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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. ICR 1218–0203 (2005)]
Permit-Required Confined Spaces;
Extension of the Office of Management
and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Request for public comment.
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public
comment concerning its request for an
extension of the information collection
requirement contained in its Standard
on Permit-Required Confined Spaces (29
CFR 1910.146).
Comments must be submitted by
the following dates:
Hard copy: Your comments must be
submitted (postmarked or received) by
October 31, 2005.
Facsimile and electronic
transmission: Your comments must be
received by October 31, 2005.
DATES:
You may submit comments,
identified by OSHA Docket No. ICR–
1218–0203(2005), by any of the
following methods:
Regular mail, express delivery, hand
delivery, and messenger service: Submit
your comments and attachments to the
OSHA Docket Office, Room N–2625,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2350
(OSHA’s TTY number is (877) 889–
5627). OSHA Docket Office and
Department of Labor hours are 8:15 a.m.
to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
Facsimile: If your comments are 10
pages or fewer in length, including
attachments, you may fax them to the
OSHADocket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Electronic: You may submit
comments through the Internet at
https://ecomments.osha.gov. Follow
instructions on the OSHA Web page for
submitting comments.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read or download comments or
background materials, such as the
complete Information Collection
Request (ICR) (containing the
Supporting Statement, OMB–83–I Form,
and attachments), go to OSHA’s Web
page at https://www.OSHA.gov. In
addition, the ICR, comments, and
submissions are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office
at the address above. You also may
contact Theda Kenney at the address
below to obtain a copy of the ICR. For
additional information on submitting
comments, please see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theda Kenney or Todd Owen,
Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
OSHA, Room N–3609, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210,
telephone: (202) 693–2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of its
continuing efforts 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
(PRA–95) (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 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 Standard specifies a number of
collection of information requirements.
The collections of information are used
by employers and employees whenever
entry is made into permit-required
confined spaces. The following sections
describe who uses the information
collected under each requirement, as
well as how they use it. The purpose of
the information is to ensure that
employers systematically evaluate the
dangers in permit spaces before entry is
attempted and to ensure that adequate
measures are taken to make the spaces
safe for entry. In addition, the
information is needed to determine,
during an OSHA inspection by a
compliance safety and health officer, if
employers are in compliance with the
Standard.
Section 1910.146(c)(2) requires the
employer to post danger signs to inform
exposed employees of the existence and
location of, and the danger posed by,
permit spaces.
Section 1910.146(c)(4) requires the
employer to develop and implement a
written a ‘‘permit space program’’ if the
employer decides that its employees
will enter permit spaces. The written
program is to be made available for
inspection by employees and their
authorized representatives. Section
1910.146(d) provides the employer with
the requirements of a permit-required
confined space program (‘‘permit space
program’’) required under this
paragraph.
Section 1910.146(c)(5)(i)(E) requires
that the determinations and supporting
data specified by paragraphs (c)(5)(i)(A),
(c)(5)(i)(B), and (c)(5)(i)(C) of this
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section are documented by the employer
and are made available to each
employee who enters a permit space or
to that employee’s authorized
representative.
Under paragraph (c)(5)(ii)(H) of
§ 1910.146, the employer is required to
verify that the space is safe for entry and
that the pre-entry measures required by
paragraph (c)(5)(ii) of this section have
been taken, using a written certification
that contains the date, the location of
the space, and the signature of the
person providing the certification. The
certification is to be made before entry
and is required to be made available to
each employee entering the space or to
that employee’s authorized
representative.
Section 1910.146(c)(7)(iii) requires the
employer to document the basis for
determining that all hazards in a permit
space have been eliminated using a
certification that contains the date, the
location of the space, and the signature
of the person making the determination.
The certification is to be made available
to each employee entering the space or
to that employee’s authorized
representative.
