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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
[OMB Number 1110–0060]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection in Use
Without an OMB Control Number, CJIS
Name Check Form (1–791)
Criminal Justice Information
Services Division, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Justice
(DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI), Criminal Justice Information
Services (CJIS) Division, will be
submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until
January 2, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have additional comments
especially on the estimated public
burden or associated response time,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection
instrument with instructions or
additional information, please contact
Gerry Lynn Brovey, Supervisory
Information Liaison Specialist, FBI,
CJIS, Resources Management Section,
Administrative Unit, Module C–2, 1000
Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West
Virginia 26306 (facsimile: 304–625–
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5093) or email glbrovey@ic.fbi.gov.
Written comments and/or suggestions
can also be sent to the Office of
Management and Budget, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention Department of Justice Desk
Officer, Washington, DC 20503.
Additionally, comments may be
submitted via email to OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning
the proposed collection of information
are encouraged. Your comments should
address one or more of the following
four points:
—Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 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;
—Evaluate whether and if so how the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected can be
enhanced; 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.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection in use without an OMB
control number.
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection:
CJIS Name Check Request.
(3) The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
1–791.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract:
Primary: Agencies authorized to
submit applicant fingerprints into the
Next Generation Identification (NGI)
system for noncriminal justice purposes
such as employment, benefits, and
licensing. This form is completed to
obtain a name check for an applicant
when the fingerprints have been
rejected twice for quality to ensure
eligible individuals are not denied
employment, benefits, or licensing.
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(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: It is estimated that 77,816
respondents will complete each form
within approximately 5 minutes.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: There are an estimated 6,485
total annual burden hours associated
with this collection.
If additional information is required
contact: Melody Braswell, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: October 26, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0033]
Standard on the Control of Hazardous
Energy (Lockout/Tagout); 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
specified in the Standard on the Control
of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout).
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
January 2, 2018.
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
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three copies of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office,
Docket No. OSHA–2011–0033, U.S.
Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration,
Room N–3653, 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, 10:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m., e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2011–0033) 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 through 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, U.S. Department of Labor, 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 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 (PRA)
(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
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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 OSHA to 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 standard specifies several
information collection requirements.
The following sections describe who
uses the information collected under
each requirement, as well as how they
use it. The purpose of these
requirements is to control the release of
hazardous energy while workers service,
maintain, or repair machines or
equipment when activation, start up, or
release of energy from an energy source
is possible; proper control of hazardous
energy prevents death or serious injury
among these workers.
Energy Control Procedure (paragraph
(c)(4)(i)). With limited exception,
employers must document the
procedures used to isolate from its
energy source and render inoperative,
any machine or equipment prior to
servicing, maintenance, or repair by
workers. These procedures are
necessary when activation, start up, or
release of stored energy from the energy
source is possible, and such release
could cause injury to the workers.
Paragraph (c)(4)(ii) states that the
required documentation must clearly
and specifically outline the scope,
purpose, authorization, rules, and
techniques workers are to use to control
hazardous energy, and the means to
enforce compliance. The document
must include at least the following
elements:
(A) A specific statement regarding the
use of the procedure;
(B) Detailed procedural steps for
shutting down, isolating, blocking, and
securing machines or equipment to
control hazardous energy;
(C) Detailed procedural steps for
placing, removing, and transferring
lockout or tagout devices, including the
responsibility for doing so; and
(D) Requirements for testing a
machine or equipment to determine and
verify the effectiveness of lockout or
tagout devices, as well as other energy
control measures.
Protective Materials and Hardware
(paragraphs (c)(5)(ii)(D) and (c)(5)(iii)).
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Paragraph (c)(5)(ii)(D) requires that
lockout and tagout devices indicate the
identity of the employee applying it.
Paragraph (c)(5)(iii) requires that tags
warn against hazardous conditions if the
machine or equipment is energized. In
addition, the tag must include a legend
such as one of the following: Do Not
Start; Do Not Open; Do Not Close; Do
Not Energize; Do Not Operate.
