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This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOL notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL–OWCP.
Title of Collection: Provider
Enrollment Form.
OMB Control Number: 1240–0021.
Affected Public: Private sector—
businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 23,318.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 23,318.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
9,717 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $816.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Michelle Neary,
Senior PRA Analyst.
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BILLING CODE 4510–CR–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2010–0048]
Powered Platforms for Building
Maintenance 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.
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AGENCY:
OSHA solicits public
comments concerning the proposal to
extend Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) approval of the
information collection requirements
specified in the Powered Platforms for
Building Maintenance.
SUMMARY:
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Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
December 4, 2023.
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.
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 at (202)
693–2350 (TTY (877) 889–5627) for
assistance in locating docket
submissions.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and OSHA
docket number OSHA–2010–0048 for
the Information Collection Request
(ICR). OSHA will place all comments,
including any personal information, in
the public docket, which may be made
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
the 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, the collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
OSHA’s estimate of the information
collection burden is accurate. The
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Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 (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
that OSHA obtain such information
with minimum burden upon employers,
especially those operating small
businesses, and to reduce to the
maximum extent feasible unnecessary
duplication of effort in obtaining
information (29 U.S.C. 657).
Paragraph (e)(9) of the Standard
requires that employers develop and
implement a written emergency action
plan for each type of powered platform
operation. The plan must explain the
emergency procedures that workers are
to follow if they encounter a disruption
of the power supply, equipment failure,
or other emergency. Prior to operating a
powered platform, employers must
notify workers how they can inform
themselves about alarm systems and
emergency escape routes, and
emergency procedures that pertain to
the building on which they will be
working. Employers are to review with
each worker those parts of the
emergency action plan that the worker
must know to ensure their protection
during an emergency; these reviews
must occur when the worker receives an
initial assignment involving a powered
platform operation and after the
employer revises the emergency action
plan.
According to paragraph (f)(5)(i)(C),
employers must affix a load rating plate
to a conspicuous location on each
suspended unit that states the unit’s
weight and the rated load capacity.
Paragraph (f)(5)(ii)(N) requires
employers to mount each emergency
electric operating device in a secured
compartment and label the device with
instructions for its use. After installing
a suspension wire rope, paragraphs
(f)(7)(vi) and (f)(7)(vii) mandate that
employers attach a corrosion-resistant
tag with specified information to one of
the wire rope fastenings if the rope is to
remain at one location. In addition,
paragraph (f)(7)(viii) requires employers
who resocket a wire rope to either stamp
specified information on the original tag
or put that information on a
supplemental tag and attach it to the
fastening.
Paragraphs (g)(2)(i) and (g)(2)(ii)
require that building owners, at least
annually, have a competent person
inspect the supporting structures of
their buildings; inspect and, if
necessary, test the components of the
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powered platforms, including control
systems; inspect/test components
subject to wear (e.g., wire ropes,
bearings, gears, and governors); and
certify these inspections and tests.
Under paragraph (g)(2)(iii), building
owners must maintain and, on request,
disclose to OSHA a written certification
record of these inspections/tests; this
record must include the date of the
inspection/test, the signature of the
competent person who performed it,
and the number/identifier of the
building support structure and
equipment inspected/tested.
Paragraph (g)(3)(i) mandates that
building owners use a competent person
to inspect and, if necessary, test each
powered platform facility according to
the manufacturer’s recommendations
every 30 days, or prior to use if the work
cycle is less than 30 days. Under
paragraph (g)(3)(ii), building owners
must maintain and, on request, disclose
to the agency a written certification
record of these inspections/tests; this
record is to include the date of the
inspection/test, the signature of the
competent person who performed it,
and the number/identifier of the
powered platform facility inspected/
tested.
According to paragraph (g)(5)(iii),
building owners must use a competent
person to thoroughly inspect suspension
wire ropes for a number of specified
conditions once a month, or before
placing the wire ropes into service if the
ropes are inactive for 30 days or longer.
Paragraph (g)(5)(v) requires building
owners to maintain and, on request,
disclose to OSHA a written certification
record of these monthly inspections;
this record must consist of the date of
the inspection, the signature of the
competent person who performed it,
and the number/identifier of the wire
rope inspected.
