Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Aerial Lifts

Federal Register: February 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 36)

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Docket No. OSHA-2009-0045

Aerial Lifts; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's

(OMB) Approval of an Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirement.

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirement contained in the Aerial Lift Standard. Employers who modify an aerial lift for uses other than those provided by the manufacturer must obtain a certificate from the manufacturer or equivalent entity certifying that the modification is in conformance with applicable American National

Standards Institute (ANSI) standards and this Standard, and the equipment is as safe as it was prior to the modification.

DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by

April 26, 2010.

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.

Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer than 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693- 1648.

Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service:

When using this method, you must submit three copies of your comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2009-0045,

U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and courier service) are accepted during the Department of Labor's and Docket Office's normal business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t.

Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and OSHA docket number for the information Collection Request (ICR) (OSHA-2009- 0045). All comments, including any personal information you provide, are placed in the public docket without change and may be made available online at http://www/regulations.gov. For further information on submitting comments see the ``Public Participation'' heading in the section of this notice titled ``SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.''

Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov or to the OSHA Docket Office at the address above. All documents in the docket (including this

Federal Register notice) 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 and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You may contact Todd

Owen or Theda Kenney at the address below to obtain a copy of the

Information Collection Request (ICR).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Owen, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3609, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693- 2222.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Background

   The Department of Labor, as part of its 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 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that information is in the desired format, reporting burden (time and cost) is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA's estimate of the information collection burden is accurate. The

   Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the 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 certification requirement specified in the Aerial Lifts

   Standard demonstrates that the manufacturer or an equally-qualified entity has assessed a modified aerial lift and found that it was safe for use by, or near, workers; and that it would provide workers with a level of protection at least equivalent to the protection afforded by the lift prior to modification.

2. Special Issues for Comment

   OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:

   Whether the proposed information collection requirement is necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's functions to protect workers, including whether the information is useful;

   The accuracy of OSHA's estimate of the burden (time and costs) of the information collection requirement, 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.

3. Proposed Actions

   OSHA is requesting that OMB extend its approval of the information collection requirement in the Aerial Lifts Standard (29 CFR 1926.453(a)(2)). OSHA proposes to retain its current burden hour estimate of 6 hours. The certification requirement specified in the

   Aerial Lifts Standard demonstrates that the manufacturer or an equally-

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   qualified entity has assessed a modified aerial lift and found that it was safe for use by workers.

   The Agency will summarize the comments submitted in response to this notice, and will include this summary in the request to OMB.

   Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information collection.

   Title: Manufacturer's Certification of Aerial Lifts in Construction

   (29 CFR 1926.453).

   OMB Number: 1218-0216.

   Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.

   Number of Respondents: 62.

   Frequency of Response: On occasion.

   Average Time per Response: 6 minutes (0.10 hour).

   Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6 hours.

   Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $0.

4. 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 comments, attachments, and other material must identify the Agency name and the OSHA docket number for the ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2009-0045). You may supplement electronic submissions by uploading document files electronically. 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. For information about security procedures concerning the delivery of materials by hand, express delivery, messenger, or courier service, please contact the

   OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627).

   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 publicly available to read or download through this

   Web site. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.

   Information on using the http://www.regulations.gov Web site to submit comments and access the docket is available at the Web site's ``User

   Tips'' link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about materials not available through the Web site, and for assistance in using the Internet to locate docket submissions.

5. Authority and Signature

   David Michaels, PhD, MPH, 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. 5-2007

   (72 FR 31160).

   Signed at Washington, DC, this 19th day of February 2010.

   David Michaels,

   Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.

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