[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20434-20435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8083]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Standard on Asbestos in Construction

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On March 30, 2012, the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit 
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored 
information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Standard on Asbestos in 
Construction'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval for continued use, in accordance with the Paperwork

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Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before May 1, 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 
March 31, 2012 or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or sending an email to [email protected].
    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, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 
202-395-6929/Fax: 202-395-6881 (these are not toll-free numbers), 
email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collection requirements of 
the Standard on Asbestos in Construction require employers to train 
workers about hazards to asbestos, to monitor worker exposure, to 
provide medical surveillance, and maintain accurate records of worker 
exposure to asbestos. These records will be used by employers, workers 
and the Government to ensure that workers are not harmed by exposure to 
asbestos in the workplace. Years of exposure to asbestos can cause 
numerous disabling or fatal diseases, including asbestosis, a disease 
in which lung scarring (fibrosis) impairs breathing and causes death 
from respiratory or heart failure; lung cancer; mesothelioma, a 
cancerous tumor that spreads rapidly in the cells of membranes covering 
the lungs and body organs; and gastrointestinal cancer. The standard 
protects workers from adverse health effects from occupational exposure 
to asbestos.
    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 1218-0134. The current 
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on March 31, 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 January 25, 2012 (77 FR 3798).
    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 reference OMB Control Number 1218-0134. 
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: Asbestos in Construction Standard.
    OMB Control Number: 1218-0134.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--Business or Other For-Profits; 
Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 249,534.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 48,469,358.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 4,929,794.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $28,816,390.

    Dated: March 23, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-8083 Filed 4-3-12; 8:45 am]
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