submit a copy of your comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, OSHA Docket No. OSHA-2011-0194, 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., ET. Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and the OSHA docket number (OSHA-2011-0194) for the Information Collection Request (ICR). All comments, including any personal information you provide, are placed in the public docket without change, and may be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov. For further information on submitting comments, see the ``Public Participation'' heading in the section of this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at the address above. All documents in the docket (including this Federal Register notice) are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index; however, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly available to read or download from the website. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You may also contact Theda Kenney at the phone number below to obtain a copy of the ICR. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles McCormick or Theda Kenney, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, telephone (202) 693-2222. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information collection requirements in accord with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA-95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that information is in the desired format, reporting burden (time and costs) is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA's estimate of the information collection burden is accurate. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) authorizes information collection by employers as necessary or appropriate for enforcement of the OSH Act or for developing information regarding the causes and prevention of occupational injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also requires that OSHA obtain such information with minimum burden upon employers, especially those operating small businesses, and to reduce to the maximum extent feasible unnecessary duplication of efforts in obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657). [[Page 1634]] The information collection requirements specified in the Cotton Dust Standard protect workers from the adverse health effects that may result from their exposure to cotton dust. The major information collection requirements of the Cotton Dust Standard include: Performing exposure monitoring, including initial, periodic, and additional monitoring; notifying each worker of their exposure monitoring results either in writing or by posting; implementing a written compliance program; and establishing a respiratory protection program in accord with OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134). 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 to decrease its current burden hours from 21,549 to 9,532 hours, a total decrease of 12,017 hours. The decrease was due to a decrease in the number of exposed employees from 11,786 to 4,957. In addition, there was a $1,555,336 decrease in the overall cost of medical exams (from $2,896,328 to $1,340,992), as a result of a decrease in the number of medical exams. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Title: Cotton Dust Standard (29 CFR 1910.1043). OMB Control Number: 1218-0061. Affected Public: Business or other for-profits. Number of Respondents: 5,474. Frequency of Responses: On occasion. Total Responses: 25,712. Average Time per Response: Various. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 9,532 hours. 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-2011-0194). You may supplement electronic submissions by uploading document files electronically. If you wish to mail additional materials in reference to an electronic or facsimile submission, you must submit them to the OSHA Docket Office (see the section of this notice titled ADDRESSES). The additional materials must clearly identify your electronic comments by your name, date, and the docket number so the Agency can attach them to your comments. Because of security procedures, the use of regular mail may cause a significant delay in the receipt of comments. For information about security procedures concerning the delivery of materials by hand, express delivery, messenger, or courier service, please contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350, (TTY (877) 889-5627). Comments and submissions are posted without change at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about submitting personal information such as social security numbers and dates of birth. Although all submissions are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly available to read or download from this website. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. Information on using the http://www.regulations.gov website to submit comments and access the docket is available at the website's ``User Tips'' link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about materials not available from the website 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). Signed at Washington, DC, on January 8, 2018. Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2018-00393 Filed 1-11-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-26-P
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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
No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). personal information you provide, are
IV. Public Participation—Submission of
Signed at Washington, DC, on January 8, placed in the public docket without
Comments on This Notice and Internet
2018. change, and may be made available
Access to Comments and Submissions
Loren Sweatt, online at http://www.regulations.gov.
You may submit comments in For further information on submitting
response to this document as follows: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health. comments, see the ‘‘Public
(1) Electronically at http:// Participation’’ heading in the section of
www.regulations.gov, which is the [FR Doc. 2018–00392 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am]
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
INFORMATION.
facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All Docket: To read or download
comments, attachments, and other comments or other material in the
materials must identify the Agency DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov
name and the OSHA docket number Occupational Safety and Health or the OSHA Docket Office at the
(Docket No. OSHA–2010–0057) for the Administration address above. All documents in the
ICR. You may supplement electronic docket (including this Federal Register
submissions by uploading document [Docket No. OSHA–2011–0194] notice) are listed in the http://
files electronically. If you wish to mail www.regulations.gov index; however,
additional materials in reference to an Cotton Dust Standard; Extension of
the Office of Management and some information (e.g., copyrighted
electronic or facsimile submission, you material) is not publicly available to
must submit them to the OSHA Docket Budget’s (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork) read or download from the website. All
Office (see the section of this notice submissions, including copyrighted
titled ADDRESSES). The additional Requirements
material, are available for inspection
materials must clearly identify your AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
electronic comments by your name, Administration (OSHA), Labor. You may also contact Theda Kenney at
date, and the docket number so the the phone number below to obtain a
ACTION: Request for public comments.
