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information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Roslyn B. Fontaine,
Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
receptionist’s desk on the 4th floor via
the East elevator.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at MSHA.information.
collections@dol.gov (email); (202) 693–
9440 (voice); or (202) 693–9441
(facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0051]
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Escape and Evacuation
Plans for Surface Coal Mines, Surface
Facilities and Surface Work Areas of
Underground Coal Mines.
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
collections of information in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. This program helps to ensure that
requested data can be provided in the
desired format, reporting burden (time
and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the Mine
Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA) is soliciting comments on the
information collection for Escape and
Evacuation Plans for Surface Coal
Mines, Surface Facilities and Surface
Work Areas of Underground Coal
Mines.
SUMMARY:
All comments must be received
on or before December 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of
this notice may be sent by any of the
methods listed below.
• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments for docket number MSHA–
2018–0029.
• Regular Mail: Send comments to
USDOL–MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452.
• Hand Delivery: USDOL-Mine Safety
and Health Administration, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452. Sign in at the
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I. Background
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Escape and
Evacuation Plans for Surface Coal
Mines, Surface Facilities and Surface
Work Areas of Underground Coal
Mines. MSHA is particularly interested
in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information has practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
• Suggest methods to 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.
The information collection request
will be available on https://
www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions
the commenter against providing any
information in the submission that
should not be publicly disclosed. Full
comments, including personal
information provided, will be made
available on www.regulations.gov and
www.reginfo.gov.
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The public may also examine publicly
available documents at USDOL—Mine
Safety and Health Administration, 201
12th South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA
22202–5452. Sign in at the receptionist’s
desk on the 4th floor via the East
elevator.
Questions about the information
collection requirements may be directed
to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
The escape and evacuation plan
required by existing standard 30 CFR
77.1101 is prepared by the mine
operator and is used by mines, MSHA,
and persons involved in rescue and
recovery operations. The plan is used to
instruct employees in the proper
methods to evacuate structures in the
event of a fire. MSHA inspection
personnel use the plan to determine
compliance with the standard requiring
a means of escape and evacuation be
established and the requirement that
employees be instructed in the
procedures to follow should a fire occur.
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This request for collection of
information contains provisions for
Escape and Evacuation Plans for Surface
Coal Mines, Surface Facilities and
Surface Work Areas of Underground
Coal Mines. MSHA has updated the data
with respect to the number of
respondents, responses, burden hours,
and burden costs supporting this
information collection request.
Type of Review: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0051.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 35.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 35.
Annual Burden Hours: 150 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Roslyn B. Fontaine,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–23417 Filed 10–25–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0059]
The Occupational Exposure to
Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories
Standard; 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 the proposal to
SUMMARY:
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extend OMB approval of the
information collection requirements
contained in the Occupational Exposure
to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
December 26, 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.
The OSHA Docket Office is located in
N–3508.
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–2011–0059, Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room N–3653,
200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries
(hand, express mail, messenger, and
courier service) are accepted during the
OSHA Docket Office’s normal business
hours, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ET.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and the OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2011–0059) 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 above
address. 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 website.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
You may also contact Theda Kenney at
(202) 693–2222 to obtain a copy of the
ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Seleda Perryman or Theda Kenney,
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Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor,
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 process 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
95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This
program ensures that information is in
the desired format, the reporting burden
(time and costs) is minimal, the
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 (see 29
U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also requires
OSHA to obtain such information with
a minimum burden upon employers,
especially those operating small
businesses, and to reduce to the
maximum extent feasible unnecessary
duplication of effort in obtaining said
information (see 29 U.S.C. 657).
The Standard entitled ‘‘Occupational
Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in
Laboratories’’ (29 CFR 1910.1450; the
‘‘Standard’’) applies to laboratories that
use hazardous chemicals in accordance
with the Standard’s definitions for
‘‘laboratory use of hazardous chemicals’’
and ‘‘laboratory scale.’’ The Standard
requires these laboratories to maintain
worker exposures at or below the
permissible exposure limits specified
for the hazardous chemicals in 29 CFR
part 1910, subpart Z. The laboratories
do so by developing a written Chemical
Hygiene Plan (CHP) that describes the
following: Standard operating
procedures for using hazardous
chemicals; hazard-control techniques;
equipment-reliability measures; worker
information and training programs;
conditions under which the employer
must approve operations, procedures,
and activities before implementation;
and medical consultations and
examinations. The CHP also designates
personnel responsible for implementing
the CHP, and specifies the procedures to
be used to provide additional protection
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to workers exposed to particularly
hazardous chemicals.
