[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9701-9703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04579]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
29 CFR Parts 1910, 1926, and 1915
[Docket No. OSHA-H005C-2006-0870]
RIN 1218-AB76
Occupational Exposure to Beryllium
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Final rule; OMB information collection approval.
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SUMMARY: This rule is a technical amendment announcing that OMB has
approved the collection of information contained in OSHA's standards
for Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds in
General Industry, and revising OSHA's regulations to reflect that
approval. The OMB approval number is 1218-0267.
DATES: Effective March 7, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles McCormick, OSHA, Directorate
of Standards and Guidance, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone (202)
693-2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSHA published a final rule on January 9,
2017, amending its existing standards for the Occupational Exposure to
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds. OSHA determined that employees
exposed to beryllium at the previous permissible exposure limits face a
significant risk of material impairment to their health. The evidence
in the record for this rulemaking indicates that workers exposed to
beryllium are at increased risk of developing chronic beryllium disease
and lung cancer. The final rule establishes new permissible exposure
limits of 0.2 micrograms of beryllium per cubic meters ([micro]g/m\3\)
of air as an 8-hour time weighted average and 2.0 [micro]g/m\3\ as a
short term exposure limit determined over a sampling period of 15
minutes. It also includes other provisions to protect employees, such
as requirements for exposure assessment, methods for controlling
exposure, respiratory protection, personal protective clothing and
equipment, housekeeping, medical surveillance, hazard communication,
and recordkeeping.
OSHA issued three separate standards (one for general industry, one
for shipyards, and one for construction) in order to tailor
requirements to the circumstances found in these sectors. The effective
date of those standards was March 10, 2017.
Consistent with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the Federal Register notice for the Occupational Exposure to
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds final rule states that employers do
not have to comply with the collection of information until OMB
approves those collections of information, and the Department of Labor
publishes a notice in the Federal Register announcing this approval and
the control number assigned by OMB to the final rule's collection of
information. Under 5 CFR 1320.5(b), an agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information unless: (1) The collection of
information displays a current, valid OMB control number, and (2) The
Agency informs members of the public who are required to respond to the
collection of information that they are not required to do so unless
the agency displays a currently valid OMB control number for the
collection of information.
The revision of these standards is a technical amendment to
increase public awareness of OMB's approval of the collection of
information. The Agency notes that the public has already had the
opportunity to comment on the collections of information, and OMB has
approved them. Opportunity for public comment on this final rule is
therefore unnecessary.
The final Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium
Compounds standards impose new collections of information for the
purposes of the PRA. The collections of information in the rule are
needed to assist employers in identifying and controlling exposure to
beryllium and beryllium compounds in the workplace, and to address
adverse health effects related to beryllium. OSHA will also use records
developed in response to these standards to determine compliance with
OSHA standards.
Collections of Information Requirements in the Final Standard
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Number General industry Construction industry Maritime industry
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1.................... Sec. 1910.1024(d)(2) Sec. 1926.1124(d)(2) Sec. 1915.1024(d)(2)
Performance Option. Performance Option. Performance Option.
2.................... Sec. 1910.1024(d)(3)(i), Sec. 1926.1124(d)(3)(i), Sec. 1915.1024(d)(3)(i),
(ii), and (iii) Scheduled (ii), and (iii) Scheduled (ii), and (iii) Scheduled
Monitoring Options. Monitoring Options. Monitoring Options.
3.................... Sec. 1910.1024(d)(3)(iv), Sec. 1926.1124(d)(3)(iv), Sec. 1915.1024(d)(3)(iv),
(v), and (vi) Scheduled (v), and (vi) Scheduled (v), and (vi) Scheduled
Monitoring Options. Monitoring Options. Monitoring Options.
4.................... Sec. 1910.1024(d)(4) Sec. 1926.1124(d)(4) Sec. 1915.1024(d)(4)
Reassessment of Exposure. Reassessment of Exposure. Reassessment of Exposure.
5.................... Sec. 1910.1024(d)(6)(i) and Sec. 1926.1124(d)(6)(i) Sec. 1915.1024(d)(6)(i)
(ii) Employee Notification and (ii) Employee and (ii) Employee
of Assessment Results. Notification of Assessment Notification of Assessment
Results. Results.
6.................... Sec. 1910.1024(e)(2)(i) and Sec. 1926.1124(e)(2) Sec. 1915.1024(e)(2)
(ii) Demarcation of Competent Person. Regulated Areas--
Beryllium Work Areas and Demarcation.
Regulated Areas.