Section 1910.146(c)(8)(i) requires that
the employer inform the contractor that
the workplace contains permit spaces
and that permit space entry is allowed
only through compliance with a permit
space program meeting the requirements
of this section. Section 1910.146(c)(i)(ii)
requires that the employer apprise the
contractor of the elements, including the
hazards identified and the host
employer’s experience with the space,
that make the space in question a permit
space. Section 1910.146(c)(8)(iii)
requires that the employer apprise the
contractor of any precautions or
procedures that the host employer has
implemented for the protection of
employees in or near permit spaces
where contractor personnel will be
working. Section 1910.146(c)(8)(v)
requires the employer to debrief the
contractor at the conclusion of the entry
operations regarding the permit space
program followed and regarding any
hazards confronted or created in permit
spaces during entry operations.1
Section 1910.146(c)(9)(iii) requires
that the contractor inform the host
employer of the permit space program
that the contractor will follow and of
any hazards confronted or created in
permit spaces, either through a
debriefing or during the entry
operation.1
Section 1910.146(d)(5)(vi) requires the
employer to immediately provide each
authorized entrant or that employee’s
authorized representative with the
results of any testing conducted in
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accordance with paragraph (d) of this
section.1
Section 1910.146(e)(1) requires the
employer to document the completion
of measures required by paragraph (d)(3)
by preparing an entry permit before
employee entry is authorized. Paragraph
(f) of § 1910.146 specifies the
information to be included on the entry
permit. Paragraph (e)(3) requires that the
employer make the completed permit
available at the time of entry to all
authorized entrants by posting the
permit at the entry portal or by any
other equally effective means, so that
the entrants can confirm that pre-entry
preparations have been completed.
Paragraph (e)(6) requires the employer
to retain each canceled entry permit for
at least one year.
Section 1910.146(g)(4) requires that
the employer certify that the training
required by paragraphs (g)(1) through
(g)(3) 2 has been accomplished by
preparing a written certification record.
Section 1910.146(k)(1)(iv) requires
that the employer inform each rescue
team or service of the hazards they may
confront when called on to perform
rescue at the site.
Section 1910.146(k)(2)(ii) requires
that the employer train affected
employees to perform assigned rescue
duties. The employer must ensure that
such employees successfully complete
the training required to establish
proficiency as an authorized entrant, as
provided by paragraphs (g) and (h) of
this section. Section 1910.146(k)(2)(iii)
requires that the employer train affected
employees in basic first-aid and
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
The employer shall ensure that at least
one member of the rescue team or
service holding a current certification in
first aid and CPR is available.
Section 1910.146(k)(4) requires that if
an injured entrant is exposed to a
substance for which a Material Safety
Data Sheet (MSDS) or other similar
written information is required to be
kept at the worksite, that the employer
make the MSDS or written information
1 These sections identify usual and customary
communications between employers, contractors,
and employees; therefore, they do not impose
burden hours or costs on the employer. For
example, as a matter of business practice,
information about hazards and permit-required
confined spaces, etc., would be conveyed to
contractors during initial discussions of work to be
performed.
2 The Agency concludes that the training required
under § 1910.146(g)(1) through (g)(3) and (k)(2)(i)
and (k)(2)(ii) § 1910.146(k)(iii) is written in
performance-oriented language and, thus, not
considered a collection of information under the
implementing rules and guidelines of PRA–95.
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available to the medical facility treating
the exposed entrant.3
Section § 1910.146(1)(2) requires that
employers make all information
required to be developed by this section
available to affected employees and
their authorized representatives.
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.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA proposes to extend the Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
approval of the collection of information
(paperwork) requirements contained in
the Standard on Permit-Required
Confined Spaces (29 CFR 1910.146).
The Agency 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 collection of information
requirements contained in the Standard.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved information
collection requirements.
Title: Permit-Required Confined
Spaces (29 CFR 1910.146).
OMB Number: 1218–0203.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; not-for-profit organizations;
Federal government; State, local, or
tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 238,853.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Total Responses: 9,163,736.
Average Time Per Response: Varies
from one minute (.02 hour) to maintain
a certificate to 16 hours to develop a
written permit space entry program.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
1,523,810.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): 50.
3 The burden hours and cost for MSDS
accessibility is taken under OMB Control Number
1218–0072 (the Hazard Communication Standard
(HCS) ICR).
