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information collection under Control
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approval is scheduled to expire on July
31, 2014; however, the DOL notes that
existing information collection
requirements submitted to the OMB
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review. New
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requirements would only take effect
upon OMB approval. For additional
substantive information about this ICR,
see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on April 17, 2014 (79
FR 21809).
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section by September 2, 2014. In order
to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should
mention OMB Control Number 1225–
0077. The OMB is particularly
interested in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Agency: DOL–OASAM.
Title of Collection: Nondiscrimination
Compliance Information Reporting
Under the Workforce Investment Act of
1998.
OMB Control Number: 1225–0077.
Affected Public: State, Local, and
Tribal Governments; Private Sector—
businesses or other for-profits and notfor-profit institutions; and Individuals
or Households.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 2,911.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 32,046,366.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
180,458 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Dated: July 23, 2014.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0057]
Excavations (Design of Cave-In
Protection Systems); 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 OMB approval of the
information collection requirements
contained in the Standard on
Excavations (Design of Cave-in
Protection Systems) (29 CFR part 1926,
subpart P).
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
September 29, 2014.
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, OSHA
Docket No. OSHA–2011–0057, 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 the OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2011–0057) 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
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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 Michael Buchet at
the address below to obtain a copy of
the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Buchet, Directorate of
Construction, OSHA, U.S. Department
of Labor, Room N–3468, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2020.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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
(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 OSH 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 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).
Paragraphs (b) and (c) of § 1926.652
(‘‘Requirements for Protective Systems’’;
the ‘‘Standard’’) contain paperwork
requirements that impose burden hours
or costs on employers. These paragraphs
require employers to use protective
systems to prevent cave-ins during
excavation work; these systems include
sloping the side of the trench, benching
the soil away from the excavation, or
using a support system or shield (such
as a trench box). The Standard specifies
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allowable configurations and slopes for
excavations, and provides appendices to
assist employers in designing protective
systems. However, paragraphs (b)(3) and
(b)(4) of the Standard permit employers
to design sloping or benching systems
based on tabulated data (Option 3), or to
use a design approved by a registered
professional engineer (Option 4).
Under Option 3, employers must
provide the tabulated data in a written
form that also identifies the registered
professional engineer who approved the
data and the parameters used to select
the sloping or benching system drawn
from the data, as well as the limitations
of the data (including the magnitude
and configuration of slopes determined
to be safe). The document must also
provide any explanatory information
necessary to select the correct benching
system based on the data. Option 2
requires employers to develop a written
design approved by a registered
professional engineer. The design
information must include the magnitude
and configuration of the slopes
determined to be safe, and the identity
of the registered professional engineer
who approved the design.
Paragraph (c)(2)(iii) allows employers
to use manufacturer’s tabulated data or
to deviate from the data provided. The
manufacturer’s specification,
recommendations and limitations as
well as the manufacturer’s approval to
deviate from these items shall be in
writing. Paragraphs (c)(3) and (c)(4)
allow employers to design support
systems, shield systems, and other
protective systems based on tabulated
data provided by a system manufacturer
(Option 3) or obtained from other
sources including a registered
professional engineer and approved by
a registered professional engineer
(Option 4).
Each of these provisions requires
employers to maintain a copy of the
documents described in these options at
the jobsite during construction. After
construction is completed, employers
may store the documents off-site
provided they make them available to
an OSHA compliance officer on request.
These documents provide both the
employer and the compliance officer
with information needed to determine if
the selection and design of a protective
system are appropriate to the excavation
work, thereby assuring workers of
maximum protection against cave-ins.
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.
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
IV. Public Participation—Submission of
Comments on This Notice and Internet
Access to Comments and Submissions
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III. Proposed Actions
The Agency is requesting that OMB
extend its approval of the information
collection requirements contained in the
Standard on Excavations (Design of
Cave-in Protection Systems). An
increase in the number of construction
starts from 706,000 starts to 761,873
contracted for projects/sites has resulted
in an adjustment increase in burden
hours from 11,813 to 14,266, a total
increase of 2,453 burden hours.
OSHA reduced the number of
apartment and non-residential
construction sites that would use
outside contractor engineering services
for the required protective system
design approval from 5,900 to 2,038.
While there was an increase in the
hourly wage for a civil engineer from
$49.04 to $53.17, there is an overall
adjustment decrease of ¥$359,687 from
$578,672 to $218,985.
The Agency will summarize any
comments submitted in response to this
notice and will include this summary in
the request to OMB to extend the
approval of the information collection
requirements contained in the Standard.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Excavations (Design of Cave-in
Protection Systems) (29 CFR part 1926,
subpart P).
OMB Control Number: 1218–0137.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 8,152.
Number of Responses: 24,453.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Two
hours to obtain information on the
design of cave-in protection systems.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 14,266
hours.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $218,895.
You may submit comments in
response to this document as follows:
(1) Electronically at https://
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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 (Docket
No. OSHA–2011–0057) for the ICR. 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 date 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 from 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 ‘‘User Tips’’
link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office
for information about materials not
available from the Web site and for
assistance in using the Internet to locate
docket submissions.
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V. 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 July 25,
2014.
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✖2009–0025]
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.:
Application for Expansion of
Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces the application of
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. for
expansion of its recognition as a
Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the
Agency’s preliminary finding to grant
the application.
DATES: Submit comments, information,
and documents in response to this
notice, or requests for an extension of
time to make a submission, on or before
August 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of
the following methods:
1. Electronically: Submit comments
and attachments electronically at
https://www.regulations.gov, which is
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow
the instructions online for making
electronic submissions.