Upon completion of this training,
paragraph (i)(1)(v) specifies that
employers must prepare a written
certification that includes the identity of
the worker trained, the signature of the
employer or the trainer, and the date the
worker completed the training. In
addition, the employer must maintain a
worker’s training certificate for the
duration of their employment and, on
request, make it available to OSHA.
Emergency action plans allow
employers and workers to anticipate,
and effectively respond to, emergencies
that may arise during powered platform
operations. Affixing load rating plates to
suspended units, instructions to
emergency electric operating devices,
and tags to wire rope fasteners prevent
workplace accidents by providing
information to employers and workers
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regarding the conditions under which
they can safely operate these system
components.
Requiring building owners to
establish and maintain written
certification of inspections and testing
conducted on the supporting structures
of buildings, powered platform systems,
and suspension wire ropes provides
employers and workers with assurance
that they can operate safely from the
buildings using equipment that is in
safe operating condition.
The training requirements increase
worker safety by allowing them to
develop the skills and knowledge
necessary to effectively operate, use,
and inspect powered platforms,
recognize and prevent safety hazards
associated with platform operation,
respond appropriately under emergency
conditions, and maintain and use their
fall protection arrest system. In
addition, the paperwork requirements
specified by the Standard provide the
most efficient means for an OSHA
compliance officer to determine
whether or not employers and building
owners are providing the required
notification and certification.
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 to protect workers,
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 that OMB extend
the approval of the information
collection requirements contained in the
Powered Platforms for Building
Maintenance Standard. The agency will
retain the current number of burden
hours of 130,776 for this Information
Collection Request.
OSHA will summarize the comments
submitted in response to this notice and
will include this summary in the
request to OMB to extend the approval
of the information collection
requirements.
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Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Powered Platforms for Building
Maintenance Standard.
OMB Control Number: 1218–0121.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 900.
Number of Responses: 181,612.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion,
initially, monthly, annually.
Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
130,776.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $0.
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); if your comments,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at 202–693–1648.
or (3) by hard copy. All comments,
attachments, and other material must
identify the agency name and the OSHA
docket number for the ICR OSHA–2010–
0048. You may supplement electronic
submissions by uploading document
files electronically.
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 from 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 from the website, and for
assistance in using the internet to locate
docket submissions.
V. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, 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
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et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order
No. 8–2020 (85 FR 58393).
Signed at Washington, DC, on September
22, 2023.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2022–0011]
Maritime Advisory Committee on
Occupational Safety and Health
(MACOSH): Notice of Meeting
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice of MACOSH meeting.
AGENCY:
The Maritime Advisory
Committee on Occupational Safety and
Health (MACOSH) will meet on
November 14, 2023, in a hybrid format.
Committee members will meet in
person; the public is invited to
participate either in person or virtually
via WebEx.
DATES:
MACOSH full Committee meeting:
MACOSH will meet from 9:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m., ET, Tuesday, November 14,
2023.
MACOSH Workgroup meetings: The
MACOSH Shipyard and Longshoring
Workgroups will meet from 1:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m., ET, Tuesday, November 14,
2023.
SUMMARY:
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ADDRESSES:
Submission of comments and requests
to speak: Comments and requests to
speak at the MACOSH meeting,
including attachments, must be
submitted electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, the eRulemaking
Portal by October 31, 2023. Comments
must be identified by the docket number
for this Federal Register notice (Docket
No. OSHA–2022–0011). Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
Registration: All persons wishing to
attend the meeting in-person or virtually
must register via the registration link on
the MACOSH web page at https://
www.osha.gov/advisorycommittee/
macosh. Upon registration, in-person
attendees will receive directions for
participation and virtual attendees will
receive a WebEx link for remote access
to the meeting. At this time, OSHA will
be limiting in-person attendance to 25
members of the public, to be determined
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based in the order requests are made via
the registration link.
Requests for special accommodations:
Submit requests for special
accommodations, including translation
services, for this MACOSH meeting by
October 31, 2023, to Ms. Carla
Marcellus, Directorate of Standards and
Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of
Labor; telephone: (202) 693–1865;
email: marcellus.carla.dol.gov.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and the OSHA
docket number for this Federal Register
notice (Docket No. OSHA–2022–0011).
OSHA will place comments, 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.