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IV. Public Participation-Submission of
Comments on This Notice and Internet
Access to Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments and
supporting materials in response to this
notice by (1) hard copy, (2) fax
transmission (facsimile), or (3)
electronically through the OSHA Web
page. Because of security-related
problems, a significant delay may occur
in the receipt of comments by regular
mail. Please contact the OSHA Docket
Office at (202) 693–2350 (TTY (877)
889–5627) for information about
security procedures concerning the
delivery of submissions by express
delivery, hand delivery, and courier
service.
All comments, submissions and
background documents are available for
inspection and copying a the OSHA
Docket Office at the above address.
Comments and submissions posted on
OSHA’s Web page are available at
https://www.OSHA.gov. Contact the
OSHA Docket Office for information
about materials not available through
the OSHA Web page and for assistance
using the Web page to locate docket
submissions.
Electronic copies of this Federal
Register notice, as well as other relevant
documents, are available on OSHA’s
Web page. Since all submissions
become public, private information such
as social security numbers should not be
submitted.
V. Authority and Signature
Jonathan L. Snare, 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. 5–2002 (67 FR 65008).
Signed at Washington, DC, on August 25,
2005.
Jonathan L. Snare,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor.
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NARA is giving public notice
that the agency has submitted to OMB
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for approval the information collection
described in this notice. The public is
invited to comment on the proposed
information collection pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to OMB at the address below
on or before September 30, 2005 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Desk
Officer for NARA, Office of Management
and Budget, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503; fax:
202–395–5167.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the proposed information
collection and supporting statement
should be directed to Tamee Fechhelm
at telephone number 301–837–1694 or
fax number 301–837–3213.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–13), NARA invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to comment on proposed
information collections. NARA
published a notice of proposed
collection for this information collection
on June 21, 2005 (70 FR 35733 and
35734). No comments were received.
NARA has submitted the described
information collection to OMB for
approval.
In response to this notice, comments
and suggestions should address one or
more of the following points: (a)
Whether the proposed information
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of NARA;
(b) the accuracy of NARA’s estimate of
the burden of the proposed information
collection; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
information technology; and (e) whether
small businesses are affected by this
collection. In this notice, NARA is
soliciting comments concerning the
following information collection:
Title: Order Forms for U.S. Court
Records in the National Archives.
OMB Number: 3095–NEW.
Agency Form Number: NATF Forms
90, 91, 92, and 93.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
76,222.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 12,704 hours.
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Abstract: Submission of requests on a
form is necessary to handle in a timely
fashion the volume of requests received
for these records (approximately 73,334
per year for the NATF 90,
approximately 1,426 per year for the
NATF 91, approximately 1,312 per year
for the NATF 92, approximately 150 per
year for the NATF 93) and the need to
obtain specific information from the
researcher to search for the records
sought. As a convenience, the form will
allow researchers to provide credit card
information to authorize billing and
expedited mailing of the copies. NARA
is exploring the option of allowing
researchers to use Order Online! (https://
www.archives.gov/research_room/
obtain_copies/military_and_genealogy_
order_forms.html) to complete the forms
and order the copies.
Dated: August 25, 2005.
Shelly L. Myers,
Deputy Chief Information Officer.
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Committee Management Renewal
The NSF management officials having
responsibility for NSB Public Service
Award Committee (#5195) have
determined that renewing this group for
another two years is necessary and in
the public interest in connection with
the performance of duties imposed upon
the Director, National Science
Foundation by 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.
This determination follows consultation
with the Committee Management
Secretariat, General Services
Administration.
Authority for this Committee will
expire on September 4, 2005, unless
renewed. For more information contact
Susanne Bolton at (703) 292–7488.
Dated: August 26, 2005.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. ICR 1218-0203 (2005)]
Permit-Required Confined Spaces; 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 comment.
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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comment concerning its request for an
extension of the information collection requirement contained in its
Standard on Permit-Required Confined Spaces (29 CFR 1910.146).
DATES: Comments must be submitted by the following dates:
Hard copy: Your comments must be submitted (postmarked or received)
by October 31, 2005.
Facsimile and electronic transmission: Your comments must be
received by October 31, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by OSHA Docket No. ICR-
1218-0203(2005), by any of the following methods:
Regular mail, express delivery, hand delivery, and messenger
service: Submit your comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket
Office, Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2350 (OSHA's TTY number
is (877) 889-5627). OSHA Docket Office and Department of Labor hours
are 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
Facsimile: If your comments are 10 pages or fewer in length,
including attachments, you may fax them to the OSHADocket Office at
(202) 693-1648.