Agency can attach them to your copy of the ICR.
comments. SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Because of security procedures, the comments concerning its proposal to
use of regular mail may cause a Charles McCormick or Theda Kenney,
extend the Office of Management and Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
significant delay in the receipt of Budget’s (OMB) approval of the
comments. For information about OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor,
information collection requirements telephone (202) 693–2222.
security procedures concerning the specified in the Cotton Dust Standard.
delivery of materials by hand, express SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES: Comments must be submitted
delivery, messenger, or courier service, I. Background
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
please contact the OSHA Docket Office
March 13, 2018. The Department of Labor, as part of its
at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889–
5627). ADDRESSES: continuing effort to reduce paperwork
Comments and submissions are Electronically: You may submit and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
posted without change at http:// comments and attachments conducts a preclearance consultation
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA electronically at http:// program to provide the public with an
cautions commenters about submitting www.regulations.gov, which is the opportunity to comment on proposed
personal information, such as social Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the and continuing information collection
security numbers and dates of birth. instructions online for submitting requirements in accord with the
Although all submissions are listed in comments. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
the http://www.regulations.gov index, Facsimile: If your comments, (PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This
some information (e.g., copyrighted including attachments, are not longer program ensures that information is in
material) is not publicly available to than 10 pages, you may fax them to the the desired format, reporting burden
read or download from this website. OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. (time and costs) is minimal, collection
All submissions, including Mail, hand delivery, express mail, instruments are clearly understood, and
copyrighted material, are available for messenger, or courier service: When OSHA’s estimate of the information
inspection and copying at the OSHA using this method, you must submit a collection burden is accurate. The
Docket Office. Information on using the copy of your comments and attachments Occupational Safety and Health Act of
http://www.regulations.gov website to to the OSHA Docket Office, OSHA 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et
submit comments and access the docket Docket No. OSHA–2011–0194, seq.) authorizes information collection
is available at the website’s ‘‘User Tips’’ Occupational Safety and Health by employers as necessary or
link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office Administration, U.S. Department of appropriate for enforcement of the OSH
for information about materials not Labor, Room N–3653, 200 Constitution Act or for developing information
available from the website, and for Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. regarding the causes and prevention of
assistance in using the internet to locate Deliveries (hand, express mail, occupational injuries, illnesses, and
messenger, and courier service) are accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act
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docket submissions.
accepted during the Department of also requires that OSHA obtain such
V. Authority and Signature Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal information with minimum burden
Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant business hours, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., upon employers, especially those
Secretary of Labor for Occupational ET. operating small businesses, and to
Safety and Health, directed the Instructions: All submissions must reduce to the maximum extent feasible
preparation of this notice. The authority include the Agency name and the OSHA unnecessary duplication of efforts in
for this notice is the Paperwork docket number (OSHA–2011–0194) for obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
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The information collection IV. Public Participation—Submission of et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order
requirements specified in the Cotton Comments on This Notice and Internet No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912).
Dust Standard protect workers from the Access to Comments and Submissions Signed at Washington, DC, on January 8,
adverse health effects that may result 2018.
from their exposure to cotton dust. The You may submit comments in
response to this document as follows: Loren Sweatt,
major information collection Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
requirements of the Cotton Dust (1) Electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov, which is the Occupational Safety and Health.
