Information is collected to enable 42
CFR Part 84 respirator approval certification activities. The
updated ICR accounts for an increase in burden hours from 118,435
to 123,702 which accounts for an increase in the number of
respondents. Emergency approval is requested for reasons described
in the associated interim final rulemaking entitled “Approval Tests
and Standards for Air-Purifying Particulate Respirators”. This
submission allows for the approval of respirators in a new class,
PAPR100, better suited to the needs of workers in the healthcare
and public safety sectors currently experiencing a shortage of
air-purifying particulate respirators due to Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19), the disease caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Emergency approval is
requested for reasons described in the associated Interim Final
Rulemaking (IFR) titled “Approval Tests and Standards for
Air-Purifying Particulate Respirators.” The IFR allows for the
approval of respirators in a new class, PAPR100, better suited to
the needs of workers in the healthcare and public safety sectors
currently experiencing a shortage of air-purifying particulate
respirators due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the disease
caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2).
US Code:
30 USC
3 Name of Law: Duties of the United States Bureau of Mines
US Code: 30
USC 811 Name of Law: Mandatory Safety and Health Standards
US Code: 30 USC
5 Name of Law: Reports of Investigations
US Code: 30
USC 842(h) Name of Law: Dust Concentration and Respiratory
Equipment
US Code: 30
USC 844 Name of Law: Rock, Dust, and Gas Hazards, Controls
US Code: 30 USC
7 Name of Law: Fees for Tests or Investigations
US Code: 29
USC 657 Name of Law: Inspections and Recordkeeping
US Code: 42 USC
84 Name of Law: Approval of Respiratory Protective Devices
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.