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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 151 / Tuesday, August 8, 2017 / Notices

Signed at Washington, DC, on July 31,
2017.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2010–0052]

Material Hoists, Personnel Hoists, and
Elevators 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 OMB approval of the
information collection requirements
specified in the Standard on Material
Hoists, Personnel Hoists, and Elevators.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
October 10, 2017.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov, 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.
e methods, you must submit a copy of
your comments and attachments to the
OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
OSHA–2010–0052, 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 the OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2010–0052) 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

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comments, see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other materials 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:
Todd Owen or Theda Kenney,
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 accord 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, 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 OSHA to 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).
Paragraph (a)(2) of the Material
Hoists, Personnel Hoists, and Elevators
Standard requires that the rated load
capacities, recommended operating
speeds, and special hazard warnings or

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instructions be posted on cars and
platforms. Paragraph (b)(1)(i) requires
that operating rules for material hoists
be established and posted at the
operator’s station of the hoist. These
rules shall include signal system and
allowable line speed for various loads.
Paragraph (c)(10) requires that cars be
provided with a capacity and data plate
secured in a conspicuous place on the
car or crosshead.
These posting requirements are used
by the operator and crew of the material
and personnel hoists to determine how
to use the specific machine and how
much it will be able to lift as assembled
in one or a number of particular
configurations. If not properly used, the
machine would be subject to failures,
endangering the workers in the
immediate vicinity.
Paragraph (c)(15) requires that a test
and inspection of all functions and
safety devices be made following the
assembly and erection of hoists. The test
and inspection are to be conducted
under the supervision of a competent
person. A similar inspection and test is
required following major alteration of an
existing installation. All hoists shall be
inspected and tested at three-month
intervals. A certification record (the
most recent) of the test and inspection
must be kept on file, including the date
the test and inspection was completed,
the identification of the equipment and
the signature of the person who
performed the test and inspection. This
certification ensures that the equipment
has been tested and is in safe operating
condition. The most recent certification
record will be disclosed to a
Compliance Safety and Health Officer
during an OSHA inspection.
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

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collection requirements contained in the
Standard on Material Hoists, Personnel
Hoists, and Elevators (29 CFR 1926.552).
The Agency is requesting an adjustment
decrease of 2 burden hours, from 7,103
burden hours to 7,101 burden hours.
The decrease is due to the Agency no
longer taking a burden or cost for the
disclosure of records during OSHA
inspections.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Material Hoists, Personnel
Hoists, and Elevators (29 CFR 1926.552).
OMB Control Number: 1218–0231.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 23,472.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 24,465.
Average Time: Various.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 7,101.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $0.

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.

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, 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–2010–0052) 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 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

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Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
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V. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, 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).

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Proposed Extension of the Approval of
Information Collection Requirements
ACTION:

Notice.

The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95). This program helps to ensure
that requested data can be provided in
the desired format, reporting burden
(time and financial resources) is
minimized, collection instruments are
clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirements on respondents
can be properly assessed. Currently, the
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed collection:
Rehabilitation Plan and Award (OWCP–
16). A copy of the proposed information
collection request can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the
addresses section of this notice.

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Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
October 10, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by mail, delivery service, or by hand to
Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Room S–3323, Washington, DC 20210;
by fax to (202) 354–9647; or by Email to
[email protected]. Please use only
one method of transmission for
comments (mail/delivery, fax, or Email).
Please note that comments submitted
after the comment period will not be
considered.
DATES:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background
The Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs (OWCP) is the agency
responsible for administration of the
Longshore and Harbor Workers’
Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C.
901 et seq., and the Federal Employees’
Compensation Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C.
8101 et seq. Both of these acts authorize
OWCP to pay for approved vocational
rehabilitation services to eligible
workers with work-related disabilities.
In order to decide whether to approve
a rehabilitation plan, OWCP must
receive a copy of the plan, supporting
vocational testing materials and the
estimated cost to implement the plan,
broken down to show the fees, supplies,
tuition and worker maintenance
payments that are contemplated. OWCP
also must receive the signature of the
rehabilitation counselor to show that the
proposed plan is appropriate. Form
OWCP–16 is the standard format for the
collection of this information. The
regulations implementing these statutes
allow for the collection of information
needed for OWCP to determine if a
rehabilitation plan should be approved
and payment of any related expenses
should be authorized. This information
collection is currently approved for use
through September 30, 2017.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor is
particularly interested in comments
which:
* Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
* evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;

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