• Publication Date:
  • Publication Type:
    Notice
  • Fed Register #:
    89:14111-14112
  • Title:
    Material Hoists, Personnel Hoists, and Elevators Standards; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
    [Federal Register Volume 89, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 2024)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 14111-14112]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 2024-03761]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
    
    Occupational Safety and Health Administration
    
    [Docket No. OSHA-2010-0052]
    
    
    Material Hoists, Personnel Hoists, and Elevators Standards; 
    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 Standard on 
    Material Hoists, Personnel Hoists, and Elevators.
    
    DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by 
    April 26, 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-2010-0052) 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 in Paragraph (a)(2) of the Material Hoists, Personnel 
    Hoists, and Elevators Standard requires that the rated load capacities, 
    recommended operating speeds, and special hazard warnings or 
    instructions be posted on cars and platforms. Paragraph (b)(1)(i) 
    requires that operating rules for material hoists be established and 
    posted at the operator's station of the hoist. These rules shall 
    include signal system and allowable line speed for various loads. 
    Paragraph (c)(10) requires that cars be provided with a capacity and 
    data plate secured in a conspicuous place on the car or crosshead.
        These posting requirements are used by the operator and crew of the 
    material and personnel hoists to determine how to use the specific 
    machine and how much it will be able to lift as assembled in one or a 
    number of particular configurations. If not properly used, the machine 
    would be subject to failures, endangering the workers in the immediate 
    vicinity.
        Paragraph (c)(15) requires that a test and inspection of all 
    functions and safety devices be made following the assembly and 
    erection of hoists. The test and inspection are to be conducted under 
    the supervision of a competent person. A similar inspection and test is 
    required following major alteration of an existing installation. All 
    hoists shall be inspected and tested at three-month intervals. A 
    certification record (the most recent) of the test and inspection must 
    be kept on file, including the date the test and inspection was 
    completed, the identification of the equipment and the signature of the 
    person who performed the test and inspection. This certification 
    ensures that the equipment has been tested and is in safe operating 
    condition. The most recent certification record will be disclosed to a 
    Compliance Safety and Health Officer during an OSHA inspection.
    
    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 Standard on Material Hoists, 
    Personnel Hoists, and Elevators. The agency is requesting an adjustment 
    increase in the burden hour amount from 10,047 hours to 11,957 hours, a 
    difference of 1,910 hours. This increase is due to the increase in the 
    number of hoists and elevators from 8,304 to 9,882.
        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: Standard on Material Hoists, Personnel Hoists, and 
    Elevators.
        OMB Control Number: 1218-0231.
        Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
        Number of Respondents: 9,882.
        Number of Responses: 44,518.
        Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
        Average Time per Response: Varies.
        Estimated Total Burden Hours: 11,957.
        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; 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 Number OSHA-2010-0052). 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 16, 2024.
    James S. Frederick,
    Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
    [FR Doc. 2024-03761 Filed 2-23-24; 8:45 am]
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