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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0747]
Blasting and the Use of Explosives;
Extension of the Office of Management
and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork
Requirements)
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
OSHA solicits public
comments concerning its proposal to
extend the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) approval of the
information collection requirements
specified in the Standard on Blasting
and the Use of Explosives (29 CFR part
1926, subpart U).
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by April
17, 2012.
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 a
copy of your comments and attachments
to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
OSHA–2011–0747, 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.
SUMMARY:
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Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2011–0747) 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 https://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 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 from the Web site. All
submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
You may also contact Theda Kenney at
the address below to obtain a copy of
the ICR.
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 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 accord 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
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operating small businesses, and to
reduce to the maximum extent feasible
unnecessary duplication of efforts in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
The Standard on Blasting and the Use
of Explosives (29 CFR part 1926, subpart
U) specifies a number of paperwork
requirements. The following is a brief
description of the collection of
information requirements contained in
the Subpart.
General Provisions (§ 1926.900)
§ 1926.900(d)—Paragraph (d) states
that employers must ensure that
explosives not in use are kept in a
locked magazine, unavailable to persons
not authorized to handle explosives.
The employers must maintain an
inventory and use record of all
explosives—in use and not in use. In
addition, the employer must notify the
appropriate authorities in the event of
any loss, theft, or unauthorized entry
into a magazine.
§ 1926.900(k)(3)(i)—Paragraph (k)(3)(i)
requires employers to display adequate
signs warning against the use of mobile
radio transmitters on all roads within
1,000 feet of blasting operations to
prevent the accidental discharge of
electric blasting caps caused by current
induced by radar, radio transmitters,
lightening, adjacent power lines, dust
storms, or other sources of extraneous
electricity. The employer must certify
and maintain a record of alternative
provisions made to adequately prevent
any premature firing of electric blasting
caps.
§ 1926.900(o)—Employers must notify
the operators and/or owners of overhead
power lines, communication lines,
utility lines, or other services and
structures when blasting operations will
take place in proximity to those lines,
services, or structures.
§ 1926.903(d)—The employer must
notify the hoist operator prior to
transporting explosives or blasting
agents in a shaft conveyance.
§ 1926.903(e)—Employers must
perform weekly inspections on the
electrical system of trucks used for
underground transportation of
explosives. The weekly inspection is to
detect any failure in the system which
would constitute an electrical hazard.
The most recent certification of
inspection must be maintained and
must include the date of inspection, a
serial number or other identifier of the
truck inspected, and the signature of the
person who performed the inspection.
§ 1926.905(t)—Under § 1926.905(t),
the employer blaster must maintain an
accurate and up-to-date record of
explosives, blasting agents, and blasting
supplies used in a blast. In addition, the
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employer must also maintain an
accurate running inventory of all
explosives and blasting agents stored on
the operation.
§ 1926.909(a)—Employers must post a
code of blasting agents on one or more
conspicuous places at the operation.
Additionally, all employees shall
familiarize themselves with the code
and conform to it at all times. Danger
signs warning of blasting agents shall
also be placed at suitable locations.
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 is requesting that OMB extend
its approval of the collection of
information requirements contained in
the Standard on Blasting and the Use of
Explosives. The Agency will include
this summary in its request to OMB to
extend the approval of these collection
of information requirements.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Title: Blasting and the Use of
Explosives (29 CFR part 1926, subpart
U).
OMB Number: 1218–0217.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 160.
Total Responses: 217.
Frequency: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Time
varies from 5 minutes (.08 hour) to
notify a hoist operator of blasting agents
to 8 hours to develop an alternative plan
if an employer is unable to display
adequate signs warning against the use
of mobile radio transmitters during
blasting operations.
Total Burden Hours: 1,294.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $400,000.
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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 https://
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 for the
ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2011–0747).
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 your
electronic comments by your name,
date, and the docket number so 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 https://
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 https://www.regulations.gov index,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through this Web site.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Information on using the https://
www.regulations.gov Web site to submit
comments and access the docket is
available at the Web site’s ‘‘UserTips’’
link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office
for information about materials not
available through the Web site, and for
assistance in using the Internet to locate
docket submissions.
V. Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH,
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
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et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order
No. 4–2010 (75 FR 55355).
