[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62803-62804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16916]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2010-0007]
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories; 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 Program Regulation
for Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (the Regulation).
DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
September 30, 2024.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at http://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 http://www.regulations.gov. Documents in the docket are
listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index; however, some
information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the website. 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-2010-0007) 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 a number of standards issued by OSHA contain
requirements that specify employers use only equipment, products, or
material tested or approved by a Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL). These requirements ensure that employers use safe
and efficacious equipment, products, or materials in complying with the
standards. Accordingly, OSHA promulgated the Program Regulation for
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories, 29 CFR 1910.7 (the
Regulation). The Regulation specifies procedures that organizations
must follow to apply for, and to maintain, OSHA's recognition to test
and certify equipment, products, or material for safe use in the
workplace.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has 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 organizations that must
comply, for example, by using automated or other technological
information collection and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting that OMB extend the approval of the information
collection requirements contained in the Definition and Requirements
for a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. The agency is
requesting an adjustment increased in burden hours from 1,572 to 1,588,
a total increase of 16 hours. This increase is due to an increase in
the number of audits conducted each year from 47 to 48. Also, the total
capital cost increased from $757,440 to $767,736.
The agency 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 these information collection requirements.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: Definition and Requirements of a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory.
OMB Control Number: 1218-0147.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 24.
Frequency of Recordkeeping: On occasion.
Total Responses: 148.
Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,588.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $767,736.
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 http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal, (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 (OSHA-2010-0007). You may supplement electronic submissions by
uploading document files electronically.
Comments and submission are posted without change at http://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 http://www.regulations.gov index, some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to read or download from this
website. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available
for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. Information on
using the http://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 agency is issuing this notice pursuant to Section 8(g)(2)
of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C.
657(g)(2)), the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 et
seq.), Secretary of Labor's Order No. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393).
Signed at Washington, DC, on July 24, 2024.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2024-16916 Filed 7-31-24; 8:45 am]
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