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This
information collection is necessary to
help determine continuing eligibility of
primary beneficiaries receiving black
lung benefits from the Disability Trust
Fund. It is also necessary to verify and
update on a regular basis factors that
affect a beneficiary’s entitlement to
benefits, including income, marital
status, receipt of State Worker’s
Compensation, and dependent status.
For additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
December, 4, 2023 (88 FR 84175).
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
have practical utility; (2) if the
information will be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) 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; (4)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(5) 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.
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: Report of Changes
That May Affect Your Black Lung
Benefits.
OMB Control Number: 1240–0028.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 21,681.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 21,681.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
6,373 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Michelle Neary,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0028]
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
for General Industry Standard;
Extension of the Office of Management
and Budget (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 its proposal to
extend the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) approval for the
information collection requirements
specified in its Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) for General Industry
Standard.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by May
28, 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 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–2009–0028 for
the Information Collection Request
DATES:
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(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.
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).
Subpart I specify several paperwork
requirements. The following sections
describe who uses the information
collected under each requirement, as
well as how they use it.
Hazard Assessment and Verification
(Section 1910.132(d) & (g))
Paragraph 1910.132(d)(1) and the
Personal Fall Protection standard
require that employers perform a hazard
assessment of the workplace to
determine whether hazards are present,
or likely to be present, that make the use
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of PPE necessary.1 Where such hazards
are present, employers must select and
have each affected worker use PPE that
protects them from the identified
hazards (section 1910.132(d)(1)(i)), and
communicate PPE selection decisions to
each affected worker (section
1910.132(d)(1)(ii)).
Paragraph 1910.132(d)(2) requires that
employers certify in writing they have
performed the required hazard
assessment. The certification must
include the date, the name of the person
certifying that the hazard assessment
was conducted, and identification of the
workplace evaluated (area or location).
The Personal Fall Protection standard
expands the hazard assessment
requirement to personal fall protection
systems (section 1910.132(g)).
Conducting a PPE hazard assessment
ensures that potential workplace
hazards necessitating PPE use have been
identified and that the PPE selected is
appropriate for those hazards and the
affected workers. Communicating
information on PPE selection decisions
to affected workers ensures they are
aware that the PPE selected will protect
them from the hazards that the
assessment identified. The certification
of the hazard assessment verifies that
employers have conducted the required
assessment.
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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 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
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for
General Industry standard. The agency
1 Section 1910.132 (g) specifies that the hazard
assessment (29 CFR 1910.132(d)) requirements only
apply to PPE for the eyes, face, head, feet, and
hands. The final rule revised (29 CFR 1910.132 (g))
to also apply the hazard assessment requirements
to personal fall protection systems.
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is requesting a decrease in burden hours
from 3,778,003 to 3,683,262, a
difference of 94,741 hours. The changes
in the number of establishments using
fall protection accounts for the net
decrease in burden hours.
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: Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE) for General Industry Standard.
OMB Control Number: 1218–0205.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 2,421,683.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Total Responses: 2,347,415.
Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
3,683,262.
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.
All comments, attachments, and other
material must identify the agency name
and the OSHA docket number for the
ICR (OSHA–2009–0028). 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
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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 March 18,
2024.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0028]
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for General Industry
Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget (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 its proposal to
extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for the
information collection requirements specified in its Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE) for General Industry Standard.
DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
May 28, 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 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-2009-0028 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).
Subpart I specify several paperwork requirements. The following
sections describe who uses the information collected under each
requirement, as well as how they use it.
Hazard Assessment and Verification
(Section 1910.132(d) & (g))
Paragraph 1910.132(d)(1) and the Personal Fall Protection standard
require that employers perform a hazard assessment of the workplace to
determine whether hazards are present, or likely to be present, that
make the use
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of PPE necessary.\1\ Where such hazards are present, employers must
select and have each affected worker use PPE that protects them from
the identified hazards (section 1910.132(d)(1)(i)), and communicate PPE
selection decisions to each affected worker (section
1910.132(d)(1)(ii)).
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\1\ Section 1910.132 (g) specifies that the hazard assessment
(29 CFR 1910.132(d)) requirements only apply to PPE for the eyes,
face, head, feet, and hands. The final rule revised (29 CFR 1910.132
(g)) to also apply the hazard assessment requirements to personal
fall protection systems.
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Paragraph 1910.132(d)(2) requires that employers certify in writing
they have performed the required hazard assessment. The certification
must include the date, the name of the person certifying that the
hazard assessment was conducted, and identification of the workplace
evaluated (area or location). The Personal Fall Protection standard
expands the hazard assessment requirement to personal fall protection
systems (section 1910.132(g)).
Conducting a PPE hazard assessment ensures that potential workplace
hazards necessitating PPE use have been identified and that the PPE
selected is appropriate for those hazards and the affected workers.
Communicating information on PPE selection decisions to affected
workers ensures they are aware that the PPE selected will protect them
from the hazards that the assessment identified. The certification of
the hazard assessment verifies that employers have conducted the
required assessment.
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 Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE) for General Industry standard. The agency is requesting a
decrease in burden hours from 3,778,003 to 3,683,262, a difference of
94,741 hours. The changes in the number of establishments using fall
protection accounts for the net decrease in burden hours.
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: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for General Industry
Standard.
OMB Control Number: 1218-0205.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 2,421,683.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Total Responses: 2,347,415.
Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3,683,262.
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. All comments, attachments, and other
material must identify the agency name and the OSHA docket number for
the ICR (OSHA-2009-0028). 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 et seq.) and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 8-2020
(85 FR 58393).
Signed at Washington, DC, on March 18, 2024.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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