Respiratory Protection

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Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
14014	Respiratory Protection		Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1218-0099	ICR Reference No: 200106-1218-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 199804-1218-004
Agency/Subagency: DOL/OSHA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Respiratory Protection
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/10/2001
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/29/2001
Terms of Clearance: Approved consistent with clarifications in DOL memos of 8-31-01 and 9-6-01. An additional 216,666 hours have been added to the burden estimate assuming that each employer will spend ten minutes keeping records to demonstrate compliance with the standard's training requirements. With its next submission, OSHA may produce evidence from compliance inspections that employers are not keeping such records and are not being cited for doing so.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2004	09/30/2004	08/31/2001
Responses	18,112,941	0	15,642,571
Time Burden (Hours)	6,685,348	0	8,926,558
Cost Burden (Dollars)	72,901,000	0	179,851,000

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Abstract: This standards requires employers to develop a written respirator protection program, provide medical surveillance, fit test employees, obtain certificates of analysis on cylinders, change sorbent beds and filters, to inspect emergency-use respirators, mark emergency-use respiratory storage compartments, and maintain accurate employee records for fit testing and medical surveillance.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Respiratory Protection

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	18,112,941	15,642,571	0	0	2,470,370	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,685,348	8,926,558	0	0	-2,241,210	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	72,901,000	179,851,000	0	0	-106,950,000	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 06/29/2001

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