Excavations Standard (Design of Cave-in Protection Systems); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements, 13750-13752 [2024-03636]
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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 37 / Friday, February 23, 2024 / Notices
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit entities.
Total Respondents: 9,982.
Total Annual Responses: 119,784.
Average Time per Response: 1.5
hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
179,676 hours.
Frequency: Monthly.
Total Monetized Burden Cost:
$13,700,054.
Total Burden Costs to Federal
government: $1,390,997.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request; they will also become a matter
of public record.
Tina T. Williams,
Acting Deputy Director of OFCCP and
Director of Policy & Program Development,
Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2024–03635 Filed 2–22–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–CM–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Request
for Assistance From the Department of
Labor, Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Employee
Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that the agency
receives on or before March 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
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have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Howell by telephone at 202–
693–6782, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Labor’s Employee
Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA) maintains a program designed to
provide education and technical
assistance to participants and
beneficiaries as well as to employers,
plan sponsors, and service providers
related to their health and retirement
plan benefits. EBSA assists participants
in understanding their rights,
responsibilities, and benefits under
employee benefit law and intervenes
informally on their behalf with the plan
sponsor in order to assist them in
obtaining the health and retirement
benefits to which they may have been
inappropriately denied, which can avert
the necessity for a formal investigation
or a civil action. EBSA maintains a tollfree telephone number through which
inquirers can reach Benefits Advisors in
ten Regional Offices. EBSA has also
made a request for assistance form
available on its website for those
wishing to obtain assistance in this
manner. Contact with EBSA is entirely
voluntary.
The collection of information is an
intake form for assistance requests from
the public. This information includes
the plan type, broad categories of
problem type, contact information for
responsible parties, and a mechanism
for the inquirer to attach relevant
documents. Summary data from the
existing intake form has also been used,
in accordance with section 513 of
ERISA, to respond to requests for
information regarding employee benefit
plans from members of Congress and
governmental oversight entities, and to
inform the policy formulation process.
For additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
August 25, 2023 (88 FR 58312).
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
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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–EBSA.
Title of Collection: Request for
Assistance from the Department of
Labor, Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
OMB Control Number: 1210–0146.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 14,991.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 14,991.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
7,496 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
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BILLING CODE 4510–29–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0057]
Excavations Standard (Design of Cavein Protection Systems); 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 Excavations Standard
(Design of Cave-in Protection Systems).
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by April
23, 2024.
SUMMARY:
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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 37 / Friday, February 23, 2024 / Notices
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 thehttps://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the websites.
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–2011–0057) 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, Directorate of
Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S.
Department of Labor; telephone (202)
693–2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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
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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).
The following sections describe who
uses the information collected under
each requirement, as well as how they
use it. The purpose of these
requirements is to reduce employees’
risk of death or serious injury while
working in hazardous conditions due to
cave-ins.
Paragraphs (b) and (c) of § 1926.652
(‘‘Requirements for Protective Systems’’;
the ‘‘Standard’’) contain paperwork
requirements that impose burden hours
or costs on employers. These paragraphs
require employers to use protective
systems to prevent cave-ins during
excavation work; these systems include
sloping the side of the trench, benching
the soil away from the excavation, or
using a trench shielding system (such as
a trench box). The Standard specifies
allowable configurations and slopes for
excavations and provides appendices to
assist employers in designing protective
systems. However, paragraphs (b)(3) and
(4) of the Standard permit employers to
design sloping or benching systems
based on tabulated data (Option 3), or to
use a design approved by a registered
professional engineer (Option 4).
Under Option 3, employers must
provide the tabulated data in a written
form that also identifies the registered
professional engineer who approved the
data and the parameters used to select
the sloping or benching system drawn
from the data, as well as the limitations
of the data (including the magnitude
and configuration of slopes determined
to be safe). The document must also
provide any explanatory information
necessary to select the correct benching
system based on the data. Option 2
requires employers to develop a written
design approved by a registered
professional engineer. The design
information must include the magnitude
and configuration of the slopes
determined to be safe, and the identity
of the registered professional engineer
who approved the design.
Paragraph (c)(2)(iii) allows employers
to use manufacturer’s tabulated data or
to deviate from the data provided. The
manufacturer’s specification,
recommendations, and limitations as
well as the manufacturer’s approval to
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deviate from these items shall be in
writing. Paragraphs (c)(3) and (4) allow
employers to design support systems,
shield systems, and other protective
systems based on tabulated data
provided by a system manufacturer
(Option 3) or obtained from other
sources including a registered
professional engineer and approved by
a registered professional engineer
(Option 4).
Each of these provisions requires
employers to maintain a copy of the
documents described in these options at
the jobsite during construction. After
construction is completed, employers
may store the documents off-site
provided they make them available to
an OSHA compliance officer on request.
