[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 206 (Friday, October 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 67570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23451]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Hazard Communication

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before November 23, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely 
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and 
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie by telephone at 202-
693-0456, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Hazard Communication 
Standard (HCS) (29 CFR 1910.1200) and its collection of information 
requirements is to ensure that the hazards of chemicals produced or 
imported are evaluated and that information concerning these hazards is 
transmitted to employers and employees. The standard requires all 
employers to establish hazard communications programs, to transmit 
information on the hazards of chemicals to their employees by means of 
container labels, safety data sheets and training programs. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on July 21, 2020 (85 FR 
44108).
    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 the OMB approves it 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 that does not display a valid 
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
    DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
    Agency: DOL-OSHA.
    Title of Collection: Hazard Communication.
    OMB Control Number: 1218-0072.
    Affected Public: Private Sector, Business or other for-profits 
institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,018,316.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 72,518,339.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 6,557,766 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $25,070,956.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

Crystal Rennie,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-23451 Filed 10-22-20; 8:45 am]
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