83 FR 54145 - The Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories 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 208 (October 26, 2018)

Page Range		54145-54147
FR Document		2018-23419

OSHA solicits public comments concerning the proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements contained in the Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 208 (Friday, October 26, 2018)

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0059]

The Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories
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 the proposal to

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extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements
contained in the Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in
Laboratories.

DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
December 26, 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. The OSHA Docket Office is located in N-3508.
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-2011-0059,
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-2011-0059) 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 Theda Kenney at
(202) 693-2222 to obtain a copy of the ICR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seleda Perryman or Theda Kenney,
Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor,
telephone (202) 693-2222.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a
preclearance 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 (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 (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).
The Standard entitled ``Occupational Exposure to Hazardous
Chemicals in Laboratories'' (29 CFR 1910.1450; the ``Standard'')
applies to laboratories that use hazardous chemicals in accordance with
the Standard's definitions for ``laboratory use of hazardous
chemicals'' and ``laboratory scale.'' The Standard requires these
laboratories to maintain worker exposures at or below the permissible
exposure limits specified for the hazardous chemicals in 29 CFR part
1910, subpart Z. The laboratories do so by developing a written
Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) that describes the following: Standard
operating procedures for using hazardous chemicals; hazard-control
techniques; equipment-reliability measures; worker information and
training programs; conditions under which the employer must approve
operations, procedures, and activities before implementation; and
medical consultations and examinations. The CHP also designates
personnel responsible for implementing the CHP, and specifies the
procedures to be used to provide additional protection to workers
exposed to particularly hazardous chemicals.
Other information collection requirements of the Standard include:
Documenting exposure monitoring results; notifying workers in writing
of these results; presenting specified information and training to
workers; establishing a medical surveillance program for overexposed
workers; providing required information to the physician; obtaining the
physician's written opinion on using proper respiratory equipment; and
establishing, maintaining, transferring, and disclosing exposure
monitoring and medical records. This collection of information
requirements, including the CHP, control worker overexposure to
hazardous laboratory chemicals, thereby preventing serious illnesses
and death among workers exposed to such chemicals.

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.
OSHA is requesting an adjustment increase in the existing burden
hour estimate for the collection of information requirements in the
Standard. In this regard, the agency is requesting to increase the
current burden hour estimate from 332,350 to 695,105 hours, a total
adjustment of 362,755 hours. The increase is due to an increase in the
worker and establishment estimates and underestimation of data during
the prior ICR.
OSHA will summarize the comments submitted in response to this
notice, and will include this summary in its request to OMB to extend
the approval of the information collection requirements contained in
the Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories
Standard.

III. Proposed Actions

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

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Title: Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories
(29 CFR 1910.1450).
OMB Control Number: 1218-0131.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 140,956.
Frequency: Annually; monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, on
occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies from 3 minutes to replace the
safe practice manual to 1 hour to develop a new manual.
Estimated Number of Responses: 1,782,322.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 695,105.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $79,770,481.

