The purpose of the collection of information requirements in the PSM Standard requirements are to ensure that employers collect the information necessary to control and reduce injuries and fatalities in workplaces that have the potential for highly hazardous chemical catastrophes.
US Code:
29 USC 651
Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
US Code:
29 USC 657
Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
The Agency reports an adjustment decrease of 165,398 hours from the previous submission (from 4,795,505 hours to 4,630,107 hours), due to the estimated reduction in establishments. In determining the hours associated with this ICR, OSHA relied on information from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Risk Management Program (RMP) database to estimate the number of establishments, employees and processes that must comply with paperwork requirements for the PSM Standard.
Although burden hours decreased from the previous ICR, the number of responses increased primarily because EPA data showed an increase in affected employees, which resulted in increased training record burden hours and responses. Other factors that contributed to the increase in responses are: 1) an error in the previous ICR calculation caused an underestimation of current processes, thus, in comparison, responses, burden hours, and costs for current processes increased in this ICR; and 2) the Agency estimated a small increase in the number of new processes.
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:
(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;
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.