Periodic Inspection Certification
Records (paragraph (c)(6)(ii)). Under
paragraph (c)(6)(i), employers are to
conduct inspections of energy control
procedures at least annually. An
authorized worker (other than an
authorized worker using the energy
control procedure that is the subject of
the inspection) is to conduct the
inspection and correct any deviations or
inadequacies identified. For procedures
involving either lockout or tagout, the
inspection must include a review,
between the inspector and each
authorized worker, of that worker’s
responsibilities under the procedure; for
procedures using tagout systems, the
review also involves affected workers,
and includes an assessment of the
workers’ knowledge of the training
elements required for these systems.
Paragraph (c)(6)(ii) requires employers
to certify the inspection by documenting
the date of the inspection and
identifying the machine or equipment
inspected, the workers included in the
inspection, and the worker who
performed the inspection.
Training Certification Records
(paragraph (c)(7)(iv)). Under paragraph
(c)(7)(iv), employers are to certify that
workers completed the required
training, and that this training is up-todate. The certification is to contain each
worker’s name and the training date.
Written certification of the training
assures the employer that workers
receive the training specified by the
standard.
Notification of Employees (paragraph
(c)(9)). This provision requires the
employer or authorized worker to notify
affected workers prior to applying, and
after removing, a lockout or tagout
device from a machine or equipment.
Off-Site Personnel (Contractors, etc.)
(paragraph (f)(2)(i)). When the on-site
employer uses an off-site employer (e.g.,
a contractor) to perform the activities
covered by the scope and application of
the standard, the two employers must
inform each other regarding their
respective lockout or tagout procedures.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in
comments on the following issues:
• Whether the proposed information
collection requirements are necessary
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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 an adjustment
increase of 102,613 burden hours (from
2,646,702 hours to 2,749,315 hours).
This increase is a result of updated data
showing an increase in the number of
affected low-impact establishments
(from 435,063 establishments to 461,523
establishments). In addition, OSHA is
requesting an adjustment increase of
$52,265 in operation and maintenance
costs (from $1,426,421 to $1,478,686)
associated with the purchase of tags and
ties by employers. This increase is also
a result of updated data showing an
increase in the number of affected lowimpact establishments.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Standard on the Control of
Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) (29
CFR 1910.147).
OMB Control Number: 1218–0150.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 754,348.
Frequency: Initially; Annually; On
occasion.
Average Time per Response: Various.
Estimated Number of Responses:
75,072,010.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
2,749,315.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $1,478,686.
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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–2011–0033).
You may supplement electronic
submissions by uploading document
files electronically. If you wish to mail
additional materials in reference to an
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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 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 ‘‘User Tips’’
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
Loren Sweatt, 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. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912).
Signed at Washington, DC, on October 26,
2017.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice: (17–082)]
Notice of Information Collection
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of information collection.
AGENCY:
The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections.
DATES: All comments should be
submitted within 60 calendar days from
the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: All comments should be
addressed to Lori Parker, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration,
300 E Street SW., Washington, DC
20546–0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Lori Parker, NASA
Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters,
300 E Street SW., JF0000, Washington,
DC 20546, (202) 358–1351.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
Citizen science and crowdsourcing
are tools that engage, educate and
empower the public to apply their
curiosity and contribute their talents to
a wide range of scientific and societal
issues. NASA’s mission to reach for new
heights and reveal the unknown so that
what we do and learn will benefit all
humankind. NASA uses the vantage
point of space to achieve with the
science community and our partners a
deep scientific understanding of our
planet, other planets and solar system
bodies, the interplanetary environment,
the Sun and its effects on the solar
system, and the universe beyond.
Citizen science and crowdsourcing can
support NASA’s mission and purpose
by providing new opportunities to
explore our solar system and our own
home planet like never before,
producing critical data that expands our
knowledge of the universe, and
advancing our ability to provide societal
benefit through the synergy of satellite
and ground based observations.
II. Methods of Collection
Citizen science and crowdsourcing
collections submitted under this generic
clearance can be stand-alone projects or
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0033]
Standard on the Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout);
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
specified in the Standard on the Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/
Tagout).
DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
January 2, 2018.
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
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three copies of your comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket
Office, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0033, U.S. Department of Labor,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Room N-3653, 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, 10:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m., e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA-2011-0033) 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 through 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, 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 (PRA) (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 OSHA to 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 standard specifies several information collection requirements.
