[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 139 (Friday, July 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34894-34895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15370]


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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]


Submission for OMB Review; Accident Prevention Plans

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the 
Regulatory Secretariat Division has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a revision 
and renewal of a previously approved information collection requirement 
regarding accident prevention plans.

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 19, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, 
DC 20503. Additionally submit a copy to GSA by any 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: Lois 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).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst, 
at telephone 202-969-7207, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. OMB Control Number, Title, and Any Associated Form(s)

    9000-0060, Accident Prevention Plans.

B. Needs and Uses

    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

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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 Burden

    Respondents: 362.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Annual Responses: 362.
    Hours per Response: 22.
    Total Burden Hours: 7,964.

D. Public Comment

    A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register at 84 FR 
18039, on April 29, 2019. No comments were received.
    Obtaining Copies: 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: July 16, 2019.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-15370 Filed 7-18-19; 8:45 a.m.]
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