Other information collection
requirements of the Standard include:
Documenting exposure monitoring
results; notifying workers in writing of
these results; presenting specified
information and training to workers;
establishing a medical surveillance
program for overexposed workers;
providing required information to the
physician; obtaining the physician’s
written opinion on using proper
respiratory equipment; and establishing,
maintaining, transferring, and disclosing
exposure monitoring and medical
records. This collection of information
requirements, including the CHP,
control worker overexposure to
hazardous laboratory chemicals, thereby
preventing serious illnesses and death
among workers exposed to such
chemicals.
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.
OSHA is requesting an adjustment
increase in the existing burden hour
estimate for the collection of
information requirements in the
Standard. In this regard, the agency is
requesting to increase the current
burden hour estimate from 332,350 to
695,105 hours, a total adjustment of
362,755 hours. The increase is due to an
increase in the worker and
establishment estimates and
underestimation of data during the prior
ICR.
OSHA will summarize the comments
submitted in response to this notice,
and will include this summary in its
request to OMB to extend the approval
of the information collection
requirements contained in the
Occupational Exposure to Hazardous
Chemicals in Laboratories Standard.
III. Proposed Actions
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
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Title: Occupational Exposure to
Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories
(29 CFR 1910.1450).
OMB Control Number: 1218–0131.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 140,956.
Frequency: Annually; monthly,
quarterly, semi-annually, on occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies
from 3 minutes to replace the safe
practice manual to 1 hour to develop a
new manual.
Estimated Number of Responses:
1,782,322.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
695,105.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $79,770,481.
Information on using the https://
www.regulations.gov website to submit
comments and access the docket is
available at the website’s ‘‘User Tips’’
link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office
for information about materials not
available through the website, and for
assistance in using the internet to locate
docket submissions.
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 (Docket
No. OSHA–2011–0059) 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
electronic comments by your name,
date, and the docket number so that 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 website.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Signed at Washington, DC, on October 19,
2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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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).
[FR Doc. 2018–23419 Filed 10–25–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2017–0004]
Maritime Advisory Committee for
Occupational Safety and Health
(MACOSH): Request for Nominations
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for nominations.
AGENCY:
OSHA invites interested
persons to submit nominations for
membership on the Maritime Advisory
Committee for Occupational Safety and
Health.
DATES: You must submit nominations
for MACOSH membership (postmarked,
sent, transmitted, or received) by
December 10, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit
nominations and supporting materials
by one of the following methods:
Electronically: You may submit
nominations, including attachments,
electronically at: https://
www.regulations.gov, the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the online
instructions for submitting nominations.
Facsimile: If your nomination and
supporting materials, including
attachments, do not exceed 10 pages,
you may fax them to the OSHA Docket
Office at (202) 693–1648.
Regular mail, express mail, hand
delivery, and messenger or courier
service: You may submit nominations
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and supporting materials to the OSHA
Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA–2015–
0014, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N–3653, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.
Deliveries (express mail, hand (courier)
delivery, and messenger service) are
accepted during the Docket Office’s
normal business hours, 10:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m., ET.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number for this Federal Register notice
(Docket No. OSHA–2017–0004).
Because of security-related procedures,
submissions by regular mail may result
in a significant delay in receipt. Please
contact the OSHA Docket Office for
information about security procedures
for making submissions by express mail,
hand (courier) delivery, and messenger
service.
OSHA will post submissions in
response to this Federal Register notice,
including personal information
provided, without change at https://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions interested parties about
submitting personal information such as
Social Security numbers and birthdates.
Docket: To read or download
submissions in response to this Federal
Register notice, go to Docket No.