These documents provide both the
employer and the compliance officer
with information needed to determine if
the selection and design of the
protective system are appropriate to the
excavation work, thereby assuring
workers of maximum protection against
cave-ins.
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, and
transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting that OMB extend
the approval of the information
collection requirements contained in the
Excavations Standard. The agency is
requesting an adjustment decrease in
burden hours from 40,041 hours to
22,697 hours, a difference of 17,344
hours. This decrease is due to the
number of apartment and nonresidential construction projects/sites
from 5,720 to 3,243.
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: Excavations Standard (Design of
Cave-in Protection Systems).
OMB Control Number: 1218–0137.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 1,144,081.
Number of Responses: 22,697.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
22,697.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $430,152.
Signed at Washington, DC, on February 15,
2024.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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; or (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.
All comments, attachments, and other
material must identify the agency name
and the OSHA docket number for the
ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2011–0057).
You may supplement electronic
submission 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
submission, 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.
Powered Industrial Trucks Standard;
Extension of the Office of Management
and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements
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
et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order
No. 8–2020 (85 FR 58393).
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BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0045]
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 Powered Industrial
Trucks Standard.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by April
23, 2024.
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 websites.
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–2009–0045) 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
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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, 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).
The following sections describe who
uses the information collected under
each requirement, as well as how they
use it.
The purpose of these requirements is
to address truck design, construction,
and modification, as well as
certification of training and evaluation
for truck operators.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0057]
Excavations Standard (Design of Cave-in Protection Systems);
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 Excavations
Standard (Design of Cave-in Protection Systems).
DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
April 23, 2024.
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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 thehttps://www.regulations.gov index; however, some
information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the websites. 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-2011-0057) 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, 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).
The following sections describe who uses the information collected
under each requirement, as well as how they use it. The purpose of
these requirements is to reduce employees' risk of death or serious
injury while working in hazardous conditions due to cave-ins.
Paragraphs (b) and (c) of Sec. 1926.652 (``Requirements for
Protective Systems''; the ``Standard'') contain paperwork requirements
that impose burden hours or costs on employers. These paragraphs
require employers to use protective systems to prevent cave-ins during
excavation work; these systems include sloping the side of the trench,
benching the soil away from the excavation, or using a trench shielding
system (such as a trench box). The Standard specifies allowable
configurations and slopes for excavations and provides appendices to
assist employers in designing protective systems. However, paragraphs
(b)(3) and (4) of the Standard permit employers to design sloping or
benching systems based on tabulated data (Option 3), or to use a design
approved by a registered professional engineer (Option 4).
Under Option 3, employers must provide the tabulated data in a
written form that also identifies the registered professional engineer
who approved the data and the parameters used to select the sloping or
benching system drawn from the data, as well as the limitations of the
data (including the magnitude and configuration of slopes determined to
be safe). The document must also provide any explanatory information
necessary to select the correct benching system based on the data.
Option 2 requires employers to develop a written design approved by a
registered professional engineer. The design information must include
the magnitude and configuration of the slopes determined to be safe,
and the identity of the registered professional engineer who approved
the design.
Paragraph (c)(2)(iii) allows employers to use manufacturer's
tabulated data or to deviate from the data provided. The manufacturer's
specification, recommendations, and limitations as well as the
manufacturer's approval to deviate from these items shall be in
writing. Paragraphs (c)(3) and (4) allow employers to design support
systems, shield systems, and other protective systems based on
tabulated data provided by a system manufacturer (Option 3) or obtained
from other sources including a registered professional engineer and
approved by a registered professional engineer (Option 4).
Each of these provisions requires employers to maintain a copy of
the documents described in these options at the jobsite during
construction. After construction is completed, employers may store the
documents off-site provided they make them available to an OSHA
compliance officer on request. These documents provide both the
employer and the compliance officer with information needed to
determine if the selection and design of the protective system are
appropriate to the excavation work, thereby assuring workers of maximum
protection against cave-ins.
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, and
transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting that OMB extend the approval of the information
collection requirements contained in the Excavations Standard. The
agency is requesting an adjustment decrease in burden hours from 40,041
hours to 22,697 hours, a difference of 17,344 hours. This decrease is
due to the number of apartment and non-residential construction
projects/sites from 5,720 to 3,243.
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: Excavations Standard (Design of Cave-in Protection Systems).
OMB Control Number: 1218-0137.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 1,144,081.
Number of Responses: 22,697.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 22,697.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $430,152.
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; or (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. All comments, attachments, and
other material must identify the agency name and the OSHA docket number
for the ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2011-0057). You may supplement electronic
submission 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 submission, 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 et seq.) and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 8-2020
(85 FR 58393).
Signed at Washington, DC, on February 15, 2024.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2024-03636 Filed 2-22-24; 8:45 am]
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