Addenda to the Memorandum of Understanding: To Formalize the Working Relationship Between the Department of Energy and the Department of Labor (August 28, 1992), 39977-39978 [E9-19070]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0019]
Addenda to the Memorandum of
Understanding: To Formalize the
Working Relationship Between the
Department of Energy and the
Department of Labor (August 28, 1992)
AGENCY: The Department of Labor,
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA).
ACTION: Addenda to Memorandum of
Understanding between the Department
of Labor and the Department of Energy:
the transfer of two existing buildings
and two other parcels of land located at
the East Tennessee Technology Park in
Oak Ridge, Tennessee; transfer of
employee safety and health authority
from the Department of Energy (DOE) to
the Tennessee Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (TOSHA).
SUMMARY: This document is a notice of
addenda to the 1992 interagency
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
between the U.S. Department of Labor
and the U.S. Department of Energy. That
MOU states that DOE has exclusive
authority over the occupational safety
and health of contractor employees at
DOE Government-Owned and
Contractor-Operated facilities (GOCOs).
In addition, the MOU between the
departments dated July 25, 2000, on
safety and health enforcement at
privatized facilities and operations,
provides that OSHA has regulatory
authority over occupational safety and
health at certain privatized facilities and
operations on land formerly under the
control of DOE. This action is taken in
accordance with the July 25, 2000 MOU,
which establishes specific interagency
procedures for the transfer of
occupational safety and health coverage
for such privatized facilities and
operations from DOE to OSHA and state
agencies acting under state plans
approved by OSHA pursuant to section
18 of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act), 29 U.S.C.
667. The MOUs may be found on the
internet via the OSHA Web page
https://www.osha.gov under the ‘‘D’’ for
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Department of Energy Transition
Activities.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date
of the Addenda to the Memorandum of
Understanding is August 10, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
MaryAnn Garrahan, Director, Office of
Technical Programs and Coordination
Activities, Directorate of Technical
Support and Emergency Management,
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration,
Room N–3655, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210;
telephone (202) 693–2110. Access
electronic copies of this notice at
OSHA’s Web site: https://www.osha.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) and the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) of the U.S.
Department of Labor entered into a
MOU on August 10, 1992, delineating
regulatory authority over the
occupational safety and health of
contractor employees at DOE
government-owned or leased,
contractor-operated (GOCO) facilities. In
general, the MOU recognizes that DOE
exercises statutory authority under
section 161(f) of the Atomic Energy Act
of 1954, as amended, [42 U.S.C. 2201(f)],
relating to the occupational safety and
health of private-sector employees at
these facilities.
Section 4(b)(1) of the OSH Act of
1970, 29 U.S.C. 653(b)(1), exempts from
OSHA authority working conditions
with respect to which other federal
agencies have exercised statutory
authority to prescribe or enforce
standards or regulations affecting
occupational safety or health. The 1992
MOU acknowledges DOE’s extensive
program for the regulation of contractor
health and safety, which requires
contractor compliance with all OSHA
standards as well as additional
requirements prescribed by DOE, and
concludes with an agreement by the
agencies that the provisions of the OSH
Act will not apply to GOCO sites for
which DOE has exercised its authority
to regulate occupational safety and
health under the Atomic Energy Act.
In light of DOE’s policy emphasis on
privatization activities, OSHA and DOE
entered into a second MOU on July 25,
2000 that establishes interagency
procedures to address regulatory
authority for occupational safety and
health at specified privatized facilities
and operations on sites formerly
controlled by DOE. The 2000 MOU
covers facilities and operations on lands
no longer controlled by DOE, which are
not conducting activities for or on
behalf of DOE and where there is no
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likelihood that any employee exposure
to radiation from DOE sources would be
25 millirems per year (mrem/yr) or
more.
