[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2012)][Notices][Page 36295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14800]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Cadmium in General Industry 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, "Cadmium in General Industry
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 July 18, 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, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-OSHA, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building,
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 Cadmium in General Industry Standard
requires covered employers to monitor worker exposure to cadmium, to
provide medical surveillance, to train workers about the hazards of
cadmium in the workplace, and to establish and maintain accurate
records of worker exposure to cadmium. Employers, workers, physicians,
and the government use these records to ensure workers are not being
harmed by exposure to cadmium.
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 the
collection of information 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 1218-0185. The current
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on June 30, 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 March 6, 2012 (77 FR 13359).
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 mention OMB Control Number 1218-0185.
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: Cadmium in General Industry Standard.
OMB Control Number: 1218-0185.
Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 49,734.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 236,177.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 84,307.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $4,799,475.
Dated: June 12, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-14800 Filed 6-15-12; 8:45 am]
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