[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71286-71287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27123]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0860]


The 13 Carcinogens Standards; 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 
obtain the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for the 
information collection requirements contained in the 13 Carcinogens 
Standard.

DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent or received) by 
February 14, 2022.

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 the 
OSHA docket number for this Federal Register notice (OSHA-2011-0860). 
OSHA will place comments and requests to speak, including personal 
information, in the public docket, which may be 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 or Theda Kenney, 
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 correct format, reporting burden (time and costs) 
is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understandable, and 
OSHA's estimate of the information collection burden is correct. The 
OSH Act (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) authorizes information collection by 
employers as necessary or appropriate for enforcement of the 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 
efforts in obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
    The information collection requirements specified in the 13 
Carcinogens Standard (29 CFR 1920.1003, 1915.1003, and 1926.1103) 
protect workers from the adverse health effects that may result from 
their exposure to the specified carcinogens. The following is a brief 
description of the collection of information requirements contained in 
the 13 Carcinogens Standard: Establishing and implementing a medical 
surveillance program for workers assigned to enter regulated areas; 
informing workers of their medical examination results; and providing 
workers with access to their medical records. Further, employers must 
retain worker medical records for specified time periods and make them 
available upon request to OSHA and NIOSH.

II. Special Issues for Comment

    OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
     Whether the proposed information collection requirements 
are necessary for proper performance of the agency's functions, 
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 employers who must comply. 
For example, by using automated or other technological information 
collection and transmission techniques.

III. Proposed Actions

    OSHA is requesting an adjustment increase of 105.34 hours (from 
1,504 hours to 1,609.34 hours). The increase is a result of a slight 
growth in the number of establishments affected by the Standard from 
101 to 104 establishments. This results in an increase in the number 
of workers receiving medical examinations, from 695 to 716. The 
agency is also requesting an adjustment cost increase of $191,794, 
which is the result of an increase in the cost of medical 
examinations from $166 to $429. The cost of the physical exam is 
$180 and the hospital fee for out-of-network/uninsured patient is 
$249. This explains the 61% increase in cost of the medical cost.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: The 13 Carcinogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1003, 1915.1003, 
and 1926.1103).
    OMB Control Number: 1218-0085.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Frequency of Responses: On occasion, annually.
    Average Time per Response: Time per response ranges from 
approximately 5 minutes (for employers to maintain records) to 2 
hours (for worker medical surveillance).
    Number of Respondents: 1,640.
    Total Responses: 1,640.
    Burden Hours: 1,609.34.
    Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $307,164.

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); or (3) by hard copy. All

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comments, attachments, and other materials must identify the agency 
name and the OSHA docket number for the ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2011-
0860). You may supplement electronic submissions by uploading document 
files electronically. Please note: While OSHA's Docket Office is 
continuing to accept and process submissions by regular mail, due to 
the COVID-19 pandemic, the Docket Office is closed to the public and 
not able to receive submissions to the docket by hand, express mail, 
messenger, and courier service. If you wish to mail additional 
materials in reference to an electronic or facsimile submission, you 
must submit them to the OSHA Docket Office (see the section of this 
notice titled ADDRESSES). The additional materials must clearly 
identify your electronic comments by your name, date, and the docket 
number so the agency can attach them to your comments.
    Because of security procedures, the use of regular mail may cause a 
significant delay in the receipt of comments.
    Comments and submissions are posted without change at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about 
submitting personal information such as social security numbers and 
date of birth. Although all submissions are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index, some information (e.g., copyrighted 
material) is not publically 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://www.regulations.gov website to submit comments and access 
the docket is available at the website's ``User Tips'' link. Contact 
the OSHA Docket Office for Information about materials not available 
from the website, and for assistance in using the internet to locate 
docket submissions.

V. Authority and Signature

    Douglas L. Parker, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 
Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this notice. The 
authority for this notice is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2012 (77 FR 
3912).

    Signed at Washington, DC, on December 8, 2021.
Douglas L. Parker,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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