In a letter dated April 9, 2009, DOE
requested that OSHA or, as appropriate,
TOSHA accept occupational safety and
health regulatory authority over
employees at the East Tennessee
Technology Park at two existing
buildings known as K–1652, a fire
station owned and operated by the City
of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and K–1515,
the water treatment plant owned and
operated by the city, as well as two
other parcels of land known as ED–5
East and ED–7, transferred to the
Community Reuse Organization of East
Tennessee (CROET), pursuant to the
MOU on Safety and Health Enforcement
at Privatized Facilities and Operations
dated July 25, 2000.
OSHA’s Regional Office in Atlanta,
Georgia, working with the OSHA
Nashville Area Office, and the TOSHA,
determined that TOSHA is willing to
accept authority over the occupational
safety and health of employees at the
two existing buildings and the two other
parcels of land at the East Tennessee
Technology Park in Oak Ridge,
Tennessee that were transferred by deed
to the City of Oak Ridge and CROET,
respectively. In a letter from OSHA to
DOE dated May 13, 2009, OSHA stated
that TOSHA is satisfied with DOE
assurances that (1) there is no likelihood
that any employee at these facilities will
be exposed to radiation levels that will
be 25 millirems per year (mrem/yr) or
more, and (2) transfer of authority to
TOSHA is free from regulatory gaps, and
does not diminish the safety and health
protection of the employees. According
to this letter, TOSHA therefore accepted
and maintains health and safety
regulatory authority over employees at
buildings K–165 (fire station) and K–
1515 (water treatment plant), as well as
parcels ED–5 East and ED–7.
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Authority and Signature
Jordan Barab, Acting Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210, directed the
preparation of this notice. This Federal
Register notice provides public notice
and serves as an addendum to the 1992
OSHA/DOE MOU. This action is taken
pursuant to section 8(g) of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 (29 U.S.C. 657(g)) and Secretary of
Labor’s Order No. 5–2007 (72 FR
31159).
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Signed at Washington, DC, on August 4,
2009.
Jordan Barab,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0021]
Benzene 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 comment.
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public
comment concerning its proposal to
extend OMB approval of the
information collection requirements
specified in the Standard on Benzene
(29 CFR 1910.1028).
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
October 9, 2009.
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
three copies of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office,
Docket No. OSHA–2009–0021, U.S.
Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration,
Room N–2625, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Deliveries (hand, express mail,
messenger, and courier service) are
accepted during the Department of
Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal
business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.,
e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number for the Information
Collection Request (ICR) (OSHA–2009–
0021). 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.
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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 Web site.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
You may also contact Todd Owen or
Jamaa Hill at the address below to
obtain a copy of the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Todd Owen or Jamaa Hill, Directorate of
Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S.
Department of Labor, 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 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 OSH
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 in Benzene
Standard protect workers from the
adverse health effects that may result
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0019]
Addenda to the Memorandum of Understanding: To Formalize the
Working Relationship Between the Department of Energy and the
Department of Labor (August 28, 1992)
AGENCY: The Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA).
ACTION: Addenda to Memorandum of Understanding between the Department
of Labor and the Department of Energy: the transfer of two existing
buildings and two other parcels of land located at the East Tennessee
Technology Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee; transfer of employee safety
and health authority from the Department of Energy (DOE) to the
Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA).
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SUMMARY: This document is a notice of addenda to the 1992 interagency
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Department of Labor
and the U.S. Department of Energy. That MOU states that DOE has
exclusive authority over the occupational safety and health of
contractor employees at DOE Government-Owned and Contractor-Operated
facilities (GOCOs). In addition, the MOU between the departments dated
July 25, 2000, on safety and health enforcement at privatized
facilities and operations, provides that OSHA has regulatory authority
over occupational safety and health at certain privatized facilities
and operations on land formerly under the control of DOE. This action
is taken in accordance with the July 25, 2000 MOU, which establishes
specific interagency procedures for the transfer of occupational safety
and health coverage for such privatized facilities and operations from
DOE to OSHA and state agencies acting under state plans approved by
OSHA pursuant to section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1970 (OSH Act), 29 U.S.C. 667. The MOUs may be found on the internet
via the OSHA Web page https://www.osha.gov under the ``D'' for
Department of Energy Transition Activities.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the Addenda to the
Memorandum of Understanding is August 10, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MaryAnn Garrahan, Director, Office of
Technical Programs and Coordination Activities, Directorate of
Technical Support and Emergency Management, U.S. Department of Labor,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Room N-3655, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-
2110. Access electronic copies of this notice at OSHA's Web site:
https://www.osha.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the U.S.