7.................... Sec. 1910.1024(f)(1)(i), Sec. 1926.1124(f)(1)(i), Sec. 1915.1024(f)(1)(i),
(ii), and (iii) Methods of (ii), and (iii) Methods of (ii), and (iii) Methods of
Compliance--Written Exposure Compliance--Written Compliance--Written
Control Plan. Exposure Control Plan. Exposure Control Plan.
8.................... Sec. 1910.1024(g)(2) Sec. 1926.1124(g) Sec. 1915.1024(g)
Respiratory Protection Respiratory Protection Respiratory Protection
Program. Program. Program.
9.................... Sec. 1910.1024(h)(2)(v) Sec. 1926.1124(h)(2)(v) Sec. 1915.1024(h)(2)(v)
Personal Protective Clothing Personal Protective Personal Protective
and Equipment--Removal and Clothing and Equipment-- Clothing and Equipment--
Storage. Removal and Storage. Removal and Storage.
10................... Sec. 1910.1024(h)(3)(iii) Sec. 1926.1124(h)(3)(iii) Sec. 1915.1024(h)(3)(iii)
Personal Protective Clothing Personal Protective Personal Protective
and Equipment--Cleaning and Clothing and Equipment-- Clothing and Equipment--
Replacement. Cleaning and Replacement. Cleaning and Replacement.
11................... Sec. 1910.1024(j)(3)(i) and Sec. 1926.1124(j)(3) Sec. 1915.1024(j)(3)
(ii) Housekeeping--Disposal. Housekeeping--Disposal. Housekeeping --Disposal.
12................... Sec. 1910.1024(k)(1), (2), Sec. 1926.1124(k)(1), (2), Sec. 1915.1024(k)(1), (2),
and (3) Medical Surveillance. and (3) Medical and (3) Medical
Surveillance. Surveillance.
13................... Sec. 1910.1024(k)(4) Sec. 1926.1124(k)(4) Sec. 1915.1024(k)(4)
Medical Surveillance-- Medical Surveillance-- Medical Surveillance--
Information Provided to the Information Provided to the Information Provided to the
PLHCP. PLHCP. PLHCP.
14................... Sec. 1910.1024(k)(5)(i), Sec. 1926.1124(k)(5)(i), Sec. 1915.1024(k)(5)(i),
(ii), and (iii) Medical (ii), and (iii) Medical (ii), and (iii) Medical
Surveillance--Licensed Surveillance-- Licensed Surveillance--Licensed
Physician's Written Medical Physician's Written Medical Physician's Written Medical
Report for the Employee. Report for the Employee. Report for the Employee.
15................... Sec. 1915.1024(k)(6) Sec. 1926.1124(k)(6) Sec. 1915.1024(k)(6)
Medical Surveillance-- Medical Surveillance-- Medical Surveillance--
Licensed Physician's Written Licensed Physician's Licensed Physician's
Medical Opinion for the Written Medical Opinion for Written Medical Opinion for
Employer. the Employer. the Employer.
16................... Sec. 1910.1024(k)(7) Sec. 1926.1124(k)(7) Sec. 1915.1024(k)(7)
Medical Surveillance-- Medical Surveillance-- Medical Surveillance--
Referral to the CBD Referral to the CBD Referral to the CBD
Diagnostic Center. Diagnostic Center. Diagnostic Center.
17................... Sec. 1910.1024(l)(1) and Sec. 1926.1124(l)(1) and Sec. 1915.1024(l)(1) and
(2) Medical Removal. (2) Medical Removal. (2) Medical Removal.
18................... Sec. 1910.1024(m)(1) Sec. 1926.1124(m)(1) Sec. 1915.1024(m)(1)
Communication of hazards. Communication of hazards. Communication of hazards.
19................... Sec. 1910.1024(m)(2) N/A......................... Sec. 1915.1024(m)(2)
Warning Signs. Warning Signs.
20................... Sec. 1910.1024(m)(3) Sec. 1926.1124(m)(2) Sec. 1915.1024(m)(3)
Warning labels. Warning labels. Warning labels.
21................... Sec. 1910.1024(m)(4)(iv) Sec. 1926.1124(m)(3)(iv) Sec. 1915.1024(m)(4)(iv)
Employee Information. Employee Information. Employee Information.
22................... Sec. 1910.1024(n)(1)(i), Sec. 1926.1124(n)(1)(i), Sec. 1915.1024(n)(1)(i),
(ii), and (iii) (ii), and (iii) (ii), and (iii)
Recordkeeping--Air Recordkeeping--Air Recordkeeping--Air
Monitoring Data. Monitoring Data. Monitoring Data.
