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Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved information
collection requirements.
Title: Lead in General Industry
Standard (29 CFR 1910.1025).
OMB Number: 1218–0092.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; Federal government; State, local
and tribal governments.
Number of Respondents: 61,405.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Responses: 4,219,272.
Average Time per Response: Ranges
from 1 minute to notify employees of
their right to seek a second medical
opinion to 2 hours for an employee to
receive a medical examination.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
1,225,255.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $143,566,299.
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
comments, attachments, and other
material must identify the Agency name
and the OSHA docket number for the
ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2009–0009).
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.

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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.
V. Authority and Signature
Jordan Barab, Acting 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 11th day of
May 2009.
Jordan Barab,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0008]

The Lead in Construction Standard;
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 comment.
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments
concerning its proposal to extend OMB
approval of the information collection
requirements contained in the Lead in
Construction Standard (29 CFR
1926.62).
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by July
17, 2009.
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.

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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–2009–0008, U.S.
Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration,
Room N–2625, 200 Constitution
Avenue, 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 ICR (OSHA–
2009–0008). 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 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 Web site.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
You may contact Jamaa Hill at the
address below to obtain a copy of the
Information Collection Request (ICR).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jamaa N. Hill or 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:
I. 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
(PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
This program ensures that
information is in the desired format,

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reporting burden (time and costs) 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).
OSHA is requesting approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for certain information collection
requirements contained in the Lead in
Construction Standard (29 CFR
1926.62). The purpose of the Lead in
Construction Standard and its
information collection requirements is
to reduce occupational lead exposure in
the construction industry. Lead
exposure can result in both acute and
chronic effects and can be fatal in severe
cases of lead toxicity. Some of the
health affects associated with lead
exposure include brain disorders which
can lead to seizures, coma, and death;
anemia; neurological problems; high
blood pressure; kidney problems;
reproductive problems; and decreased
red blood cell production. The Standard
requires that employers: Establish and
maintain a training program; review the
compliance program annually; provide
exposure monitoring, and medical
surveillance programs; and maintain
exposure monitoring and medical
surveillance records. The records are
used by employees, physicians,
employers and OSHA to determine the
effectiveness of the employer’s
compliance efforts. The Standard seeks
to reduce disease by requiring exposure
monitoring to determine if lead
exposures are too high, by requiring
medical surveillance to determine if
employee blood lead levels are too high,
and by requiring treatment to reduce
blood lead levels.
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 the 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
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example, by using automated or other
technological information collection
and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting that OMB extend
its approval of the information
collection requirements contained in the
Lead in Construction Standard (29 CFR
1926.62). OSHA is proposing to
decrease the burden hours by 196,906
hours, from 1,560,717 hours to
1,363,811 hours due to the Agency
reducing the number of firms, workers
and projects affected by the Standard.
Additionally, there is a cost reduction of
$5,321,847, from $68,576,673 to
$63,254,826. The decrease is primarily
the result of the Agency reducing the
number of examinations and
consultations covered under biological
monitoring (medical surveillance)
§ 1926.62(j).
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 collection.
Title: Lead in Construction Standard
(29 CFR 1926.62).
OMB Number: 1218–0189.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; Federal Government; State,
Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 136,484.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies
from 1 minute (.02 hour) for a clerical
employee to notify employees of their
right to seek a second medical opinion
to 8 hours to develop a compliance
plan.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
1,363,811 hours.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $63,254,826.
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
comments, attachments, and other
material must identify the Agency name
and the OSHA docket number for the
ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2009–0008).
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

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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.
V. Authority and Signature
Jordan Barab, Acting 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 11th day of
May 2009.
Jordan Barab,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. E9–11425 Filed 5–15–09; 8:45 am]
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