Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Numbers Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Numbers Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

AGENCY:

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION:

Notice; announcement of OMB approval of information collection requirements.

SUMMARY:

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extended its approval for a number of information collection requirements found in sections of 29 CFR parts 1902, 1904, 1905, 1908, 1910, 1915, 1917, 1926, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, and 1956. OSHA sought approval of these requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA-95), and, as required by that Act, is announcing the approval numbers and expiration dates for these requirements.

DATES:

This notice is effective October 9, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Todd Owen or Theda Kenney, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3609, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210, telephone: (202) 693-2222.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

In a series of

Federal Register

notices, the Agency announced its requests to OMB to renew its current extensions of approvals for various information collection (paperwork) requirements in its safety and health standards and regulations pertaining to consultation agreements, general industry, shipyard employment, marine terminals, and the construction industry (i.e., 29 CFR parts 1908, 1910, 1915, 1917, and 1926), regulations for State plans (i.e., 29 CFR parts 1902, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, and 1956), regulations for variances (part 1905), and regulations for recording and reporting injuries (part 1904). In these

Federal Register

announcements, the Agency provided 60-day comment periods for the public to respond to OSHA's burden hour and cost estimates.

In accordance with PRA-95 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), OMB renewed its approval for these information collection requirements, and assigned OMB control numbers to these requirements. The table below provides the following information for each of these information collection requirements approved by OMB: The title of the

Federal Register

notice; the

Federal Register

reference (date, volume, and leading page); OMB's Control Number; and the new expiration date.

Title of the information

collection request

Date of

Federal Register

publication,

Federal Register

Reference, and OSHA Docket No.

OMB Control No.

Expiration date

Acrylonitrile Standard (29 CFR 1910.1045)

12/12/2011, 76 FR 77267, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0195

1218-0126

03/30/2015

Asbestos in Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.1101)

01/25/2012, 77 FR 3798, Docket No. OSHA-2012-0002

1218-0134

06/30/2015

Blasting and the Use of Explosives (29 CFR part 1926, subpart U)

02/17/2012, 77 FR 9703, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0747

1218-0217

08/31/2015

Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030)

11/01/2011, 76 FR 67478, Docket No. OSHA-2010-0047

1218-0180

03/31/2015

Cadmium in Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.1127)

03/16/2012, 77 FR 13357, Docket No. OSHA-2012-0004

1218-0186

08/31/2015

Cadmium in General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1027)

03/16/2012, 77 FR 13359, Docket No. OSHA-2012-0005

1218-0185

08/31/2015

Coke Oven Emissions (29 CFR 1910.1029)

08/22/2011, 76 FR 52350, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0181

1218-0128

02/20/2015

Commercial Diving Operations Standard (29 CFR part 1910, subpart T)

02/22/2011, 76 FR 9817, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0008

1218-0069

06/30/2015

Construction Standards on Posting Emergency Telephone Numbers and Floor Load Limits (29 CFR 1926.50 and 1926.250)

02/15/2011, 76 FR 8778, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0032

1218-0093

08/31/2014

Cotton Dust (29 CFR 1910.1043)

10/05/2011, 76 FR 61752, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0194

1218-0061

03/31/2015

Electrical Standards for Construction (29 CFR part 1926, subpart K) and for General Industry (29 CFR part 1910, subpart S)

11/10/2011, 76 FR 70166, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0187

1218-0130

03/31/2015

Excavations (Design of Cave-in Protection Systems) (29 CFR part 1926, subpart P)

04/06/2011, 76 FR 19129, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0057

1218-0137

12/31/2014

Fire Brigades (20 CFR 1910.156)

01/26/2011, 76 FR 4735, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0009

1218-0075

03/31/2014

Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment (29 CFR part 1915, subpart P)

01/19/2011, 76 FR 3178, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0197

1218-0248

08/31/2014

Forging Machines (29 CFR 1910.218)

05/24/2011, 76 FR 30200, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0064

1218-0228

01/31/2015

Grain Handling Facilities, (29 CFR 1910.272)

02/22/2011, 76 FR 9815, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0028

1218-0206

08/31/2014

Marine Terminals (29 CFR part 1917) and Longshoring (29 CFR part 1918)