Docket: To read or download
documents in the public docket for this
MACOSH meeting, go to
www.regulations.gov. All documents in
the public docket are listed in the index;
however, some documents (e.g.,
copyrighted material) are not publicly
available to read or download through
www.regulations.gov. All submissions,
including copyrighted material, are
available for inspection through the
OSHA Docket Office. Contact the OSHA
Docket Office at (202) 693–2350 (TTY
(877) 889–5627) for assistance in
locating docket submissions.
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, Directorate of Standards
and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department
of Labor; telephone: (202) 693–2066;
email: wangdahl.amy@dol.gov.
Telecommunication requirements: For
additional information about the
telecommunication requirements for the
meeting, please contact Ms. Carla
Marcellus, Directorate of Standards and
Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of
Labor; telephone: (202) 693–1865;
email: marcellus.carla@dol.gov.
For copies of this Federal Register
Notice: Electronic copies of this Federal
Register notice are available at
www.regulations.gov. This notice, as
well as news releases and other relevant
information, are also available at
OSHA’s web page www.osha.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Meeting Information
MACOSH Meeting
MACOSH will meet from 9:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m., ET, Tuesday, November 14,
2023. Public attendance will be in a
hybrid format, either in person or
virtually via WebEx. Meeting
information will be posted in the Docket
(Docket No. OSHA–2022–0011) and on
the MACOSH web page, https://
www.osha.gov/advisorycommittee/
macosh, prior to the meeting.
The tentative agenda for the full
Committee meeting will include reports
from the Shipyard and Longshoring
workgroups, presentations on maritime
fall protection and on OSHA’s social
media and outreach platforms from the
Office of Communication, and updates
from the Directorate of Standards and
Guidance (DSG), DSG’s Office of
Maritime and Agriculture, and on the
Heat Rulemaking initiative.
MACOSH Workgroup Meetings
The MACOSH Shipyard and
Longshoring Workgroups will meet from
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., ET, Tuesday,
November 14, 2023.
Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, authorized the
preparation of this notice under the
authority granted by 29 U.S.C. 655(b)(1)
and 656(d), 5 U.S.C. 10, Secretary of
Labor’s Order No. 8–2020 (85 FR
58393), and 29 CFR part 1912.
Signed at Washington, DC, on September
28, 2023.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Sunshine Act Meetings
The Legal Services
Corporation (LSC) Board of Directors
and its committees will hold their fall
2023 quarterly business meeting over a
range of days in October 2023 (on
October 4, October 12, and October 15–
17, 2023). On Wednesday, October 4,
the Institutional Advancement
Committee will meet over Zoom,
beginning at 3 p.m. eastern time. On
Thursday, October 12, the Governance
and Performance Review Committee
will meet over Zoom, beginning at 1
p.m. eastern time. On Sunday, October
15, the meeting continues, with the first
committee meeting (Finance Committee)
TIME AND DATE:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2010-0048]
Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance 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 Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the
information collection requirements specified in the Powered Platforms
for Building Maintenance.
DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
December 4, 2023.
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.
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 at (202) 693-2350 (TTY
(877) 889-5627) for assistance in locating docket submissions.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and OSHA
docket number OSHA-2010-0048 for the Information Collection Request
(ICR). OSHA will place all comments, including any personal
information, in the public docket, which may be made 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 the 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, 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. 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 that OSHA obtain such information with minimum burden upon
employers, especially those operating small businesses, and to reduce
to the maximum extent feasible unnecessary duplication of effort in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
Paragraph (e)(9) of the Standard requires that employers develop
and implement a written emergency action plan for each type of powered
platform operation. The plan must explain the emergency procedures that
workers are to follow if they encounter a disruption of the power
supply, equipment failure, or other emergency. Prior to operating a
powered platform, employers must notify workers how they can inform
themselves about alarm systems and emergency escape routes, and
emergency procedures that pertain to the building on which they will be
working. Employers are to review with each worker those parts of the
emergency action plan that the worker must know to ensure their
protection during an emergency; these reviews must occur when the
worker receives an initial assignment involving a powered platform
operation and after the employer revises the emergency action plan.