Department of Labor entered into a MOU on August 10, 1992, delineating
regulatory authority over the occupational safety and health of
contractor employees at DOE government-owned or leased, contractor-
operated (GOCO) facilities. In general, the MOU recognizes that DOE
exercises statutory authority under section 161(f) of the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954, as amended, [42 U.S.C. 2201(f)], relating to the
occupational safety and health of private-sector employees at these
facilities.
Section 4(b)(1) of the OSH Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. 653(b)(1),
exempts from OSHA authority working conditions with respect to which
other federal agencies have exercised statutory authority to prescribe
or enforce standards or regulations affecting occupational safety or
health. The 1992 MOU acknowledges DOE's extensive program for the
regulation of contractor health and safety, which requires contractor
compliance with all OSHA standards as well as additional requirements
prescribed by DOE, and concludes with an agreement by the agencies that
the provisions of the OSH Act will not apply to GOCO sites for which
DOE has exercised its authority to regulate occupational safety and
health under the Atomic Energy Act.
In light of DOE's policy emphasis on privatization activities, OSHA
and DOE entered into a second MOU on July 25, 2000 that establishes
interagency procedures to address regulatory authority for occupational
safety and health at specified privatized facilities and operations on
sites formerly controlled by DOE. The 2000 MOU covers facilities and
operations on lands no longer controlled by DOE, which are not
conducting activities for or on behalf of DOE and where there is no
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likelihood that any employee exposure to radiation from DOE sources
would be 25 millirems per year (mrem/yr) or more.
In a letter dated April 9, 2009, DOE requested that OSHA or, as
appropriate, TOSHA accept occupational safety and health regulatory
authority over employees at the East Tennessee Technology Park at two
existing buildings known as K-1652, a fire station owned and operated
by the City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and K-1515, the water treatment
plant owned and operated by the city, as well as two other parcels of
land known as ED-5 East and ED-7, transferred to the Community Reuse
Organization of East Tennessee (CROET), pursuant to the MOU on Safety
and Health Enforcement at Privatized Facilities and Operations dated
July 25, 2000.
OSHA's Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia, working with the OSHA
Nashville Area Office, and the TOSHA, determined that TOSHA is willing
to accept authority over the occupational safety and health of
employees at the two existing buildings and the two other parcels of
land at the East Tennessee Technology Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee that
were transferred by deed to the City of Oak Ridge and CROET,
respectively. In a letter from OSHA to DOE dated May 13, 2009, OSHA
stated that TOSHA is satisfied with DOE assurances that (1) there is no
likelihood that any employee at these facilities will be exposed to
radiation levels that will be 25 millirems per year (mrem/yr) or more,
and (2) transfer of authority to TOSHA is free from regulatory gaps,
and does not diminish the safety and health protection of the
employees. According to this letter, TOSHA therefore accepted and
maintains health and safety regulatory authority over employees at
buildings K-165 (fire station) and K-1515 (water treatment plant), as
well as parcels ED-5 East and ED-7.
Authority and Signature
Jordan Barab, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20210, directed the preparation of this notice.
This Federal Register notice provides public notice and serves as an
addendum to the 1992 OSHA/DOE MOU. This action is taken pursuant to
section 8(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29
U.S.C. 657(g)) and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 5-2007 (72 FR 31159).
Signed at Washington, DC, on August 4, 2009.
Jordan Barab,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. E9-19070 Filed 8-7-09; 8:45 am]
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