[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 2014)][Notices][Pages 51194-51195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20298]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Grain Handling Facilities 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, "Grain Handling Facilities
Standard," to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval for continued use, without change, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Public
comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives
on or before September 26, 2014.
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 free of charge
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?refnbr=201403-1218-003 (this link will only become
active on the day following publication of this notice) or by
contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064,
(these are not toll-free numbers) or by email at
DOLPRAPUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free
number); or by email: OIRAsubmission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters
are encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any
comments by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM,
Office of the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information
Compliance Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email:
DOLPRAPUBLIC@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at
202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by
email at DOLPRAPUBLIC@dol.gov.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for
the Grain Handling Facilities Standard information collection
requirements codified in regulations 29 CFR 1910.272, which requires an
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) covered employer engaged
in the operation of a grain handling facility to develop a housekeeping
plan, an emergency action plan, and procedures for the use of tags and
locks. The Standard also addresses the circumstances under which an
employer must issue a hot work permit or a permit authorizing entry
into a grain storage structure. Certification records are also required
after inspections of the mechanical and safety control equipment
associated with dryers, grain stream processing equipment, etc. OSH Act
sections 2(b)(9), 6(b)(7), and 8(c) authorize this information
collection. See 29 U.S.C. 651(b)(9), 655(b)(7), 657(c).
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 that does not display
a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains
OMB approval for this information collection under Control Number 1218-0206.
OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3)
years without renewal, and the current approval for this collection is
scheduled to expire on August 31, 2014. The DOL seeks to extend PRA
authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years,
without any change to existing requirements. The DOL notes that
existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related
notice published in the Federal Register on February 7, 2014 (79 FR
7479).
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 thirty (30) days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1218-0206.
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: Grain Handling Facilities Standard.
OMB Control Number: 1218-0206.
Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 18,804.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 1,312,126.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 68,762 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Dated: August 20, 2014.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-20298 Filed 8-26-14; 8:45 am]
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