83 FR 21308 - Inorganic Arsenic 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 90 (May 9, 2018)

Page Range		21308-21309
FR Document		2018-09832

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 Inorganic Arsenic Standard.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 90 (Wednesday, May 9, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-09832]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0186]


Inorganic Arsenic 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.

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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to 
extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the 
information collection requirements specified in the Inorganic Arsenic 
Standard.

DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by 
July 9, 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 your comments and attachments 
to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0186, U.S. Department 
of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Room N-3653, 
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, 
express mail, messenger, and courier service) are accepted during the 
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 OSHA 
docket number (OSHA-2011-0186) 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 website. All submissions, 
including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and 
copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You also may contact Theda Kenney at 
the phone number below to obtain a copy of the ICR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 accordance 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 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 information collection requirements in the Inorganic Arsenic 
Standard provide protection for workers from the adverse health effects 
associated with exposure to inorganic arsenic. The Inorganic Arsenic 
Standard requires employers to: Monitor workers' exposure to inorganic 
arsenic, and notify workers of exposure-monitoring results; notify 
anyone who cleans protective clothing or equipment of inorganic arsenic 
exposure; develop, update, and maintain a housekeeping and maintenance 
plan; monitor worker health by providing medical surveillance; post 
warning signs, and apply labels to shipping and storage containers of 
inorganic arsenic; develop and maintain worker exposure monitoring and 
medical records; establish and implement written compliance programs; 
and provide workers with information about their exposures and the 
health effects of exposure to inorganic arsenic.

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

    The Agency is requesting an adjustment decrease of 1,920 burden 
hours, from 12,466 to 10,546 hours. This decrease is due to a decrease 
in the number of workers being exposed above the permissible exposure 
limit (PEL), and being exposed above the action level (AL), but below 
the PEL. There is also a decrease in the number of medical examinations 
administered annually. Therefore, this reduces the total cost burden 
for exposure monitoring sampling and medical exams from $1,350,395 to 
$1,121,959, even though the total cost has gone up for medical exams 
from $221 to $243.33.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Inorganic Arsenic Standard (29 CFR 1910.1018).
    OMB Number: 1218-0104.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
    Number of Respondents: 889.

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    Frequency of Response: On occasion; quarterly; semi-annually; 
annually.
    Total Responses: 16,463.
    Average Time per response: Various.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 10,546.
    Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $1,121,959.

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; or (3) by hard copy. All 
comments, attachments, and other material must identify the Agency name 
and the OSHA docket number for this ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2011-0186). 
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 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 through 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 through 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 May 3, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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reproduction cost) payable to the United placed in the public docket without associated with exposure to inorganic
States Treasury. change, and may be made available arsenic. The Inorganic Arsenic Standard
online at http://www.regulations.gov. requires employers to: Monitor workers’
Thomas Carroll,
For further information on submitting exposure to inorganic arsenic, and
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental comments see the ‘‘Public notify workers of exposure-monitoring
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
Participation’’ heading in the section of results; notify anyone who cleans
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY protective clothing or equipment of
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INFORMATION. inorganic arsenic exposure; develop,
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Docket: To read or download update, and maintain a housekeeping
comments or other material in the and maintenance plan; monitor worker
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov health by providing medical
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR or the OSHA Docket Office at the surveillance; post warning signs, and
address above. All documents in the apply labels to shipping and storage
Occupational Safety and Health
docket (including this Federal Register containers of inorganic arsenic; develop
Administration
notice) are listed in the http:// and maintain worker exposure
[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0186] www.regulations.gov index; however, monitoring and medical records;
some information (e.g., copyrighted establish and implement written
Inorganic Arsenic Standard; Extension material) is not publicly available to compliance programs; and provide
of the Office of Management and read or download through the website. workers with information about their
Budget’s (OMB) Approval of All submissions, including copyrighted exposures and the health effects of
Information Collection (Paperwork) material, are available for inspection exposure to inorganic arsenic.
Requirements and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
II. Special Issues for Comment
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health You also may contact Theda Kenney at
Administration (OSHA), Labor. the phone number below to obtain a OSHA has a particular interest in
ACTION: Request for public comments.
copy of the ICR. comments on the following issues:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: • Whether the proposed information
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public Theda Kenney, Directorate of Standards collection requirements are necessary
comments concerning its proposal to and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department for the proper performance of the
extend the Office of Management and of Labor, telephone (202) 693–2222. Agency’s functions, including whether
Budget’s (OMB) approval of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the information is useful;
information collection requirements • The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
specified in the Inorganic Arsenic I. Background the burden (time and costs) of the
Standard. The Department of Labor, as part of its information collection requirements,
DATES: Comments must be submitted continuing effort to reduce paperwork including the validity of the
(postmarked, sent, or received) by July and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, methodology and assumptions used;
9, 2018. conducts a preclearance consultation • The quality, utility, and clarity of
ADDRESSES: program to provide the public with an the information collected; and
Electronically: You may submit opportunity to comment on proposed • Ways to minimize the burden on
comments and attachments and continuing information collection employers who must comply; for
electronically at http:// requirements in accordance with the example, by using automated or other
www.regulations.gov, which is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 technological information collection
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program and transmission techniques.
instructions online for submitting ensures that information is in the III. Proposed Actions
comments. desired format, reporting burden (time
Facsimile: If your comments, and costs) is minimal, collection The Agency is requesting an
including attachments, are not longer instruments are clearly understood, and adjustment decrease of 1,920 burden
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA’s estimate of the information hours, from 12,466 to 10,546 hours. This
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. collection burden is accurate. The decrease is due to a decrease in the
Mail, hand delivery, express mail, Occupational Safety and Health Act of number of workers being exposed above
messenger, or courier service: When 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et the permissible exposure limit (PEL),
using this method, you must submit seq.) authorizes information collection and being exposed above the action
your comments and attachments to the by employers as necessary or level (AL), but below the PEL. There is
OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. appropriate for enforcement of the OSH also a decrease in the number of
OSHA–2011–0186, U.S. Department of Act, or for developing information medical examinations administered
Labor, Occupational Safety and Health regarding the causes and prevention of annually. Therefore, this reduces the
Administration, Room N–3653, 200 occupational injuries, illnesses, and total cost burden for exposure
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act monitoring sampling and medical
DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express also requires that OSHA obtain such exams from $1,350,395 to $1,121,959,
mail, messenger, and courier service) information with minimum burden even though the total cost has gone up
are accepted during the Docket Office’s upon employers, especially those for medical exams from $221 to $243.33.
normal business hours, 10:00 a.m. to operating small businesses, and to Type of Review: Extension of a
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3:00 p.m., ET. reduce to the maximum extent feasible currently approved collection.
Instructions: All submissions must unnecessary duplication of efforts in Title: Inorganic Arsenic Standard (29
include the Agency name and OSHA obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657). CFR 1910.1018).
docket number (OSHA–2011–0186) for The information collection OMB Number: 1218–0104.
the Information Collection Request requirements in the Inorganic Arsenic Affected Public: Business or other for-
(ICR). All comments, including any Standard provide protection for workers profits.
personal information you provide, are from the adverse health effects Number of Respondents: 889.

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Request for public comments.
Dates		Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by July 9, 2018.
Contact		Theda Kenney, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, telephone (202) 693-2222.
FR Citation		83 FR 21308

83 FR 21308 - Inorganic Arsenic Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF LABOROccupational Safety and Health Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 90 (May 9, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration