[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 57 (Friday, March 23, 2012)][Notices][Pages 17097-17098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7042]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; The 13 Carcinogens Standard
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled, "The 13 Carcinogens Standard," to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for
continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
DATES: Submit comments on or before April 23, 2012.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the
RegInfo.gov Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, on the
day following publication of this notice or by contacting Michel Smyth
by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
sending an email to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-OSHA, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone:
202-395-6929/Fax: 202-395-6881 (these are not toll-free numbers),
email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the 13 Carcinogens Standard
and its information collection requirements is to provide protection
for workers from the adverse effects associated with the occupational
exposure to the following carcinogens: 4-Nitrobiphenyl, alpha-
Naphthylamine, methyl chloromethyl ether, 3,3-Dichlorobenzidine (and
its salts), bis-chloromethyl ether, beta-Naphthylamine, Benzidine, 4-
Aminodiphenyl, Ethyleneimine, beta-Propiolactone, 2-
Acetylaminofluorene, 4-Dimethylaminoazo-benzene, and N-
Nitrosodimethylamine. To comply with the Standard, covered employers
must establish and implement a medical surveillance program for workers
assigned to enter regulated areas, inform workers of their medical
examination results, and provide workers with access to their medical
records. Further, employers must retain worker medical records for
specified time periods and make them available upon request to the OSHA
and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
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 it is approved by the OMB under the PRA 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 if it
does not display a valid OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection
under OMB Control Number 1218-0085. The current OMB approval is
scheduled to expire on March 31, 2012; however, it should be noted that
existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For
additional information, see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on December 8, 2011 (76 FR 76768).
Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in
the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in
the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number 1218-0085.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Agency: DOL-OSHA.
Title of Collection: The 13 Carcinogens Standard.
OMB Control Number: 1218-0085.
Affected Public: Private Sector--Businesses or Other For-Profits.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 95.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 2,162.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,472.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $99,207.
Dated: March 19, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-7042 Filed 3-22-12; 8:45 am]
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