OSHA–2017–0004 at https://
www.regulations.gov. All documents in
the docket are available in the https://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some documents (e.g., copyrighted
material) are not publicly available to
read or download through that web
page. All submissions, including
copyrighted material, are available for
inspection and copying at the OSHA
Docket Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For press inquiries: Mr. Frank
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
Communications, U.S. Department of
Labor; telephone: (202) 693–1999;
email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
For general information about
MACOSH: Ms. Amy Wangdahl,
Director, Office of Maritime and
Agriculture, OSHA, U.S. Department of
Labor; telephone: (202) 693–2066; email
wangdahl.amy@dol.gov.
For copies of this Federal Register
notice: Electronic copies of this Federal
Register notice are available at https://
www.regulations.gov. This notice, as
well as news releases and other relevant
information, are also available at
OSHA’s web page at: www.osha.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Secretary of Labor invites interested
persons to submit nominations for
membership on MACOSH.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0059]
The Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories
Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB)
Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning the proposal to
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extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements
contained in the Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in
Laboratories.
DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
December 26, 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. The OSHA Docket Office is located in N-3508.
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-2011-0059,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N-3653, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.
Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and courier service) are
accepted during the OSHA Docket Office's normal business hours, 10:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ET.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and the
OSHA docket number (OSHA-2011-0059) 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 above address. 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 website. All submissions,
including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and
copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You may also contact Theda Kenney at
(202) 693-2222 to obtain a copy of the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seleda Perryman or Theda Kenney,
Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor,
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 process 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 95) (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that information is in the
desired format, the reporting burden (time and costs) is minimal, the
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 (see 29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also requires OSHA to obtain
such information with a minimum burden upon employers, especially those
operating small businesses, and to reduce to the maximum extent
feasible unnecessary duplication of effort in obtaining said
information (see 29 U.S.C. 657).
The Standard entitled ``Occupational Exposure to Hazardous
Chemicals in Laboratories'' (29 CFR 1910.1450; the ``Standard'')
applies to laboratories that use hazardous chemicals in accordance with
the Standard's definitions for ``laboratory use of hazardous
chemicals'' and ``laboratory scale.'' The Standard requires these
laboratories to maintain worker exposures at or below the permissible
exposure limits specified for the hazardous chemicals in 29 CFR part
1910, subpart Z. The laboratories do so by developing a written
Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) that describes the following: Standard
operating procedures for using hazardous chemicals; hazard-control
techniques; equipment-reliability measures; worker information and
training programs; conditions under which the employer must approve
operations, procedures, and activities before implementation; and
medical consultations and examinations. The CHP also designates
personnel responsible for implementing the CHP, and specifies the
procedures to be used to provide additional protection to workers
exposed to particularly hazardous chemicals.
Other information collection requirements of the Standard include:
Documenting exposure monitoring results; notifying workers in writing
of these results; presenting specified information and training to
workers; establishing a medical surveillance program for overexposed
workers; providing required information to the physician; obtaining the
physician's written opinion on using proper respiratory equipment; and
establishing, maintaining, transferring, and disclosing exposure
monitoring and medical records. This collection of information
requirements, including the CHP, control worker overexposure to
hazardous laboratory chemicals, thereby preventing serious illnesses
and death among workers exposed to such chemicals.
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.
OSHA is requesting an adjustment increase in the existing burden
hour estimate for the collection of information requirements in the
Standard. In this regard, the agency is requesting to increase the
current burden hour estimate from 332,350 to 695,105 hours, a total
adjustment of 362,755 hours. The increase is due to an increase in the
worker and establishment estimates and underestimation of data during
the prior ICR.
OSHA will summarize the comments submitted in response to this
notice, and will include this summary in its request to OMB to extend
the approval of the information collection requirements contained in
the Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories
Standard.
III. Proposed Actions
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
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Title: Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories
(29 CFR 1910.1450).
OMB Control Number: 1218-0131.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 140,956.
Frequency: Annually; monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, on
occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies from 3 minutes to replace the
safe practice manual to 1 hour to develop a new manual.
Estimated Number of Responses: 1,782,322.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 695,105.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $79,770,481.
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 (Docket No. OSHA-2011-0059) 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 electronic comments by
your name, date, and the docket number so that 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
website. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available
for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. Information on
using the https://www.regulations.gov website to submit comments and
access the docket is available at the website's ``User Tips'' link.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about materials not
available through the website, 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 19, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2018-23419 Filed 10-25-18; 8:45 am]
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