83 FR 2468 - Electrical Standards for Construction and General Industry; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of the Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 11 (January 17, 2018)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 11 (January 17, 2018)
| Page Range | 2468-2469 | |
| FR Document | 2018-00703 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 2468-2469] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-00703] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2011-0187] Electrical Standards for Construction and General Industry; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of the Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Request for public comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its request for an extension of the information collection requirements contained in the Electrical Standards for Construction and for General Industry. The Standards address safety procedures for installation and maintenance of electric utilization equipment that prevent death and serious injuries among construction and general industry workers in the workplace caused by electrical hazards. DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by March 19, 2018. ADDRESSES: Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments electronically at https://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-2011-0187, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Room N3653, 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-2011-0187) 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 https://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 https://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 https://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 address below to obtain a copy of the ICR. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Theda Kenney or Charles McCormick, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC; 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 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 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 specified by the Electrical Standards for Construction and for General Industry alert workers to the presence and types of electrical hazards in the workplace, thereby preventing serious injury and death by electrocution. The information collection requirements in these Standards involve the following: the employer using electrical equipment that is marked with the manufacturer's name, trademark, or other descriptive markings that identify the producer of the equipment, and marking the equipment with the voltage, current, wattage, or other ratings necessary; requiring each disconnecting means for motors and appliances to be marked legibly to indicate its purpose, unless located and arranged so the purpose is evident; requiring the entrances to rooms and other guarded locations containing exposed live parts to be marked with conspicuous warning signs forbidding unqualified persons from [[Page 2469]] entering; and, for construction employers only, establishing and implementing the assured equipment grounding conductor program instead of using ground-fault circuit interrupters. 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 cost) 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 proposing a decrease adjustment to the existing burden hours from 220,789 hours to 194,976 hours for the Electrical Standards for Construction and for General Industry, a total decrease of 25,813. The cost of the labels is $4.25, which increased from $3.75, a difference of 50 cents. The cost of caution and warning signs remains $10.95. The total cost over a five-year period to the employer is $25,476,949 (or $5,095,390 per year). The Agency will summarize any comments submitted in response to this notice, and will include this summary in the request to OMB to extend the approval of the information collection requirements contained in these Standards. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Title: Electrical Standards for Construction (29 CFR part 1926, subpart K) and for General Industry (29 CFR part 1910, subpart S). OMB Number: 1218-0130. Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; State, local, or tribal governments. Number of Respondents: 915,681. Frequency of Response: Occasionally. Total Responses: 2,841,370. Average Time per Response: Various. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 194,976. Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $5,095,390. 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 https://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All comments, attachments, and other materials must identify the Agency name and the OSHA docket number for the ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2011- 0187). 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 https://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 https://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 https://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 January 10, 2018. Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2018-00703 Filed 1-16-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-26-P
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security procedures concerning the General Industry. The Standards FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
delivery of materials by hand, express address safety procedures for Theda Kenney or Charles McCormick,
delivery, messenger, or courier service, installation and maintenance of electric Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
please contact the OSHA Docket Office utilization equipment that prevent death OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor,
at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889– and serious injuries among construction Washington, DC; telephone (202) 693–
5627). and general industry workers in the 2222 or email: https://
Comments and submissions are workplace caused by electrical hazards. www.regulations.gov.
posted without change at http:// DATES: Comments must be submitted SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA (postmarked, sent, or received) by
cautions commenters about submitting March 19, 2018. I. Background
personal information such as social The Department of Labor, as part of its
security numbers and dates of birth. ADDRESSES:
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
Although all submissions are listed in Electronically: You may submit
and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
the http://www.regulations.gov index, comments and attachments
conducts a preclearance consultation
some information (e.g., copyrighted electronically at https://
program to provide the public with an
material) is not publicly available to www.regulations.gov, which is the
opportunity to comment on proposed
read or download from this website. All Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
and continuing information collection
submissions, including copyrighted instructions online for submitting
requirements in accordance with the
material, are available for inspection comments.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. Facsimile: If your comments, U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
Information on using the http:// including attachments, are not longer This program ensures that
www.regulations.gov website to submit than 10 pages, you may fax them to the information is in the desired format,
comments and access the docket is OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. reporting burden (time and costs) is
available at the website’s ‘‘User Tips’’ Mail, hand delivery, express mail, minimal, collection instruments are
link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office messenger, or courier service: When clearly understood, and OSHA’s
for information about materials not using this method, you must submit a estimate of the information collection
available from the website, and for copy of your comments and attachments burden is accurate. The Occupational
assistance in using the internet to locate to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the OSH
docket submissions. OSHA–2011–0187, U.S. Department of Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) authorizes
V. Authority and Signature Labor, Occupational Safety and Health information collection by employers as
Administration, Room N3653, 200 necessary or appropriate for
Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, enforcement of the Act or for developing
Secretary of Labor for Occupational DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express information regarding the causes and
Safety and Health, directed the mail, messenger, and courier service) prevention of occupational injuries,
preparation of this notice. The authority are accepted during the Docket Office’s illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657).
