83 FR 45283 - The Cadmium in General Industry 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 173 (September 6, 2018)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 173 (September 6, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-19288 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 45283-45284] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-19288] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2012-0005] The Cadmium in General Industry 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 the proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements contained in the Cadmium in General Industry Standard. DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by November 5, 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-2012-0005, 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 OSHA 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-2012-0005) 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 above address. 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 Christie Garner at (202) 693-2222 to obtain a copy of the ICR. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Mockler or Christie Garner, 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 process 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 (PRA-95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that information is in the desired format, the reporting burden (time and costs) is minimal, the collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA's estimate of the information collection burden is accurate. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (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 (see 29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also requires OSHA to obtain such information with a minimum burden upon employers, especially those operating small businesses, and to reduce to the maximum extent feasible unnecessary duplication of effort in obtaining said information (see 29 U.S.C. 657). 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. The information collection requirements specified in the Cadmium in General Industry Standard protect workers from the adverse health effects that may result from their exposure to cadmium. The major information collection requirements of the standard include: conducting worker exposure monitoring, notifying workers of their cadmium exposures, implementing a written compliance program, implementing medical surveillance of workers, providing examining physicians with specific information, ensuring that workers receive a copy of their medical surveillance results, maintaining workers' exposure monitoring and medical surveillance records for specific periods, and providing access to these records to the workers who are the subject of the records, the worker's representative, and other designated parties. The agency is requesting a burden hour adjustment decrease of 2,636 (from 75,998 to 73,362 hours). The agency estimates a decrease of exposed workers in the cross-industry sectors as well as in the specific-industry sectors. On the other hand, the number of plants is estimated to increase slightly in both sectors. As a result, the operation and maintenance costs have increased from $4,799,475 to $5,453,858, a total increase of $654,383, due to increased costs for exposure monitoring sampling and medical exams. III. Proposed Actions Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Title: Cadmium in General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1027). OMB Control Number: 1218-0185. Affected Public: Business or other for-profits. Number of Respondents: 50,679. Frequency: On occasion; Quarterly; Biennially; Semi-annually; Annually. Average Time per Response: Varies. Estimated Number of Responses: 208,899. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 73,362. [[Page 45284]] Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $2,312,424. 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 (Docket No. OSHA-2012-0005) for the ICR. 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 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 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 August 30, 2018. Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2018-19288 Filed 9-5-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-26-P
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Docket: To read or download the burden (time and costs) of the
comments or other material in the information collection requirements,
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov including the validity of the
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR or the OSHA Docket Office at the above methodology and assumptions used;
address. All documents in the docket • The quality, utility, and clarity of
Occupational Safety and Health (including this Federal Register notice) the information collected; and
Administration are listed in the http:// • Ways to minimize the burden on
www.regulations.gov index; however, employers who must comply—for
[Docket No. OSHA–2012–0005] some information (e.g., copyrighted example, by using automated or other
material) is not publicly available to technological information collection
The Cadmium in General Industry and transmission techniques.
Standard; Extension of the Office of read or download through the website.
