Hexavalent Chromium Standards; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements, 57488-57490 [2019-23296]

Download as PDF 57488 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 207 / Friday, October 25, 2019 / Notices following information for each of these requirements approved by OMB: the title of the Federal Register notice; the Federal Register reference (date, volume, and leading page); OMB’s Control Number; and the new expiration date. In accordance with 5 CFR 1320.5(b), an agency cannot conduct, sponsor, or require a response to a collection of information unless the collection displays a valid OMB control number and the agency informs respondents that they need not respond to the collection of information. Title of the information collection request Date of Federal Register Publication, Federal Register Reference, and OSHA Docket No. 13 Carcinogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1003, 1915.1003, and 1926.1103) .. June 19, 2018, 83 FR 28451, Docket No. OSHA–2011– 0860. April 19, 2018, 83 FR 17447, Docket No. OSHA–2011– 0747. April 18, 2018, 83 FR 17194, Docket No. OSHA–2010– 0047. March 21, 2019, 84 FR 10553, Docket No. OSHA– 2011–0008. January 17, 2018, 83 FR 2468, Docket No. OSHA– 2011–0187. October 2, 2017, 82 FR 45900, Docket No. OSHA– 2014–0021. February 5, 2019, 84 FR 1794, Docket No. OSHA– 2012–0016. January 12, 2018, 83 FR 1630, Docket No. OSHA– 2017–0012. October 26, 2018, 83 FR 54145, Docket No. OSHA– 2011–0059. March 30, 2018, 83 FR 13790, Docket No. OSHA– 2009–0024. March 30, 2018, 83 FR 13792, Docket No. OSHA– 2011–0125. March 21, 2019, 84 FR 10551, Docket No. OSHA– 2011–0197. March 5, 2019, 84 FR 1791, Docket No. OSHA–2011– 0861. May 22, 2018, 83 FR 23724, Docket No. OSHA–2011– 0858. February 5, 2019, 84 FR 1795, Docket No. OSHA– 2012–0038. July 29, 2019, 84 FR 36468, Docket No. OSHA–2013– 0023. April 19, 2018, 83 FR 17449, Docket No. OSHA–2012– 0017. April 11, 2018, 83 FR 15639, Docket No. OSHA–2011– 0190. January 17, 2018, 83 FR 2466, Docket No. OSHA– 2011–0063. January 12, 2018, 83 FR 1632, Docket No. OSHA– 2010–0057. September 18, 2018, 83 FR 47190, Docket No. OSHA– 2012–0012. February 20, 2018, 83 FR 7235, Docket No. OSHA– 2011–0185. January 22, 2018, 83 FR 3031, Docket No. OSHA– 2011–0066. Blasting Operations and the Use of Explosives (29 CFR part 1926, subpart U). Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) .................................... Commercial Diving Operations Standard (29 CFR part 1910, subpart T) ....... Electrical Standards for Construction (29 CFR part 1926, subpart K) and General Industry (29 CFR part 1910, subpart S). General Working Conditions in Shipyard Employment Standard (29 CFR part 1915, subpart F). Marine Terminal Operations (29 CFR part 1917) and Longshoring (29 CFR part 1918) Standards. National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction ......................... Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories (29 CFR 1910.1450). Occupational Safety and Health Act Variance Regulations (29 CFR 1905.10, 1905.11, and 1905.12). Occupational Safety and Health Onsite Consultation Agreements (29 CFR part 1908). Occupational Safety and Health State Plans .................................................... OSHA Strategic Partnership Program for Workers Safety and Health ............ Permit-Required Confined Spaces (29 CFR 1910.146) ................................... Personal Protective Equipment for Shipyard Employment (29 CFR part 1915, subpart I). Recordkeeping and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (29 CFR part 1904). Reports of Injuries to Employees Operating Mechanical Power Presses (29 CFR 1910.217(g)). Shipyard Employment Standards (29 CFR part 1915) ..................................... Slings Standard (29 CFR 1910.184) ................................................................. Telecommunications Standard (29 CFR 1910.268) ......................................... Temporary Labor Camps (29 CFR 1910.142) .................................................. Vehicle-Mounted Elevating and Rotating Work Platforms Standard (Aerial Lifts) (29 CFR 1910.67). Vertical Tandem Lifts for Marine Terminals (29 CFR part 1917) ..................... Authority and Signature DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Loren Sweatt, Principal 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). Occupational Safety and Health Administration Signed at Washington, DC, on October 18, 2019. Loren Sweatt, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2019–23297 Filed 10–24–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:04 Oct 24, 2019 Jkt 250001 [Docket No. OSHA–2012–0034] Hexavalent Chromium Standards; 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 extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Hexavalent Chromium SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 OMB Control No. Expiration date 1218–0085 03/31/2022 1218–0217 02/28/2022 1218–0180 08/31/2021 1218–0069 07/31/2022 1218–0130 08/31/2021 1218–0259 02/28/2022 1218–0196 07/31/2022 1218–0271 06/30/2022 1218–0131 06/30/2022 1218–0265 02/28/2022 1218–0110 01/31/2022 1218–0247 07/31/2022 1218–0244 07/31/2022 1218–0203 10/31/2021 1218–0215 08/31/2022 1218–0176 03/31/2022 1218–0070 02/28/2022 1218–0220 08/31/2021 1218–0223 08/31/2021 1218–0225 08/31/2021 1218–0096 08/31/2022 1218–0230 08/31/2021 1218–0260 08/31/2021 standards for General Industry, Shipyard Employment, and Construction. Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by December 24, 2019. 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 DATES: E:\FR\FM\25OCN1.SGM 25OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 207 / Friday, October 25, 2019 / Notices using this method, you must submit a copy of your comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA–2012–0034, 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–2012–0034) for the Information Collection Request (ICR). All comments, including any personal information you provide, such as social security numbers and dates of birth, 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 a 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) (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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:04 Oct 24, 2019 Jkt 250001 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 information collection requirements in the Hexavalent Chromium standards for General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1026), Shipyard Employment (29 CFR 1915.1026), and Construction (29 CFR 1926.1126) (the ‘‘standards’’) protect workers from the adverse health effects that may result from occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium. The major information collection requirements in the standards include conducting worker exposure monitoring, notifying workers of their chromium exposures, implementing medical surveillance of workers, providing examining physicians with specific information, implementing a respiratory protection program, notifying laundry personnel of chromium hazards, and maintaining workers’ exposure monitoring and medical surveillance records for specific periods. 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 an adjustment decrease of 72,001 burden hours (from 493,968 to 421,967 burden hours). The agency estimates an overall increase in the estimated number of covered establishments in specific PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 57489 industry sectors. However, due to the identification of a calculation error in the previous ICR, the burden hours associated with the establishment increase is off-set by a burden hour reduction associated with employee time to conduct quarterly exposure monitoring. In addition, there is an estimated decrease of $3,273,026 in operation and maintenance costs from $46,712,927 to $43,439,901. The decrease in these costs was due to a lower wage for contractors than the one used previously. This resulted in operating and maintenance costs that were lower than that reported in the previous ICR. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Title: Hexavalent Chromium (Cr(VI)) Standards for General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1026), Shipyard Employment (29 CFR 1915.1026), and Construction (29 CFR 1926.1126). OMB Control Number: 1218–0252. Affected Public: Business or other forprofits. Number of Respondents: 78,321. Frequency: On occasion; Quarterly; Semi-annually; Annually. Average Time per Response: Various. Estimated Number of Responses: 923,898. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 421,967. Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $43,439,901. 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–2012–0034) 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 E:\FR\FM\25OCN1.SGM 25OCN1 57490 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 207 / Friday, October 25, 2019 / Notices 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, Principal 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 18, 2019. Loren Sweatt, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2019–23296 Filed 10–24–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [NOTICE: (19–074)] Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for Soil Cleanup Activities at Santa Susana Field Laboratory National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to the March 2014 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for demolition and environmental cleanup activities for the NASA-administered portion of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL), Ventura County, California. This SEIS AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:04 Oct 24, 2019 Jkt 250001 will cover the soil cleanup activities at NASA’s portion of SSFL. Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as amended, the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA, and NASA’s NEPA policy and procedures, NASA has prepared a Draft SEIS for soil cleanup activities at SSFL in Ventura County, California. The Draft SEIS has been prepared because there are significant new circumstances relevant to environmental concerns bearing on the proposed action and its impacts. Specifically, the estimated quantity of soil required to be removed has increased substantially since the publication of the 2014 FEIS. This increase has the potential to alter the environmental impacts that were evaluated in the 2014 FEIS. For this reason, NASA has determined it is appropriate to prepare a supplement to the 2014 FEIS. DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit comments, preferably in writing, within forty-five (45) calendar days from the date of publication in the Federal Register of the Notice of Availability of the Draft SEIS on October 25, 2019. ADDRESSES: Comments submitted by mail should be addressed to Peter Zorba, SSFL Project Director, 5800 Woolsey Canyon Road, Canoga Park, CA 91304. Comments may be submitted via email to msfc-ssfl-eis@mail.nasa.gov. The Draft SEIS may be reviewed at the following locations: 1. Simi Valley Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road, Simi Valley, CA 93063, Phone: (805) 526–1735. 2. Platt Library, 23600 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA 91367, Phone: (818) 340–9386. 3. California State University, Northridge Oviatt Library, 18111 Nordhoff Street, 2nd Floor, Room 265, Northridge, CA 91330, Phone: (818) 677–2285. 4. Department of Toxic Substances Control, 9211 Oakdale Avenue, Chatsworth, CA 91311, Phone: (818) 717–6521. The Draft SEIS is also available on the internet at https://www.nasa.gov/ feature/environmental-impactstatement-eis-for-demolition-andenvironmental-cleanup-activities. The Federal Register Notice of Intent to prepare the Draft SEIS, issued in the Federal Register on April 5, 2019, is also available on the internet at: https:// ssfl.msfc.nasa.gov/news#news20190405. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Zorba, SSFL Project Director, by email at msfc-ssfl-information@ SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 mail.nasa.gov. Additional information about NASA’s SSFL site, the proposed soil cleanup activities, and the associated planning process and documentation (as available) may be found on the internet at https:// ssfl.msfc.nasa.gov or on the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) website at https:// www.dtsc.ca.gov/SiteCleanup/Santa_ Susana_Field_Lab/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this Notice is to announce the issuance and public availability of the Draft SEIS for review and comment, establish a 45 calendar day comment period, inform the public of where the document may be reviewed and comments can be submitted, and the date and time of public meetings. The Draft SEIS is intended to inform NASA decision makers, regulating agencies, and the public about the environmental impact of proposed soil cleanup in the NASA-administered portion of SSFL. The SSFL site is 2,850 acres located in Ventura County, California, approximately seven miles northwest of Canoga Park and approximately 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. SSFL is located near the crest of the Simi Hills, which are part of the Santa Monica Mountains running eastwest across Southern California. The diverse terrain consists of ridges, canyons, and sandstone rock outcrops. SSFL is composed of four areas known as Areas I, II, III, and IV and two ‘‘undeveloped’’ areas. The NASAadministered portion is 41.7 acres within Area I and all 409.5 acres of Area II. The Boeing Company (Boeing) owns the remaining 2,398.8 acres within Areas I, III, IV, and the two undeveloped areas. The Department of Energy (DOE) is responsible for building demolition and cleanup of soils and groundwater in Area IV and the Northern Buffer Zone. Since the mid-1950s, when the federal government portion of SSFL was administered by the U.S. Air Force, this site has been used for developing and testing rocket engines. Four test stand complexes were constructed in Area II between 1954 and 1957 named Alfa, Bravo, Coca, and Delta. These test stand areas along with the Liquid Oxygen (LOX) Plant portion of Area I were acquired by NASA from the U.S. Air Force in the 1970s. The NASA-administered portion of SSFL contain historical and cultural resources associated with rocket development, along with a number of significant archeological sites. NASA has conducted several surveys to identify and locate archeological and architectural resources within its E:\FR\FM\25OCN1.SGM 25OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2012-0034]