for this notice is the Paperwork normal business hours, 10:00 a.m. to The OSH Act also requires that OSHA
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 3:00 p.m., ET. obtain such information with minimum
et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order Instructions: All submissions must burden upon employers, especially
No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). include the Agency name and OSHA those operating small businesses, and to
Signed at Washington, DC, on January 10, docket number (OSHA–2011–0187) for reduce to the maximum extent feasible
2018. the Information Collection Request unnecessary duplication of efforts in
Loren Sweatt, (ICR). All comments, including any obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for personal information you provide, are The information collection
Occupational Safety and Health. placed in the public docket without requirements specified by the Electrical
[FR Doc. 2018–00705 Filed 1–16–18; 8:45 am] change, and may be made available Standards for Construction and for
BILLING CODE 4510–26–P online at https://www.regulations.gov. General Industry alert workers to the
For further information on submitting presence and types of electrical hazards
comments, see the ‘‘Public in the workplace, thereby preventing
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Participation’’ heading in the section of serious injury and death by
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY electrocution. The information
Occupational Safety and Health INFORMATION. collection requirements in these
Administration
Docket: To read or download Standards involve the following: the
[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0187] comments or other material in the employer using electrical equipment
docket, go to https:// that is marked with the manufacturer’s
Electrical Standards for Construction www.regulations.gov or the OSHA name, trademark, or other descriptive
and General Industry; Extension of the Docket Office at the address above. All markings that identify the producer of
Office of Management and Budget’s documents in the docket (including this the equipment, and marking the
(OMB) Approval of the Information Federal Register notice) are listed in the equipment with the voltage, current,
Collection (Paperwork) Requirements https://www.regulations.gov index; wattage, or other ratings necessary;
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health however, some information (e.g., requiring each disconnecting means for
Administration (OSHA), Labor. copyrighted material) is not publicly motors and appliances to be marked
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ACTION: Request for public comments. available to read or download through legibly to indicate its purpose, unless
the website. All submissions, including located and arranged so the purpose is
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public copyrighted material, are available for evident; requiring the entrances to
comments concerning its request for an inspection and copying at the OSHA rooms and other guarded locations
extension of the information collection Docket Office. You may also contact containing exposed live parts to be
requirements contained in the Electrical Theda Kenney at the address below to marked with conspicuous warning signs
Standards for Construction and for obtain a copy of the ICR. forbidding unqualified persons from
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entering; and, for construction IV. Public Participation—Submission of et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order
employers only, establishing and Comments on This Notice and Internet No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912).
implementing the assured equipment Access to Comments and Submissions Signed at Washington, DC, on January 10,
grounding conductor program instead of 2018.
using ground-fault circuit interrupters. You may submit comments in
response to this document as follows: Loren Sweatt,
II. Special Issues for Comment (1) Electronically at https:// Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
www.regulations.gov, which is the Occupational Safety and Health.
OSHA has a particular interest in [FR Doc. 2018–00703 Filed 1–16–18; 8:45 am]
comments on the following issues: Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by
facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
• Whether the proposed information comments, attachments, and other
collection requirements are necessary materials must identify the Agency
for the proper performance of the name and the OSHA docket number for NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
Agency’s functions, including whether the ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2011–0187). SPACE ADMINISTRATION
the information is useful; You may supplement electronic
• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of submissions by uploading document
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the burden (time and cost) of the files electronically. If you wish to mail Notice of Intent To Grant Partially
information collection requirements, additional materials in reference to an Exclusive Term License
including the validity of the electronic or facsimile submission, you
methodology, and assumptions used; must submit them to the OSHA Docket AGENCY: National Aeronautics and
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the information collected; and titled ADDRESSES). The additional ACTION: Notice of Intent to Grant
• Ways to minimize the burden on materials must clearly identify your Partially Exclusive Term License—
employers who must comply. For electronic comments by your name, CORRECTION.
example, by using automated or other date, and the docket number so the
SUMMARY: This is an amended version of
technological information collection Agency can attach them to your
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and transmission techniques. comments.
which was published on January 3,
III. Proposed Actions Because of security procedures, the 2018, Document 2017–28388, and
use of regular mail may cause a Notice Number 17–091. There was an
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adjustment to the existing burden hours comments. For information about Out This Space’’ was added after
from 220,789 hours to 194,976 hours for security procedures concerning the ‘‘Notice of Intent to Grant Partially
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labels is $4.25, which increased from at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889– to grant a partially-exclusive term
$3.75, a difference of 50 cents. The cost 5627). license in the United States to practice
of caution and warning signs remains Comments and submissions are the invention described and claimed in
$10.95. The total cost over a five-year posted without change at https:// U.S. Patent 6,760,487 entitled,
period to the employer is $25,476,949 www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA ‘‘Estimated Spectrum Adaptive
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Type of Review: Extension of a All submissions, including copyrighted City, CA.
currently approved collection. material, are available for inspection DATES: The prospective partially-
Title: Electrical Standards for and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. exclusive term license may be granted
Construction (29 CFR part 1926, subpart Information on using the https:// unless NASA receives written
K) and for General Industry (29 CFR part www.regulations.gov website to submit objections, including evidence and
1910, subpart S). comments and access the docket is argument no later than February 1,
OMB Number: 1218–0130. available at the website’s ‘‘User Tips’’ 2018, that establish that the grant of the
Affected Public: Business or other for- link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office license would not be consistent with the
profits; Not-for-profit institutions; for information about materials not requirements regarding the licensing of
Federal Government; State, local, or available through the website, and for federally owned inventions as set forth
tribal governments. assistance in using the internet to locate in the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing
Number of Respondents: 915,681. docket submissions. regulations. Competing applications
Frequency of Response: Occasionally. V. Authority and Signature completed and received by NASA no
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later than February 1, 2018 will also be
Total Responses: 2,841,370. Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant treated as objections to the grant of the
Average Time per Response: Various. Secretary of Labor for Occupational contemplated partially exclusive
Estimated Total Burden Hours: Safety and Health, directed the license. Objections submitted in
194,976. preparation of this notice. The authority response to this notice will not be made
Estimated Cost (Operation and for this notice is the Paperwork available to the public for inspection
Maintenance): $5,095,390. Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 and, to the extent permitted by law, will
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| FR Citation | 83 FR 2468 |
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