All submissions, including copyrighted The information collection
Management and Budget’s (OMB) requirements specified in the Cadmium
Approval of Information Collection material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. in General Industry Standard protect
(Paperwork) Requirements workers from the adverse health effects
You may also contact Christie Garner at
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health (202) 693–2222 to obtain a copy of the that may result from their exposure to
Administration (OSHA), Labor. ICR. cadmium. The major information
ACTION: Request for public comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
collection requirements of the standard
Thomas Mockler or Christie Garner, include: conducting worker exposure
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public Directorate of Standards and Guidance, monitoring, notifying workers of their
comments concerning the proposal to OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, cadmium exposures, implementing a
extend OMB approval of the telephone (202) 693–2222. written compliance program,
information collection requirements implementing medical surveillance of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
contained in the Cadmium in General workers, providing examining
Industry Standard. I. Background physicians with specific information,
DATES: Comments must be submitted ensuring that workers receive a copy of
The Department of Labor, as part of its
(postmarked, sent, or received) by their medical surveillance results,
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
November 5, 2018. maintaining workers’ exposure
and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
monitoring and medical surveillance
ADDRESSES: conducts a preclearance process to
Electronically: You may submit records for specific periods, and
provide the public with an opportunity
comments and attachments providing access to these records to the
to comment on proposed and
electronically at http:// workers who are the subject of the
continuing information collection
www.regulations.gov, which is the records, the worker’s representative, and
requirements in accordance with the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the other designated parties.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 The agency is requesting a burden
instructions online for submitting (PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This hour adjustment decrease of 2,636 (from
comments. program ensures that information is in 75,998 to 73,362 hours). The agency
Facsimile: If your comments, the desired format, the reporting burden estimates a decrease of exposed workers
including attachments, are not longer (time and costs) is minimal, the in the cross-industry sectors as well as
than 10 pages you may fax them to the collection instruments are clearly in the specific-industry sectors. On the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. understood, and OSHA’s estimate of the other hand, the number of plants is
Mail, hand delivery, express mail, information collection burden is estimated to increase slightly in both
messenger, or courier service: When accurate. The Occupational Safety and sectors. As a result, the operation and
using this method, you must submit a Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. maintenance costs have increased from
copy of your comments and attachments 651 et seq.) authorizes information $4,799,475 to $5,453,858, a total
to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. collection by employers as necessary or increase of $654,383, due to increased
OSHA–2012–0005, Occupational Safety appropriate for enforcement of the OSH costs for exposure monitoring sampling
and Health Administration, U.S. Act or for developing information and medical exams.
Department of Labor, Room N–3653, regarding the causes and prevention of
200 Constitution Avenue NW, occupational injuries, illnesses, and III. Proposed Actions
Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries accidents (see 29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Type of Review: Extension of a
(hand, express mail, messenger, and Act also requires OSHA to obtain such currently approved collection.
courier service) are accepted during the information with a minimum burden Title: Cadmium in General Industry
OSHA Docket Office’s normal business upon employers, especially those (29 CFR 1910.1027).
hours, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ET. operating small businesses, and to OMB Control Number: 1218–0185.
Instructions: All submissions must reduce to the maximum extent feasible Affected Public: Business or other for-
include the agency name and the OSHA unnecessary duplication of effort in profits.
docket number (OSHA–2012–0005) for obtaining said information (see 29 Number of Respondents: 50,679.
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the Information Collection Request U.S.C. 657). Frequency: On occasion; Quarterly;
(ICR). All comments, including any Biennially; Semi-annually; Annually.
personal information you provide, are II. Special Issues for Comment
Average Time per Response: Varies.
placed in the public docket without OSHA has a particular interest in Estimated Number of Responses:
change, and may be made available comments on the following issues: 208,899.
online at http://www.regulations.gov. • Whether the proposed information Estimated Total Burden Hours:
For further information on submitting collection requirements are necessary 73,362.
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Estimated Cost (Operation and et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order oral presentation at the meeting, or
Maintenance): $2,312,424. No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). participate in the meeting via telephone,
Signed at Washington, DC, on August 30, you must register using this link https://
IV. Public Participation—Submission of
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Comments on This Notice and Internet
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(1) Electronically at http:// [FR Doc. 2018–19288 Filed 9–5–18; 8:45 am]
Participants may speak and pass out
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written materials, but there will not be
Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by an opportunity to give an electronic
facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All presentation. Actual times provided for
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presentation will depend on the number
material must identify the agency name Occupational Safety and Health of requests, but no more than 10
and the OSHA docket number (Docket Administration minutes per participant. There is no fee
No. OSHA–2012–0005) for the ICR. You to register for the public meeting.
may supplement electronic submissions [Docket No. OSHA–2018–0005]
Registration on the day of the public
by uploading document files meeting will be permitted on a space-
electronically. If you wish to mail Whistleblower Protection; Public
Meeting available basis beginning at 12:00 p.m.
