Hazard Communication Standard; Approval of Information Collection Requirements, 62433 [2012-24595]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, and 1926
[Docket No. OSHA–H022K–2006–0062]
RIN 1218–AC20
Hazard Communication Standard;
Approval of Information Collection
Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Final rule; notice of the Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
approval of information collection
requirements.
AGENCY:
The Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) is
announcing that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approved the revised information
collection requirements contained in the
Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)
(29 CFR parts 1910, 1915, and 1926)
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA–95). The OMB control
number is 1218–0072.
DATES: The collections of information
contained in the final rule published
March 26, 2012 (77 FR 17573) are
effective October 15, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theda Kenney or Todd Owen,
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: On March
26, 2012, OSHA published a final rule
that aligned the existing HCS with the
United Nations Globally Harmonized
System of Classification and Labeling of
Chemicals that benefits workers by
reducing confusion about chemical
hazards in the workplace, facilitating
safety training and improving the
understanding of hazards, especially for
low literacy workers. The final rule
revised existing collection of
information (paperwork) requirements
that were approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
PRA–95, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., and
OMB’s regulations at 5 CFR part 1320.
Hazard communication is currently
addressed by many different
international, national, and State
authorities. These existing requirements
are not always consistent and often
contain different definitions of hazards
and varying provisions for what
information is required on labels and
safety data sheets (SDSs). The final
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standard harmonizes the U.S. system
with international norms and as a result
would enhance worker safety and
facilitate international trade. The final
rule’s modifications to the Hazard
Communication Standard’s collection of
information requirements include: (1)
Revised criteria for classification of
chemical hazards; (2) revised labeling
provisions that include requirements for
use of standardized signal words,
pictograms, hazard statements, and
precautionary statements; (3) a specified
format for SDSs; and (4) related
revisions to definitions of terms used in
the Standard and to requirements for
employee training on labels and SDSs.
As required by PRA–95, the Federal
Register notice for the Hazard
Communication final rule stated that the
Department of Labor would publish a
notice in the Federal Register
announcing the results of OMB’s
reviews. On March 26, 2012, OSHA
submitted a revised Hazard
Communication ICR for the final rule to
OMB for approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). On June 11,
2012, OMB approved the revised
collections of information contained in
the final rule. This approval expires on
June 30, 2015.
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), OMB approved the collections of
information contained in the HCS, and
assigned these collections of
information OMB control number 1218–
0072. This approval expires on June 30,
2015. In accordance with 5 CFR
1320.5(b), an Agency may not conduct
or sponsor, and a person need not
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection displays a valid
OMB control number. Also,
notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no employer shall be subject to
penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information if the
collection of information does not
display a currently 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 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).
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Signed at Washington, DC on October 2,
2012.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, and 1926
[Docket No. OSHA-H022K-2006-0062]
RIN 1218-AC20
Hazard Communication Standard; Approval of Information Collection
Requirements
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Final rule; notice of the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB) approval of information collection requirements.
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SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is
announcing that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the
revised information collection requirements contained in the Hazard
Communication Standard (HCS) (29 CFR parts 1910, 1915, and 1926) under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA-95). The OMB control number is
1218-0072.
DATES: The collections of information contained in the final rule
published March 26, 2012 (77 FR 17573) are effective October 15, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theda Kenney or Todd Owen, 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: On March 26, 2012, OSHA published a final
rule that aligned the existing HCS with the United Nations Globally
Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals that
benefits workers by reducing confusion about chemical hazards in the
workplace, facilitating safety training and improving the understanding
of hazards, especially for low literacy workers. The final rule revised
existing collection of information (paperwork) requirements that were
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under PRA-95, 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq., and OMB's regulations at 5 CFR part 1320.
Hazard communication is currently addressed by many different
international, national, and State authorities. These existing
requirements are not always consistent and often contain different
definitions of hazards and varying provisions for what information is
required on labels and safety data sheets (SDSs). The final standard
harmonizes the U.S. system with international norms and as a result
would enhance worker safety and facilitate international trade. The
final rule's modifications to the Hazard Communication Standard's
collection of information requirements include: (1) Revised criteria
for classification of chemical hazards; (2) revised labeling provisions
that include requirements for use of standardized signal words,
pictograms, hazard statements, and precautionary statements; (3) a
specified format for SDSs; and (4) related revisions to definitions of
terms used in the Standard and to requirements for employee training on
labels and SDSs.
As required by PRA-95, the Federal Register notice for the Hazard
Communication final rule stated that the Department of Labor would
publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing the results of
OMB's reviews. On March 26, 2012, OSHA submitted a revised Hazard
Communication ICR for the final rule to OMB for approval in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). On June
11, 2012, OMB approved the revised collections of information contained
in the final rule. This approval expires on June 30, 2015.
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), OMB approved the collections of information contained in
the HCS, and assigned these collections of information OMB control
number 1218-0072. This approval expires on June 30, 2015. In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.5(b), an Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a
person need not respond to, a collection of information unless the
collection displays a valid OMB control number. Also, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, no employer shall be subject to penalty for
failing to comply with a collection of information if the collection of
information does not display a currently 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 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 2, 2012.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2012-24595 Filed 10-12-12; 8:45 am]
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