Standard include: Performing exposure [FR Doc. 2018–00393 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am]
monitoring, including initial, periodic, Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by
and additional monitoring; notifying facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
each worker of their exposure comments, attachments, and other
monitoring results either in writing or material must identify the Agency name
by posting; implementing a written and the OSHA docket number for the OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
compliance program; and establishing a ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2011–0194). BUDGET
respiratory protection program in accord You may supplement electronic
submissions by uploading document Request for Information
with OSHA’s Respiratory Protection
Standard (29 CFR 1910.134). files electronically. If you wish to mail AGENCY: Office of Information and
additional materials in reference to an Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Office of
II. Special Issues for Comment electronic or facsimile submission, you Management and Budget.
must submit them to the OSHA Docket
OSHA has a particular interest in ACTION: Request for information.
Office (see the section of this notice
comments on the following issues:
titled ADDRESSES). The additional SUMMARY: The Chief Statistician of the
• Whether the proposed information materials must clearly identify your
collection requirements are necessary United States and the Statistical and
electronic comments by your name, Science Policy Branch (SSP) in the U.S.
for the proper performance of the date, and the docket number so the
Agency’s functions, including whether Office of Management and Budget
Agency can attach them to your (OMB) seek to establish priorities and
the information is useful; comments. coordinate research efforts across the
• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of Because of security procedures, the Federal Statistical System to focus on
the burden (time and costs) of the use of regular mail may cause a improving federal statistics. In
information collection requirements, significant delay in the receipt of particular, a priority has been placed on
including the validity of the comments. For information about using new techniques and
methodology and assumptions used; security procedures concerning the methodologies based on combining data
• The quality, utility, and clarity of delivery of materials by hand, express from multiple sources. To support this
the information collected; and delivery, messenger, or courier service, effort, information is requested on: (1)
• Ways to minimize the burden on please contact the OSHA Docket Office Current and emerging techniques for
employers who must comply. For at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889– linking and analyzing combined data;
example, by using automated or other 5627). (2) on-going research on methods to
technological information collection Comments and submissions are describe the quality of statistical
and transmission techniques. posted without change at http:// products that result from these
III. Proposed Actions www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA techniques; (3) computational
cautions commenters about submitting frameworks and systems for conducting
OSHA is requesting to decrease its personal information such as social such work; (4) privacy or confidentiality
current burden hours from 21,549 to security numbers and dates of birth. issues that may arise from combining
9,532 hours, a total decrease of 12,017 Although all submissions are listed in such data; and (5) suggestions for
hours. The decrease was due to a the http://www.regulations.gov index, additional research in those or related
decrease in the number of exposed some information (e.g., copyrighted areas. While there are regulatory and
employees from 11,786 to 4,957. In material) is not publicly available to statutory constraints on combining data
addition, there was a $1,555,336 read or download from this website. within the federal government, the
decrease in the overall cost of medical All submissions, including information sought concerns how best
exams (from $2,896,328 to $1,340,992), copyrighted material, are available for to combine data once they are accessed
as a result of a decrease in the number inspection and copying at the OSHA appropriately and successfully. The
of medical exams. Docket Office. Information on using the intent is for the research to inform the
Type of Review: Extension of a http://www.regulations.gov website to adoption of revised statistical standards
currently approved collection. submit comments and access the docket regarding the use of such combined data
Title: Cotton Dust Standard (29 CFR is available at the website’s ‘‘User Tips’’ for federal purposes, including but not
1910.1043). link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office limited to the production of principal
OMB Control Number: 1218–0061. for information about materials not key economic indicators and
Affected Public: Business or other for- available from the website and for demographic statistical products.
profits. assistance in using the internet to locate DATES: Submit written comments within
Number of Respondents: 5,474. docket submissions. 60 days of publication date.
ADDRESSES: All responses must be
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Frequency of Responses: On occasion. V. Authority and Signature
submitted electronically to the
Total Responses: 25,712. Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant following email address: FN-OMB-
Average Time per Response: Various. Secretary of Labor for Occupational Combined-Data-RFI@omb.eop.gov.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 9,532 Safety and Health, directed the You will receive an electronic
hours. preparation of this notice. The authority confirmation acknowledging receipt of
Estimated Cost (Operation and for this notice is the Paperwork your response, but will not receive
Maintenance): $0. Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 individualized feedback.
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Request for public comments. | |
| Dates | Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by March 13, 2018. | |
| Contact | Charles McCormick or Theda Kenney, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, telephone (202) 693-2222. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 1633 |
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