83_FR_2476 83 FR 2465 - Coke Oven Emissions Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements

83 FR 2465 - Coke Oven Emissions 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 11 (January 17, 2018)

Page Range2465-2466
FR Document2018-00704

OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements specified by the Coke Oven Emissions Standard.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2465-2466]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00704]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0181]


Coke Oven Emissions 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 OMB approval of the information collection requirements 
specified by the Coke Oven Emissions Standard.

DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by 
March 19, 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, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0181, 
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-2011-0181) 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 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 or email: https://www.regulations.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork

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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 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 effort in obtaining information (29 
U.S.C. 657).
    The information collection requirements in the Coke Oven Emissions 
Standard provide protection for workers from the adverse health effects 
associated with exposure to coke oven emissions. In this regard, the 
Coke Oven Emissions Standard requires employers to monitor workers' 
exposure to coke oven emissions, monitor worker health, and provide 
workers with information about their exposures and the health effects 
of exposure to coke oven emissions.

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 to 
protect workers, 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 a slight adjustment decrease of 148 burden 
hours (from 51,792 hours to 51,644). The adjustment decrease is due to 
an increase in the total number of workers identified in (NAICS 
331111). 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: Coke Oven Emissions Standard (29 CFR 1910.1029).
    OMB Control Number: 1218-0128.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
    Number of Respondents: 3,984.
    Number of Responses: 40,939.
    Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
    Average Time per Response: Various.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 51,644.
    Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $969,307.

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 the ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2011-0181. You 
may supplement electronic submissions by uploading document files 
electronically. If you wish to mail additional materials in reference 
to an electronic or a 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 
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 10, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:        If              Facility the applicant will be working,                   Electronically: You may submit
                                               you have additional comments                            the applicant’s personal information,                  comments and attachments
                                               especially on the estimated public                      prior employment verification,                         electronically at http://
                                               burden or associated response time,                     employment performance and current                     www.regulations.gov, which is the
                                               suggestions, or need a copy of the                      financial status. The information allows               Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
                                               proposed information collection                         the selecting official to hire applicants              instructions online for submitting
                                               instrument with instructions or                         with a strong history of employment                    comments.
                                               additional information, please contact                  performance and financial                                 Facsimile: If your comments,
                                               Nicole Timmons either by mail at CG–                    responsibility. The questions on this                  including attachments, are not longer
                                               3, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20530–                    form have been developed from the                      than 10 pages, you may fax them to the
                                               0001, by email at Nicole.Timmons@                       OPM, MSPB and DOJ ‘‘Best Practice’’                    OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
                                               usdoj.gov, or by telephone at 202–236–                  guidelines for reference checking.                        Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
                                               2646.                                                      5. An estimate of the total number of               messenger, or courier service: When
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written                      respondents and the amount of time                     using this method, you must submit a
                                               comments and suggestions from the                       estimated for an average respondent to                 copy of your comments and attachments
                                               public and affected agencies concerning                 respond: An estimated 750 respondents                  to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
                                               the proposed collection of information                  will utilize the form, and it will take                OSHA–2011–0181, Occupational Safety
                                               are encouraged. Your comments should                    each respondent approximately 60                       and Health Administration, U.S.
                                               address one or more of the following                    minutes to complete the form.                          Department of Labor, Room N–3653,
                                               four points:                                               6. An estimate of the total public                  200 Constitution Avenue NW,
                                               —Evaluate whether the proposed                          burden (in hours) associated with the                  Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries
                                                  collection of information is necessary               collection: The estimated annual public                (hand, express mail, messenger, and
                                                  for the proper performance of the                    burden associated with this collection is              courier service) are accepted during the
                                                  functions of the USMS, including                     750 hours, which is equal to 750 (total                Department of Labor’s and Docket
                                                  whether the information will have                    # of annual responses) * 60 minutes.                   Office’s normal business hours, 10:00
                                                  practical utility;                                      If additional information is required               a.m. to 3:00 p.m., e.t.
                                               —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s                  contact: Melody Braswell, Department                      Instructions: All submissions must
                                                  estimate of the burden of the                        Clearance Officer, United States                       include the Agency name and OSHA
                                                  proposed collection of information,                  Department of Justice, Justice                         docket number (OSHA–2011–0181) for
                                                  including the validity of the                        Management Division, Policy and                        the Information Collection Request
