The standard requires employers to
monitor employee exposure to acrylonitrile (AN), to provide medical
surveillance, to train workers about the hazards of AN, and to
establish and maintain accurate records of worker exposure to AN.
These records are used by employers, workers, physicians, and the
Government to ensure that workers are not harmed by exposure to
AN.
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USC 657 Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
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USC 651 Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
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USC 655 Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
The Agency is requesting a
program change decrease of 135 burden hours (from 2,754 hours to
2,619 hours). The program change decrease is due to a decrease in
the number of workers receiving chest x-rays during periodic
medical exams identified as part of the rulemaking for the SIP-IV
Final. Table 4, Change in Burden Hours, shows the changes in burden
hours in detail by provision. In addition, the estimated cost
burden decreased as a result of the removal of periodic chest x-ray
from medical examinations. As discussed in more detail in the
Agency's response to Item 13, the cost decreased from $247,702 to
$208,077, a cost savings of $39,625. As part of the SIP-IV
rulemaking, OSHA is also removing the requirement that employers
document employees’ social security numbers (SSN) in their exposure
and medical records. Time to document SSN in records is negligible
and, therefore, the Agency is not requesting any changes in the
burden hour or cost estimates as a result. OSHA is also not taking
burden hours for its further updates to the chest x-ray
requirements, which add the option of digital radiography, because
those changes do not impact the time required for medical
examinations.
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.