23................... Sec. 1910.1024(n)(2)(i), Sec. 1926.1124(n)(2)(i), Sec. 1915.1024(n)(2)(i),
(ii), and (iii) (ii), and (iii) (ii), and (iii)
Recordkeeping--Objective Recordkeeping--Objective Recordkeeping--Objective
Data. Data. Data.
24................... Sec. 1910.1024(n)(3)(i), Sec. 1926.1124(n)(3)(i), Sec. 1915.1024(n)(3)(i),
(ii), and (iii) (ii), and (iii) (ii), and (iii)
Recordkeeping--Medical Recordkeeping--Medical Recordkeeping--Medical
Surveillance. Surveillance. Surveillance.
25................... Sec. 1910.1024(n)(4)(i) and Sec. 1926.1124(n)(4)(i) Sec. 1915.1024(n)(4)(i)
(ii) Recordkeeping--Training. and (ii) Recordkeeping-- and (ii) Recordkeeping--
Training. Training.
Sec. 1910.1024(n)(5)(i) and Sec. 1926.1124(n)(5)(i) Sec. 1915.1024(n)(5)(i)
(ii) Recordkeeping--Employee and (ii) Recordkeeping-- and (ii) Recordkeeping--
Access to Records. Employee Access to Records. Employee Access to Records.
Sec. 1910.1024(n)(6) Sec. 1926.1124(n)(6) Sec. 1915.1024(n)(6)
Recordkeeping--Transfer of Recordkeeping--Transfer of Recordkeeping--Transfer of
Records. Records. Records.
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Title: Beryllium Standards for General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1024),
Construction (29 CFR 1926.1124), and Maritime (29 CFR 1915.1024).
Affected Public: Business and other for profit.
Number of Responses: 246,656.
Frequency of Response: Various.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 194,261.
Estimated Costs (Operation and Maintenance): $46,158,266.
Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this rule.
Signed at Washington, DC, on February 26, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration amends 29 CFR parts 1910, 1915, and 1926 as
follows:
PART 1910--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for part 1910 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657; Secretary of Labor's Order
Numbers 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), 9-83 (48 FR 35736),
1-90 (55 FR 9033), 6-96 (62 FR 111), 3-2000 (65 FR 50017), 5-2002
(67 FR 65008), 5-2007 (72 FR 31159), 4-2010 (75 FR 55355), or 1-2012
(77 FR 3912), as applicable.
Sections 1910.6, 1910.7, 1910.8 and 1910.9 also issued under 29
CFR 1911. Section 1910.7(f) also issued under 31 U.S.C. 9701, 29
U.S.C. 9a, 5 U.S.C. 553; Public Law 106-113 (113 Stat. 1501A-222);
Public Law 11-8 and 111-317; and OMB Circular A-25 (dated July 8,
1993) (58 FR 38142, July 15, 1993).
Subpart A--General
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2. Amend section 1910.8 by adding to the table, in the proper numerical
sequence, the entry ``1910.1024'' to read as follows:
Sec. 1910.8 OMB control numbers under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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OMB control
29 CFR citation No.
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1910.1024............................................... 1218-0267
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PART 1915--[AMENDED]
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3. The authority citation for part 1915 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 941; 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657; Secretary of
Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), 9-83 (48
FR 35736), 1-90 (55 FR 9033), 6-96 (62 FR 111), 3-2000 (65 FR
50017), 5-2002 (67 FR 65008), 5-2007 (72 FR 31160), 4-2010 (75 FR
55355), or 1-2012 (77 FR 3912); 29 CFR part 1911; and 5 U.S.C. 553,
as applicable.
Subpart A--General
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4. Amend section 1915.8 by adding to the table, in the proper numerical
sequence, the entry ``1915.1024'' to read as follows:
Sec. 1915.8 OMB control numbers under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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OMB control
29 CFR citation No.
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1915.1024............................................... 1218-0267
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PART 1926--[AMENDED]
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5. The authority citation for part 1926 is revised to read as follows:
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.; 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657;
Secretary of Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR
25059), 9-83 (48 FR 35736), 1-90 (55 FR 9033), 6-96 (62 FR 111), 3-
2000 (65 FR 50017), 5-2002 (67 FR 65008), 5-2007 (72 FR 31160), 4-
2010 (75 FR 55355), or 1-2012 (77 FR 3912), as applicable; and 29
CFR part 1911.
Subpart A--General
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6. Amend Sec. 1926.5 by adding to the table, in the proper numerical
sequence, the entry ``1926.1124'' to read as follows:
Sec. 1926.5 OMB control numbers under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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OMB control
29 CFR citation No.
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1926.1124............................................... 1218-0267
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