additional materials in reference to an ET. After reviewing the requests to
electronic or facsimile submission, you AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health present, we will contact each
must submit them to the OSHA Docket Administration (OSHA), Labor. participant prior to the meeting with the
Office (see the section of this notice approximate time that the participant’s
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
titled ADDRESSES). The additional presentation is scheduled to begin.
materials must clearly identify SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
electronic comments by your name, Health Administration (OSHA) is
date, and the docket number so that the For press inquiries: Mr. Frank
announcing a public meeting to solicit Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
agency can attach them to your comments and suggestions from
comments. Communications, U.S. Department of
stakeholders in the financial industry, Labor; telephone (202) 693–1999; email
Because of security procedures, the including employers, employees, and
use of regular mail may cause a meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
representatives of employers and For general information: Mr. Anthony
significant delay in the receipt of employees, on issues facing the agency
comments. For information about Rosa, Deputy Director, OSHA
in its administration of the Directorate of Whistleblower Protection
security procedures concerning the whistleblower protection provisions of
delivery of materials by hand, express Programs, U.S. Department of Labor;
the Consumer Financial Protection Act telephone (202) 693–2199; email
delivery, messenger, or courier service, of 2010, Section 1057 of the Dodd-Frank
please contact the OSHA Docket Office osha.dwpp@dol.gov.
Wall Street Reform and Consumer
at (202) 693–2350; TTY (877) 889–5627. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Protection Act of 2010, and the
Comments and submissions are Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Scope of Meeting
posted without change at http://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA DATES: The public meeting will be held OSHA is interested in obtaining
cautions commenters about submitting on October 16, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to information from the public on key
personal information such as social 3:00 p.m. ET. Persons interested in issues facing the agency’s whistleblower
security numbers and dates of birth. attending the meeting must register by program. This meeting is the second in
Although all submissions are listed in September 30, 2018. In addition, a series of meetings requesting public
the http://www.regulations.gov index, comments relating to the ‘‘Scope of input on this program. For this meeting,
some information (e.g., copyrighted Meeting’’ section of this document must OSHA is focusing on issues relating to
material) is not publicly available to be submitted in written or electronic whistleblower protection in the
read or download through this website. form by October 9, 2018. financial industry. In particular, the
All submissions, including copyrighted ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be agency invites input on the following:
material, are available for inspection held in Room N–4437 A–B, U.S. 1. How can OSHA deliver better
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution whistleblower customer service?
Information on using the http:// Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. 2. What kind of assistance can OSHA
www.regulations.gov website to submit Written Comments: Submit written provide to help explain the
comments and access the docket is comments to the OSHA Docket Office, whistleblower laws it enforces?
available at the website’s ‘‘User Tips’’ Docket No. OSHA–2018–0005, Room N–
3653, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Request for Comments
link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office
for information about materials not Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, Regardless of attendance at the public
available through the website, and for DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2350. meeting, interested persons may submit
assistance in using the internet to locate You may submit materials, including written or electronic comments (see
docket submissions. attachments, electronically at http:// ADDRESSES). Submit a single copy of
www.regulations.gov, which is the electronic comments or two paper
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V. Authority and Signature Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the copies of any mailed comments, except
Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant on-line instructions for submissions. All that individuals may submit one paper
Secretary of Labor for Occupational comments should be identified with copy. To permit time for interested
Safety and Health, directed the Docket No. OSHA–2018–0005. persons to submit data, information, or
preparation of this notice. The authority Registration To Attend and/or To views on the issues in the ‘‘Scope of
for this notice is the Paperwork Participate in the Meeting: If you wish Meeting’’ section of this notice, submit
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 to attend the public meeting, make an comments by October 9, 2018. Please
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| Contact | Thomas Mockler or Christie Garner, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, telephone (202) 693-2222. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 45283 |
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