2. Facsimile: If submissions,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, commenters may fax
them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202)
693–1648.
3. Regular or express mail, hand
delivery, or messenger (courier) service:
Submit comments, requests, and any
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office,
Docket No. OSHA–2009–0025,
Technical Data Center, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–2625, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693–2350 (TTY
number: (877) 889–5627). Note that
security procedures may result in
significant delays in receiving
comments and other written materials
by regular mail. Contact the OSHA
Docket Office for information about
security procedures concerning delivery
of materials by express mail, hand
delivery, or messenger service. The
hours of operation for the OSHA Docket
Office are 8:15 a.m.–4:45 p.m., e.t.
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4. Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and the OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2009–0025).
OSHA places comments and other
materials, including any personal
information, in the public docket
without revision, and these materials
will be available online at https://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, the
Agency cautions commenters about
submitting statements they do not want
made available to the public, or
submitting comments that contain
personal information (either about
themselves or others) such as Social
Security numbers, birth dates, and
medical data.
5. Docket: To read or download
submissions 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 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.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office for
assistance in locating docket
submissions.
6. Extension of comment period:
Submit requests for an extension of the
comment period on or before August 14,
2014 to the Office of Technical
Programs and Coordination Activities,
Directorate of Technical Support and
Emergency Management, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room N–3655,
Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to
(202) 693–1644.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
Communications, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–3647, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693–1999; email:
Meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
General and technical information:
Contact Mr. David W. Johnson, Director,
Office of Technical Programs and
Coordination Activities, Directorate of
Technical Support and Emergency
Management, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–3655, Washington, DC 20210;
phone: (202) 693–2110 or email:
johnson.david.w@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0057]
Excavations (Design of Cave-In Protection Systems); 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 OMB approval of the information collection requirements
contained in the Standard on Excavations (Design of Cave-in Protection
Systems) (29 CFR part 1926, subpart P).
DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
September 29, 2014.
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, OSHA Docket No. OSHA-2011-0057,
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 the
OSHA docket number (OSHA-2011-0057) 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
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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 Michael Buchet
at the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Buchet, Directorate of
Construction, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3468, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-
2020.
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 (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 OSH 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 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).
Paragraphs (b) and (c) of Sec. 1926.652 (``Requirements for
Protective Systems''; the ``Standard'') contain paperwork requirements
that impose burden hours or costs on employers. These paragraphs
require employers to use protective systems to prevent cave-ins during
excavation work; these systems include sloping the side of the trench,
benching the soil away from the excavation, or using a support system
or shield (such as a trench box). The Standard specifies allowable
configurations and slopes for excavations, and provides appendices to
assist employers in designing protective systems. However, paragraphs
(b)(3) and (b)(4) of the Standard permit employers to design sloping or
benching systems based on tabulated data (Option 3), or to use a design
approved by a registered professional engineer (Option 4).
Under Option 3, employers must provide the tabulated data in a
written form that also identifies the registered professional engineer
who approved the data and the parameters used to select the sloping or
benching system drawn from the data, as well as the limitations of the
data (including the magnitude and configuration of slopes determined to
be safe). The document must also provide any explanatory information
necessary to select the correct benching system based on the data.
Option 2 requires employers to develop a written design approved by a
registered professional engineer. The design information must include
the magnitude and configuration of the slopes determined to be safe,
and the identity of the registered professional engineer who approved
the design.
Paragraph (c)(2)(iii) allows employers to use manufacturer's
tabulated data or to deviate from the data provided. The manufacturer's
specification, recommendations and limitations as well as the
manufacturer's approval to deviate from these items shall be in
writing. Paragraphs (c)(3) and (c)(4) allow employers to design support
systems, shield systems, and other protective systems based on
tabulated data provided by a system manufacturer (Option 3) or obtained
from other sources including a registered professional engineer and
approved by a registered professional engineer (Option 4).
Each of these provisions requires employers to maintain a copy of
the documents described in these options at the jobsite during
construction. After construction is completed, employers may store the
documents off-site provided they make them available to an OSHA
compliance officer on request. These documents provide both the
employer and the compliance officer with information needed to
determine if the selection and design of a protective system are
appropriate to the excavation work, thereby assuring workers of maximum
protection against cave-ins.
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
The Agency is requesting that OMB extend its approval of the
information collection requirements contained in the Standard on
Excavations (Design of Cave-in Protection Systems). An increase in the
number of construction starts from 706,000 starts to 761,873 contracted
for projects/sites has resulted in an adjustment increase in burden
hours from 11,813 to 14,266, a total increase of 2,453 burden hours.
OSHA reduced the number of apartment and non-residential
construction sites that would use outside contractor engineering
services for the required protective system design approval from 5,900
to 2,038. While there was an increase in the hourly wage for a civil
engineer from $49.04 to $53.17, there is an overall adjustment decrease
of -$359,687 from $578,672 to $218,985.
The Agency will summarize any comments submitted in response to
this notice and will include this summary in the request to OMB to
extend the approval of the information collection requirements
contained in the Standard.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: Excavations (Design of Cave-in Protection Systems) (29 CFR
part 1926, subpart P).
OMB Control Number: 1218-0137.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 8,152.
Number of Responses: 24,453.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Two hours to obtain information on the
design of cave-in protection systems.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 14,266 hours.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $218,895.
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://
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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
(Docket No. OSHA-2011-0057) for the ICR. 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
date 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 from 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 ``User Tips'' link.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about materials not
available from the Web site and for assistance in using the Internet to
locate docket submissions.
V. 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 July 25, 2014.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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