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estimated percentage of establishments
assumed to incur burden hour costs
conducting atmospheric monitoring and
testing.
The agency is requesting an increase
in capital and operation and
maintenance costs of $14,100.00 (from
$630,900.00 to $645,000.00) for
atmospheric testing and monitoring
equipment. This increase is also related
to the updated data estimates showing
an increase in the number of permit
space entrants and establishments with
permit spaces affected by the Standard.
The agency will summarize the
comments submitted in response to this
notice and will include this summary in
the request to OMB.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Permit-Required Confined
Spaces.
OMB Control Number: 1218–0203.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 214,994.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Total Responses: 13,959,314.
Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
2,076,038.80.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $645,000.00.
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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.
Please note: While OSHA’s Docket
Office is continuing to accept and
process submissions by regular mail,
due to the COVID–19 pandemic, the
Docket Office is closed to the public and
not able to receive submissions to the
docket by hand, express mail,
messenger, and courier service. All
comments, attachments, and other
material must identify the agency name
and the OSHA docket number for the
ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2011–0858).
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.
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Due to security procedures, the use of
regular mail may cause a significant
delay in the receipt of comments.
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 at
(202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889–5627)
for information about materials not
available through the website, and for
assistance in using the internet to locate
docket submissions.
V. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, Acting 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 June 15,
2021.
James S. Frederick,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2012–0002]
Asbestos in Construction 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
extend the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) approval of the
information collection requirements
specified in the Asbestos in
Construction Standard.
SUMMARY:
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Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
August 23, 2021.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit
comments, including attachments,
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Documents in the
docket are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the website.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
through the OSHA Docket Office.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office for
assistance in locating docket
submissions.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and the OSHA
docket number for this Federal Register
notice (OSHA–2012–0002). OSHA will
place comments and requests to speak,
including personal information, in the
public docket, which may be available
online. Therefore, OSHA cautions
interested parties about submitting
personal information such as social
security numbers and birthdates. For
further information on submitting
comments, see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
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:
DATES:
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of a
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, 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 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C.
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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 a minimum burden
upon employers, especially those
operating small businesses, and to
reduce to the maximum extent feasible
unnecessary duplication of efforts in
obtaining said information (29 U.S.C.
657).
The Asbestos in Construction
Standard (29 CFR 1926.1101) protects
workers from adverse health effects
arising from workplace exposure to
asbestos, including lung cancer,
mesothelioma, asbestosis (an
emphysema-like condition) and
gastrointestinal cancer. The standard
requires employers to monitor worker
exposure, provide medical surveillance,
and maintain accurate records of worker
exposure to asbestos. These records will
be used by employers, workers, and the
Government to ensure that workers are
not harmed by exposure to asbestos in
the workplace.
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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 increase of 433,878.37
burden hours, from, 3,765,456.27 to
4,199,334.64 hours. There are several
reasons for this change in burden.
First, the agency has updated the data
sources used to estimate the number of
respondents and unit costs. Second, in
estimating the change in the number of
buildings that may contain ACM/PACM,
the 2018 ICR mistakenly omitted data
from some years from the calculation.
Correcting this error increases the
number of buildings. Because the
number of buildings is used to calculate
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the number of covered employees, the
number of covered employees increased
as a result of this change, increasing
burden. Finally, this ICR renewal
switches from using rounded decimal
estimates of unit burden to unrounded
fractions (for instance, from 0.08 to 5/60
for an item with five minutes of
burden). This has a net effect of
increasing burden.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Asbestos in Construction
Standard (29 CFR 1926.1101).
OMB Control Number: 1218–0134.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 1,104,261.
Frequency: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Number of Responses:
41,566,377.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
4,199,334.64.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $66,912,839.51.
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.
Please note: While OSHA’s Docket
Office is continuing to accept and
process submissions by regular mail,
due to the COVID–19 pandemic, the
Docket Office is closed to the public and
not able to receive submissions to the
docket by hand, express mail,
messenger, and courier service. All
comments, attachments, and other
material must identify the agency name
and the OSHA docket number (Docket
No. OSHA–2012–0002) 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.