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-2011-0059) 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 October 19, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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information collection request; they will receptionist’s desk on the 4th floor via The public may also examine publicly
also become a matter of public record. the East elevator. available documents at USDOL—Mine
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Safety and Health Administration, 201
Roslyn B. Fontaine,
Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of 12th South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA
Certifying Officer. 22202–5452. Sign in at the receptionist’s
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
[FR Doc. 2018–23418 Filed 10–25–18; 8:45 am] desk on the 4th floor via the East
MSHA, at MSHA.information.
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collections@dol.gov (email); (202) 693– elevator.
9440 (voice); or (202) 693–9441 Questions about the information
(facsimile). collection requirements may be directed
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
INFORMATION section of this notice.
Mine Safety and Health Administration
I. Background
III. Current Actions
[OMB Control No. 1219–0051] The escape and evacuation plan
This request for collection of
required by existing standard 30 CFR
Proposed Extension of Information information contains provisions for
77.1101 is prepared by the mine
Collection; Escape and Evacuation Escape and Evacuation Plans for Surface
operator and is used by mines, MSHA,
Plans for Surface Coal Mines, Surface Coal Mines, Surface Facilities and
and persons involved in rescue and
Facilities and Surface Work Areas of Surface Work Areas of Underground
recovery operations. The plan is used to
Underground Coal Mines. Coal Mines. MSHA has updated the data
instruct employees in the proper
with respect to the number of
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health methods to evacuate structures in the
respondents, responses, burden hours,
Administration, Labor. event of a fire. MSHA inspection
and burden costs supporting this
personnel use the plan to determine
ACTION: Request for public comments. information collection request.
compliance with the standard requiring
Type of Review: Extension, without
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as a means of escape and evacuation be
change, of a currently approved
part of its continuing effort to reduce established and the requirement that
collection.
paperwork and respondent burden, employees be instructed in the
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
conducts a pre-clearance consultation procedures to follow should a fire occur.
Administration.
program to provide the general public II. Desired Focus of Comments OMB Number: 1219–0051.
and Federal agencies with an Affected Public: Business or other for-
opportunity to comment on proposed MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information profit.
collections of information in accordance Number of Respondents: 35.
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of collection related to Escape and
Evacuation Plans for Surface Coal Frequency: On occasion.
1995. This program helps to ensure that Number of Responses: 35.
requested data can be provided in the Mines, Surface Facilities and Surface
Work Areas of Underground Coal Annual Burden Hours: 150 hours.
desired format, reporting burden (time Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
and financial resources) is minimized, Mines. MSHA is particularly interested
in comments that: Cost: $0.
collection instruments are clearly Comments submitted in response to
understood, and the impact of collection • Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper this notice will be summarized and
requirements on respondents can be included in the request for Office of
properly assessed. Currently, the Mine performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the Management and Budget approval of the
Safety and Health Administration information collection request; they will
(MSHA) is soliciting comments on the information has practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s also become a matter of public record.
information collection for Escape and
Evacuation Plans for Surface Coal estimate of the burden of the collection Roslyn B. Fontaine,
Mines, Surface Facilities and Surface of information, including the validity of Certifying Officer.
Work Areas of Underground Coal the methodology and assumptions used; [FR Doc. 2018–23417 Filed 10–25–18; 8:45 am]
Mines. • Suggest methods to enhance the
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quality, utility, and clarity of the
DATES: All comments must be received information to be collected; and
on or before December 26, 2018. • Minimize the burden of the DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the collection of information on those who
information collection requirements of are to respond, including through the Occupational Safety and Health
this notice may be sent by any of the use of appropriate automated, Administration
methods listed below. electronic, mechanical, or other
• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: technological collection techniques or [Docket No. OSHA–2011–0059]
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the other forms of information technology,
The Occupational Exposure to
on-line instructions for submitting e.g., permitting electronic submission of
Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories
comments for docket number MSHA– responses.
Standard; Extension of the Office of
2018–0029. The information collection request
Management and Budget’s (OMB)
• Regular Mail: Send comments to will be available on http://
Approval of Information Collection
USDOL–MSHA, Office of Standards, www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions
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(Paperwork) Requirements
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th the commenter against providing any
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, information in the submission that AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health
VA 22202–5452. should not be publicly disclosed. Full Administration (OSHA), Labor.
• Hand Delivery: USDOL-Mine Safety comments, including personal ACTION: Request for public comments.
and Health Administration, 201 12th information provided, will be made
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, available on www.regulations.gov and SUMMARY:OSHA solicits public
VA 22202–5452. Sign in at the www.reginfo.gov. comments concerning the proposal to