04/26/2012, 77 FR 24990, Docket No. OSHA-2012-0016

1218-0196

08/31/2015

Material Hoists, Personnel Hoists, and Elevators (29 CFR 1926.552)

12/03/2010, 75 FR 75500, Docket No. OSHA-2010-0052

1218-0231

08/31/2014

Methylene Chloride (29 CFR 1910.1052)

09/09/2011, 76 FR 55949, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0060

1218-0179

03/31/2015

Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories (29 CFR 1910.1450)

05/04/2011, 76 FR 25376, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0059

1218-0131

03/31/2015

Occupational Safety and Health Act Variance Regulations (29 CFR 1905.10, 1095.11, and 1905.12)

02/08/2010, 75 FR 6220, Docket No. OSHA-2009-0024

1218-0265

03/31/2015

Occupational Safety and Health, Onsite Consultation Agreements (29 CFR part 1908)

06/22/2011, 76 FR 36579, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0125

1218-0110

03/31/2015

Occupational Safety and Health, State Plans

11/28/2011, 76 FR 72980, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0197

1218-0247

06/30/2015

Permit-Required Confined Spaces (29 CFR 1910.146)

12/04/2011, 76 FR 77850, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0858

1218-0203

06/30/2015

Powered Industrial Trucks Standard (29 CFR 1910.178)

04/20/2011, 76 FR 22154, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0062

1218-0242

09/30/2014

Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance (29 CFR 1910.66)

01/07/2011, 76 FR 1192, Docket No. OSHA-2010-0048

1218-0121

07/31/2014

Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (29 CFR part 1904)

01/13/2011, 76 FR 2418, Docket No. OSHA-2010-0055

1218-0176

05/31/2014

Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134)

03/14/2011, 76 FR 13668, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0027

1218-0099

01/31/2015

Servicing Multi-Piece and Single Piece Rim Wheels, (29 CFR 1910.177)

09/08/2011, 76 FR 55708, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0189

1218-0219

03/31/2015

Shipyard Employment Standards (29 CFR part 1915)

10/12/2011, 76 FR 63327, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0190

1218-0220

03/31/2015

Slings (29 CFR 1910.184)

05/11/2011, 76 FR 27367, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0063

1218-0223

03/31/2015

Standard on the Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) (29 CFR 1910.147)

02/15/2011, 76 FR 8780, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0033

1218-0150

08/31/2014

Steel Erection (29 CFR part 1926, subpart R)

03/02/2011, 76 FR 11516, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0055

1218-0241

08/31/2014

Subpart A (General Provisions) and subpart B (Confined and Enclosed Spaces and Other Dangerous Atmospheres in Shipyard Employment) (29 CFR part 1915)

03/29/2011, 76 FR 17448, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0034

1218-0011

01/31/2015

Telecommunication (29 CFR 1910.268)

10/25/2011, 76 FR 66087, Docket No. OSHA-2010-0057

1218-0225

03/31/2015

The 13 Carcinogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1003, 1915.1003, and 1926.1103, et al.)

12/08/2011, 76 FR 76768, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0860

1218-0085

06/30/2015

Underground Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.800)

02/15/2011, 76 FR 8782, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0029

1218-0067

07/31/2014

Vehicle-Mounted Elevating and Rotating Work Platforms (Aerial Lifts) (29 CFR 1910.67)

10/05/2011, 76 FR 61750, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0185

1218-0230

03/31/2015

Vertical Tandem Lifts in Marine Terminals (29 CFR part 1917)

07/12/2011, 76 FR 40935, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0066

1218-0260

02/28/2015

Vinyl Chloride Standard (29 CFR 1910.1017)

12/08/2011, 76 FR 76766, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0196

1218-0010

03/31/2015

Voluntary Protection Programs Information

03/22/2011, 76 FR 16000, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0056

1218-0239

09/30/2014

In accordance with 5 CFR 1320.5(b), an agency cannot conduct, sponsor, or require a response to a collection of information unless the collection displays a valid OMB control number and the agency informs respondents that they need not respond to the collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.

Authority and Signature

David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this notice. The authority for this notice is 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 2, 2012.

David Michaels,

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.

[FR Doc. 2012-24712 Filed 10-5-12; 8:45 am]

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