According to paragraph (f)(5)(i)(C), employers must affix a load
rating plate to a conspicuous location on each suspended unit that
states the unit's weight and the rated load capacity. Paragraph
(f)(5)(ii)(N) requires employers to mount each emergency electric
operating device in a secured compartment and label the device with
instructions for its use. After installing a suspension wire rope,
paragraphs (f)(7)(vi) and (f)(7)(vii) mandate that employers attach a
corrosion-resistant tag with specified information to one of the wire
rope fastenings if the rope is to remain at one location. In addition,
paragraph (f)(7)(viii) requires employers who resocket a wire rope to
either stamp specified information on the original tag or put that
information on a supplemental tag and attach it to the fastening.
Paragraphs (g)(2)(i) and (g)(2)(ii) require that building owners,
at least annually, have a competent person inspect the supporting
structures of their buildings; inspect and, if necessary, test the
components of the
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powered platforms, including control systems; inspect/test components
subject to wear (e.g., wire ropes, bearings, gears, and governors); and
certify these inspections and tests. Under paragraph (g)(2)(iii),
building owners must maintain and, on request, disclose to OSHA a
written certification record of these inspections/tests; this record
must include the date of the inspection/test, the signature of the
competent person who performed it, and the number/identifier of the
building support structure and equipment inspected/tested.
Paragraph (g)(3)(i) mandates that building owners use a competent
person to inspect and, if necessary, test each powered platform
facility according to the manufacturer's recommendations every 30 days,
or prior to use if the work cycle is less than 30 days. Under paragraph
(g)(3)(ii), building owners must maintain and, on request, disclose to
the agency a written certification record of these inspections/tests;
this record is to include the date of the inspection/test, the
signature of the competent person who performed it, and the number/
identifier of the powered platform facility inspected/tested.
According to paragraph (g)(5)(iii), building owners must use a
competent person to thoroughly inspect suspension wire ropes for a
number of specified conditions once a month, or before placing the wire
ropes into service if the ropes are inactive for 30 days or longer.
Paragraph (g)(5)(v) requires building owners to maintain and, on
request, disclose to OSHA a written certification record of these
monthly inspections; this record must consist of the date of the
inspection, the signature of the competent person who performed it, and
the number/identifier of the wire rope inspected.
Upon completion of this training, paragraph (i)(1)(v) specifies
that employers must prepare a written certification that includes the
identity of the worker trained, the signature of the employer or the
trainer, and the date the worker completed the training. In addition,
the employer must maintain a worker's training certificate for the
duration of their employment and, on request, make it available to
OSHA.
Emergency action plans allow employers and workers to anticipate,
and effectively respond to, emergencies that may arise during powered
platform operations. Affixing load rating plates to suspended units,
instructions to emergency electric operating devices, and tags to wire
rope fasteners prevent workplace accidents by providing information to
employers and workers regarding the conditions under which they can
safely operate these system components.
Requiring building owners to establish and maintain written
certification of inspections and testing conducted on the supporting
structures of buildings, powered platform systems, and suspension wire
ropes provides employers and workers with assurance that they can
operate safely from the buildings using equipment that is in safe
operating condition.
The training requirements increase worker safety by allowing them
to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively operate,
use, and inspect powered platforms, recognize and prevent safety
hazards associated with platform operation, respond appropriately under
emergency conditions, and maintain and use their fall protection arrest
system. In addition, the paperwork requirements specified by the
Standard provide the most efficient means for an OSHA compliance
officer to determine whether or not employers and building owners are
providing the required notification and certification.
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 to
protect workers, 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 that OMB extend the approval of the information
collection requirements contained in the Powered Platforms for Building
Maintenance Standard. The agency will retain the current number of
burden hours of 130,776 for this Information Collection Request.
OSHA will summarize the comments submitted in response to this
notice and will include this summary in the request to OMB to extend
the approval of the information collection requirements.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance Standard.
OMB Control Number: 1218-0121.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 900.
Number of Responses: 181,612.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion, initially, monthly, annually.
Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 130,776.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $0.
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); if your comments, including
attachments, are not longer than 10 pages you may fax them to the OSHA
Docket Office at 202-693-1648. or (3) by hard copy. All comments,
attachments, and other material must identify the agency name and the
OSHA docket number for the ICR OSHA-2010-0048. You may supplement
electronic submissions by uploading document files electronically.
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 from 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 from the website, and for
assistance in using the internet to locate docket submissions.
V. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, 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
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et seq.) and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393).
Signed at Washington, DC, on September 22, 2023.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2023-21825 Filed 10-2-23; 8:45 am]
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