Information Collection
Provisions in 42 CFR Part 84 - Tests and Requirements for
Certification and Approval of Respiratory Protective Devices
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
10/14/2020
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2021
630
593
129,920
123,702
0
0
Information is collected to enable 42
CFR Part 84 respirator approval certification activities. The
updated ICR accounts for an increase of 6,218 estimated total
annual burden hours (from 123,702 total annual burden hours per
year in 2017 to 129,920 total annual burden hours in 2020). This
occurred because NIOSH issued an interim final rulemaking entitled
“Approval Tests and Standards for Air-Purifying Particulate
Respirators” to allow 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 844 Name of Law: Rock, Dust, and Gas Hazards, Controls
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
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.