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extend OMB approval of the Directorate of Standards and Guidance, to workers exposed to particularly
information collection requirements OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, hazardous chemicals.
contained in the Occupational Exposure telephone (202) 693–2222. Other information collection
to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories. requirements of the Standard include:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES: Comments must be submitted Documenting exposure monitoring
(postmarked, sent, or received) by I. Background results; notifying workers in writing of
December 26, 2018. these results; presenting specified
The Department of Labor, as part of its information and training to workers;
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit continuing effort to reduce paperwork establishing a medical surveillance
comments and attachments and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, program for overexposed workers;
electronically at http:// conducts a preclearance process to providing required information to the
www.regulations.gov, which is the provide the public with an opportunity physician; obtaining the physician’s
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the to comment on proposed and written opinion on using proper
instructions online for submitting continuing information collection respiratory equipment; and establishing,
comments. requirements in accordance with the maintaining, transferring, and disclosing
Facsimile: If your comments, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA exposure monitoring and medical
including attachments, are not longer 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This records. This collection of information
than 10 pages you may fax them to the program ensures that information is in requirements, including the CHP,
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. the desired format, the reporting burden control worker overexposure to
The OSHA Docket Office is located in (time and costs) is minimal, the hazardous laboratory chemicals, thereby
N–3508. collection instruments are clearly preventing serious illnesses and death
Mail, hand delivery, express mail, understood, and OSHA’s estimate of the among workers exposed to such
messenger, or courier service: When information collection burden is chemicals.
using this method, you must submit a accurate. The Occupational Safety and
II. Special Issues for Comment
copy of your comments and attachments Health Act of 1970 (the OSH Act) (29
to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. U.S.C. 651 et seq.) authorizes OSHA has a particular interest in
OSHA–2011–0059, Occupational Safety information collection by employers as comments on the following issues:
necessary or appropriate for • Whether the proposed information
and Health Administration, U.S.
enforcement of the OSH Act or for collection requirements are necessary
Department of Labor, Room N–3653,
developing information regarding the for the proper performance of the
200 Constitution Avenue NW,
causes and prevention of occupational agency’s functions, including whether
Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries
injuries, illnesses, and accidents (see 29 the information is useful;
(hand, express mail, messenger, and
U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also requires • The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
courier service) are accepted during the
OSHA to obtain such information with the burden (time and costs) of the
OSHA Docket Office’s normal business
a minimum burden upon employers, information collection requirements,
hours, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ET.
especially those operating small including the validity of the
Instructions: All submissions must
businesses, and to reduce to the methodology and assumptions used;
include the agency name and the OSHA • The quality, utility, and clarity of
docket number (OSHA–2011–0059) for maximum extent feasible unnecessary
duplication of effort in obtaining said the information collected; and
the Information Collection Request • Ways to minimize the burden on
(ICR). All comments, including any information (see 29 U.S.C. 657).
employers who must comply—for
personal information you provide, are The Standard entitled ‘‘Occupational example, by using automated or other
placed in the public docket without Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in technological information collection
change, and may be made available Laboratories’’ (29 CFR 1910.1450; the and transmission techniques.
online at http://www.regulations.gov. ‘‘Standard’’) applies to laboratories that OSHA is requesting an adjustment
For further information on submitting use hazardous chemicals in accordance increase in the existing burden hour
comments, see the ‘‘Public with the Standard’s definitions for estimate for the collection of
Participation’’ heading in the section of ‘‘laboratory use of hazardous chemicals’’ information requirements in the
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY and ‘‘laboratory scale.’’ The Standard Standard. In this regard, the agency is
INFORMATION. requires these laboratories to maintain requesting to increase the current
Docket: To read or download worker exposures at or below the burden hour estimate from 332,350 to
comments or other material in the permissible exposure limits specified 695,105 hours, a total adjustment of
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov for the hazardous chemicals in 29 CFR 362,755 hours. The increase is due to an
or the OSHA Docket Office at the above part 1910, subpart Z. The laboratories increase in the worker and
address. All documents in the docket do so by developing a written Chemical establishment estimates and
(including this Federal Register notice) Hygiene Plan (CHP) that describes the underestimation of data during the prior
are listed in the http:// following: Standard operating ICR.
www.regulations.gov index; however, procedures for using hazardous OSHA will summarize the comments
some information (e.g., copyrighted chemicals; hazard-control techniques; submitted in response to this notice,
material) is not publicly available to equipment-reliability measures; worker and will include this summary in its
read or download through the website. information and training programs; request to OMB to extend the approval
All submissions, including copyrighted conditions under which the employer
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of the information collection
material, are available for inspection must approve operations, procedures, requirements contained in the
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. and activities before implementation; Occupational Exposure to Hazardous
You may also contact Theda Kenney at and medical consultations and Chemicals in Laboratories Standard.
(202) 693–2222 to obtain a copy of the examinations. The CHP also designates
ICR. personnel responsible for implementing III. Proposed Actions
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the CHP, and specifies the procedures to Type of Review: Extension of a
Seleda Perryman or Theda Kenney, be used to provide additional protection currently approved collection.

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Action		Request for public comments.
Dates		Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by December 26, 2018.
Contact		Seleda Perryman or Theda Kenney, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, telephone (202) 693-2222.
FR Citation		83 FR 54145

83 FR 54145 - The Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories 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 208 (October 26, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration