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• Post signs prohibiting ignition
sources within or near a space that
contains bulk quantities of flammable or
combustible liquids or gases
(§ 1915.13(b)(10));
• Ensure that confined and enclosed
spaces are tested before workers perform
hot work in these work areas
(§ 1915.14(a));
• Post warnings of testing conducted
by competent persons and certificates of
testing conducted by a Marine Chemist
or Coast Guard authorized person in the
immediate vicinity of the hot-work
operation while the operation is in
progress (§§ 1915.14(a) and (b)); and
• Retain certificates of testing on file
for at least three months after
completing the operation
(§ 1915.14(a)(2)).
II. Special Issues for Comment

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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
employers who must comply; for
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 collection of
information (paperwork) requirements
mandated by Subpart A (‘‘General
Provisions’’) and Subpart B (‘‘Confined
and Enclosed Spaces and Other
Dangerous Atmospheres in Shipyard
Employment’’) of 29 CFR part 1915. The
Agency is requesting an adjustment
increase of 26,220 burden hours (from
312,764 to 338,984 hours). The
adjustment increase is due to an
increase in the number of
establishments affected by these
standards.
The Agency will summarize the
comments submitted in response to this
notice and will include this summary in
its request to OMB.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Subpart A (‘‘General
Provisions’’) and Subpart B (‘‘Confined
and Enclosed Spaces and Other
Dangerous Atmospheres in Shipyard
Employment’’) (29 CFR part 1915).

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OMB Control Number: 1218–0011.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; Not-for-profit organizations;
Federal Government; State, Local or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 2,759.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Total Responses: 2,098,172.
Average Time per Response: Varies
from one minute (.02 hour) for an
employer to maintain a training
certificate to 10 minutes (.17 hour) to
develop and maintain a roster of
competent persons to perform required
inspections and tests.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
338,984.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $0.
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 (Docket
No. OSHA–2011–0034) for the ICR. 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 from this Web site.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection

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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 from the Web site, and for
assistance in using the Internet to locate
docket submissions.
V. Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., 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. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912).
Signed at Washington, DC, on October 17,
2014.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0063]

Slings; Extension of the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB)
Approval of Information Collection
(Paperwork) Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:

OSHA solicits public
comments concerning its proposal to
extend OMB approval of the
information collection requirements
contained in the Standard on Slings (29
CFR 1910.184). The collection of
information (paperwork) provisions of
the Standard specify affixing
identification tags or markings on slings,
developing and maintaining inspection
records, and retaining proof-testing
certificates.

SUMMARY:

Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
December 22, 2014.
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
DATES:

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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 a
copy of your comments and attachments
to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
OSHA–2011–0063, Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 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 the OSHA
docket office number (OSHA–2011–
0063) for the Information Collection
Request (ICR). 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 from the Web site. All
submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
You may also contact Theda Kenney at
the address below to obtain a copy of
the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theda Kenney 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:

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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 accord with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
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program ensures that information is in
the desired format, 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 OSH 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 OSH Act
also requires that OSHA obtain such
information with minimum burden
upon employers, especially those
operating small businesses, and to
reduce to the maximum extent feasible
unnecessary duplication of efforts in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
The Slings Standard (29 CFR
1910.184) specifies several collection of
information (paperwork) requirements,
depending on the type of sling
(paragraph (e) of the Standard covers
alloy steel chain slings; paragraph (f)
covers wire rope slings; paragraph (g)
covers metal mesh slings; paragraph (h)
covers natural and synthetic fiber-rope
slings; and paragraph (i) covers
synthetic web slings).
The purpose of each of these
requirements is to prevent workers from
using defective or deteriorated slings,
thereby reducing their risk of death or
serious injury caused by sling failure
during material handling. The
information on the identification tags,
markings, and codings assist the
employer in determining whether the
sling can be used for the lifting task. The
sling inspections enable early detection
of faulty slings. The inspection and
repair records provide employers with
information about when the last
inspection was done and about the type
of repairs made. This information
provides some assurance about the
condition of the slings. These records
also provide the most efficient means
for an OSHA compliance officer to
determine that an employer is
complying with the Standard. Prooftesting certificates give employers,
workers, and OSHA compliance officers
assurance that the slings are safe to use.
The certificates also provide the
compliance officers with an efficient
means to assess employer compliance
with the Standard.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in
comments on the following issues:
• Whether the proposed information
collection requirements are necessary
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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
employers who must comply; for
example, by using automated or other
technological information collection
and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is proposing to increase the
existing burden hour estimate for the
collection of information requirements
specified by the Standard from 20,001
hours to 24,181, a total increase of 4,180
hours. This increase in burden hours is
a result of an adjustment in the number
of slings (from 1,116,667 to 1,350,000).
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Slings (29 CFR 1910.184).
OMB Control Number: 1218–0223.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; Not-for-profit organizations;
Federal Government; State, Local, or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 1,350,000.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Total Responses: 297,676.
Average Time per Responses: Varies
from 1 minute (.02 hour) to maintain a
certificate to 30 minutes (.50 hour) for
a manufacturing worker to acquire
information from a manufacturer for a
new tag, make a new tag, and affix it to
a sling.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
24,181.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $0.
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 (Docket
No. OSHA–2011–0063) for the ICR. 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

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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 from 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 from the Web site, and for
assistance in using the Internet to locate
docket submissions.
V. Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., 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. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912).
Signed at Washington, DC, on October 17,
2014.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2014–25146 Filed 10–21–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2014–0001]

National Advisory Committee on
Occupational Safety and Health
(NACOSH); Charter Renewal
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.

AGENCY:

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ACTION:

Renewal of the NACOSH

charter.
The Secretary of Labor
(Secretary) has renewed the NACOSH
charter for two years.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Michelle Walker, OSHA Directorate of
Technical Support and Emergency
Management, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, Room N–2625,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2350
(TTY (877) 889–5627); email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Secretary has renewed the NACOSH
charter for two years until October 7,
2016.
NACOSH was established by Section
7(a) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C.
651, 656) to advise, consult with and
make recommendations to the Secretary
and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services on matters relating to the
administration of the OSH Act.
NACOSH is a continuing advisory
committee of indefinite duration.
NACOSH operates in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2), its
implementing regulations (41 CFR part
102–3), and OSHA’s regulations on
NACOSH (29 CFR part 1912a). Pursuant
to FACA (5 U.S.C. App. 2, § 14(b)(2)),
the NACOSH charter must be renewed
every two years.
The new charter establishes uniform
term expiration dates for NACOSH
members, with all terms expiring at the
end of a given calendar year. In
addition, the charter decreases the costs
and staff years (1.5 years down from 2
years) for operating NACOSH.
The new NACOSH charter is available
to read or download at http://
www.regulations.gov (Docket No.
OSHA–2014–0001), the federal
eRulemaking portal. The charter also is
available on the NACOSH page on
OSHA’s Web page at http://
www.osha.gov and at the OSHA Docket
Office, N–2625, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
693–2350. In addition, the charter is
available for viewing or download at the
Federal Advisory Committees Database
at http://www.fido.gov.
SUMMARY:

Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health,
directed the preparation of this notice
under the authority granted by 29 U.S.C.
656; 5 U.S.C. App. 2; 29 CFR Part 1912a;

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41 CFR part 102–3; and Secretary of
Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912
(1/25/2012)).
Signed at Washington, DC, on October 17,
2014.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
Executive Order 13650 Improving
Chemical Facility Safety and Security
Webinar: Implementation Updates
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice of Listening Session
Webinar.
AGENCY:

The Department of Labor
(DOL), in coordination with the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) and the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), is announcing a webinar
to update stakeholders on issues
pertaining to implementation of
Executive Order [E.O.] 13650:
Improving Chemical Facility Safety and
Security.
DATES: The Webinar will take place on
November 10th, from 4:00 p.m. EST to
5:30 p.m. EST.
Registration to Participate: Please
click www.cvent.com/d/n4qt96/4w to
register. Each participant will be
provided with webinar connection
instructions by email once their
registration has been completed. There
is no fee to register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information please email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Background
On August 1, 2013, President Obama
issued E.O. 13650 to improve chemical
facility safety and security. The Working
Group charged with implementing the
E.O. is co-chaired by DHS, DOL, and
EPA, and includes participation from
the Departments of Justice, Agriculture,
and Transportation, all of whom play a
role in Chemical Facility safety and
security. During the initial months from
the issuance of the E.O., the Working
Group met the deliverables outlined in
the E.O. as well as conducted a number
of in-person listening sessions and
webinars to gather input from
stakeholders. This work is reflected in a
report to the President released June 6,

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