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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–ETA.
Title of Collection: Trade Adjustment
Assistance Administrative Collection of
States (TAAACS).
OMB Control Number: 1205–0540.
Affected Public: State, local, and
Tribal governments.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 52.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 52.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
312 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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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[OSHA–2011–0029]
Underground 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 Underground
Construction Standard.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by July
8, 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.
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SUMMARY:
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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–2011–0029) 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,
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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.
Seven paragraphs in the Underground
Construction Standard (‘‘the Standard’’),
29 CFR 1926.800, require employers to
post warning signs or notices during
underground construction; these
paragraphs are (b)(3), (i)(3), (j)(1)(vi)(A),
(m)(2)(ii), (o)(2), (q)(11), and (t)(1)(iv)(B).
The warning signs and notices required
by these paragraphs enable employers to
effectively alert workers to the presence
of hazards or potential hazards at the job
site, thereby preventing worker
exposure to hazards or potential hazards
associated with underground
construction that could cause death or
serious harm.
Paragraph (t)(3)(xxi) of the Standard
requires employers to inspect and load
test hoists when they install them, and
at least annually thereafter. They must
also inspect, and load test a hoist after
making any repairs or alterations to it
that affect the structural integrity, and
after tripping a safety device on the
hoist. Employers must also prepare a
certification record of each inspection
and load test that includes specified
information and maintain the most
recent certification record until they
complete the construction project.
Establishing and maintaining a
written record of the most recent
inspection and load test alerts
equipment mechanics to problems
identified during the inspection. Prior to
returning the equipment to service,
employers can review the records to
ensure that the mechanics performed
the necessary repairs and maintenance.
Accordingly, by using only equipment
that is in safe working order, employers
will prevent severe injury and death to
the equipment operators and other
workers who work near the equipment.
In addition, these records provide the
most efficient means for OSHA
compliance officers to determine that an
employer performed the required
inspections and load tests, thereby
assuring that the equipment is safe to
operate.
Paragraph (j)(3) of the Standard
mandates that employers develop
records for air quality tests performed
under paragraph (j), including air
quality tests required by paragraphs
(j)(1)(ii)(A) through (j)(1)(iii)(A),
(j)(1)(iii)(B), (j)(1)(iii)(C), (j)(1)(iii)(D),
(j)(1)(iv), (j)(1)(v)(A), (j)(1)(v)(B), and
(j)(2)(i) through (j)(2)(v). Paragraph (j)
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also requires that air quality records
include specified information, and that
employers maintain the records until
the underground construction project is
complete. They must also make the
records available to OSHA compliance
officers on request.
Maintaining records of air quality
tests allows employers to document
atmospheric hazards, ascertain the
effectiveness of controls (especially
ventilation) and implement additional
controls if necessary. Accordingly, these
requirements prevent serious injury and
death to workers who work on
underground construction projects. In
addition, these records provide an
efficient means for workers to evaluate
the accuracy and effectiveness of an
employer’s exposure reduction program,
and for OSHA compliance officers to
determine those employers performed
the required tests and implemented
appropriate controls.
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.
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III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting that OMB extend
the approval of the information
collection requirements contained in
Underground Construction Standard.
The agency is requesting an adjustment
increase in burden hours from 77,616
hours to 77,618 hours, a difference of 2
hours. This slight increase is due the
result of a rounding inconsistency.
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: Underground Construction
Standard.
OMB Control Number: 1218–0067.
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Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 461.
Number of Responses: 1,172,939.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
77,618.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $165,600.
Signed at Washington, DC, on May 2, 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
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
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–2011–0029). 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).
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
ADMINISTRATION
[NARA–2024–033]
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed extension
request.