                                                  methodology and assumptions used;                    Planning Staff, Two Constitution                       (ICR). All comments, including any
                                               —Evaluate whether and if so how the                     Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A,                      personal information you provide, are
                                                  quality, utility, and clarity of the                 Washington, DC 20530.                                  placed in the public docket without
                                                  information to be collected can be                     Dated: January 11, 2018.                             change, and may be made available
                                                  enhanced; and                                                                                               online at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                                                                       Jake Bishop-Green,
                                               —Minimize the burden of the collection                                                                         For further information on submitting
                                                                                                       Acting Department Clearance Officer for PRA,
                                                  of information on those who are to                                                                          comments, see the ‘‘Public
                                                                                                       U.S. Department of Justice.
                                                  respond, including through the use of                                                                       Participation’’ heading in the section of
                                                                                                       [FR Doc. 2018–00654 Filed 1–16–18; 8:45 am]
                                                  appropriate automated, electronic,                                                                          this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
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                                                                                                                                                              INFORMATION.
                                                  mechanical, or other technological
                                                  collection techniques or other forms                                                                           Docket: To read or download
                                                  of information technology, e.g.,                                                                            comments or other material in the
                                                                                                       DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                                    docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov
                                                  permitting electronic submission of
                                                  responses.                                                                                                  or the OSHA Docket Office at the
                                                                                                       Occupational Safety and Health                         address above. All documents in the
                                               Overview of This Information                            Administration                                         docket (including this Federal Register
                                               Collection                                              [Docket No. OSHA–2011–0181]                            notice) are listed in the http://
                                                 1. Type of Information Collection:                                                                           www.regulations.gov index; however,
                                               New Collection.                                         Coke Oven Emissions Standard;                          some information (e.g., copyrighted
                                                 2. The Title of the Form/Collection:                  Extension of the Office of Management                  material) is not publicly available to
                                               Preliminary Background Check Form.                      and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of                         read or download through the website.
                                                 3. The agency form number, if any,                    Information Collection (Paperwork)                     All submissions, including copyrighted
                                               and the applicable component of the                     Requirements                                           material, are available for inspection
                                               Department sponsoring the collection:                                                                          and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
                                                                                                       AGENCY:  Occupational Safety and Health                You may also contact Theda Kenney at
                                               CSO–005. The applicable component
                                                                                                       Administration (OSHA), Labor.                          the phone number below to obtain a
                                               within the Department of Justice is the
                                               USMS.                                                   ACTION: Request for public comments.                   copy of the ICR.
                                                 4. Affected public who will be asked                                                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                       SUMMARY:   OSHA solicits public
                                               or required to respond, as well as a brief                                                                     Charles McCormick or Theda Kenney,
                                                                                                       comments concerning its proposal to
                                               abstract: Primary respondents—Court                                                                            Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
                                                                                                       extend OMB approval of the
                                               Security Officers/Special Security                                                                             OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor,
                                                                                                       information collection requirements
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                                               Officer (CSO/SSO) Applicants. The                                                                              telephone (202) 693–2222 or email:
                                                                                                       specified by the Coke Oven Emissions
                                               CSO–005 Preliminary Background                                                                                 https://www.regulations.gov.
                                                                                                       Standard.
                                               Check Form is used to collect applicant                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                               information for CSO/SSO positions. The                  DATES:Comments must be submitted
                                               applicant information provided to                       (postmarked, sent, or received) by                     I. Background
                                               USMS from the Vendor gives                              March 19, 2018.                                          The Department of Labor, as part of its
                                               information about which District and                    ADDRESSES:                                             continuing effort to reduce paperwork


