[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 82 (Monday, April 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18039-18040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08540]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0060; Docket No. 2019-0003; Sequence No. 20]
Information Collection; Accident Prevention Plans
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the FAR Council
invites the public to comment upon a renewal concerning accident
prevention plans.
DATES: Submit comments on or before June 28, 2019.
ADDRESSES: The FAR Council invites interested persons to submit
comments on this collection by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field or
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov
and follow the instructions on the site.
Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405.
ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 9000-0060, Accident Prevention Plans.
Instructions: All items submitted must cite Information Collection
9000-0060, Accident Prevention Plans. Comments received generally will
be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal and/or business confidential information provided. To confirm
receipt of your comment(s), please check www.regulations.gov,
approximately two to three days after submission to verify posting
(except allow 30 days for posting of comments submitted by mail). This
information collection is pending at the FAR Council. The Council will
submit it to OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst,
at telephone 202-969-7207, or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Overview of Information Collection
Description of the Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Revision/Renewal of a currently
approved collection.
2. Title of the Collection: Accident Prevention Plans.
3. Agency form number, if any: None.
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Solicitation of Public Comment
Written comments and suggestions from the public should address one
or more of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) 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;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) 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.
B. Purpose
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause at 52.236-13,
Accident Prevention, requires Federal construction contractors to
provide and maintain work environments and procedures which will
safeguard the public and Government personnel, property, materials,
supplies, and equipment exposed to contractor operations and
activities; avoid interruptions of Government operations and delays in
project completion dates; and control costs in the performance of the
contract.
For these purposes on contracts for construction or dismantling,
demolition, or removal of improvements, the contractor is required to
provide appropriate safety barricades, signs, and signal lights; comply
with the standards issued by the Secretary of Labor at 29 CFR part 1926
and 29 CFR part 1910; and ensure that any additional measures the
contracting officer determines to be reasonably necessary for the
purposes are taken.
Whenever the contracting officer becomes aware of any noncompliance
with these requirements or any condition which poses a serious or
imminent danger to health or safety, the contracting officer shall
provide a notice to the contractor and request immediate corrective
action. Per FAR 36.513, the contracting officer should inform the
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Administration (OSHA), or other
cognizant Federal, State, or local officials, of instances where the
contractor has been notified to take immediate action to correct
serious or imminent dangers. With regard to recordkeeping, the OSH Act
specifies that ``[e]ach employer shall make, keep and preserve, and
make available to the Secretary . . . such records . . . as the
Secretary . . . may prescribe by regulation as necessary or appropriate
for the enforcement of this Act. . . .'' (29 U.S.C. 657(c)(1)).
Accordingly, OSHA has received the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) clearance for a number of related OMB Control Nos.
When performance is on a Government facility or will involve work
of a long duration or hazardous nature, before commencing the work, the
contractor must submit a written proposed plan for implementing this
clause, as required by alternate I of the clause. The plan shall
include an analysis of the significant hazards to life, limb, and
property inherent in contract work performance and a plan for
controlling those hazards.
C. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 362.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Total Annual Responses: 362.
Hours per Response: 22.
Total Burden Hours: 7,964.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from the General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street
NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000-0060, Accident Prevention Plans, in all
correspondence.
Dated: April 23, 2019.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-08540 Filed 4-26-19; 8:45 am]
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