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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0029]

Underground Construction Standard
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 is soliciting public
comments concerning its proposal to
extend the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMBs’) approval of the
information collection requirements
specified in its standard on
Underground Construction.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
August 21, 2017.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at www.regulations.gov,
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 these methods, you must submit
a copy of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office,
Docket No. OSHA–2011–0029,
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N–3653, 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, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number (Docket No. OSHA
2011–0029) 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 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
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docket, go to 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 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:
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)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This 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 OSH
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 OSHA to obtain such
information with minimum burden to
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).
Seven paragraphs in the Underground
Construction Standard (‘‘the Standard’’),
29 CFR 1926.800, require employers to
post warning signs or notices during
underground construction; these
paragraphs are (b)(3), (i)(3), (j)(1)(vi)(A),
(m)(2)(ii), (o)(2), (q)(11), and (t)(1)(iv)(B).
The warning signs and notices required
by these paragraphs enable employers to
effectively alert workers to the presence
of hazards or potential hazards at the job
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exposure to hazards or potential hazards
associated with underground
construction that could cause death or
serious harm.
Paragraph (t)(3)(xxi) of the Standard
requires employers to inspect and load
test hoists when they install them, and
at least annually thereafter. They must
also inspect and load test a hoist after
making any repairs or alterations to it
that affect its structural integrity, and
after tripping a safety device on the
hoist. Employers must also prepare a
certification record of each inspection
and load test that includes specified
information, and maintain the most
recent certification record until they
complete the construction project.
Establishing and maintaining a
written record of the most recent
inspection and load test alerts
equipment mechanics to problems
identified during the inspection. Prior to
returning the equipment to service,
employers can review the records to
ensure that the mechanics performed
the necessary repairs and maintenance.
Accordingly, by using only equipment
that is in safe working order, employers
will prevent severe injury and death to
the equipment operators and other
workers who work near the equipment.
In addition, these records provide the
most efficient means for OSHA
compliance officers to determine that an
employer performed the required
inspections and load tests, thereby
assuring that the equipment is safe to
operate.
Paragraph (j)(3) of the Standard
mandates that employers develop
records for air quality tests performed
under paragraph (j), including air
quality tests required by paragraphs
(j)(1)(ii)(A) through (j)(1)(iii)(A),
(j)(1)(iii)(B), (j)(1)(iii)(C), (j)(1)(iii)(D),
(j)(1)(iv), (j)(1)(v)(A), (j)(1)(v)(B), and
(j)(2)(i) through (j)(2)(v). Paragraph (j)
also requires that air quality records
include specified information, and that
employers maintain the records until
the underground construction project is
complete. They must also make the
records available to OSHA compliance
officers on request.
Maintaining records of air quality
tests allows employers to document
atmospheric hazards, ascertain the
effectiveness of controls (especially
ventilation) and implement additional
controls if necessary. Accordingly, these
requirements prevent serious injury and
death to workers who work on
underground construction projects. In
addition, these records provide an
efficient means for workers to evaluate
the accuracy and effectiveness of an
employer’s exposure reduction program,
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determine that employers performed the
required tests and implemented
appropriate controls.
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
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 information
collection requirements specified in the
Underground Construction Standard (29
CFR 1926.800). The Agency requests an
adjustment increase of 9,546 burden
hours (from 66,931 to 76,477 hours).
The increase in burden hours results
from an increase in the number of
construction sites based on updated
data. 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: Underground Construction
Standard (29 CFR 1926.800).
OMB Control Number: 1218–0067.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; not-for-profit institutions;
Federal Government; State, Local or
Tribal governments.
Number of Respondents: 461.
Total Responses: 1,171,439.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Average Time: Various.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
76,477.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $165,600.

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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
www.regulations.gov, the Federal
eRulemaking Portal; (2) by facsimile
(fax); or (3) by hard copy. All comments,
attachments, and other material must
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OSHA docket number (OSHA Docket
No. 2011–0029) for the ICR. You may
supplement submissions by uploading
documents 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 and include 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
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions commenters about submitting
personal information, such as social
security numbers and dates of birth.
Although all submissions are listed in
the 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
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
Dorothy Dougherty, Deputy 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 June 14,
2017.
Dorothy Dougherty,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Meeting of National Council on the
Humanities
National Endowment for the
Humanities.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:

Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, notice is
hereby given that the National Council
on the Humanities will meet to advise
the Chairman of the National
Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
with respect to policies, programs and
procedures for carrying out his
functions; to review applications for
financial assistance under the National
Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
Act of 1965 and make recommendations
thereon to the Chairman; and to
consider gifts offered to NEH and make
recommendations thereon to the
Chairman.

SUMMARY:

The meeting will be held on
Thursday, July 13, 2017, from 10:30 a.m.
until 12:30 p.m., and Friday, July 14,
2017, from 9:00 a.m. until adjourned.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20506. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
room numbers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Voyatzis, Committee
Management Officer, 400 7th Street
SW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20506;
(202) 606–8322; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Council on the Humanities is
meeting pursuant to the National
Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951–960, as
amended). The Committee meetings of
the National Council on the Humanities
will be held on July 13, 2017, as follows:
The policy discussion session (open to
the public) will convene at 10:30 a.m.
until approximately 11:30 a.m.,
followed by the discussion of specific
grant applications and programs before
the Council (closed to the public) from
11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
Challenge Grants: Room 4089.
Digital Humanities: Room 4085.
Education Programs: Room 2002.
Federal/State Partnership: Conference
Room C.
Preservation and Access: Room 4002.
Public Programs/Federal/State
Partnership: Room P002.
Research Programs: Room P003.
The plenary session of the National
Council on the Humanities will convene
on July 14, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. in the
Conference Center at Constitution
DATES:

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