Electronic: You may submit comments through the Internet at https://
ecomments.osha.gov. Follow instructions on the OSHA Web page for
submitting comments.
Docket: For access to the docket to read or download comments or
background materials, such as the complete Information Collection
Request (ICR) (containing the Supporting Statement, OMB-83-I Form, and
attachments), go to OSHA's Web page at https://www.OSHA.gov. In
addition, the ICR, comments, and submissions are available for
inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office at the address above.
You also may contact Theda Kenney at the address below to obtain a copy
of the ICR. For additional information on submitting comments, please
see the ``Public Participation'' heading in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theda Kenney or Todd Owen, Directorate
of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, Room N-3609, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20210, telephone: (202) 693-2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing efforts 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 (PRA-95) (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 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 Standard specifies a number of collection of information
requirements. The collections of information are used by employers and
employees whenever entry is made into permit-required confined spaces.
The following sections describe who uses the information collected
under each requirement, as well as how they use it. The purpose of the
information is to ensure that employers systematically evaluate the
dangers in permit spaces before entry is attempted and to ensure that
adequate measures are taken to make the spaces safe for entry. In
addition, the information is needed to determine, during an OSHA
inspection by a compliance safety and health officer, if employers are
in compliance with the Standard.
Section 1910.146(c)(2) requires the employer to post danger signs
to inform exposed employees of the existence and location of, and the
danger posed by, permit spaces.
Section 1910.146(c)(4) requires the employer to develop and
implement a written a ``permit space program'' if the employer decides
that its employees will enter permit spaces. The written program is to
be made available for inspection by employees and their authorized
representatives. Section 1910.146(d) provides the employer with the
requirements of a permit-required confined space program (``permit
space program'') required under this paragraph.
Section 1910.146(c)(5)(i)(E) requires that the determinations and
supporting data specified by paragraphs (c)(5)(i)(A), (c)(5)(i)(B), and
(c)(5)(i)(C) of this
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section are documented by the employer and are made available to each
employee who enters a permit space or to that employee's authorized
representative.
Under paragraph (c)(5)(ii)(H) of Sec. 1910.146, the employer is
required to verify that the space is safe for entry and that the pre-
entry measures required by paragraph (c)(5)(ii) of this section have
been taken, using a written certification that contains the date, the
location of the space, and the signature of the person providing the
certification. The certification is to be made before entry and is
required to be made available to each employee entering the space or to
that employee's authorized representative.
Section 1910.146(c)(7)(iii) requires the employer to document the
basis for determining that all hazards in a permit space have been
eliminated using a certification that contains the date, the location
of the space, and the signature of the person making the determination.
The certification is to be made available to each employee entering the
space or to that employee's authorized representative.
Section 1910.146(c)(8)(i) requires that the employer inform the
contractor that the workplace contains permit spaces and that permit
space entry is allowed only through compliance with a permit space
program meeting the requirements of this section. Section
1910.146(c)(i)(ii) requires that the employer apprise the contractor of
the elements, including the hazards identified and the host employer's
experience with the space, that make the space in question a permit
space. Section 1910.146(c)(8)(iii) requires that the employer apprise
the contractor of any precautions or procedures that the host employer
has implemented for the protection of employees in or near permit
spaces where contractor personnel will be working. Section
1910.146(c)(8)(v) requires the employer to debrief the contractor at
the conclusion of the entry operations regarding the permit space
program followed and regarding any hazards confronted or created in
permit spaces during entry operations.\1\
Section 1910.146(c)(9)(iii) requires that the contractor inform the
host employer of the permit space program that the contractor will
follow and of any hazards confronted or created in permit spaces,
either through a debriefing or during the entry operation.\1\
Section 1910.146(d)(5)(vi) requires the employer to immediately
provide each authorized entrant or that employee's authorized
representative with the results of any testing conducted in accordance
with paragraph (d) of this section.\1\
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\1\ These sections identify usual and customary communications
between employers, contractors, and employees; therefore, they do
not impose burden hours or costs on the employer. For example, as a
matter of business practice, information about hazards and permit-
required confined spaces, etc., would be conveyed to contractors
during initial discussions of work to be performed.