The following sections describe who uses the information collected
under each requirement, as well as how they use it. The purpose of
these requirements is to control the release of hazardous energy while
workers service, maintain, or repair machines or equipment when
activation, start up, or release of energy from an energy source is
possible; proper control of hazardous energy prevents death or serious
injury among these workers.
Energy Control Procedure (paragraph (c)(4)(i)). With limited
exception, employers must document the procedures used to isolate from
its energy source and render inoperative, any machine or equipment
prior to servicing, maintenance, or repair by workers. These procedures
are necessary when activation, start up, or release of stored energy
from the energy source is possible, and such release could cause injury
to the workers.
Paragraph (c)(4)(ii) states that the required documentation must
clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization,
rules, and techniques workers are to use to control hazardous energy,
and the means to enforce compliance. The document must include at least
the following elements:
(A) A specific statement regarding the use of the procedure;
(B) Detailed procedural steps for shutting down, isolating,
blocking, and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous
energy;
(C) Detailed procedural steps for placing, removing, and
transferring lockout or tagout devices, including the responsibility
for doing so; and
(D) Requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine
and verify the effectiveness of lockout or tagout devices, as well as
other energy control measures.
Protective Materials and Hardware (paragraphs (c)(5)(ii)(D) and
(c)(5)(iii)). Paragraph (c)(5)(ii)(D) requires that lockout and tagout
devices indicate the identity of the employee applying it. Paragraph
(c)(5)(iii) requires that tags warn against hazardous conditions if the
machine or equipment is energized. In addition, the tag must include a
legend such as one of the following: Do Not Start; Do Not Open; Do Not
Close; Do Not Energize; Do Not Operate.
Periodic Inspection Certification Records (paragraph (c)(6)(ii)).
Under paragraph (c)(6)(i), employers are to conduct inspections of
energy control procedures at least annually. An authorized worker
(other than an authorized worker using the energy control procedure
that is the subject of the inspection) is to conduct the inspection and
correct any deviations or inadequacies identified. For procedures
involving either lockout or tagout, the inspection must include a
review, between the inspector and each authorized worker, of that
worker's responsibilities under the procedure; for procedures using
tagout systems, the review also involves affected workers, and includes
an assessment of the workers' knowledge of the training elements
required for these systems. Paragraph (c)(6)(ii) requires employers to
certify the inspection by documenting the date of the inspection and
identifying the machine or equipment inspected, the workers included in
the inspection, and the worker who performed the inspection.
Training Certification Records (paragraph (c)(7)(iv)). Under
paragraph (c)(7)(iv), employers are to certify that workers completed
the required training, and that this training is up-to-date. The
certification is to contain each worker's name and the training date.
Written certification of the training assures the employer that workers
receive the training specified by the standard.
Notification of Employees (paragraph (c)(9)). This provision
requires the employer or authorized worker to notify affected workers
prior to applying, and after removing, a lockout or tagout device from
a machine or equipment.
Off-Site Personnel (Contractors, etc.) (paragraph (f)(2)(i)). When
the on-site employer uses an off-site employer (e.g., a contractor) to
perform the activities covered by the scope and application of the
standard, the two employers must inform each other regarding their
respective lockout or tagout procedures.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
Whether the proposed information collection requirements
are necessary
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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 an adjustment increase of 102,613 burden hours
(from 2,646,702 hours to 2,749,315 hours). This increase is a result of
updated data showing an increase in the number of affected low-impact
establishments (from 435,063 establishments to 461,523 establishments).
In addition, OSHA is requesting an adjustment increase of $52,265 in
operation and maintenance costs (from $1,426,421 to $1,478,686)
associated with the purchase of tags and ties by employers. This
increase is also a result of updated data showing an increase in the
number of affected low-impact establishments.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: Standard on the Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
(29 CFR 1910.147).
OMB Control Number: 1218-0150.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 754,348.
Frequency: Initially; Annually; On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Various.
Estimated Number of Responses: 75,072,010.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,749,315.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $1,478,686.
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-2011-0033). 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 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 ``User
Tips'' 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
Loren Sweatt, 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. 1-2012 (77 FR
3912).
Signed at Washington, DC, on October 26, 2017.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2017-23743 Filed 10-31-17; 8:45 am]
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