AGENCY:
NARA proposes to request an
extension from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) of a
currently approved information
collection used by the public and other
Federal agencies to use its official seal(s)
and/or logo(s). We invite you to
comment on this proposed information
collection pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: We must receive written
comments on or before July 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to
Paperwork Reduction Act Comments
(MP), Room 4100; National Archives
and Records Administration; 8601
Adelphi Road; College Park, MD 20740–
6001, or email them to tamee.fechhelm@
nara.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Tamee Fechhelm by telephone
at 301–837–1694 with requests for
additional information or copies of the
proposed information collection and
supporting statement.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–13), NARA invites the
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed information
collections. The comments and
suggestions should address one or more
of the following points: (a) whether the
proposed information collections are
necessary for NARA to properly perform
its functions; (b) NARA’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed information
collections and its accuracy; (c) ways
NARA could enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information it
collects; (d) ways NARA could
minimize the burden on respondents of
collecting the information, including
through information technology; and (e)
whether these collections affects small
businesses. We will summarize any
comments you submit and include the
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[OSHA-2011-0029]
Underground 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 Underground
Construction Standard.
DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
July 8, 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-2011-0029) 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.
Seven paragraphs in the Underground Construction Standard (``the
Standard''), 29 CFR 1926.800, require employers to post warning signs
or notices during underground construction; these paragraphs are
(b)(3), (i)(3), (j)(1)(vi)(A), (m)(2)(ii), (o)(2), (q)(11), and
(t)(1)(iv)(B). The warning signs and notices required by these
paragraphs enable employers to effectively alert workers to the
presence of hazards or potential hazards at the job site, thereby
preventing worker exposure to hazards or potential hazards associated
with underground construction that could cause death or serious harm.
Paragraph (t)(3)(xxi) of the Standard requires employers to inspect
and load test hoists when they install them, and at least annually
thereafter. They must also inspect, and load test a hoist after making
any repairs or alterations to it that affect the structural integrity,
and after tripping a safety device on the hoist. Employers must also
prepare a certification record of each inspection and load test that
includes specified information and maintain the most recent
certification record until they complete the construction project.
Establishing and maintaining a written record of the most recent
inspection and load test alerts equipment mechanics to problems
identified during the inspection. Prior to returning the equipment to
service, employers can review the records to ensure that the mechanics
performed the necessary repairs and maintenance. Accordingly, by using
only equipment that is in safe working order, employers will prevent
severe injury and death to the equipment operators and other workers
who work near the equipment. In addition, these records provide the
most efficient means for OSHA compliance officers to determine that an
employer performed the required inspections and load tests, thereby
assuring that the equipment is safe to operate.
Paragraph (j)(3) of the Standard mandates that employers develop
records for air quality tests performed under paragraph (j), including
air quality tests required by paragraphs (j)(1)(ii)(A) through
(j)(1)(iii)(A), (j)(1)(iii)(B), (j)(1)(iii)(C), (j)(1)(iii)(D),
(j)(1)(iv), (j)(1)(v)(A), (j)(1)(v)(B), and (j)(2)(i) through
(j)(2)(v). Paragraph (j)
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also requires that air quality records include specified information,
and that employers maintain the records until the underground
construction project is complete. They must also make the records
available to OSHA compliance officers on request.
Maintaining records of air quality tests allows employers to
document atmospheric hazards, ascertain the effectiveness of controls
(especially ventilation) and implement additional controls if
necessary. Accordingly, these requirements prevent serious injury and
death to workers who work on underground construction projects. In
addition, these records provide an efficient means for workers to
evaluate the accuracy and effectiveness of an employer's exposure
reduction program, and for OSHA compliance officers to determine those
employers performed the required tests and implemented appropriate
controls.
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 Underground Construction Standard.
The agency is requesting an adjustment increase in burden hours from
77,616 hours to 77,618 hours, a difference of 2 hours. This slight
increase is due the result of a rounding inconsistency.
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: Underground Construction Standard.
OMB Control Number: 1218-0067.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 461.
Number of Responses: 1,172,939.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 77,618.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $165,600.
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-2011-0029). 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 May 2, 2024.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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