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Section 1910.146(e)(1) requires the employer to document the
completion of measures required by paragraph (d)(3) by preparing an
entry permit before employee entry is authorized. Paragraph (f) of
Sec. 1910.146 specifies the information to be included on the entry
permit. Paragraph (e)(3) requires that the employer make the completed
permit available at the time of entry to all authorized entrants by
posting the permit at the entry portal or by any other equally
effective means, so that the entrants can confirm that pre-entry
preparations have been completed. Paragraph (e)(6) requires the
employer to retain each canceled entry permit for at least one year.
Section 1910.146(g)(4) requires that the employer certify that the
training required by paragraphs (g)(1) through (g)(3) \2\ has been
accomplished by preparing a written certification record.
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\2\ The Agency concludes that the training required under Sec.
1910.146(g)(1) through (g)(3) and (k)(2)(i) and (k)(2)(ii) Sec.
1910.146(k)(iii) is written in performance-oriented language and,
thus, not considered a collection of information under the
implementing rules and guidelines of PRA-95.
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Section 1910.146(k)(1)(iv) requires that the employer inform each
rescue team or service of the hazards they may confront when called on
to perform rescue at the site.
Section 1910.146(k)(2)(ii) requires that the employer train
affected employees to perform assigned rescue duties. The employer must
ensure that such employees successfully complete the training required
to establish proficiency as an authorized entrant, as provided by
paragraphs (g) and (h) of this section. Section 1910.146(k)(2)(iii)
requires that the employer train affected employees in basic first-aid
and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The employer shall ensure that
at least one member of the rescue team or service holding a current
certification in first aid and CPR is available.
Section 1910.146(k)(4) requires that if an injured entrant is
exposed to a substance for which a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) or
other similar written information is required to be kept at the
worksite, that the employer make the MSDS or written information
available to the medical facility treating the exposed entrant.\3\
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\3\ The burden hours and cost for MSDS accessibility is taken
under OMB Control Number 1218-0072 (the Hazard Communication
Standard (HCS) ICR).
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Section Sec. 1910.146(1)(2) requires that employers make all
information required to be developed by this section available to
affected employees and their authorized representatives.
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.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA proposes to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB)
approval of the collection of information (paperwork) requirements
contained in the Standard on Permit-Required Confined Spaces (29 CFR
1910.146). The Agency 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 collection of information requirements
contained in the Standard.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved information
collection requirements.
Title: Permit-Required Confined Spaces (29 CFR 1910.146).
OMB Number: 1218-0203.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; not-for-profit
organizations; Federal government; State, local, or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 238,853.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Total Responses: 9,163,736.
Average Time Per Response: Varies from one minute (.02 hour) to
maintain a certificate to 16 hours to develop a written permit space
entry program.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,523,810.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): 50.
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IV. Public Participation-Submission of Comments on This Notice and
Internet Access to Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments and supporting materials in response to
this notice by (1) hard copy, (2) fax transmission (facsimile), or (3)
electronically through the OSHA Web page. Because of security-related
problems, a significant delay may occur in the receipt of comments by
regular mail. Please contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350
(TTY (877) 889-5627) for information about security procedures
concerning the delivery of submissions by express delivery, hand
delivery, and courier service.
All comments, submissions and background documents are available
for inspection and copying a the OSHA Docket Office at the above
address. Comments and submissions posted on OSHA's Web page are
available at https://www.OSHA.gov. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for
information about materials not available through the OSHA Web page and
for assistance using the Web page to locate docket submissions.
Electronic copies of this Federal Register notice, as well as other
relevant documents, are available on OSHA's Web page. Since all
submissions become public, private information such as social security
numbers should not be submitted.
V. Authority and Signature
Jonathan L. Snare, 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. 5-
2002 (67 FR 65008).
Signed at Washington, DC, on August 25, 2005.
Jonathan L. Snare,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 05-17346 Filed 8-30-05; 8:45 am]
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