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                                               and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,                 hours (from 51,792 hours to 51,644).                   material) is not publicly available to
                                               conducts a preclearance consultation                    The adjustment decrease is due to an                   read or download through this website.
                                               program to provide the public with an                   increase in the total number of workers                All submissions, including copyrighted
                                               opportunity to comment on proposed                      identified in (NAICS 331111). The                      material, are available for inspection
                                               and continuing information collection                   Agency will summarize the comments                     and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
                                               requirements in accord with the                         submitted in response to this notice and               Information on using the http://
                                               Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)                   will include this summary in the                       www.regulations.gov website to submit
                                               (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program                 request to OMB.                                        comments and access the docket is
                                               ensures that information is in the                        Type of Review: Extension of a                       available at the website’s ‘‘User Tips’’
                                               desired format, reporting burden (time                  currently approved collection.                         link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office
                                               and costs) is minimal, collection                         Title: Coke Oven Emissions Standard                  for information about materials not
                                               instruments are clearly understood, and                 (29 CFR 1910.1029).                                    available from the website, and for
                                               OSHA’s estimate of the information                        OMB Control Number: 1218–0128.                       assistance in using the internet to locate
                                               collection burden is accurate. The                        Affected Public: Business or other for-              docket submissions.
                                               Occupational Safety and Health Act of                   profits.
                                                                                                         Number of Respondents: 3,984.                        V. Authority and Signature
                                               1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et
                                               seq.) authorizes information collection                   Number of Responses: 40,939.                            Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant
                                               by employers as necessary or                              Frequency of Responses: On occasion.                 Secretary of Labor for Occupational
                                                                                                         Average Time per Response: Various.                  Safety and Health, directed the
                                               appropriate for enforcement of the OSH
                                                                                                         Estimated Total Burden Hours:                        preparation of this notice. The authority
                                               Act or for developing information
                                                                                                       51,644.                                                for this notice is the Paperwork
                                               regarding the causes and prevention of                    Estimated Cost (Operation and
                                               occupational injuries, illnesses, and                                                                          Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506
                                                                                                       Maintenance): $969,307.
                                               accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act                                                                         et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order
                                               also requires that OSHA obtain such                     IV. Public Participation—Submission of                 No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912).
                                               information with minimum burden                         Comments on This Notice and Internet                     Signed at Washington, DC, on January 10,
                                               upon employers, especially those                        Access to Comments and Submissions                     2018.
                                               operating small businesses, and to                         You may submit comments in                          Loren Sweatt,
                                               reduce to the maximum extent feasible                   response to this document as follows:                  Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
                                               unnecessary duplication of effort in                    (1) Electronically at http://                          Occupational Safety and Health.
                                               obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).                  www.regulations.gov, which is the                      [FR Doc. 2018–00704 Filed 1–16–18; 8:45 am]
                                                  The information collection                           Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by                     BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
                                               requirements in the Coke Oven                           facsimile; or (3) by hard copy. All
                                               Emissions Standard provide protection                   comments, attachments, and other
                                               for workers from the adverse health                     material must identify the Agency name                 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
                                               effects associated with exposure to coke                and the OSHA docket number for the
                                               oven emissions. In this regard, the Coke                ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2011–0181. You                    Occupational Safety and Health
                                               Oven Emissions Standard requires                        may supplement electronic submissions                  Administration
                                               employers to monitor workers’ exposure                  by uploading document files                            [Docket No. OSHA–2011–0063]
                                               to coke oven emissions, monitor worker                  electronically. If you wish to mail
                                               health, and provide workers with                        additional materials in reference to an                Slings; Extension of the Office of
                                               information about their exposures and                   electronic or a facsimile submission,                  Management and Budget’s (OMB)
                                               the health effects of exposure to coke                  you must submit them to the OSHA                       Approval of Information Collection
                                               oven emissions.                                         Docket Office (see the section of this                 (Paperwork) Requirements
                                               II. Special Issues for Comment                          notice titled ADDRESSES). The additional
                                                                                                       materials must clearly identify your                   AGENCY:  Occupational Safety and Health
                                                  OSHA has a particular interest in                                                                           Administration (OSHA), Labor.
                                               comments on the following issues:                       electronic comments by your name,
                                                                                                       date, and the docket number so that the                ACTION: Request for public comments.
                                                  • Whether the proposed information
                                               collection requirements are necessary                   Agency can attach them to your
                                                                                                                                                              SUMMARY:    OSHA solicits public
                                               for the proper performance of the                       comments.
                                                                                                                                                              comments concerning its proposal to
                                               Agency’s functions to protect workers,                     Because of security procedures, the
                                                                                                                                                              extend OMB approval of the
                                               including whether the information is                    use of regular mail may cause a
                                                                                                                                                              information collection requirements
                                               useful;                                                 significant delay in the receipt of
                                                                                                                                                              contained in the Slings Standard. The
                                                  • The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of                 comments. For information about
                                                                                                                                                              collection of information (paperwork)
                                               the burden (time and costs) of the                      security procedures concerning the
                                                                                                                                                              provisions of the Standard specify
                                               information collection requirements,                    delivery of materials by hand, express
                                                                                                                                                              affixing identification tags or markings
                                               including the validity of the                           delivery, messenger, or courier service,
                                                                                                                                                              to slings, developing and maintaining
                                               methodology and assumptions used;                       please contact the OSHA Docket Office
                                                                                                                                                              inspection records, and retaining proof-
                                                  • The quality, utility, and clarity of               at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889–
                                                                                                                                                              testing certificates.
                                               the information collected; and                          5627).
                                                                                                                                                              DATES: Comments must be submitted
                                                  • Ways to minimize the burden on                        Comments and submissions are
                                               employers who must comply; for                          posted without change at http://                       (postmarked, sent, or received) by
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                                               example, by using automated or other                    www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA                   March 19, 2018.
                                               technological information collection                    cautions commenters about submitting                   ADDRESSES:
                                               and transmission techniques.                            personal information such as social                      Electronically: You may submit
                                                                                                       security numbers and dates of birth.                   comments and attachments
                                               III. Proposed Actions                                   Although all submissions are listed in                 electronically at http://
                                                  The Agency is requesting a slight                    the http://www.regulations.gov index,                  www.regulations.gov, which is the
                                               adjustment decrease of 148 burden                       some information (e.g., copyrighted                    Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRequest for public comments.
DatesComments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by March 19, 2018.
ContactCharles McCormick or Theda Kenney, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, telephone (202) 693-2222 or email: https://www.regulations.gov.
FR Citation83 FR 2465 

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