Hexavalent Chromium Standards; 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 
extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements 
specified in the Hexavalent Chromium standards for General Industry, 
Shipyard Employment, and Construction.

DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by 
December 24, 2019.

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

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using this method, you must submit a copy of your comments and 
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2012-0034, 
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-2012-0034) for the Information Collection 
Request (ICR). All comments, including any personal information you 
provide, such as social security numbers and dates of birth, 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 a 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) (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 information collection requirements in the Hexavalent Chromium 
standards for General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1026), Shipyard Employment 
(29 CFR 1915.1026), and Construction (29 CFR 1926.1126) (the 
``standards'') protect workers from the adverse health effects that may 
result from occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium. The major 
information collection requirements in the standards include conducting 
worker exposure monitoring, notifying workers of their chromium 
exposures, implementing medical surveillance of workers, providing 
examining physicians with specific information, implementing a 
respiratory protection program, notifying laundry personnel of chromium 
hazards, and maintaining workers' exposure monitoring and medical 
surveillance records for specific periods.

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 an adjustment decrease of 72,001 burden 
hours (from 493,968 to 421,967 burden hours). The agency estimates an 
overall increase in the estimated number of covered establishments in 
specific industry sectors. However, due to the identification of a 
calculation error in the previous ICR, the burden hours associated with 
the establishment increase is off-set by a burden hour reduction 
associated with employee time to conduct quarterly exposure monitoring. 
In addition, there is an estimated decrease of $3,273,026 in operation 
and maintenance costs from $46,712,927 to $43,439,901. The decrease in 
these costs was due to a lower wage for contractors than the one used 
previously. This resulted in operating and maintenance costs that were 
lower than that reported in the previous ICR.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Hexavalent Chromium (Cr(VI)) Standards for General Industry 
(29 CFR 1910.1026), Shipyard Employment (29 CFR 1915.1026), and 
Construction (29 CFR 1926.1126).
    OMB Control Number: 1218-0252.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
    Number of Respondents: 78,321.
    Frequency: On occasion; Quarterly; Semi-annually; Annually.
    Average Time per Response: Various.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 923,898.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 421,967.
    Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $43,439,901.

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-2012-0034) 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

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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, Principal 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 18, 2019.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety 
and Health.
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