Signed at Washington, DC, on February 13,
2012.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0747]
Blasting and the Use of Explosives; 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 its proposal to
extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the
information collection requirements specified in the Standard on
Blasting and the Use of Explosives (29 CFR part 1926, subpart U).
DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
April 17, 2012.
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 a copy of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0747, 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 (OSHA-2011-0747) 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 https://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 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 from the Web site. All submissions,
including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and
copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You may also contact Theda Kenney at
the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR.
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 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 accord 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
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operating small businesses, and to reduce to the maximum extent
feasible unnecessary duplication of efforts in obtaining information
(29 U.S.C. 657).
The Standard on Blasting and the Use of Explosives (29 CFR part
1926, subpart U) specifies a number of paperwork requirements. The
following is a brief description of the collection of information
requirements contained in the Subpart.
General Provisions (Sec. 1926.900)
Sec. 1926.900(d)--Paragraph (d) states that employers must ensure
that explosives not in use are kept in a locked magazine, unavailable
to persons not authorized to handle explosives. The employers must
maintain an inventory and use record of all explosives--in use and not
in use. In addition, the employer must notify the appropriate
authorities in the event of any loss, theft, or unauthorized entry into
a magazine.
Sec. 1926.900(k)(3)(i)--Paragraph (k)(3)(i) requires employers to
display adequate signs warning against the use of mobile radio
transmitters on all roads within 1,000 feet of blasting operations to
prevent the accidental discharge of electric blasting caps caused by
current induced by radar, radio transmitters, lightening, adjacent
power lines, dust storms, or other sources of extraneous electricity.
The employer must certify and maintain a record of alternative
provisions made to adequately prevent any premature firing of electric
blasting caps.
Sec. 1926.900(o)--Employers must notify the operators and/or
owners of overhead power lines, communication lines, utility lines, or
other services and structures when blasting operations will take place
in proximity to those lines, services, or structures.
Sec. 1926.903(d)--The employer must notify the hoist operator
prior to transporting explosives or blasting agents in a shaft
conveyance.
Sec. 1926.903(e)--Employers must perform weekly inspections on the
electrical system of trucks used for underground transportation of
explosives. The weekly inspection is to detect any failure in the
system which would constitute an electrical hazard. The most recent
certification of inspection must be maintained and must include the
date of inspection, a serial number or other identifier of the truck
inspected, and the signature of the person who performed the
inspection.
Sec. 1926.905(t)--Under Sec. 1926.905(t), the employer blaster
must maintain an accurate and up-to-date record of explosives, blasting
agents, and blasting supplies used in a blast. In addition, the
employer must also maintain an accurate running inventory of all
explosives and blasting agents stored on the operation.
Sec. 1926.909(a)--Employers must post a code of blasting agents on
one or more conspicuous places at the operation. Additionally, all
employees shall familiarize themselves with the code and conform to it
at all times. Danger signs warning of blasting agents shall also be
placed at suitable locations.
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 is requesting that OMB extend its approval of the collection
of information requirements contained in the Standard on Blasting and
the Use of Explosives. The Agency will include this summary in its
request to OMB to extend the approval of these collection of
information requirements.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Title: Blasting and the Use of Explosives (29 CFR part 1926,
subpart U).
OMB Number: 1218-0217.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 160.
Total Responses: 217.
Frequency: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Time varies from 5 minutes (.08 hour) to
notify a hoist operator of blasting agents to 8 hours to develop an
alternative plan if an employer is unable to display adequate signs
warning against the use of mobile radio transmitters during blasting
operations.
Total Burden Hours: 1,294.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $400,000.
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 https://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 for the ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2011-0747). 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 your electronic comments
by your name, date, and the docket number so 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 https://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 https://www.regulations.gov index, some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to read or download through this
Web site. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are
available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Information on using the https://www.regulations.gov Web site to submit
comments and access the docket is available at the Web site's
``UserTips'' link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about
materials not available through the Web site, and for assistance in
using the Internet to locate docket submissions.
V. Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, 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
[[Page 9705]]
et seq.) and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 4-2010 (75 FR 55355).
Signed at Washington, DC, on February 13, 2012.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2012-3733 Filed 2-16-12; 8:45 am]
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