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

• Published date: 23 October 2020
• Citation: 85 FR 67570
• Record Number: 2020-23451
• Section: Notices
• Court: Labor Department

Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 206 (Friday, October 23, 2020)

[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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