Due to security procedures, the use of
regular mail may cause a significant
delay in the receipt of comments.
Comments and submissions are
posted without change at https://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions commenters about submitting
personal information such as social
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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 at
(202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889–5627)
for information about materials not
available through the website, and for
assistance in using the internet to locate
docket submissions.
V. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, Acting 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 June 15,
2021.
James S. Frederick,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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ADMINISTRATION
Sunshine Act Meetings
10:00 a.m., Thursday,
June 24, 2021.
PLACE: Due to the COVID–19 Pandemic,
the meeting will be open to the public
via live webcast only. Visit the agency’s
homepage (www.ncua.gov) and access
the provided webcast link.
STATUS: This meeting will be open to the
public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
1. Board Action, Federal Credit Union
Loan Interest Rate Ceiling.
2. NCUA Rules and Regulations,
Current Expected Credit Loss
Methodology.
3. NCUA Rules and Regulations,
Capitalization of Interest.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Melane Conyers-Ausbrooks, Secretary of
the Board, Telephone: 703–518–6304.
TIME AND DATE:
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Secretary of the Board.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2012-0002]
Asbestos in Construction 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
extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the
information collection requirements specified in the Asbestos in
Construction Standard.
DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
August 23, 2021.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit comments, including attachments,
electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking
Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting comments.
Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov. Documents in the docket are
listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index; however, some
information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the website. All submissions, including
copyrighted material, are available for inspection through the OSHA
Docket Office. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for assistance in
locating docket submissions.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and the
OSHA docket number for this Federal Register notice (OSHA-2012-0002).
OSHA will place comments and requests to speak, including personal
information, in the public docket, which may be available online.
Therefore, OSHA cautions interested parties about submitting personal
information such as social security numbers and birthdates. For further
information on submitting comments, see the ``Public Participation''
heading in the section of this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
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 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, 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 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C.
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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 a minimum
burden upon employers, especially those operating small businesses, and
to reduce to the maximum extent feasible unnecessary duplication of
efforts in obtaining said information (29 U.S.C. 657).
The Asbestos in Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.1101) protects
workers from adverse health effects arising from workplace exposure to
asbestos, including lung cancer, mesothelioma, asbestosis (an
emphysema-like condition) and gastrointestinal cancer. The standard
requires employers to monitor worker exposure, provide medical
surveillance, and maintain accurate records of worker exposure to
asbestos. These records will be used by employers, workers, and the
Government to ensure that workers are not harmed by exposure to
asbestos in the workplace.
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 increase of 433,878.37
burden hours, from, 3,765,456.27 to 4,199,334.64 hours. There are
several reasons for this change in burden.
First, the agency has updated the data sources used to estimate the
number of respondents and unit costs. Second, in estimating the change
in the number of buildings that may contain ACM/PACM, the 2018 ICR
mistakenly omitted data from some years from the calculation.
Correcting this error increases the number of buildings. Because the
number of buildings is used to calculate the number of covered
employees, the number of covered employees increased as a result of
this change, increasing burden. Finally, this ICR renewal switches from
using rounded decimal estimates of unit burden to unrounded fractions
(for instance, from 0.08 to 5/60 for an item with five minutes of
burden). This has a net effect of increasing burden.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: Asbestos in Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.1101).
OMB Control Number: 1218-0134.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 1,104,261.
Frequency: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Number of Responses: 41,566,377.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,199,334.64.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $66,912,839.51.
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. Please
note: While OSHA's Docket Office is continuing to accept and process
submissions by regular mail, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Docket
Office is closed to the public and not able to receive submissions to
the docket by hand, express mail, messenger, and courier service. All
comments, attachments, and other material must identify the agency name
and the OSHA docket number (Docket No. OSHA-2012-0002) 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.
Due to security procedures, the use of regular mail may cause a
significant delay in the receipt of comments.
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 at (202) 693-2350, (TTY (877) 889-5627) for
information about materials not available through the website, and for
assistance in using the internet to locate docket submissions.
V. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, Acting 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 June 15, 2021.
James S. Frederick,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2021-13185 Filed 6-22-21; 8:45 am]
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